Crafting.

It was arts & crafts in the Grigg house

this weekend.

As Benji kept calling it.

It began with bedazzling this.

Then I got a little carried away and decided to bedazzle these

letters Larina gave me for my birthday.
I am still not sure where we are going to put them.

Then it turned into making this wreath.

These are next on the list to make...

(via)

(idea found here.)

(via.)

I also want to make this.

Or something similar.

But saying...

And they lived happily ever after.

Photo Wall.

Before Benji and I got married I read decorating blogs like crazy.

Trying to find decorating ideas I liked and we could do on a budget.

I was continually copying pictures of photo walls.

I knew that was something I wanted to do.

Then when we moved into our house I couldn't decide on a wall that would work.

I bagged it. Then we continued to come up with pictures that I wanted to hang up

with no where to hang.

So, this is what we came up with.

As Benji was hanging them up, he decided he wanted to get enough pictures to cover the whole wall.

Next in the future I want to do this.

Songs on repeat in the Grigg household: this and this. Love.

Picture Overload.

I have finally finished unpacking/decorating/working on our place.

House tour begins.

Living Room.

Stairwell.

Kitchen.

I am still on the hunt for a cute round tablecloth.

I was going to try to make one then this happened.

Let me know if you see one, please.

Benji's bathroom.

Yes, we have separate bathrooms.

I have a lot of bathroom stuff with very little space.

We also have separate closets.

Guest Bedroom.

This bookshelf is a work progress.

In February, as Benji was packing our car we had to choose wedding presents or my collection of books I have in Texas.

Benji choose our wedding presents.

So, this bookshelf is anxiously awaiting books.

Hopefully, we be here later this month.

Our Bedroom.

My bathroom.

Big news for Utah. Check this. I am pretty excited.

Dressing Room.

I have always wanted to someday custom design

our house.

I have dreamed of having a huge walk-in closet

but then I came across this the other day.

Now, I have decided I want a whole room.

As Benji dreams of his tv/gaming room,

I dream of my dressing room.

I have already decided on the color scheme

I want to use.

My love for Ikea and Target has just doubled

after seeing everything she got there.

Domestication Skills.

The Blakeney's on my wedding day.

My sister, Rachel is the perfect wife and mother.

She always somehow finds good deals for everything she buys.

She always has dinner at least cooking when Anthony gets home from work.

Benji is lucky enough for me to have decided what we are having for dinner when he gets home.

She has all the patience in the world for Joseph.

She is always trying DIY projects.

And she sews.

For the three months, before I got married when I was living at home

I spent pretty much everyday with Rachel.

Sometimes going over there multiple times a day.

Alot of the time she would tell me about a sewing project she was working on

or about to start or wanted to do.

After hearing about all these different sewing projects she was working on,

I decided when Benji and I moved

I was going to take my sewing machine.

The one I haven't touched in like 7 years.

No joke.

The other day Benji tells me for this table in our bedroom

he wants a table cloth.

Trying to be a good wife I get all the supplies.

I get everything pinned, just waiting for Benji to get home for him to see

it and make sure he likes it.

When he gets home he starts asking me if I could sew it a certain way.

A fancy way.

Not completely confident in my sewing capabilities,

I am a little hesitant and then he tells me he can sew

and if I can't do it he will.

So I agree.

The next day I get started hemming all of the edges.

About to get started on the complicated part,

when Benji gets home from work.

I go upstairs. I am gone for 10 minutes.

Then when I come back

TWO big chunks of fabric have been cut out.

And I have a very frustrated husband.

Then the next day I try to make it all work with

the fabric cut out of it.

Then I begin to become a little frustrated.

So I began to start making random cuts and tears at it.

After a few hours, I give up and just put what I have done

on the table in our room.

Needless to say, the sewing machine is getting put away for awhile

until I get some courage to pull back out again.

I am still working on my domestication skills.

Favorite.

Recently my new favorite store

has become

Hobby Lobby.

I get so excited whenever anyone

says anything

about needing to go.

If I had my car I would probably

go everyday.

No joke.

Every time I go I always come up with

more decor ideas

for the apartment

after we get married.

I knew I should have majored in

interior design in school.

Benji already has

a lengthy honey to-do list.

I just know he is super excited to

get it all started.