Postcards from the Ridge

Don't get lost in the transition

2012-02-29T17:51:00.000-05:00

I love all of my followers, whether it's via facebook, email, google friends, or with the "linky" gadget. And I definitely wouldn't want to lose any of you. So if you're following me via google friends and aren't currently using blogger for your blog, please be sure to follow me via one of my other outlets. Google friends is supposedly not going to be an option for non-blogger blogs as of March 1.

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Thanks for following!

Be safe and enjoy the rest of the week!

Angie

Just in case you missed it: February '12 recap

2012-02-29T15:53:00.000-05:00

Aloha, my friends! It's been quite a balmy month of February here in East Tennessee. It's so warm today that we actually are under a tornado warning. Not to worry, that happens somewhat regularly around here. Unfortunately we know the drill and keep our eyes and ears on the weather forecasters.

Since I worked away from home most of the day today and most of this week, I thought I'd do a recap of my posts from this month just in case you missed any of them. I can't do a post everyday, so there's not that many of them, but I thought I'd catch you up anyway. Click on the various links to view any of the posts, or check the sidebar if you'd rather see the listings that way.

I started out the month with an organizing project we're calling our family command center. We have an 8' brick wall in our kitchen that is now used as a landing strip and message center. You can see the project and get the 411 by clicking here. I've added a bench below the bulletin board since doing this post and it's really been helpful for keeping our bags and "stuff" off the floor.

Earlier this month the Mr. and I spent a weekend at our favorite inn in the Smoky Mountains to celebrate being married for 20 years. I took some pics of the inn and shared a bit about our weekend, including being attacked by a swan (no kidding), here.

In the spirit of love and Valentine's Day, I shared some of my favorite red-inspired pins from pinterest in this post. The pictures on pinterest are always so inspiring. Are you as addicted to this site as I am? I think I need a pintervention or something.

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I posted in January about a floor that I had faux painted. I linked up that post to several link parties and was fortunate enough to have it featured on a few blogs. I sent out a great big thanks to the party hosts in this post. In case you want to see the original post where I shared the how-to for the floor, here it is.

Getting in the mood for Valentine's Day means doing a bit of baking around here. I shared a recipe for some yummy Valentine's m & m's blondies in a post here. You could make these anytime of the year with chocolate chips or, as I did a couple of weeks ago, white chocolate chips. They're the same kind of wonderful with any variety. And they're non-fattening. But only if you just look at them and don't eat them....

Of course, I did a little romantic post on Valentine's day. The pics and quotes are from pinterest, but they're oh so sweet and romantic. Click here to see the post and read the mushy quotes.

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I had to share some pics I took of some beautiful roses in this post. The Mr. brought one each for me and the girls and they were so pretty. He doesn't bring me flowers near as much as he did when we were dating a couple of decades ago, so I always have to take pictures of them. :)

I also have a sneak peek at a piece of thrifted furniture I'm trying to finish. I'll get it finished up very soon and will share the process I used on it in case you're interested. There's just not enough hours in the day sometimes. Can I get an amen?

Next up is a post on lots of creative ways to use chalkboard paint, including an area in my daughter's room where we used magnetic primer underneath some chalkboard paint for a unique message center. The other pics are ideas from pinterest and the web and are so fun.

My most recent post is a collection of pics I took when we recently made a wrong turn and stumbled upon some relics from the past. Sometimes the road less traveled is the most interesting one, for sure. I wish the old truck we found could tell us some of the stories it's seen.

I hope you have a fabulous "leap day", and that your March starts off just as well. If you're not a follower, you can follow me via email, linky followers, google friend connect (for some of you), and you can find me on facebook here.

I read and appreciate all of your comments.

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXOX,

Angie

An old barn and a mossy truck

2012-02-23T19:19:00.000-05:00

It's been such a gorgeous day. I went junking and had lunch with my mom and sister. We found several treasures, of course. Not too many, since my garage has several unfinished projects and the Mr. is going to find a new Mrs. if I don't get some of them finished soon.

