Making It In The Mitten: March 2016

Sunday, March 27, 2016

The Creative Corner: March 27th

Happy Easter! I hope everyone was able to spend soem time with those you love!
Thank you for joining us this week for The Creative Corner
I can't wait to see what you've been creating lately :)

Here’s to another great week of inspiration and a wonderful week for everyone. Check out what my fellow bloggers have been up to and don’t forget to check out my feature for this week as well.

Golden Yarn Wrapped Monogram from The Logbook.

3 Tier Stand With Personalized Mason Jar from Curly Crafty Mom.

Vintage High Tea Tablescape from Pastels & Macarons.

Why Bible Journaling Is More Than Just Coloring from The Southern Couture.

2016 Spring Home Tour from The DIY Mommy.

The Creative Corner link party | Come to inspire, stay to be inspired. Share your latest DIY, craft, and home decor posts!

Ready to share what has been motivating you this past week? Link up a recent post of yours that motivates you to create or just be awesome! Our goal is for this link up to focus on craft, DIY, & home posts so please try to remember that when linking up.

Limit three links per week and remember to link directly to your post, not your blog.
Do not link stores, giveaways, or other link parties.
Be sure to hop around some of the other posts that have been linked up to share the love and get motivated by what others have been up to.

Each week, your hosts will choose a post to feature from the previous week. If you want a chance at being featured, you must follow all of the hosts in someway. By linking up, you agree to let each host share your photo and link back to your site, as well as receive a weekly e-mail letting you know when the party is live. We will never give your e-mail or info to anyone, nor will we spam you! The Creative Corner link party goes live Sunday 6pm PST and ends Thursday at 5pm PST. I'd love for you to grab The Creative Corner button in my sidebar to put on your own blog if you want to help spread the love!

Ronique from How to Make a Burlap Wreath shared How to Make an Easter Egg last week! This wreath is perfect for the Easter season and looks so bright and colorful! And those speckled eggs... swoon!

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Sunday, March 20, 2016

The Creative Corner: March 20th

Happy first day of SPRING! If the sun can keep on shining the way it did today, I'd be one happy lady.
Thank you for joining us this week for The Creative Corner
I can't wait to see what you've been creating lately :)

Here’s to another great week of inspiration and a wonderful week for everyone. Check out what my fellow bloggers have been up to and don’t forget to check out my feature for this week as well.

How To Make Realistic Fabric Peonies With Stems from The DIY Mommy.

Monogrammed Envelope Pillows from Curly Crafty Mom.

Painted Scalloped Basket from The Logbook.

An Easter Basket For Your Puppy from Making It In The Mitten.

DIY Easter Bunny Terrarium from Pastels & Macarons.

Free Party Planning Checklist from The Southern Couture.

Limit three links per week and remember to link directly to your post, not your blog.
Do not link stores, giveaways, or other link parties.
Be sure to hop around some of the other posts that have been linked up to share the love and get motivated by what others have been up to.

April from Uncookie Cutter shared this amazing Mixed Wood Wall last week and I'm in love! I especially love the shelves/bar area with it. All of the different stain colors look great as well. I wish I had a wall like this in my home.

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Friday, March 11, 2016

A Spring Vignette

This year, I decided to bypass the St. Patrick's Day decorating and head straight for the Springtime decor. Although there is a whole lot of green, so that counts right?

I love creating new vignettes... it is my JAM! I love playing around with the pieces I have and rearranging them until everything is just so. In case you haven't noticed, things in my home don't stay in one place for long.

This vignette was pretty simple because I left a few things in place from Valentine's Day. I just swapped out the pinks and reds for some greens and wah lah... a whole new look!

Source list is at the bottom of this post.

Do you have a space in your home that you are constantly changing?

Source List:

Black striped table runner: Target
"Welcome to our happily ever after" printable: View from the Fridge

Decorative Ball: Gordman's
Wood Tray: TJ Maxx
Moss Balls: TJ Maxx
White and Burlap Basket with Greens: TJ Maxx

Projects:

White & Whimsical Chalk Paint Buffet
Wood Pallet Wall Plaque
Burlap Wreath

Sunday, March 6, 2016

The Creative Corner: March 6th

Thank you for joining us this week for The Creative Corner!

I can't wait to see what you've been creating lately :)

Here’s to another great week of inspiration and a wonderful week for everyone. Check out what my fellow bloggers have been up to and don’t forget to check out my feature for this week as well.

