Kelly Trepp, Author

So our new Pottery Barn coffee tables came yesterday and they are beautiful. Spare me any lectures you might have on the cost of Pottery Barn, they were on sale and I got a 10% Registry Completion Discount. I love Pottery Barn and you can't change my mind. Nope, nope, nope! So anyway, now I have these awesome tables but they looked fabulously naked bare in the middle of our living room. Looking at them, I knew I needed baskets, mason jars, candles and vase filler, but I didn't have those items lying around the house. **Light Bulb** Why not use some leftover pieces from the wedding? Enter vellum, glass beads, LED candles, glue dots, and a pair of small square vases that have been hiding in my linen closet since we moved here over three years ago. (Holy cow has it been that long?!) Most of these materials were leftover from the table number luminaries I created for the wedding (shown at right). I threw together a quick design in Photoshop to print out on the vellum...

... just got a little bit craftier! I not only strive to be a fit wife, but a wife fit for a king! We're talking cooking, cleaning, gardening, and crafting to make this house feel like a home. Leading up to the wedding, we were tight on the budget. We wanted to get through the wedding without any debt. Now that we've passed that hurdle, let the homemaking begin! Friday I posted about temptations . One of my temptations was a craft project I've had waiting for me since last weekend. Today I took the time to finish it up! I originally found this craft inspiration on Pinterest , from a blog that I mentioned the other day ( Delightfully Noted ). I thought it was a perfect step to homebodying our home. First I had to gather all the materials. Notice the can of spray stain. I wanted to do a rich, warm, wood tone rather than a glossy spray paint in hopes that the color would pop and match the lighter, distressed color in the frame, as well as the tones and color scheme ...

And I've got lots to tell you about. As some of you know, my hubby and I were married on Oct. 1. As such, I've been remotely enjoying his company and haven't bothered to check in. We have a lot to do to get caught up, but I will be updating regularly again when things return to normal around here. Until then, here's a gooey wedding photo by The Blonde Photographer to gush over.