Craziness and a little moving!

I feel like I have fallen off the face of the earth

between school, work and life....my crafting and free time has fallen to the way side.

With all of that, the hubby and I are moving.......

and though we have been planning to move 

for the past nine months, we finally found a place and have 2 weeks

to pack and move everything!

Fortunately, we have amazing friends and family who will lighten that stress by helping!

These pictures are long over due: but these are the chalkboard wall that the hubby and I

and friend Ed painted at my parents house!

(I wish I had my camera to photograph the paint process)

 We used the chalkboard wall as our guestbook for my Dad's retirement party

 and of course had a traditional and more permanent mode, as well

 The paint dried quickly and for a seemingly white wall, it only took 2 coats.

 This made us all want to chalkboard paint on everything....

.and I do have a table I have been thinking of giving the treatment to.....

After the paint was completely dry, I found the great tutorial on transferring the perfect chalk text on Pinterest.

(If you haven't made it to this site yet......your missing out!!!!)

It was very simple and easy....

Word to the wise...take a few breaks, your hands get sore and tired quickly! ;-)

The other project I did to share with our guest, was a photo collage....

If you haven't guessed it, my parents are county Chic! 

and a little redneck (My dad, lol)

SO to incorporate all that....

 I found some pallets (Already had a few)

 Hammered a nail on either side, and hung some twine.....adding small clothes pins (found at walmart)

and clipped some oldie but goodie photo's of my favorite Marine!

 It was so much fun sifting through all his old pictures....some I bet he wished didn't make it out

and I am sure he is glad we were unable to find his Marine Corps Lifeguard photo....

still M.I.A.