PopWall

I was just browsing on Etsy looking for something for Oldest for his birthday next week. He will be 6!! Am I ready no but that is a differ story. I stumbled upon this Etsy shop called PopWall. I love some vinyl wall decals and they have some of the best ones I have seen yet! Rather pricey but I am sure worth every penny.

My hunt was specifically for dinosaur wall decals. I have not done a thing to the boys room other than bedding and feel really guilty. I figured since there are only so many lego sets I can stand right now that if Oldest gets enough bday money I will try and order him this one. Maybe The Hubster will say we can pay half. I do really want it for the boys room. I guess I could attempt to freehand the design but not sure I have the patience for it or not nor the time.

These plane decals are super cool too.

If my boys were younger I would so want these decals for the play room!! They are super super cute!

I can picture this cherry blossom over a crib can't you!?If only I had a baby girl the trouble The Hubster would have!;)

These I absolutely love as well and am thinking they may be a mamas day present for my sewing/craft room. I love the detail in the cages.

Hope your weekend has started off nicely! Back to some more Etsy window shopping!;) I will let ya know if I find anymore treasures I just have to have!

Mantel Redo Take 2

Edited Note on 8/21/10- Linking up to Funky Junk Interiors SNS! I love heading over there every Sat and checking out all the wonderful links! Also be sure to check out my April Cornell giveaway !

EDITED NOTE: Linking up to Tutorial Tuesdays with Hope Studios because well Jennifer is having a give away from The Magic Brush! This post is as close to a tutorial I have. Hope it counts!;)

Hey ya'll! Been super busy and decided to focus on the fam more and actually get some projects done instead of finding more project inspirations so posts have been sparse but thanx for still stopping by! I love it when ya visit!

So the new school was named and well there is an uproar over it because the name that was chosen was NOT the name that had the most votes. The least fave name Atascocita Springs was chosen and well I did not hear the whole story but some how votes got split for some reason or another and we ended up with the least fave name. Joy. Thanx for voting though!:) Oldest now officially knows how to ride his bike so we are super excited! This past weekend we learned how to start off so now he has it down! Ummm what else....I turned 35 this past Saturday. Yeah, I said 35 and am still in disbelief that it came sooo quickly!:( As for Nutrisystem, it lasted all of approx two weeks. I still eat the food and lost 6 pounds but came to the realization it was not reality and I was NOT going to eat that food forever so I started back in on regular food as well but in smaller portions and I eat when I am suppose to instead of say 10 at night. IT was a great tool to see how I was suppose to be eating but unrealistic to keep on it because it was soooo time consuming making my food and then the family's food. The cost was something we were not sure either we would be able to keep up with so now instead we joined the gym as a family. What that gets me is two hours a day of kid free time working out in peace and quiet!:) Tonight I went to a Hip Hop class with a friend and was thankful I was not the only uncoordinated fat chick in the class. I made it thru up till the last set and I lost the moves but hey I still did the full hour so that says something! I think I will try and go every Monday night.

Okay so enough of the mundane day to day stuff. Remember last month when I decided to finally go for it and redo the fireplace mantel? It was just the traditional white.

Then I added a Chateau Brown glaze and it ended up to look like this. I had mentioned how I liked it but was not in love with it but promised to leave it alone for a month before I did anything to it. Remember that!?

Yeah, well I waited to do this post because I did not want ya'll think I needed intervention for my OCD but that month of waiting it never happened! That same night I was getting ready to head off to bed at 11 and decided that I just had to do something to it. Okay so maybe I do need some intervention but at least now I can say I love it!:) After another two and half hours of work this is what the mantel looks like now.
Believe it or not it has a blue tint to it!

I used BM Stratton Blue mixed by SW. I just lightly brushed it on and wiped it off and then went back and did the same with the Chateau Brown glaze. I still need to do a little more antiquing to the tooth molding but overall I think it turned out pretty nice.

Now that I am at peace with the mantel I am on to the guest bedroom!:)

I am linking up to:

Metamorphosis Monday over at Between Naps On The Porch

Do It Yourself Day over at A Soft Place To Land