Found This Week (June 19)

A little early this week.

Happy summer time!

A while ago

I got this calendar

Off of Craigslist for free

I have calendar printed a wall of my home

And you've seen it before here and here and even here.

Remember?

Well,
Imagine my delight
when I found this calendar

I so can't wait

for the wall

and the weekly photos

that this will be on.

While the vintage Ansel calendar

was what started my obsession,

unique wall calendars are some of my

favorite DIY supplies.

Wall decor really cheap.

Especially if you love grid displays like I do.

Stay tuned!

Week 23 Random Pinehurst

Supposedly

I like to drink

a lot

of wine

But only the good stuff

aka, napa cabs

Just saying

This little lady came home with me

the other day

I saw her mixed in with the cheapy

not that inspirational

inspiration posters

she has a ding or two

which I think adds to the vintage vibe

since she is mounted on board

Because of those "flaws"

I was able to get 25% off

and took her home for 7.50

Thought I would convince

someone

that the under the stairs space

should be a wine cellar

Have not won that battle yet

So she might

just watch us doing laundry

for a while at least.

Almost halfway through the year.

Can you believe it?

Nautical Flag Wall (check)

Loooong ago,
I put these up



My intention,

was to fill them

with these

I bought these at the CWB Auction

After my awesome print got sold out from under my nose

And before this sweet woman thought she was going to

swoop in at the last minute and outbid me.

I was ready to cut her.

Can't take me no where.

And finally

No idea why it takes me 7 months

to start

get bored

find something else to start

contemplate fininshing

make plans to finish

and then actually finish

any of the projects around this place.

Oh yeah.

I work

Feels like 2 jobs most days

Sometimes 3

If only it was legit

to be a stay at home mommy

to a puppy

I'd so get things done in maybe

6 months

or so.

Give or take a day or two.

Enjoy and thanks for hanging in there.

Time Zones

Back during Week 12 of Random Pinehurst,
I showed you these clocks

Entry way from downstairs, to the main level.

Those clocks are in between
my super sized version of subway art
(click to readabout the 7 month long
process for creating those pieces
yes.  I am patient and determined if not very bright.
Read that as "I don't have a silhoutte because I'm not THAT COOL of a blogger."
Not bitter at all.  Okay, yes I am.
I mean really.  I was a Hall of Fame Scrapbooker for crying out loud.
I digress)

In ikea style

here are

step by step photos

so that you can recreate

your own

timezone wall

1.  2.

 3. 4.

5.

6.  7.

8.  9.

10.

11.  12.

Here are two more views

Facing the front entrance.

View from front door to back door.

Have fun with it.

What else is your life for?

Linking the good times up to the fun entry goodness over at Cottage and Vine.

Go check out the rest of the stunning entries! 

Literally and figuratively.

Tapestry Love

One of my fave places
to head to
in any thrift shop
is the textiles/linen section.

In a post or two,
I'll show you the gorgeous
fabric
I got
and covered some dining room chairs with

I have enough to make a couple of pillows

I am really digging
black and white
in my gray and white
and beige
main level

We shall see

Anyhow

My most recent find
in the textile section
was this awesome tapestry

Handmade Tapestry

Photo (c) b3 home designs

Got it on sale

50% off of course

Used a very

scientific/preservationist

method to mount it

Scientifically mounting the Handmade Tapestry

Photo (c) b3 home designs

And hung it by the awesome powder room

New Home for the Handmade Tapestry

Photo (c) b3 home designs

That you can read more about

right at this post about the bow and arrow

that completed that bathroom.

Right before I got this tapestry.

Week 12 Random Pinehurst

So long as you always visit at 5:40,

you should be able to tell time

in about 9 different time zones

in my foyer.

Give or take a few.

Growing on me

A while back

I asked ya'll if I should

or should not

paint this mirror black

 Dining Room Mirror Original

Overwhelmingly,

ya'll said heck yeah.

Which meant that really,

I'd just be doing what everyone else

thought was cool

(I mean, really, that's what it means)

And I would be (potentially)

throwing away a perfectly good mirror

if it didn't work out right

A perfectly good mirror that has some really

good

deep

sweet

history for us.

And so I thought to myself

"Self, it really isn't THAT bad is it?"

And you know what,

it is starting to grow on me

Once I got through the

"with gray and charcoal walls, everything must be nickel/satiny/silver"

phase

I really started to like the idea of maybe darker gray walls

and keeping the mirror gold

Especially with the mustard colored curtains in there now

and maybe some gray trim on the curtains

(which needs to happen anyhow because the curtains are too short)

I think it might really grow on me

Thanks for helping me to see the light

I'm going to procrastinate hold off a little longer

and see if it really grows on me