DIY With Lisa & Ty

Through our adventures Ty and I find we disagree on very few things.  After being married for over 13 years he knows my style and I know his. We tend to find our common ground easily. New Lamps were on my list of making our living room more interesting. I have found so many beautiful lamps. I send a pic to Ty, he doesn't like.  So I move on. Ty finds lamps he likes, I don't.  I figure we have to find something we both like...eventually.  So after months of looking, shopping online, etc. we decide to just make our own.  The material of choice was copper piping.  It amazes me how much piping we have bought for decorative purposes! Our lamps turned out a bit taller than I expected and again, I apologize for not having progress pictures and how we did it explanations.   I was not anticipating writing a blog about these things at the time.  We have talked about doing more to the lamps like aging the copper more or changing the shape of the base.  I have two lamps l

As Ty and I have changed things in our home over the past 8.5 years, we have found a style we both can agree on.  The most recent change this winter included the purchase of a new couch and chair this just before Christmas! What a fun time to get new furniture!! The couch we purchased at a large store not too far away and the chair we purchased online.   With 3 kids and pets we needed something durable, comfortable and not ugly.  We choose a leather sectional in the color graphite.  It was a floor sample and for the life of me I can not remember what the brand is. Maybe one day I'll remember and update.   The chair is black distressed leather with stainless sides!  It looks very much like a chair we found at a high end "hardware" store.  I love it! We are still on the hunt for another chair for another part of the living room, maybe a chaise lounger!    Here's where the DIY comes in: Like any good redecorating project, one thing just k

Lauren's Shoulder Rest Bag When Lauren began taking violin lessons and her case did not have room to hold her shoulder rest.  Her teacher mentioned a pouch or something to hold it that would stay with her instrument.  Disclaimer: I am not very good at sewing but I had a box of fabric scraps and a machine, so I gave it a good try and got to work.  I did  attempted french seams on the three sides of the pouch sewing in some ribbon, so it could be tied to her case's handle, on the bottom corner.  It was very similar to the directions for making a pillowcase.  The inside is a ripstop type fabric to make it a bit water proof incase she was walking in the rain or something.                                                    For the closure I used hook and loop fasteners to hold it closed.    The Ribbon sewn into the corner was perfect for tying the pouch to the handle of her violin case!  This was a great way to store and keep her shou