So last night I whipped out my glue gun…and made us a little toothbrush holder for our recently refreshed bathroom (you can check out some of the bathroom posts including painting the bathroom mint, finding an old buffet on Craigslist to turn into a vanity, how we hacked the buffet, and then painted it, and installed it). Anyway…back to the project…wha-bam! Seriously…there’s nothing I can’t do with a glue. Except [...]
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It’s officially February so I’m officially allowing myself to “think pink” as in Valentine’s Day pink. Can we just take a minute to recognize the fact that I have NEVER set out a single decoration for Valentine’s Day?! Strange huh?! It’s like I don’t even know who I am anymore! Especially since I’m all about decorating for various holidays and pink is my favorite color. Well, a Valentine’s Day decorator [...]
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I know this post is WAY late. The dog ate my homework…oldest excuse in the book. By this time of year, you’re probably immersing that turkey in for a good brine-ing and putting those finishing touches on all those Christmas cookies for Santa. But here at The Roost, we’re just putting together our Christmas wreaths and garlands. Doh! Holiday season procrastinators of the world unite! It can’t just be me?! [...]
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You take off their hats…no…wait…that’s popes in a car. Hmmmmm…I got it! Hang them in the windows and the lofty area above the staircase! To add a little Christmas cheer around our house, I took advantage of some dollar store snowflake ornaments and hung them ALL OVER the house. ”Take advantage” is putting it lightly. I STOCKED up. And came home with 105 snowflakes for less than $20. So if [...]
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One of my FAVORITE Christmas traditions is making “Christmas” mints. What are Christmas mints you say? Glad you asked! While most ladies are slaving away in the kitchen making Christmas cookies, I’m dipping homemade mints in chocolate. And the Christmas mints have a great story…it’s a doozy so here’s the Reader’s Digest version. It’s a family recipe that’s been passed down generation to generation along with an antique doughnut hole [...]
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It’s official, I’m in the Christmas spirit. AND in the Christmas decorating spirit. I have no boundaries as to what I decorate (or glitter-ize). This weekend, I threw together a quick and easy craft project to display our Christmas cards in a festive way. I wasn’t really feeling the card wreath that I made last year and instead opted to make little ornament magnets and post all the cards on [...]
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Warning…I’m about to reveal our first annual “Campbell Family Christmas Card”. So if for some strange reason, if ye friends and family of ours are out there reading this, and you haven’t received our card yet, you may want to avert your eyes and run for the hills. Drum roll please…”Joy To The World” (note the Chevy Chase Christmas Vacation reference)…our Christmas card. You should recognize the photo from our [...]
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For all you Will Ferrel, “Elf” aficionados out there, I regret to inform that I’ve only watched said movie once this year. Believe me…I’m just as disappointed about that as you are. I mean…seriously…I’m not living up to that once a day quota of true Elf fans. But anyway…we’re spreading the Christmas cheer around the roost with a little “Merry Christmas” 3D, cardboard letter sign in the parlor. Which was [...]
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8 Comments It’s officially, Colby and I have been married for exactly three months (as of yesterday). And we JUST booked our honeymoon and JUST sent all our disposable cameras from the reception to be developed and JUST sent out the last thank you note and JUST made our first piece of wedding related art. Run on sentence say what?! I framed up a pic from our first dance and wrote the [...]
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2 Comments The other night I had one of those “whoa” moments. It’s the end…I repeat…the end of October. What happened?! Where did the month go?! Or more importantly…why haven’t I decorated for Halloween yet?! I’m wasting precious Halloween decor time here since there’s only a discreet window of opportunity for Halloween decor. I hadn’t even crafted a single spooky decoration yet. What gives?! It’s like I don’t even know who I [...]
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Welcome to Angie's Roost (and Colby's Hen House) where you'll find daily posts about our misadventures in DIY home improvement. We bought a 100+ year old home that desperately needed some love and blogged about our entire adventure.
Yellow painted iron bed
Ikea dresser hack with blue burlap panels
Toilet decor
