granny square pillow

At the beginning of the summer I had planned on making a granny square blanket and be done with it by fall... well...

That didn't happen but I didn't want to waste the squares I did make so I made a pillow cover with them instead.

It's a little lopsided and uneven in places but I think it's charming in a way. It makes me smile every time I walk by my couch and see it. It reminds me of my great grandmother!

paper heart garland

I was needing something to kick some inspiration into my decorating our living room. I was having a hard time making it feel like a fun cozy space.

Luckily, Seth has a good eye for finding furniture for super cheap. He found this little credenza for $2 yesterday and it was just the perfect piece to put on a wall I couldn't figure out what to do with! It could use a little TLC but I love it and the price was pretty sweet too!

Adding this credenza in our living room inspired me to create this paper heart garland last night at 10:30 while watching me some Conan! - It seems like I tend to do a lot of crafting while watching Conan. He is just so funny & that makes for some good crafting when you are laughing and having a good time!

I used this video on youtube to learn the basic of making this garland. I added one more layer then she does in her tutorial plus a strip in the middle with a hole punch to string onto the twine.

instagram

I just downloaded the app instagram on my ipod. I know everyone seems to already use this app but since I don't use the iphone I figured I couldn't use it but I tried it out tonight on my ipod & found it works! I obviously can't take photos on my ipod but I can use saved photos. I love the filters available & how you can share your photos so easily!

They make my boring photos fun! Here are my favorite photos that I uploaded.

Are you on instagram? What is your screen name. Follow me if you are on there! thatischarming is my screen name.