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Kickin' it old school & lovin' it{Queen of Kings}http://www.blogger.com/profile/00863439002628706184noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439437944896112769.post-66132090818902580722013-09-14T12:25:00.000-07:002013-09-14T12:25:57.497-07:00Fall Printables<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><tbody>
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When it comes to changing around my home decor for the upcoming seasons, I like to change out prints in frames all around my home! It is a easy and fairly cheap way to spruce things up and set the tone for the upcoming season! Typically I will check blogs, and Pinterest for some good, free/cheap prints that will add some style to our home! Now, don't hate...but, I am using NO orange or reds in my fall homescape <--is that even a word? ;) I wanted to create a very, muted, classic, farmhouse inspired look this season, so those popular colors we associate with the season were benched for the season! I scoured the Internet for prints, and couldn't come across anything that I really liked that would give the feel I wanted. So I turned to my online editing program and created my own prints! Most of them are chalkboard inspired, as that is all the rage right now! My favorite print has to be this, "hello FALL" with the white little pine cone! I scored that awesome matted frame at my local Habitat for Humanity Store for $1! This print is formatted to a 8" x 1" size and I printed it on cardstock! Right now I am offering $1.00 off your min. $2 purchase of one of my instant download prints on Etsy with coupon code--> 1OFFPRINT. All my prints are only $1-$3!</div>
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{Queen of Kings}http://www.blogger.com/profile/00863439002628706184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439437944896112769.post-88736366257997698572013-09-12T13:34:00.000-07:002013-09-14T12:27:13.403-07:00Some of my Fall Home Decor Pieces!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's Fall Ya'll!!!! Well, not quite...I am guilty of starting to decorate for the upcoming season far ahead of time. I actually started putting up my Fall decor at the end of July! I really couldn't help myself! I started working on new items for my Etsy shop and needed to stage them for photos, so instead of repeatedly dragging my fall decor out, I just left it out =) I wanted to share with you guys a little photo gallery of whats going on in my home this fall! Many items are available in my Etsy shop! </div>
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Starting with the front door, I created some burlap roses from mustard yellow and natural burlap and</div>
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hot glued them on to a 28" sunburst grapevine wreath! I love the simplistic beauty of the wreath and didn't want to over kill it by adorning the wreath with too much. It is large, bold and beautiful! I made a decision this year which may shock some of you, but, I wanted to decorate with absolutely NO orange or red! I wanted a muted fall look, with greys, burlap, browns and a little touch of mustard on my front door and porch area! I think I succeeded in pulling off a classic look!</div>
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Fall+ Burlap=True Love!</div>
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This is a true statement! While creating decor for my home and shop I knew burlap was a must! I used two different pennant shaped to create different looks for each. These are available in my etsy shop for $15 a banner + shipping! Wording color choices include, white, black and brown. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/158708245/fall-burlap-pennant-banner?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">Click here to order triangle pennant banner!</a> or <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/158702041/fall-burlap-pennant-banner?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">Click here for the flag style pennant banner!</a> For anybody wondering, the books are a Habitat for Humanity find .50 for 8 books! The burlap pumpkin is from Hobby Lobby, as well as the lantern! Hobby Lobby runs their lanterns 50% every other week and they now match their in-store prices online as well! Here is the link to the lantern shown in the photos, it is $7.99 while on sale! Score--><a href="http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/metal-candle-lantern-with-glass-and-handle-216937/" target="_blank">Metal Lantern</a>. </div>
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The canvas is a hand painted piece I created for my homer, but also offer it in my shop! They piece is 16" x 20" and painted a creamy subtle off white! Lettering is hand painted in black, and there is light black distressing on the edges and throughout. It is a stunning, simple piece that would make a great addition to any home!<br />
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When, I decorate I like to go all out, which for me includes my banister! Our front door is to the left of the top photo and so that is the first room you walk in to. I decided to create a simple paper, flag style pennant banner to adorn the banister. This was super easy! Find some card stock, or paper in a print that goes with your decor, I chose song sheets. And print the words FALL, one letter a time on to each page. Then cut the pennant shape you desire, punch holes on either side and string jute twine through! Easy Peasy! I would suggest buying a couple extra pieces of paper in case your printer decides to eat one, or it prints wrong, etc. These paper banners are available in my shop for $12 a piece if you don't feel like creating your own!---><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/158704887/fall-paper-pennant-banner?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">Click here to order a Fall paper banner!</a></div>
