The Domestic Princess Paint Giveaway!

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**Entries for this contest are now closed**

I'm so excited to announce my first giveway. This is to celebrate my 50th Post and to kick off painting season! The giveaway will include a $15 gift card to Sherwin Williams, a Mainstay Paint Brush, a Mainstay Drop Cloth, a Sherwin Williams Roller, Two Sherwin Williams Roller Covers and a Handy Paint Cup.




Here's the rules (yes, there always has to be rules). There are three ways that you can enter the contest:


1. Become a follower (if you're already a follower, leave a comment that you already are a follower) and leave a comment about what color paint you are going to use the gift card for.
2. Post about this giveaway in your blog and leave a comment that you posted about the giveaway.
3. Refer someone to this giveaway (make sure your friends mention your name in the comment)


**The button at the top is for you to take so go ahead and post it in your blog. Also, make sure I have a way to get ahold of you if you win.**



Contest ends at midnight July 17. Winners will be announced July 18th. Good Luck and Happy Painting!

Help Support Habitat for Humanity

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I just discoverd this blog called One Project Closer, thanks to many of the blogs I subscribe to:

1.Evangline's Vine

2. Fikle Chik

3. This Young House

They have great ideas and a great before and after showoff contest going on right now. Be sure to check them out and submit some entries of your own.

Bedroom Update

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As you've seen from my previous posts, we are in the middle redoing our guest bedroom. This weekend, we got the bed put together, curtain rod up and curtains hung. We still need to hang the pictures, figure out what color to paint the table, and pick out accent pillows. Keep checking back.

Want a Free Bench?

Tweet Register to win a cute bench in many differant colors over at the High Heeled Foot in the Door. You have until tonight at midnight to register and win.

So many pillows to choose from?

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Which one do you like?

Working away

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Watching Paint Dry

Tweet It only took us three hours and the bedroom redo has began. We painted the walls SW Grey Shingle. Here's some pictures. This picture doesn't do the color justice. It's a nice gunmetal grey. I'll take more pics during the daylight.

Daylight Pictures:

I'm loving this color:

**Bonus Pic (The bedding came in yesterday afternoon). I can't wait to get this room complete.

What's black and white plus Free?

Tweet Another Great Giveaway! High Heeled Foot in the door has the cutest blog about tons of D&R. Check out her blog and her great contest:

Click Here

Sherwin Williams - 30 % off Paints & Stains

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Now through July 5th

Paint it up, Kris!

Tweet I hope everyone gets the 90's rap reference? I can't wait to get off of work. My hubby has agreed to help me paint the extra bedroom tonight. We have lots going on this weekend and I don't think I'll be able to get two rooms (dogs room and extra bedroom) done. So he has gracially agreed to paint tonight. What a great husband, huh? I'll update pics as soon as I can=)

Blooming Thursday

Tweet Mom bought these for me and I just had to share. So please admire on this beautiful Thursday

Houston, We Have Sprouts

Tweet If you remember my previous post, I won Evangeline's Vine contest. For winning the contest I received a cute little herb garden. I have been watering and talking to my seedlings to make them grow. I think it's paying off. What do you think?

Lets Paint the Town

Tweet We have finally picked out the color for the guest bedroom. SW Grey Shingle. I can't wait to get this color up on the wall.

Don't miss out...

Tweet On this great Giveaway! You have 6 more hours to sign up and start referring your friends. So get posting...

Accent Pictures

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**I can't remember where this cute idea came from, please let me know. I would like to link back to their blog**

I got three frames with matte for $9.99 at Joann's Fabric. Then went to the scrapbook paper isle and picked out three patterned peices of paper to go together, these cost $1.77.

I took the back off the frame and cut the piece of paper to size

Put the paper in and the back back on the frame.

Total cost for these three photos: $31.74

Here's a closer look at each picture:

Guest Bedroom Redo

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I'm so embarrassed of this room. Oh, yes, that is a mattress and box springs on the floor. In our defense we just moved in a two months ago and I've been trying to get the downstairs decorated. So now I have time to concentrate on this room. Chris (hubster) and I finally agreed on bedding and colors for this room. We are going to do grey walls, white bedding and silver accents. I just ordered this bedding from JcPenny in cool white with the matching curtains. I'm going to get this lamp from Target.




I've got three pictures to hang above the bed. I'm still debating on a couple throw pillows or pillow for the bed. I can't wait to start. This brown table will be painted white.




I'm thinking of doing a design on the top to match whatever pillows I get. We'll see?!? Hopefully, we will have this done this weekend. I'll keep you posted on the progress.

