The Painted Parsonage

Tuesday, March 27

Spring!

WooHoo!!! It looks like old man winter is gone for good. That t-totally fills up my happy tank. These beautiful warm days have inspired me to (finally...) take down the Valentine's decor (Ouch!) and spread some Springtime!

Of course, Pinterest helped get me going, too. I swiped some dogwood branches from my Mom's tree, and those blooms lasted exactly one day. (I'm pretty sure I've told you about my black thumb of death. It hasn't changed any.) I plan to glue on some faux blooms now that these have all died.

I used this tutorial to make some cute Robin eggs from plastic Easter eggs. Fun project! Cheap too.

I added some springy touches in the kitchen and dining room...

And I've always wanted to try growing some wheat grass, so I sweet talked the preacher into making me this super cool box. It's perfect! I got some inspiration from this pin.

This piccy was taken about 6 days after I planted the seeds. That stuff is fast! So far, this is the only thing I've not killed, so I'm now all about wheat grass! It is SO my friend.

The big news at the Parsonage is, the little man is now on the move. Which means, so are all the rest of us ;) Life has just gotten even more interesting!

He's growing up so fast. So hard to believe he'll be 9 months old this week!

Tuesday, February 21

The Pantry

Ever wondered what was behind this door in my kitchen?

It stayed closed for a reason.

It was disgusting. Pure and simple.

But it didn't rank very high on the priority list because, after all, it was *just* a closet.

It didn't even have a floor for pity's sake. (That's just old plywood...)

But who says a closet can't be pretty too?! I mean, come on. I go in there 15 times a day. So that's 15 times a day I'm grossing out. So, we rolled up our sleeves, got out the paint and wallpaper and went to town in there. I still don't know why we didn't do this sooner. Now every time I go in there, it makes me smile. Not to mention, it's much more functional!

A pantry that would make Granny proud. If only she were here to put on one of those aprons of hers and whip up one of her homemade chocolate pies. Mmmm...

Here's the before pic of the other side.

And the after...

A place for everything, and everything in it's place!

Moral of this story is, don't overlook the little spaces - they can make a big difference, too!

Tuesday, February 14

Happy Valentine's Day!

Just a little more pinterest love :)

I may need intervention.

I hope you all have a SWEET Valentine's Day!

Friday, February 3

Pillow Love. (Pardon the pun...)

I've been wanting to make some of these pillows for. evah. I had downloaded the word art from Dear Lillie ages ago. Since then I can't find the downloadable template - either she removed it, or I'm just not seeing it. (But you can buy some pillows already made in her shop.) I loved it as soon as I saw it. Boy, everything just sounds so much more romantic in French, does it not?!

Our bedroom pillows were in desperate need of an overhaul, so I covered one of our old ones. The fabric is actually an old white curtain that I never really liked. It looks much better as a pillow! I printed the word onto some of that really cool printable fabric. (I got mine at Walmart.) The paper comes in 8.5X11 sheets, and I wanted a bigger word, so I printed it banner style, using 2 sheets of the printable fabric. After I ironed the it onto the pillow cover, you could see the edges, so I stuck some ruffles and rosettes on there to hide them. I say you can't have too many ruffles. And roses never hurt anybody either ;)

I was really happy with how it turned out - and so easy! This was a great Valentine's project. I need a few other pillows for our room, and I have a some more ideas floating around for them. After all, I still have one more curtain, and it makes for some awesome pillow covering fabric. I have a few other projects in the works that I'll show ya real soon.

Till then, Je t`aime!

(Linking up with Chari's Finished Object Friday. Yeah yeah yeah....I know it's been awhile...)