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Below, are some shots of some of the prints I created this season.Usually I scour the Internet finding far too few pieces that will fit into the feel I want for the season. So instead of wasting time doing that I decided I would create my own! I worked on lots of chalkboard style 8 x 10 pieces, as well as a few 4 x 6 pieces that I have printed and displayed all around my home! They are all available in my etsy shop for $1-$3 as instant downloads!</div>
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I am jumping the gun a bit by pulling all my summer decor out but tomorrow is May! I associate May with summer time..the start of the BBQ season!!! I wanted to share with ya'll my porch in all it's Americana splendor! I re use as much as possible, which meant puling out my red pillows I used during Christmas last year for pillows on my wooden chairs. I was considering buying some fabric and making some custom pillow covers but the red pillows will work perfectly! Less work, less $$ spent! Hooray! Everything I did purchase, craft paint, paper mache stars, scrap book paper, etc/ was purchased at Hobby Lobby! My favorite store...or they are tied with Lowe's! Haha. Here is a picture walk through of my porch decor. =)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I bought paper mache stars in two sizes at Hobby Lobby and used some craft paint in red, white and blue I hung them off of branches I had from my backyard and also hot glued two paper pin wheels in coordinating paper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My big window needed a garland of some type so I used scrapbook paper and card stock<br /> to create these awesome vintage looking paper banners, just like I did for Easter. (See <a href="http://queenofkings-bradshaw.blogspot.com/2013/02/vintage-easter-banner.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">HERE</span>)</a>!<br /> I used small wooden clothes pins to hang them off some jute twine strung across the window!</td></tr>
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{Queen of Kings}http://www.blogger.com/profile/00863439002628706184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439437944896112769.post-30321849602449175122013-04-27T12:53:00.000-07:002013-04-27T12:53:33.676-07:00How To Make Paper Pinwheels!<br />
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When it comes to my mantel, I try to hand create custom banners that go with my theme and color scheme. For summer it was no different! I wanted a colorful banner to string across my mantel in navy and coral colors that just screamed summer fun! I have made glitter banners and vintage-like paper banners but I wanted something different. So, I begin brainstorming on what type of items reminded me of summer and the paper pinwheel idea was born! I had already scooped up navy and white striped paper along with some coral card stock when they were 50% off at Hobby Lobby last month. You can get a 12" x 12" sheet for about .25! One sheet will make 4 pinwheels! I made 4 small pinwheels and one large. This whole project cost me $1 for paper, the other items I had on hand already. I double layered my papers to have a different pattern on the exposing sides. You can just use one sheet if you would prefer. </div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> Jute Twine</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Small Clothespins</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Decorative Tacks</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">12" x 12" paper in Coordinating Colors</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Scissors</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Hot Glue Gun</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 Types of 12" x 12" paper for my pinwheels</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fold the paper down the middle both horizontally and vertically</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You should have a cross from your two folds. Go ahead and cut the paper into the 4 equal squares</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using Scissors, cut diagonally towards the center of the square until you get about 1/2" out from the center. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are ready to be glued, note DO NOT cut all the way through! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using your glue gun add a bead between your two pieces of papers<br /> and a bead of glue on the sheet you re folding in towards the middle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fold in towards the center and hold down for a couple of seconds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is one glued and read to be finished off.<br /> Depending on how you layer the paper you will get a different pattern on your pinwheel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Push your decorative tack through the middle and bend the back with some plyers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Use your small clothespins to hang each pinwheel off of a secured jute twine strung across your mantel!<br />I alternated the patterns and made a large pinwheel using one sheet of 12" x 12" paper and the the same method above to make it for the center.</td></tr>
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{Queen of Kings}http://www.blogger.com/profile/00863439002628706184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439437944896112769.post-23675692166331885462013-04-26T16:41:00.000-07:002013-04-27T12:04:32.647-07:00{Free Summer Printables}<br />
I am an early bird and setting up all my summer decor today. I will have some reveals later on this weekend. In the dining room we are honoring our great country with a Americana theme that extends out to the front porch. Here are some of the free printables I will be incorporating in to my home decor this summer season =)<br />
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<a href="http://www.landeeseelandeedo.com/2011/06/fourth-of-july-printable.html" target="_blank">God Bless America printable in 5x7 and 8x10</a> over at Landee see, Landee do</div>
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<a href="http://detailorienteddiva.blogspot.com/2012/05/patriotic-subway-art.html" target="_blank">One-Nation Under God Printable </a>over at Detail Oriented Diva<br />
