Amazing blogger to follow!

One of my dearest and bestest friends Carlie Cantrell has a fabulous Blog.
I love reading up on what new suggestions & ideas she has. She blogs about everything from having a family to make-up and hair tips! I suggest you follow this awesome mama! :) Oh and she also gives out promo codes for freebies often. ;)

Follow her blog here: www.fabulousmaternalblessed.org

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Some Wedding Photos :)

9.22.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sneak Peek!

Got my wedding photos today !!!! Can't wait to share the rest!!!

Here is a sneak peek :)

Hubby & I 

My Dress<3

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Pallet Box Coffee Table!

 

I had so much fun making this Pallet box my husband picked up at work into a coffee table for our TV room. Joel brought home this pallet box along with other regular pallets (future projects!) and I knew right away what I wanted to do with it.

 

What I did:

 I removed the stickers, paper & plastic along with the staples.

Next I busted out the sander and used 150 grit sand paper and sanded the entire box down. It took some extra effort to get all of the black lettering off.

After it was all smooth, I ran to Home Depot and bought stain. I stained the entire box once, it was pretty dark. As time went on, it grew on me as it soaked in and it looked gorgeous!

After I let the box dry, I realized it needed something more to have a finished look. I went back to Home Depot and got a clear coat polyurethane to put over to stain. This called for 3 coats minimum with a 3-4 hour drying time in between. Very time consuming! But it was all worth the finished look. It gives it a nice sheen and protects the wood and stain.

 

I LOVE IT.

 

In the future, my husband is going to make the top of the coffee table open up with some cute hinges, we are thinking of storing blankets and pillows in there.... :)

 

 

 

 

Here are some pictures of my journey making this Pallet Box into a Coffee Table!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEFORE & AFTER:

 

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Homemade Carpet Powder....

Okay, so we recently moved into our new home, and the carpet has a dog like smell I cannot get rid of! So annoying, like anyone else, I want my home to smell beautiful. So I hit up Google & Pinterest and searched for a solution. I found a site that suggested mixing: Baking Soda, Ground Nutmeg and Ground Cloves. A blogger raved about how her home smelt like a warm and cozy fall wonderland.

Carpet Powder:

I had to try it! I mixed together baking soda, nutmeg, cloves and also threw some cinnamon in there for an extra punch of yummy goodness. I mixed it together in a large bowl and used a large serving spoon that had slits in it so I could the slits as a "shaker" as I distrubuted it onto the carpet.  I left it on the carpet for an hour and then vaccumed it up. The house smelled sooooo good. I'm telling you, this stuff works wonders! Pin It Now!