tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35231106660047806052024-01-18T22:14:19.231-08:00The Inspired CollectionMy collection of Design, DIY Projects, and RecipesKelliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820628981173348325noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523110666004780605.post-62156197566835012442012-05-29T16:42:00.005-07:002012-05-29T16:42:59.282-07:00Totally Glam Filing CabinetHi everyone! I know that it has been a while, but I hope that I still have some lovely faithful followers! I wish I had more time for my blogging and crafting, but life just seems to keep getting in the way! Anyways, I wanted to share with you my fabulous filing cabinet upgrade! I was in dire need of some sort of filing system that actually worked in my home. Anytime an appliance went haywire or broke..I was left scouring the drawers for user manuals and warranties. I decided that I had enough and needed to invest in a little something. Here is how I solved by problem, and it only cost me $40 bucks! <br />
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I scoured Craigslist for a filing cabinet. After a few failed attempts, I finally landed this 4 drawer metal filing cabinet for only $15 bucks! Sold, the hubs and I went and picked it up! <br />
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That is literally all it took to get the job done, here are some before pictures:<br />
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I popped off all the hardware and threw on my domestic goddess blinged out gloves for some spray painting! I had to share with you! </div>
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I spray painted the top and sides and the front red. Once the paint was dry, I measured the front of the drawers, and cut my wrapping paper into the appropriate size, making it about 1/4" inch bigger so that there would be room to wrap around the drawer. </div>
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I put modge podge on the front of the drawer and placed my cut wrapping paper on top, and then modge podged over top of that. I did that for all four sides. I also wrapped the extra around the corners of the drawers. </div>
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Once all the modge podge had dried I carefully put my hardware, just the pulls, back onto the drawers. And in a matter of a few hours, and only $40 out of my pocket, I have a glammed out beautiful filing cabinet. I can't wait to have it all organized! Yes, organization makes me happy! Here's the outcome! </div>
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<br />I bought about a dozen of these black frames in a couple different sizes from the dollar store to use at our wedding reception. Since then, they have just been scattered through my house, some painted and used on a gallery wall, gave some to my parents with the wedding pictures, and so on. Anyways I recently moved around and updated some pictures, but that left this 5x7 frame empty. <br />
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So, since I didn't have a photo or a matte I decided to just take a piece of scrapbook paper and make my own little matter. I used the back to trace the size and cut it out. <br />
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Then I just centered my picture on the paper, and voila..it's not perfect but it works and makes it a little cuter! </div>
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Thanks for reading! :) </div>KelliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820628981173348325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523110666004780605.post-79661806823602205672012-03-29T05:36:00.000-07:002012-03-29T05:54:46.306-07:00Dresser Upgrade - A Touch of TealA while back I shared this dresser that I picked up off of Craigslist for a cool $25 bucks, well after begging and pleading my husband to go get it after work one day it finally made its way to our garage... where it sat and sat and waited to be brought back to life. Here is what it looked like when I picked it up.<br />
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It had great bones, but as you could tell it was not in the best of shape. But I loved the feet and I loved the curves of the piece. I hated the chipped gold and the color, I even hated the pulls, and it had definitely become a drawing board for a kid or two in its lifetime. <br />
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So while the hubs was away at a bachelor party this weekend I enlisted the help of my mom, to help give me some motivation to get it done...you would think the fact that the hubs and I were dresser-less would motivate me more..but sadly it did not. So my mom gave me a quick kick in the rear and said lets just get it done...and so we did... <br />
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We went to home depot and picked out a paint color, there is a bit of teal in our new duvet set so I thought it would be fun to go that route. We picked out Pacific Teal by Behr. <br />
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We got home and went to work. I worked on sanding down the dresser, while she took off the pulls and sanded down the drawers.</div>
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After the sanding was complete, we went ahead and primed the entire dresser and let it dry for a couple hours. In the meantime we did some shopping, took the pups to the park and on a walk and picked up some frozen yogurt and just had a fun girls day! After all that we came home around 5 pm and painted the first coat! Then I had collapsed before 7 pm, all that pollen in the air and sanding really got to me..so a benadryll was calling my name. </div>
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The next morning my mom came over bright and early and we painted the second coat. With the 2 of us painting it did not take more than 30 minutes it was awesome, so much easier than when I did the hutch myself, read about that<a href="http://www.theinspiredcollection.blogspot.com/2011/08/drab-to-fab-my-hutch-remodel.html"> here</a>. </div>
