Another one bites the dust!

I was able to knock out another project today! Its for my handmade gift exchange...

Its a jewelry holder made out of a picture frame, chicken wire and some cup hooks. The rosettes were from a scrap box of fabric I got at work. What do you think?? I hope my Utah girl likes it :) Until next time...

Finally making some progress!

Hey guys...so I was able to get some painting done before the storms rolled in. Im loving this new job of mine and here is the reason why...I got this beauty for next to nothing

Now I have no space in my house for something this size but I could not pass up that frame! My friend Keyana had been wanting a chalkboard in her new home so I got to work. Here is how it came out

Pretty snazzy right?!?! I so wish I could keep it but I have tons of other projects that are started and I need to finish. Until next time...





Pain pain go away!

Hey peeps in blogland! So sorry I havent posted my many awesome projects but there is a reason for that...cause I havent gotten a chance to do them yet. So many of you know I started a new part time job last week. Love the job! Its so awesome and Im getting major deals on some awesome stuff. The downside...my feet are killing me!! I have had a desk job since I was 17 and have never done any type of manuel labor type work. Well, being on my feet for almost 8 hours straight on concrete is seriously making me come home and cry every night. I finally got some new shoes last night so hopefully I will see a difference soon. Because the pain is so bad, I come home and do nothing. I cant walk so therefore I cant cook dinner or clean or do my projects. This makes me sound like a really lazy person but for real people, I cant walk! lol I did do some clothes tonight and made dinner but now I have to find the strength to go clean the kitchen :) I have Thursday and Friday off and only have to work half day on Saturday so Im hoping to get lots of stuff done. I finally decided on what Im doing for my Handmade Gift Exchange so Im ready to get the ball rolling and get my body back to normal. Until next time...

Back to work I go

I got the job at Portland Cares! Im so excited because these means I can scope out all the cool stuff that comes in for awesome projects :) Its only part time and its here in town so I can still be a semi-stay at home mom. On a different note, did you know that Classico spaghetti/alfredo sauces comes in a mason jar?? Will I just found out last week when I was making chicken alfredo. Its not my normal sauce but it was on the buy 1 get 1 free sale at Publix. Anyway, I emptied the sauce and noticed it said Atlas Mason on two of the sides. It doesnt have the mason lid but a lid is a lid so I decided to turn it into a soap dispenser....

I painted the lid red to match my kitchen and used a pump from an old soap that was empty. I thought about painting the jar but I thought I would be creative and fill it with colored soap so I hope I can find some aqua color or green :) Now on to the next project. Until next time....

Projects Galore!

Hey guys! Well the crafting bug has bit again and I have about 10 different projects Im hoping to get done here in the next week or two. Just wanted to share the first one I finished up tonight. We had a TV cabinet in our living room and we recently won a 42 inch flat screen TV that would not fit in the cabinet. So, my husband being the man that he is just took off the top part of the cabinet and it became a TV stand. I loved this idea but did not love the holes that it left. This is what it looked like after my husband sanded it down for me...

So I got out my trusting can of Mod Podge and got to work with some scrapbook paper I picked up at Hobby Lobby the other day. And this is how it turned out...

I went with a black and creme so the black would pick up the color of the hardware on the cabinet. Dont you love this pattern?

Well stay tuned for more because Im sure I will have a post every day :) Until next time...
I am linking this up to Metamorphosis Monday, Thrifty Decor Chick, House of Grace and The Sundae Scoop

whoop whoop

Just wanted to let everyone know that I a couple of my wreaths were featured on the Liz Marie Blog. I am so excited. Go check it out...
http://www.lizmarieblog.com/2011/06/eclectic-wreaths-featuring-you.html

What a day!

Well today was the day..Jake had his surgery this morning and after being there for 10 hours, we are finally home. It was so much better than last time and even though he had a tough time afterwards, he is doing way better than before. Im so proud of him. So now comes the hard part...recovery! Pretty much he can do nothing all summer. Im sure he hates having to be told he can only play video games :) I am exhausted and relieved. On a side note, I came across a blog that is hosting a Homemade Gift Exchange and anyone can partricipate. Head on over to Craftaholics Anonymous and sign up

<a href="http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/2011/05/handmade-gift-exchange-sign-ups.html"><img src="http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums

Until next time....