wordless wednesday

silhouette {i finally did it}

i did it.  i finally bought a silouhette machine.   it is quite a financial investment and i've been debating it for a while.  like almost a year.  i just couldn't let go of the money even though i knew i really wanted it.


when i was ready to pull the trigger back in the fall, the company announced that they would be coming out with a newer model, the cameo, in a few weeks.  doink! so i postponed and waited for the new model.  what was a few more weeks?

for those of you that are not familiar with silhouette, it is an electronic cutting machine that hooks up to your computer.  it can cut paper, vinyl and fabric among other things.  it is so fancy that i haven't figured out all of its fanciness yet.

but here's the little beauty sitting on top of my printer.  yep, in my house!

i really didn't have a project in mind, but i couldn't let her sit idle for too long.  i really wanted to try cutting & applying vinyl.

i had pinned a couple of ideas from the house of smiths.

                                                            Source: thehouseofsmiths.com via Courtney on Pinterest

                                                                 Source: thehouseofsmithsdesigns.com via Courtney on Pinterest
and seriously, a pantry like this?  i wish i could keep mine so organized!

                           

                                                                     Source: thehouseofsmiths.com via Courtney on Pinterest

i used shelley's pantry for inspiration.
{i don't like the word "copy."  it sounds so rude.}
in our baking cabinet, i had some glass jars on the top shelf.

                         

i quickly cut out the vinyl and applied it to my jars.  it was much easier than i
anticipated.  and i saved the layout for future use.

                               

                                

and it inspired me to clean out the cabinet - it was a bit overcrowded.

                          

i love the numbers on her glass canisters, too.  and i have three of those sitting on

my kitchen counter already.

 1, 2, 3.  BAM!

i must say that i was a bit apprehensive about using the machine.  i thought it would be terribly complicated and i would be frustrated.  but i will say, it is very user friendly.

i cranked out these two projects in under an hour.

my cabinets never looked so good.  maybe that pantry is attainable?  

i think me and miss cameo are about to become t.i.g.h.t.

big girl room {the details}

i will tell you up front that this may or may not be the last post about the big girl room.    it is now "complete" in my book but i know that it will forever be a revolving design door.  even though it is technically functional and complete, i will continue to change and tweak it.  especially the details and accessories.  they are my favorite.

if you need to catch up on the big girl room transition, you can catch up here and here.

david took down the last two boob lights over christmas.  one in the big girl room and the other in our guest room.

 it's the south, people.  we can't live without our ceiling fans.  and i was happy to see the boob fixture go.

i ordered this print from sarah and abraham a while back.  i just love this site.  perfect for gifts, too.

this owl nightlight has certainly comforted camryn during this transition.  it was a gift from my friend, nikki.

the area over the dresser is my favorite.  i really had fun with this space.  

i found the turquoise ceramic lamp at home goods.

the handprint owl was a pinterest idea.  when we made the valentine version, we may one to match camryn's room, too.  the white frames are from pottery barn.

 the birdcage is from world market.  i love this piece.  and you can see we have a few valentine's decorations in her room already.

 the embroidery hoops with fabric are all over the internet.  i love this home-spun look. and super cheap.  i got the hoops at hobby lobby (.79 - 1.99 each) and the fabric was leftover scraps. the other pb frame is empty but i'm sure it will be filled soon.

 and on the other side of the dresser is a white owl vase and camryn's mailbox that i made last year for valentine's day.

 lastly, above the bed is a gift from trish, bryan, ben and lily.  they gave it to camryn for christmas.  it is from southern proper monograms.  it came unfinished and i painted it white.  love.love.love.

december 29, 2011 was camryn's first night to sleep in the room.  i love the excitement on her face.  all went well.

she is very proud of her big girl room and after all that potty-training, she deserves it.

sources

ceiling fan:  bellacor

art print:  sarah + abraham

lamp:  home goods

white frames:  pottery barn

birdcage memo board:  world market

wall monogram:  southern proper monograms

big girl room {furniture}

one of my goals with the transition to camryn's big girl room was to buy as little furniture as possible.  or as economically as possible.  i figure she's going to be pretty rough on it so there's no since in investing a ton of money.

i showed you in yesterday's post the iron bed.  this was my college bed.  it was a rusty bronze color but in great condition.  it just needed a nice coat of black paint.

the dresser was david's father's as a child.  it was in great condition but the stain had turned orange over the years.

and i don't know which was worse.  the smell of the drawers or the hardware.  it smelled like a musty old house.  we put coffee grounds in plastic containers inside the drawers for a few days and it absorbed the odor.  score.

