"Wonderfully Made"

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

I'm almost finished with our bedroom update. One of the many projects in this budget makeover is this reclaimed wood cornice. There is only one window in the room so I wanted to make it a little special.

Total cost was about 6.00 for the hardware and it was super easy! After I measured and determined the size I needed, I cut the wood and added the braces to hold the pieces together and the brackets that would attach the cornice to the wall. Once it was put together I just ran my sander over the edges and top to 'clean it up' a bit.

Hanging it was definitely a two-person job but that was the only part that took a little time, making sure it was level and centered over the window.

And that was it! Simple, quick but with a big impact I think!

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Monday, August 7, 2017

"Walking Away" Documenting Your Kids Lives

Time REALLY does fly by! When my children were growing up, I started a tradition of taking what I call the 'walking away' pictures on the first day of school. Through the years I managed to keep them all in one place (remember these were the days of having to SEND the film out and getting the photos/negatives back!). I kept two copies of each photo in a special envelope tied with a red ribbon. Since "paper" is the traditional first anniversary gift, I used the photos to create a photo album for my son and daughter-in-law.

And this was my plan . . . that one day, I would create a wedding gift from the photos (and if my girls don't get married, well . . . I'll come up with another creative idea for using their photos!)

So every year, rain or shine, we would take the obligatory photos. I love this one of first grade -- he was literally running down the block toward the bus stop he was so excited!