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Thursday, January 26, 2012

fancy lamp!

in honor of 503's sweet friend doris, {it was her 28th birthday yesterday :) } we are going to share DIY she did!

when we moved out to pasadena, my wonderful mother robyn and her partner in crime, doris, came out to help settle the place! they were a tremendous help! i'm so thankful for them. love you both. but of all things- this is one of my favorite DIY!

we had this adorable floor lamp that has so kindly given us loads of lighting! 

pretty simple but we also knew it needed some lovin'! so after some TLC- this became our new favorite, unqiue floorlamp!


{another target find- mix and match lampshade}



{jute twine wrapped all around the body}


{where it stands in our living room}

a special thanks to our designer doris for the thoughtful and unique idea! we are so lovin' it!

how can you turn something you have and have looked at in your home, to something you can't get your eyes off of?!?!

xoxo
joeley

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Home Sweet Pasadena

HELLLLLLLLLLLO bloggers! it has been WAY too long and we are truly sorry! the holidays just consumed our time with family, yummy treats, games, giving, and a lot of laughter! we hope yours were filled with all of that and more!

a lot has happened since the last time we met! me and trav have officially moved into our ADORABLE Pasadena spot! and have been filled to the brim with joy as we start this new adventure!

(our new spot!)

as we settle in and nest a little more, you will see some more posts about what we have done and are the upcoming projects we can't wait to do!

hope y'all are enjoying this year so far! any new projects you are working on or need help with?! let us know! XO

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

more signage!

my family owns Harper's Nursery, a family business for 50+ years (if you live in PHX or visit here- you have to stop by the nursery, it's the cutest!). my father in law thought it might be a good idea to make some signs for the nursery. here are some custom ones we made.

 (bloom) in yellow.
(coffee. garden. coffee. does a good morning need anything else?) in green.

both of these signs are smaller (i don't have exact dimensions on me now, but i will get them for you if you are interested). and the price is a smoking $40!

hope you are having a wonderful wednesday!

xo
joeley

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Jewelry Box Makeover

Hi Friends, 

I'm currently in the midst of many projects! Great but also time consuming (which I usually don't have much free time on my hands) so it does take me a bit longer to complete one. 

But I did finish one! Yay! 

My lovely grandparents gave me this jewelry box a long LONG time ago. It match my room when I lived with my parents so it never bothered me too much. But since I have been married and don't have any ounce of these colors in my house, it was time to change it.



Four years later, I finally changed it! 


Basically, I kept this cute shabby knobs. Sprayed painted it and added some extra love onto it. It took me 2 days to complete this (mostly due to drying time). But I absolutely love it and can't wait to add my jewelry in it. 

I took Christa's advice a bit ago about her Jewelry Transformation, "If you see it, you will wear it." I decided to organize all my jewelry- it turns out, that I had too much and donating a plastic full to Goodwill. :) 

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend! 

-Ashley 



 UPDATE: Dining room chairs are in process and they are about half way done! I am deciding if I should add a little flare to the cushions like these cute anthro chairs below. You can't really see the writing on the chair, but that is what I was thinking of doing, what do you think?


Thursday, October 13, 2011

signage.

me and my sweet (hot) husband trav get our project on about twice a month. this weekend, we had a fun time doing this amazing "driftwood" project! my good girlfriend adrianne at dream book design did a tutorial on this and we had to try! thx adri!

here it is:



it's a verse we strive to live by. micah 6:8 : to do justly, love mercy and walk humbly. it's a good daily reminder (especially since it's hanging in our dining room area)! 

and guess what the best part is?!?!?!

WE ARE SELLING THEM!

come one - come all and get your christmas presents on (yes- you can start thinking of christmas even though it's 100 in phoenix today!)! 

they are customized, so we can write whatever you want on it! the dimensions are 28x48. 

all this for a smoking $90! 

please email us info@503couture.com for more info- or facebook us- or call me if you have my number! 

have a fabulous thursday :)
xo

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Pinterest=Inspiring!


Hi Friends,

So... Sorry it has been a little while since our last blog post! I have been super busy and have started many new adventures this last month! 

Starting my sewing adventure... Mostly, learning as go, but it has been quite the job! I didn't know it required soo much time. But it is very worth it as soon as I start making fun little things for London. :) 

I also started my couponing adventure (which i have been blogging about). Also, a learning as I go type of thing but I am determined to SAVE money!

Also, my obsession with pinterest! Basically, it is a website to save all your DIY projects, furniture, recipes, home decor, photography, and the list goes on. You can follow people to see what they "pin" and you can "repin" onto your board. It is very fun! Especially for those of you who LOVE to be creative!

Here are a few inspirational pictures of the overall look I am going for the makeover (all saved on my pinterest boards). 

Take a look:



Love the hints of blue, the dark table with the white chairs. 





Now for the curtains... So hard to choose what style I will be going with... 


mix and match curtains 

                                                             printed curtain                           one-color curtain


As you can see, I still have a few final decisions to make (and open to your suggestions!) But, I am being inspired constantly with pinterest! If you want to join, you must have an invite. Please leave your email address and we will invite you over! 

-Ashley 

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

If You See It ... You'll Wear It!

Hello 503 Couture Friends!

Lately, I've have realized that I have all this great jewelry, but I am only wearing the same bits and pieces and ignoring the rest!  In girl world this is a big NO-NO!  In a mission to end this vicious cycle I realized that if I 'saw' my jewelry collection I was more likely to wear a larger variety of it.  Guess what?? It worked!  Here are a few of my latest designs .... hopefully, it will give some you some ideas on how to use those extra frames you have laying around :)


I found this great frame and bought the fabric as well as the push pins with pearl heads to add a little bling! I leaned it against the wall and not only do I have some great room decor, but a great way to see all my necklaces!



Here is another one I did for my earrings.  I found this frame at a thrift store for $4 dollars!  Cleaned it up a bit and of course applied some friendly sandpaper and hello!  I just love the lace and how pretty it turned out.  Using lace made it perfect for hanging my earrings with all the holes already there!  Love this piece and the bright green is just fun!




This project is easy, inexpensive and totally fun to create!  You can't go wrong! Just grab an old frame, clean it up, sand it down, add fabric and you have a beautiful way to display all your jewelry!  If you see it you will wear it ... take it from me!

Till Next Time,

Christa