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DIY Business Cards and QR Codes

I recently attended my very first blogging get together hosted by Lindsay at Southern Lovely and Becca From Gardners to Bergers. These two girls are seriously the sweetest! It was a blast and I enjoyed getting to know my fellow local bloggers! I wanted a fresh new look to my business cards for this little event but I didn’t want to spend a lot of money, so DIY business cards is what I did! I browsed around the internet a bit and was inspired by these designs…..

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I loved the simplicity of the cards so I used a few elements from each and this is how mine turned out.

I wanted a unique, catchy, and memorable look. I used Photoshop Elements to create the layout, to add the font, and insert the QR Code. I saved my document to my SD card and took them to Kinko’s for printing. I spent a whopping $3.40 to have 6 sheets, 8 cards each, printed! I cut my cards up and added a strip of washi tape down the center of each.

 That funky little printed box looks really intimidating but don’t fear… its SO EASY!  Linda from shared a little on how to add your QR code.

Here is how it works….

 Go to THIS site.

1. Select what type of data you want converted into your code

2. Input your content.

3. Select what color you want your code printed as. I suggest keeping it simple and using the darkest black. This will prevent an errors when using/scanning the code.

4. Select your output type/how you want to receive your code. I downloaded mine so I could open it in Photoshop and attach it to my business card.

That’s it! So easy right! You could use these QR codes for your FB and Twitter page, a specific blog post, even your email address. Awesome!

Thanks for organizing the get together Lindsay and Becca! I enjoyed chatting and getting to know both of you :)

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Faux Brick Wall

It’s finally finished and I’m in LOVE! It took me a little longer than anticipated but that’s usually how my projects pan out! Here is the nitty gritty….

Brooke’s inspiration picture, and the faux brick wall that she created from it, were my inspiration. The messy brick look instantly captured my heart and became the missing piece for my room. I was determined to achieve this look!

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 I purchased the faux brick panels from Lowes and attached them to the wall using liquid nails and a nail gun.

 To give the wall a textured look I used joint compound in place of paint (Brooke used a white paint to cover the black grout and to create the “smeared” areas). To add extra depth and texture I used my finger to apply the compound to the grouted areas.  I had to remind myself that I was after an imperfect look. The faster and thicker you layer it on the better it looks! After the grout was filled in I used a mud spatula to smear the compound in random areas. Again, aim for imperfection!

Next up on the list is reupholstering my headboard! Slowly but surely my room is coming together.  Here is a little peak at what the room looks like with the bed against the wall. The missing piece was filled and my room finally has character!

Oh and just in case you were wondering…….this is what it looked like before! The wall looks SO much smaller and sad… really its screaming “add something marvelous to me please please please” ha!

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Creative Curtain Rod

Yesterday I shared a few creative ways on how to hang your curtains. I have one more to share with you! I’ve been following Sausha’s blog for quite a while now and let me just tell you…. she is one creative cookie!  She just painted some curtains for her son’s room that are dang cute! Check it out…..

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I love those thick, bold, orange stripes against the dark blue walls! Did you spot how she hung those bad boys? Lets look a little closer…..

You got it….. galvanized pipe people! So creative right! If you want some bold orange striped curtains check out her tutorial for some good tips and instructions.

I had the privilege to work with Sausha on the Parade Home that I decorated during the Summer.  The budget was really tight and I still needed a lot of furniture so I called on Sausha to stage one of the spare bedrooms for me. You can check out the awesome craft hutch she made here and here. She is AMAZING at refinishing furniture and has a for that also!

Tomorrow I will share my favorite places to shop for curtains & fabric!

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Hang Those Curtains

Curtains really are a MUST in any room and their are so many ways to hang them. I thought I’d share a few of my favorite’s with you today!

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Wouldn’t this be amazing to hang curtains from? Use a bunch of them along the entire top of your window and then drape your curtain to the side with another one of these beauties holding it in place. Do you see my vision? I think I found this while browsing around on Pinterest. When I clicked through to see the site…. sigh. I fell in love with quite a few things!

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The lovely Mandi from Vintage Revivals just created this amazing room.

Look how she hung those curtains! Yep that’s a big long strand of ROPE! What a great idea. Love this look. She offers the full tutorial on how to do this so go on and check it out!

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These are the curtains I used in the 2011 Salt Lake City Parade Home that I designed. This was big leap into the interior decorating world so go easy on me ;) It was the first time that I decorated something that wasn’t in my own home! I wanted to do something different for their curtains so this is what I came up with……

I used a wrought iron piece that has three hooks on it. I purchased it from Hobby Lobby awhile ago for about $8. The curtain panel had loops on the back of it. I just looped a few of them through the hooks. The curtains aren’t really functional; their sole purpose is decor ;)

Tomorrow I am sharing another creative way to hang your curtains and some really cute painted panels. This awesome idea really deserves it’s own post! Hope you are enjoying the series!

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