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<a href="http://www.creationsbykara.com/2012/06/fourth-of-july-art-free-printable.html/4th-of-july-printable-002" target="_blank">Pledge Allegiance Overlap</a> Printable over at Creations by Kara </div>
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<a href="http://hmhdesigns.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/memorial-day-printables/" target="_blank">My Country Tis of Thee Printable</a> and <a href="http://hmhdesigns.wordpress.com/tag/americana/" target="_blank">America, America!</a> Printable over at HMH Designs</div>
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<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2262" height="400" src="http://hmhdesigns.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/my-country-tis-of-thee.jpg?w=584&h=730" title="My Country Tis of Thee" width="320" /><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2323" height="400" src="http://hmhdesigns.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/america-the-beautiful.jpg?w=584&h=730" title="America the Beautiful Printable" width="320" /></div>
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<a href="http://atsecondstreet.blogspot.com/2011/06/america-banner-free-printable.html" target="_blank">America Banner Printable</a> over at Second Street<a href="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/couponinggibsongal/patrioticprintablebanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" id="irc_mi" src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/couponinggibsongal/patrioticprintablebanner.jpg" style="margin-top: 94px;" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://hmhdesigns.wordpress.com/tag/americana/" target="_blank">Land of the Free Printable</a> over at I Heart Nap Time</div>
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<a href="http://www.madiganmade.com/2011/05/red-white-and-blue-or-aqua-printables.html" target="_blank">5 stars. 13 stripes. printable</a> over at Madigan Made</div>
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<a href="http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2011/06/subway-art-fourth-of-july.html" target="_blank">I Pledge Printable </a>over at Eighteen25<br />
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<a href="http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/2012/06/fourth-of-july-free-printable.html" target="_blank">Let Freedom Ring Printable</a> over at I Should Be Mopping the Floor</div>
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{Queen of Kings}http://www.blogger.com/profile/00863439002628706184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439437944896112769.post-69176387121688488292013-04-20T12:10:00.000-07:002013-05-31T23:51:50.184-07:00Pottery Barn American Flag Knock Off<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Have you seen the HUGE Wooden Pottery Barn American flag on their website?? Drools! I am LOVING it! With BBQ season and summer around the corner, I knew this was a piece I had to make for my home. It is HUGE at a whopping 50" long and 27" high! When I first showed my hubby this piece, he said "Where the heck are we putting that?" I didn't have an answer, I still don't. It is currently sitting in our garage while I debate hanging it on the porch or putting it inside of our home. To create our flag you will have to make a couple trips, one to a Home Depot or Lowes and the other to a Michael's or Hobby Lobby. I was tempted to make a smaller version of the flag, but knew I wouldn't be happy unless I KNEW it was the exact size as Pottery Barns. Imitation is flattery, right?<br />
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Head down to your local HD or Lowes and head to the lumber section. For this flag you will need to purchase some plywood. You can't buy the super cheap, particleboard sheets because you are painting the whole thing and need wood grain to come through when you distress. The sheet we bought was around $25 and the nice man at Lowe's cut it down to 50" x 27" for me. (You do get all the scrap, which was about 3 more pretty big pieces for more projects later) You will also need to buy some painters tape, if you don't have some already. You will need some craft paint in our flag's colors, red, white and blue and 50 star stickers.No, you cant try and re use them to save $$$, it won't work! I bought two red and blue bottles of craft paint, and actually used regular latex paint for the white I had sitting around at home. Honestly, I tried spray painting the wood with white paint at first to save time and that was a FAIL! You could use spray paint, but it would take multiple cans worth! Luckily I have lots of paint left over from the plethora of projects I do around here and I was able to salvage it without any additional costs! After my coat of white latex paint dried, I started adding my star stickers. I felt this was the easiest way to get uniform lines of stars for my flag, and it worked pretty well. I measured out about 2.25" between each star, horizontally and placed ALL 50 stars. PAIN! Then I taped off and covered the rest of the flag to apply my blue color. First I was lazy and used some blue spray paint I had on hand. Brilliant blue, and it was a little brighter than I wanted. So, I used some craft paint to add some dimension and darken the blue up a bit. It is VERY important that you remove the star stickers while the paint is still wet, otherwise the paint will peel and rip and be UGLY around your stars. For the most part all my stars came out pretty good. I touched up a few, but all in all I was pretty impressed.<br />
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I would suggest using a dark primer under the red, otherwise you will go through a lot of paint for your red stripes. Again, remove the tape white the paint is still wet. I did have some bleeding, but I was able to touch that up with paint later. I then used a 60 grit sander to distress the piece and added some dark walnut stain to the edges and in a couple spots on some red stripes for some dimension and character! This sign took A LOT of work and math, but the end result was well worth it! Stars & stripes forever!!!<br />
