so what wednesday

hi friends!

linking up with shannon again.

you know the drill :)

 

here's what i'm saying so what to this week:

 

*if i miss my mr? srsly- this living in two different towns during the week is getting old! but...
*if i like being able to decide what i want to eat and when i want to eat it? and i like being able to use our bathroom whenever i like?

 

*if i haven't been super good about blogging the past two weeks? can we still be friends?

 

*if i don't like coffee?

 

*if there are still some boxes that we i haven't unpacked yet?

*if i take my shoes off at work?

*if i think about sww things all.the.time and then forget them when i sit down to write my posts?

what are you saying so what to this week?
head on over to life after i dew to link up and see what
everyone else is so what-ing this week.

love, mrs. k

#ootd

hi friends!
i'm not going to lie- i've been slipping a little on the 'no buying stuff' thing.

but they've been things like new white tank tops- that i wear under every.thing. and a new swimsuit. because i'm trying to will summer into coming :(

and a peace tee, but who could say no to that??

 

here's what i wore this week/past two weeks since i didn't post last week:

scarf- wal*mart; cardi- target; chambray- oldnavy; black tank- target; pink skinnies- old navy

found these pink skinnies at old navy in the sale section for $7.45!! whoop whoop!

 

cardi- target; dress- old navy; watch- premier designs; bracelet- forever 21; boots- payless

my parents came to visit this past weekend and my mom commented on how much she liked my bracelet so i went back to get her one and they were all gone :(

 

shannon dew posted an IG pic like this and i head to try it. even tho she's preggo & i'm not.

chambray- old navy; dress- wal*mart; earrings- forever 21

yes, that is a dress. i just flipped the top in on itself to make it a high waisted skirt.

and i had to add the fabric on the bottom to make it long enough, it looked like i was always ready for a flood before.

 

scarf- made by me; jacket- vanity; black t- JCP; skirt- target; headband- target

target has this skirt in blues this spring. taking all of my self control not to buy it.

 

shirt- target; jeans- old navy; shoes- amazon/made by me; headband- target

these are my disney shoes :) love them.

 

aparently last week was the week of the maxi skirt in my life.

cardi- walmart; necklace- target; t- vanity; dress/skirt- rummage sale

don't forget to head on over to the pleated poppy to see what everyone else wore this week!
love, mrs. k

giveaway!!

like i told you on friday- my friend kelly is hosting a giveaway this week!!

you should go enter right now! srsly- there aren't a ton of enteries yet so your chances are super good!

here's what i'm giving away as part of the prize package:

 

a coffee cup cozie

these are reuseable/green versions of the cardboard thingy you get around your coffee when you go to a coffee shop. they are all reverable, have a button closure, and are made with the same material as hot pads so that your beverage will stay warm (or cold) and your hand won't get warm (or wet).

 

a color block infinity scarf

 

these scarves are made out of jersey knit fabric so they feel like your favorite tshirt. they can be wrapped around three times for fashion or four times for warmth.

note- the scarf for the giveaway is gray with white lace not gray with pink as pictured.

 

ok, now go enter the giveaway if you haven't.

and even if you don't enter you should check out kelly's blog anyway- it's super cute.

love, mrs. k

hey! that's pintastic!

hi friends!!

i'm back with some pintastic projects for you!

up first is my office chair.

when i started at my new church (almost two months ago already!!!) i got a new (to me) chair.

and it wasn't pretty.

not terrible, but it was an eye sore.

 

first i got out my screwdriver and took off the arms

while doing that i discovered that the back and the bottom were two seperate pieces!

so then i took them apart. it was easier to cover it that way but it was harder to get back together than i thought it would be.

i still don't think i have it on just right.

 

i recovered the bottom first. i laid it upside down on my fabric of choice.

so i laid the fabric on the floor first- pretty side on the floor, inside/dull side facing the ceiling. then i put the bottom of the chair on the fabric, wheels up in the air. i centered the chair on the fabric.

then i pulled the fabirc taught and stapled it to the bottom of the chair.

i start with the part of the chair that faces 'forward' or the part that is under my thighs when i'm sitting down. i started in the middle and worked my way out.

 

next i did the back, or the part where the back of the chair attaches.

this is where i went wrong. i should've cut the fabric back and left holes where the back of the chair would reattch so i could find those spots easier. i didn't.

bottom of my chair with it's pretty pink chevron fabric :)

 

then i did the back of the chair which was trickier.

there is kind of a lip on the top of the back of my chair. you can kind of see it in this picture

see how it's kind of curved?

i cut the fabric so i had about a 3 inch allowance on either side of the chair.

then i started underneath that lip and went up over the top of the chair. i stapled all the way across the bottom of that lip.

then i was able to just wrap the fabric around the bottom and come back up the back to the lip.

i cut the extra fabric off then flipped it under so you couldn't see the exposed edge and stapled it to the bottom of the lip again.

then edges were a little more difficult. i had a hard time finding something to staple into.

so i kept folding and pushing the fabric and stuffing around until i could find a place to staple to.

not a good explanation, i know. and i'm sorry.

 

but here's the finished product:

so much better!

i haven't put the arms back on yet- and i'm not sure if i will or not. i kind of like it this way.

now, i just need to find a couch or two for my office too!!

 

inspired by this pin // this website

 

also, this pin may be the single most useful one i've ever pinned

i can't even count how many times i've made this- and it never lasts for more than a few days in our house. so so so good!!

 

love, mrs. k

 



 



giveaway!

hi friends!!

on monday i'll be hanging out with my girl kelly for a giveaway.

oh, if only we could hang out in real life...

 

i'm giving away an inifity scarf and a coffee cup cozie- check out the tab on top that says craft shop if you want to see examples. lots of other bloggers are playing along- i hear there is lots of ad space up for grabs. you'll have to come check it out!!

 

love, mrs. k

winter blahs

i don't know if it's the weather, the fact that we moved, or the fact that the mr and i are spending weekdays (and nights) in seperate towns but i am just feeling out of it this week! i'm just kind of bummed out all the time, i had a good cry session with my mom on the phone on tuesday night, i haven't talked much when i've been hanging out with people, and i'm tired even though i've been getting 7-8 hours of sleep per night.

i'm going to go out on a limb and say this is part of my problem.

 

then my instagram is filled up with y'all and your happy outside, flip flop toes, smiley pictures and i just can't deal! i want to wear flip flops- my toes want to see the sun, i want to sit outside and drink a margarita!!!

 

instead i'll be digging out, yet again. uff-da.

 

hope it's warmer there than here.

love, mrs. k

so what wednesday

linking up with shannon for another go-round :)

 

so what...

 

*if i'm a sucker for a good love story?

 

*if i didn't stop the kids that were passing notes in confirmation last week? i was just happy that they were passing real, on paper notes instead of using their phones.

 

*it i can not remember my toothbush when i go out of town?

 

*if i had to remind the mr that yesterday was his brother's b-day? as long as the mr remembers mine, we're ok :)

 

*if i have to look at my #ootd pictures to remember what i did certain days?

 

*if i'm tired all the time? seriously, i could always sleep more. no, we're not preggo. we'd have to actually be in the same town for that to happen.

 

*if i went to dinner with a friend last night and we chatted for almost 2 hours? have i told you how much i love living in the same town as frinds my age again?

 

*if i paid for my $0.95 fountain diet coke in nickels yesterday? when you get a nickel back each day they add up!

 

what are you saying so what to this week?

head on over to life after i dew to link up and

see what everyone else is so what-ing this week!

 

love, mrs. k