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A Fan of the Fan

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So, if I show you something, do you promise you won’t judge/be grossed out?

Here it goes…

That, my friends, is the wall of our full bath.

I know. I know. Gross.

Our older home has 1.5 bathrooms. And, go figure, only the half-bath has a fan in it. Ya, ’cause running the sink makes it super steamy in there.

Our full bath is original to the home and though it’s been beautifully upgraded with travertine and granite, a boob light manned the spot of an ever-so-necessary fan. Ugh. Gross.

It’s been on my radar ever since we bought the place and my dream is now a reality! My husband tackled the old plaster ceiling and installed a bathroom fan from Home Depot for $20ish.

We chose a high powered fan over a quiet fan, but I think it was a good choice. And the bathroom is no longer McSteamy after a shower (Did you catch that Grey’s Anatomy reference? Yes? Then we can be friends :)). The days of showering in the winter with the window open are over! And, now I can paint!

Well, after I wash down those gross walls 🙁

To be continued!

Wedding Details

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| by | Category, Design

Oh weddings…beautiful, stressful, emotional things. So intimate and personal – a clear reflection of the couple and their relationship (If done well…in my opinion :)). There are caterers to hire, photographers to meet with, bakers to book. And then, there are the crazy people. Who decide to do it themselves.

So JBoat and I are a couple of those crazies. And we DIY’ed nearly our entire wedding. All the way down to the playlist of music played for dancing during the reception and the edits made to our wedding footage. No regrets, though…well, maybe one. I wish I’d had time to DIY my flowers (My mom was the voice of reason there)!

One of my favorite projects we tackled for the wedding was the printed materials. All of the printed materials were designed, printed, cut, embellished, etc by yours truly and the hubs. Check them out!

 

(Photos above were taken by Tori Wible of TW Photography)

(A few of the fonts we used include Lobster 2.0 {Which you can download for free}, Rockwell and Garage Gothic.)

Justin and my brother-in-law, Garrett (who is web-talented-beyond-belief) also created our website (well, mostly Garrett ;)).

Yes, we still have it up. Yes, it is outdated for sure. Yes, it will stay that way 🙂 I’m not ready change it/take it down just yet!

DIY Pretty Holiday Packaging Class

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Tired of your average holiday wrapping paper and gift bags? Check out my dear friend Renee’s upcoming DIY holiday packaging class on SkillShare! Renee is a super talented designer who does a little bit of everything – even hand-made pinatas 🙂 Register for the class by Monday and you can watch it whenever you like. It also comes with a great selection of free printables and lots of inspiration.

Here’s a sneak peak of those printables:

For a much better explanation for the wonder you can expect from this class, check out its SkillShare profile here! And check out Renee’s website for more beautifulness.