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{Queen of Kings}http://www.blogger.com/profile/00863439002628706184noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439437944896112769.post-21721442881001449532013-04-13T17:52:00.002-07:002013-05-10T17:44:25.128-07:00Wooden Monogrammed Kitchen iPad Stand Now Available in our Etsy Shop!<div style="text-align: center;">
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With Mother's Day soon approaching our kitchen iPad stand makes a perfect gift! Currently available in two finishes, each stand comes with a custom ink transfer of one initial, and with or without a vintage wreath. Our stand allows for two viewing angles. We are currently processing orders and shipping within 1-2 weeks. </div>
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With Summer fast approaching it was time to start thinking about some better options for my boys window treatments. We had a great set of silk striped curtains that go great in the their room, trouble is we only bought one set and they have since been decontinued by Target! Ahh!! I hate when that happens! The sun shines straight in to their room each morning and it is SO BRIGHT! Light blocking curtains were defintely on my mind. I recently gave their room a mini makeover and decided that we would go with some navy light blocking curtains to go with the theme and colors in the room. They have two windows in the room, one large window and one smaller window. </div>
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Since we were changing curtains and I thought it would be a great time to change the curtain rods also. Their room has a vintage, fun, eccletic feel and I wanted the curtain rods to echo that. So I went the route of galvanized metal plumbing parts to assemble my rods. You can find everything you need at your local Lowe's or Home Depot. Basically I just screwed the floor flange into the wall with four screws, attached the 90 degree elbow in to that and then used some liquid nails and inserted the metal conduit. Make sure you slide your curtain rings on before you secure both sides! </div>
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{Queen of Kings}http://www.blogger.com/profile/00863439002628706184noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439437944896112769.post-35281620736324257972013-04-02T16:36:00.000-07:002013-04-02T16:36:24.639-07:00Boys Room Tour<br />
I had the most fun putting together my boys room when we moved in to our home a year and a half ago. I have made little tweaks here and there, over all I really love the feel of the room. It has a more vintage, fun, eclectic feel versus the other rooms in our home. Here is a little tour:<br />
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Curtains from Target.<br />
Curtain rods DIY from plumbing parts at Lowes.<br />
Striped Navy duvet set from Target.com<br />
Carousel sign under window from thrift store.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Used a combination of spray paint, dired rice, stain and interior paint to give this arrow a vintage feel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Custom made this for the space above the window</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boys reading corner!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lamp and metal bike from a thrift store.<br />
Table from Target spray painted red.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Metal initials from Hobby Lobby attached to the foot of each bed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Caleb is a DIE HARD Cars fan, his room had to have a Route 66 sign!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dresser was as steal at $8 from Craigs list, I re-painted it to match the room. <br />
Ignore the fan! Haha, we all need a fan to sleep in this house!</td></tr>
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Classic Pooh Birthday figurine from my son's first birthday cake.<br />
Other items from thrift stores.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thrift store find last year! So cute!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floating shelves are from target, lamp and shade from Target.<br />
FAO wooden tool box from thrift store, books from birthdays/<br />
Rabbit jacket holder from Ikea.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephant and duck were thrift store finds. Blocks from Target.<br />
Frame from Cars Land @ Disney's Ca. Adventure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The blue chair was their great-grandfathers we inherited when he passed away. <br />
The quilt was hand made by my great-grandmother for me when I was born. </td></tr>
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{Queen of Kings}http://www.blogger.com/profile/00863439002628706184noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439437944896112769.post-44896747539562725982013-03-28T13:55:00.004-07:002013-03-28T15:52:40.659-07:00{got talent?}<br />
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I apologize for my lack of posts lately, I have been consumed with getting things started and rolling for our etsy shop!! My husband has told me for the past several months that I need to find a way to use my talents to bring glory to God and bring in some extra $$ for all my Hobby Lobby trips, ha! What women doesn't love her some HL?? In the last couple of months I have become increasisgnly intersted in woodworking, and making signs from salvaged wood. It started with making my iPad kitchen holder and from there I got the bug. My head is full of ideas, probably most of which are beyond my skills at this point, of wonderful things to make for my home. It may be just me, but I find the market for Christian home decor to be sorely lacking in style and color. 98% of what I find is in super dark colors with gold lettering. Bleh. Our home is on the lighter side with A LOT of white, greys and shades of turquoise blue. When I ran across some wood that was going to tossed out I thought I would give a try to putting together a wooden sign and painting them with inspiring quotes from Scripture and so forth. I did, and I'm hooked. I need a creative outlet so for me this has been a lot of fun. You can find my shop on etsy under the name: <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LissetandCompany?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">Lisset & Company</a>. </span></div>
