a heart of a warrior…

This is the latest addition to our lovely home… SO, remember when I said how much I like THIS piece from etsy? Well, I decided to do my version of it on some old barn wood that I stole from my brother-in-law. I knew I needed Nathan’s help on this one, so I asked him if he wanted to do a “together” project. I braced myself for the oh-man-not-another-together-project-look….but instead he was like “oh cool”. THEN, before mothers day he Read More

ice ice baby…

Remember this little gem?  Picked it up at the estate specialist  $3.00 …. {before} Now the beauty will serve as a nice little flower planter- too bad I know almost nothing about flowers. Any suggestions on what type to stick in it? Since it was an ice box, it already has a hard plastic liner in it….PERFECT. {after} I thought about polishing the copper on it, but I kinda like it like this…. I would have more pics, but the Read More

a tiny nubbin bed…

Ella is 19 months and officially A BIG GIRL (or so she thinks/acts). A month ago we switched her to a toddler bed. I was slightly worried about the switch….and by slightly I mean, I was sure she would be able to get out of bed, open the door, climb over the railing and fall down the stairs. But NOT ELLA- she was all “SO? BIG DEAL..I am in a big girl bed”. She took to it like a champion. Read More