Custom (kind of) tray

Ok so it's not really a home DIY but it's a DIY nonetheless, more of the decorative persuasion.  I have become insanely addicted to Modge Podge!  (For those of you who aren't up on the crafters lingo, it's basically glue but so much better and you can do SO much with it!!)  We've had a little wooden tray on the ottoman for a couple of years, just to have a flat surface for whatever reason (although it's become more of a catchall than anything).  Unfortunately it was an imitation bamboo look and I never was really digging it but what can you do?  Well apparently for under 10 bucks at Hobby Lobby and an afternoon you can make it over!  I am so happy to finally have it suit the the living room, a little bit anyway.  Take a peek:


BEFORE:

Some brown spray paint, fabric, and Modge Podge later.....

AFTER:

It still needs trimming and probably won't add value to our house when it's time to sell, but dang it, it makes me happy!!

Is the grass always greener?

In our yard...YEP! 

I know you've all been anxiously awaiting a new post, well folks, here we go! 

After months of looking at a jungle (see previous post) and then a mud pit, we finally have a green lawn to peek at through the window.

This was our mud pit (pre-mud)

One week after seeding....yep, that's right, one week!!  Thanks to the week of never ending rain for this one

Two weeks later....GREEN!! (And Ellis cleaning his grill)

It's still pretty patchy but we'll probably have to wait a little bit to fill in some.  It was a much longer road than I anticipated but we met the goal of grass before winter!

Every morning has been like Christmas for Ellis, he runs downstairs to see how the grass looks and gets all giddy that it's so green!