Just 4 days later, I’ve received 2 of the pairs I ordered in the mail. So far, so cute!
100% Removable Wallpaper!!
Have you ever wanted to wallpaper the walls of your apartment (or house) but dreaded the inevitable day of removal? No longer! Your creative urges have been liberated!
I have just experimented and figured out a way to put up removable wallpaper. It took about 2 hours for our small wall and it’s definitely a 2 person job, but it was totally worth it! Even Jesse was commented on how much easier than painting this was. It peels off easily without any damage or change to the wall underneath!
And the best part? The total cost of the project, including fabric and supplies was only….$20!
So go for it!
All you need: Liquid starch (in the laundry section at Walmart), paint roller and tray, paint brush, thumbtacks, razor blade and, of course, your choice of fabric.
Yes, that’s right! This isn’t paper at all, but fabric- Afternoon Tea Stain to be exact 🙂 Joann’s Fabrics was having a clearance sale, so I got all 6 yards of fabric for $12. As I said the other day, I think Good Deals just like to follow me around! Of course, Jesse responded with, “Our bank account begs to differ”. But that’s another topic.
When choosing fabric, I think what helped us is that ours was thin enough that the liquid starch soaked it pretty easily. I don’t know how it would work with thick fabric. But if you’re wanting thick velvet or corduroy padding your walls, we have bigger things to worry about.. <joke!>
1. First, we cut the fabric according to the height of our walls, leaving a few inches to spare. I actually didn’t leave enough inches to spare- in fact, I don’t think I measured it correctly at all. This is why I’m the vision and Jesse is the muscle. We work well like that.
2. Once we’d cut the fabric, we poured the starch right out of the bottle into the tray. The container had directions for diluting it, but I decided that was for paper mache’ people. We then rolled the starch all over the wall just as if we were painting. Don’t worry! It’s completely clear! The excess that got onto the opposite wall and ceiling faded away once it was dry, so you don’t even need to be worried about accuracy.
3. Starting at the top, we then pinned the fabric with push pins, about 2-4″ apart from one another, leaving 1/2″ of excess at the ceiling and in the corner. Working our way down, we smoothed the panel onto the wall with our hands. The first coat of starch started seeping through the fabric immediately acting as an adhesive.
4. Once the whole panel was on, we saturated the paint roller with starch again and went over the entire thing, making sure each part was completely soaked, smoothing out bubbles as we went. With a paintbrush, we smoothed the corner and baseboards.
5. That’s it! Just repeat until the wall is done! Once it is completely dry (I waited until the next morning), you can razorblade the edges and peel off the excess for a clean look. You can also take out the push pins, because you no longer need them!
Shoes?
I am in DESPERATE need of shoes.
Haha, I know you’ve just written off whatever is to follow, summing me up as a shopoholic.
Laugh not, gentle readers. You do not have a dog who is constantly DEVOURING your shoes and leading you to read about new shoes on sites like shoehero.com looking for the upgrade. Sure, I could put them away, but there’s always that moment at the end of a long day, where all you want to do is kick up your feet and relax.
5 minutes later, I look around. Where are my shoes? I ask myself. Where is Claire? I add, in sudden panic. The answer to both of these questions, I soon find, lies at the end of a bloody trail of fabric and leather. And, once again, I bury another pair of shoes.
There are purse people. There are clothes people. There are accessories people. And then there are shoe people. I have to admit, I’ve never been the shoe type. This stems from a deep paranoia of shoes because they hate me. At least, that’s what my mother told me long ago. “You have inherited my wide feet” she said as we were shoe shopping in Payless when I was 10. She pointed to the pretty red heels I was not even interested in (all I wanted were converse). “You will never be able to wear shoes like these.”
When I grew out of my tomboy phase, my mother’s advice was just an echo of the past. I bought my first pair of heels in the 10th grade to wear to prom. Their sparkles had me mesmerized. Of course, I hadn’t put them on, so when we got home I waited until everyone went to bed and tried to walk in them. That’s how I received a black eye from crashing into my bed post.
I was so shaken by this incident and my apparent lack of balance that I did not venture into the heels world until 4 years later. MAN were those things uncomfortable! I resigned myself forever to flats.
Until last year. I walked into Marshalls one day and found the PERFECT, most beautiful shiny Mary Jane heels. I actually stood looking at them for a few minutes before I considered trying them on.
But I’m not wearing a helmet!
Braving all obstacles, I went for it. And instantly they became my magic Cinderella slippers. I wore them every day to work and even RAN through the airport once!
This incident turned out to be life changing for my self-image. I started considering myself a “heels” person. I ventured out into the forbidden country filled with heels of all shapes and sizes. None ever fit like my Cinderella slippers, but I was liberated and no longer afraid.
Sadly, my magical shoes met a ghastly death at the unrelenting teeth of my precious darling adorable PUPPY. I even had a funeral.
Sure, I’ve tried wearing other heels, but whatever residual Cinderella magic I had is now gone. All of them are so DANG UNCOMFORTABLE! If it weren’t for all of Claire’s teeth marks in every single pair, I’d consider trying to sell them.
So I am venturing out and bravely trying to re-stock my supply. In scouring the internet, I’ve actually come back to Target of all places! They have the CUTEST SHOES! Who would’ve thought it? You can even read hundreds of reviews on their website from actual customers so as to get the real scoop on the comfortability factor!
Here are a few that I am looking at:
I will keep you posted once I receive the shoes in the mail- most are not available in the stores. The good news is that there is free shipping over $50, so if they don’t fit well, I’ll just return them! No harm done!
Any other good shoe recommendations??
“Black Panther” ?
Oh my goodness, we just bought a 2010 Corolla!!
During the bargaining process, which started Saturday, I didn’t let myself feel a thing emotionally. I tell you, not a thing. Guess how I know?? Because ALL OF IT hit me when our car dealer, Sal, walked us out the parking lot and handed us the keys. All of a sudden, I wanted to hug him, hug Jesse, hug the random old people buying an Avalon, maybe even kiss the grandma. Everything and everyone. All at once.
If you’ve been following our blog, then you know how we’ve had the WORST luck with our VW Passat. We still have to sell it, but our first car payment with the new car isn’t until middle of December, so we have time to put that bucket of bolts on Auto Trader or walk into Carmax.
The best part about our deal? Yeah, there was not a chance we were able to save up 20k, so we weren’t able to walk away without a car payment. I’m sure Dave Ramsy would NOT approve.
The dealership was, however, offering 0% APR financing for the entire length of the loan. So we are not paying a DIME of interest on this car! I think that even good ole Dave would have to admit that’s at least the second best case scenario.
Plus, for $2 more/month, we have unlimited roadside assistance and bumper to bumper coverage up to 90,000 miles. And since the car only as 45 miles on it now (40 of which JESSE AND I put on the car while testing and driving it home), I think that will be a long time in coming!
We are taking a poll as to the name: What do you think??
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