diy wood sign

we salvaged this wood from the tornado so we wanted to use it to make something special.

i don't know where i first saw the wood wall art, but i love them!

i cut these small planks to nail the boards into the planks for stability.

i sanded the boards to make them smooth before stenciling a Bible verse with these bad boys (from michael's)

so here's the low down. don't run to your Bible as you read this post...

i somehow messed up twice (yes, not once but twice) and got to stenciling before I knew what was next. it was really funny, but you had to be there.

the heart of the verse is the same, its just the alana version.

after stenciling i painted polyurethane on top to seal the wood. what i liked about this kind is that there is no shine, it just made the wood a little darker and the words stand out.

the final product again.

gift to myself.

somehow i lost our crock pot. i noticed about 3 months ago...obviously i was using it alll the time.

that is going to change since i got a new one.

just found a random recipe online. mexican chicken for dinner. really hope its good.

but for real, i am going to need some crock pot recipes. any friends out there have some go-tos??

laundry room in progress.

one of my priorities this year was working on our laundry room/craft space. i am so blessed by this big room and lots of cabinet space, but somehow this room always looked like this:

i'm about 100% positive there were clothes in both the washer and dryer.

ahhhhhh. terrifying.

and overwhelming.

one thing that always drives me crazy is this cabinet in between the washer and dryer.

so...i started trying to rip it out....but then i realized this cabinet is there for a reason, it is hiding a MASSIVE pipe. and there was no way that it was going anywhere.

so i am currently looking for other options.

stay tuned for more pics.

i'm backkkk...

i have a new best friend. the sweet guy who fixed my computer, i mean we paid him...but still.

i had to get a new "top case" AKA: new keyboard. my new one is all clean and white, unlike the old one that was just plain gross.

i have some fun projects that to show you.
plus justin and i finally decided on a paint color for our room.
only took about 5 months.
now just finding a time for us to paint is the new challenge.

sick computer.

something strange has been going on this week with my computer.

a few keys won't work. so that is annoying.

i have to copy/paste certain letters.

big perk of living near college campus...taking my computer to the campus IT peeps tomorrow.

in other news: i am painting my laundry/craft room this weekend! woo-hoo!!