Doggy Diner

My sweet friend Laci, also the owner of Cash's best friend: a boxer named Lambo, requested I make her a Doggy Diner sign that she could hang over where Lambo eats. (that way she wouldn't have to clean the wall as much.)

  If you know anything about boxers, they're pretty slobbery; and as loveable as he is, Lambo is no exception.

Remember all the signs that I had painted from things I saw on pinterest?  Well, I put killz on ALL OF THEM and decided to start over with some fresh signs of my own. 

So here is the sign! :)  I put it over Cash's bowl, but you get the picture.  I think I'm going to make Cash one too. 

Only his will say something to the effect of "I will not eat trash.  I will not eat trash.  I will not eat trash." 


HAPPY FRIDAY!

Entry way

I showed you the little postcard holder from First Monday the other day.   I've made a few additions to the entry way and wanted to share the finished result!


I made the sign a few days ago and with some final screws, I think it turned out beautifully.
The verse was a special verse we used at our wedding :)


The flowers are from my dear friend Laura's bridal shower earlier this spring. 

And the table addition now gives us a place to put our keys! :)

Coffee Table....FINISHED!

Back in this  post a few weeks ago I mentioned a coffee table I had begun to redo.....But then got distracted by puppies, naturally.

I visited a great new store in Cypress, TX called The Prickly Pair Collections that is filled with tons of treasures. A lot of the antique furniture there features the use of chalk paint and wax, which is a new technique to me.  I immediately thought this would be PERFECT for the wooden edge of the coffee table.

So we bought the paint, wax, of course the wax brush, and got to work:

 

It took me two coats to get the coverage I wanted on the wood with this paint. But we bought the small bottle and didn't even use half.  It goes a long way.  

                                   Below, I'm applying the wax,  this is after I sanded the edges to get the 

                                                                antiqued look I wanted.

With new screws,  buffing of the wax and transportation to the new apt, we have our completed coffee table!

THAT Dog.

He's cute.  He's adorable.  He's snuggly.  He's big.  He's fun.  He's Cash, our chocolate lab.  So many things could be said about this funny little guy.

UP until now.


The move has done him in.

My personality filled snuggle bear has turned into a complete temper tantrum throwing, trash eating, hair clip stealing, dumbbell weight grabbing monster.  


And mostly, it's directed at ME.  I'm still on summer vacation and he's gotten used to (ahem, spoiled) with all this time together and has become a complete year and a half old mama's boy.

He constantly wants my attention, reactions and to be in or on top of whatever I'm doing.   Whether its painting, washing dishes, trying to make the bed or hanging pictures.

                                                    (just for the record those are cole's legs)

Has anyone else's dog reacted to moving like this????

Bigger Treasures

This summer I got the chance to head up to Oklahoma (one last time ever please Lord) to visit my sweet sister.  She's (fingers crossed) moving back to the great state of Texas within the next week or two.  But, while in Norman we did some shopping and found this great shop right across from OU campus...which, btw, is a beautiful campus. (I just felt the eyes of a thousand Aggies frowning with disapproval.)

Cole, my husband, LOVES maps and one shop (owned by this wonderful lady, and I soon as I can find her card I'll tell you the name of it)  had this antique map of Paris for a ridiculously awesome price. The woman who sold it to me was great. So I snatched it and drove my happy little self all the way back to Texas as carefully as possible to not damage this treasure.

Then in Canton, TX during that other trip to First Monday.... I found two metal/wooden decor that were darling and could be of use somewhere.  The guy selling these however was not as bargain friendly as the lady in Norman.  I played every card I had.  The smile.  The teacher card.  The 'they're selling them cheaper down there' move.  But he wouldn't budge.  So my two little decorations actually were more than the map itself, but whatever. 

                                                           There's Cole,  he rocks. 

Little Treasures

We're in! Not completely organized by any means....but a huge shout out to my mom and dad who helped out more than they will ever know!

This summer I traveled to Canton, TX to visit what is called First Monday.  Hundreds of vendors set up to sell awesome antiques, homemade goods and really every decorative/gift item under the sun. 

I found this cute little postcard holder and at another vendor found antique postcard/gift tags.   Screaming with delight I think my mom and I started a frenzy because suddenly 15 other women were also digging through the postcard bins along with us.  You couldn't blame any of us, they're so cute.

I've hung it in our entry way,  which I'm not sure will be it's final destination.  But for now it's adorable.  And I wanted to show you some of the cards as well:

Blank Slate

Moving is hard (add 100 plus temps and it only adds to the misery).  There's no way around it; however it's been nice to go through everything and really purge ourselves of things we haven't touched in the last year and a half.

It's amazing because when we got married,  between the two of us, my husband and I owned not much more than the clothes on our back.  (and of course all the sweet dishes and loot we got for wedding gifts)  But somehow we have filled our first little apartment to the brim with lots of memories, lots of successful and many not so successful decorative/craft projects,  used and new furniture (mostly used) and our first sweet, now giant, dog. 

It feels like the end of the beginning.  But it only gets better and I can't wait for this next chapter....as well as way more closet space.

Here are a few before pics of the empty spaces.  I'll share more as we decorate and get settled.  Let's see what we can do with this next apartment. There are two bedrooms, two baths, and 4 closets I did not take pictures of, because that would just be silly. ;)

Hope everyone is having a great week! :)