New Season, New Room

After sprucing up the living room with a brand new paint color, the old red and gold curtains just didn't seem to work.  Problem is, 4 panels worth of curtains can get pric-ey.  So a moment of ingenuity brought me to a whole new type of fabric... tablecloths! 

 

Target's Threshold line has great patterns and colors.  I found this great paisley that went perfect with the new paint color.  Adding a liner behind the tablecloth completed the look, giving me an actual curtain, rather than just some fabric in my window.  With 5 tablecloths, I was able to make 4 panels, 1 valance and 3 pillow covers for my couch!  After about a day's worth of work, I came out with gorgeous, professional - looking curtains for less than $100!

Pretty nice, right?  Hope you are having a great day!
Love, J

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

At Attempting Domesticity, we would love to wish you a happy and prosperous 2013!!

During this time of year, we all have to make the dreaded New Year's Resolutions and we are ready with ours:

Nina

• Run 4 Races
• Organize my life
• Get involved in a charity

Jess

• Have the staff at my gym recognize me
• Make my home a reflection of my personality
• Try something new every week

 Wish us luck!!  What are your resolutions??  Let us know!

Have a great first day of 2013!

~Nina & Jess

Friday letters...

Dear Christmas, I miss you already! Please bring more presents and yummy food.

Dear snow, although my puppy loves you, my floors and my driveway do not, so please go easy this winter...

Dear Rusk Speed Freak hair dryer. I love you. You dry my hair in five minutes and have changed my life.

Dear Easton Town Center, I cannot shop in you if I cannot park in you! And I want some deals!!

Dear Turbo Jam workout, thank you for kicking our butts!! We will need you again come New Years resolution time.

Have a great weekend!
- N & J

Pinterest Party - Hardy!

Happy Holiday Party Season Everyone!

As promised, our big holiday party this year was a Pinterest Craft Party!  All our girlies got together for some crafting, some wine and some yummy treats! 

First up was our Glitter Deer artwork:

For this one, you just trace a deer stencil (you can find a ton online) onto a plain canvas.  Fill in the outline with glue and cover in glitter.  Shake of the glitter and you get a sparkly piece of art for the holidays!

Next was the ever popular Mason Jar Snowglobe:

This has to be the easiest craft ever!  Just glue some dollar store tree figurines to the bottom of the mason jar lid, add some "snow" (we used white vase filler) and you are good to go!

To cap off the night, we made some sweet treats!  Yummy!!

Hope your holiday party was great!
- J

Food Truck Day!

Who doesn't love a good Food Truck? We can't get enough! On Friday, the town we work in hosted a group of food trucks for residents and workers to try new foods. Nina and I hit up a sandwich truck called Your Place or Mine for a grilled 4 cheese and bacon sandwich. And yes, it was as delicious as it sounds!

Holiday party prep

Looking to have a holiday party? With so many theme choices, how can you pick? You've got your ugly sweater party, always a winner. Or maybe you want to go more traditional with tree trimming and caroling?

This year, we are trying a new one, a holiday themed Christmas party! While our exact plans will be top secret, since our friends are readers ;) we will be sharing more and more in the coming weeks! Stay tuned!!

Have a wonderful day!
~J

Go Buckeyes!

Here in Columbus, Ohio, we all breath scarlet and gray. After last years tumultuous year, the "Urban Renewal" for this season was highly anticipated. But we don't think any Buckeye fan could have expected the great year we had!

In honor of our 12-0 Buckeyes, we wanted to share some of our pics from the final game against the hated team up North!!