Easy Mirror Update + GIVEAWAY TIME!

*****Give-Away Alert! Keep reading to see how to enter to win $200 to spend at Mirror Mate!*****

Oh happy day lovlies! How was your weekend? Did the sun shine in your parts? We did a little Spring clean touching up, and had a little chilly BBQ and officially celebrated our two happy years of marriage. It was a nice weekend all around. We also snuck in a little project, with little time available- and it had big impact!

Our My closet is rather huge. We have three closets in our master bedroom, and to be honest, it's what sold the house. If you aren't familiar with homes in the northeast, that are over fifty years old, they rarely have adequate closet space. This house had beyond adequate closet space. Sold!

So this nursery-turned-closet had a rather large full length mirror, but it was pretty bland. It needed some....umph. So see what we did about it:

So this is our closet, which I can't complain about. With the exception of that boring mirror, you won't hear a peep of unhappiness out of me. We thought about replacing the whole thing, until we looked into the cost. Eesh. It was mighty expensive to get a custom size, with a frame we liked. We thought we were stuck, until we found Mirror Mate. We checked out the options and found one that fit in exactly with our Neutral-Moroccan-British-Cowboy themed bedroom build. Sold! Look how easy breasy it was to finish:

Read the instructions! Follow the instructions! They are simple to follow, and minus the hour wait time for the glue to dry, you'll be done in less than a half hour, no joke! Joey was super happy how easy the instructions were.

Not only are the instructions brief, the tools are minimal, and easy to use.

The most complicated part was folding these cardboard corners. Can you tell me love Mirror Mate? We are already scoping out where else we can use another one of these bad boys.

Use the tools to connect the corners after you use the wood glue. Those white strips (you'll see what they are for very soon) come pre-attached.

Place it off to the side, and wait an hour. The hardest part. Seriously.

We lined up the mirror, and used a level to see what it would look like.

Place the corners, once you get it perfect, then take the frame away.

Now the fun part! Peel the backing of the strip away. Then stick it on the mirror, keeping it aligned with the corners you previously placed.

This is us impressed how easy and quick the process was.

Ta Da! Isn't she perdy?!

Perfect fit! Love it! Want your own? Here is how to get your hands on $200 to spend at MirrorMate.com!

• Prize: a $200 credit at Mirror Mate to buy what you need to transform your own mirror!
• How to Enter: Click here, and pick out your favorite frame to use on your own mirror and comment with it below! Also share where you will use your new custom frame (ya, we are nosey, as usual!)
• Extra Entry: Friend up with Mirror Mate on their Facebook Page (Give them the thumbs up for a like!) for an extra entry (don't forget to come back here and tell us you did!).
• Giveaway Ends: Monday April 4th at 9:00pm EST
• How Many Lucky Winners?!: One (1)
• Ships to: US Only
• Also: Please only enter once, with the exception of the extra Facebook entry. We select our winners using random.org and will announce with winner on April 5th right here on this very webpage, so check back to see if it's you. 
• ***IF YOU USED THE FORM TO THE RIGHT*** it will NOT count for this give-away

      Good Luck! And hey, have a beautiful day.

A Quickie Silver Leaf Project

Happy Monday Pretty People! We hope your weekend was filled with Spring-like sunshine and greatness. It's starting to get a little greener around here lately and it's very exciting to be drawing closer to constant good weather. This weekend was jam packed with a lot of home projects. We got our Timothy Oulton delivery, and are in L-O-V-E with the coffee and console tables!

So, our Neutral-Moroccan-British-Cowboy room is so close to being complete, we can hardly wait! We had some old army trunks which were handed down from Joey's great aunt that we absolutely love. We wanted to give them a little "shine" because they are kinda of large and heavy looking, and we want a little bit of silver in all areas of the room. Here is a quick little guide on how to silver leaf odd shaped angels. Enjoy!

So we started with this pretty standard army trunk. We put down some tarp because leafing can get pretty messy, plus if you decide to use spray adheasive, it can get pretty sneaky and stick to things you do not want to get ruined, ie, new cowhide rug!

The supplies were pretty simple. I got:

• 25 sheets of silver leaf (I only needed like, six)
• painters tape
• soft brush
• paint scraper
• spray sealer
• metal leaf ahdeasive

First things first! Prep your space. This is the whole key to leafing these corners, and the most time consuming part. We used painters tape to surround the metal corer we wanted to leaf. We places the tape about three inches out from the actual metal we were leafing, because after all - we aren't perfect with aiming a spray can.

After your space is all prepped, spray the adhesive and wait a few minutes and let it tack up a bit. Then hold your breath, and with a steady hand plap the silver leaf on the tacky surface. We wanted an old and worn look so we used the brush to not only swipe away the access leaf, but to make streaks and worn dimples.

BEFORE you peal off the tape to look at the fruit of your labor, make sure to SEAL your work with spray sealer.  We good?...Good!

This is how she looks all finished up and placed against our newly stenciled wall! We love her! Now sure if we will do both, or maybe do one strip on the bottom trunk.

Want a peek at what we were up to this weekend?.....

Loving the silver Timothy Oulton pieces!

Turn doilies into a hanging lamp anyone? Check us out at handmadeology.com this week to learn how we did it!

....Any many more surpises coming up this week! Be well, and let us know what you have been doing in your home!

The Tree is Done!

I am so  so so over the moon excited, happy, and overjoyed (they all mean the same thing, eh?) that the amazing mural Duane has been working on is, in fact, complete. It's the most amazing tree I have ever seen in my entire life, and the face that it was created by one of the most amazing people I have met in my life, makes it beyond special. The Tree of Life, over at Disney use to be my favorite tree ever. That was until Joey broke my heart and told me it was a fake tree. Kinda like the day I found out Santa Clause wasn't real.

So now we have our very own special fake tree, which was a total labor of love from our very special and methodical friend. Needless to say, it's my new favorite tree. 

From this here above, to this here below, she was grown.

The details can not be missed!

There she is. We love her. And we love Duane too. Yay for another step in the kids room.