Pocketful of Blue

This is for all of you Hobby Lobby fans out there. Today I noticed they are having a 50% off sale on home decor. I'm always looking for wall decor so I spent some time online looking at all of their cute choices. Here are a few I especially liked and the prices are amazing. This style of graphic art seems to be really popular right now and this one jumped out at me.  love wall art For some reason, I have been drawn towards sheep lately. Isn't this cute? sheep art This is very pretty with a nice message as well. faith sign Wouldn't this be adorable in a little boy's room? hello handsome I don't think we can ever get enough of chalkboards and chicken wire. chalkboard & chicken wire I love the simplicity of this one. above all else Another pretty love sign. love Click on the words below the picture if you would like more information on that particular item. Now t...

Today I thought I would show you this bed and breakfast sign that I made. The frame belonged to an old picture that didn't fit my style anymore. I still liked the frame and it's a nice size. When I saw craft board at Joann Fabrics that was the same size  as the frame, I decided to make my own sign. First, I painted the board in ASCP Old White.  Then I just came up with the wording, found a font that I liked, determined the size and spacing of the words, and then printed it out. I positioned the pages on the board and secured with masking tape. I used a pen to trace over each letter leaving a small indent in the board. My daughter has a really nice set of markers so I just used one of those to fill in the letters. That was all there was to it ~ pretty easy! It fits just right on this wall near our computer desk. It's not perfect, but I'm happy with how it turned out. Now I just know you're wondering w...

I made a few changes at the end of the hallway  that leads to our master bedroom. After all, it had been the same way since January! Can you imagine?? this is the before . . . . . . and here it is now. The screen is an amish herb drying rack. I purchased it over a year ago at a shop we stopped at while on vacation.   I bought it to use as wall decor but just never found the right spot for it until now.  This hallway is kind of narrow so hanging the screen horizontally gives the illusion of the space being a little wider. I did dry brush a little white paint on the actual screen to give it a little softer look. I love the smooth, aged wood of the frame too. I added my HOME sign on top. Don't you think they look good together? I kept the white porcelain birds and added  my topiary to the little table. (We'll pretend the annoying light switch isn't there, okay?) I'm glad I finally found...