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After killing a few hours, we came home to dry paint. My mom is so smart, she talked to me into keeping the original pulls, and she was right! They are perfect for the piece. We did not have to do anything to them but just clean them up a bit. So we reassembled the dresser just in time for the hubs arrival to move that bad boy upstairs! </div>
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Here is the duvet, that I bough a couple months back as a jumping off point for the room! You can see the blues in it! They match perfect, I cant wait to get the bedroom painted and have it all put together! <br />
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<br /></div>KelliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820628981173348325noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523110666004780605.post-2632617126491504902012-03-13T06:16:00.000-07:002012-03-13T06:16:12.904-07:00Duke Basketball Gallery WallWell in case you haven't heard my husband is a DIE HARD Duke basketball fan! I seriously don't think he has missed watching a game in over 3 or 4 years, he is that intense. But it is fun to watch them with him, especially when they are winning, and it has transformed me into a Duke fan. I mean seriously how could all of Coach K's and Dukes accomplishments not be inspiring?! <br />
If you don't know basketball or watch it, then you wouldn't know that Duke lost the ACC tournament this weekend and it was a little bit of a blow. So in order to lift the hubs spirits on this big loss and in order to send some good Duke joujou out there, I created a Duke Basketball gallery wall for the hubs man room. This is his room and I normally do not involve myself in decorating it, because he says this is the one space that he has control over...and he's right...but he was obviously all in with this idea. <br />
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I found images online and printed them, and then we went to the dollar store and bought almost 20 frames, but since they were all a $1 whats the big deal right?! So this project cost us about 20 bucks and a little bit of time. <br />
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Here are some pictures of how it turned out.... <br />
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This is my favorite sign!! Duke fans are known as the Cameron crazies so I absolutely loved this and we made this the center of the gallery wall. </div>
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It was so easy and cheap and you really could do it with any team. So here's an idea for your man if he is a die hard sports fan and has his own little man cave! </div>
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Thanks for reading! :) </div>KelliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820628981173348325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523110666004780605.post-73317402321632523762012-03-12T07:13:00.001-07:002012-03-12T07:13:38.995-07:00Fabric Wall ArtI hope that everyone had a nice weekend! The hubs and I had a pretty laid back weekend, a little bit sad that Duke lost the ACC tournament, but we made up for it by making a Duke gallery wall for the hubs man room! I will share that this week! On another note, I finally did something with this huge blank wall that was driving me crazy!! <br />
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The stairs leading up to the second floor are open on one side with beautiful iron and wood railing, and the other side is just a huge blank wall! I didn't want to do a gallery wall because I had already done one in a hallway on the second floor, see that<a href="http://www.theinspiredcollection.blogspot.com/2011/11/gallery-wall.html"> here</a>, and we were putting one in the man room. I knew I wanted something semi flat because I did not want it to get it the way of people walking up and down the stairs...a few months back I pinned this.... and thought it would be a good compromise. It is fabric wrapped foam board... <br />
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Well I had contemplated getting canvas and painting it with a stencil or wrapped with fabric, but I just hadn't found a fabric that I was in love with until Saturday... </div>
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Isn't that fabric AMAZING!!! and what it is even more amazing is that I paid $3.96 a yard. I bought 2 yards and that was plenty. I even have some left over for another project! Yay! </div>
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I bought 3 pieces of foam board from the Dollar Tree for $1 a piece and I already had spray adhesive to attach my fabric to the board. I bought Scotch picture mounts for $3.29. So I got three beautiful pieces of artwork for less than $15!!! AMAZING!! </div>
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Here is how they turned out...so cool right?! </div>
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I wanted to share the experience so I am passing it on to 3 blogs that have less than 200 followers, that I really enjoy and I think that all of you will enjoy them too! If you have some time you should definitely go check out these inspiring blogs and the ladies who created them!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hillary at </span><a href="http://www.mysocalledhome.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">My So-Called Home</span></a> </div>
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Her blog is great and features her journey of transforming her house into a home. She has done some great renovations and has some great taste! Go check it out! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jewels at </span><a href="http://joy-n-jesus.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Joy-N-Jesus</span></a></div>
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Her blog is fabulous! She blogs about everything from crafting to life lessons! Check out her blog to find some crating inspiration and some spiritual inspiration as well! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nancy at </span><a href="http://dreamitbuilditstyleit.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Dream it...Build it....Style it!</span></a></div>
