New Kitchen Sign

I have had my eye on this sign from the Red Shed for quite some time. At $179.00, I knew that I didn't NEED it. So, I just filed it away as something that I would like to have SOMEDAY. Well, a few weeks ago, I was getting gas at the gas station by my parents' house. I spotted an old piece of fence laying against the dumpster:
I was in my husband's car and knew that I wouldn't be able to fit it in, so I just drove on. Then, I called my dad and asked him to go pick it up. He kept it at his house, and this week, I brought it home with me after my dad cleaned it up a bit. Then, I knew just what to do! Copy my favorite sign! I now have my very own!

It sill needs some distressing, and then I can't wait to hang it in my kitchen!

Edited to add: I am linking up to this party.

And the H's have it

Pic taken w/ Blackberry- please excuse poor quality

I finally figured out what I wanted to put on top of my hall tree. I was inspired by this post a long time ago, but didn't have a place... until now. I already had two of the H's, painted one, and bought the one on the pedestal at Anthropologie.

Copy Cat Part 2

I am constantly inspired by all of the super-creative people that I find on the Internet. Some people just amaze me with their creativity and talent. One of my favorite blogs for design inspiration is My Sweet Savannah. She has a beautiful home and even better talent. To make a long story short, I copied her. Her kitchen has these hand-painted words around her skylight, and ever since I first saw it, I have wanted to copy her. But, I have been too afraid. Last week, I just decided to go for it. I figured that I can always paint over if I messed up. Here is the finished result; I am pretty satisfied. I am pretty proud of my self for actually using a paint brush and painting these instead of using markers!