Pinterest in Action!

This spot on the kitchen counter REALLY bothers me! I decided that the phone just needed to be moved into my scrapbook room, but the outlets just stuck out like a sore thumb. I found this free printable on Pinterest:

How perfect is that?

I always have my To Do List. If I don't write it down, it most likely doesn't get done! I usually start my Christmas list the day after Christmas the year before, so I can write down any awesome deals I get right after the holiday. I have a personal wish list. I have lists of scrapbook pages I want to make, handmade gifts I love to give, shopping lists, and so on. I have been told that I have lists of my lists :o)

I had this printed in an 8x10 at Sam's Club and just put it into one of the black frames I already had. Total cost: less than $1.50. I think this would be perfect printed on a transparency with some really cute scrapbook paper behind it or with a red, turquoise or bright yellow frame OR both of those ideas to together! Even with all of those options, you could go to garage sales or Goodwill and find a very nice wooden frame for $1 tops, print the list on a transparency and add some scrapbook paper from your stash. You can make a very personalized gift for less than $5 for sure.

At our Super Saturday last year, we made these cute tiles to hang on doors or walls to keep lists. I had requested Love Notes as the title for mine since I believe so strongly that leaving messages of love for your spouse or your children is so important. However, our new decor is blue, so I put this red design in the master bedroom closet. Still used but out of the way.

Pinterest solved my problem! I found this awesome free printable:

It comes in a pdf format with three other options that have a red heart. Since I could print this with a blue heart, it is perfect. I just printed it at home and used photo paper. The white mat came in a doulbe matted set and I used the black for the family pictures so this was just left-over. The frame was given to me by Mark. It had pictures of his dad's third wedding -which I didn't have an interest in keeping! I wanted the thinner frame for this project, though. So, I primed it and then sprayed it white. For some reason, just a few spots started to bubble up. I let those spots dry, sanded them smooth and tried again. They bubbled up again! I am thinking there is a curse on this frame ;o) I do have another project this next week that involves a big "s" and big "g" being attached to a frame. I will get a new frame at IKEA next week and then use this frame for the other project.

I was headed into the bathroom to leave a note for Geno and this is what I found:

How sweet is this man I love????