Home Sweet Brave

I'm totally settled into the Brave now and it's looking better than ever! I've decided to live in the Brave when I move back to Tacoma after camp is over as well, which I'm pretty excited about! It's actually really nice to be able to set stuff up and leave it there, unlike my trip last fall where I drove every day and had to make sure everything was put away safely while I was driving. It's really interesting to me how it doesn't seem small at all. It feels like just the right amount of space for me! I'm looking forward to living in the Winne for as long as possible.

Brave Sneak Peek!

Here's a little sneaky peek of my little Brave in the woods! Since I'm not totally settled into it yet, there's still a bit that needs to be done, but I was so excited that I finally had a lens for my camera that would actually be appropriate for taking interior shots that I just had to share some photos! My new quilt looks absolutely amazing in the Brave! I got those little Winnebago figurines from Etsy a few months back. Totally going to be one of those weird old ladies who has a strange collection of Winne paraphernalia.

Right now I'm trying to figure out all the fun stuff that I'll be doing for my campers! I really really want to have a fun DIY thing that I can create for each of my girls that they can take back with them from camp and keep as a memento. I still have little neat things from when I was in highschool, tucked away in books, so I was thinking of making a bookmark for each of my girls with their name on it and something like a positive list of words that describes her, or a verse that encourages them, etc. I REALLY want to take an instax photo of each girl to include on this little bookmark thingy, but I don't have an instax camera yet and that would all be coming out of my (extremely limited) funds, so I'm gonna have to think about that and see if it'll work. I'll definitely share a DIY with you guys once I figure out what I'm doing!

INDIE Testimonials

It's been a while since Tieka and I debuted the INDIE Blogger E-Course, but I wanted to share some of the wonderful things some of our participating bloggers have said about it!

Thanks so much for this inspiring ecourse!! Enjoying it and learning so much- working on implementing several of your tips! Sometimes it's easy to feel so overwhelmed out here in blogland, but listening to each of your unique voices has been empowering. Thanks girls!
- Love Fox Vintage

So glad to have signed up for this! I learned so much more than what I would have figured out on my own. Tieka, Elizabeth - you girls rock and should be proud of what you do. Thank you!
- Kaye

I have been meaning to get started on my blog but my hectic tax season haven't allowed me to do so. I am really glad I attended this conference and got to know all the info I could possibly need to get started ..THANK YOU so much Teika and Elizabeth!
This was really worth it!
- Reetika

I agree with everyone. This was awesome! There was so much information to absorb. I'm hoping that I will have more time to look at all of it. Thanks again!
- Carrie

This course was perfect and i still find myself coming back to it for reference.
I'm buying a DSLR this week and can't wait to put all the great photography tips into action!
- Grace

I've really gotten into my own blog lately, though I have been reading personal style blogs for years. I attended the INDIE E-Conference and I learn so much about blogging. Thank you for all the hard work you and Tieka did, it was so wonderful!
- Brittany

Tieka and I had a great time putting it on and hopefully we'll be able to put something together for Fashion Week this fall! The INDIE E-course is still available for anyone who wants to sign up! For more info, click here! If you've already taken the INDIE E-Course and want to submit your testimonial, go ahead and send one to me in an email at delightfully-tacky@hotmail.com!

DIY // Faux Wood Fridge

If there's one thing I hate in the kitchen, it's a boring white fridge. My last apartment was awesome-- all the appliances were the same as they were in the 70's. Everything was made in harvest gold: fridge, oven, bathtub, toilet. It was awesome. Apparently someone decided that colored appliances were passé and that everything should be boring white. I say, "NAY!" Since I'm going through Brave withdrawals, I decided to bring a little faux wood into my life, courtesy of one little roll of fake wood contact paper!

All you need to make your refrigerator awesome is one roll of woodgrain contact paper (about $7 at a home improvement store), some scissors, and a screwdriver. You can also use an xacto knife to clean up the edges when you're done.

First, unscrew the door handles on the fridge so that you can stick the contact paper on without them getting in the way. It should be pretty easy. You might have to use a flathead screwdriver to pop off a screw cover to access the screw like in the photo on the above right.

Then you can start sticking the paper on! I measured each piece first before sticking it on. Then, just take the backing off of the top, stick it on along the top of the fridge door, and peel it off slowly as you swipe your hand down to make sure there aren't any creases or bubbles.

Just continue doing that until the doors are covered! Then you can screw the door handles back on. I was contemplating just doing the front, but since you see a lot of the side of my fridge, I decided to do the whole side as well. It was a bit easier since there were no handles to remove. The beauty of using contact paper is that it doesn't interfere with magnets, so you can still stick stuff on your fridge!

It was a super easy DIY, probably only took me an hour or so, and I'm incredibly thrilled with the results! The beautiful thing about this DIY is that it's perfect for a renter (like myself). Whenever you end up moving out of your apartment, you can just peel the contact paper right off and the fridge is like new! Now I'm brainstorming what to cover with fake wood next...