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I love me some mason jars! So it seems fitting that I outfit myself with a mason jar turned cup for my iced coffee and sweet tea habit! I made two versions of the mason jar one using the standard metal pieces that came with the jar. And another version using a re-usable BPA free lid<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> </span><a href="http://www.reusablecanninglids.com/store/index.php/shop/sample-free-shipping-limit-1-per-customer.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">(Get 2 sample lids here for $2.50+free shipping)</span></span></a> and rubber grommet for easier washing. I personally like the look of the metal version with the metal finishing washers as it has a old vintage look to it. I know that isn't for everyone, thus another version!<br />
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You can order BPA free reusable lids at <a href="http://www.reusablecanninglids.com/" style="color: purple;" target="_blank">Reusablecanninglids.com/</a>. You can get a sample of two sizes with free shipping for $2.50! Awesome deal. It looks like their lids comes in bulk, but you could try calling the company to see if you could place a smaller order. They are also available on Amazon.com</div>
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My hubby recently bought me a jigsaw! Hooray!! We had borrowed a friend's in the past to get little things done here or there but we decided we needed to take the plunge and start investing in good a tool collection. I have a lot of scrap wood in my garage, from who knows what project so I decided to make myself a little wooden bunny for my porch! First I went on google and found a bunny silhoutte I liked then I blew it up, printed it and cut it out. Then I traced it out on some scrap wood and cut it out with my jigsaw! Easy peasy! I also cut out a couple of wooden eggs for my porch as well. One egg has a very flat bottom, ha! He's special! After he was cut out I used some paints I had extra off, primarily Swan Sea by Behr which is the wall color in my boys room! I love that color, and I've been using it a lot around the house for little projects. </div>
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So after just coming off of the DIY elastic hair ties I made, I have had hair accessories on the brain! What to make? What to make? With Spring and Summer fast approaching I want to start making some cute hair bands that I could wear. I also wanted to do this on a budget and preferably with materials I already had on hand. I have many clothes that can be upcycled in to crafts so I grabbed a stack and set out to try and make some headbands. Here is a tutorial for one of them! I am calling it the Glam Knotted Headband! I wore it across my forehead for a more bohemian look, which I am really digging for this season. You can also wear this as a regular headband in your hair. This tutorial is pretty much all pictures, because words would just be too confusing to follow! Contrary to the photos you will need 4 strips of fabric, two for each starting formation of the left loop and right > shape. I just used two in the tutorial so it would be easier to see!</div>
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Have you heard? Elastic hair ties are all the rage! My Birchbox <a href="http://birchbox.com/" target="_blank">(click here for more info)</a> even sent me a elastic head band last month, and I LOVE it! It doesn't give me a headache, it doesn't pull or get caught in my hair and best of all it doesn't leave a dent in my hair! Yes, dent! We aren't talking cars here but rather beauty! You know...the ugly indentation your headbands and hair ties leave in your hair after wearing them for any amount of time! Ugh...hate it! Makes it hard for us housewives who work hard all day with our hair in a ponytail to let our hair down for a date night with the hubby later that same day. I am ecstatic about the hair freedom this little tie brings me! Dramatic? I am. I picked up a couple of the actual hair ties at Target and paid close to $2 for them. Pricey! I knew I could make them for cheaper so I surfed the web so find some 5/8" fold-over elastic! I also threw together some cute holders so I could gift these to faimly and friends. I purchased my fold over elastic online from <a href="http://www.theribbonretreat.com/Ribbon/foldover-elastic.aspx" target="_blank">TheRibbonRetreat.com</a> they have a good selection of 26 colors and I received my order in two business days! At $1 for 2 yards the price couldn't be beat! </div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">5/8" Fold-Over Elastic in whichever colors your heart desires! </li>
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These little hair ties are easy to make and would make great little gifts for family and friends! Nothing like a little beauty item to brighten any woman's day! Making the holders was super easy as well. I created a table on my Pages document 2 rows big and 3 columns wide. The measurements are 3" column width and 3.25" column height. I used a font called CarbonType at 16pts. for my wording. I printed this on to card stock and grabbed an empty cereal box I was about to toss out. I cut out the squares and cut squares out in the same size from the cereal box. Using Elmer's glue I covered the printed side of the cardboard from the box and placed my card stock square over it. This way the back is just brown cardboard looking. Allow it to dry and then add your ties for a sweet gift! </div>
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{Queen of Kings}http://www.blogger.com/profile/00863439002628706184noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439437944896112769.post-50886268787421497372013-03-02T12:04:00.000-08:002017-08-07T00:36:42.990-07:00Coconut Oil...Are You Ready to Jump on the Wagon?<br />