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Nancy's blog is full of really fun projects! She is currently working on a nursery and she has some done some AMAZING renovations on their home! Be sure to check out the page of her home before and after! </div>
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I'm not really picky on the rules of this award, but if you feel like passing it on you can! This award should be given to blogs with less than 200 followers! I really just wanted to give these ladies some recognition for their amazing blogs and their inspiring talents!! Keep up the great work! </div>
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<br /></div>KelliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820628981173348325noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523110666004780605.post-61518619619842906082012-03-09T05:56:00.000-08:002012-03-09T05:56:14.234-08:00Update on Craft RoomWell, I'd like to say my craft room is about 80% complete. We have painted and decorated, but I am still longing for a small TV and a little sitting area...but those things take money and we are working on not doing too many unnecessary spending right now...so maybe one day soon.. <br />
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The craft room was originally the room we let one of our friends stay in for a couple of years while he was finishing up college and once he was moved out I was ready to transform it, so I really had a blank slate to work from, besides the fact that painting it was a must... <br />
Here is a little before...<br />
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Pretty boring... The red desk is originally from Ikea, and I have had it for years..to stay on a small budget I knew getting a new desk was not really in the cards, so I decided to keep this funky little red one and make it work. </div>
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We added some paint, but together them shelves, hung up curtains and some artwork...it is a little more presentable now... </div>
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Crafting bookcase holds fabric, magazines, my sewing machine, the bottom shelf is where I keep my cricut (not sure why it wasn't here when the picture was taken), the signed plate from my bridal shower, and displays the picture the hubs grandmother painted for us as a wedding gift. I got the 2 bookcases from Target, they were $19 a piece. </div>
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Ikea shelf I bought at a garage sale, I actually bought 2, but one was missing some of the party. It was still a good deal because this one was still in the box and had never been opened, it was brand new! I have glass apothecary's that I used at our reception that now hold my paint brushes and glue gun, and another one hols some of my ribbon. </div>
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Pineapple wrapped bacon is a savory delicious bite sized treat that makes an awesome appetizer. My first experience with this yummy appetizer was when we rang in the 2011 new year with a couple of great friends, and one of the girls had made this yummy treat. Since then I had always thought about making them but hadn't really gotten around to it until recently. They were so good, I wanted to share my recipe with my readers! <br />
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<span class="ingredient">1 can pineapple chunks, juice packed, drained, reserve 3 tbsp.
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<span class="ingredient">2 tbsp. soy sauce</span><br />
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<span class="ingredient">Combine the pineapple juice, soy sauce, ginger and garlic into a bowl and add the pineapple chunks. Let it marinate for about 30 minutes. </span></div>
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<span class="ingredient">Bake the bites at 350 for about 15 minutes, when there is only 5 minutes remaining pull them out and sprinkle them with brown sugar. If you put the brown sugar on too soon, it will create a smokey mess. Trust me... </span></div>
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<span class="ingredient">Let them cool and voila! A yummy bite size appetizer! I mean who doesn't love bacon and pineapple...the combination melts in your mouth! </span></div>
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Thanks for reading! :) </div>KelliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820628981173348325noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523110666004780605.post-91194856835955771122012-03-07T10:30:00.003-08:002012-03-07T10:30:40.592-08:00No Bake Oreo CheesecakeBack in January the hubs and I celebrated a good friends birthday with a trip to his families lake house. The house was amazing! We went in through the garage and the first thing I saw was a media chest on a drop cloth with a can of spray paint...that's when I knew I would love this house! When we got inside it was gorgeous and I wish I would have taken pictures to show you, but we will be back and I will get some then! According to T, his family had pretty much redone the entire house and looking around I could tell that his mom was quite the DIY-er, I hope one day I can share her lake house with my readers! <br />
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Anyways, my friend S and I made this AMAZING no bake Oreo cheesecake for T's birthday and it was easy and delicious so I wanted to share it with you. She had originally pinned this recipe we were going to use, but when we started to make it, we could not find the recipe so we just kinda went with it.....</div>
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We made the vanilla pudding according to the box and then in a large bowl, we mixed the cream cheese, sugar, cool whip, and pudding together. We added the rest of the crushed oreos to the mix. We poured it on top of our crust and then set it in the fridge for about 4 hours to firm up a bit. </div>
