Monday Report: Weekend in Review

Hello, lovely ladies!
Hope you guys had a great weekend. We had a super chill, super awesome one. Plenty of relaxing & down time. We typically travel with the band on the weekends, but they had the weekend off & we stayed home & caught up on a bunch of things on our "we need to get around to that" list. We also had THREE kids this weekend. This is the first time we've ever been in charge of more people than us! My best friend let us keep her sweet girl Saturday night, so we had three little ladies! Good times.
Here's the weekend in pictures. Wanna instagram with me? Find me: shopebv.
Cheers,
Savannah Marie

Initially, the weekend was looking grim.

I love leaving the hunk love notes. I also love the new sheets my mama gave us for Christmas.

He may help with my crafts projects, but he's still totally manly, see?

Lucy & the ipod.

Presley & the ipod.

Got our car all cleaned out.

Finally got rid of the Christmas tree. A little late on that, sure.

Caught up on some crafts. Can't wait to share the DIY on these with you guys.

A QUICK HELLO.

Hello, laaaadies!
Happy Monday! I'm on my way out the door, headed to today's photoshoot. We are shooting tons of amazing vintage pieces today! Can't wait for you to see them later on this evening. In the meantime, I thought I'd share two little sneak peeks.
Cheers,
Savannah

one. a look at tonight's vintage shop update.

two. a sneak peek at this week's diy project. check back later this week for the finished product & step by step instructions.

diy: decoupage train cases.

happy thursday, friends!

i came across the cutest idea this morning via ModPodgeRocks & jane's apron. i love decoupage & i am dying to try this particular project out. maybe even take a few down to EBV-birmingham eventually. i have long loved vintage train cases & this is just almost too much cute! decoupaging is super easy...give it a try!

for this project you will need: a vintage traincase, pictures to decoupage (our favorite things to use for decoupaging are magazines, catalogs, photos, postcards, travel brochures, vintage wallpaper, & dried flowers), decoupage medium (we recommend this one.) , a popsicle stick (to smooth wrinkles & remove excess glue), foam brush (to spread glue), scissors, tweezers (helpful for placing small photos), & a damp rag to wipe up excess glue.

steps:
1. make sure train case is clean.
2. cut pictures.
3. arrange pictures before you add glue.
4. use a generous amount of glue.
5. use popsicle stick to push down pictures & smooth out excess glue.
6. once all your pictures are dry, coat item completely in decoupage medium.
7. continue to add the medium until you get the desired result. just make sure you keep adding it until pictures are smooth.
8. be sure to let it dry completely.
9. while you are waiting on your traincase to dry, CLICK HERE! to go check out all the awesome vintage auctions ending tonight at ebv.
10. enjoy! (your super cute new traincase & the vintage dress you bought while waiting on it to dry.)

i love you guys! have a beautiful day.
cheers,
savannah marie

crafty tuesday.

hello & good evening to you.
we're up late tonight. it's one of the weird creative people things that i do from time to time...think about a new project, consider different options, then for no real reason other than i just get excited, i get started on it late night.
i've been wanting to do something nice for a good friend of mine, one of my ebv models. she's been doing a lot for me lately & i have wanted to show her some appreciation. i also have this massive pile of killer vintage fabrics that i've been dying to use. i wanted to do something that could incorporate a lot of different patterns into one project. i just started on it & i have a lot left to do, but i thought you guys may enjoy a little sneak peek at today's late night arts & crafts project. the owl pillow. i'm pretty sure i'm going to love it. and so will my sweet friend. (i even went wild & bought the ultra plush soft filling for it. this little hooter is gonna be super soft!)
cheers,
savannah