10 in 10

Jenn, over at MX Momma, is doing 10 projects in 10 days.

It's a great way to get the motivation to get stuff done in your house.

She has provided a link-up, so you can start your own 10 in 10 and share it with the world!

Here's my 10 day list:

1. Winterize the outside (covering patio furniture, turning pots and birdbaths upside down, etc.)

2. Winterize the indoors (plastic on the windows)

3. Finish my Christmas wish list.

4. Buy the kids' Halloween costumes.

5. Make a Halloween treat.

6. Clean both vehicles

7. Sign the kids up for swimming lessons.

8. Cut trim for insides of kitchen cabinets

9. Finish taking glue off basement stairs.

10. Book salon appointments for my mother and me. (Certificates for massages/pedicures to use).

I'm actually going to be working on #9 a little bit every day, because there is no way that I can get the glue off in one day.

I think the 10 in 10 starts tomorrow, so start cheering for me!

Are you inspired to start a list now?

3rd Time's a Charm

I'm one of those people that has to make several mistakes before getting it right.

Trial and error.

I made these tiered topiaries over a year ago...

...but I thought the milk glass bases would be better suited in my living room remodel. The moss was mostly ripped off from my daughter, anyways.

So I turned them to this:

I hated them the second I made them.

1. The flowers mimic a small cala lily, which is NOT great for topiaries.

2. The store didn't have as many flowers as I needed, so there was a big bald spot in the back, which could be viewed from outside. Not pretty.

So after whining about it to my husband for a few months, I spotted the perfect shade of faux hydrangeas.

It's finally perfect.

I will leave those milk glass vases alone now.

That's one less thing in the house that is on my "eventually" list.

I know I have been quite an absent blogger lately. I do have a nice line-up for you, I've just been having problems trying to find time to blog. It seems that I'm taking a class exam every few days.

Here's a peek at what I have in store for you:

-Fall/Halloween decor projects to do with your kids

-a few hints to an awesome project that I'm making my husband for Christmas. If you like to rock, you'll want to stick around for the tutorial!

-a Fall mantle

-progress reports on my stairs (got about 35% of the glue off)

-randoms that I will drop in. I.E recipes, Halloween pics, our trip to see WWE, etc.

U.P Autumn

There's something about the Fall in Upper Michigan.

It's my favorite season.

Hoodies

Crisp Air

Pumpkin pie

Football

What's not to love? Not only that, but Fall comes early around these parts. The leaves have been sporting a magnificent red for weeks and weeks now.

(Okay, but that means that Winter also comes early. Ick.)

Though my schedule has been busier than usual this last week, due to a presentation, I managed to squeeze in quality time with the family.

So what do you do for fun during Autumn in the U.P?

Go to a corn maze, of course!

And go on hay rides.

And play in a "corn box."

We had a great day in Wilson, MI.

If anyone's from around my parts, Getzloff's Corn Maze is amazing! It only cost us $23 for our entire 5-person family.

Not only that, but they have the cheapest Autumn yard decor:

Pumpkin: $2

Hay bale: $3

Corn stalk: $4

You'll know your heading in the right direction if you pass this sign:

Haha. I love the U.P.

Happy Autumn everyone!

Vote For Your Favorite Wall Color

Okay ladies, I need your help picking out a paint color for the kitchen.

If you are not a Follower to my blog, you can still vote on your favorite wall color. I value everyone's opinions!

I know these seem to be soooo similar to each other, but I just can't make the final decision.

Green Sprout

Herbal Wash

Lemon Verbena

Olive Grove

So what do you think??

You can vote for your favorite color at the top of the page.

I really, really, really need your help on this!

Thanks a ton!

Mothology Hotel-Style Key Rack

When I saw this post at Remodelholic about knocking off this Mothology hotel-style key rack...

...I knew that I had to have one.

Here you can kind of see the shelf above the island. There are hooks under that shelf to hold keys. I have 1,000 random keys. That system wasn't working.

To keep this an extremely low-cost project, I decided to use pallet boards to make this.

I will not be doing a tutorial on this because if you click on the Remodelholic link above, you will get an amazing tutorial!

My version:

I love, love, love the new organization.

I did, however, loose some storage space by getting rid of the shelf.

That's okay, I'll figure it out.

Anyways, this key rack is the reason I wasn't upset that my daughter drew on the kitchen walls.

As you can see, from taking the shelf off, it left a perfect silhouette of the shelf on the wall. The new hotel-style key rack doesn't completely cover it.

Since this kitchen was done in a faux technique, and I no longer have the paint for it, the kitchen must be repainted.

I'm not upset about that.

;)

So, in the next few days, I will be taking a short little survey with my Photoshopped wall colors to see what color everyone likes best!

I've never left such a huge decorating decision in someone else's hands before!

Scary!

Anywho, I have a HUGE line-up heading your way. Stick around for lots more fun!