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Family Shells

February 6, 2012 By Maryann @ Domestically Speaking 10 Comments

Happy Monday! I hope you had a fabulous weekend. If you missed my post last week about Google Friends Connect (GFC) phasing out on March 1st, you can read all about it here. Bottom line… if you’ve been following me through GFC I’m asking you to start following me a new way. Brent from Linky Tools (what I use to link up your projects for the Power of Paint Party) has created an awesome Linky Followers tool. You can follow me through Linky Followers, or subscribe to receive my posts via email (on my sidebar) or through RSS feed (on my header).

Ok… onto the fun stuff! I’m still trying to finish off my family room makeover. I’ve got a few small projects and 2 big ones to get it finished (that are currently on the list, but you know how that changes!)

Over the weekend I worked on a sign for the ledge over the beadboard wallpaper.

A old frame wrapped in twine and shells collected by my kiddos…

love the textures and the memories and the meaning.

Perfect family room art!

Thanks for stopping by!

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For the Love of… Valentine’s Day Favors

January 26, 2012 By Maryann @ Domestically Speaking 2 Comments

Only a few days left to receive $5 off your purchase of my Valentine’s Day burlap sign. If you want to check them out you can click here.

It’s 2 1/2 weeks till V-Day!!! If you’ve got kiddos in preschool or elementary school you know the drill… Valentine’s Day favors for the class. Now you can head out to Tar-jay and grab a packaged V-Day card set… which has been my normal routine, or if you want to break out of the mold and do something creative with your kiddos I’ve got a bunch of great ideas I found at my BFF, Pinterest.

Check these cuties out…

Aren’t they all adorable?

Do you have Valentine’s Day favors to worry about?

What’s your plan this year?

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Valentine’s Day Mantel

January 23, 2012 By Maryann @ Domestically Speaking 17 Comments

Happy Monday!

This last weekend the older 2 kiddos were busy finishing up their science fair projects, so the littlest princess and I put the final tweaks on our Valentine’s mantel.

I kept it on the simple side this year.

With my lovey lanterns…

Doilies used to stencil on the mirrors…

my burlap hearts

Some Epsom salt snow…

Heart doilies strung on twine by my youngest…

and my burlap Valentine’s Day sign.

Hoping you have a fabulous week….

17 Comments Filed Under: burlap, craft, decorating, Fabric, kids, paint, twine Tagged With: hearts, mantel, valetine's day

Burlap Hearts

January 16, 2012 By Maryann @ Domestically Speaking 7 Comments

Happy Monday!

This weekend while the games were on I decided to play around with some red burlap. Of course with red burlap and Valentine’s Day just a few weeks away my girls and I created some adorable burlap hearts for our Winter/Valentine’s day mantel ( reveal later this week).

Aren’t they sweet.

We created a heart template with some cardstock and traced the shape onto the red burlap.

I thought some jute twine would fix perfectly with the rustic burlap.

With a wide-eyed needle we stitched about the heart.

You know what I stuffed it with… cotton balls! I didn’t have any pillow stuffing… but cotton balls worked great & I had a bunch in the linen closet!

Tomorrow night at the Power of Paint Party I’ll be sharing another part of this mantel.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Lovey Lanterns

January 13, 2012 By Maryann @ Domestically Speaking 5 Comments

Happy Friday! I’ve got another V-Day project to share. I’m in a lovey mood with a whole board dedicated to Valentine’s Day on Pinterest. Last week I found this easy, cost me nothing project to try.

1st… Save some of your cans from the recycling bin and give them a good cleaning before filling them with water. Take your water filled cans and place them in the freezer.

2nd… Once the water is frozen, use a pen to trace on your design, letters, etc. Once you’re done you can just wipe it off (since it’s wet).

3rd… Use a hammer and nail to poke holes in your design.

4th… Pop out your ice chuck.

You may notice that the base of some of your cans may bulge when they freeze (2 of my 4 did). After I had dumped out the ice chunk, I just flipped them over and gave them a little tap with the hammer (all better).

I made a “Love”.. “xoxo”… and hearts.

Aren’t they cute! And I bet you have all the supplies you need in your home right now.

Are you decorating for Valentine’s Day too?

Thanks for stopping by & I hope you have a fabulous weekend!

5 Comments Filed Under: craft, decorating, FREE, HOW TO Tagged With: candle holder, lantern, Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day Burlap

January 9, 2012 By Maryann @ Domestically Speaking 17 Comments

Happy Monday! Are you ready for this new week. My kiddos are back to school today after 3 weeks off and I’ve got a list of projects that are calling my name that I can’t wait to get to.

