Whitney

Hi all!  Whitney wants all of you to know that she hasn't fallen off the face of the earth!!! She got back in town just in time for a record snow fall for the DFW area.  We hit 12.5 inches for the first time on record here!!!  I know it's not a lot compared to many states but it's HUGE in Texas!!!  Our kids have been enjoying making big snowmen (with clean snow), digging tunnels, tubing behind four-wheelers and of course having snowball fights:)  It has been so fun however there are currently over 200,000 homes without power in our area....and Whitney's home is one of the 200,000.  So, no  blogging for Whitney this weekend.  Her husband hooked a generator up to the house so they have enough electricity for bath time but that's about it.  She said to tell all of you hi for her and to let you know that she will be back as soon as possible with projects and tutorials:) 

I am still working on my storage system...tackling the painting right now.  I have painted 3 of the 8 pieces and it is a BEATING!!!  I can't wait until I am done so I can share my color choice with you:)  I hope you all have a great weekend with your families and stay warm!!!

~Ashley (and Whitney in 3rd person ;)

Here are some of the pics I have taken the past few days of our Big Snow!!!

Our little TCU snowman!!!

Winter Wonderland

Tris' first snowman to build by himself.

Kade rolling around

A little football

Brotherly love at it's finest...

The most snow we have EVER seen in the Lonestar State!!!

Blanket Clips...or are they???

Hi guys!  I am so impressed with all of the great projects you girls made without your hubby's!!!  Great work:)  I'm back with a tutorial on how I made these super cute clips for my Basket-O-Blankets.  These were very easy!

I started with these three unfinished wooden clips that I purchased at Hobby Lobby (50% off).

I took them apart to prep them for painting...

I used a new favorite color of mine from Rust-Oleum called Slate Blue.

I put them back together when the paint was dry and sanded the edges and corners with my 3M sanding block.

I then hot glued these unfinished wooden fleur de lis

 (that I painted with Rust-Oleum Heirloom White) to the top of each clip.

A good coat of Ralph Lauren Smoke Glaze (paint on and wipe off) followed.

Now for the ribbon...

Open the end and drop a dab of hot glue in the center...

and attach a ribbon of choice at one end and that's it!!!

Just roll up a blanket, wrap the ribbon and secure the other end with the clip!

We have been using these for a few weeks now and I still love them!  My boys love these blankets so I wasn't sure if I would get sick of wrapping them everyday but I don't.  It's super easy and a decorative way to store them:)  Totally worth it!!!

I got to thinking one day that these clips would be so cute as magnets for notes on the fridge as well.  So, I did that too!

I purchased this strip of adhesive magnet for $1 at Michaels.

It's very easy to use.  You just cut the size strip(s) you need...

and stick them on the back.  I added one to the center because these clips are heavy.

Tada!

LOVE THIS!!!  I think I will go back and buy more.  What a fun way to dress up the fridge:)

~Ashley

Please stop by and see our friends over at Dischangers!  You can see how Whitney used this product in her home HERE!

Wow Girls!!!

I made it home from vacation just in time to check out these FAB projects you gals did !  Now let me highlight just a few of the shanty sisters' favs!!!

Check out this BEAUTIFUL bed makeover at Rubie's Place !!

Gail did this awesome fireplace surround at My Repurposed Life !!

Check out Lolly's Mod Podged canvas at Eating Our Way Around DFW !!!

Get LOTS of super cute birthday ideas over at I Heart Naptime !!

WOW... That's all I can say. Check it out at More Than a House !!

AMAZING magnet board with storage at Crafty Sisters !!!

And a super cute painted sign at Two Crafty Housewives !!!

Thanks so much to all of you for linking up!! We had so much fun looking at them and you make it hard to pick the features!  Two lucky ladies will be receiving beautiful Illuminate necklaces from Lisa Leonard Designs.

Those two winners are

Two Crafty Housewives

&

Rubie's Place !!!

Way to go girls!! Your hubbies should be proud :)  Make sure you contact us with your mailing info so we can get your prizes mailed to you.  Thanks again to everyone and don't forget our next I Made It Without My Hubby party will be March 7th.  Can't wait already!!

~Whitney

Hi friends, it's that time again! I Made it Without my Hubby Link Party and Giveaway is here! We can't wait to see all of your fun projects.

MAKE SURE YOU ADD OUR BUTTON TO YOUR POST!!

As always we will feature some of our favorites and 2 Lucky Winners will be pampered in style with the Illuminate necklace from Lisa Leonard Designs!!! 

The rules are as follows:

~Enter ANYTHING that you have made with your own two hands. This can be ANYTHING!!!!

~Link your post back to our party with our button or our URL!

That's it!

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask and if you are still confused about how to 'link-up' leave your post as a comment and we will link it for you!

Ready...set....Link up Ladies!

Pottery Barn Storage System DIY ~ Part 4

Almost Done!!!

Part 4 of this project is the Media Hutch.  It is not included in this picture but Ana designed her own piece to go over the TV!!!  This was definitely one of the easier pieces to this puzzle! 

 

I started by joining the sides to the bottom.

I marked a line to guide where the screws should go.

Predrill your holes by using a drill bit that is a tad thinner than the screws you are using. 

Use a generous amount of Gorilla Wood Glue...

and follow up with the screws.

Next I measured for the dividers.

I followed the same steps to attach the dividers.  This is after the first one.

Picture after adding the second divider.

Now to secure the top.

Again, make sure you mark off a line where the screws need to go.

Follow the same steps making sure to secure with Gorilla Glue Wood Glue.

Add the trim using Gorilla Glue Wood Glue and small nails.  I used three nails and hammered them into the top of the hutch.

I used the same nails to hammer the back of the hutch on.  I used 1/4 inch plywood for the back.

Here is the finished pic.  The hutch will actually be at the top over the TV if you can picture it.  I cannot attach it in the right place until I have it upstairs in the gameroom but I was so excited that I wanted to show it:)

Here are pictures of the steps!

Part 1 ~ Base

Part 2 ~ Media Base

Part 3 ~ Cubbies

Part 4 ~ Media Hutch

I am still going to add drawers to the bottom bases next week!

Go visit Ana over at Knock Off Wood and check out all of the awesome furniture plans so you can dress your house for less!!!  This is my first attempt at building my own furniture from scratch and if I can do it anyone can!!!

~Ashley

Don't forget about our Link Party and Giveaway tomorrow night at 9pm Central Time!!!  You can get the information for it HERE!

We'd love for you to grab our button to help get the word out:)

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