tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85346500340032533682024-02-19T02:25:34.466-08:00Brick Home LoveAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657580690387217042noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534650034003253368.post-7775025129143967222014-01-22T12:37:00.000-08:002014-01-22T12:37:15.562-08:00Valentine's Inspired Chalkboard <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Valentine's Day is approaching, and I wanted to do a few little decorative things around the house. This chalkboard is the first thing I did. I am no artist, but I am happy with how my first real chalk-art project turned out. </div>
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This chalkboard actually started out as a mirror that I bought from the antique store. I didn't really need another mirror, but its shape and size were perfect for one of the walls in my kitchen. I painted the mirror with chalkboard paint and added the chevron burlap bow. </div>
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It is hanging on the small piece of wall between the entryway to the sunroom (on the left) and the entryway to the dining room (on the right). </div>
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I kept the frame and ribbon fairly neutral so that I can change up what's written on the chalkboard whenever I feel like it. This is a good thing because I am already on my 3rd attempt at decorating this wall and the kitchen renovation isn't even finished yet (as you can tell from the missing light switch cover in the photo above). </div>
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Here's a gift idea that would work for anyone. I bought a bunch of frames from the dollar store, spray painted them all the same color and filled them with photos of loved ones . They can be hung all together as a gallery wall, or set out separately around the house. </div>
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I let the paint dry overnight, and then put the photos in. </div>
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For the finishing touch, I stacked all of the frames together and tied them with a nice long satin ribbon. </div>
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I actually made this lamp as a Christmas gift for my cousin, Alicia. I wasn't sure what to get her so I did some creeping around on her Pinterest and saw that she had pinned a lamp like this. It is a project that I have been wanting to tackle for a long time now and decided that this would be the perfect opportunity. I did a lot of research before I started, took all of the advice I could find, and it paid off because this lamp turned out exactly how I wanted it to (I love when that happens). I ended up being easier than I expected too.</div>
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light kit (light bulb socket on a cord)</div>
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I bought my fabric doilies from Lens Mill Store. I cut them up into more manageable pieces and for the final layer I cut them into their patterns (see the picture below). </div>
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I used wall paper glue to stick the doilies together, which I bought at the Home Depot (that is also were I got the light kit). </div>
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I blew up the balloon and hung it from the ceiling. next I started adding doilies. I dipped the fabric doilies into the glue and made sure that they were totally covered in glue before sticking them to the balloon. I just used my hands for this part so it got a little messy but worked well. <br />
The most important advice that I can give you is to TAKE YOUR TIME with this! I glued a couple pieces of doily and then let it dry overnight. The next day I glued a few more, and so on. If you try to glue them on all at once, the weight of the glue-covered doilies can cause them to slide down the balloon. <br />
I left an opening at the top so that I would be able to get the balloon out easily and so that I could fit the wire lampshade frame inside. <br />
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To attach the bottom doilies, I took the balloon off of the ceiling and set it on a bowl. </div>
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When I had all of the doilies on, I added a final coat of wallpaper glue to add strength. I let that dry for a couple of days before I popped the balloon. Once the balloon was out, I added the wire frame from an old lampshade. I bent the edges of the doilies at the top around the wire and sewed it in place with embroidery floss. <br />
My reason for the lampshade frame was to add strength and to have a place to put the light blub socket that would allow it to hang nicely from the ceiling. <br />
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I added the light kit (which included a chain for hanging), a light bulb and hung it from the ceiling. That's all there is to it! <br />
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Here is the finished dining room gallery wall made from mirrors and empty picture frames.</div>
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It fills the wall nicely but still keeps the wall light and airy because of the light color and all of the reflection from the mirrors. </div>
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I debated leaving some of the frames in their original metallic finish, but I'm glad that I painted them the same color. It keeps things consistent and not too busy looking. <br />
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I love that this wall art doesn't jump out at you but at the same time, you can sit at the dining room table and admire the detail of each frame. </div>
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I'm just dropping in to give you a sneak peek of a project that I did to fill one of the walls in my dining room. I got a collection of different mirrors and picture frames and painted them all the same color. In this picture, I have them laid out on the dining room table to play around with their positions. I will post the finished project soon. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657580690387217042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534650034003253368.post-66092125819104117082013-12-05T18:14:00.002-08:002013-12-05T18:14:42.850-08:00More Kitchen ProgressHere are a few more pictures of our progress in the kitchen. We have some upper cupboard doors now too. It makes the whole kitchen look so much cleaner and brighter. <br />
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Now you actually notice the decorations that I have on the open shelves because you don't see the contents of every single cupboard. It honestly looks a bit boring in there now. I will really have to spend some time deciding what I want to put in the open shelves. You can see some of them in this picture and there are more over top of the fridge. I like adding wood and natural materials because the kitchen can feel a little cold with the grey and white cupboards. </div>
