On a dime - Gallery Wall

We have a rather large space/wall to fill in our living room. Rather than distance out our decor throughout the entire space I wanted a focal wall, so I created this Gallery Wall. 

I purchased items from:

Hobby Lobby

Goodwill

The other items I already had and repurposed to my gallery wall. 

Simple and easy project that gives a big space something to talk about and be the center of attention. 

Step one:

Find a color or a theme

Find accents pieces not just frames 

Use letters to make a pop

Add personal touches 

Make it your own! 

I laid out all of my pieces on the living room floor and arranged my gallery wall before adding it to my wall. I also found it helpful to snap a picture of it on the floor so I could reference it to remember my spacing between frames etc.

I LOVE how it turned out! 

Enjoy! 

*TFAMM*

Wooden Arrow Signs - DIY project

DIY project I decided to do for our new living room. 

Repurposed some wooden pallets. Cut into strips. 

Decided I was going to use these colors: 

Pavement grey

Admiral blue 

Dandelion Yellow.

I painted each slat and let them dry over night. 

Then I printed out our last name on the computer and mirrored the image. I then used a ballpoint pen to trace the letters onto the sign. 

I then traced our name with white paint. I free hand created the arrows around our name. 

I then free hand created the other two arrows on my pavement and admiral blue slats. 

The completed project! I am excited to display them! 

What wooden arrow signs have you created? Do you have any tips or tricks to share? 

*TFAMM* 

Magnet board - simple/inexpensive

My younger son loves magnets. They used to be all over the refrigerator until one day I found a simple yet inexpensive way to incorporate his magnet love into his own room. 

Things you need; 

Purchase a oil pan at Walmart for $12.99

Purchase Melissa and Doug magnet alphabet $19.99

Wall screw and anchor at Lowes $2

Additional suggestion; you can purchase spray paint and paint the oil pain to go with the theme of your child's room. 

Now you have yourself a child friendly magnet board. Now let the creativity begin.... 

*TFAMM*

DIY - Step by step

This page offers lots of step by step instructions on how to build many crafts. I have often times seen this LOVE shelf on Pinterest. I wanted to create it but could never find dimensions until I saw this page. Go and check it out!

http://craftingitmyself.blogspot.com/2013/06/love-shelf.html

*TFAMM*

Catalina Chicken

This a family favorite! 

Catalina Chicken;

4-5 boneless skinless chicken breast 

Catalina salad dressing

French onion soup mix

Whole cranberry (in the can) 

Mix 1/2 of the Catalina dressing, the whole can of the cranberry sauce and the entire French onion packet. 

Place your chicken in a 13x9 pan, then pour your mixture over the chicken. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. 

What's your families go to favorite recipe? 

*Stay tuned for my homemade fried rice recipe coming up later**

*TFAMM* 

Simple Stained Glass

I wanted to add some pop of color to my new kitchen. We have green countertops so I am going with the color scheme of a sunflower. 

I went to Michaels and got these clear soda bottles for 50% off.  I also purchased some modge podge. 

When home I mixed

3 table spoons of water (heated in microwave for 30 seconds) 

1/2 cup of modge podge

Then food coloring. Mix in the desired amount to achieve the color you are looking for. I chose Yellow. 

Make sure all the modge podge and food coloring have dissolved completely. 

Once your mixture is complete, pour a small amount of it into your bottle. Do not brush the bottle, simply swirl the mixture around until the bottle is coated. 

Let the bottle rest upside down, while the remaining mixture drains out. 

Bake at your ovens lowest temp, mine was 170 degrees. For roughly 20 mins. I let mine go longer. 

Once they have finished, this should be your end result! Now go decorate! :)

Parmesan crusted Salmon

Came across this recipe today. I am not a fish eater besides Tuna but I will be trying this recipe in the near future! Looks amazing..... 

http://addapinch.com/cooking/baked-salmon-with-parmesan-herb-crust-recipe/