Our New Kitchen Table

I got my Christmas present early this year :-)

The hubs and I made a table.

Laundry-room Makeover

 My washing machine broke and the hubs couldn't fix it.

It was a sad day because I really liked that washing machine.

But it was a happy day because in over 13 years I have never had a new washer and dryer.

We have always bought used.

So we decided it was time to get new.

So since the old washer and dryer were out of the way I decided it was the perfect time to paint.

And then I thought some new shelving would be nice since the

cabinets and shelving in this room were not very user friendly.

And I kept thinking, and analyzing, and THAT is nothing but trouble.

It turned into kind of a big project. But it is beautiful and wonderful, and it makes me happy to be in there doing laundry so that counts for something right?

Here is before, complete with a dusty, dirty floor.

That was my teeny sewing table there on the left. Sad, I know.

Here are the afters. 

DIY - Bunting out of Vintage Linnens

I took a break form the serious and had some fun.

I made a bunting out of vintage, hand embroidered linnens.

Handkerchiefs, pillowcases, table runners etc.

most of which I picked up at thrift shops.

I really don't think the various grandmas whose linnens I used would mind if I take their yellowed and stained embroidery pieces and make them live anew in something fresh and fun.

This is something that has all the more character because of the uniqueness of all the pieces.

Boys Room - Wall of Trees

No I haven't fallen off the face of the planet....

Maybe I have.

I do feel like I have been orbiting a lot lately.

By that I mean circling around the same thing day after day.

That thing is the bedroom of my two youngest boys.

And I am quite proud of this next project.

Gallery Wall - It's done!

It's finally finished!

And it turned out better then I thought it would.

My gallery wall.

How to fill a planter

You may have noticed that I love flowers.

Yea, just a little.

I love planter pots out on the porch, but they can be so expensive.

They usually start at about $30 and go up from there.

Yowza!

This year I filled mine myself

And it cost about $16 to fill 3 of them.

Easy to Make Shoulder Bag DIY

This bag is super easy to make.

If you have basic sewing skills you should do fine with this project.

Gallery Wall

Posting has been slow lately.

Mostly because I am working on very few smaller projects.

Everything is a big project that takes time.

But I will show you the progress I have made on one project.

My Gallery Wall

Living Room: New Floor

It's an interesting story on how this happened.

Kids Craft: Melting Beads Bowl

This was a fun quick craft I did with the kids.

It also gets rid of some of those beads in I have in that huge jar I bought from ikea.

The Little Bookcase that Could

This is the story of a bookcase.

Paper Raffia Flowers

Today to church I was wearing lots of clothes on my body and feet

because there was a snow storm this morning.

I looked over at my friend and she had on really cute wedges and manicured toenails.

Yea, I was seething with jealousy.

I came home and I was in the mood for spring.

So I got out a little project that I started last summer,

and I made a bunch of paper raffia flowers.

How to make a bag - Rachael's way

When we went on our trip the fam gave me a bunch of stuff

to take down to Florida to give to my sister.

Since we fly stand-by we almost never check bags.

We have had many days of lost bags because we ended up taking a different flight.

It's really best that we keep all of our belongings with us.

My carry-on was full of my own stuff, and so was everyone else's carry-on.

So, I needed an extra bag.

I had a few gross reusable grocery bags that I could have used, but they aren't cute.

Pantry Door - remix

Well, it took some doin, but we got-er-done.

Will you be mine? #2

On Monday I took the kids to the dollar store to kill some time.

I told them to choose anything they wanted, and I would buy it for them.

It worked better when they were little they were in awe at such selection,

But now the older ones look at me like "Seriously mom? It's a dollar."

However, there was a pretty nice selection of valentines craft-ables

that I decorated my chandelier with.

Faux old window - for those who can't find one

It seems like everyone has a cute old window to decorate with.

Not me, I have not been lucky in finding them.

What do I do when I want something and I can't find it or it is too expensive?

Why, I make it of course.

Will you be mine? #1

I love celebrating love.

Gotta decorate!

Fail: Pantry Door

This weekend I decided to shake my kitchen up even more

by painting my boring white pantry door.

Toilet Target

Yes, this really is a picture of the inside of my toilet, posted here on my blog....

I'd better hurry and type this before I begin thinking clearly again.

*****

One thing I would like to have in the new year is cleaner bathrooms.

I have four sons.

The target I put on the inside of our toilets shouldn't need any more explaining then that.

Little Red Table

I actually did this project over a year ago, but it is still one of my favorites.

Little red table.