Etsy Inspiration

I love Etsy.com.  I sell prints and stationery on it, but I also love to peruse to get inspiration.  I thought I’d share some of my favorite finds today. 

I love these pillows!  So creative, but could be easy to create a custom design for your own home.  It’s as simple as finding a background fabric, fabric paint and sewing the cover. 

I love a whimsical touch, and these pillows fit the bill.  Many other states are available, too.

These leather totes seem so versatile.  I wonder if another fabric or material would work.  I’m sure a pattern could be created to make a similar effect…

On to some unique artwork.  I’m sure something like this could be created using paper punches.  Simply punch your designs and glue in the shape of your choice. 

Punches would also work great to create a custom art piece similar to this:

Here are some other favorites:

I create custom silhouettes, but this is just amazing!  The black is all cut from one sheet of paper!

Amy Ruppel’s prints are adorable, and this print is no exception.

Talk about adorable; I LOVE these measuring spoons!  The price is just a little steep for my budget, though.

I’m still trying to find some great hooks or a way to make them .  I want 3D cast metal bird heads, similar to taxidermy deer heads, but birds.  Hmm…what to do! 

How about you?   Have you found inspirational pieces to customize for your home?

All images found via the featured Etsy seller’s listing as linked above.

Our Future Projects

So, I’ve shared the list of things we’ve changed in Our Humble A{Bowe}d, but we’re not done working, yet.  Here are some of our major future projects:

1.  Remodel our kitchen.

2.  Pour a new concrete patio.

3.  Refinish our hardwood floors.

4.  Finish part of our laundry and close the ugly out.

5.  Complete our steam room/shower.

6.  Clean and stain our fence.  Build gates.

And some of our smaller projects:

1.  Repaint our interior doors and replace hardware.

2.  New dining table and chairs.

3.  Update bedroom and hall light fixtures.

4.  Finish drawers and doors for basement office, entertainment center and bathroom.

5.  Touch up paint throughout the house, fill any cracks with caulking and maybe repaint our living room, hall and dining room.

6.  Spray paint our end tables and create new tops.

7.  Fill in areas with landscape rock.

8.  Grout our bathroom seam to prevent leaking.

9.  Paint front door outside trim white.

10.  Install a master bathroom fan.

I have some items that I want to replace or find, too, preferably at a great price.

1.  Brushed nickel double curtain rods.

2.  Curtain rods for the basement bedroom.

The list is never-ending.  Maybe we’ll check a few off our list over the summer…  What about you-do you have any lingering projects to finish?

Gimme A Giveaway!

Our Humble A{Bowe}d has teamed up with Chic Little House to give you a giveaway!  To enter to win, visit http://chiclittlehouse.blogspot.com/2010/06/giveaway-our-humble-abowed.html and leave a comment.  The giveaway closes on Friday, June 25, so make sure you enter.

Giveaway Feature!

Customized Stationary (my shop) and IHeart Organizing have teamed up for a giveaway!  One lucky winner will receive a custom set of stationery or an 8 by 10 print of their choice.  For more details, go over to IHeart Organizing.

If you’d like to buy custom stationery, visit customizedstationary.etsy.com.  Visit ourhumbleabowed.etsy.com for custom prints and artwork.  If you have custom art ideas, but can’t make it yourself, shoot me an e-mail at ourhumbleabowed@gmail.com to see if we can make it together.

House Tour: Before Photos

Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos of our house before Ben started working on it 😦  I do have some wonderful (in a bad way) before photos to show the lovely old lady design for your viewing pleasure.  Enjoy the train wreck!