Love is the Master Key

Last night I started to feel a little restless. I don't know why. Maybe its because there was nothing on TV. Maybe its because the work week seems to be dragging (It's only Wednesday, people.) Or maybe its because my sister is coming to visit this weekend, and I'm just ready for her to get here! Whatever the reason, I decided to distract myself with a little DIY decorating.

Recently, I saw this post on Design*Sponge, and I knew I had to give it a try. During our last move, I found several keys in various bags and drawers that I have no clue what they open. This adorable project is a great way to use those mystery keys and to clean out your jewelry box.

Here is what I did:

(1) First, I went through my jewelry and pulled out some of the older and/or broken pieces. Since I tend to hoard the extra buttons that come with dress pants and shirts, I finally had an excuse to use some of these as well. (I don't even know how to sew a button on a pair of pants, so don't ask me why I do this.)

(2) Next, I spray painted all the little knick-knacks black.

(3) After the paint dried, I arranged the items in a key shape on a piece of scrapbook paper and took a picture to use as a guide.

(4) Finally, I broke out the glue gun. After I framed the picture, I added a little place card that says, "Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness." ~Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Eventually, this will go into our middle bedroom, which right now is a glorified storage room. Until then, I found a home for it in the guest bathroom.

This Will Make You Smile

This video was all over the Internet this week. What a sweet proposal! If you have not seen this, you need to hit play.

Instant smile, right?

My next thought after "Aww!" was "Oh, that poor guy has no idea how high he just set the bar." If Brian proposed to me like this, after every major life event, I'd be like, "Honey...yeah...this card is sweet...jewelry...how nice...but...where the hell is my MURAL?!" Kidding, kidding (kind of).

Seriously, it is nice to see those hopeless romantics out there doing their thing - even if it makes the rest of us look bad.

Five Summer Essentials

This Memorial Day weekend was the perfect mix of relaxation and productivity. It seemed like everything we did was an essential summer activity.

(1) Lounge by the Pool (with Sunscreen) - Brian had to work Saturday, and I spent the entire day laying out by the pool. I am 25 years old, and I am STILL in denial about my skin's sun burning abilities. I used a little sunscreen at the beginning of the day, but then proceeded to bake myself with tanning oil until I was a nice shade of tomato-red. I spent the rest of the weekend looking absolutely ridiculous! New summer motto: Lindsey, get over yourself, put down the tanning oil, and pick up the freaking sunscreen.

Booooo!

(2) Eat a Popsicle - This huge box of Pop Ice brings back so many good memories. When I was little, my grandma Diebold ALWAYS had these in her freezer. Considering I just bought 100 of them, I am going to have these in mine for a while too.




Pink and blue are my two favs

 (3) Start a DIY Project - When we left Lowe's on Sunday, we showcased our creative loading techniques. Brian bought a new handsaw and could not wait to use it. I guess he wanted to get the maximum benefit from the thing because he refused to let the Lowe's employees cut down the 14 feet boards. Ha! He built an awesome work bench for the garage that I'll write about soon. 





Like my man Tim Gunn says, "Make it work."




Got the Ranger loaded down!

(4) Plant a Vegetable Garden- When it comes to plants, I have a terrible track record. Earlier this year, Brian's sweet mamaw gave me a blue hydrangea bush she promised was impossible to kill. It put up a good fight, but the poor little plant was doomed from the beginning. It died a slow, painful death, and sadly, it never made it to the new house.

While we were at Lowe's, I decided to take baby steps in developing my green thumb. I bought a large planter, 2 big bags of potting soil, a small tomato plant, a little bunch of basil, and some cilantro. I love the idea of fresh garden tomatoes and herbs, but my lethal gardening skills are going to have to improve.

  

Please don't die..please don't die..

(5) Go to a Baseball game - Monday night we went to a Huntsville Stars baseball game with some friends, and it was the perfect way to end the weekend. Nothing says summer like ball park hot dogs and ice cold beer. Oh yeah, and watching the baseball game. :)