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| By Jonathan Adler |
This piggy brightened my Friday and I hope he brightens yours.
Friday, December 9, 2011
A Piggy for Your Friday
As if butter isn't totally awesome on its own, how fun would it be to eat it out of this little piggy?
This piggy brightened my Friday and I hope he brightens yours.
This piggy brightened my Friday and I hope he brightens yours.
Friday, December 2, 2011
December!
Happy December! I can't believe the holiday season is almost here. Is it just me or were we just wearing shorts and going to the beach?!
To get into the spirit, Andy and I went and got a teeny tiny Christmas tree last weekend. This evening we're celebrating December's arrival by sitting by our beautiful little tree, watching a movie, and drinking Shipyard Prelude.
Next week is my last week of classes (!!!!!) and then I'll be going into full Christmas mode. I'll be sure to share some cute holiday ideas here!
P.S. See of Love turns 1 this month!
To get into the spirit, Andy and I went and got a teeny tiny Christmas tree last weekend. This evening we're celebrating December's arrival by sitting by our beautiful little tree, watching a movie, and drinking Shipyard Prelude.
Next week is my last week of classes (!!!!!) and then I'll be going into full Christmas mode. I'll be sure to share some cute holiday ideas here!
P.S. See of Love turns 1 this month!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Giving Thanks
With Thanksgiving around the corner, we are feeling thankful for lots of people, places, and things.
We are thankful for:
Loving family, including new addition Sally,
New friends and old friends from the East Coast to the West Coast (Hi Marie!) and beyond (Hi Chlo!),
Our charming, intelligent, loving boyfriends who brighten every day,
Our jobs/schools that allow us to grow and contribute to the world,
And finally, we are so incredibly thankful for all of our lovely readers :) You make us very happy and we are thankful for you every day.
What are you thankful for? We hope you have a family- and food-filled Thanksgiving. xo
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| Via HGTV |
We are thankful for:
Loving family, including new addition Sally,
New friends and old friends from the East Coast to the West Coast (Hi Marie!) and beyond (Hi Chlo!),
Our charming, intelligent, loving boyfriends who brighten every day,
Our jobs/schools that allow us to grow and contribute to the world,
And finally, we are so incredibly thankful for all of our lovely readers :) You make us very happy and we are thankful for you every day.
What are you thankful for? We hope you have a family- and food-filled Thanksgiving. xo
Friday, November 18, 2011
Bench - complete!
Remember this weekend project? Chloe reminded me that I never showed you all a final picture of the bench in action. So here are two photos of the bench at the end of the bed storing too many books and newspapers. It's definitely serving its purpose.
I hope you all have a nice relaxing weekend before a week full of too much food. Do you have any plans? Are you preparing for Thanksgiving? Any good recipes you want to share? xo
I hope you all have a nice relaxing weekend before a week full of too much food. Do you have any plans? Are you preparing for Thanksgiving? Any good recipes you want to share? xo
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Loved
Isn't this ring beautiful? I have been obsessing over it for a while now so I figured I would share it. It's also available with a "mama" inscription...so sweet!
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| via St. Kilda Jewelry |
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Happy Weekend!
It's the weekend! I hope you're enjoying a warm cup of coffee and a yummy breakfast this morning. Now that we're almost mid-way through November I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to this long, long semester.
This weekend I'm planning on getting some work done on school projects and on a few Christmas presents. I'm trying a homemade holiday season this year and it's been fun coming up with gift ideas. I'll share some soon (without ruining the surprise, I hope!).
P.S. Have you seen my beeeauuuuutiful niece, Sally? My sister has been posting pictures on her blog!
P.P.S. Do you use Pinterest? I'm obsessed!
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| via Diary of a Locavore |
This weekend I'm planning on getting some work done on school projects and on a few Christmas presents. I'm trying a homemade holiday season this year and it's been fun coming up with gift ideas. I'll share some soon (without ruining the surprise, I hope!).
P.S. Have you seen my beeeauuuuutiful niece, Sally? My sister has been posting pictures on her blog!
P.P.S. Do you use Pinterest? I'm obsessed!
Monday, November 7, 2011
Weekend project recap
I have been looking for a new bench for our bedroom for a while now. West Elm and Pottery Barn sell some beauties, but you have to shell out $200-$400. I needed something in the near-free price range. Thus, Ben and I took a trip to Home Depot to build our own.
We were clearly beginners at the hardware store - not knowing which wood, screws, or wood stain to buy. But we swallowed our pride and recruited the help of Mr. Mike in the orange apron. He showed us the ropes and now we'd like to share some tips with you!
Tip #1) If you don't own a saw, plan ahead and make sure you have someone at the store cut the wood for you. We wanted a bench that was about 3 feet in length to fit in our pint-sized apartment. After lugging home five bags of goods on the Metro, Ben was off to work on the bottom part of the bench.
Tip #2) Buy pre-made legs. They are about $3.50 each at the hardware store and when you're painting your bench outside in front of your apartment you get lots of compliments like "those are beautiful legs you've got."
3) Paint outside. Whether you have wood stain or paint, do not paint inside. The fumes will make you go brain dead. But don't sit as close to the street as I did. That is also dangerous.
4) Use push pins (or thumb tacs) to turn your bench right side up when the legs are still wet. Ben and I started staining the bottom of the bench before the top. That meant that we had already painted the legs of the bench. To prevent the legs of the bench from sticking to the newspaper that we laid on the ground, we stuck push pins in the bottom of the legs, lifting the legs an extra inch in the air. Although you can't see the push pins in the picture below, the bench is very happy to not be stuck to the trash bag.
Tip #5) When nothing else will remove the wood stain on your hands, nail polish remover will! It was a life saver when I super glued my fingers together last year, and it was a life saver once again this past weekend when the sticky wood stain wouldn't come off of our fingers. Thank you, nail polish remover.
Stay tuned for a pic of the final product in use!
We were clearly beginners at the hardware store - not knowing which wood, screws, or wood stain to buy. But we swallowed our pride and recruited the help of Mr. Mike in the orange apron. He showed us the ropes and now we'd like to share some tips with you!
Tip #1) If you don't own a saw, plan ahead and make sure you have someone at the store cut the wood for you. We wanted a bench that was about 3 feet in length to fit in our pint-sized apartment. After lugging home five bags of goods on the Metro, Ben was off to work on the bottom part of the bench.
Tip #2) Buy pre-made legs. They are about $3.50 each at the hardware store and when you're painting your bench outside in front of your apartment you get lots of compliments like "those are beautiful legs you've got."
3) Paint outside. Whether you have wood stain or paint, do not paint inside. The fumes will make you go brain dead. But don't sit as close to the street as I did. That is also dangerous.
4) Use push pins (or thumb tacs) to turn your bench right side up when the legs are still wet. Ben and I started staining the bottom of the bench before the top. That meant that we had already painted the legs of the bench. To prevent the legs of the bench from sticking to the newspaper that we laid on the ground, we stuck push pins in the bottom of the legs, lifting the legs an extra inch in the air. Although you can't see the push pins in the picture below, the bench is very happy to not be stuck to the trash bag.
Tip #5) When nothing else will remove the wood stain on your hands, nail polish remover will! It was a life saver when I super glued my fingers together last year, and it was a life saver once again this past weekend when the sticky wood stain wouldn't come off of our fingers. Thank you, nail polish remover.
Stay tuned for a pic of the final product in use!
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