instafashion

I miss this blog so much.
I miss doing fun crafty things.
But you know what I still do everyday?
Get dressed!
I told someone the other day it has become the ONLY source of fun in my life. haha.
sad but true.
For some reason I decided it'd be a good idea to take 4 graduate level courses at once.
FOUR!?
12 CREDIT HOURS OF GRAD SCHOOL and WORKING FULL TIME?!
But I want to get  done so badly.... and... I mean I have an A in all 4 classes so....yea.

So I've decided to start blogging again on here, even if it's just to share my instagram pics
let me know if you insta too so I can follow you!  It's my addiction.  I'm simple @kelseycoghill

Dress- Target Tights - K-Mart Necklace - Thrifted!  Dress - Target Tights - Target Belt - thrifted! Boots - JC Penny  $4 LEATHER trench coat!! thrifted. obviously. Hair clip - I've had for so long I can't remember Shirt - Target Shoes - Old navy Pants - Forever 21 Thrifted  Shirt - Ann Taylor Loft - thrifted Pants - Forever 21 - thrifted (for $1!) Shoes - Forever 21 - thrifted! Shirt - no idea - thrifted Belt - Charlotte Russe - $1.99 Pants - Target Shoes - thrifted Earrings - gift Dress - Target (noticing a trend here?? :) Sweater Blazer - thrifted! (I need to get a better pic of it) Tights and Boots - JC Penny Necklace - Old Navy Belt - thrifted See - HOMEWORK!!! my absolute favorite leggings that I've never worn in public - Wet Seal Mug - Target :) Ok so blogging friends, please say you'll take me back. I'll try harder.

I linked up with The Pleated Poppy for the first time in almost a year! 

Home Tour - bedroom

This is one of my favorite rooms in the house... with the two windows this room is so bright and sunny!

I love the white "curtains", my plants, and all the colors.

Secret - this is not a curtain... it's a bed sheet I tied to the rod one day on whim and tied back with a scarf!  It doesn't too much to block the sunlight, but I like it.

Another secret... this isn't a curtain either, its a blanket draped over the rod!!

I've done a couple posts about the bedroom already.  You can learn how to make a similar painting - here.  And about the bed linens (all found at thrift stores) here. 

Those prints and colors look familiar?? It's the background of my blog header!!!

Free Find Friday

Finds of the week!

Yellow enamel bowl found at an estate sale!

Another estate sale - $1 too cute to not buy!

I found a working VCR for .50cents!! and all the thrift stores around sell VHS tapes for .25 cents!  I love it! I've been collecting some of my favorite movies from the 80s and 90s including this movie - Grosse Pointe Blank, which I've actually never seen..... but it's set in the town I just moved to!  So cool!!

THE Kitchen

My next room I'd like to share is one of the happiest rooms in our apartment!
A room that I spend a lot of time in.
Where I do my crafting and where my little fishy baby Neff lives.
The Kitchen! I gave you a little preview a couple weeks ago {here} but have since completed it a bit more... but not that chair yet, don't look too close...

An AWESOME yard sale find!! I think I paid $4 for it, which to me is actually a little steep for a yard sale, but I. HAD. TO. HAVE. IT.

Whats' that you ask?? Is that Napoleon Dynamite on my fridge??
duh!
I got this for Christmas one year, it's a giant magnet that is supposed to go on your car, haha!
So I decided the fridge was the perfect place him, makes me smile every time!

Those cookies?  I actually just made them for Lee to enjoy when he got home from work, but once they were there I didn't let him touch them until after I took the picture b/c they looked like a good prop ;)

bird salt and pepper shakers from when I worked at Pier 1!

Not exactly sure where I got these... I've had them in my room in a box for a long time just waiting for a chance to use them!  So happy to finally have a place to display all my treasures!

Close up of the amazing old desk I got at a local Catholic thrift shop for $10!  (Did I blog about it before? If I didn't.... I should have.)

LCK - monogram from our wedding table! :)
Giant fork and spoon?  found at a yard sale for $1. They're aluminum and so I just spray painted them - yellow!

This antique printer's drawer may have been my Grandpa's.... not 100% sure, but I found it in my parent's old house and took ownership over it!  It now holds my vintage sewing notions and Kinder Egg toys.
I found this yellow tray, as is, in the garage at an estate sale for $2! and that tree type thing is a jewelry holder I got at IKEA in college.  I don't actually like to put my jewelry on it, I like the way it looks all by itself.

Neff-ers!

Right now my old Pepsi crate is holding miscellaneous junk... but someday I'll clear it out and it'll be on "display" 

fabric and vinyl letters - clearance at Jo Anns!

oh yea yellow Fiesta Ware! 


So that's the kitchen! 
It's.... yellow huh?

Free Find Friday: Duvet trick

I found an adorable duvet cover at a thrift store nearby {originally from Ikea} for $1.50 {basically free right}!! I had to have it.... but it was only the cover.  I figured for $1.50 I could someday buy a new duvet to go inside.
I brought it home and laid it on the bed to see how the pattern worked with other patterns that I have {LOVE to mix patterns} and then noticed that in the corner was a comforter that a friend had given me recently and I was planning on using in the spare room but I didn't really love the colors {but like I said, it was FREE}

I got the idea to see if I could just shove the comforter inside the duvet cover...... and you totally can!

I figured since I already shared part of my bed with you in my last post {DIY Recycled Art} I could go ahead and share about whats on the bed even though the room isn't "finished" just yet.

 my colorful patterns. ALL thrifted or free.

love love love to be able to say that. 

So if you have a comforter that you love, it's warm and cozy.. but is looking a little drab or doesn't quite "go" with the rest, just cover it up :)

DIY : recycle old painting with quote art

Well like all other breathing 25 year olds the majority of my inspiration comes from pinterest these days.
I found a DIY art project I wanted to try

                                                                         Source: craftgawker.com via Kelsey on Pinterest

I had a painting under my bed for at least 10 years (no joke) that I picked up at a yard sale and had always intended to re-purpose.  I liked it because it was large, and have a good frame so I could easy re-cover it with canvas and paint a new picture or something.
Well flash forward a decade and I saw this and remembered my sad, forgotten painting.  And then I breathed new life into it and it proudly hangs above our bed.

This is SUPER easy to do.
promise.

All you need is:

• a painting or some type of picture with colors that you like
• paint - I used cheapo white acrylic paint from Hobby Lobby for $1 and then added a little paint thinner because I wanted some of the original artwork to show through
• letter stickers - I bought some on clearance at Jo-Anns
• a paint brush
• time 

Choosing a quote is probably about the hardest part.  I had so many ideas running through my head... but I ultimately decided on this one because I love it so much.  It has a special meaning to me ever since we lived in Grenada.  We lived in the sunshine, swam the sea, and drank lots of wild air...... 

I love how Emerson turned out.  The colors are perfect behind the words.

the bedroom isn't finished as of yet.... just this lone painting hangs on the wall.
my husband said "do all these patterns go together"
ummm not exactly. and I like it that way.