tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87405215206015195422024-03-19T02:09:49.163-07:00These Peach RosesThese Peach Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642209736384070415noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740521520601519542.post-87592012489055100902013-06-12T06:31:00.000-07:002013-06-12T06:31:29.283-07:00Cupcake Liner Pomanders<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday I wrote about the <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/06/harpers-baptism.html" target="_blank">details of my Goddaughter's baptism</a>. The day was awesome and I'm sure Harper had a great time! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Today's post is specifically about the pomanders that were used as decoration on the cake table.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They were so easy and fun to make! Probably around 15 minutes each and cost $8 a pop! I think they look just like carnation balls. Except carnation balls are $60 on the low end and very messy. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As for how to make these babies, you'll need: </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We used cute yellow round head pins but they didn't end up showing at all so I'd recommend the cheapest flat head pins you can find. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tons of people commented on how cute they were! I completely agree and think they are super fun for a kids' party or baby/bridal shower. And most importantly, cheap and easy to make! My sister-in-law and I made these assembly-line style with me pinning and scrunching the cupcake liner while she stuck them in. </span></div>
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These Peach Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642209736384070415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740521520601519542.post-29378092464998191772013-06-11T11:28:00.001-07:002013-06-11T13:17:23.268-07:00Harper's Baptism<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past weekend was my niece's baptism. I had the honour of being named co-Godmother (lucky duck has 4 Godparents!) She was a perfect angel throughout the ceremony. She was the only baby out of 6 to not cry -- she actually slept through most of it! I'll give her an awesome high five for that in a couple years. The weather couldn't have been more perfect and the ceremony was lovely and personal. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, back to the main event. My sister-in-law decided on a hot pink and light pink colour scheme which was perfect for her almost 5 month old. My favourite part was the cake set up. The cake was ombre and delicious too. On either side were various pink coloured cookies and treats. And of course the cupcake liner pomanders we made for decoration! (I'll post a DIY tutorial for those tomsies.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each guest received a cute giveaway consisting of a framed photo of Harper in her baptism dress and a pink rosary. Note the headband! So pretty and vintage-looking. She wore it all day. Such a trooper! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The day went off without a hitch. All the guests also signed a little booklet for her to read when she's older. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now she can enjoy being an official member of the Church and a beautiful Child of God. We love you, Harper! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">PS - Here's a quick recap of <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/02/baby-shower-extravaganza.html" target="_blank">Harper's baby shower</a> back in February, </span>These Peach Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642209736384070415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740521520601519542.post-44766534844832133722013-06-04T07:46:00.001-07:002013-06-11T13:21:35.647-07:00Headboarding<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We haven't been up to too many projects lately with baseball season in full swing (punny!). But I will share our newest furniture acquisition. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have been looking for the perfect headboard since we moved in. I toyed with the idea of making my own with all the tutorials out there in blog land but I don't consider myself handy enough nor do we have the necessary tools. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Requirements: white, tufted. Fabric or leather. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">I started my search at the local furniture stores. Ikea, the Brick, Leons, Ashley Furniture, etc. Even a bunch of independent stores. No dice. I searched online and most of them were over $700. Too much. We determined a $400 budget is reasonable. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">The only one that sort of matched what we wanted was <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=20132395a&parentid=A_FURN_FURNITURE_BED" target="_blank">this one</a> at Urban Outfitters. But it didn't come in white. I thought about settling for that light grey colour but for that amount of money, I didn't want to settle. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">My next search was at US retailers that hopefully shipped to Canada. Or maybe we could pick it up and drive it across the border? Would it fit in the car though? #headboardproblems. I found a bunch of pretty good ones at target.com. <a href="http://www.target.com/p/seville-tufted-headboard/-/A-10708333#prodSlot=large_1_3" target="_blank">This one</a>, <a href="http://www.target.com/p/greenwich-tufted-headboard/-/A-10708296#prodSlot=large_1_5" target="_blank">this one</a>, <a href="http://www.target.com/p/solid-upholstered-headboards/-/A-14188713#prodSlot=large_1_7" target="_blank">this one</a> and <a href="http://www.target.com/p/blanc-de-blanc-headboard/-/A-10623778#prodSlot=large_1_8" target="_blank">this one</a> were all pretty good. And then I found this one. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">She was perfect. A good shade of white, good tufts, good price. Velvet! Done. Except they don't ship to Canada. Ughhhhh. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">We almost said "whatever, let's just try to bring it across the border in our little car. I'm sure it will fit." But I wanted to try one last thing before we committed. I typed the name of the headboard into google thinking maybe someone closer had it. I don't know if it's because I have been a good girl all year or if the headboard gods felt sorry for me because I have been looking for this for 11 months, but it worked. Homedepot.ca!!! The exact same one! And the best part? It was cheaper!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Cray, I know. This doesn't happen. Ever. Things in the states are always cheaper and more accessible! AND I got a 10% discount code for signing up for emails. Estimated delivery time: 3-4 weeks. No problem. We ordered last Tuesday and she arrived the following Monday! The good news just kept on coming! Only teeny bad thing was that we were watching the tracking and the delivery came while both of us were at work. UPS's policy is if it looks like a safe neighbourhood, they leave the item at your door step. She was only alone for max 2 hours. And thankfully everything was fine. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Assembly was super easy. Legs came separate but only needed 4 screws and washers which they provided. They wanted the legs to get screwed into the bed frame but we don't have a bed frame so that wasn't happening. We just squished it between the bed and the wall and called it a day. So far it hasn't fallen on our heads and I don't think it will. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Oh, and we got a little ottoman from Ikea so that our kitty cat can jump on the bed. It was too high for him before and he'd meow in the middle of the night for us to pick him up. You can see it hiding on the left side of the bed in a couple of the photos.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">I think he enjoys the headboard as much as I do. ...or maybe not. </span><br />
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These Peach Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642209736384070415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740521520601519542.post-53405931036635548042013-05-22T09:11:00.000-07:002013-05-24T10:18:44.395-07:00I Got That Polish Spirit! <span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just as promised, I have been fussing over the backyard this spring season to avoid repeating the disaster of 2012. Step one was researching my hardiness zone. I learned that knowing this is essential when choosing plants for your garden. Plants are categorized based on how well they can adapt to a specified climate. I am in zone 6a or 6b, depending on which map you look at. So off I went researching which plants like my area. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyhoo, right from the beginning I knew I wanted to plant a Clematis because my grandmother always had a beautiful one growing in her front yard. I remember hers having many dark purple blooms each summer and it would climb two stories high. It was definitely a staple in her garden. I was determined to have the same beautiful plant in her honour. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted one that bloomed later in the season and that was hardy in my 6ish zone. And then I found my Polish Spirit. Nope, not joking. It was meant for me! I am Polish through and through and so was this Clematis. It was bred by a Polish fellow who named it after the "indomitable spirit the Polish people had while under communist control." YES POLSKA! Who's got that Polish Spirit! I do! Now in more ways than one :) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know for sure if my grandmother had this exact species but it definitely looks very similar! I wouldn't be surprised if it is since she lives in Poland. Apparently this clematis is very beginner-friendly, low maintenance, and likes partial shade. Perf. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Following </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=489" target="_blank">planting instructions</a></span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> super carefully, into the ground he went. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The plan is for him to grow giganto and cover that whole wall. Think he can do it? I check on him every day and every day he grows so much! Seriously, it's nuts! I am convinced we will see blooms this year. I believe in you, Clematis! You can do it! Awww such a wonderful addition to the family. (Is it weird to treat plants like your children? I mean, they are alive. ...don't judge.)</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">xoxo, E</span>These Peach Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642209736384070415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740521520601519542.post-12077124767735124972013-05-17T11:15:00.001-07:002013-05-24T10:20:50.973-07:00Welcome to the Jungle<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We moved into our house mid July of last year and between wedding and honeymoon excitement, we didn't do much in our backyard or frontyard. Really the only thing we did was mow the lawn..... once. It got so ridic long that we had to do something about it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So it's been a while since I blogged. Our doggie passed away last month and I have not been in the mood to do any house stuff or write about anything. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Neptune was honestly the best dog ever. I had him since he was a baby. Words can not explain the relationship we had or the loss I felt after his passing. Having never dealt with death before, coping was very difficult. I miss him madly. He was my best friend for 15 years. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I miss the way he licked my hands (and feet!), the way he would always greet me at the top of the stairs when I came home, the sound he made while drinking his water, the way he would always run to the first tree at the beginning of our walks, the way he loved rolling around in snow and on grass, the way he would chew on his bone, the way he would nudge our elbows with his nose so we would pet him. I miss the way my hands felt on his head, seeing his fur on our hardwood floors, having to go for midnight walks. I miss everything. I will always miss everything. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can only think of the positives now -- all the amazing times we had together and the unconditional love we had for each other. I know he is looking down at me from doggie heaven (which is filled with warm timbits, lakes to swim in, and bones). I know his leggies are now healthy and the tumor he had in his belly is gone. He no longer feels pain. And I know he is surrounded by other doggie friends. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love you Neptune. Now I carry you in my heart. You no longer have to wait for me at the top of the stairs. We are always together now. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite freezing temperatures, I have spring fever! We have springified the house by adding coral accents, fresh yellow tulips, bunches of pussy willow, and a new door wreath! And this is the story of how the wreath came to be.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">- grapevine wreath ($4.99 at Michaels with 40% off coupon = $2.99)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">- 3 sprigs of artificial flowers ($1 each at the dollar store)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">- Rafia ($2.99 at Hobby Lobby with 40% off coupon = $1.79)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">The above picture lies a bit because I didn't end up using the glue gun or the heavy-duty yellow cutters. The pic on the iPad is a <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/38280665555018597/" target="_blank">Pinterest link</a> I used for inspiration. I also liked the look of <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/38280665555082868/" target="_blank">this wreath</a>, <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/38280665555018696/" target="_blank">this wreath</a>, and <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/38280665555018581/" target="_blank">this wreath</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Next I started sticking them in, on by one. I thought that I would need to secure them with hot glue or floral wire, but the grapevine was so thick that the stems held firmly in place right away! The best part about this is that I can take it all apart and reuse the wreath for another season. Perf!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">After deliberating between satin ribbon, raffia, and burlap, I settled on raffia because I thought it had the most springish feel to it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">But now when I look back, it also has an autumn feel to it. Thoughts? I don't know.. I think it will stay. At least I know I can use the leftover raffia for more DIYs in 6 months. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guess what! We finally put up the light we bought 3 months ago! Readers, meet <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/90147465/" target="_blank">Maskros</a>. He enjoys hanging out, brightening up people's moods, and splashing fun patterns on the wall. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">But let's rewind a little bit. I am going to overshare this whole light switcheroo process with y'all (I'm not from the south, I just like to pretend I'm Britney sometimes. Especially when I scream and shout... <strike>and let it all out</strike>.) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Our house is 7 years old and I'm 99.9% sure that this boob light was part of the original design. Unless the previous owners had questionable taste and chose this themselves. Why boob? Because look at it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">I knew I wanted to replace it the minute I saw it during our first walk-through but it took a while for me to pick a worthy replacement. YHL taught me to <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2013/02/buyers-remorse-purchasing-paralysis/" target="_blank">never settle</a>. And of course, my <a href="http://www.ikea.com/" target="_blank">favouritestoreintheworld</a> delivered. Ikea has had Maskros on their shelves probably since I was in diapers, but I never really thought anything of it. Until I saw <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/232709505717650208/" target="_blank">this pinterest post</a> of him in a superduper cute nursery. It was k</span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">ind of like a guy in the friend zone that comes back from summer vacation and is all-of-the-sudden-for-no-reason hunky. Ew did I just say hunky? To put in other words, I saw Maskros in a whole different light (ha!).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">We brought him home sometime in January with big smiles on our faces and then realized we don't have a ladder tall enough to reach ceiling in the straircase. Also, neither me nor Hubs were brave enough to get up that high on a balcony-style landing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">See what I mean? Boomer is pretending to be the ladder. I should also mention that neither one of us have ANY electrical experience beyond changing a burnt-out lightbulb. Thus we enlisted the help of our favourite handyman cousin to help us out. And our friends were more than happy to lend out a suitable ladder. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Next comes assembly. I wanted to make sure that it was in a ready-to-hang state by the time our cousin came by. I love researching anything and everything beforehand and I found <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ljm1_wvDQs" target="_blank">this trusty Ikea video</a> that goes through the steps of putting Maskros together. Doesn't she make it look so easy? I was excited. