Simple Little Squares

I have these squares I bought at Target on clearance for 3.99 each. They were just black and white photos on these plaques. So I figured I would just buy them, cover them with pretty paper and other embellishments. As you can see I haven't gotten to the embelishment part. That's where I stopped. When I was finished I was planning on hanging them in a bathroom.

Well, I lost my vision and when I held them up to the wall they just didn't look right. So in the mean time I just set them on a ledge temporarily till I found a home for them.

That was about 5 months ago. Since then I have had several people compliment me on them and ask me where I found them...

So I just faked it. I told them how I made them and acted like the squares where meant to be there and look that plain. Here's what they look like.

Bluebirds

I saw a bluebird the other day. It was a very cold, crisp January afternoon. I looked out the window and saw a bluebird in the tree. They make me smile because they have the brightest blue color I've ever seen on a bird minus a parrot.

It was just a nice contrast to the dull gray skies and trees.

I'm back!!!

Middle of January and its cold and snowy outside. I've had a chill for the last couple of days. I think the only thing that is going to get rid of it is summer.

So to try to warm up I've put a fire on (with the flip of the switch :) ) and put in a movie. Love winter afternoons. Gives me chance to catch up on all the summer blockbusters I've missed because I'm outside enjoying the weather.

Haven't been to Ikea lately so I'm making a run for the border Friday. I've got a few items on my list so I won't be going crazy. Just a little Ikea fix though!

Across 5 Studio

Here is a picture of my craft studio. For the most part its finished I just need a window treatment. Its so wonderful to have a functional space! I love that I can start a project and then just shut the doors if I'm not finished. My friends love this area too! The doors are always open if you want to come over and play!

Time Out for a Halloween Craft

When I was at Archiver's over the weekend I got inspired by all the cool Halloween paper to do something crafty. I decided to make a Halloween Banner. Took a little while to complete but only because in my mind I know how I want it to look but getting the materials is always a different story. Anyway, hope you like it!

3 Months Later ...

Well not really, but it seams like that's how long I've been working on my kitchen pantry. I'm getting closer though. Putting together all those boxes takes a lot of time. Not to mention several paper cuts! Anyway most all the boxes have labels and I should be finishing the pears for the outside this weekend. Next I'll be working on finishing my laundry room which is what I started before getting into my pantry project. FOCUS!!!! And now dh has started switching the spare bedroom and playroom. I need to slow the man down so I can catch up.

This weekend I hope to clean up my studio / craft room so I can take some pictures to post. Still don't have a window treatment but I'm still deciding what to do.

Kitchen Pantry Needs Help

Whew! What I thought would be a simple project of course is turning into a bigger project. That's because I can't just do anything thing simple. I always have to take it just a little farther. Let me explain. I was on my way to my favorite store - IKEA - to get baskets to finish up my laundry room. On the way there my friend and I decided we needed to organize our kitchen pantry. I guess when you can no longer see the floor its time to clean it out. I think I found food that made the move into this house 6 years ago. So, definitely time to throw it out. Okay, so how much more simpiler can you get than buying some boxes/ bins and throwing your food into it. I found some awesome and inexpensive boxes for the pantry at IKEA. But once I put the food in the boxes I needed some labels to remind me what was in them. Then after creating labels I still needed to add just that little extra decoration to jazz up the boxes. Sounds great if your doing 1 but I'm doing 14 so its taking me just a little longer than planned. Oh, yeah and darn I ran out of boxes so that means another trip to my favorite store!!!!