little grey swing dress

January always sneaks past me. One minute it is December 31st, and the next it is February 1st. Someone is guaranteed to get sick, either from spending time with cousins and family during the holidays or at school. We get up in the dark, it is cold and the days are short. I have a mountain of to-dos that get pushed aside for the holidays, and bedtime can't come soon enough!

To combat the January blues, I decided to test out my new sewing chair that my husband gave me for Christmas. I had this super soft and comfy grey knit fabric that I had purchased a couple of months ago.

After eyeing several swing dresses in the store, I decided that I should try and make one myself. It didn't look complicated and honestly my super soft grey fabric was of a better quality then most of the swing dresses I found in the store.

Turns out that swing dresses are super easy to make and now I'm on the look out for a fun and bright fabric to make more for summer.

Please ignore the award posing in these pictures...I am not photogenic and I'm super awkward in from of a camera. 😄

updated diy dinning room and living room

My husband and I kicked off the new year with one little and one big diy project. I love the look of picture frame shelves. After searching the internet, I quickly realized that buying the shelves in store in the size that I needed would be costly. My husband made these shelves in one afternoon for about $20. I'm seriously debating about adding one more shelf under the bottom one. 

The wainscoting project was a lot of work. I love how the project turned out. My husband did a beautiful job. However, unless you love to measure and sand for hours, I wouldn't recommend this diy. Also, skip any and all pinterest tutorials that suggest "shortcuts," "getting the real look for less" and "do it in one day." Installing wainscoting correctly takes time. 

In the end, I am in love with both projects. Can't wait (although I'll probably wait a few months before suggesting the next project) to see what else we do in the near future.