Doggie Bowl Redo

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Garage Sales this weekend were a bust minus this cute $2 find. We have two extra bedrooms and one of them will be turned into a doggie bedroom. So I'm planning on painting this red. I had to buy oil based paint due to Home Depot not carrying deep colors in the pints. I had a D&R disaster when I started painting, so I have to go back to the store to get more supplies.



Coat two is applied. I think I'm still going to need one more coat.




I attempted the lettering that Evangeline's Vine did to her chair but I'm not sure it's going to turn out. We'll see....stay tuned to coat three!

DIY Showoff Giveaway

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Do you love giveaways as much as I do? Well, the DIY Showoff is giving away these adorable house numbers. They would look good on any style house. Go over to the DIY Showoff and tell them the Domestic Princess Sent You for your chance to win this cool prize.

Fathers Day Cookout

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Teaser:

Spinach Dip in a bread bowl w/ carrots, celery, triscuits and sourdough bread

Dinner:

NY Strip Steaks

Baked Potato's

Corn on the Cob

Pasta Salad

Easy Pasta Salad recipe:

1 Box Colored Pasta

1 Green Pepper

1 Yellow Pepper

1 package colby cheese

1 cucumber

1 bottle italian dressing

24 hours before serving the pasta salad, boil the pasta. While pasta is boiling chop peppers, cheese and cucumber to desired sizes. Strain pasta and rinse with cold water. Combine all pasta, veggies and cheese. Pour half the bottle of italian dressing and put in the fridge over night. 1 hour before your guest arrive, pour the rest of the italian dressing on the pasta salad.

Pergo Floor Cleaner

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I have always wondered how good the actually manufacturer product really would clean our cherry pergo floors. We have had issues with the flooring because the old owners did not properly clean them (unnatural products i.e. Orange Glo). This left a nice film all over the beautiful floors. I was wondering through Home Depot today (yes, this happens every weekend) and ran into Pergo Floor Cleaner. Now, I have looked everywhere for this and could only find it on the internet. So I decided to pick up a bottle BUT then I saw the glowing yellow sign saying $1.41 reg $5.95. This couldn't be happening. REALLY? So I decided to pick up 7 bottles. Yes, 7! I cleaned them out of the rest of the bottles they had. In total is cost me $9.87.

I'm very excited about how clean my floors are. Check them out:

Wedding Picture DIY

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My Aunt Janet helped me out with this project. We got some velum paper at Joann's Fabrics and used my Aunt's printer to print out this cute phrase I found in Good Housekeeping. I then put a wedding picture behind the velum paper to give it a personal touch. We found the frame and he matte at Joann Fabrics and used one of their 50% off coupons, to get a good deal.

"Home is any four walls that enclose the right person"

Office

Tweet My wonderful husband has taken on the decorating in his office. My husband runs his business out of our home. He designs websites for bands, PR and marketing. Here are some preliminary pictures. I think he's doing a wonderful job.

Project Pretty Giveaway

Tweet Check out the cute giveaway at Project Pretty Giveaway. She is giving away your choice of a cute handpainted antique tile or a personalize wood frame. Check it out: Click Here

Drunken DIY

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I finally drank enough wine to complete this project. Too much fun!

Vase (Ikea) : Free (Mom got it for me as a gift)
Candle (Walmart): $0.50
Wine: I don't want to count how many bottles I drank

I'm a Winner!

Tweet Roeshel of Evangelines Vine had a contest for her 201st post. All you had to do was post a comment on the giveaway. Well, I won! Yea, me! Thank you Roeshel. Do you wanna know what I received? Here is a cute little picture:




and another:





I can't wait to see my herbs starting to grow. I think I'm going to get a little table for my herbs to sit on. Don't forget to check out Evangeline's Vine for great decorating ideas!

Wonderful Housewarming Gift

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My wonderful SIL gave me the best housewarming gift, 5 bowls and salt and pepper shakers from Tupperware. This is such a great way to keep left overs and take your cookout food in style. With the great summer colors I can't wait until our next cookout.

If you would like to order Tupperware online, check her out: Click Here

Introducing my cowriter...

Tweet This is Lola, she has been assisting me with my blog.


(I love helping Mommy with the Domestic Princess blog)

Register to Win a Free Outdoor Rug...

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Even nooks and crannies need to be organized....

Tweet Ever wonder how to keep everything under the sink organized? Well, here's a good start....





I found this basket at a garage sale for $0.75.

Dirty Sink, Get it Clean...

Tweet Did you know that Barkeepers Friend is magic?

For all of you with stainless steel sinks, you better have some Barkeepers Friend in your house. This wonderful cleaning tip was past to me from my wonder Aunt Janet. Does your sink look like this:

Clean it up with some Barkeepers Friend. You can find this product anywhere and it is really cheap ($2-$3). I like to use a washcloth and a about a 1/4 cup of Barkeepers Friend. Your sink will be the envy of the neighbors.