we make things.

so, Derek and i set out yesterday to buy some decor for our little abode. we found a few things at Urban that we are enjoying. we then contemplated going to some antique shops or attempting a do-it-yourself project we've been wanting to do for a month or so. after discussing for 1.2 minutes, the project it was.

i purchased these great decals in December and realllly wanted to put them up...so we started with an idea. we went to Lowe's - bought a piece of wood and some teal paint - but apparently Lowe's didn't have the right saw to cut the wood??? c'mon Lowe's! sooo, Derek had an idea - keep the piece as is, paint it, add decals, and some random little pieces of wood and paint them grey. i can't say i was all for it at first...ok, i thought it was an awful idea. however, he began to explain in more detail and i started to understand it just might be brilliant..."what the heck, lets!" i said.

we had fun making our first do-it-yourself project! for lack of a better name it is a: hanging/painting/decal/wall thing. this hangs by our front door and above our new dining table we just bought yesterday as well! hurray for not eating standing up or on the couch anymore! oh, and mostly hurray for my husband's great ideas! the finished work is above.

(well, we think it is finished...you never know, we could add things...)