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Overall, I am really happy with the progress so far. I cant wait until all of the painting is done and I can just focus on the fun stuff like rearranging accessories. Right now we have a round table in the middle of the kitchen but I would really like an island with a couple of stools. I'm thinking of using an old dresser to make the island but we will see what I can find. </div>
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We used wooden wreath forms wrapped in ribbon (to hide the wood) and attached the balls using hot glue. It was a super easy and I will definitely be making more. <br />
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I haven't done much holiday decorating yet, but I put up some garland in the front hall and got the advent bags filled up with treats. I re-used the garland I had last year but hung it in a slightly different way. Click <a href="http://brickhomelove.blogspot.ca/2012/12/my-advent-garland.html">here</a> to see what it looked like last year. </div>
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Last year I put the advent bags on the garland coming down the stairs but this year I wanted a change. My Mom gave me the idea to pin the bags on to my chicken wire message board and I love it! It's a nice pop of color in the kitchen. </div>
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This is a really quick post to show some of the progress that we have been making in the kitchen. You can see that the actual cupboards are painted and the lower cupboards even have doors on them now! This has been a long time coming. </div>
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I am definitely ready to walk into the kitchen and not see absolutely everything that is in our cupboards. That day is finally in sight. </div>
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A few weeks ago, I finally got around to refinishing the bar cupboard in our dining room. The actual refinishing didn't take long at all. I wish I had done it sooner. I probably bought this piece a year ago and for some reason procrastinated working on it, even though I knew exactly how I wanted it to look. I'm very happy with how it turned out. I'm sure you will be seeing more of it in the future. </div>
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I used Old Ochre Annie Sloan Chalk Paint to paint this piece. I also re-stained the top and the shelf with dark walnut stain. Eventually I want to replace all of the knobs, but for now I painted them and just replaced the top drawer knobs. <br />
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Here is what it looked like before. I feel like it used to look too "country kitchen" for the space. </div>
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Halloween is upon us. I feel like this holiday kind of snuck up on me and I didn't have much time to decorate. I did end up doing a little something in the front hall though. Here are some more pictures.</div>
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I used a lot of the same decorations but added a few more things this year. I re-used the Trick or Treat banner that I made last year. Click <a href="http://brickhomelove.blogspot.ca/2012/10/tutorial-for-trick-or-treat-banner_11.html">here</a> to find the instructions for how to make it. </div>
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After my sister's wedding, we had a ton of leftover mini pumpkins and flower centerpieces. I took some of them home, did some rearranging, and here is what I came up with. </div>
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I love how fresh it looks, but still feels like fall. </div>
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I set up this little vignette on top of the bar cupboard in my dining room. It's a nice spot because you can see it from the living room and front entryway as well. </div>
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I found this bar cupboard at the antiques market. I love the shape and scale of it but I'm not in love with the finish. I want to lighten it up a little. I'm planning on refinishing both the cupboard and mirror with chalk paint. <br />
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I put these burgundy and purple flowers into medium sized mason jars that fit perfectly into my wooden divider tray. I used this as a centerpiece for my dining room table. </div>
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This past summer, I made some mini mason jar cheese cakes for my sister's wedding shower. They were a big hit so I knew I would have to make them again. I used the same recipe, but switched up the toppings and served them for dessert at Thanksgiving dinner. The jars made it perfect to send the extras home with everyone. </div>
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<strong>Caramel Pecan</strong>: oven toasted pecans and caramel sauce</div>
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<strong>Apple Cinnamon</strong>: apple pie filling mixed with cinnamon and brown sugar </div>
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<strong>Pumpkin</strong>: pureed pumpkin mixed with sweetened condensed milk topped with whipped cream</div>
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The pumpkin cheesecake was a little bit different<strong> </strong>because I baked the pumpkin right into the cheesecake. You start with the normal cheesecake mixture, but only half fill the jar. Next mix the pumpkin puree, sweetened condensed milk and some more cheesecake batter and add this to the jar. then bake as usual. Unfortunately, I did not use exact measurements for this, I just sort of guessed and it turned out. </div>
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As I mentioned earlier, I found a new spot for my Give Thanks sign. Click <a href="http://www.brickhomelove.blogspot.ca/search/label/Vintage%20Sign">here</a> to see where I had it last fall. This year I put it on top of the bar cabinet in my dining room. I added some flowers, pumpkins, pine cones and burlap and now it looks like fall. </div>
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Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone is having a lovely long weekend!</div>
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I made this wreath exactly the same way that I make my <a href="http://www.brickhomelove.blogspot.ca/2013_08_01_archive.html">burlap wreath.</a> To be honest, I found the book pages easier to work with than burlap. It is also considerably less expensive to use book pages than to buy the burlap ribbon that I typically use. It looks like I will be taking a trip to the antiques market to pick up some aged/worn books to make more (starting with one for myself). </div>
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I was finally able to decide what I wanted for living room curtains. I have had many different ideas (roman blinds, fabric covered roller blinds, white sheers) but none that I loved enough to commit to. I prefer the look of floor to ceiling curtains for this room and when I found these grey and cream chevron panels, I had to have them!</div>
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Here are a couple of pictures of what we had before. If you look closely, you will notice that the curtains don't reach the floor (which bothered me a lot). In the picture on the right you can even see our old yellow walls. </div>