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In an effort to become more healthy and find natural alternatives for beauty I have turned to Coconut Oil! I have long head of the many benefits or coconut oil, and that it can be used for virtually any and everything! I thought it was a natural craze/phase that would soon roll in to another before long. I have continued to see pins pop up all over Pinterest so I decided to do a little searching and take the plunge! My number one reason for purchasing some was to use as a super conditioner on my hair overnight, and let me say it is awesome! Since purchasing my first tub (Around $15 for 1.5L @ Costco)I have been adding it daily to my morning smoothie, using it so sooth my sons eczema, using it as a skin moisturizer(especially great for rough patches like knees and elbows!) and using it to condition my hair. I have been loving the results and the pleasant coconut smell reminds me of Islands of Hawaii! I want to share just some of the benefits of Coconut Oil:</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">It is a natural SPF 4 sunscreen</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It supports healthy thyroid function</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It is a great cuticle moisturizer</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It is a great massage oil</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can be used to help with runny noses, allergies, sore nostrils, etc</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can be used as a lip balm</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It soothes eczema</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can be used on new tattoos to help healing</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can be used as a face wash</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can be used as a furniture wood polish</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can be used to treat infections</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can be used as a homemade vapor rub</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It works great to shave with (both men and women)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It fights athlete's foot and toe fungus</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It helps heal bruises, scrapes and cuts</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It is a filling and gives a energy boost</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It is an eye makeup remover</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can be mixed with baking soda for a natural "Goo Gone"</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can be used as a home made deodorant or lotion bar</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It is a super hair conditioner</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It is a intensive night time moisturizer for the skin</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It is a great replacement for vegetable oils in any recipe cooking or baking</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can help speed weight loss when consumed daily</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can help improve sleep when consumed daily</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can be used to treat lice</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It helps with bladder infections and yeast infections</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can help prevent stretch marks</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can help treat thrush</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It can help with ear infections</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It helps de-frizz hair</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It naturally clears up cold sores</li>
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While this is only a limited list of it's uses you may be thinking to yourself, "This list is all over the place, there's no way it can do such a broad range of things!" Well, it can! Coconut Oil is known to be, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflmamatory, anti-viral, anti-parastic, infection fighting, non-toxic to humans and animals. the possibilities seem endless for this amazing oil and it's natural! I would suggest unrefined, virgin, organic, coconut oil ESPECIALLY for internal uses. So are you ready to jump on the coconut oil bandwagon? Which ways have you used coconut oil?<br />
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{Queen of Kings}http://www.blogger.com/profile/00863439002628706184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439437944896112769.post-68634729079175283792013-02-28T23:31:00.000-08:002013-03-02T12:15:28.548-08:00Thrift Store Find Turned Chic White Bunny<div style="text-align: center;">
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When I hit the local thrift stores, I have a mental list of the items I am in search of. They are mostly home decor type items that I can either currently use or will fit in to a future holiday/season scheme. Right now my home is decorated for the Spring/Easter season with a focus on cherry blossom branches and teals, white and pinks in varying hues. Some of you may have seen my DIY Pottery Barn Knock Off Easter Eggs post (<a href="http://queenofkings-bradshaw.blogspot.com/2013/02/diy-pottery-barn-knock-off-easter-eggs.html" target="_blank">Click here.