I did a nice 3 mile walk when I got home. It was so warm that I was sweating by the time I got home. In February. Something is just not right about that. I'm sure we'll get snow in mid-March or something crazy like that.

I'm still working on finishing up a couple of projects to show, but wanted to share a few pictures I snapped when we were in the Smoky Mountains a few weeks ago. We were out for a drive and took a wrong turn, but it ended up being a good mistake. We stumbled upon an abandoned barn and a very old and forgotten truck. It felt like we had stepped back in time. We didn't stay long for fear of being greeted with a shotgun.

Anyway, here's a few pics of what we found.

I tinkered with that last shot by using my photoshop lightroom software. I cropped it, increased the blacks, and added a bit of grain to it. It looks like a very old photo.

I hope you're enjoying great weather like we are here in East Tennessee. Have a great weekend!

XOXOX,

Angie

Creative Uses for Chalkboard Paint, Chapter 2

2012-02-18T11:43:00.000-05:00

I love chalkboard paint. There's just something magical about a paint that makes it okay to write on the walls, tables, doors, or wherever. And not get in trouble for it. I used to sneak and write on the walls in my closet and underneath my bed when I was a little girl, and those walls weren't painted with chalkboard paint. Let's just say that my mom didn't appreciate the artistic value in my scribblings and drawings in the way that I thought she might. Who am I kidding, I didn't think at all, I just drew!

Chalkboard paint is a great thing for ~~budding graffiti artists~~ children who like to create. Or if you need an area for grocery lists and reminders, phone messages, or just a place to doodle, it's the ideal paint.

I recently painted an area in my teenage daughter's room with chalkboard paint. I primed it first with magnetic paint. I'm not an artist, so it's nothing special, but she really likes it. It gives her a place to jot down her to-do list for the week and she can also attach photos or notes without having to put thumbtack holes in the wall.

I used Rustoleum Magnetic primer ($26.99/qt) and Benjamin Moore's chalkboard paint ($18.99/qt), purchased at Kittrell Paint and Wallpaper, where I happen to work 3 days a week. The magnetic primer requires 3 coats, and the chalkboard paint recommends 2 or 3 coats. Allow for drying time in between coats. And no, I didn't realize when I was trying to make it into an interesting shape that it would resemble a violin. As I said, I'm no artist, but I can paint walls and furniture decently.

There are so many other great uses for chalkboard paint, and I've got lots of them pinned on my pinterest page, creative uses of chalkboard paint. These are not my pictures or projects. Click on the source info below it and you will end up at the origin of the project. Here's just a few of my favorites:

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It's perfect for an end wall or accent wall.

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I love this whole kitchen and the chalkboard wall. It's an ideal place to write the weekly menu or grocery list ,or just something witty.

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Painting a door is simple enough.

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If you magnetic primer and hang it on the wall, it becomes an uber cool family message center. I'm so excited because I just snagged 2 paneled doors like this and all I have to do is paint them the way I want. One is going to end up pretty close to the picture, and the other, well, you'll just have to stay tuned to see what happens to it. Gonna be pretty cool, though.

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The inside of a cabinet door makes a great place for a grocery list.

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A simple wall organizer.

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Try painting an average looking piece of furniture and then make it more interesting by getting creative with chalk. From Miss Mustard Seed. Click here to see her post.

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Turn a thrifted frame into a pretty chalkboard. Give it some wow by painting the frame in a punchy color.

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Thrifted trays can be magically transformed into menus or message boards.

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Your guests will never have to guess what you're serving them on this chalkboard painted tray. You could make this from an old cabinet door.

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Now we know which food to pair each wine with. So glad we cleared that up.

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I love this table with the chalkboard painted top. Keeping score on game night would be such a breeze. Not that anyone in my house would cheat if we did this.

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Need to label some jars? Here's your solution.

So, are you inspired to paint something with chalkboard paint now? I know I am. I've just got to figure out which wall in my kitchen is about to become a doodle wall. And I can't wait to paint my salvaged doors.

