Monday, April 28, 2014

Menu Monday and No-Sew Placemats

I hope that you have all had a fabulous weekend.  My weekend was beyond amazing.  I will have to share about that more later, because today is Menu Monday where I share our family meal plan, and link it up with orgjunkie.  I am also guest posting on Crafty Allie today for a really nifty tutorial!

Here is what we plan to eat this week.
Monday: Pasta
Tuesday: Chicken Green Salsa
Wednesday: Mac 'n Cheese
Thursday: Burgers
Friday: Out

I know I am in a serious meal planning rut, but we are trying to tame our grocery bill, and keep things simple right now.

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Today I am guest posting on Crafty Allie's Blog! She shares tons of fabulous craft projects and oh so wonderful link parties, that have great ideas.  I am honored to share this tutorial over there today.  Here is the start of my post, but you will have to go to her blog to find out how to make these fabulous placemats!

I’m so honored that Allie is letting me share this tutorial with you.  Today I will show you an easy way to make placemats, and I do mean EASY.  It all started when I fell in love with some curtains.  I was then “forced” to paint our wall grey.  Then I found a matching tablecloth for the curtains, I bought it and placed it on the table, however it was too matchy/matchy and I was not a fan.  So what is a girl to do but turn that tablecloth into placemats for our family.  Here is how I did it.



To see the full tutorial, you will have to click here!

See you back here tomorrow readers!


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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Resources for those who are Homemaking Challenged

It is no surprise that I am homemaking challenged.  One of the ways I strive not to be, is by reading and learning from others who have idea, experience and tips.  If you have been reading this blog for any amount of time, you know I don't promote products here often.  I truly believe in this amazing resource and want to share it with you, because it is such a great opportunity!  Starting today, for the next six days, you can get all of these Homemaking resources:



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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Grey Paint

I have never been a huge fan of grey.  I mean, it just makes me feel sad.  Grey is a boring, depressing color.  Or so I thought, until I found these curtains from target.  For some reason I fell in love with them.  I honestly, have no idea why, or what possessed me to like them so much.  However, I decided they would be perfect for the sliding glass doors in our dinning area.

I had my hubby install them. (Please pretend I didn't decide to hang curtains instead of clearing the the table)


Then I had a huge problem.  I still LOVED the curtains, but our wall was white, and the curtains were more of an off-white based color.  It didn't look great.  I knew that I wanted that wall as an accent wall for the dinning area and living room.



So we took the curtains down, and I was on a hunt for paint.  I had no clue what color would work, I sat in the pain aisle of Home Depot for over 30 minutes.  I decided that a dark grey would be the best color.  However, my problem became, I don't like grey paint.  I found the "warmest" grey I could, and decided if I totally hated it, I could always repaint it.


Before we could paint, we had to patch some holes.

Then we started to paint.



I loved the wall so much, I decided that we HAD to paint the kitchen the same color.  So hubby and I began furiously taping and started to paint the kitchen.



And we painted the kitchen.  Spur of the moment, just because I fell in love with this grey paint.

Honestly, it was one of the best decisions I've made in the painting department.  It made the awful yellow 70's counters less awful, and actually helped them 'go' in the kitchen!  

Just look at how amazing these curtains look against this grey wall.  


Yes, I think I love this grey.  It is amazing.  I totally painted a wall, because of curtains.  These curtains also inspired more changes in the dining room.  More coming on that in a few more weeks, but for now, I can sit on my couch, and enjoy the sunlight through my window with these beautiful curtains and wall.


Isn't it amazing how big of a difference that a simple can of paint can make?

I can't wait to add even more color to my walls all around my home!


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