by Wendy Scheel | Feb 14, 2017 | Get To Know Me
Happy Valentines Day!
I have the cutest guest blogger today. My Sam.
Hi everyone! It’s Sam. I’m back. Mom asked me to write a guest post for Valentines Day.
So, before I start I have to say that I don’t have strong feelings towards this holiday. I know some people love it and celebrate everyone in their life and all the ones they love. And other people hate it, they think it is a holiday where people spend too much money and/or it makes them feel lonely.
I think it’s just nice to have a specific day to show people in your life that you love and appreciate them.
With that being said, I don’t usually go above and beyond with presents for this holiday. Well…I usually don’t go above and beyond presents ever because I’m still in college, working part-time and money is tight.
So, I was thrilled when Mom suggested I print out this free wall art from Houzz.com for a Valentine’s Day present.
Justin and I don’t have a ton of decoration in our apartment. This little section above our couch in the living room is my pride and joy. Unfortunately, Justin doesn’t agree.
Justin strongly dislikes the anchor wall art that’s hanging now because we have anchors all over (I’m a little obsessed), so even though he may not appreciate home décor as a gift, I think he’ll appreciate this.
I’ll have to keep you updated on that. 🙂
Here’s the finished project! I love it!
Happy Valentines Day!
~Sam
by Wendy Scheel | Feb 7, 2017 | DIY
I love me…. and my tools.
Being home alone, the only accolades I get are the ones I give myself. And today I praised myself above and beyond what is probably normal. 🙂
Let me explain.
Last night when I was Face timing with Wade, I was telling him that I was going to put up the trim piece above the wallpaper in the bathroom, and needed to know what kind of nail to use.
Before answering, he asked if I was “ready” to buy a nailer yet.
I wasn’t.
And I wasn’t because I wanted the trim piece up right away and I didn’t have a clue how to use a nailer.
He explained the process of putting up the trim piece, without a nailer, by saying that I would need to drill a pilot hole in the trim and all of these other things, which sounded much too complicated, so I decided to go to Home Depot and buy a nailer.
I love me. HeeHee
I picked out the Ryobi 18V straight finish nailer with AirStrike technology. Just like the box says, “There are no compressors, gas cartridges or hoses needed.”
This doesn’t seem super exciting, but let me tell you, a quick review of the easy to use directions and I was nailing!
But wait, there’s more. I also used my miter saw! Wade bought me the saw for my birthday last July and between you and me, I was kind of chicken to use it.
I had an old, no bells and whistles miter saw and it worked fine.
Except for those couple of times when it didn’t. 🙁
I pulled up my big girl panties and gave it a whirl. And let me tell you, it was amazing!
I had some fancy angles to cut (thanks Dad for the help from Texas on that) and it did not disappoint. The other thing this miter saw has that my old one didn’t is this Ghostbusters-like Laser Beam.
All I had to do was line up that laser with my mark and it was a perfect cut.
Now, since I was so full of self love and confidence, I decided to continue this cutting streak in the morning and put a wood frame around the bathroom mirror.
Using these four wood blocks and liquid nails, I simple squiggled some liquid nails on the back of the wood and stuck one in each corner of the mirror.
Although this will adhere fairly quickly, I still used painters tape to hold the top blocks in place.
From here is was a matter of making straight cuts on the boards that go between each corner block, squiggle and stick.
The only things left to do on this project are filling the little nail holes made by the nailer, sealing the edges of the wood around the mirror so it is waterproof, touching up the paint on the boards, re-hanging my towel hooks and of course cleaning up my mess.
I’ll have the full before and after reveal for you on Thursday.
And I promise to be done with the self praise, but not until I look at the bathroom one more time.
~Wendy
by Wendy Scheel | Dec 26, 2016 | Life
Have I ever shared with you how blogging and having a shop on Etsy are similar to living on a deserted island? (Granted I never lived on a deserted island, but I would guess that it might be lonely wondering if anyone else is even out there.)
My point is that so many times I blog and hold my breath that someone posts a comment so I know that people are actually out there reading it from the big ol blogging world. And many of you do respond and I can release my breath and be thankful you care enough to take a second and share your thoughts.
