We are two sisters who love cooking, DIYing, entertaining, traveling, a good glass of wine (or two or three), photography, and pretty much anything where we can use our creativity. Our main mission is to keep an online journal in hopes of inspiring ourselves daily. If we happen to inspire others along the way, it would be an added bonus.
I am a 25 year old recent newlywed to my husband, Brian. I live in the suburbs of Chicago in a 25 year old condo. Yes, my house and I are the same age (my house being the one needing redecorating and updating). I love trying out new recipes, DIYing works of art to decorate my home, working on my photography skills, and above all making time for my family and friends (particularly my big sister Cortney). During the week you can find me wearing kaki’s and cardigans, as I am a second grade teacher. My goal is to use the creativity I use in my classroom on a daily basis in other realms of my life.
I am a 29 year old Chi-Town city gal living in a cozy condo with my boyfriend, Jeff. Monday through Friday I go by Miss Schmitt, as my main gig is working as a speech-language pathologist at a school in the burbs. Beyond my day job, I adore decorating, finding treasures at flea markets, seeking new adventures in the city, laughing, indulging in anything sweet, and spending time with friends and family (especially my lovely sis, Kali). Read along as I share my hopes, dreams, and outcomes (the good and the bad!).Michelle Knox, from I Do Invitations by Michelle, is aaaaamazing for anyone looking for adorable invitations, stationary, any paper goods. She did just about everything for my wedding… save the dates, invites, programs, menu, rehearsal dinner invite and menu, even signs for my bathroom baskets. Here is some work she did for my wedding:
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Michelle so fun and easy to work with. Everything is done over the computer. I send Michelle an email, tell her what I’m looking for, and in one day or less (often times that same night!), I have a lovely sample waiting for me in my inbox.
So when it came time to thinking of what to do for our Christmas card, Michelle was the first thing that came to mind. Check out what she came up with…
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After spending hours on Pinterest looking at photography (just check out my photography board and you’ll see), I felt the need to do something creative. So I bought wood plaques from Hobby Lobby (both for under $8) and spray painted them with chalkboard paint.
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I first used the Krylon spray paint and after 4 coats, I still wasn’t satisfied. I wrote on it and when I went to erase, it wouldn’t all come off (as you can tell from the background in the other spray paint picture). So I then bought the Rust-Oleum from Home Depot. It was much better! The fun thing is I can reuse the boards for just about anything since it’s erasable.
Thanks so much, Kali! You’re my favorite person to work with!! XO
[...] office and put it up on our mantel. It was Brian’s idea to use our the chalkboards from our Christmas card to show some more UW spirit. My mom had gotten the plates and napkins for Brian for Christmas. [...]
[...] With the colors and pictures ready to go, I contacted my friend Michelle Knox from I do Invitations by Michelle. You might recognize her name. She did all my wedding paper needs and our recent Christmas card. You can learn more about that at this post. [...]
[...] I probably lost over 200 hours of my life obsessing over this blog. So much, that when Michelle Knox encouraged me to submit my wedding to it, I did. And I was featured! Check it out [...]