With all the Christmas goodies packed away my mind has turned to winter and Valentine décor. I hadn’t created a new burlap sign in a while so I thought I’d create a V-Day burlap sign.

Have you used Wordle before? It is an oh-so-cool website where you can create subway style word art. You plug in the words you want and then you can change the colors, font and the layout. You can read more about it in the post I wrote here.

I’m selling Valentine’s Day burlap signs for $5 off now through February 5th. If you are interested in ordering one you can email me at domesticallyspeaking (at) yahoo (dot) com.

If you haven’t already, you can check out the rest of the burlap signs here.

I hope you have a fabulous week & thanks for stopping by!

17 Comments Filed Under: art, burlap, craft, decorating, Fabric Tagged With: burlap sign, Valentine's Day

Organization Bug

January 1, 2012 By Maryann @ Domestically Speaking 3 Comments

Happy New Year!!! Have you missed the PoPP Spotlight? Sorry I haven’t done one for the last 2 weeks, but with Christmas & New Year’s over the weekends I’ve been trying to enjoy some family time. I promise it will be back next Saturday.

I don’t know about you, but about 3pm on Christmas day I get the urge to put away all the Christmas décor, purge and declutter my home. My littlest princess’ pleading for the tree to stay up for the rest of the week won out… but I’ve been on a mission this last week to make space for the abundance we were blessed with at Christmas.

If you’re like me and get that New Year’s organization bug, then I’ve got some goodies for you. I found these gems at Pinterest. You can follow me at Pinterest here. I’ve got a whole board dedicated to Organization.

Isn’t it amazing how labels make everything look so much better! Love utilizing the pantry door for calendar and organization goodies too.

How cute is the yarn labeling!

Hall closet turned into a work space… love the wall!

Great ideas is you have an unfinished garage.

Labeled laundry shelves… better chance your kiddos will get them in the right place.

Great way to make use of space!

I LOVE a mudroom! Gorgeous wall color and the baskets with chalkboards are too cute.

I adore mason jars! Super cute with craft goodies & I’d love this in a bathroom too… q-tips, cotton balls, makeup brushes, etc.

Command Central – great natural colors!

What a great way to store your spices… so much easier to see.

I hope I’ve help to inspire you… now go forth & ORGANIZE!!!

3 Comments Filed Under: Christmas, craft, decorating, household, kids, Organization Tagged With: new years, organize

Glitter the New Year

December 30, 2011 By Maryann @ Domestically Speaking 1 Comment

Are you guys ready for the New Year! As we’ve been enjoying our Christmas vacation my oldest daughter got crafty (which of course is always better with glitter) and created this cute layered star.

Here’s the supplies we used:

Dow Styrofoam Stars (in 3 different sizes)

DecoArt Decoupage

Glitter (silver and purple)

paint brush

Gorilla Super Glue

You can check out the detail over at the DIY Club…

Have a wonderful New Year’s Eve! The Hubster and I are getting to visit with some close friends that are in town on vacation. We are looking forward to dinner out and some games with our good friends.

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2011, A Year in Review

December 29, 2011 By Maryann @ Domestically Speaking 7 Comments

WOW… What happened to this year? It has just flown by in my world. As this year comes to an end, I love to reflect back on some of the highlights.

Here are the top blog posts from each month of 2011. You can click on the photos to read all the details.

January

Stenciling the Master Bedroom ~ How to

February

Nightstand Makeover ~ How to Paint Laminate

March

A little love for the laundry ~ how to skirt a shelf

April

Parade of Homes

May

Tips on Prepping Hardware to Paint

June

My Summer Mantel

July

Princess Dresser

August

Burlap & Ruffle Pillow Tutorial

September

Pumpkin Popper Recipe

October

Beadboard Wallpaper – you can read the full tutorial here.

November

Going blue in the bathroom

December

Chalk Paint Recipe

Thank you so much for being a part of my blogging world! What will 2012 hold? God only knows… but I know I’m excited to share it with you guys!

7 Comments Filed Under: bathroom, burlap, craft, decorating, diy, Fabric, furniture, HOW TO, Master Bedroom, paint, recipe, sewing, Summer Tagged With: 2011 review, top posts

for the Love of… Kraft wrapping

December 23, 2011 By Maryann @ Domestically Speaking 5 Comments

Do you have all your presents wrapped? If not I’ve found some beautiful, unique and creative wrappings for you all with craft paper. I love gifts wrapped with Kraft paper… I find it so simply beautiful.