</a>) that I was inspired to make after seeing a Pottery Barn Ad! I absolutely love the collection of white bunnies underneath the centerpiece and knew I needed to start a collection. The Pottery Barn white ceramic bunnies are $29 a pop! Wow! That just doesn't fit in to my budget so I knew I would be going the DIY route with this! I did have two white bunnies to start my collection off, but my darling son managed to break the ear off of one so he is MIA and the second is currently occupying my Peter Rabbit themed hutch this Easter. I am a simplistic gal who LOVES me some white, especially white ceramic! My mind automatically jumps to "Paint that white!" when I see items i the thrift stores that wouldn't match my home decor. Just a tip, there are many an item you would easily look over because it was not the right color or maybe just plain ole' U-G-L-Y! But with a little creativity and armed with a can of your favorite shade of spray paint you can change the look and feel of almost any piece! I spotted this cotton candy pink, childish looking bunny in a local thrift store and paid $2 for it! $27 savings! However it doesn't quite meet my white guidelines, but I knew I could easily change that! I have many a can of spray paint sitting in my garage waiting to be used to transform pieces, so this transformation was just the cost of the ceramic bunny! Score! I happened to have Rustoleum Ultra Coverage in white gloss at home so that is what I used. Normally I would opt for Krylon as Rustoleum says "apply to wood, wicker, metal, plaster or unglazed ceramic" I had no issues though. When working in spray paint read all the directions in the can and work in even light strokes! Many thin coats is better than one or two thick, gooey, dripping coats! It took me about 4 thin coats to get the entire pink gal covered up and I am loving the end result. Here is a brief picture tutorial:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Used my Krud Kutter to clean and remove any sticky residue left on</td></tr>
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Have you seen the commercial for Suave Professionals new line of Moroccan infused hair care products? The hair on the model looks so incredibly shiny, smooth and silky!! "I have to have these products!!!!" My exact thoughts when the commercial ended. Then it hit me, the hair on commercials always looks amazing because they have professional stylists! My hair will never remotely come close to looking so smooth and beautiful!! *Insert sad face* I decided to take out my iPad and search the web for some reviews on this new line, but I really didn't find much of anything. It was then I knew I had to purchase it and try it out myself! I have naturally wavy hair that is more on the frizzy side and honestly most nights after taking shower I just go to sleep with it sopping wet. Horrible I know, but being a stay at home mom means that more often than not my hair is up and pulled back so there is no reason for me to spend time and product on blow drying my hair each night. With that said I decided to pick up some of these new products while I was at the store yesterday. I picked up the Shine Shampoo & Conditioner System with Moroccan Argan Oil and the Deep Conditioning Shine Mask with Moroccan Argan Oil all for around $13. Here are some excerpts from their website:</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;">SHINE SHAMPOO WITH MOROCCAN ARGAN OIL</strong></div>
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This shine shampoo, infused with authentic Moroccan argan oil, gently cleanses while making hair brilliantly shiny.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;">SHINE CONDITIONER WITH MOROCCAN ARGAN OIL</strong></div>
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This shine conditioner, infused with authentic Moroccan argan oil, conditions hair while smoothing the cuticle to make hair shinier.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;">Shine System infused with Moroccan argan oil:</strong></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Noticeable shine</li>
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This indulgent deep conditioning shine hair mask , infused with authentic Moroccan argan oil, noticeably improves hair texture, intensely moisturizing for touchably soft hair that shines.</div>
<strong style="font-weight: bold;">Infused with Moroccan argan oil:</strong><br />
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I picked up the largest size of shampoo and conditioner I could find as well as the deep conditioning shine mask. Because my hair is on the dryer side I knew I wanted to start with using the deep conditioning shine mask in place of the regular conditioner to put it to the test! I shampooed my hair and it lathered up really nicely and had a pleasant but not overwhelming smell. If something smells bad, there is NO WAY I will be putting it on my hair! After rinsing out the shampoo I opted to use the deep conditioning shine mask in lieu of the regular conditioner. I didn't want to start using the regular conditioner to start softening my hair because then I could rate the true workings of the shine mask on my very dry and wavy hair. I evenly covered my hair as per the instructions and left it on for the full 5 minutes. As I was rinsing it out I could immediately yell my hair felt softer and less tangled than normal. I was ecstatic! After jumping out the of shower I began to blow dry my hair. My hair is usually frizzy and kinky even after blow drying so I wasn't sure what to expect. As my hair started drying I could immediately see great shine and my hair was incredibly soft to the touch!! Above is a photo of my hair in its natural raw state, see the frizzy-ness and the waves? BLEH! Below are some photos after blow drying and using the products for the first time. I used no additional products in my hair other than the shampoo and shine mask! Impressive! It was so sleek, soft and shiny it was incredible!</div>
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I am the type of gal who likes to decorate my whole downstairs floor according to the season/holiday we are in. We have been in our home about a year and a half and this is the first year I have been going all out as far as decorating! Because we are one one income and I stay at home with the boys I DIY pretty much all of my seasonal decor! With Easter soon approaching I knew it was time to get started on some cute decor that would match with the rest of the colors and styles in my home. I have made two glitter banners for Christmas, and Valentines Day (See photo on right) which turned out fabulous but I wanted something with a little more color and texture this time around. While I love cute holiday and seasonal decor at the stores I also like to customize and DIY things for the least amount of $$$ possible! So when Hobby Lobby had 50% off of all scrapbook paper I scooped up a handful to make my banner! One sheet of paper will make two folded circles, so to spell out Easter I needed 3 sheets of each paper. Choose one paper as your larger background circle and another for the small circle you will place your letters on. I decided to do a solid for the back since I have TONS of teal in my home and I wanted it to be the primary color for this banner. I found a awesome chevron pattern with great Easter colors I chose are my smaller circle! I think I spent $3 on all six sheets of paper! Score! This project is super easy, but a bit time consuming!</div>
