Crafty Mama Monday | Fancy Photo Collage

I adore collages - my husband can attest to this. (He made fun of me just yesterday lol) Over the past year I have been consolidating all of the photos that were scattered about the house into several nice collages. It really has made the house look a lot tidier. I love vintage frames...but when you have 123 of them - things can look kinda messy. (Just kidding...it was probably more like 85 lol)  A couple of weekends ago my mother-in-law offered me a giant old painting in a fanciful frame that she had in their garage. Naturally, I took it off her hands with a collage in mind haha.  One of my favorite services on the Walgreens app is the quick Instagram prints. Adorable 4x4 prints available to me in 1 hour? Yes please! -----> Read more about the app here <---- I believe they are around 40 cents per picture? I usually find pretty great coupons on RetailMeNot.com - I absolutely love that site. I suggest that you never again make an online purchase before you browse through their coupons. S-a-v-i-n-g-s! ;)
This project was pretty darn simple folks. I only had to trim up the photos on the bottom row and on the left side to make everything fit. You can't even really tell...

DIY Fancy Photo Collage

- Vintage giant framed painting (Used to be trees lol) - A gaggle of 4x4 Instagram prints - Mod Podge - Paintbrush  - Ruler - Scissors - Pen I thought this project turned out really pretty. The collage is hanging in the hallway that connects our bedroom to the bathroom. We just moved the kids into our old room this past weekend. The house is looking better and better! I will post some photos when everything is in it's place.  How was your Monday? :) 

Birchbox Un-boxing | September 2013

My September Birchbox was in the mailbox when we got home from Montgomery last night. After a long day with the kids - I was excited to plop down/relax and open up my package. In my opinion, this box is pretty lame.  :( Let's chat about it's contents...

amika 

Blow Up Spray | Full-size, $23

Racinne

Ultimate Youth Power Eye Serum | Full-size, $36

RUFFIAN

Nail Lacquer - Fox Hunt | Full-size, $10

Yes To

Blueberries Cleansing Facial Towelettes | Full-size, $7.99

Yes To

Grapefruit CC Cream | Full-size, $15.99

My favorite item in the box is probably the nail polish. I just finished "quickly" painting my toes - they look alright. Fox Hunt is a nice burnt orange shade with a bit of shimmer. I have tried several "Yes To" products before and I feel kinda (meh) about their stuff. The cleansing facial towelettes are always on clearance at Target. I think I got a couple packs for like .88 cents a piece one time. (I have never tried the CC cream before) The eye serum is pretty interesting...maybe I will end up enjoying it? A girl can never have too many serums lol. Oh - and the "Blow Up Spray" is a surprisingly good size bottle. I know I have seemed like I'm groaning about this month's box - but don't let this particular post be a turn-off to Birchbox...all beauty boxes have their ups and downs. Birchbox is pretty good at redeeming themselves. 

Tomorrow is Monday folks - are you as bummed about that as I am? It is my birthday week though! :)

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No rest for the weary

Man oh man - we did not have a very restful weekend. Matt had to go into work on Saturday - so the weekend felt much shorter than usual. We pretty much "home-improved" ourselves to death. I am sore all over and so very sleepy. We are currently renovating our bathroom floor. (It's an old house and it was not level) We ended up using a self leveling concrete. (We are changing the wall color too) Do you have any idea how terrifying it is to pour concrete inside your home? Ugh, didn't think so.

So - sorry for my lack of a fanciful review today. I am spending the day with my family today and relaxing for a spell. I hope none of you guys get a case of the Mondays. 

Oh, and check out this awesome photo I took of Silas with the Cam Newton statue on campus. :)

(He was pretty impressed by it)