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DIY: FROG IN A FRAME
KERMIT CLEIN
I picked up this Kermit Clein poster for probably around ten bucks at a poster sale in college. He is around eleven years old and unfortunately he showed it! I couldn’t get rid of him though and I felt like he had been folded up (yeah I know) for far too long! So I set out on one of many DIY projects I plan to share with you guys!
STEP 1. Select frames to fit your poster. Play around with sizing and directions until you fill you have the perfect configuration.
I was intrigued and inspired by many DIY photo walls and collages that played with sizes shapes and colors of groupings of frames and I thought why can’t I do the same with Kermit!
I headed to Hobby Lobby on a frame sale week and took a look around. Of course the newbie DIYer that I am I did not have my poster in hand and I grabbed one that looked similar in size to base my frame needs off of (nope I didn’t get all technical and divide and subtract which is probably the correct way to do this project). I grabbed some frames and played around with them until I felt like I had the best fit…
STEP 2.Prep your poster. If your poster is as loved as mine then you may need to take some time taping up tears and patching up holes. I used regular clear magic tape. I toyed with the idea of trying to iron out the poster but decided against it and I believe over time the hanging of the paper with loosen up some of the wrinkles.
STEP 3: My frames for this project are The Archives Quick Frame from Hobby Lobby. They have a hard paper backing. I placed the backs on the poster in the configuration that I decide upon and once they were all in place I traced around each one carefully with a pencil.
With the awkward sizes of readily available framing I quickly found nothing would be perfect and I came to terms with being ok with losing a little bit of the poster to the cutting room floor!
STEP 4: After I traced out my frame backs I cut out the pieces.
STEP 5: Frame each piece of the poster in it’s respective frame
Step 6: Hang for the finished product! So my first go round I decided to use removable hooks… not a good idea for a bathroom/next to a shower with steam etc… location. The first night I lost one frame and out of fear I took down the others.I decided to go the tried and true route of hammer and nail!
PRINCESS & THE FROG
and wanting I finally got my frog belt buckle!
It's a Doreen Ryan and I got it on ebay for a steal (under 20 bucks)! I took it into the shoe repair store next to my building and they put it on a belt for me for less than 10 bucks! I've gotten nothing but compliments on it... even from the people who thought I was crazy for wanting it in the first place lol! Now on to my next lust need... a Cartier Love Ring!
LML: HOUSE - HOME
Wondering what I've been up to this past month? Hmmm... well I haven't been totally lazy! One of my new obsessions is DIY/Home Design blogs... I'll share some of my favorites with you soon as they are super inspirational! So...I decided to get back on task in turning my condo into a 'home" that reflects my personality! I started with the room I "thought" would be the easiest to transform and require the least amount of help!
My Room of Rest! It started out as this super blank canvas...
It's still a work in progress and I can't wait to finish up the painting so I can style and stage! Stay tuned for the final product!
and then I got a little stripe happy!
BEAUTY FINDS
REVIVA Lab OATMEAL SOAP : I went to the dermatologist for help with the dark scars left behind by acne... she wrote me 5 scripts... looking at upward 100+ dollars ... I decided to head to Whole Foods and try this out first! I'll check back in with ya'll in a few weeks!
OPI San Tan- tonio : Mommy and me time this past weekend consisted of pedicures at one of my favorite salons (the at home money saving pedi's just weren't getting it) I was immediately drawn to this polish and once I saw it on my toes I knew I had to own it and I walked out of the Venetian with a little bit of Texas! I've been getting tons of compliments (I live in Alabama... not many people are exposed to the "trends") and I absolutely love it!
NAIL FILE: I have no problem growing nails... just keeping them shaped... I picked these up for around a buck at Publix!
SOUTHERN TABLE
VINTAGE RUNWAY TO WIN
MARC JACOBS
NANETTE LEPORE
Two shirts I wish I would have snagged and now search Ebay in hopes of lucking up on!
Check out this years Runway to Win Designs.
AIR SANTA
Apparently I was on Santa's GOOD LIST!
When they say AIR, they really mean AIR. I wore these all Bowl Week and they were AH- MAZING!
Thanks Mr. & Mrs. Claus!
ORGANIC BOUDOIR
One of my home goals for this year is to begin and complete my boudoir! And when I came across this Organic Pintuck duvet cover in Amethyst I knew I had found the perfect cover! West Elm
BUILD YOUR BLOCK
Sooo... I'm totally in love with the idea of bringing
a block of Brooklyn to Bama!
Check out the creative behind the pillows ... Patrick Chirico
FORCASTED
PENNY LOAFERS. MAISON MARTIN. FOX FUR EARMUFFS. CENTER PARTED HAIR. BUTTON DOWNS TIED AT THE WAIST.... #2009
CUFFED
GILES & BROTHER RAILROAD SPIKE CUFF
So I saw this beauty about a month ago on Saks
of course since all I can afford to do is window shop...
It slipped away but it has reappeared on Bloomingdales , Shop Bop and Anthropolgie
or you can head over to the horses mouth Giles & Brother
INSPIRED: SUJEAN RIM
Quite a while ago... I was "wish" shopping in one of my Tiffany and Co. catalogs and I remember being so in love with the illustrations in the campaign... Today as I was struggling to design an invitation... I thought back to those illustrations and of course I hit up google....
Needless to say I've been inspired!
MAKE UP FOR EVER : No. 4
SEPHORA: MY SUPPLIER
ICEBOX: MOISTURE FROM THE FRIDGE
I'm not a makeup diva but I discovered this Make Up Forever Palette - No 4 around a year ago and I really can't live without it... but ... it doesn't come cheap so I figured to beat the heat that melted my previous palette I'm storing this one in the fridge! You can check out the palette here on Sephora.com!
WIZARDS & COURAGE
THE WIZARD OF OZ: ALABAMA THEATER
A few weeks ago one of my favorite ex co-workers invited me out to help him celebrate his Bornday!We started out at the super amazingly gorgeous historic Alabama Theater to view The Wizard of Oz!
The Super Cutie Patootie Birthday Boy!
CHARLEMANGE RECORDS : 5pts South Birmingham AL
Next stop ... THE coolest record store I have ever been in... well the only record shop I've ever been in lol! 
THRIFTING: RECORD PLAYER
We wrapped it all up with another first for me... Thrifting! Me being the newbie and knowing my genetics hold a trace of "hoarding" potential, I was super careful not to get in over my head!
But I've been wanting a record player for some time now (visiting the record store didn't help this obsession) so every time we saw one we became technicians of sorts attempting to resurrect the discard gems... unfortunately two vintage and a carebear player later no luck :(
LION HEAD SCARF HOLDER: COURAGE
It wasn't a total wasted trip though ...
I found the most amazing lion head scarf holder!
Happy Bornday to my TB! I had tons of fun!
CONFESSIONS: EXTREME COUPONER IN TRAINING
I saw the show...
and I was immediately hooked...
My goal isn't to stockpile tons of stuff
If I get just a few items for free
I will feel like an EXTREME COUPONER!
For some odd reason there are never any Sunday papers in the box in front of my building so now I take early Sunday morning strolls to the newspaper headquarters a couple of blocks away.
Technology...
I'm building up my stock pile of coupons and studying sales trends!I can't wait to put my plan in action!
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