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Then after dinner, and a few glasses of vino we decided to break out the cake... It was delicious! It still did not match the same consistency as cheesecake, as I have found with the no bake recipes, like my <a href="http://theinspiredcollection.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-bake-lemon-raspberry-cheesecake_09.html">no bake raspberry lemon cheesecake</a>... but the tastes are so close and I almost enjoy the no bake versions more..they feel lighter and fluffier, although I am sure neither way is good for you. </div>
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I painted my wood with the paint and while it dried, I cut out our last name on the vinyl using the cricut, and then cut out our established date. I have never cut vinyl before with the cricut and did not really know what I was doing to be honest. So to make it easier on myself I left out the transfer paper but next time I think the transfer paper will ensure a straighter more even line. But c'est la vie. I still love the way it turned out!<br />
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I bought the B (sorry no before pictures) from Hobby Lobby for $1.99. It was just plain mdf so I decided to grab some jute and wrap it. I knew I wanted to make flowers to put on it and I had planned on making my own, but I came across these on clearance for a buck! So I took that shortcut and I am glad I did, wrapping the B was a bit more tedious then I thought. I hot glued the jute to the B as I was wrapping, so it took a little bit of time. It probably took me 30 minutes to wrap it.<br />
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I had the brown ribbon in my ribbon collection, but I am sure that you could find your own ribbon at a very affordable price. I cut two strips of ribbon and hot glued them to the back of the B and then tied them around my hook and made a bow.<br />
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I had recently pinned some similar projects and I thought that it would be easy enough to whip together, and I was right. It probably took me 30 minutes to assemble, and my hubs felt like a stud because of all the compliments he got, of course he gave me credit though ;). It was a win.<br />
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My main inspiration came from <a href="http://alyashcreations.blogspot.com/2010/05/tutorial-tuesday-mothers-day-tea-towel.html">Aly & Ash tea towel cake</a>. I followed her directions for the structure of the cake. I bought a poster board and cut it into 2 strips and rolled them and hot glued them to a cake mat. I wrapped the towels around each piece and pinned them in the back to keep them together. I wrapped a ribbon around the bottom, and with my cricut I cut out their initials and hot glued them to the ribbon. I placed the utensils around the cake, and I was lucky enough to come across this adorable miniature dessert stand, it can hold a 8" cake.<br />
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I couldn't be happier with the outcome of the cake, I can not wait to make another one. This would be great a great gift for any shower and it did not take any time at all to put together!<br />
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Happy Sunday everyone!! I must admit I feel terribly guilty for abandoning my blog for a month! But sometimes, life gets in the way. But my sweet hubby reminded me how much he enjoyed my blog and how much everyone else does and that really gave me the extra encouragement I needed to get back to it! I have some awesome new projects that I can not wait to share with everyone...<br />
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But here's a little bit of what I have been up to..<br />
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We recently expanded our family by adopting an adorable, wild, crazy beagle puppy. His name is Zoubek (the hubs named him after a Duke basketball player, and I agreed because I thought Zoe and Zoubek sounded cute together) and he is a 7 month old beagle, and is absolutely adorable...<br />
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Special thanks to all of my followers, friends and family for all of your positive comments and for encouraging me to get back in the swing of things! For awhile after being so busy at work and sitting at a computer all day I was having trouble trying to find my inspiration to come home and sit at the computer more...but now I realize that my inspiration is my readers, and this is my release!! So THANK YOU everyone...</div>
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Thanks for reading! :)</div>KelliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820628981173348325noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523110666004780605.post-36053158749128976702012-01-17T06:08:00.000-08:002012-01-17T06:08:01.352-08:00Master Bedroom Phase II: LightingOur work in progress Master Bedroom Renovation.....<br />
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I am pretty complete with all of the bedding. I have the new duvet covers, new bed skirt, new sheets, and some new throw pillows. I still need pillow cases for our euro pillows and our King pillows. I am continued to search for those. However, this week I did manage to buy the new lighting we will be using in our new master. <br />
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I bought 2 of these beautiful turquoise lamps to go on our night stands. They are the perfect size for out small night stands and the turquoise totally pops next to the Duvet. I got each of these lamps from Target for $9.99!! How could I resist! The clear glass bottom reminds me of some of the uber expensive and beautiful lamps from Pottery Barn. <br />
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I am also so excited about the dresser I bought to refinish. I have been searching Craigslist for months looking for the right one, and I was so excited when this one popped up and the seller was only 4 miles from our house! WIN!!! And it was only $25!! WIN!!! Here is how it looks right now</div>
