Month: February 2012

Ombre Art {DIY}

Well let me start by saying I have no delusions that I am some kind of artist.  I realize that this will be the second art canvas (and the second ombre thing) that I am posting.  What I actually am is too cheap to shell out dough for all the beauty abstract art that I

My Painted Bathroom Vanity Before and After

When I moved into my house, all of the cabinetry was a builder grade yellowy colored honey oak.  Which was perfectly fine.  Very sturdy and kept in excellent condition by the owners before me.  It just wasn’t my taste.  I began improvements by having the cabinetry in the kitchen painted a very clean white color

For the Love of Friday – Simple Pleasures

It has been feeling so blah out, it is starting to make me a little bit bummed.  And the world isn’t even giving us any snow.  Just blah.  Since we don’t have pretty weather, I wanted to talk about all the little pleasures of life that will hold me over. 1) Sleeping in on weekends

Being a Maid of Honor

Is a really amazing privilege.  It essentially means that you are the person who the bride will count on the most to help her with and on the day of her wedding.  And because of that, being a maid of honor is a tough job.  I think that because Colleen and I are such a

Cookies n Cream Bark in a Little Pink Package

I decided that I wanted to make a little treat last weekend for my Valentines.  When I was looking around for recipes that would be easy and quick, I came up with one for Cookies n Cream 4 layer bark from How Sweet It Is.  I felt that this sounded like a winner. Cookies n Cream

Heart Bokeh

So I got a Canon Rebel this past Christmas from Corey and have since taken more pictures than I have probably taken in my whole life.  I have also started to learn some fancy photography terminology.  Well kind of.  What I previously referred to as “blurry background in the pretty picture” is actually called a bokeh.