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">And we're done! It took me exactly 23 minutes and 43 seconds to click all the petals on. Subtract a couple minutes for picture taking. Oh, and papercut count: 0. Excuse me while I brush some dirt off my shoulder. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">I love the way he looks alongside the<a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/03/frame-game-reveal.html" target="_blank"> gallery wall</a>. Fun fact: maskros means dandelion in Swedish. Bet you didn't see that one coming! #captainobvious </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Isn't that just the saddest picture you have ever seen? Not to worry though, we are looking for a loving new home for Boobie on Kijiji. Any takers? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">So that's the story of how we adopted Maskros. I think he likes it here. And I love taking turns staring at him and his neighbour Mr. Gallery Wall. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">PS - Woop-aaaaaaaaa close up in your face.</span></div>
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<br />These Peach Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642209736384070415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740521520601519542.post-18968548774516624222013-03-25T12:09:00.003-07:002013-03-25T12:10:26.133-07:00Frame Game: The Reveal <div align="justify">
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">38 frames and 3 weeks later, our gallery wall is complete. Really, this project could all be done in a weekend but I dilly-dallied quite a bit. Between buying, <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/03/frame-game-phase-1.html" target="_blank">painting</a>, <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/03/frame-game-phase-2-making-mats.html" target="_blank">matting</a>, and <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/03/frame-game-phase-2.html" target="_blank">hanging</a> the frames and selecting/editing/printing pictures for them, I wanted some down time. But I absolutely love how it turned out!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">We mainly chose photos of our families, friends, and pets, along with some of our favourite photos from our wedding. I also threw in a few </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">cute printables we made slash found online. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">That too-cute-for-words baby is my 6 week old niece (check our her<a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/02/baby-shower-extravaganza.html" target="_blank"> baby shower recap</a>). I am so happy with how everything turned out. Now I am unable to walk past it without stopping and staring for a solid 15 minutes every time. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This weekend Hubs and I took to making mats for the gallery wall frames. Seeing as I bought most of them from the thrift store, mats often not included. I bought a couple sheets of bristle board for $1.25 from the dollar store and cut them to size. So really, the whole project cost $1.25. I like. Borat. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">I started out by placing the glass insert onto my bristle board and tracing around it. You can't tell too well in this picture, but that's what's going on. Be careful, sharp edges! I learned the hard way. Also, remember to work on the back of the bristleboard if the two sides are different.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Next up: actually getting the photos in there!!! Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinally. I know.</span></div>
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These Peach Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642209736384070415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740521520601519542.post-52890308354162644642013-03-15T11:59:00.002-07:002013-03-18T07:09:18.896-07:00Perks of Being A Wallflower<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have a new flower friend in the house and he lives on the wall. We adopted him from </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.target.com/p/modern-rose-wall-sculpture-white/-/A-14214621" target="_blank">Target for $35.99</a></span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. I fell in love right when I saw it. And trust me, that NEVER HAPPENS. I <em>hmmm</em> and <em>haaaa</em> over every purchase.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We brought him home and hung him adjacent to our </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/03/4-square.html" target="_blank">square arrangement of frames</a></span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to fill out the mini hallway leading to the living room slash kitchen area. Perfect fit for that spot! The back has little hook loop thingies to slide on top of the nail. Easy peasy! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Isn't he just the prettiest??? And you know what I was thinking? In the future if I get more adventurous with colour, he might even get a quick coat of spraypaint. But for now he is perfect in his natural state. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A while ago, Hubs and I put up </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/20078050/#/60078034" target="_blank">4 Ribba frames</a></span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> above the loveseat. I had 3 already from when I lived with my parents. You can sort of seem them here hanging crookedly in my old bedroom, above the bed. They contained pictures taken by a friend of my hometown in Poland. Man, was my room bright or what. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And there they hung just like so for TWO months. Awful. We had people over and everything. It clearly took a while for me to figure out what I wanted in there. And then another while to execute it. But we did it. Finally. Yesterday. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each frame has the same printout in it, but each is moved slightly up or down to make them look less identical. I love the arrangement because it fills that space so well! Thank goodness for Ikea continuing to sell these Ribba frames long after I bought the first 3! Another job well done. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like it, just not for the staircase. Something like that would work for a non-sloped area like above the couch or bed. I thought the gallery wall should "move" with the flow of the stairs. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">The multiple flowers hanging out together in this photo represent us blog friends hanging out together in the virtual world. Too sappy? Probably. </span></div>
