0 new digital scrapbooking products out today...including some PL journal cards!

First off, I just wanted to say "hey!!!!" to all of my new readers, I'm so grateful that you're reading my blog and following my PL/crafty journey!

I've got 3 new digital scrapbooking products out there for you...a new template set:

Lovey Dovey Templates

...and these fun papers, with adorable giraffes!

Lovey Dovey Papers

...and lastly, my favorite, some simple valentine themed journal cards. These are so fun to use in you Project Life!

Lovey Dovey Journal Cards 

Hope you enjoy!! Oh...and all three sets are 20% off through the weekend! Have a great weekend!

280 my new green "storage solution"...

So our kitchen is pretty small, and it has very limited cabinet space. In fact, we only have three drawers total. For three and a half years, I've been trying to figure out how to get more storage in our kitchen. A while ago, I started searching for a short and wide dresser....you know, the kind with lots of drawers? I wanted something that I could refurbish and make my own.

Well wouldn't you know, our dresser in our bedroom was just that dresser. After some rearranging of furniture last week, I moved our dresser into the dining room and I loved it...but I still had to paint it. Here's the before picture, well it's after I plucked the ugly flower motif off the front...but you still get the picture....ugly honey colored dresser...

Now if you know anything about me, it's that I hate to sand down furniture! That's the main reason that has held me back from refinishing every. single. piece of furniture in my home. :) Well now that's all about to change because I found the best product out there since sliced bread! And the cost was only $18.

This stuff worked like magic and was so easy to use! I actually did 2 coats of this...right on top of the wood with no sanding. I only did 2 coats because I really wanted to make sure I did my job and covered everything good. You could probably get away with one coat just fine. And it dried so quickly too. I was able to paint the whole dresser, then paint the drawers. As soon as I was done with the first coat, I was able to start immediately on the second coat. Just make sure that whatever brush you use is a replaceable one...this is oil based paint, so it is extremely difficult to get off anything. I just ended up throwing my brush away. But maybe you know a secret I don't! :)

I went to pick out my paint and I settled on a color...Appletini by Behr. I got it in high gloss because I wanted a nice shine on the cabinet.

It took me the majority of the day painting, 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of green. I bought to different kinds of hardware and just used the existing holes in the dresser. I really, really loved how it turned out!

See the before and after...so much better right?

Thanks for looking! :)

15 project life | week 4

Well I finished my week 4! I actually did it a bit differently this week and worked on it once on Wednesday night and then again today to finish it up. Since I usually put my Sun-Wed pictures on the first page and Thurs-Sat on the second page, it worked to get caught up mid-week. And it took me much less time too!

This week I added in an extra little insert...all about our home. So here's the two page spread with the insert...

In the white space there is where I put our address...I did front and back pictures of our home on the first side... 

...and pictures of the inside of the home on the back side. Let me tell you...I actually had to have my house clean to take these pictures. Let me just say they were all taken on different days...not all of house was clean at the same time! :) 

Here's the two week spread without the insert. I just love how this week came together, even if it was a pretty simple week with not much going on. 

First side... 

and the second side... 

I really wanted to do some photobooth type pictures, so last Sunday we all sat in front of my Mac and we took a bunch of pictures. The youngest was not interested in it at all, but the rest of us had fun! I decided I had so many pictures that I wanted to use...so I filled up the whole right side of that first page and I love it!

We met some friends at McDonalds this week so the boys could eat and play...I saw the cute new little fry package and I had to keep it for my Project Life. I think my friend thought I was a little strange, but I'll do anything for my Project Life! Haha! The actual package was just a bit too big to fit in the 3x4 slot, so I cut it down and re-sewed up the edges. It made the cutest little pocket, so I filled it with a card with the boys' picture on it. 

Pretty much everything is revolving around what I eat these days, so I thought I'd document the picture of our fridge, full of fruits and veggies and then a card naming the foods I couldn't live without right now.

I decided I wanted to fill out a "currents" list at the end of every month to remember what it is I'm doing in everyday life. Maybe I'll have my husband fill out some too...

I just had to share, 'cause I'm so excited! 

Can't wait to see your Week 4!!

PRODUCTS I USED:

Corner Round Punch (EK Success), Clementine Core Kit (Becky Higgins/Lili Niclass),  Binder (Pioneer 12x12 Faux Suede), Page Protectors (Becky Higgins Design D), Highlight of the Week Week Cards, Simple Cards and Lovey Dovey Cards (coming soon!) by Emily Merritt, Live Free: Love Life! free printable by Miss Tiina, Outlined Journalers by Kate Hadfield, Today Papers by Valorie Wibbens, Press Card Bundle by Liz Tamanaha, One Little Week free download by Ali Edwards, Chalk Label from Off to School by Fancy Pants, Chipboard Alpha by 7gypsies