Bulletin Board Alternative

So, it's very clear to me that the whiteboard I bought about a year ago is not even close to something I would use regularly for organization.

But bulletin boards are so ugly.

I found an online tutorial that is a great alternative to an ugly bulletin board. You can find it here.

There was already a beautiful old picture frame in our garage. Sadly, the picture inside was destroyed when we moved here. :( But I have now found a good use for the picture frame.

Right now, the first coat of paint is drying.

And here is the finished product! I decided to use envelopes to use my bills and things. I think I'll try to get Danny to bolt it to the wall. All in all, a great first project for this blog.

Weeding the Yard

Our back lawn has been completely overtaken by weeds. So I have bravely set about the task of destroying those buggers.
First, I bought a commercial weed killer. But now I'm a little bit worried, because I honestly have no clue what kind of grass is on our lawn. Let's hope it's not St. Augustine. The reviews I've been reading don't seem to recommend this product. Hmmmmmmmmm...well, we'll see what happens I guess.

I sprayed it on most of the weeds in the back yard today. I'm hoping to see some weed destruction by tomorrow morning.

What is Challis Chic?

In an effort to be more crafty, thrifty, and to improve and beautify our home, I have started this blog. We'll see how it goes.

My friend started a blog that is basically a "to-do" list for her projects. It is an awesome and smart idea, and it is the inspiration behind this blog. She uses it as a way to catalog various interesting projects she finds on other peoples' blogs.

My plan is to budget so that we can do at least one project/week to make our house beautiful. This will definitely require some creativity and thriftiness. I'm hoping that I can do much more than one project/week, but that may be wishful thinking.

I know that it's not really the new year anymore. But who cares, I can start a new thing any time during the year, really.