i also had a nightstand that was a dark espresso stain.  i didn't get a before photo but it is very basic.

the wood furniture took two coats of primer, a light sanding plus two coats of aspen grey paint by valspar.  i'm not a grey paint kind of girl but i love the way it turned out. soft and neutral.

the brushed silver hardware is also from lowe's.  $2.47 each.  i wanted some glass pulls but they were $6 each.  if i'm being honest here, i bought the glass pulls.  after i saw the total on the receipt, i freaked {and david freaked, too} so i returned them.  it was too much of an investment.

the nightstand looks cute, too.

 i found the turquoise hardware from hobby lobby.  $3.99 each but i waited until all hardware was 50% off.

and our elephant humidifier matches, too.  i don't know about your house, but we cannot live without a humidifier.

the metal bin underneath wrangles some books and is from kirkland's.

and speaking of book wrangling, we have a lot of books.  i wasn't sure what i was going to do with them.  in the nursery they were stored in the pink striped cabinet.

i found this shelf at target.  it was on sale for $35.  awesome.

the blue bins are from lowe's - $6.99 each.  target had some purple ones for $9.99 each but i went the cheaper route.  

lastly, i found this chair at kirkland's.  it was on clearance for $129.97.  i love the grey velvet upholstery.

 it is a perfect landing space for camryn's elephant and a monogrammed pillow from pb teen.

stay tuned for all of the details - walls, lighting, accessories.  those are my favorite parts!

sources:

paint aspen grey by valspar at lowe's

silver hardware lowe's

turquoise hardware hobby lobby

cube bookshelf target

turquoise fabric bins lowe's

chair and black/white metal bin kirkland's

turquoise oblong pillow pb teen

christmas celebration {number 2}

even though my valentine projects are in full swing, i've got to back track and post a few more christmas photos.

new year's weekend we went to celebrate christmas with my mom and my dad.

on saturday, we spent the morning with my mom.  camryn received princess dresses and she has literally worn them most every day since she opened the box.  no lie - you will see them in multiple photos on this post.  she even wore one in the car on the way back home on sunday.

here's a photo of my mom with grandbabies - caysen & camryn.  i swear i didn't slap caysen in the face right before i took this photo!!!

my dad went out for new year's and i had to snap a photo while he was all dressed up in his tux.  and of course, camryn was still fancy in her princess dress.

on sunday morning, we opened gifts at my dad's house along with my brother, SIL and nephew.

 sweet cousins.

 afterwards, we all went to my grandmother's to open gifts with her and my uncle and enjoy a big lunch.

honestly, i didn't take as many photos as i would have liked but i will say that we had a great time and camryn is enjoying all of her gifts.  since we celebrated off&on for 3 weeks, it's been a real buzz kill for camryn now that the gift giving/receiving/opening is over.  oh well... back to reality.

big girl room {paint and bedding}

as i stated before, we promised camryn a big girl bed once she was potty trained.  it was time to deliver.  david and i had some vacation time the week after christmas so we got to work.

the big girl room is one of our former guest rooms.  it was easy to work on the project since she wasn't "living" in the room.  we could work on it at night and during naps.

i didn't take a lot of before photos - i was so wrapped up in the project that i forgot.  imagine builder beige walls.  there.  that's it.  nothing in the old room is the same except flooring.

we painted the main wall {behind the bed} woodlawn charm by valspar {lowe's}- and the other three walls creamy by sherwin williams.  again, it was nice to change from builder flat paint to eggshell finish.  no more finger prints.

camryn wanted to be in the mix at all time.  she even took a time out from dress up to inspect daddy's work.

i did get a before shot of the dresser.  this belonged to david's father when he was a kiddo.  it had good lines and was in excellent condition.

 but the hardware had to go.

and so did the odor.  we put small plastic containers with ground coffee in each drawer for a couple of days to soak up the smell.

here's a photo of the freshly painted walls.  also, the antique iron bed got a nice new coat of black paint.

the bedding is a mix from pb teen and target.  i will say that my main decision maker for bedding was NO PINK.  it's been great for my sweet girl but i am over it.

 i love the grey/aqua/purple combination.

 and the purple velvet curtains with trellis burnout pattern are too cool for school.

 and i made camryn a pillowcase to match when i made the others for preschool christmas gifts.

stay tuned for more details...furniture, walls and such.

sources

paint creamy sherwin-williams

and woodlawn charm by valspar at lowe's

bedding pb teen, pbteen and target

curtains pb teen

monogram pillowcase made by me