simple before and afters

just working on random little projects around the house this weekend. 

hobby lobby resin "L" (for half off of $9.99!) before

the pretty, white after.

hideous $2 thrift-store vase before:

the beautiful (and expensive-looking) after

i'm still amazed at what a little spray paint can do!

teared up just writing about him.

i just thought i should take a minute and talk about my boyfriend, ahem, fiancé. i just love him to death. i bicker at him all the damn time-but i really, really adore him. (even when he laughs in the middle of a story at a part that isn't funny because he knows the funny part is coming)

the dumb little things like that that annoy me are going to be the dumb little things i miss in 70 or so years.

i'm just super excited to marry him and i literally feel like i can't wait. 171 days to go (i got a countdown app on my phone!)

love you, j!

cricut

i really, really want a cricut expression 2. pretty sure i'm obsessed with them! i want one for wedding projects. (and afterward for scrapbooking!) :)i could make invitations, save-the-dates, rsvp cards, thank you cards, cupcake liners, favor tags, place cards, bunting, paper lanterns!, straw toppers. OMG i want it so bad!

there are so many cute ideas! i could even make labels for the food & dessert tables. or monogrammed labels for bottled water!!! too bad they cost 300 beans. :(

obsessions, currently.

besides school (of course) my mind has been stuck on wedding details and nursing school. both of which are quite a ways away. i am going pinterest (for amazing wedding ideas) and youtube (for video blogs about nursing school) crazy!! lately, i have been an internet fiend!

my most recent obsessions:

• the doxie scanner--hooks to/powered by your computer with one usb cord. scans documents straight into your computer. receipts, schedules, douments, etc!

• stethoscope id tags--they're all over etsy.com. they clip onto your stethoscope so you know it's yours. the only bad part about this is choosing which one! (exciting note: mine could say kelly laws!!!!)
  

• YHL--oh my gosh! i am 100% obsessed with this blog. i've started at the very beginning (400+ posts dating back in 2007) and worked my way forward. it's so fun! it's a husband and wife (both bloggers, so cool!) writing about their home improvement projects and diy ideas. it's exciting working my way forward because i know a baby works it's way into the family in a year or two. they're a precious family.
  

• wedding gift idea, anyone? these rubber stamps from sweetpapery.com are so stinkin' cute! is it okay that i am loving the idea of seeing both jeremy and my name with l-a-w-s after it? such a dork, right?
  

• draw something is an app that i cannot stop playing. it's basically pictionary on your handheld and you can play with anyone else who's got it. j and i had a pretty intense game (100 pictures guessed correctly!) it's super addictive and creative.

hope i didn't start any new addictions!--or maybe i hope i did :)

good idea, nate.

so i recently started watching nate berkus and have kind of fallen in love. today he said something that was a really obvious answer that i had never really thought of.

i have a little dog that just doesn't always go to the bathroom outside. i have tile floor, so it isn't too big of a deal (easy clean-up, at least?). but i want a nice rug in the living room but not for her personal pee-pad. anyway, he suggested buying a nice OUTDOOR rug for indoors! just take it out back, wash it and hose it off.

so simple! this one's super cute:

www.homedecorators.com

bedroom mood board

bedroom mood board by kellylynndennis on polyvore.com