The same is true of my Etsy shop. I have sold over 1700 orders in the past four years and I love it when a customer takes the time to send me a picture of how they decorated their home with something that started upstairs in my shop.
So for today’s continued before and after segment, I would like to show you some pictures that customers have sent me over the years, showcasing their homes with things they have purchased from my OldLakeGeorge Etsy shop.
How fun it that?! To think that some simple coasters and pillows can bring so much joy!
~Wendy
by Wendy Scheel | Jan 8, 2016 | New Products
I wish you all would’ve come over to my house yesterday and spent the day with Spencer and I.
He came up in the morning for his monthly photo/teaching/motivation session with me. We had so much fun.
The first hour was filled with catching up stories. He had been to Texas over the holidays so I wanted to hear all about his adventures and of course I had to share with him the stories of Arthur aka Arty his dog that had stayed with us while he was gone.
You’ve seen this photo of Arthur, but I forgot to tell you that he had written a poem titled, Revelations – Arthur’s 2015 Poem.
Read it, please. This is one amazing dog.
Of course a person with so much creativity would own a dog that is also full of ideas and thoughts. And to organize those thoughts in the form of a poem, not to mention that Arthur doesn’t even have thumbs…beyond all comprehension. 🙂
We had so many more stories to swap but it was time to get to work. This is what work looks like for the two of us. Make that the three of us. Roni, the cat had to get her 15 seconds of fame.
We used my new plank wallpaper wall as the background for yesterday’s shoot. There is so much natural light coming in through the windows, it makes for a great studio set up area.
I love to see what Spencer creates through his lens.
Let me show you.
Scroll back up and notice the “Love” sign he is photographing.
This is how that photo turned out.
Pretty nice, right?!?
Sometimes after Spencer shows me a photo and I comment that I like it, he pauses. Naturally I ask, What? What are you thinking? I have learned over time that that pause is because he is thinking, Can it be better?
And this is how he defines better.
Love.
More like…Better. Superior. Beyond my expectations!
We/He shot two more signs. I didn’t know at the time that Spencer took this photo. We had used broken skewers to prop the sign up, because, well…sometimes even “love” needs help to stand tall. 🙂
Here is another font of Love…
And an Eat wall art option.
These signs or wall art have been cut by Jack, my 17 year-old craftsman. 🙂 They are cut from 16 gauge steel and are about 7 inches tall and 11 inches long. This is the same material that he cut the custom signs from that I chatted about in a previous post.
From steel wall art, we moved on to Checkers for lunch. A working lunch mind you.
Now are bellies were full and we were ready to tackle the new light fixtures I have made and then some candid DIY shots. All of which I will share with you later.
But here is a sneak peek. Just to peak your curiosity.
I have a couple Sidenotes to share tomorrow. I’d love for you to stop by.
Wendy
If you are interested in purchasing a sign, clicking on the word Love or Eat that is highlighted above the pictures will take you to my shop. 🙂
by Wendy Scheel | Aug 5, 2015 | Business
In the world of Etsy, there are hundreds of thousands of shops. Within those shops are tens of thousands of shops that sell pillows. Within those shops there are thousands of shops that sell pillows with a Valentines Day theme. So imagine my surprise when I was contacted by this magazine
to be featured in their Valentines Day Issue! My first thought was, How did you ever find me? Then I couldn’t respond fast enough. Yes, that would be great, thank you!
They needed a certain pixal/jpg type of picture so thank goodness for Spencer that he knew exactly what they were talking about. Here is the picture we sent, all pixaled and jpged. 🙂
And here is what the Twinkle Twinkle Little Party presented in their magazine.
Talk about a great ego moment. I was famous! 🙂
But wait, there’s more. The blog OurBestFinds.com is developed by Spencer and his business partner Kayla. Yes, my product photographer/nephew Spencer. His talent is limitless. They are expanding their business from this…
…and asked if I would like to be their first blog question and answer feature segment. This time I knew how they found me, but again, Yes, that would be great and Thank You! They already have over 11,000 followers on Instagram. That amazes me.
Here is the feature from their blog. Thanks OurBestFinds!
It never gets old feeling like a rockstar. 🙂
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