There are so many clever ways to use this stuff, where have you used it?

If you're new here, please become a follower because I'm still a bit new at blogging and can use all the love and support I can get. Or find me on facebook here. Comments make me pretty happy too. That's all. :)

Thanks for visiting.

XOXOX,

Angie

A Rose is a Rose; And a sneak peek

2012-02-17T09:42:00.000-05:00

Valentine's day has come and gone again, but we've still got some beautiful roses at our house that the Mr. brought home to me and the girls. He's such a romantic. We each got a single long-stemmed rose and some candy.

I've been playing around with my photoshop light software this morning and getting my fix of photo-therapy, and wanted to share a few pics of the roses. I've also got a sneak peek at a little paint project that I hope to complete this weekend.

It's hard to mess up a photo with something as beautiful as these.

A closeup. Beauty in nature.

I didn't have a good vase for them, but I kinda like the wine bottle.

Another closeup.

And a sneak peek at a thrift store find I'm transforming with paint. I hope to finish it this weekend.

Thanks for stopping by. I know I always ask, but if you're new here and are not a follower already, please follow me or find me on facebook here. I'm still a bit of a newbie at the blog thing and really appreciate support and kind words.

Have a great weekend!

XOXOX,

Angie

Love is all you need.....

2012-02-14T13:12:00.000-05:00

Just a few images from pinterest today to say happy valentine's day to you. Have a great day!

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Favorite couple from my teenage years.

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Now that's a lucky bride!

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That Dr. Seuss really knew what he was talking about. And always had such a wonderful way of saying it.

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romantic

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Growing old together.

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Yep.

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From the movie "Up", he never stopped loving her. :)

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Excellent advice.

Have a lovely day,

XOXOX,

Angie

Adventures in Baking ~ Valentine's m & m's blondies

2012-02-10T16:06:00.000-05:00

I have loved to bake since I was a little girl. Sugary, sweet goodness always makes me smile. I don't bake very much these days because it seems like my backside gets bigger when I even think about eating sweets. But on special occasions I still like to get out the mixer and sifter and bake something sweet and sinful.

Today I decided to make a recipe that I've had for several years that came from the cookbook of "The Charleston Cake Lady". I modified it by leaving out the chocolate chips and walnuts, and replaced them with those cute valentine's m & m's.

I found the m & m's at Krogers. How could you resist with him looking all seductive like that?

Mix the ingredients by hand. Simple enough.

Spread the love...in the pan.

Bake, remove from the oven, and let cool. This is the really hard part. :)

Anticipation.....is making me wait.

The finished product. These won't last long around here!

See? They're disappearing already. How did that happen?

The original recipe is fabulous, so I knew this one would be just as good. These are chewy and yummy with the consistency of a brownie (but blonde) which is how I like my cookies. The Mr. and the kids will hopefully eat most of them and keep my derriere from expanding any further than it already has.

Here's the recipe I used for these:

(The original recipe is called "chocolate chip chews")

Ingredients:
1/2 cup margarine or sweet butter, melted (I used butter)
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, well beaten
2 cups self-rising flour, sifted
8 ounces m & m's
1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9-inch pan.

In a medium bowl, stir the melted margarine or butter and brown sugar just until the sugar is evenly moistened. Add the beaten eggs and mix well. Stir in the sifted flour. Add the vanilla extract. Fold in the m & m's.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned. Cool in the pan, the cut into squares.

This is an easy recipe; one that you probably have the ingredients on hand for.

Have a wonderful weekend. Thanks for stopping by!

xoxox,

Angie

Link parties, fabulous hostesses, and a BIG thank you!

2012-02-07T21:35:00.001-05:00

I'm learning lots about the blogging world and how much fun link parties can be. Most of you reading this are probably veterans at linking or even host your own party. But if you're a newbie like me and you haven't tried it before, I've learned that linking is a great way to discover new sites and also to get a bit of publicity at the same time. It also generates incredible traffic for the party host.

