NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

What I “should” do

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Okay, so I usually stay pretty non-controversial on ye old blog. But there’s something that’s been bugging me. Maybe it bugs you, too. It’s when an anonymous commenter comes to NewlyWoodwards and tells me what I “should” do. If it was only once or twice, I’d ignore it. (And have.) But, now it’s happening on […]

Candy corn pumpkins at DIY Newlyweds

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It’s Sunday, which means football for some of us. While I’m a football fan (Go, Bears!), I also like to work on projects on lazy Sundays. If you are in the mood for a fall project, check out my guest post over at DIY Newlyweds for her unFootball Sundays. I made these little cuties. Candy […]

Finally, a chalkboard!

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I’ve finally done it. I FINALLY HAVE A CHALKBOARD. And it feels good. The story starts ages ago. I bought a ginormo frame from Habitat for Humanity in February of 2010 for $3. It was gold-colored and a little rough. But, it was so darn big that I had to buy it. You should have […]

Sending postcards with Postcardly

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File this under “why didn’t I think of this?” I recently read about Postcardly, a cool new online service that allows you to send postcards through the snail mail to friends and family with your own photos. Through email. Basically, you set up “fake” email addresses to align with snail mail addresses on the Postcardly […]

The so-far house: Kitchen

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I may have intentionally held off on posting photos of the so-far kitchen. Because there are several things I want to finish. Like… Making and installing open shelves in between the windows. (Ryan is “searching” for his tile drill bit. And I’m lazy.) Putting up my chalkboard. (Which is still sitting in the basement. And […]

Finish dining room curtains

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Thanks to Kate and Amanda for featuring our curtain panels on Sunday’s Best of the Blogosphere at Centsational Girl. That was a pleasant surprise! I was able to finish up the last two panels for the dining room, so here’s the room today. Well. Yes. I think I love it. (Even the light fixture. Which someone […]