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

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?

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

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