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I had been searching for baskets or bins to use in my closet for a while now, but I wasn't willing to spend the asking price for the baskets and bins I was finding. It is pretty amazing how expensive pretty baskets/bins can be. Which is why, when Old Time Pottery had these baskets in their ad this week for $4.99 I jumped at the opportunity to go pick up a few. I bought 4 baskets and decided to use all 4 for a different purpose:<br />
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I also used a trick I read about through pinterest. I use a pillow case from the set of sheets and store the sheets in the pillow case, so a set is always together. <br />
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I had an old basket lying around that use to store Zoe's toys, but she has since outgrown that basket, so I used that basket to hold all of our extra rolls of toilet paper. I also used a hanger to hang our extra Duvet blanket from the bottom shelf. <br />
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I created these lovely labels using my AWESOME cricut that I got for Christmas, and I love the way they came out. I thought it would be great to use clothes pins and hot glue them to the basket to hold the labels, this will make the labels very easy to change and reduce all the sticky residue that a sticker label would create.<br />
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It is still not the most gorgeous linen closet in the world, but it is definitely a step in the right direction. It looks so much cleaner and organized in stead of just sheets and towels over flowing. I would love to get rid of the wire shelving but it will totally work for now. I organized this closet for under $25 and that totally makes me happy and the hubs! </div>
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Thanks for reading! :)</div>KelliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820628981173348325noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523110666004780605.post-57644786659842359722012-01-11T11:22:00.000-08:002012-01-11T11:22:02.604-08:00White Chocolate Covered Oreo's<div style="text-align: left;">
Over the holidays, the hubs and I hosted our inaugural tacky sweater party and I made some fancy treats to go along with it. I have seen Oreo pops all over the place, but I did not really feel like spending the time to carefully insert the sticks to create the pops. I needed something quick, easy, and few ingredients. So, I made my White Chocolate Covered Oreo's. I am HUGE fan of white chocolate as you may be able to tell from my <a href="http://theinspiredcollection.blogspot.com/2011/10/dessert-kabobs.html">Dessert Kabob's</a>, or my <a href="http://theinspiredcollection.blogspot.com/2011/10/garbage-candy-sweet-salty-treat.html">Garbage Candy</a> so I decided to use white chocolate instead of regular ole chocolate. </div>
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Please forgive me, but I did not take a lot of photo's. I was about halfway through when I realized I wasn't doing my job on taking photo's and all I had with me was my iPhone.<br />
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The white chocolate covered Oreo's were a huge hit and I was even able to box some up to send home with guests and box some up to bring to my parents. I think the double stuffed oreo's were better than the regular so if I make them again I will definitely be using the double stuffed Oreo's. It was a really awesome, easy, recipe that was cost effective, all under 10 dollars, and gave everybody a sweet treat or two, or three. </div>
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Thanks for reading! :)</div>KelliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820628981173348325noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523110666004780605.post-62004611582830794162012-01-04T16:09:00.000-08:002012-01-04T16:09:54.096-08:00Master Bedroom Phase I: BeddingI have written about my desire to create a dream master bedroom space for the hubs and I, and I am so excited that the dream is finally coming to fruition. The house has continued to grow and spaces have continued to transform into the spaces I have imagined but there has always been, the black hole, our master bedroom. We have never had a consistent theme or really any functional pieces. I have pretty much stripped the room of any decor that we did have to disperse through out the house because I was one day going to make over our bedroom.<br />
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I have been searching for something that inspired me, something that would serve as a jumping off point for the room. I was hoping that something inspiring would be bedding, because that is such a huge focal point and large space. I had fallen in love with a few patterns from Pottery Barn, but to be honest..the thought of spending 300 dollars on bedding, makes me sick. I know it is bedding and it is so important, but why can't I get it an affordable price!?! So frustrating.<br />
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This weekend in Hilton Head, I ventured over to Home Goods and I found my diamond in the ruff! I found this beautiful duvet set!!<br />
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A King Duvet with 2 Shams on clearance for <span style="font-size: large;">$35!!!</span> </div>
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I absolutely LOVED the pattern and I as I scoured the store and found even more pieces to add to our "dream master bedroom", I knew I had to get it and everything else that was in our budget! <br />
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I found this awesome HUGE purple pillow on clearance for $14 and it totally pulls out the purple color in the duvet set! SCORE<br />
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Just wait...it gets better! The hubs and I have been talking about finding a large dog bed for our pup Zoe for our bedroom, but without knowing what direction I was going in I didn't want to spend money on a bed for her that did not match our new room. I came across the most adorable bed I have seen and it had all the colors that I needed to match the new duvet and pillow. I had to get it and I am so glad I did...#1 becauseshe is one happy pup, and #2 because of the cute little birdies on it! <br />
