Walk with him.

It's not easy being a wife and a mother. But here are some words I live by:

"Genesis 3 tells us that it was not good for man to be alone. He was, in a sense, incomplete and lonely. He needed a companion, a friend. Your husband needs to know that you will walk with him, hand in hand, through illnesses and job losses, through failure and disappointment. But on the flip side you must also work at having fun within your marriage; to laugh a lot and to show interest in the things your spouse enjoys (Prov. 17:17), to be silly, to remember the fun you had when you first started dating or at various times in your marriage. Your place is to be his friend. HIS BEST FRIEND!"

Speak life into him!

Words by the First Lady of our church, my spiritual mom- Maile. Visit her blog at askmai.com ! There's so much insightful information and tips you can find, no matter what season of life you are in! 

Photo credit: Our good friend Hanna Walker :)

Birds and The Trees painting

Family Tree

Originally, the leaves and branches were supposed to be all white. However, when beginning to paint on the white, I realized I needed to sand some of the stain off, so the paint could stick. As we began to sand, the tree looked pretty cool. So we decided not to paint it. 

Sooo with some scraps lying around, this piece was free! I found some left over wood that my husband had used for our headboard that he made. 

-I cut the wood half 

-I stained it with some stain lying around in the garage

-My friend drew the tree on with chalk, 

-Sanded the tree down to the shade that I liked

-For the birds, I printed out some templates and then traced them onto wax paper. From the wax paper, I carved out the birds onto the wood with an exacto knife, sanded the birds, and then hand painted over it. 

-For our last name, I sanded out a small ribbon and used the same Mod Podge method found in a previous post. Enjoy!

Pallet Signs

I absolutely am in love with pallets! So with this cute little piece- you'll need pallets, sander, wood glue, stain, chalk paint, words printed on inkjet printer (make sure words are flipped backwards), damp towel 

1) I used a pallet board that was cut in half. You can choose your own length and width. 

2) I sanded it down then put on a couple coats of a stain. 

3) After the stain was dry I coated it once with some chalk paint that I bought from Joann's. There's a wide selection of colors there. 

4) Once the paint is dry, I brushed on some Mod Podge where I wanted my letters to be. 

5) I placed my letters on ink-side faced down (the Mod Podge works as an adhesive, the ink will transfer onto the wood) Make sure to press out any bubbles 

6) Let the Mod Podge dry completely 

7) Once the Mod Podge is dry, grab a damp towel and slowly dab at the paper. Be careful to only remove the paper and not the ink, so be gentle. 

8) It might take a few tries, but you'll get the hang of it :)

Wine bottles & Twine

This was by far, one of my favorite projects! && super easy!

First, drink all the wine. You'll need four bottles. You can use twine or rope. For this I used rope, it gave the bottles more texture.

1) Tie a knot at the top of the bottle.
2) Use Elmer's glue to glue the twine/rope until you've reach the bottom.
3) Use hot glue on beginning (after untying the knot) and also at the bottom end of the rope.
4) You can use things you've found lying around for the letters. For this I used fabric flowers (leftover from my friend's projects), corks that we cut into thin slices, a canvas/burlap flower that I purchased from Michael's, and some pearls (also left over from my friend).

So I really only paid for the burlap flower and the rope. Well, and the wine. Haha.

DIY Tufted Headboard

My husband surprised me with this!

My husband built the frame and board. Sorry forgot to take before photos. I'll post the link to the instructions we used. The only difference was I used curtains instead of fabric, cause it was way cheaper. :)  

Find the instructions here: https://doordiy.wordpress.com/2013/08/11/tuft-luck/

Ah, the love of farm tables

Sooooo....this table used to be an all white, dirty and worn, dinner table. I originally painted it yellow, but my husband didn't like it. So I came home one day, and it was a completely different table. I must admit, he had a better choice in colors than I did. 

For this piece, he chopped off the legs down to the right size to make it into a coffee table. Sanded the whole table down and stained the wood in walnut. He then used teal spray paint (I know, cringe. I hate spray paint) to spray down the bottom and the legs. 

Looks pretty good though right?! 

Caramel Apple Buffet

Another great idea for staff meetings! This caramel apple buffet is perfect for autumn meetings.