So, here's the deal

Alright everyone! I am finally posting something new, even though it has been 2 months since the last post! Wow does time fly! 

So, since we left off, my hubby and I got a wonderful little puppy named Dexter! He is a lab/hound and is the cutest black dog I have ever laid eyes on. That is one of the many reasons I haven't posted in a while. In other news, the holidays are here! This means that holiday time with family is more important than posting on the blog. 

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my side of the family and a few family friends this year. I had to work Thanksgiving morning, got off at 12, then met the hubs at my parent's house for Thanksgiving lunch. It was a great afternoon of relaxation and resting before returning to work the next day. 

We have many Christmas plans in the works this year. It will be my first Christmas as a wife, and it will also be my first Christmas to spend with Joseph's family! I am excited for the change. I work all around Christmas, so we are traveling to the in-law's house on the 23rd and coming back home either Christmas night or the day after Christmas. 

So tonight I do not have any pictures of the puppy (he is very mobile and hard to take good pics of) or the apartment decked out for Christmas (cheaply), I do wish everyone a Merry Christmas! May we all stop in the hubbub of activity and remember why we celebrate this day. Our savior was born to save us and give us an eternity with HIM! REJOICE! 

Love, 

Abby 

I Heart Chalkboard Paint!

For my second post of the day, I got bored and needed a new project. I looked around the apartment, and what did I see? Some flour and sugar containers! They were white and beautiful. But they were missing something....CHALKBOARD PAINT! I had some chalkboard paint leftover from making my chalkboard frame that hangs on the pantry door, so I decided to make some labels for the canisters. 

Here they are before the project began. I grabbed all of my supplies: 

Canisters

Chalkboard Paint

Paintbrush

Newspaper (to catch the extra paint) 

I didn't use a stencil or painter's tape because I didn't have either at home, but you can use either if you would like. I just wanted all of the canisters to have a similar shape and size, so I went for it! 

Here are the canisters after the first coat of paint...

Then I waited 30 minutes and painted the second coat (be sure to wait at least 30 minutes until you add another coat, because if the paint is not fully dry, it will chip away when you try to paint another coat). 

Here's after the second coat.

And the third...

Here they are on the kitchen counter...

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I hope y'all enjoyed my cute afternoon project! Try it on your own and post pictures for me to see!! 

-Abby :)

Picture frame project

So this week, I have decided to finally add to our picture collection on the wall across from our bed. As you may remember, in another post here, I showed you that we only had one picture frame hanging on that wall. Well, all of that is about to change. 

I took some old picture frames that I had used in my old apartment, painted them, and hung them up with new pictures from our engagement photo session and our wedding. Here's the process...

First, I took 2 old 8x10 frames, and emptied the glass and backing from them. I don't have a picture of this because I forgot, and because they were pretty ugly! 

Next, I painted them 2 different colors to get the feel I wanted in the room.

After carefully choosing which picture should go in which frame, they were ready! 

Here are all of the frames ready to mount on the wall. I didn't paint the others because I didn't want too much color on the wall. 

And....tah dah! Here they are! I left out the black 8x10 because I need a few other frames to fill in space before I put it up. I will update this again once more are added. 

By the way... I learned a valuable lesson yesterday. NEVER put a tervis lid in the bottom level of the dishwasher...NEVER! Your dishwasher will chew it up and spit it out. Literally. This is what happened to ours...

Anyway, happy Tuesday to everyone, have a great day! 

Abby