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These Peach Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642209736384070415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740521520601519542.post-66912440372020882272013-03-07T07:38:00.005-08:002013-03-18T13:32:44.674-07:00Frame Game: Phase 1 -- Painting<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am proud to announce that I have started the galley wall process. This is one of the biggest projects I have taken on (which proves that I am not all that DIYish) so I will blog about it in parts. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After compiling lots of inspiration online, I gathered all the picture frames I had and made lots of trips to Value Village (out local thrift store chain). I bought the majority of them, as I didn't have many of my own. They ranged from $0.99 (but s***! It was ninety-nine cents!!) to $6.99. The ones I sought out to adopt were pretty sad looking in the store. But fear not, I said! I will make you over and you will be beautiful and loved. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am going for an all-white frame gallery wall and obviously the thrift store finds came in a rainbow of colours (forest green and peach was my favourite to get rid of). Enter: painting clothes. At first, I tried to spray paint these puppies. Sometimes it worked, sometimes the coverage was awful. I guess it just depends on the type of material the object is made of. I find wood absorbs a lot of spray paint. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once I got my can of baseboard paint out, I stuck to that. I recruited my 7 year old brother to help me paint them and I would love to say we got done in a jiffy. But, sadly, I can not. Painting 40+ frames takes a while, each needing multiple coats. It took about 3 days. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For most of the process, I used a small sponge brush and threw it out at the end of each day. I got a pack of 6 for a dollar. And I enjoy covering things with aluminium foil to ease with the clean up. I hate <em>clean up</em>. I like <em>throw away </em>when it comes to painting. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Those pictures above are the current state of my dining room. The frames are drying and I should be able to start hanging them soon! #exciting</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get it? Frame inspiration. Anyway, I am dreaming of a gallery wall. I have been for a while actually, but I was too chicken to actually start the process. Which is a long one, let me tell you. So far, I spent hours on Pinterest looking for inspiration and tips to simplify the process. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Of course my favourite decorating duo, <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2011/04/its-done-and-we-heart-it/" target="_blank">John and Sherry, have a very thorough tutorial</a> and their hallway turned out A.MA.ZING.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Except I needed a stair example because that's where I'm slapping mine up. Thank goodness for their BFF, <a href="http://www.bowerpowerblog.com/2011/11/go-ahead-and-stair/" target="_blank">Katie, who created her gallery wall on her staircase</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everyone makes it look so easy! I hope I too can soon be part of the much-coveted Gallery Wall Club. I am officially making it my goal to complete this project by the end of the month. Wish me luck!!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week I posted the <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/02/pinterest-challenge-winter-edition.html" target="_blank">Completely Unofficial Pinterest Challenge (Winter Edition)</a> hosted by <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/" target="_blank">Sherry</a>, <a href="http://www.bowerpowerblog.com/" target="_blank">Katie</a>, <a href="http://www.theremodeledlife.com/" target="_blank">Megan</a>, and <a href="http://decorandthedog.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Michelle</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">And guess what! I did it! Working alongside others and telling the world that you will do something before you do it is very motivational. Even if I was a day late. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">I decided to attempt the very popular string art. </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">I read a bunch of tutorials from Pinterest on this project but ultimately it was <a href="http://honeyandfitz.com/wordpress/2012/02/16/diy-string-art-tutorial/" target="_blank">Dina at Honey and Fitz</a> who gave the best tips. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Fiiiiiiiiiiiiinally, it was time to string it all together. I had great fun with this. I tied one end of the string to a random nail. And then weave away! I didn't use a specific technique other than slow and steady. I agree with <a href="http://honeyandfitz.com/" target="_blank">Dina</a> that this is very therapeutic. The only thing I struggled with was when to stop. Eventually, each nail was yarn-ed about 3-4 times and the <a href="http://bigbrothercanada.slice.ca/" target="_blank">Big Brother Canada</a> series premiere was starting so I stopped and called it a day. