Lamps.Com Contest and Giveaway!

Hey Everyone!

So I have some very exciting news for not only My Simple Obsession, but for our readers TOO!  Recently we were contacted by Lamps.com to enter into their DIY Chandelier Face Off.  

HOW COOL! Right?

I don't know about you all but I love lamps.com.  I am always on there looking for new lights when it comes to upgrading my standard builder grade lights.  My 3 year old and "the man" call them "Boobie Lights"- I know Right.  You know you all have thought it too.

.So Anyways.

Here is the cool part.  If we win, My simple obsession gets a $100 Gift card to Lamps.com and one of our lucky READERS will get a chance to win a $100 Gift card as well!  Awesome Right!  So here is what we have to do.  Go to this Link HERE and vote for the White beaded Chandelier.  There can only be one vote per email address.  If you have multiple address GREAT! The more the merrier! Also, Share, Share, Share.

The more that we get this out the better chance that we will be able to share the lucky prize with one of you!

Voting ends May 17th!

Currently I have my eye on one these beauties for my living room.

Which fixture from Lamps.com would you get if you won the $100 gift card?

Until next time keep creating, living, and obsessing.

So get out there and Vote!

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Hey Everyone!

Have you all had a chance to check out the amazing new website that is user friendly?  It's called The Inspiration Board.  Basically you can take all those ideas that you pin on pinterest and create a little inspiration board.  I know, your thinking, "But I already do that with pinterest!"  Well, What's great is the Inspiration board gives you a visual.  You can put them in a group to get a better look with color schemes, Design features, Shapes, and patterns.  Below are two boards I have created since it launched on Monday.  I would love to see your boards, Leave a comment with a link to your board.

Also,  the creator of The Inspiration Board.com is hosting a little giveaway for the launch of her website.  You all will want in on it because it has some awesome prizes up for grabs.  Below is a picture on how to create your inspiration board.  

Need a better how to? Check out the video on the website here.

To check out the giveaway and enter your inspiration board go to this link.

Until next time.. Keep creating, Living, and obsessing!!

Giveaway and Visuals...

Hey Everyone!

So, Many of you might already know and have entered, I posted this on my Business Facebook page and the Blog Facebook page, but there is only one day left to enter and I wanted to make sure you all got your chance.  There are some amazing prizes to be won, Including yours truly. :)  Just click the picture above and it will take you there.  Good Luck! 

It has been an exciting last couple of weeks.  Guess who is getting MARRIED???!!!  That's right.  My fellow co-author Ashley!  How exciting.  We are going to be making a lot of the stuff for her wedding so It will be nice to share it all with you guys.  Today, I took her on a hunt for some cool vintage nic-nacs and Mis-matched China.  She is doing a Antique/ Rustic Theme.  

.LOVE.  

We also went to JoAnns so I could put a visual together so she could make a final decision on her color choice…. Up next is Making her Save the dates!  I can't wait to show you all what she has in mind.  They will be handmade. ;)  

Here is a look into the visual I laid out for Ashley. :)  This is all stuff we found at JoAnns.  We won't be using fake flowers, but I wanted her to see what her vision could look like. :)  Love that store.  

Which is your fave if you had to pick?  Can you guess which one Ashley likes?  :) I would love to hear what you all think! I know, But you will have to find out once we post about putting all of it together. 

Ive been so, SO, So busy with work the last 2 weeks.  Some how I over booked myself.  But I am all caught up and I now have set Business hours so I can get some stuff done around the house.  And also work on all those craft projects I miss doing….  Today, I am doing Laundry, which I hate, and putting some vinyl on the wood sign I made forever ago.  It's time That thing gets hung and featured on the blog…. Now, I just need a cute/personal/romantic quote to add to it…. Any Ideas?

Giveaway news and Project Update!!

HEY EVERYONE!!!

It's been so long.  I've been so busy with the shop and all my lovely new clients.  I can't thank you all enough for how successful the shop has turned out because of all of you.  So thank you.  

And another way of saying thank you to all the followers we have not only here on the blog, Facebook, and pinterest,  We are hosting our first giveaway!  A few months back I said that if we reached 500 followers on Pinterest I would do a Pin It to Win It Giveaway.  With a box full of mine and Ashley's favorite things.  Later next week I will let you all know what those favorite things are!  You won't want to miss it. 

Above is one of the many pictures I took on our family vacation in October to Kona, Hawaii.  So pretty!  And the weather was fab!!  If I could retire anywhere, Hawaii would be it! But they don't have a Michael's! And that's just a must! ;)  

On other news.  Some of you may be wondering what I've been up to craft wise.  Well, let me show you whats in the works and completed.

I've been so lazy about showing you guys my newly renovated pantry!!  A few months ago it was completed. Well Almost.  I still need to make a few labels in vinyl for some jars!  But Above is a picture that kind of shows you what I was going for. Vintage pieces to store things and keep it nice and organized.  You all should see the before picture.  It's kind of embarrassing, but it is what is was..  I will be posting that very soon hopefully.  

The next picture is some nursery artwork I made for my cousin that is having her first baby!  I found the frame at a thrift store with glass for 10.00.  It's quite large.  She is very big on green and repurpose so I knew it would be a great way to make something old into new.  I painted the frame white and took a black sharpie and made a thick black boarder on the mat it came with. Then I designed the trumpet in Illustrator and cut out a pattern to trace on some scrap wood.  I used a jigsaw to cut the trumpet out and then stained it.  Then added some great typography crafting skills to complete the poem.  One of the cutest things I have made.  And she loved it!! ;)

I have been so busy guys!!  Crafting my little heart out!  but I love it.  I sold AB's Lemonade stand that I had made for her first birthday online to a photographer who wanted it as a prop.  She loved it so much that she asked if I could do another prop for her.  She wanted a Huckleberry Finn Raft done for a shoot she has been wanting to do.  So I made one for her along with 2 sails.  A girl one and a boy one.  The girl one is my favorite one!  I made custom flowers for it and I adore LACE!

This little project has been in the works since this summer, but I'm kind of at a crafters block!  I originally planned on putting a person quote on it for our bedroom but the layout isn't working.  Then I found a quote online that I love but everyone seems to be making signs with it.  So, now all I have is the word Love done with cable wire and wrapped with yarn that matches our room, but I still want it to mean more!!  So I'm at a loss right now with it.  Any Ideas or suggestions would much be appreciated!

Well, That is what I have been up to.  along with all the things I have been making for my business.  If you want to check out more on those projects just click on over to the Facebook page!  I update that as soon as a new product is listed.  You can find that here.

And check back next week for the giveaway!  So excited for that!

Until next time Keep creating, living, and obsessing!