Wall Art

Nick took a week off of work in January, and we decided to get some DIY art accomplished.  Most of the walls of our apartment have pictures or paintings on them.  I think it makes it look more like a home and less like an apartment that we won't live in for very long lol.  At any rate, our dining room really needed some wall art.  We found some cool art online that we decided to replicate.

1.  See the poor sad wall space :(


2. We picked up three canvases from Hobby Lobby.  I wanted them to be different sizes to add depth to the art and to make it more interesting.


3.  We took blue painters tap and ran it across the three canvases.  We also bought three different shades of purple.  We picked a swatch from Menards that had three different shades that we liked and asked the lovely attendant to mis us samples of each color.  


4.  From there we separated the canvases and painted each a different shade.

5.  We LOVE the final results!


6.  The only thing that annoys me is that the edges of the white lines are a little fuzzy.  I think it is mostly because we had to paint two coats of each color and the tape shrank up in between coats.  Either way, it was a cheap and easy project that we fits perfectly in our apartment.

Etsy Fun

I love Etsy.  I realize that most people know about it and love it just as much as I do, but I love discovering new stores.  My current favorite is lalbert.


Here are some of my favorite prints.

Online Magazines!

I have a feeling I'm really behind the times on this new find, but I'm okay with that.  Hopefully at least one of you haven't heard about this as well so I do not feel out of the loop.

Did you know there are online magazines?  Most of which are free, or just ask for a small donation from their loyal readers.  I did not know about such things, but I LOVE it.  

Not only can you read them online, but there is at least one Web site, Issuu, that allows you to download and subscribe to the magazines you like.  I'm so excited about this.  Many of these magazines also have their own Web sites to subscribe to as well.  Issuu is also a way to publish said magazines.

I found out about this lovely idea from Hither and Thither, a blog I've been stalking.  They mentioned Rue magazine and I clicked on the link, like a good stalker, and fell in love with this online magazine.  From there I have been looking everywhere for recommendations on good online magazines, and just looking around Issuu for things I might like.  Here are some of my favorites.

Rue Magazine

High Gloss

Those are my two favorites so far, but I've just scratched the surface here guys.  Please let me know some others that you like or know about.  Nesting Newbies is another I've been drooling over today.

IMA

On Saturday, Nick and I went to the Indianapolis Museum of Art to visit their 100 Acres.They have different art pieces outside across a 100 acre walking trail. It was a beautiful fall day. We've had some pretty warm September days, but today was perfect.

Nick and I on our way to the IMA.

This is a boat that was one of the
art pieces on the 100 Acres property.

The Lamenting Garden at the IMA.
It was very peaceful inside,
but Nick and I kept giggling.
We decided that we were too
happy for the Lamenting Garden.