Countdown...

My life has been sooooo hectic lately! Thats my excuse for not being consistent with blogging and I'm sticking to it!! I've been busy with my Etsy store (I'll do a separate post on that in the near future) and also planning my wedding *insert excited smiley*

My wedding is in a little less than 9 months so its getting harder and harder to contain my excitement with each passing day. So of course I've been counting down...the months, days, hours even seconds. 

So I decided to make countdown blocks to help me. 

One sunny afternoon while looking at bridesmaids dresses online and trying not to get too frustrated when I couldn't find anything I really liked, I found myself staring at this calendar blocks I had bought a long time ago for the ladder shelves in our living room. And that's when it hit me! I can do something similar to countdown to the wedding.

I was really looking for the easiest way out so I went on a field trip to Michael's hoping to find some pre-cut wooden blocks. They did have wooden blocks but they only had one pack which was not enough for me. I stopped by Lowes on my way back home and found blocks that were just what I needed but I had to cut them which I was trying desperately to avoid :(

I already had everything else at home. The hardest part of the project was cutting the blocks. So if you are lucky enough to find pre-cut blocks then this would definitely be a breeze for you.

I whipped out my handy dandy miter box and saw and simply cut 2 blocks in the same size and a couple more smaller ones. Any size you decide on will work but my measurements were 5.75 for the longer ones and 1.75 for the smaller ones. 

I went on to sand the blocks and paint them. I chose pink for the blocks and gold for the fonts which are my wedding colors. 

I cut the words out on vinyl and just stuck them on the blocks as centered as I could possibly get them. Then I just gave each block about 2 coats of mod podge to ensure the words adhered to the blocks well. It also gave it a nice glossy finish which I love.

For the bottom blocks, I only have 2 but on the very last one it says MR & MRS on one side and Happily Ever After on the other side so I can switch it around every other week or whenever I feel like it.

You can make these blocks to countdown to whatever occasion you are looking forward to...wedding, baby, vacation, new house, the ideas are endless. Plus it makes a great display on your desk. I have mine on the desk in my office which is where most of the wedding planning happens.

Under Sink Solution

There has been a lot of activity under our kitchen sink so it was no surprise when I started noticing a little bit of water damage in the cabinet. It wasn't bad at all. Truth is it was barely noticeable. I could only see it with a flash light on but it still bothered me. 

Holiday Table Setting

Super easy and cheap table setting

To start my table, I picked up a festive table runner from Home Goods and 2 garlands from Michaels to use for my centerpiece (they were missing something individually but perfect together) I also picked up a box of 9 flameless LED candles from there as well. The really cool thing about the candles is that they come with a remote control!!

Shoe Storage

I know I am not the only one who hates these wire shelves in the closet. It definitely wasn't gonna work for my shoes

1. It's not wide enough to fit a lot of shoes. Not like I have that much but I don't like my shoes on the floor in the closet. 

2. It's almost impossible to store shoes (heels for sure) on the wire shelves without using a shelf liner which I did not want to. 

Mirror Tile

I wasn't too fond of how the mirrors in the downstairs restroom looked. Unfortunately, I don't have a before picture. Or at least I can't find one right now. But just picture the mirror without the tiles.

Earring Holder

Since forever I dumped all of my earrings in a big jewelry case. It used to take at least 2 minutes every morning to find a pair of the same earrings. I decided enough is enough! I need to find a better solution to storing my earrings.

Beverage Station

One of the things I fell in love with about our house was the little nook area upstairs in the game room. When I saw it, I knew almost instantly what exactly I wanted to do with it...a little area for snacks and drinks while relaxing upstairs. It has definitely saved me a lot of trips downstairs to the kitchen during movie night.