New kitchen additions

Little by little I have made a few changes to my kitchen. Since upgrading counter tops is not an option right now, I have focused on a few little changes. When we built our house I would say my style was very traditional, but now I'm not sure what to call my style. I think it's a combination of modern, a bit of retro, and a dash of vintage. Does that even make any since? I'm not sure, but that's the best description I can make.

Originally I had a bakers rack that didn't really fit in with what I wanted anymore. My original thought for the space was a buffet, but when all the ones I wanted were $500.00+, I decided to go with something else. I looked at several local antique stores, but never really found what I was looking for. After a few weeks of searching, we went to visit my mother in law. They had recently moved and didn't have the space for this desk. It was the perfect size and price (free). All it needed was paint/hardware and VIOLA!

I tried to do my own version of a wall collage. I loved my silhouettes that I printed on green cardstock. You can see my tutorial on how to make silhouettes in photoshop elements here. I also chose a couple of coordinating fabrics to hang in my hoops. I have seen that on several other blogs, and loved how simple and inexpensive the idea was. I decided to refurbish an old photo frame that held three photos, with wrapping fabric around some cork board that I had. I will be a great place to stick notes, maybe a honey do list. :)

You can see how I transferred my photo to my canvas here. This is another very fun and inexpensive project.

These are just a few decorations that were added around the kitchen. The vintage scale is my favorite. I plan on using it in some future infant photo shoots, but for now it works great in my kitchen.

My husband was given the above chair and the chair in front of the desk by his grandfather. They meant a lot to him and I was very happy with how well they worked in the kitchen. I was also happy they didn't need any work. I considered painting them but my husband was not happy with that idea. I guess I can let him have his way just this once.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Here are a few parties I will be linking to today

http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/

http://firefliesandjellybeans.blogspot.com/

http://www.somewhatsimple.com/

Thursday Blog Hop!

I'm blog hopping today. I decided to join on that I have not joined before. Thirsty Thursday over at Obviously Marvelous. I hope everyone is having a great Thursday!

Blog Hop Wednesday!

It's that time again, to hop all over blog land to find great new blogs. I hope everyone joins me.

Fabric Camera Strap Tutorial

My camera and I have became one, in the past month, because of my photography classes. I have seen so many tutorials for a camera strap cover. I thought I would jump on that band wagon, and make my camera a little more FLASHY. Ha! Forgive me for my terrible joke. The strap I made is very simple, and I used fabric that I had left over from a previous project. I love it when that happens. I'm not sure if all straps are standard, but these are the measurements that I used for my strap. You may want to measure yours to be sure.


I cut my fabric 3 1/2" wide, and 20" long. Next you fold all four edges 1/4" over and iron.


Then you will sew closed the folded short ends.


In the last step I added fabric flowers. You can find the tutorial for those here. You will have to hand sew these on. You will want to do that before you sew the cover closed. Lastly you will fold the cover over longways, and sew closed. Now you have a fun cover for your camera strap. I can definitely feel the difference wearing it around my neck. I think it is much more comfortable. I hope everyone enjoys.

I would also like to thank Cheri, at I Am Momma Hear Me Roar, for featuring my graffiti stencil shirt on her you roared segment. I am also super excited about reaching 50 followers. I'm considering having a giveaway when I reach 100. Maybe a fabric sunglasses case, or a fabric camera strap cover. Let me know what you think.

Wednesday Link Parties!

I wish I had a new craft project to add today, but it will have to wait until tomorrow. My kids have no respect for mommies craft time. In the mean time I will be linking up to some Wednesday link parties. I hope everyone joins me. If anyone knows of other link parties that I don't normally go to, please let me know. I always love finding new blogs, to add to my list. I also want to let my lovely followers know that I did a guest post on my husbands blog No Bad Movies. I gave a review on Sixteen Candles, which was on of my favorite movies growing up. I hope everyone checks it out. He has a lot of other great reviews for you to read. He would love some followers, and feel free to leave any movies requests in his comments. Happy Wednesday everyone!

Tuesday Blog Hop!

I'm participating in a Tuesday blog hop. I hope everyone checks out these three fun blogs. I you haven't participated in a blog hop yet, you should. Its a great way to find new blogs and add to your friends.