i unfortunately didnt take a before picture- i wish i did.

 and so in order to make this, you will need the following items:

an old thrifted box

sand paper

screw driver

spray paint

craft paper

scissors

1. so to start off make sure to take off any screws to allow you to sand/paint everywhere properly.

2. after taking your whole box apart-start sanding away. if your box has shiny glossy finish on it- you will need to get rid of it completely. mine was wood with no finish on so it was a light sanding job. you need to get rid of it fully in order for your new paint to stick on it (as per my husband :))

3. get your box painted

4. make sure it’s completely dry before putting your box back together.

5. once your box is completely assembled back as it should be- cut out squares/rectangles of craft paper and put those at the bottom of your craft box to make it more jolly- like so :

 if you make one-id love to see what yours looks like-so share!

heres my handsome man trying to clean it off. after deciding that it would be safer just to leave the car there, we walked to starbucks and enjoyed a hot cup of joe.

  after a little more circles around the neighborhood and freezing our toes off we decided to head home. i went out to our balcony and decided to snap some photos of our snowy seattle.

 after i was just about done freezing my butt off on the balcony and be on my way to the house i looked down at our car and saw this pretty heart. couldnt resist taking a picture.

my last picture [sunday] goes very well with this one because they have something to do with the same person. and like i said that there was a story behind it- ill share it with you maybe tomorrow.

so i attempted this about 1 year ago- doing my 6 things [friday] and trying to post my favorite 6 things that i hae found every friday. i think it worked for about 2 months- if that haha. i think i have a problem with commitment –to do something that i set a goal for. i will try much harder to do this now.

so this is what this is– every sunday i will post my favorite photo of the week or month or just anything. it could be anything or anyone and this will be a photo taken by me.

heres one for this sunday- it has a long story behing it- and i will share it with you possibly next weekend. :) for now enjoy this :)

the little bit of something something is actually kinda big. my husband was so awesome this christmas and totally made me happy by letting me buy a canon 50mm 1.4 lens!! Ahhhhh!

We’re Mr and Mrs Santa Claus this year. Husband tried growing out a beard with too little success for a long one haahhah. we’re off to our families for this exciting Christmas eve! With whole bunch of these! :)

So merry everything to all. Enjoy this amazing holiday season!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

so its pretty simple and yet super cute. I bought this no special at all notebook from maybe walmart- or even ross. I wanted to do something fun to it- spice it up a bit. and that was when i found this idea online and now  so sad that i cant find it again.

so here are just some small pointers on this diy.

supplies

–new or old not very pretty notebook

–lots of decorative tape

–pretty craft paper

–rub-on stickers (optional)

–mod-podge glue

–paint brush

–scissors

1. take 2-3 craft paper pieces and arrange them on your notebook.

2. take your decorative tape and secure those pieces into place.

3. keep taping the front of your notebook until all areas are covered.

4. take your rub-on sticker and place it where you like. make sure to rub it on firmly so that edges dont peel off.

5. take mod-podge and cover the entire surface and let dry. (recommended to do this step twice to ensure that your tape/craft paper/rub-on stickers dont peel off.

enjoy your notebook!!

[ cute tape is courtosy of pugly pixel ]