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I also was able to purchase a beautiful pillow top mattress pad and an awesome ivory bed skirt with a Christmas gift that I had returned to Kohls. So it looks like our room is finally starting to come together! <br />
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Thanks for reading! :)</div>KelliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820628981173348325noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523110666004780605.post-10396712687573919412012-01-03T16:37:00.000-08:002012-01-03T16:53:17.067-08:00Hello 2012 and Mini Fruit TartsWelcome 2012!! Can you believe it?! It's already 2012 and we have already flown through the holidays! The hubs and I came home from our New Years trip to Hilton Head today, and I worked hard at taking down all of our Christmas decor! So sad.....I wish we could leave it up year round, but then I guess it wouldn't be as special! I wanted to share with you this awesome mini fruit tart recipe as well as some pictures from new years. <br />
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Did everyone have a good new years?! We had a blast, it was 65 and sunny on New Years eve and New Years Day! Absolutely gorgeous! We got to spend some quality time with my parents and a little time relaxing and spoiling our pup rotten. </div>
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We also had a great dinner one night, that was complimented with these amazing mini fruit tart's that my step mom and I created. They were so simple to make and so yummy!! <br />
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Key Lime Fruit Tart (we found this at Home Good's but you could use lemon curd)</div>
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Don't they look heavenly? I will definitely be making these again, they were so simple. It took about 15 minutes to put together, and was very low cost. </div>
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Thanks for reading! :)</div>KelliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820628981173348325noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523110666004780605.post-87578980626891562122011-12-29T13:29:00.000-08:002011-12-30T09:21:36.861-08:00Farewell 2011Hello my faithful readers and followers! Sorry for my nearly month long hiatus, December has been a crazy month! I hope that everyone has had an amazing month and holiday full of lots of love! The hubs and I have had an amazing past month...let me fill you in......<br />
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We bought my dream car the day after Thanksgiving, it was LOVE at first sight! So thankful and totally enjoying my new ride. It is a definite upgrade from the old ride trust me!<br />
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Lots of holiday decor around the house! I loved how cozy our home was during the holidays!<br />
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This year the hubs and I hosted our inaugural Tacky Sweater Party! We had fun and were able to donate gifts to Toys for Tots! Everyone bought a dish, and I made some Wacky Christmas photo props! We also gave a prize away for best dressed!<br />
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S, T, me and The hubs rocking some wacky photo props! </div>
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Best dressed couple!! He made that sweater all on his own! I was impressed! <br />
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Our tree the morning after with the toys for Toys for Tots!<br />
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Some of our set up, Food, crock pots, and photo props, drink station, and voting station for best dressed!<br />
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My sister-in-law and father-in-law came up to tour some local colleges and universities! E (my sister-in-law) is graduating high school in May and the hubs and I enjoyed spending time helping her make some decisions! We had a little fun too, lots of grilling out (because well it was 65 almost everyday in December!!!) and even took in a Christmas light show!<br />
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I am really looking forward to 2012 and all my upcoming projects! We just started a small one in our half bath...here's a sneak peek....<br />
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I just started to update our light fixture in the half bath! Getting rid of those ugly 80's bulbs on a bar and replaced it with this!<br />
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Still have some work to do, I'll reveal it when it's all done! <br />
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2011 has been an amazing year and full of so many blessings! It started off celebrating New Years in the North Georgia Mountains with a group of our close friends!<br />
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New Years Day 2011</div>
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In 2011, I married my wonderful hubby and celebrated with all my family and friends, we got to celebrate so many of our friends weddings, traveled a ton, started this lovely blog, bought a new car, and we both have continued to work with great companies and people. I am so excited to see what 2012 has to offer, and what better way to ring in the new year than celebrating in Hilton Head Island with my hubby and my parents!<br />
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Our Wedding: June 4, 2011</div>
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I would just like to say <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">THANKS SO MUCH</span> to all my readers and followers, this blog has been so amazing and I have really enjoyed it! I really appreciate all of you so much for supporting me through this journey! I can not wait to hit the ground running in 2012!KelliBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820628981173348325noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523110666004780605.post-21689992166599670712011-12-21T09:58:00.000-08:002011-12-23T05:33:52.521-08:00Introducing Joy-N-Jesus<div style="text-align: center;">
