Recently...

These cold winter evenings have put me in the mood to create.

Creation number 1:  Woven Burlap Pin Board

The inspiration and tutorial for this board came from Emily at Jones Design Company.

It's a fast, simple, and inexpensive project.  {Right up my alley.} 

The two yards of burlap only cost around 4.50.  {Not too shabby.} 

Emily used a thrifted cork board to make her woven pin board.  Because I didn't have an old cork board hanging around the night I put this together, I decided to use something I did have on hand.  Cardboard. 
The cardboard edges didn't get cut perfectly straight, but in real life I promise they are not as skeewompis looking as they appear in these photos.

Creation number 2:  Re purposed Frame

I bought this frame with this "Families are Forever" print in it about five years ago.  At the time red was my favorite color to decorate in.  I still love red. 

But my decorating tastes have changed just a wee bit in the last couple of years and the red no longer matched anything I had around anymore. 

So I switched the print out with a scrap of this fun black and white chevron material.

I added the words "love more" to the bottom right hand corner with some scrap book supplies I had on hand.

I love it and currently have it hanging above my ironing board in my laundry room.

I hate ironing.  But having something lovely to look at while ironing, with an additional reminder to "love more," makes the chore a little more sweet. 

Some other things that have been going on around here recently...

I got a hair cut!

{I'm lov'n the new do but I can't stand that silly smirk on my face in this photo!}

And my youngest turned four.  {I'm still in shock that my baby is, well, not a baby anymore!}

I hope everyone is having a great week and finding some creative ways to stay busy during these last few cold weeks of winter!