DIY

Striped Wall

I had this big blank wall in out living room and hated it. I really don't know what to put on it and the blankness just makes out TV look even smaller! Jed kept telling me the solution was to buy a bigger tv, but I decided to paint instead! (so much cheaper)

After researching the best ways to paint clear and clean stripes I began. I first measured my wall and decided how big I wanted each stripe. My wall was 8ft tall so I made it easy and went with 1ft stripes. I started the taping process, BUT Jed kept telling me the tape wasn't straight and the level was crooked. So I gladly let him put up all the tape himself (which most definitely was the hardest part of the whole entire project), while I sat on the couch and watched.

Tip #1: After you have taped your stripes seal the edges using a some type of credit card.

Tip #2: Using your base paint (or lighter shade), paint over the sealed edges of the tape. This will prevent your contrasting colored paint to bleed.

Tip #3: pull your tape off away from the stripe before the paint has dried.

wall finished prep work

This is the final result! I really like how the stripes camouflage the blankness of the wall. I was really worried that the lines weren't going to be straight and the paint was going to get everywhere, but using the tips really worked!

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mad skills + mad in crafts

sumos sweet stuff 

amaze me monday + dittle dattle 

made by you monday + skip to my lou 

making the world cuter moday 

just something i whipped up + the girl creative

craft o manic monday

M.M.M. Day + craft
the cure for the common mondays + lines across my face 
more the merrier mondays + diy home sweet home project

craft and tell + cherished bliss
show me what ya got + not just a house wife 
take-a-look tuesday + sugar bee crafts 
the kurtz corner
made with love + sew chatty
ta-da tuesdays + mommy by day crafter by night 
get your craft on + todays creative blog    sew dang cute crafts
diy by design   
show and tell + blue cricket design
inspired by you + eisy morgan 
inspiring creativity wednesdays + twin dragon fly designs 
tea rose home 
the trendy tree house 
let birds fly   

 

DIY

Yarn Letter

I purchased a plain cardboard 'W' (for my last name) at Hobby Lobby a few months ago, painted it gray, and hung it on my collage wall. Its only been a few months, but I was already getting sick of it so I spruced it up by wrapping yarn around it about a thousand times.

I like the change. It gives the letter some depth and now sits off the wall more.

Linked:

mad skills + mad in crafts sumos sweet stuff amaze me monday + dittle dattle  made by you monday + skip to my lou  making the world cuter moday 

just something i whipped up + the girl creative craft o manic monday M.M.M. Day + craft the cure for the common mondays + lines across my face 
more the merrier mondays + diy home sweet home project craft and tell + cherished bliss show me what ya got + not just a house wife 
take-a-look tuesday + sugar bee crafts  the kurtz corner made with love + sew chatty ta-da tuesdays + mommy by day crafter by night 
get your craft on + todays creative blog   diy by design   show and tell + blue cricket design inspired by you + eisy morgan 
inspiring creativity wednesdays + twin dragon fly designs tea rose home the trendy tree house let birds fly    sew dang cute crafts

For my sister Pangie...

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I love you and believe in you COMPLETELY!!

Still breathing, but thats about it.

I'm gonna talk about stress. More specifically how freakin stressed out I am. I just got a new job. A "top of the food chain" job. Most people think its the greatest thing ever (Jenny), but really its not. For the following reasons:

1. Never have I ever wanted to have this much responsiblity. I shun responsibility. (Part of the reason I still live with my parents at 25. Yes. I know I have problems.)
2. If the organization crashes and burns guess whose fault it is? Yep. Its all mine. Who the heck wants that much pressure?!?! (Part of the reason I've never had a boyfriend at 25. I don't like pressure.)

I would continue, but I also don't like feeling all regretful of decisions that I've made and so I'm gonna stop right there.

So I'm STRESSED. More so than I have ever been before. I am a stressful person....as in I get stressed out easily....but not like this. Never like this. Here are some of my symptoms:

A) Last night I couldn't go to sleep. (I'm one of those whos head hits the pillow and I'm out like a babe sleeping)
B) I couldn't go to sleep because my heart was racing soo fast.....I could feel it trying to burst out my chest. (High blood pressure?)
C) I felt nausous to the point where there was all this pressure on my throat (which I guess could also be a symptom of needing to cry. But I don't like crying. It makes me feel awkward.)
D) When my alarm went off this morning I was dreaming that I was in a whirlpool DROWING (significant because I NEVER dream)

So I'm stressed. And it's not healthy. And I don't know how to fix the problems at work so that I won't be stressed anymore.

I wish I never grew up.

Happily Healthy

A page where we share tips, ideas and inspiration on our journey to being more happily healthy.

I need to loose weight...like quite a bit of it. I'm pretty sure most of us would like to be a little bit thinner/toned, and if you're anything like me you can get pretty frustrated/disappointed when you don't agree with what the scale says! I can't count the times I've stepped on that thing and it tell me me I've only lost 1 pound! 1 POUND! So to remind myself how good that is...

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OK, so it doesn't make everything all better but it sure does help! I'm sure glad that isn't on my body anymore!