Depending on your interests, there's lots of great places to link up to. Ive linked up for three weeks now, and am amazed at the traffic that my blog has gotten and all of the great blogs I've discovered this way. I'm sold on this idea. It's like the good ole boy network, except it's with fabulous talented ladies instead. No cigar smoke or blonde jokes anywhere. (No offense to any guys reading this, but this seems to be mostly a ladies' thing)

Remember my painted floor project from a couple of weeks ago? Well, I linked that project up to several awesome sites to see what would happen. I'm humbled and thrilled to say that my painted floor project has been featured on a few different sites, and want to officially thank those ladies for choosing to feature it.

A great big thank you to the 6 blogging ladies who put together the "Imagine the Impossibilities Challenge". It was a "blog hop". For newbies like me, that means that when you link your project/post to one of the sites, it shows up on all 6 blogs. Talk about multi-tasking! They each visited my post and left very kind comments, and my floor project was actually featured on three sites. Thanks to Linda at "It all started with paint" who featured me on a preview type post of some of the projects that had been linked. And thanks especially to Karah at "The Space Between" and also Stacey at "A Sort of Fairy Tale" for featuring my floor project as one of their top ten. I feel so honored that they chose to feature my project with the other great submissions. The "Challenge" was a great idea and a great motivator, and I hope they'll do it again in the future. Goodness knows I need some extra motivation for some of my projects that aren't quite finished.

If you're new at blogging and don't have 100 followers yet, you can visit Debbie over at debbiedoo's blog. She hosts a newbie party once a week, and also a copycat challenge party that's open to everyone. And she has blogging tutorials on her site. She was nice enough to feature my floor project and had very nice things to say about it. Thanks, Debbie!

If you're into paint projects, which I'm always doing (it helps that I work at a paint and decorating shop), stop over and see Maryann at domestically speaking. She hosts a "Power of Paint Party" weekly, and has just launched an entire site dedicated to paint projects called Power of Paint. She featured my painted floor project also. Thanks, Maryann! I'm sure I'll be linking up with more paint projects in the future.

Over at Whisperwood Cottage, Amy hosted a "First Project of 2012" party and I linked up with the floor project. I was one of the lucky prize winners. Not exactly the same type of feature since it was a random selection, but a feature nonetheless! Thanks, Amy! I'm really looking forward to my Cottages and Bungalows magazine and my $10 gift certificate from Rockler Woodworking and Hardware.

There are many other bloggers that host weekly link parties or special event parties. I've linked to more than the ones I have mentioned here, but wanted to send out a special thanks to these particular blogs for featuring my project. I'm blown away at the amount of support that I'm finding on DIY type blogs. I've only been doing this seriously for almost 2 months now, and it kinda feels like I've come home. I'm so glad to know that there are like-minded ladies out there in blogland who are constantly doing projects and changing things around in the house like I am. It's not just me!

Thanks again to all the ladies I've mentioned, as well as all of you bloggers who host link parties and spend hours each day on your blog. I have a whole new appreciation for you. And here I thought my partying days ended when I graduated college 20+ years ago. On the contrary, it looks like the real partying has just begun.

Thanks for stopping by. I always appreciate visitors to my blog.

Angie

Color Inspiration ~ Red

2012-02-06T18:54:00.000-05:00

Red has been one of my favorite colors for many years. I have a red front door. A red pea coat. A red purse. Red paint above my kitchen cabinets. A set of red and white dishes. A set of red glasses. Our last house had a touch of red in every room except the girls' rooms.

I don't know what it is about that color. Maybe because it's the color of love, romance, warmth, passion. Or maybe it's just because I love strawberries and red velvet cake. Whatever the reason, I love red.

Here's a peek at some of the pins on my pinterest boards with a red theme in mind. These aren't pictures that I have taken (I wish), just ones that I've pinned. Click on the links for more information about each one if you're interested.