Wood Pallet Wall Plaque from Making It in the Mitten
Bible Journaling with Acrylic Paint from The Southern Couture

How to Sew a Really Easy Throw Pillow Cover from The DIY Mommy

Spring Quote - Earth Laughs in Flowers from Pastels + Macarons

Wine Themed Bar Cart Reveal from Curly Crafty Mom

Home Decor Shopping Guide from The Logbook

Limit three links per week and remember to link directly to your post, not your blog.
Do not link stores, giveaways, or other link parties.
Be sure to hop around some of the other posts that have been linked up to share the love and get motivated by what others have been up to.

Lisa from The Purple Hydrangea shared this awesome Rustic Farmhouse Style Table last week! I can't get enough of the farmhouse style lately and I love how it looks on her patio. It has me dreaming of summer dinners outdoors.

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Wood Pallet Wall Plaque

After posting my Valentine's Vignette, I had quite a few questions about this new addition to my living room. Apparently, I can't slip anything past you guys. No really though, I'm glad you noticed it and liked it enough to ask about it, because it's one of my new favorite parts of the living room!

Adam always comes home with more pallets. I'm not really sure where they come from, but we've got quite the collection of them in our basement, and I love the look of a good pallet wall. I have allowed a pallet wall to consume my thoughts for so long, but I just don't seem to have anywhere to put one in our home.

Instead of a entire pallet wall, I decided a small "pallet wall" would look great over our buffet. I've never really loved anything that I've put above the buffet, and always just seemed to be putting things there to fill the empty space... until this pallet wall plaque!

Adam built this for me because he made the mistake of mentioning he was "itching for a project" so unfortunately I can't take the credit. But I can tell you how he made it!

He started with pulling apart the pallets and arranging them in an aesthetically pleasing way. He then had me approve his design before building a frame on the back.

Here is the frame he put in the back. All of the pallets have been individually glued onto the frame with wood glue. As you can tell, the frame isn't centered from top to bottom. This was purposeful, so the plaque could hang on the wall by the frame, but the bottom still had as much support as possible.

We decided to leave all the nails in the wood to create an even more rustic look, so some of the nails needed the backs cut so they didn't hit the wall.

He stained it with Minwax's Wood Finish in Provincial.

For one final touch, he added a nail in the top center of the plaque so I could hang my wreaths.

I would love to find an incredibly inexpensive boxwood wreath to hang here this spring/summer, but so far I haven't had much luck. So for now, the burlap wreath is a great replacement.

Come back next week to see my Spring Vignette for this space!

projects in this post:

burlap bubble wreath | white & whimsical chalk paint buffet

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

CURRENTLY: March Edition

Happy March, everyone! As I write this post, I am staring out my window at the mass amounts of snow that Michigan has once again been given. Second blizzard-like snow storm in a week and I'm just over here like "Where is Spring?" If I'm being honest, I really do love a good snow storm. However, this past weekend we got another small taste of Spring and now I am definitely craving it!

In other news, I have accepted my first OT position and I am so nervous/excited to start! With my days of lounging around the house coming to an end, I am appreciating them more and more. I have a whole list of things I'd love to accomplish before heading back to work, so we'll see how much I manage to get done.

I have also been reading like a crazy person and highly recommend the books I've finished so far:
Big Little Lies, The Girl on the Train, and The Husband's Secret. Also, if you're a fan of Veronica Mars, I read those two books as well and they were awesome!
If you are on GoodReads, let me know, I'd love to be friends!

While welcoming the month of March, I am joining In Residence and Gold & Bloom for their monthly CURRENTLY link up.

WISHING | For SPRING! I want to crack open my windows, burn lemon scented candles, take long walks/runs outdoors, and spend my evenings in the backyard with my husband manning the grill. I want to trade in my boots for cute flats and my sweaters for light shirts with colorful scarves.

CRAVING | JIMMY JOHN'S. Guys, I've been craving Jimmy John's for days. I have a feeling it's one of those cravings that will only go away if I give in to the craving, and I do very much so intend to give in.

GOING | Back to work. After passing my boards and being off work for so long, I am finally starting my career in a short week and a half! Because of my new job, we have no vacation plans in the near future, but camping season is right around the corner.

WEARING | My days have been spent wearing sweats, and I really can't complain. However, as mentioned above, I am ready for my spring wardrobe.

LEARNING | To spend less time wishing for things I don't have and more time enjoying the things right in front of me. I am beyond blessed and really need to focus my attention on the things I have been blessed with. Life is good!

What are you currently up to? I would love to hear from you in the comment section below!

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The Creative Corner: March 20th

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Friday, March 11, 2016

A Spring Vignette

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The Creative Corner: March 6th

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Wood Pallet Wall Plaque

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

CURRENTLY: March Edition