Gold Love Part Two- DIY

Remember my Gold Love post awhile back? Love the look but hate the price? Here are some easy and inexpensive ways to get the look without spending a ton!
Grab some spray paint! Spray some branches and then display them in a vase (I’m dying to do this), spray an old box, a bar cart, or some random objects.

Casa Sugar

Woman's Day

Or you could get some gold washi tape and use it to decorate vases, trays and boxes. Remember when I posted this tutorial showing how to make a mason jar pen/pencil holder?

Photo by Kristen Peterson

Pick up some clear glass vases at the dollar store or thrift store and paint them. I recently bought some vases and tried painting them with gold using a few techniques for a friends bridal shower. I loved how the polka dot vases turned out and they were super easy I just used the end of paint brushes and some acrylic paint! I wanted to try doing the dipped look but didn’t have enough paint or a good container to dip it in. I wouldn’t put them in the dishwasher though as the paint may come off (or buy glass paint).

                          Photo by Kristen Peterson

                                Photo by Kristen Peterson
PS- sorry I don’t have any pretty pictures with flowers in them! My nice camera was left in Bend unfortunately.
OR Tape off your vase/bowl at an angle and spray paint

Houzz

Also you can use glitter to add gold any old accessories you have or something you picked up at a garage sale or thrift store.

Martha Stewart

My Paper Pinwheel

Have you done any gold DIY projects? Any you are wanting to do?

Washi Tape Graphics On Your Walls

 

 

Oh washi tape, what have we done without you. I have seen so many cute projects with washi tape, but somehow haven’t started using it myself! Here are some fun ideas to do creating graphics and decorations on your walls. This is perfect if you are a renter and can’t paint or put wallcoverings up.

 

I love the idea of creating  frames on your walls

The Manifesto Magalog/ Cup of Te this new online mag is so cute!!

 

Creative Hearts

 

Bloomingville

 

Buzz Feed

 

Live Leers Bestje

 

Siroope

 

Live Leers Bestje

 

Buzz Feed

 

A Beautiful Mess

 

Brika

 

Crab and Fish

 

Objects and Use

 

This is my ultimate favorite! I really want to do this above my bed. I currently don’t have a headboard and would love to create a faux headboard with this.

Glamour

 

Have you done any fun projects using washi tape on your walls? I would love to see your creations!

Beach Trip- Pacific City, Oregon

 

Had a wonderful Labor day weekend spent with family and friends visiting the beach and getting to go in the dune buggy on Sand Lake! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend as well. Here are a few of the photos I captured!

                             

Gold Love

Let me first start this post by openly admitting, that I started this post over a year ago. How did I never finish it? I don’t know. I often get all these ideas, start them and get distracted and forget to finish them. But, I will admit that my idea for a Gold Love post, inspired me to start a series of blogs on colors! I am going to be posting photos to admire of great spaces using a particular color. Be sure to keep checking back for those posts.
Is it just me or have you guys been loving gold too? I have been loving it for quite awhile and have built quite a collection of photos on Pinterest. What would I do without Pinterest? Check out my pins and follow to keep up on the latest things I’m loving!

Mimosa Lane

Decorista Daydreams

Made by Girl

C Wonder

Goods by Grinn

Made by Girl- can’t believe this print is only $29!

Casa Sugar

Southern Charm

If you are able to afford it, head to your local TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Ross, Home Goods or Target. You would be surprised at how much gold you can find for a reasonable price! Check out these great gold bowls from Nate Berkus for Target. They are $7.99 and $14.99! I can deal with that.

Target

Want to add some gold into your home but can’t go out and splurge on these luxe items? Stay tuned for a future post on how to do so!

Jonathan Adler

I have always loved Jonathan Adler’s colorful designs and patterns. Recently a Jonathan Adler store came to Portland and boy is it amazing, but very expensive! I found out that JC Penny’s has collaborated with Jonathan Adler and now has his amazing designs in their store at a fraction of the price!









All photos from jcpenny.com
So, what is your favorite piece? I know I couldn’t choose either! Love them all!

Bride and Groom Mugs

One of my best friends recently got married to the love of her life. I was very involved in planning her shower and bachelorette party and wanted to share some of those details with you guys. Today, I am going to show you a quick and easy gift that I made. You can do the same thing or come up with your own plan for a gift! Originally I saw a mug on Pinterest that said “He loves strong coffee” and “she loves green tea” I loved the idea and wanted to personalize it as my friends loves hot chocolate, unfortunately her man is not a coffee or tea drinker but a hot chocolate drinker as well so it just didn’t work. So I did a MR. and MRS. set and a BRIDE and GROOM set. They absolutely loved them! I had seen this idea done many times, but I followed these directions. Here is how to make them:
1. Pick up some plain white mugs and make sure they are clean
2. Create your design and draw it on using a sharpie marker
3. Put the mugs on a cookie sheet and put in the oven on 350 degrees for 30 minutes. This will set the design, however I have read that you should hand wash these as sometimes it will come off in the dishwasher.



Now it’s your turn to get DIY’ing!

Dogs and Design

I love dogs and I love design. Why not combine the two? There are some amazing spaces with adorable pets in them. I began my search a long time ago to gather these photos.It proved more challenging than I expected. I thought I would be able to find great design shots with adorable pups in them. It’s not as easy as you would think. I am here today to share with you some fabulous spaces with dogs in them.


The Sweet Season

A Cup of Mai

Design Sponge

Country Living

Desire to Inspire


Completely Coastal

The Design Files


Design Sponge

If you have never looked on pinterest at cute dogs, you must do so now! There are some of the funniest and cutest pictures. I’m warning you though, you will be sucked in. Here are some of the cute pin’s I have found!