Are you on pinterest? I'm so addicted to it. The first time I visited the site, my jaw dropped and I was hooked instantly. The photography, design, recipes, fashion, tips and everything else on there is simply amazing. If you're interested in what seeing what I've pinned, click here to see my pinterest page. If you've never been on pinterest, each "board" has "pins" on it, relating to the topic of the board title. As I said, I'm hooked, so there are LOTS of boards on my page. If you want to join, I'll send you an invite. There's no incentive or freebie for me if you sign up. They just require an invite to prevent spamming and trolling.

This door and the cut stones and archway surrounding it are inspiring to me. I haven't been to Europe yet, but will get there someday. I imagine there are lots of beautiful old doorways like this one.

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Beautiful bundles of roses wrapped in newspapers. These look like art to me. Some of them almost have a heart shape to them.

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Seeing this image makes me want to paint my house this color and paint my shutters red (to match my front door). This oozes charm, in my opinion.

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I. Love. This. Then again, I love the Doors and that song. Although I just can't help but think, how long did this take??? It's just precious, though.

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Um. Heck yeah! If you were wearing these, you would have a definite attitude. Well deserved, at that!

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Well, it's true, isn't it? Don't you feel better when you're wearing red? I do.

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This reminds me of my prom dress from 1986. It was mid-calf length white eyelet. I wore a red ribbon sash around my waist and had red bows on my white shoes. My date gave me a wrist corsage made from red roses. And he drove a reddish convertible volkswagen that night.

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A red barn. What's not to love here?

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Red velvet sandwiches. Who's hungry? I think they're zero calories too. (HA!)

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So, what's your opinion of red? Are you a lover or a hater? As if anyone would NOT say that they're a lover!

Thanks for stopping by and seeing some of my favorite red pinterest items. I would love for you to follow my blog if you're not doing so already. And comments make me happy too.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Angie

Weekend getaway and the attack of the Smoky Mountain swan

2012-02-05T17:42:00.000-05:00

What's up with the title of this post, you ask? It's a funny story, to say the least. (Lots of "postcards" today, please bear with me.)

He looks harmless enough, right?

It all started with a weekend getaway for me and the Mr. to our favorite place in the Smoky Mountains, the Buckhorn Inn. We spent Friday and Saturday nights in one of their private cottages in celebration of our 20th anniversary, which was back in August. Better late than never, right?

Here's the main building of the Buckhorn Inn. It was built in 1938. I love old buildings.

The dining hall with its exposed beams and cottage-y decor. We ate a gourmet breakfast both mornings and a spectacular dinner on Saturday night. Their restaurant is one of the top rated in the Gatlinburg area.

Dining tables with beautiful views of the mountains.

And Cottage 5, our humble home for the weekend.

It's nothing special on the outside. Just a simple little mountain cottage. It was built in 1999, made to look like it's been there for decades. The inside is cozy and quaint, with spectacular views.

My pictures of the inside don't do it justice. It's pretty and cozy. There's also a fireplace with gas logs and a large bath with a jacuzzi tub. A sweet retreat for the two of us.

There's a pond on the grounds where 2 swans live.

This is the female. She was nice enough.

As you can see, it was a lovely morning, so I took several shots of the pond...before the male swan ran me off.

Aww, how sweet. He's following me.

AAAACK! He's coming to attack me! This was the last picture I took because he was headed right for me and would have probably bitten me repeatedly if there hadn't been a little fence around the edge of the pond to separate us. For whatever reason, he DID NOT like me and I quickly retreated to our cottage at this point. I never knew swans could hiss until this morning!

Regardless of the not-so-friendly swan, we had a great weekend. Fabulous food, lovely views, some awesome photos (I'll share some more later). As Dorothy says though, "There's no place like home." I'm glad to be back at mine. I just hope I don't have any nightmares about being attacked by swans tonight.

I hope you all have had a nice weekend and have a wonderful week.

Thanks for stopping by.

Angie

Mission Organization: Family Command Center

2012-02-03T11:19:00.000-05:00

It looks like it's going to be another gorgeous "winter" day here in the ridge. The temp is supposed to get up to 63 degrees. I think I can stand 6 more weeks of this!