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">He turned out great and he's perfect and I love him! I feel seriously proud of myself for actually following through on something that I didn't think I would ever start. And isn't it so much better to look at something you DIYed rather than bought? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know you are all expecting the result post of the <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/02/pinterest-challenge-winter-edition.html" target="_blank">Pinterest Challenge</a>. Well you're not getting it. At least not today because I am a day behind. I overestimated the amount of free time I would have with all the supplies I needed to gather and the <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/02/pinterest-challenge-winter-edition.html" target="_blank">wedding I had to attend</a>. I am very ashamed and pinky promise to have a post by tomorrow. It's coming along nicely though! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">The good news is that I was able to put the final coat of spray paint on a few more thrift store finds. A while ago I snagged an owl figurine and a nice oval frame for my future gallery wall. Here they are in their sad natural glory. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">To be honest, they weren't all that bad. They just aren't the colour scheme I have going on. See that little chippie on the frame? I was hoping the new colour would hide the little imperfection and it definitely won't be visible among a bunch of other frames in the future gallery wall. So it's our little secret.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">So I grabbed my favourite makeover weapon: a can of white spray paint. The owl took what-felt-like hundreds of coats because of all the crevices in the design. It's super important to do several thin coats than one or two thick goopy ones to avoid drips. I was as patient as possible and visited the spraying station in my garage a few times every evening to get good coverage. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Better, yes? Much. I was going for the ceramic vibe. And the chip is barely noticeable! Woop woop! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">And let me surprise you with another fun makeover! I got this ORB jewelry tree a couple years ago from my old job. It used to match my teal-white-brown bedroom perfectly but since then I have moved and the decor has changed. So Mr. Tree needed a change too. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Anyway, come back tomsies for the GRAND REVEAL of my Pinterest-inspired nail & string art! Here's a little teaser:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Looks cool, eh? </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">If it's not done by tomorrow, come back anyway for a swim in the puddle of tears I will have cried out of disappointment.</span></div>
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These Peach Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642209736384070415noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740521520601519542.post-35290228956449620292013-02-26T13:19:00.001-08:002013-02-26T13:21:37.401-08:00Twine It Up!<div align="justify">
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One boring rainy day, I felt crafty. Actually I feel crafty in all weather. Enter empty wine bottle. ...from a while back. This craft is not a result of an empty wine bottle. Well I guess it is but uhhh... you know what I mean. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">So I have an empty wine bottle, a glue gun, and some twine. Put all that together and I have a decorative vase-y thing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Continue until the whole bottle is wrapped and ta-daaa! Easiest DIY project ever. I thought it gave a nice natural-looking touch to our decor. I also wrapped a little vase with a cute shape and together they live on the mantel and pose nicely with other accessories. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">The red and orange flowers were for autumn, the gold sparkly palms were for winter, and the <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/02/thrift-shop-challenge-round-up.html" target="_blank">elephant/book combo</a> was there as a location test. </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">The last photo with the flowers is the most current. I am excited for spring and these lisianthus just look so cheery! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">You can swap out the wine bottle for any other bottle or container for this project. A Perrier bottle, a beer bottle, a mason jar, a boring vase, etc. The twine can also easily be spray painted or dip-painted for more interest. So far I love the natural look but you never know when I might be bored on a rainy day again! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">xoxo, E </span></div>
These Peach Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642209736384070415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740521520601519542.post-66902742106051666312013-02-25T12:44:00.003-08:002013-02-25T12:54:24.158-08:00Wedding Crashing - A Fun Winter Affair<div align="justify">
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hubs and I were honoured to attend my friend-slash-coworker's wedding this past Saturday. It was a lovely winter wedding and I am here to share all the too-cute-to-handle details of the day!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Right off the bat, we knew this was going to be a fun wedding. The couple set up a Jenga game where each guest would write their well wishes on a wooden block. I thought this was such a nice alternative to the typical guest book. This way they can have some fun with it afterwards! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Beside the "guest book" was the favour table. Each guest received a lovely lace-wrapped mason jar filled with hot chocolate powder, peppermint bark, and marshmallows. So sweet! (Pun intended!) I couldn't wait to go home and whip up some yummy ho-cho by the fireplace. It was such a fun thoughtful gift to take away. Thank you! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">The ceremony was very charming. The bride looked beyond gorgeous and the groom was over-the-moon happy watching her walk up the aisle. I won't post pictures of the newlyweds to allow them some privacy. But here were a couple of my favourite details from the ceremony.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">I think my favourite decor item is this chandelier that hung over the entryway to the ceremony. There were others hung in other areas but this one is so perfectly placed. It really set the mood of a romantic yet fun one-of-a-kind affair. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">After the ceremony, we were led to the receiving line to congratulate the newlyweds. On our way, we passed the seating chart which was donned with stunning stationary and delicate lace. I loved the look of it! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">The rest of the food was sinfully delicious as well. The butternut squash soup and caramel brule cheesecake were super tasty --- you wouldn't have to pay me to only eat those two dishes for the rest of my life. Both Hubs and I definitely left with very full tummies.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Overall the whole night was very beautiful and every detail was exquisite. I know I said this before, but the couple looked so lovely and overjoyed all night. I can't wait to see their professional photos. Thank you so much for allowing us to share this special day with you! </span></div>
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These Peach Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642209736384070415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740521520601519542.post-16564147729321670982013-02-22T08:17:00.001-08:002013-02-22T08:17:40.816-08:00Love Your Baseboards! <div align="justify">
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prior to moving in, we hired painters to paint most of the rooms in our home. We decided to save some money and had them leave the baseboards as-is. And now they drive me nuts. The rest of the walls are so pretty and fresh and our baseboards just seem perma-dirty to me. I tried so many things to bring them up to par and nothing worked. With much kicking and screaming, I accepted that they need to be painted. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">It all started when I <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/01/stripe-happy.html" target="_blank">painted the stripes in our powder room</a>. The fresh white on the wall made the baseboards look even uglier than before. Once I sucked it up and painted them, I moved to the next smallest room in our house: the master bathroom. And since we had already done some improvements there like <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/02/floating-and-gloating.html" target="_blank">put up floating shelves</a> and <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/02/oh-little-things.html" target="_blank">change the vent</a> (Gusty made a huge impact!), this was just one more step to ensuite Finished-ville.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">That's a <em>serious</em> difference right there. Yuckers! Maybe this weekend? No... I have the <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/02/pinterest-challenge-winter-edition.html" target="_blank">YHL/BP Pinterest Challenge</a> to tackle. Oh, and a wedding to attend! Busy busy!</span></div>
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These Peach Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642209736384070415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740521520601519542.post-34803920242967723362013-02-21T10:07:00.000-08:002013-02-21T10:07:48.090-08:00Thrift Shop Challenge Round-up<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two weeks ago I posted my exciting $20 trip to my local second-hand store, as inspired by <a href="http://vimeo.com/56256943" target="_blank">Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' Thrift Shop</a>. This totally unofficial challenge was organized by the lovely folks at <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2013/01/our-completely-unofficial-macklemore-thrift-shop-challenge/" target="_blank">Young House Love</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Here's a quick reminder of what I managed to snag for my $20 budget. A little wooden basket thing, 5 books, and a cute elephant figurine. Here's the <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/02/young-house-loves-thrift.html" target="_blank">original post</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">I'm still not sure about his home. He might just be a nomad and travel all over the house. Whereas the books have stayed on the side table. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">I really enjoyed reading other peoples' blogs about their Macklemore Challenge finds. There are so many quirky and interesting things out there! And I'm more than excited that tons of treasures have found good homes instead of the dump. Cheers to recycling! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">PS - Come back soon! I have many more spray painting projects in the works. Toodles! </span></div>
