Bracelet Board

Awhile back I was on the hunt for a bracelet board/holder.  

Somewhere I came across a blog that had a slab of wood, where the gal put fun knobs on it.

{Sorry I can't find it now!}

It took me a while, but I eventually got it done!

The starting point....

Finding a fun piece of blue wood from JB Knacker, in Gilbert, IA.

{Yes, I know I could paint a piece of wood a fun blue,
but this piece had some great character.}

I collected some knobs from HobLob when they were 50% off....

but had to make another trip to a different store when I changed

my mind on what colors I wanted.

Good thing they were still 50% off!

After some measuring and drilling,

here's the finished product.

{all photos taken with my iPhone....and late at night}

 

Do you have any idea of how hard it is to pick out only 5 knobs from Hobby Lobby,

and not wanting to keep changing them?

I'll tell you...it's hard.

Even looking at these pictures now, I think I want to change some of them up.

Oops!

{Go Cylcones!}

Due to the knobs having a little nut on the back to hold them in place, 

the board sticks out from the wall a little bit.

But no big deal.  I just hung it up on a nail that is a little longer.

And do you notice the chain?

My dad found that somewhere in a shop while trying to find some

wire to hang the board. 

I like the look of the chain a lot more!  :)

Look at all the rusty and chippy goodness!

A look at my necklaces and bracelets...nicely organized.

The bracelets on the board were purchased from two great places.

Mama Peacock......I LOVE her stuff!!

{Facebook}
{Blog}

{Etsy}

Lather and Lace.....in addition to jewelry, fabulous lotions and things!

{Facebook}

{Website}

:)

Switch-A-Room Update 1

Because this process is going to take forever....I'll just give you updates as I make progress.

Tuesday night I tackled moving more of my craft stuff out of the nook in my new bedroom,
so I could move my dresser and jewelry over.

This is what you see when you walk in my room.

Yes, my head is right in front of the window.

That is just the best spot the bed could fit, given the smaller space.

However, I already told dad {via mom} that I now definitely need a headboard.

I'll be gathering measurements tonight,

and maybe a headboard will magically appear!  :)

However, I do have to get a ceiling fan in the room.

When you live on the 3rd floor of an aparment building, ceiling fans are needed....

if you don't want to run your air conditioning all the time in the summer.

 

I did get all my jewelry moved over.

I got the necklaces hung up...

 But am struggling with what to do for my bracelets.

On the bottle, which is bigger than it seems,

I currently have about 10 bracelets on it.

It works, just not how I want.

But, over at Rustic Living,

I came across a cute idea of Knobs & Necklaces

that I can make work for hanging my bracelets.

I just need to hit up Hobby Lobby,

pick up a few cute knobs,

and get to making myself a holder.

Or, if you have any other ideas, please share!

:)

Switch-A-Room

Yesterday, my friend Joy came over to help
redecorate my living room wall and as well as my bedroom.

The living room wall looks fantastic!  I love it!

Ladder:  Rescued Junk
'COUNTRY' & big cream frame:  The Prairie Chick

'6' Grater Wall Hanging:  Junk Refunkery

Swag with bells:  Julieann's 

But, at some point, I was talked in to swapping my craft room with my bedroom.

The reason....
My bedroom is huge!

Craft room is smaller.

Since I have more craft junk and stuff than bedroom stuff,

it seemed like a great idea.

However, have you ever tried swapping 2 rooms,

when you don't have much room to put stuff inbetween the move?

HOLY COW!  It's tough!

But it's a good thing my basement neighbor joined in on the fun,
took a self portrait with my iPhone,

and helped out with everything.

Before things could get moved, the 'stuff' started getting pulled out of the craft room

for me to sort through, throw, give away, and pile up to sell.

NOT FUN.

The job isn't complete yet, but it's closer!

Once it's all said and done, I will share.

But in the mean time, do you need anything from the pile of 'stuff'?

Thanks Joy & Amy for your amazing help!

This would not have happened without them.

Well, I'm not sure yet if I should thank them or blame them for all this.

:)

My New Place

Just over a month ago, I finally moved to a new apartment. It is actually bigger, smells much better (no smokers), and is cheaper! What's not to love?

Because I actually had big walls in this place, I struggled in deciding what to do with my decor. So my friend Kate and her 4 kids came over one night a couple weeks ago and helped out. We got the living/dining room and kitchen done.

Here's the before of the living room area... (sorry the pic is so dark...didn't have any lights on)
...and the after.The tv before...
(notice the pile of decorations off to the left of the tv)

...the tv wall after.

And this is the corner where the decorations were sitting before. (sorry I don't have a pic of it all together)

And now on to the kitchen. Please pardon the mess.

Before.....

.....after.

So that's a quick tour for now. At another time, I'll highlight some spots around the place.

Have a great day!