Glad To Be Here!: 2010

December 1, 2010

Baby it's VERY cold outside!!

Today
 is December 1st and baby, it's cold outside!  The first sprinkling of 
snow dusted our porch for a few hours and we had to make a blustery trip
 to the store for basic goods. This new introduction of white inspired me to share some other wintery lovelies...

Winter flowers to last until spring

 A sparkler with a clean soul

 Vvrrooooommmm!

Snow bird folk art 

Greyhound not included with bed (drat!) 

 Let it snow, let it snow...

 Touches of color

 Trumpet filigrees...just beautiful

A dress for any holiday occasion!

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November 18, 2010

(Eep!) they're coming...

The holidays...are right
 around the corner.  They sort of snuck up on me this year - what with a
 little munchkin running around and turning one, I could barely think 
past the beginning of November!  But now we're here.  Thanksgiving is 
staring me in the face and right after that, Christmas!!  I've got 
shopping to do, pies to bake, and traveling to, well, travel.  But what 
will I do right this moment?  I'll tell you:

I will...

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 Though at some point, I'll probably...

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Heck, I'll certainly...

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And most definitely...

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And if I really get crazy, I bet I'll...

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November 16, 2010

Before & After Painted Step-stool

Last
 week was the last of our "nice" days (as in warm days).  One afternoon I decided to throw open the windows and redo a 
step-stool. 

(Before - ick!) 

Here's
 the step-stool before.  I picked it up in the "returned items"
 section of Ikea two years ago, and it has been spending most of the 
time since then outside as a plant stand.  Now it's stained, dirty, 
and just generally yuck. 

(After - yay!!)

After
 giving it a cleaning and light sanding, I whipped out some blue and 
yellow paint samples and a can of olive green returned paint (as in, the
 original recipient didn't feel it was quite the right shade). 

The
 green paint is an indoor/outdoor paint, so that was the first all-over 
layer.  I then painted the steps blue and edged them in a 
creamy-yellow. 

For a whimsical touch, I stamped the alphabet on the front of the steps and a few letters on top.

All
 in all, I'm really happy with how it turned out.  It's a bright touch 
in our kitchen, and best of all, E is now able to see what all the 
fuss is about during dinner prep!

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October 20, 2010

Beautiful bursts!

I've
 been seeing some really interesting pictures of bursting bubbles and 
water balloons lately.  I think they are magical!  Why is it that things
 breaking are so pretty sometimes?

BUBBLES!!!

 sources: (bubble) (closer) (popping) (gone)

BALLOONS...

 (yellow)

 (teal)

 (blue)

(white)

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October 10, 2010

Three Xs 10

A post in honor of 10.10.10.

Ten Things I Love...

 My favorite color (red), whimsical and practical...love!!!

 Such a pretty addition to a front door 

Those boots really are for walking!

Extend the life (aka heat) of your tea while protecting your palms

Learning made beautiful 

 The leaping gazelle print is magical

 I see you!

This autumnal print is divine! 

 One of my favorite color-combinations...

 Perfect for special displays.

Ten Things To Do...

Stencil wall paper = easy to create, easy to change up

Have leather scraps, will make shoes that fit

Because perhaps fabric can help soften our highchair

(or at least glam it up a bit!)

Making our sharp storage baskets a little less dangerous

(and a little more fancy!)

Make my own yogurt? Yes I can!!!

Perhaps I shouldn't try to make my own doughnuts

(because then I'll want to do it again...and again...)

Soon E will want her own busy book - fun!

Dyeing playsilks with kool-aid...sounds tasty!

Perhaps I'll try my hand at making my own yarn wreath!!

Make a dress by Friday. Love the concept. Love the dress!

Ten Goals I Have...

1. Tackle my to-dos 

2. Have (more) patience with others 

3. Switch from canned goods from the store to canning my own

4. Launch (one of) my dreams

5. Repaint the bedrooms

6. Run a half-marathon

7. Make a quilt

8. Move back to the east coast (this is a longer-term one!)

9. Listen to more NPR and less TV

10. Clean out my closet

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September 20, 2010

Renegade Rewind!!! (part 3)

There were so many great artists at Renegade that I couldn't fit them all into one OR two posts, so here's a third with a few more fabulous loves!!!

gerbera designs

They have the most fabulous fabrics! At the fair, they also sported fun reversible bags with really interesting pockets, think circles - (note to self: when you find something awesome, don't let go!)