Sweet Boy is really into the Indiana Jones movies so we decided we would have an adventure-themed birthday party. Are You Ready For an Adventure? I made the invitations from scrapbooking paper and cardstock. The interior read: Gunn Productions Presents: "A Birthday Adventure" Starring Prof. ***** Jones Premieres on September 19, 2009 At ***** (address) The show will run from 11 to 1 pm. Call ****** to reserve your seat. "Indy" inspired attire welcomed. Are You Ready For an ... View the Post
Alice in Wonderland Party
We recently hosted a housewarming Alice in Wonderland Party at the Fashionista's new home. For invitations, I decided to embellished some note cards I already had on hand. They originally looked like this: Alice in Wonderland Party A quaint tea party image, leftover scrapbook paper and Stickles glitter glue resulted in this: I put the information on the back of the note card. The divine Miss F is currently saving her pennies to purchase her dream dining set. So instead we placed ... View the Post
How to decorate your first apartment on a budget
In the last post, I showed you the Fashionista's new apartment. That was the good. Just so you could appreciate what we did a little bit more I thought I'd give you some ugly. The first thing to greet us was a screen door with no handle. How to decorate your first apartment on a budget. How to decorate your first apartment on a budget But don't worry, much of the missing hardware was found in a cupboard. Like ALL of the cupboards in the apartment, it had cow print contact paper. Nice. I ... View the Post
The Fashionista’s Wonderland
We bought a two-bedroom condo near ASU in August. The Fashionista now lives in it and we hope the second bedroom will soon hold a roommate. It was a foreclosure that had sat empty for 8 months and it had been a rental property before that. So in one word it was: DIRTY! With a little elbow grease and creative decorating it has turned into a pretty cute casita. When I think about what my own first apartment looked like, (couch pulled from the dumpster, tiny black and white tv set on an overturned ... View the Post
Rick Rack Attack
A few weeks ago I wrote a post on a few projects I created with vintage rick rack and seam binding. The madness continues. Rick Rack Attack. I have continued working on the Fashionista's apartment. We had an extremely low budget (think: none) to decorate the space. It has two sets of windows in the living and dining areas. When I found this stack of linen Pottery Barn drapes at Goodwill it was like discovering gold. Rick Rack Attack I transformed the beige color with a few bottles of ... View the Post
A new bathroom for $40.00
A few of you may remember the front bathroom when the Fashionista lived at home. It was very girly. Since she moved out I decided it was time to sandblast Sweet Boy out of our master bathroom and into his own space. I took color palette cues from his own room to link the spaces together as they are indeed across the hall from one another. A new bathroom for $40.00. A new bathroom for $40.00 Living my mantra of "low budget/use what you have" I was thankful for bloggy friends. Inspiration ... View the Post
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