Map Tray

Map Tray...home is where the HEART is!

About 4 years ago I found this red tray on sale, it was only $3 dollars. Loved it, but after a year it had a bunch of nicks and was looking a little busted. Recently I found it in my garage. I've seen a bunch of tray re purposing on pinterest, and knew my tray had to be redone. Bought a map of Northern California for $.10 cents at the used bookstore.

 

I gave the tray 3 coats of white spray paint.  I cut the map out to the dimension of the inside of the tray. I used a read sharpie to draw a heart around Sonoma (where hubby and I first lived together), and then a heart around Stockton (where we live now and where we grew up). I used spray adhesive to adhere the map to the tray, which is a little tricky/sticky to work with. Then I used modge podge to seal the top.  Ta-Dah!

 

 

 

 

I love the way it turned out. I especially love the hearts and the tray looks much better in white. What do you think? Do you have a tray you can re-do? Have you redone a tray, I would love to see it!

Is it 5 o'clock yet?

Seriously, though is it 5 o'clock yet?

 

Tomorrow CC and I are going to Sip & Sketch at Acquiesce Winery, really looking forward to putting my artistic abilities in check. This week went by pretty quickly hopefully the weekend doesn't follow suit. This weekend it's Saturday: sipping & sketching, 3 year old birthday party, and a 30th birthday party, Sunday: Football

 

On this past Wednesday by chance I met my cousin's (whom I've never met) wife. Yesterday he and his family came over for root beer floats and we got to meet, it was awesome. He's being deployed to Afghanistan on Sunday (he is a u.s. marine), crazy how sometimes timing work out. Looking forward to getting to know them better, once he is back. Thank you for your service cousin!

 

Menagerie

 

Great pumpkins

 

Mimosa w/Sherbert you could use store bought also

 

Song of the week.

 

Monogrammed ears

 

a SF wedding, I die.

 

I must be a mermaid

 

AMAZING photos

 

Melted Cheese, please!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Greek Festival chalkboard 2. w/some of my girls at the festival 3. Homemade iced coffee (using my keurig) 4. E.L.F. eyeshadow 48 for $6 dollars from target 5. My alarms 6. Egg white breakfast sandwich, delish!

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Happy Friday!

 

 

DIY Burlap Window Coverings

Time to change it up...I have been wanting a new look for our nook area. I love my coverings now but I'm ready for something new. 

 

Before: (Spring/Summer Coverings)

 

 

I am really loving Burlap (although it is very itchy to work with). While paroozing the internet I saw this blog post from Red Barn Candle Company . It looked simple enough. Learning how to sew takes awhile when you don't practice, but she made hers with hot glue. I purchased the burlap it was about $7 dollars, ribbon was about $2.50 for 7 yards, I already had hot glue and my trusty mini glue gun. I used my iron to fold a "seam". It took me about 2 to 3 minutes for each panel.

 

After: (Fall/Winter Coverings)

 

 

Have any of you worked with Burlap? Do you have Burlap incorporated in to your home decor?

 

 

Thanks again to Red Barn Candle Company for the inspiration!