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Start by measuring and cutting all of your paper. I used the teal paper for my larger circle and the sheets were 12" x 12", so I simply folded them down the middle and cut them in half- 6" x 12". Your second set of circles need to be smaller to allow your other to show so I cut the paper to about 4.5" x 12". Once all your paper is cut it is time to fold! This process was time consuming but easy! Fold your paper in an accordion like manner using 1/2" folds as best you can until you reach the end. Then find the center and use string or clear fishing wire to tightly tie in the center.</div>
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Now you are ready to start gluing! Fire up your hot glue gun and run a line down the right of side of one of the ends of your folded paper (see below). Carefully using your hands, attach the glued side to the un glued left side of the paper and firmly press down making sure the ends meet and are lined up. Press down ensure that the two sides are attached to one another making a half circle form! Do the same to the other side and a circle is born!<br />
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Go through the same process until all your solid and patterned circles are complete. Use hot glue to attach your smaller circle to the larger and then get ready to begin lettering each circle! There are a couple of different routes you can go for lettering depending on your time and budget. There are ready made cardboard cut out glittered letters available at craft stores but they run around $7 and may not include enough of the letters you need. You could also purchase wooden letters and used glue to glitter them, but that is costly as well) I have experience creating glittered letters for my holiday banners in the past and I had everything on hand so I went that route again. This is time consuming but very low cost if you have the supplies on hand. I went on to the computer and chose a chunky font and spelled out "EASTER" and printed it on to some card stock! I used scissors to cut out each letter by hand, (this was the time consuming part) and used some basic Elmer's glue and glitter to cover each letter completely. After drying I use my BFF for this project, hot glue to attach the letters to the center of each patterned circle! I was debating on whether I should attack the circles to clear fishing wire like I have to banners in the past and opted for something a littler nicer this time around! I picked up a couple of coordinating shades of 3/8" organza ribbon and threaded them through the back so I was able to move and space each circle when it was hung on the mantel! To do so, I poked through holes through the back of the teal ( be sure to do this close to the center in a area that will be covered by the patterned smaller circle), larger circles making sure the placement of my holes would allow the lettering to remain as level as possible. I threaded the two ribbons together through the backs of each circle and voila! If you look super close up you can see the seams of the paper but it is hardly noticeable. All in all this project cost me around $6, because I had some of my items on hand. I love the vintage like look of the banner and you can create the same look for any occasion! There are so many great scrap booking papers readily available at craft stores the possibilities are endless!!<br />
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A couple months ago I found out about a awesome program called Birchbox! It is a $10 monthly subscription that delivers you the latest and greatest in beauty and skin care product deluxe samples! Sometimes you get a full size product, score! Based off of a profile you create online they customize each months box for you!<br />
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We are not big breakfast eaters around here, unless its for lunch or dinner. Waffles...yum yum! In fact, the hubby and I rarely eat anything before lunch time and because he is a store manager for Starbucks Coffee Company he usually downs tons of drip coffee on a empty stomach. We in the process of making some healthy lifestyle changes, which for me includes 4-5 miles of walking/ jogging with my boys 5x a week or hitting up our community's gym. One great thing our HOA fees go towards! I notice that not eating until I am starving is doing no good for me, so I decided to start making myself smoothies as a late breakfast or afternoon pick me up. I don't measure out my ingredients but here is an approximate rundown!</div>
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-1 Banana</div>
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-3 Tbl Honey</div>
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Blend until everything is well incorporated and smooth. Add juice or ice as needed to get a pourable and smooth consistency. It seems like a lot of ingredients but for example, I am not a milk drinker so I like to add that to get some dairy in. You can tweak your smoothie to fit your tastes and needs! I have been blending these up just about every morning and they keep me full for a good 3-4 hours and give me plenty of energy to go work out or walk with the kids. You can add or substitute just about any fruit or juice that you prefer. I am a strawberry girl at heart so the majority of my fruit will always be them! When strawberries are on sale I will purchase and use fresh berries rather than frozen. Trader Joes sells 1 pound frozen bags regularly for $1.89 and that price is hard to beat around here! If you aren't a big breakfast eater or find yourself cranky and run down try blending up a delicious smoothie!</div>
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