These Peach Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07642209736384070415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740521520601519542.post-50780123167642528132013-02-20T09:17:00.001-08:002013-02-20T09:20:18.504-08:00Pinterest Challenge - Winter Edition<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John and Sherry over at Young House Love are back with their <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2013/02/knock-knock-whos-there-2/" target="_blank">quarter-annual Pinterest Challenge</a> (actually it's more like Sherry and <a href="http://www.bowerpowerblog.com/2013/02/pint-sized-pinterest-challenge/" target="_blank">Katie</a>) and this time, I'm participating!! (Btw, you should really check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqRNShOutNM&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">video</a> of their tots explaining the rules of the challenge. I was waiting for them to explode with cuteness, seriously.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">To give myself some credit, I have done many many Pinterest crafts in my day. Like these <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/38280665552257885/" target="_blank">yarn-wrapped bottles</a>, something along the lines of these <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/38280665553086970/" target="_blank">"where we came from" map frames</a>, this <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/38280665552362365/" target="_blank">diaper bouquet</a> (here's <a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/02/diaper-flowers.html" target="_blank">how mine came out</a>!), a Christmas version of this <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/38280665553888403/" target="_blank">door wreath</a>, and many more. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">But I have to be honest and say that I have pinned hundreds of other projects that I would like to tackle. So I looked through my boards and picked the least likely thing I would normally do. Not that I don't love it, I really do. It's just the sort of DIY that I need a friendly blogworld push to accomplish. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Without further ado, I am going to attempt some nail & string art! I think Jen at <a href="http://jkizzle.blogspot.ca/2011/11/diy-nail-and-string-wrapped-letters.html" target="_blank">jkjk was the first to blog about this</a>? Here's the <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/38280665552250712/" target="_blank">pinterest post</a> that got me. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">I already have some ideas for how to customize this and Hubs is on board! We have even scheduled a trip to Michael's this afternoon. So excited! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I have previously mentioned, I have been planning my sister-in-law's baby shower for quite some time. It took place last Saturday and I am here to tell you all the sweet deets about the partay. It was a complete success and I think both guests of honour (it was an after-birth shower) had a ball! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Here's a copy of the invitation that we sent to our guests. I ordered them on <a href="http://www.purpletrail.com/" target="_blank">PurpleTrail</a> because I had such a great experience ordering my wedding shower invitations there. Everything is so customizable and user friendly. And they ship so fast! Aaaand there are always promo codes! I recommend. Anyhoo, the details are on the back and the circle card is 5.25" in diameter, in case you are wondering.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">For the centrepieces, I made diaper bouquets (<a href="http://thesepeachroses.blogspot.ca/2013/02/diaper-flowers.html" target="_blank">click here for a tutorial on how to make them</a>) and tied 3 pink helium balloons to each for some added height. They were a huge hit with all the guests. My sister-in-law loved them too and was excited that she could make use of them later! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Alongside the "guest book" I made up little advice cards for guests to leave their best parenting wisdom for Mommy. The little sign reads <em>Parenting isn't always easy or fun, so leave some advice for how to raise the little one.</em> Guests placed their cards in the box behind which has a photo of baby Harper on top. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Lastly, I wanted a big statement piece to really tie everything together. I made this banner which we pinned to the tablecloths of the punch and coffee tables. They are made out of coloured printer paper and cardboard. Sorry about the less than perfect photo quality. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that just about wraps up the baby shower decor. My niece was super well behaved throughout the whole day and Mom got lots of too-cute-for-words baby clothes and accessories. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">I'd call that a success! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The venue where we are holding my sister-in-law's shower oddly doesn't allow us to bring in even a crumb of our own food. And they won't make us a cake either. And since my mother-in-law and I feel that a cake is an integral part of a shower, we took it upon ourselves to make one.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Hang on, didn't I say that we can't make our own cake and bring it in? Yes. But we didn't use food. The entire cake is made out of diapers. This obviously means that we can not serve it to our guests but that's ok because there will still be plenty of dessert on the menu (obviously supplied by the hall). And the best part is that my sister-on-law can take it home with her and put all the diapers to good use! I didn't count them all but there's roughly 80 of them in there.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">We rolled each diaper and wrapped it with an elastic band like so:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;"><strike>A million</strike> 80-ish of these later, we had enough to make 3 solid layers. Below is a photo of the middle layer which has 23 diapers (I know because I counted in the photo, ha!). We grouped them in a circular shape and tied the perimeter with white curling ribbon.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Then we topped it off with a pretty pink bow (notice the ombre? Also from Michael's) and sat it atop of a large round aluminium tray from the local dollar store. And ta-daaaaaaaaaaaa! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">Easy as <strike>pie</strike> cake! I'm serious though. This is the easiest cake to make. And I also file it under fool-proof baby shower DIYs. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial;">I can't wait for Mom and Baby to see it on Saturday! </span></div>
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