Pitter Patter

Saturday, June 27, 2009

One Year!

One year ago today I walked down this aisle...

and said "I Do" to the most wonderful man in the world!

We have had a lot of adventures in the past year...
honeymoon in Rosemary Beach, FL

fun concerts!

got a brown-eyed puppy :)

went on WAY too many road trips!

we made a home and a family in Cincinnati

but still made many trips to the lake with friends*

we had a few debates :)

and always acted crazy !!

we traveled to Patrick's homeland... CUBA!

and celebrated our first Christmas as a married couple*

we laughed through the fun times...

and prayed through the hard times...

and made lots of great memories along the way.

We celebrated our one year anniversary last night at the
Seelbach Hotel
where we stayed on our wedding night.
What a beautiful place!

I look forward to this next year with you, Patrick.
I love you.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

* dining room and crafts *

When we first moved into our apartment

our dining area looked like this:

Then for Christmas it looked like this:

and now it looks like this:

I love my tea cart in the corner.
My mom and I found it at a yard sale
brand new from Ballard Designs for $15

This picture was cut out from a magazine in Louisville.
I think it's called Rewired? and it was in Java Coffee Shop.
I thought it was so cute!

So today I have been working on a little project...

I had lots of ideas so I played with them all
before I left to buy supplies.

In honor of the 4th of July
here is a little craft that is SOOO easy!
I bought a big square of plywood from Home Depot
and had them cut it into 4 smaller squares (first 5 cuts are free)
Be sure to look in the clearance section for some other types of wood.
I found a longer piece of wood for only 51 cents for another project.

I bought some blue fabric at Walmart (clearance section $1.50/yd.)
and cut it about 2 inches bigger than the wood square.

I used a staple gun to hold the fabric to the back.
I probably didn't do this the best way,
but o well - you can't see it when it's done :)
This is how it should look from the front:

Next, pick the shape or letter that you want.
I just got on the computer and printed out a big Star.
Cut out the shape from the inside like this:

Position it onto the wood/fabric.
If you need to, tape the corners down so it doesn't move.
Start to fill in the shape with buttons.
All shapes, sizes, or colors :)
I glued the buttons down with super glue.
They attached fine, but next time I will use
something different because my fingers are covered!!!

Now you have a lovely decoration to celebrate the Fourth of July!!

You can sit it on an easel or hang on the wall.
If you want to hang it, you can simply buy
brackets at Home Depot (or wherever)
and nail them onto the back of the wood.

I used the other piece of wood a little differently...

Spray-paint the board (the color was "espresso"
print off initial, word, or shape
Cut out and tape to the board
Fill in the shape by gluing the buttons straight to the wood.

and here ya go:

Now you go try it!

wish list :)

"A little Citrus"

Citrus Slice Rubber Stamp on Etsy

C.O. Bigelow Body Souffle

Orange Arches Pillow at Pieces

Bursting Blooms Shower Curtain at Anthropologie

Neon Orange Leather Belt at J.Crew

Are you ready for the 4th of July?!

Is your bike decorated with streamers and flags?

Do you have enough flags for each family member to wave during the parade?

Will your cupcakes be dressed for the occasion?

Will the bugs stay OFF! and keep from biting?

You may have the sweet tea ready...
but does it look this lovely?

Do shades of red, white and blue fill your home?

When the sun goes down and the crickets start to play
are you ready for the best part?

art

Blog to check out:
Creature Comforts
so lovely and inspiring

She shows wonderful photographers and artists on her blog
and I thought I'd share a few of my favorite pieces of art :)