I'm pretty excited about it being March, shall I name all of the reasons why I love it so much?! 

1. It's my birthday month, along with my older sister's. 

We were born two years and one day apart! Yep, I was that kid sharing a birthday party with a sibling. Though I'm sure she disliked it more since she was the older one who had two years of celebrating alone! HAHA! I actually love sharing it with her. 

{Turning 5 and 3 and celebrating at McDonald's!} 

DIY Wooden Arrow Wall Art

The finished look of my DIY wooden arrow wall art is finally here!! It only took a month or so...no biggie! 

Painted Arrow DIY

Some of you may be wondering what ever happened to that painted arrow I asked about last month?! I'm so grateful for all of your comments. Many loved both colors, but most liked the darker Rust-Oleum® "Lagoon" satin finish more than the lighter "Seaside". 

So what color did I go with...drum roll.....

Arrow Prints & Graphic Design Inspiration

I've been following a few graphic designer blogs lately and have been inspired by them and Pic Monkey to try my hand at making more prints. Two of my favorite design bloggers right now are By Dawn Nicole and Craftberry Bush. 

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If you don't know Dawn Nicole by now, then you are missing out. She is so much more than a graphic designer too, she has awesome DIY projects and recipes on her blog too! Plus, she just started featuring a free print of the week, how cute is this "If you're a bird, I'm a bird." print inspired by The Notebook!! 

I love everything she does and posts on her blog and social media pages, always so inspirational. Be sure to stop by and tell her Diana said hello! 

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I didn't discover Lucy at Craftberry Bush until these gorgeous pillows started popping up in home tour blog posts during the Christmas holiday season. I was obsessed with little vintage cars with Christmas trees on them at the time, and well you know the deal with my owl love! 

So when I saw them I had to track down who made them and how I could find out more about the designer!! 

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And now Lucy has done it again, I think she knows about my obsessions! First the vintage Christmas tree car, the owl, and now ARROWS!!! I need that arrow pillow in my life! Stop by her blog and her shop to see more prints and home decor designs..she has more than just pillows. 

PS, right now she is featuring the arrow print and a February desktop calendar for free for a limited time! 

Here are the three prints I put together using Pic Monkey, I hope you like them as much as I do! 

I hope you have a great day, thanks for stopping by! 

Painting My Arrow: What Color?!

Help, I'm still stuck on what color to choose for my arrow! Last Friday I went to Home Depot and just stared at the spray paint colors...why are there so many shades of blue?! As I picked up can after can to compare the shades my husband gave me a look of "Just Pick a Color Already!"

Well, I didn't exactly pick a color yet!!! You see, I really wanted the Rust-Oleum® "Seaside", but unfortunately it was only available in a gloss finish. I'm not really going for a glossy look here. 

What's a girl to do? Why, she gets a back up color of coarse! If the seaside gloss finish doesn't work, I will spray over it in the Rust-Oleum® "Lagoon" satin finish. It's a bit darker than I want, but it was the only shade of "turquoise" that came in a satin finish. 

Although, a thought just popped in my head that I can sand down the glossy look of the seaside! But. will it still give me the pop of color I'm going for after I sand it down? I guess I'll have to test that theory out! 

Like my cousin would say, "It's an adventure!" Thanks for stopping by today, have a great day! 

DIY Arrow Decor Ideas { My New Obsession}

Move over owls....there's a new obsession in town... the arrow!

I mean, how could you not love arrows, especially when your husband turns a few pieces of scrap wood into something you have been dreaming about?! {With the help of your step-daughter's awesome artwork!}

The obsession is all Beckie from Infarrantly Creative's fault! She posted an awesome scrap wood arrow on her Instagram and I immediately developed a crush! 

So I took to Pinterest and searched like a mad woman for more arrow inspiration and found these beauties...

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I just love the variety of DIY arrow decor ideas, from little Valentine's Day arrows that would look adorable in a nursery, to Southwest inspired arrow banners, and my favorite... pallet wood arrows! 

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I shared Beckie's scrap wood arrow on my Facebook page and my friend Stacy said she had tons of scrap wood that was up for grabs. So after I found these ideas on Pinterest I shared the wooden arrows from Polka Dot Poplars with my husband. I told him they could be my Christmas gifts, of course he was on board...no need to go shopping during the busiest season of the year, yes please! 

When he started on the first one, the arrow jewelry hanger, he asked me a few questions about the design and color, but after that it became a secret project that I wasn't allowed to see until Christmas Eve! 

For about two weeks he forbid me from entering the garage and then the basement after he moved everything inside! Do you know how tough it was not to take a peek?! 

Then on Christmas Eve we all sat together as a family and exchanged gifts. The kids went first, then Mike, and I opted to go last! I just couldn't believe my eyes; I gave him a few ideas, a few pieces of scrap wood and he designed a one of a kind piece that made my heart sing! 

I love that he made his own design from the inspiration photo I shared with him, plus he came up with the jewelry hanger idea all on his own! This guy...he is all mine ladies! 

Last week he completed a second arrow for me, isn't she lovely?! I need your help though....paint or stain her? On Instagram a friend suggested turquoise, which I think would look awesome in my office next to the mint shelf. 

Since this post is already a little wordy I'll leave the tutorials for the next time! 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a great weekend!