Jewelry Organization

My sister Christina mentioned to me that her jewelry was out of control and tangled up. I was excited to  help her out and do a fun project with my sis! We planned two different sections one for earrings and another one for necklaces and bracelets.

We gathered the following materials: staple gun, ceiling hooks, insect screen, shelf, and frame. We considered buying a frame with no glass but we found a frame for less with out the glass.

We took everything off of the picture frame and used the staple gun to staple the insect screen to the back of the frame. We stapled it at an angle so the screen wouldn't be up against the wall and the earrings would hang easily.

On the shelves we simple shoved the screw like ends of the ceiling hooks into the wood and twisted them in. It was so much easier than I though it was going to be. 

Some of them were a little stubborn but between the two of us we were able to get all 46 hooks into the shelves. I thought we may have over done it on the number of hooks into the shelves but it turns out Christina had a ton of necklaces.

I think they turned out fabulously!

Pantry Makeover

Before and After

After seeing and pinning many pantry organization pictures on my Pinterest organization board I decided to do my own makeover. My pantry had turned into a hot mess and desperately needed some organizing. My husband agreed that something needed to be done. 

Whew! I can't believe we lived with it like this... The first thing I did was to empty the pantry. This is what my dining room table looked like:

I painted the pantry white and stenciled it with Behr Gentle Rain. Here is the before, painted white and stenciled walls.

I love the stenciling! It was a ton of work though! I bought the stencil called Iron Lattice from Hobby Lobby. 

I really don't think the pictures capture how organized it is. I separated it into sections and put everything in its correct spot. There is the spices that are in alphabetical order now, cookbooks, drink mixes, canned goods, snacks, carbs: bread, tortillas, rice, pasta, and beans.

And some full scale pictures:

I still have some things I want to change. But for the most part it is done. I plan on buying another lazy susan, a tall pasta container for the spaghetti, and a basket for snacks. It feels SO good being organized!

Bridal Shower

     This Spring my sisters and I had the priviledge of hosting a bridal shower for our cousin Becki. Since my husband and I have only owned our house for two years this was my very first shower to host at my house! And there was no one older than me looking over my shoulder. I was super excited! I looked for inspiration on Pinterest. Here is my Events board if you want to take a peek.

So this is the Bridal Shower setup before we put put out all the goodies. I really wanted to put up more poms poms on the ceiling but we ran out of time.

     I really had to hold myself back from overloading the menu. I have so many favorites! We had punch (thanks to my mom), brownies, cupcakes, cheesecake bites, chicken salad (thanks to Aunt Diana), ham and cheese croissants, strawberries and grapes with fruit dip, broccoli with ranch dip (because do people really eat the celery and carrot sticks on a veggie plate? I don't, but I love broccoli!), and fruit kabobs with fresh pineapples and strawberries.

     We also had a mimosa bar. I had bought several different variations of the fruit juice and dry champagne. But by far the best one was orange juice, passion fruit juice, and dry champagne. It is now my go to for a sweet alcoholic drink to serve at parties.
   
     The bride's main color is peacock, or a dark teal. Which by the way is really hard to find decorations for, but I helped pick the color and love it on my bridesmaid dress so I really can't complain. I ended up going with royal blue to decorate the table. I got the table runner which I adore at efavormart for under $5. And the plates and napkins to match at Party City.

     One project I was really excited about was making cupcake flags. I had seen them all over Pinterest and really wanted to make them cute and personal for the bride. After I printed them out on scrapbook paper my sister Christina did a great job cutting them out and hot gluing them to toothpicks. Here is what we came up with:

     I think the shower turned out to be a great success! Here is a picture of the hostesses and bride. My sisters Christina and Marcella, the bride Becki, and me!