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Hello Everyone!

Its time for the Bloggy Olympics link up! I loved all the posts on Hating Martha this week. They were all wonderful.  I am so excited to be sharing with you my little project! It was a super simple project, but it made a HUGE impact!

BEFORE

This has been a space in my home that has had me at a stand still for a while. The picture is a little old, taken when we first moved in. But other than the boxes having been moved out of the way it still looked the same. As you can see that wall and window are completely blank! No I haven't been trying to go for the minimalist look, I just didn't know what to do with the space!  I love the sun light that streams in thru that window all through out the day and I did not want to short myself of that by placing a heavy curtain over it. I was hoping a smaller curtain would be OK. However the window is a funny size and has a funny placement on the wall. Well I think its funny.  However this week I found just the cure for this space.

AFTER

I just LOVE how this all turned out! It came together so nicely! And best of all it only cost me $2 to make! I know "Shut the front door!" Right?  The Welcome Sign is all DIY design. That only cost me a $1, the other $1 came from buying the curtain rod brackets to hang the curtain with.

How did this marvelous sign come to be?  I took this board I had lying around my house(I knew I would need it some day!)

I sanded the board a bit and then cleaned it off. I proceeded to paint it with the lovely little sample bottle of paint, called Turquoise Bay(picked up the little guy at ACE Hardware for under $5), that I had among my stash. Then I pulled out the Decor Sticker I picked up at the Dollar Tree for...you guessed it a dollar, and applied it to the board.

I glued the ribbon to the back of the board to hang it with. Krazy glue works great as would hot glue. I had that in among my craft supplies!  See now wasn't that simple?  I really am thrilled with the results. Let's take one last look shall we??

Now I have a warm and welcoming window treatment over my dinning room table. I still get all the light that I want and a huge smile on my face every time I walk into the room. That's a double win if you ask me! Have you done any DIY projects that have left crafty shivers up your spine? Or tingled all the way down to your toes?  I would love to hear all about them! Have a happy Friday!

Till Next Time,

Amanda