Pinny Pinny Pinterest.

I'm gonna name my next dog Pinny... Mainly because I'm not having anymore kids. SMILE.

My Unicorn over at the Bus Stop, is Super. She told me I had to do a grateful jar so I am. Here it is:

 

Heeeeey.

Craftastic!

As you can see and hear my sister state in the video, my craftroom had become a craphole for everything from dog food to luggage to paint cans to.... whatever you can think of. It was basically a catch all room. No longer is that so. I am now writing you from my newly cleaned and organized, craftastic room. (Try to ignore the loud music, I have lost control of my home.)



Ella had to get in on the before.


stationary shelves a mess.


Miscelaneous items in the floor.


The shelves were packed with everything that belonged on the desk.



Sewing machine and notions.


Pictures that belong on the wall.


All of this stuff goes in garage sale.


Halfway there.


Getting there...


OH how I love my boooks! They are precious to me.

As well as my home magazines, if I have a macro lens you could see why... Martha, Country Living, Domino, Blueprint... all very inspirational.


I did narrow them down though and I am very proud of that due to the fact that I have had these magaizines and books for years because I could not let them go.


AFTER:

sewing corner.


Work station: this is where I will have my laptop most of the time.


Those paint cans are gone now.


Space for the kids to do their crafts in the floor while I do whatever.



shelving


The ironing board will be moved next to the shelves because my new treadmill is going to be in front of this window.


Closet Before.


Closet after.


A box of stuff for Miss Jamie is all that is left.

A Weight Has Been Lifted.

Many of you know my Gramma was a very talented woman. I have always wanted to be the kind of crafter, sewer and general good person jsut like she was. I have been sewing for a few years and she was my inspiration to do that. I love doing it, when I actually do it.

The reality is that I rarely do it. It even stresses me out because I have so many things on my list and the list gets longer and longer, I'm not taking anything off the list... you see what I'm saying? So much to my relief and dismay, I have decided to get rid of it all and devote all of my time, money and energy to photography. It's what I love the most anyway.

I think my Gramma would be proud that I am following my own path and devoting myself to what I love the most.

If you want some of my stuff let me know, I will give you a good price. *winkwink*

I'll be damned.

I did it again! It is truly very hard to blog everyday. I am just not that interesting. The highlight of my day was arrival of two of my text books. I mean what do I do with that. How can that be elaborated on? Ya know, I am gonig to be taking English Composition this Semester. I think I will have to pay special attention.

T.v.'s and Sewing therapy and Some old pictures of my kiddos.

You can only imagine how many t.v.'s we have in this house. I mean there are seven people for petes sake! We don't have one for each person but it is close. So we did a little rearranging of the t.v situation. A few upgrades if you will.

I have not sewed in so long. I am starting to get the itch , ya know, like if I don't make something soon I am going to explode. Going through Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing and Amy Butler's In Stitches has just intesified it. We are very close to getting my sewing room to a point where I can find things and get something done.

Tonight my sister and I were talking and she was teasing me saying I like to look at the pictures but I don't do. Honestly, she's kind-of right. I love, love, love the picturess and reading how to do the projects, especially in vintage sewing and craft books. In reality I only do a few projects here and there. That was good therapy. Thanks Sandy.

What Being Frugal Can Do For Your Creativity.

Boog is not easy on clothes. She can not wear a pair of tights for more than an hour before they end up with a gigantic in them. Most of her shirts need to be bleached or stain treated as soon as they come of her back. As a matter of fact Bell doesn't get many hand-me-downs because her sister can really tear up some clothes.

I have been thinking about what I can do to extend the life of her clothes without making them look like they have been doctored up. Today I decided to try some stuff out.

I traced a cookie cutter onto a piece of cardboard (so I can keep it and do many more without using my cookie cutter everytime) and then used the that as a template and traced the shape onto some scrap fabric. Then I used some Heat-n-Bond to bond it to the shirt and pants. Last, I appliqued it with embroidery floss.

Drumroll Please.....