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Hey friends!!  Happy Wednesday :-) Not sure if you remember, but a while back I'd posted about DIY art.  It all started with the inspiration photo above from House Tweaking .  Her post is great, but the comments... yowzers!!  Apparently people had some harsh opinions about her having painted over one UGLY piece of art that she didn't love.  I myself could not care less - especially since I LOVED how the arrow art came out.  Clearly. Loved it so much in fact that I recreated it for our own house! May I present to you, my own version of the inverted arrow art... It's not the easiest to photograph, especially when it's hanging on a wall in a room that is currently being used as a catch all storage area for things like empty boxes, a loveseat that we just sold, and wood.  Lots and lots of wood that will soon become a planter for our deck. I pushed some of the junk out of the way in an attempt to stage some pretty things around the art, and it was not my be...

It's almost November, which means it's almost my FAVORITE holiday...  Thanksgiving!! With fall, and Thanksgiving on the brain, I saw this image, and had to share.  Isn't this the best idea for simple DIY place cards at the table??   *Source Unknown Just go out in the yard and collect the biggest sycamore leaves you can find, spray them gold, and write everyone's name on each one. I thought that was the most clever idea - can't wait to copy it... Happy Tuesday!

I got my inspiration for this easy DIY from Courtney over at  A Thoughtful Place , but she got her inspiration for this project from House Beautiful... it all trickles down folks! I have jumped wholeheartedly on the "gold" bandwagon, but realize that it's best used in moderation... it takes serious self restraint from taking a can of gold spray paint, gold leaf, and gold leaf pen (yes, they make a pen my friends) to everything in sight.  I'm in the process of revamping our currently gold framed gallery wall to something a bit more simple (I think)... but I digress... Back to my little gold edged frames... Our entryway has had an empty wall ever since I moved out the ornate Ikea mirror into our hallway... I'd been looking for a larger federal mirror , but having put myself back on a budget after a few shopping sprees, and a splurge on new bedding and the dresser DIY for our bedroom, I've decided to hold off on a pretty federal mirror for now. The question of ...