i hart my husband

For my husbands 40th Birthday I made (with help) him a vintage looking subway sign.  I originally got the idea from Pottery Barn then I saw a diy version here http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/01/show-me-a-sign/

 So with the great help from my sister (who is good at illustrator) and my cousin( who owns a printing company)..............they made me this!  It's a collection of places that have special meaning to my husband and I but in a subway sign style. 

 So I measured wood and had Lowes cut it down to size for me.  Then I glued the back to the wood and mod podge'd the paper to the wood.  (It's in the drying phase right here)

Voila!  A personalized gift for the man I love!  Oh and that creepy coconut shell that looks like a skull.......it's from Brazil and is supposed to bring good luck.

 Here is another view.  It is hung in our dressing room.

i hart bargains

Scored these items at home goods on the clearance rack.  I think I did good considering they are in perfect condition.  Not sure where they will go just yet.  $5 each for a vase and two flour de les pillars.

Spring Fever

Happy Hart Day

How to make a gift for the hub's with out spending money?  I looked around the house and found a few things I could work with.

burlap, string, and an old canvas already gesso'd.  And of course one of my little munchkin's wanting in on the action!

I ended up messing up with the string and used yarn on hand.  I had a think tapestry needle and went to work.  The four hearts represent all the members of our family.  Wonder if my husband is getting sick of homemade gifts?

I hart silhoutte's

Kinda proud of myself on this one.  I don't own photoshop and only took one class in it 10 years ago.  Needless to say I would have to start from scratch.  But I did this without photoshop.  Just basic computer paper, (however I think tracing paper might be easier) enlarged the image on my computer, traced it than retraced the image on to black paper.  The result.........

Crocheting Once Again

I used to crochet a lot more and since my girls are 16 mo apart I have not done anything in 3 years.  I am finally getting back it to it and it feels so good.  I forgot how therapeutic it can be!  Here is my first scarf.

busted hand prints (part 2)

So we try this once again, this time with real table salt and a larger pot so we have less mess.

 

Didn't exactly work this time either.  Instead of using an entire cup of salt I used 1/2 cup.  First 1/2 cup worked second 1/2 cup did not.  It was taking so long I decided to multitask and steam my broccoli for dinner.  So we again have a busted hand print but this time I decided not to throw it out and let the kids have fun with it.