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Show Your State Pride: Yellow Rose of Texas Inspired Side Table

by Lindsay Ballard on September 19, 2013 1,708 Comments

Howdy, y’all!  This post is part of an amazing blog tour called Show Your State Pride.  It was put together by my good friend Beckie at Infarrantly Creative, and the blog tour starts there with her cute project featuring Indiana.  If you are following along with the tour, you are probably joining me from Laura at Finding Home.  Welcome!

If you know a Texan (or have even heard of a Texan), it’s probably safe to say that you know we are a special breed of people.  We do everything bigger and have a state pride that’s unmatched elsewhere. Although we do have more than our fair share of crazy stuff and people around here, I have loved living in this bigger-than-life state for the last 30 years.

Because Texans are so prideful, there are actually tons of Texas-centric projects all over Blogland and Pinterest.  But, since Texans are so dang obvious in their love of our state, I decided to do a project that was a little less obvious.  I’m working on putting together Emma’s “Big Girl” room (gah!) and embellished her cute side table – Yellow Rose of Texas style.

Yellow Rose of Texas embellished table - Create your own embellished furniture with vinyl designs! Tutorial at MakelyHome.com

Adorable, right?  And perfect for everyone – even those of you who aren’t forced to learn Texas folk songs in 7th grade Texas History class (Yes, an entire class.  That happens.).

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I’m Bringing Astroturf Back: an Artificial Grass Feature Wall

by Lindsay Ballard on June 10, 2013 1,919 Comments

Artificial Grass Chevron Feature Wall via MakelyHome.com

Sometimes you need a little challenge to get your creative juices flowing.  A few weeks ago, I was in the midst of redoing my kids’ bathroom (still working on it, too!), and I was having one of those days where everything just felt blah and boring.  I couldn’t shake the feeling that I needed to take a little time off to focus on something different.  So, Emma and I hopped in the truck and went to Home Depot, where we walked the aisles looking for inspiration.

And then it struck.

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About Makely

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.


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