Yard Saling

So, yesterday I woke up at 6:30am to hit up some yard sales and scored some majorly awesome deals!! First of all, it takes a lot for me to wake up this early if I don't have to, so (the nerd I am) I mapped out the yard sales I wanted to go to that I found in the paper. I then, preceded to program them into my GPS, for the next morning. After hitting the snooze button several times, I finally was out the door with coffee in hand...


The first wonderful find was a coffee table and end table set that a woman sold me for $5...she said she just wanted to get rid of it, so I was more than happy to buy it from her. At the moment, our living room is a hodgepodge of furniture that doesn't really match all that much, but in my attempt to bring it all together, I think I've succeeded. The coffee table/end tables help our living room look more "living roomish" !


A few random items I snagged at a yard sale were some cute rain boots and a vera bradley purse for $4!!

Now, for the greatest buy of the day...Since we moved into our apartment I've wanted to get a desk that I can use to do Arts/Crafts on and the occasional paperwork. I've looked on craigslist and elsewhere, but yesterday I found this jewel of a desk at an estate sale for $35 and had to buy it! It's an antique and would be a great refinishing project....and I absolutely fell in love with it...
So, last night my husband helped me move it into our second bedroom (office room) and move out a green recliner we had that we never used.


 I'm so excited to get it fixed up and get my stuff organized in the drawers, because right now my stuff is thrown all over the room...


Here's a pic of it:

And here's the green recliner that is now up for grabs:

DIY Photo-To-Canvas

2 blog posts in one day...that's a record!


I wanted to share a DIY Project I've been working on for our apartment and I finally got it together to share. Yesterday I did this photo-to-canvas project that actually worked, so I thought I'd post it for you!


Here's some pics of my final project:

This project is super easy, but takes just a little time to make sure it's done right.
 I used tissue paper to print the picture out on my computer (yes, the tissue paper you use to stuff gift bags), let it dry, then mod podged it to the canvas. Using tissue paper gives you the look that someone painted it, instead of using printer paper or photo paper.


 If anyone's interested in learning how to make this, just let me know...maybe I'll post a tutorial on it!

Did I mention I Love Food!

So, over the past week, I've been experimenting with some new recipes I found on www.foodgawker.com. If you've never been to this website, then you're in for a treat...I could spend forever on here looking at all the scrumptious food recipes! 


The first thing I made was Crock Pot Potato Chowder (I actually found this recipe on Pinterest and you can find it here http://www.food.com/recipe/Crock-Pot-Potato-Chowder-50144.) This really is super easy to make and will have you going back for as many bowls as you can eat!


Here's a pic of mine...Yummm :)

The second item I made was Buffalo Chicken Dip or "Crack Dip"!! It is seriously addicting and good on so many levels. You can get the recipe here http://www.singforyoursupperblog.com/dips-and-salsas/the-famous-quot-crack-dip-quot/. In my recipe I used Texas Pete hot sauce, but you can use whatever you want.


Happy Cooking! ;)

Home~Sweet~Home

So, today marks the 1 month anniversary of Hud and me moving into our apartment and it's finally starting to feel like home!! I finally got the furniture the way I wanted it and decorated a little, which has literally taken me this whole month but when I walk in the door now, it definitely feels homey. 


Over the past 5 years I've been back-in-forth living in Mars Hill, Gastonia, and Columbia, SC and the only other place that feels like home to me is G-town (my hometown). After living in Blacksburg for a month, I feel like we're starting to get plugged in and it excites me to know that we'll be here for a few years. We recently found a wonderful church "Northstar" and have gotten plugged in...we're starting a newlyweds bible study group wed...and have already become involved with some volunteer opportunities. We're both very excited to see what God has in store and can't wait to start building relationships with some new friends!


On another note...Bammer (a.k.a. Doodie Sir licks-a-lot "this is the name Hud gave him...haha"), our 5 month old puppy, is also feeling more at home I think. I found this really awesome dog park here in Blacksburg and try to take him whenever we have free time. It's pretty funny watching all these dogs run around and play with each other...I imagine it's similar to watching your kid at the playground or something. He has so much energy that even if we take him on a run with us he's still bouncing off the walls, so the dog park has become a weekly ritual. 


After being here for only a month already, I'm thrilled that it's starting to feel like home and  have some more projects on the rise to make our apartment even more cozy. If I ever get around to doing them i'll post em on here...!