Hey! Hey! So glad to meet you! I am <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>Jewels</b></span> from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://joy-n-jesus.blogspot.com/">Joy-n-Jesus</a></span></b>.</span> I am so blessed and honored to be here at <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Kelli's</span></b> amazing blog today. She is one talented lady; don't ya think! I know you do! </div>
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Hi everyone! Thank you to everyone who participated in Totally Inspired Tuesdays this week! If you missed out this week, don't worry we will be back next week! I wanted to feature some of these lovely projects! </div>
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I am in LOVE with these <a href="http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com/2011/12/cork-place-cards-capturing-christmas.html">wine cork place cards</a>, how cute are these for your holiday party or dinner?! Marilyn from The ArtsyGirl Connection made these darling place cards! Stop by and check them out and her adorable blog!<br />
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This hand painted <a href="http://arttisbeauty.blogspot.com/2011/12/girls-new-hand-painted-blossom-desk.html">blossom desk</a> from Art is Beauty is simply divine! She has so much talent, and the desk turned out so beautiful! I want one! </div>
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This <a href="http://downtoearthstyle.blogspot.com/2011/12/master-bedroom-makeover.html">bedroom makeover</a> from Holly at Down to Earth Style is so inspiring! You can not tell me that you do not LOVE the way she crated this head board masterpiece! </div>
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Aren't these the cutest <a href="http://elizabethandco.blogspot.com/2011/12/anthropologie-snow-globes.html">snow globes</a> from Elizabeth & Co. So simple and yet such a great piece of Christmas decor! I think I will have to save these to make next year! </div>
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Hello "The Inspired Collection" readers!
I feel so excited to be blog swapping with Kelli and meeting all of you today! So please allow me to introduce myself first. My name is Olga from <a href="http://stardust-decorstyle.blogspot.com/">Stardust - Decor & Style</a>, I'm married to the love of my life and we have two great kiddos. I quit my job in a shipping company two years ago and after a while we bought our current house.
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Since then... I'm in continuous search of finding treasures in the blogland! And my blog is all about that as well as DIY, decoration, makeovers and transformations, house tours and everything beautiful!
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So, wanna see some Before & Afters shots of my own projects that you can find in my blog? Well, here we go...
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Total cost of the whole transformation: less than $100.00 (except for the light fixture which was somewhat expensive... but couldn't resist it...you feel me right?)!
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See what the power of paint can do? And this project didn't cost anything at all. The paint was leftovers from previous paint jobs which I mixed all together. And there you have it! I loooooove horizontal stripes!
If you all enjoyed the post, then please hop in to my blog for more pics and tutorials of the projects where you could also check my <a href="http://stardust-decorstyle.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-balcony.html">balcony update</a> or give me some of your ideas for <a href="http://stardust-decorstyle.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-living-room_07.html">my living room.</a> Leaving a sweet comment would make me happy! And if you decide to become friends... well this would really brighten up my day!
Thank You Kelli for having me here today!
Merry Christmas to all of you and your families!
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #492c00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'm Laura Beth from </span><a href="http://www.astepinthejourney.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">A Step in the Journey,</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> but my friends call me LB. </span></span></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #492c00; line-height: 19px;">And after our recent trip to <a href="http://www.astepinthejourney.blogspot.com/2011/11/full-rundownsf-style.html">San Francisco</a> I need to add another button.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">and the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> <a href="http://astepinthejourney.blogspot.com/2011/06/memorial-day.html">marvelous tales</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> of our sweet dog </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Max! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(unless he gives you the evil eye because you've been photographing him for 20 minutes) </span></div>
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Merry Christmas!!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It's quite an <a href="http://www.astepinthejourney.blogspot.com/">entertaining journey</a> :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks again Kelli for inviting me over! Stop by and see what Kelli shared with us today!!</span></div>
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Hi Everyone !Welcome to our 3rd Totally Inspired Tuesdays party!!</div>
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After linking up, head on over to <a href="http://www.happyhourprojects.com/2011/12/wine-cork-magnets-by-blog-of-week.html">Happy Hour Projects</a> where The Inspired Collection is the blog of the week! I am sharing my wine cork magnets! </div>
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Thanks for linking up, I can't wait to see all of the awesome projects!</div>
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