First off, I just want to say a big thank you, thank you, thank you to all of my new followers. I'm certainly not in this for the money, so all of the love and support is greatly appreciated! I'm also on facebook, and if you want to follow me there, click here to go to my page.

One of the areas we've been trying to improve in around here is keeping up with everyone's schedule. I just finished a little project that will hopefully help us with that. And will also keep the kitchen island somewhat cleared off if I'm lucky.

The project started with a 48" x 48' bulletin board that I had picked up at a yard sale a year or so ago for $5. I hadn't found the right spot for it until now.

Here's what it looked like when I bought it. I laid it on a table (my next project) in the basement and painted the somewhat dinky frame that was on it. I didn't like the frame even after I painted it, so I pried it off with my hammer and a 5-in-1 tool. Easy enough. Notice the ugly basement floor. I recently painted a bedroom in our basement that was the blue and white version of this floor, and made it look like large tiles. You can see the tutorial for it here.

After I took off the frame, I carried the bulletin board upstairs and covered it with burlap. I tucked in the corners and attached it with my staple gun.

I didn't mind the selvage edge showing, but I don't like the look of raw fabric edges and turned them under before stapling. Not that anyone else will ever see it or care, but I did it anyway. It looked better that way.

Next I added two sizes of ribbons and tacked them to the backside, then added picture hanging wire. I was finished with covering the board.

The goal was to have places to jot down grocery needs, upcoming events for the week, and our weekly menu. I attached to the board 3 dry-erase boards, a monthly calendar, and my favorite perpetual calendar that I've had for years.

Our menu board. I don't cook like this every week, but it makes my life so much easier if we've planned the menu together and I've shopped for the items. This way, I don't even have to think about what to make for dinner when I get home, or wonder if I have the right ingredients.

I love this calendar. I've had it for probably 10 or 15 years. It never gets old to me. I just have to remember to change the date every day. The girls usually remember if I forget. But sometimes the date mysteriously gets changed to November 22, regardless of the actual date. I wonder if it's a coincidence that my youngest was born on that day??? It doesn't hurt to try, right?

Adding a mail rack was part of the project, too. I found this one at T J Maxx. I've seen similar ones in the Ballard catalog for about twice as much.

And I added the coolest basket to the bottom of it to toss junk mail into for recycling.

It's actually made from recycled newspaper! How cool is that? I saw it the other day at Marshall's and knew I had to have it.

Here's a few of the items I've "decorated" the board with. It'll all change in a couple of weeks, of course. I stole the metal letter "K" from our den bookcase and attached it with 2 screws.

I don't really do much decorating for valentine's day. So I stuck some of my Mary Engelbreit valentines on here for a little bit of fun.

Here's a shot of my cleaned off kitchen island. This is about as clean as it gets.

And my favorite coffee mug waiting for me.

This is totally unrelated to the project, but I had to share what was blooming in the front flower bed yesterday. Beautiful crocuses. Looks like spring is coming early. I don't care what the groundhog said yesterday.

Here's a quick rundown of what I spent on this project:

Bulletin board (already had it) $5

2 yards of burlap fabric from fabricguru.com $10.79, including shipping

3 Dry erase boards from Staples $17.54 for all 3, including tax

Mail rack from TJ Maxx $21.88, including tax

Recycle basket from Marshall's $14.22

Ribbon from Hobby Lobby $4.18

I already had the picture hanging wire, staples and staple gun, and all of the other items I added to the board.

Total spent for family organization $68.61

It's totally worth every penny. And a bargain compared to smaller burlap covered boards I've seen in catalogs for 2 or 3 times that, without the mail rack and other fun stuff!

I hope you have a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

I'm always grateful for comments, and I would appreciate it and love it if you became a follower or started following my facebook page!

Angie

I'll be linking this project up to these great blog sites:

Potpourri Friday at 2805
Newbie Party at Debbiedoo's blog