At a Loss

Well since the great curtain debacle of 2012 (yes, I am referencing two days ago) I have been at a loss for what to do.  I did return my fabric to Hobby Lobby this morning and as I suspected they will not receive any more material until next Monday.  If you only knew how long it takes me to actually come up with a DIY plan and follow through on it.  This set back may put me off from doing curtains all together.  My one saving grace is the fact that I wrote about it on this blog and now will have to carry it through:)  So, what have I been doing with my time?
Well, I made a chocolate chip pie...

It lasted all of three hours.  My family consumed it.  Very easy to make.  I will have to make another one soon but I'm gonna have to wait until I go get groceries cause we are LOW on groceries.  I'm making my family eat from what we have in the pantry and it is killing them.  I believe we are a tad spoiled. 

I have been slightly tiffed with Numero Uno over the past few days and have been more silent than usual which has left me with some alone time.  Yes, we could stop and discuss the fact that I'm certain it is not good for a relationship to be in a tiff for a few days or we could just move on to what topic I'm getting at.  I choose the latter:) (Also, in a perfect world I would not divulge my tiff but ehh, I'm not perfect)  Needless to say, I've been perusing my old Southern Living magazines.  Which, by the way, I LOVE!!  So need to get me a subscription for the new year.  I noticed in the November 2010 (told you they were old) a table scape pic.

Here is my rendering of it.  Your thoughts?

Now, before you burst into laughter, please realize: a). I do not have an ample budget to fund this scene and b).  I'm entertaining my little pod of a family not the White House.  Okay, so seriously, should it stay or should it go?



Make Room for Baby

Yes, Quattro is eight months old today.  And yes, I still do not have his nursery completely decorated.  It's a work in progress.  A slow, slow, work in progress.  We didn't find out what we were having so I first had to pick a color.  I chose a soft green that was labeled "Rainforest..." something I forget the rest.  Then my man put up whatever bedding he liked which happened to be the boy bedding we had and lo and behold, we had a boy.  My decor was kinda hit and miss.  I mean I had a good foundation but it's the details that needed to be addressed.  Finally, I'm getting to it:)  I feel like there are two more things I would like to do that would be the final touches.  1.  Buy a blue rug since there are blue accent pieces and 2.  Create some more paper towel roll wall art as a kind of mural for the room. 
This last week I added (and by me I mean, Numero Uno) paper lanterns above the crib which create a beautiful and delicate focal point.  Then Sunday we collaborated to create a wall hanging made from an old pallet.

My dad had an OLD pallet at his farm that was sitting in the burn pile.  After I ask him if I could have it, he sweetly pulled the boards apart for me.  Of course with my new love for Pinterest I found some amazing ways to upcycle pallets.  I painted and Numero Uno hung the finished product.  I think it turned out well and looks great against the green wall.  I simply used paint that we had stored in the garage from other household projects.  To complete this project was very encouraging to me since it was OH SO SIMPLE.  What do you think of the finished product?

It might look better in the daylight:)  I shot this photo while Quattro was asleep. 

Now I need to go back over my pins and see what other projects I can do.  Really, I would like to do another wall hanging in the living room since I have some more boards left.

What projects have you done around your house lately?  What inspires you?