T-shirts, Shmeshirts...

Matt LOVES t-shirts, see...

He does not discriminate either.  Whether it is a t-shirt he picks out himself from a merch table at a concert, or one that comes free with a credit card application (this happened at a Reds game, he applied just for the shirt!), he loves it just the same.  Why am I telling you this?  Because his love of t-shirts is so strong that he never wants to get rid of them.  They can be riddled with holes and he is just as happy to wear them as when the shirt was brand new.  Early on in our marriage I threw out an old t-shirt three times.  The same shirt.  I thought I was going crazy and that I just thought about getting rid of the shirt.  No, Matt had dug it out of the trash each time.  By the way, he STILL has that shirt, almost seven years later.  It now serves as a sleevless undershirt. 

So what is a girl to do?  Let my hubs go along wearing ratty shirts, or throw them away and break his cotton t-shirt loving heart?  Neither!  I sneakily started hoarding Matt's favorite shirts that were well beyond their wear and was planning a craft for them.  I have seen so many t-shirt quilts (like this one) that I had pretty well decided on that as a gift for him.  I was going to need a lot of t-shirts and I was okay with that as he has many to spare.  Also great was the fact that Matt didn't seem to be missing the shirts that I was putting aside, bonus!  It looked like my surprise was going to work!  Then I had an idea...(an awful idea, a wonderful awful idea, sorry...I love the Grinch).  I would frame some of the shirts instead. 

I was looking for something to group with this canvas in our master.

I picked it up from Kirkland's for something like $3.  Matt loves architecture almost as much as t-shirts, so this seemed perfect for him.  The canvas stood alone for months and after I finished the frame wall on the other side of the room I was dying to add something for balance on Matt's side. The t-shirts proved to be just the ticket.  I had some black frames on hand and along with the t-shirts, this craft technically cost me nothing.  There are not a lot of steps to this project...

1. I started out with empty frames
2. Then I cut out the logos I wanted to frame
3. I arranged them in the frame (which takes me foooorrrrreeeeeeeevvvveeerrrr.  It always looks straight and then I put the back of the frame on and it's crooked).

And here you go...

He loves them!  These two shirts have a special meaning for Matt which is why I saved them from being rags.  The top picture is a shirt from the concert he went to for his bachelor party a few days before we got married.  He and a bunch of guys piled in his car and went to see one of his favorite bands, The Ataris.  The bottom picture is a shirt he picked up at Wal-mart while we were visiting his grandparents in Kentucky.  Where his grandparents live there used to be a Wal-mart and that was all, so you if you needed anything while visiting that is where you went.  He thought the shirt was so cool and bought it just so he would have a piece of his grandparents here in Ohio. 

I'd love to hear what you all think!  We love them, and the idea that we can switch out shirts or prints for a different look or be "themey" if I want. 

Happy Sunday!

Quick Change

Not every project has to take 3 or 4 days, or even a weekend for that matter.  This post proves that a change of accessories can be a quick fix to freshening up a space.  In our entry way we put in the Hemnes shoe cabinet from Ikea seen here.  It is a great solution to the shoe problem we have had, which is crazy because it's just us and the mountain of shoes is ridiculous... I digress...  Anyway, I wanted to hang some art and accessories over the cabinet and this is how I did it.

Here is a close up picture:

This is the full length shot, which Marypoppins (our dog) had to make her blog debut!  

I liked this look, but after a while it felt a little matchy-matchy and maybe too much yellow for me all the time.  Plus, the "B" would always be crooked!  Just laying around the house I had white frames and I thought that would be too much white and well...boring.  So on one of my many trips to Target (I LOVE Target!) I picked up this little square number for under $5, $4.98 if you were wondering! 

It's really cute, a great pattern, and in my new obsession color: blue.  I actually thought that I would hang it up in our bedroom, but it was too blue (our bedroom has aqua colors and saddly, it clashed).  So, what did I do with it?

This:

And this...

I love it!  It is just the right color and it broke up all the yellow we had going on previously.  Let me know what you think!

P.S.  Incase you were wondering, the yellow bowl, gold desk calendar and metal lunchbox were bought at a barn sale down the street (this guy has the best sales).  The picture frame and blue art are both from Target, the shoe cabinet (as previously stated) and white ceramic pot are from Ikea.  Also, you can get the art I have in my home from this free printable website.  They have several different colors of this cute saying about who you share your home with.