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I love how graphic the chevron pattern is. It changes the whole feel of the room. </div>
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I decided to hang the rod inside of the window frame because I didn't want to cover up the beautiful old trim work. </div>
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It's been feeling like fall lately which has made me want to add a few touches of fall in my home. I haven't got very far yet (just a bit in the entryway to be exact), but I have a few more ideas that I will share with you shortly. I also have a new spot for the <a href="http://www.brickhomelove.blogspot.ca/search/label/Vintage%20Sign">Give Thanks sign</a> that I made last fall. </div>
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Here is what I have done in the entryway so far. It's fairly subtle, which is how I prefer to decorate for seasons or for the holidays. </div>
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I've had this project in mind for quite a while and I finally got around to doing it. It was super easy because I just used an old frame that I already had and stapled some chicken wire to the back of it. Now I have the perfect spot to store/display some of my jewelry. </div>
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Here are a few more shots of the frame. This was a quick, inexpensive, and easy project that would also be a cute gift idea. I will definitely be making more of these. I want to try using a more elaborate frame, painted out white or maybe a bright colour. </div>
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One of my latest projects is an old TV cabinet turned into a hallway bench with lots of storage. It took many coats of paint, but in the end I love it. I don't have room for this piece in my own entryway but when I explained what I was working on to my brother, he said he could use it. I'm happy it found a loving home!</div>
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I ended up leaving the doors off and having open storage for shoes and baskets to hold mittens and scarves etc. I gave the piece a coat of primer and multiple coats of light grey paint. <br />
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A friend of mine, and her fiancé just finished building a new house and I made this wreath for her as a little house warming present. I have made this style of wreath before and love it because it's super easy and always turns out great. You can see how to make this wreath in my <a href="http://www.brickhomelove.blogspot.ca/2012/10/burlap-wreath-tutorial.html#more">tutorial.</a> Here are some pictures I took of the wreath at my house before I gave it to her. </div>
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We recently painted our living room light grey, which I love. The new look for the walls got me thinking that we needed a change for our TV stand. You can see the old TV stand (and yellow walls) <a href="http://www.brickhomelove.blogspot.ca/search/label/dresser%20makeover">here</a>. I actually ended up finding a cabinet on the side of the road. I added some doors and painted it and here is how it turned out. </div>
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I crushed up the graham crackers using a potato masher until they looked like the next picture. Then I added the sugar and butter and mixed it up until it was sticky. </div>
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Next I patted the crumbs into the bottom of each jar, making sure it was pressed in well. <br />
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I just used canned pie filling (blueberry, strawberry, and cherry) on the top of the cheesecakes. I'll be honest, I was too nervous to try making my own sauce since I wasn't even confident that the actual cheesecake would turn out. Here is the link for where I found the recipe <a href="http://preparingforpeanut.com/dessert-of-the-year-mason-jar-cheesecake/">http://preparingforpeanut.com/dessert-of-the-year-mason-jar-cheesecake/</a> . There is a recipe on here for making raspberry sauce which I will definitely try some day. <br />
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I don't have a picture of it, but once they were all made, I used permanent marker to label which flavor each jar was. That way my guests knew which they were choosing. Having dessert in a jar was nice because a few people who had to leave early ended up taking it to go so it was kind of like a party favor. </div>
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I absolutely love this recipe and I would recommend it to anyone! I'm looking forward to making a few new flavors for fall. I was thinking pumpkin, caramel, and apple. <br />
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Here is a closer look at the mason jar lid banner. I will probably re-use this for other parties since I can just erase the chalk and write whatever I want to. This banner is double sided. For each letter, I hot glued two lids together with two pieces of lace in between them . The lace allowed me to tie the lids to the piece of twine. </div>
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I also made a bunch of tissue paper poms. I love these because they are so bright and colourful and super easy/cheap to make. I made the second banner out of burlap. I hot glued each piece to a string of twine. I wrote each letter on with sharpie but found that you couldn't read it when the light from the window came through. I went over the sharpie with some black paint and that made it a lot more readable. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657580690387217042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534650034003253368.post-4204766584268519802013-07-22T12:50:00.002-07:002013-07-22T12:50:21.294-07:00Bridal Shower InvitationsI'm hosting a bridal shower for my sister this August and a few weeks ago, I sent out the invitations. I'm really looking forward to it because I love hosting parties at my house. Here is what the invitations looked like and more about where I got them from. <br />
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She is having a fall wedding and using golden yellows and burgundy/raspberry colours for accents. I thought I would use yellow accents for the bridal shower decorations to tie it together with the wedding. </div>
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I found these invitations on etsy and then had them printed at Staples. Here is a link to the etsy shop that I bought them from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MermaidMonkeyDesigns?ref=ss_profile">http://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MermaidMonkeyDesigns?ref=ss_profile</a>. There is lots of good stuff on there. The shop owner designs the invitations and then sends them to you as a file and you print them on your own. Here is what the file looked like:</div>
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I'm really happy with how they turned out and I can't wait for the shower! <br />
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