January

Good bye January. I have very much enjoyed this month and hope February continues to be as fabulous. :) It has to be romantic and full of love right? I already got roses this week, so we're off to a great start.

I finally finished my slurg snail. Snails are a big inside joke/ reminder of love between Britton and I. We have a few ceramic ones, but this one is homemade :) I painted the snail on the fabric first and then basically colored him in with embroidery floss. I like hows he turned out. I think he'll hand in my studio for a while. Slurg is what snails say, like cows say moo. So, obviously it also how snails say I love you.
These are my new map spheres :) They all fell down after I hung them, so I have to hang them again. I had seen a tutorial to make them out of Christmas cards. Actually I made one but it was too busy out of so many designs, I love the maps because they are similar colors and style but each side is unique. I love maps!! I don't know why they make me so happy. I had bought an atlas for 50 cents this summer and it was fun to use it. I made them out of various sized circles. A few are made out of the index and those look really cool too. I need to get them back up off the floor. :)
On my trip to CO, I needed something to work on, on the plane. I ended up making 4 of these :) Britton hates the .s but the one I saw somewhere on line had them, and I like the color they add. I am also trying to add a little color to my red/black/white kitchen. So, one of these helped.
I have been a good crafter but a bad poster for awhile now. I am also doing a much better job cooking (not eating out) and I am trying to start working out. I will try to include more sharing too. :) I organized my pictures, so hopefully that will help. Happy almost Groundhogs day! :)

BEST 2009-#3

I am so blessed and thankful for an amazing year! Thanks be to God who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine! Thanks for being a part of my life.

BEST 2009-#2

So many blessings, memories, and things to be thankful for this year.

BEST 2009-#1

I have had a wonderful year and so many blessing to count, inspired by a blog friend , (who is ALWAYS inspiring) I felt like this was a great way to recount my wonderful year.

Fall is my favorite season! I could actually say that about all the seasons, but fall really might just win by a nose... I did fall in love in the fall :) I love fall colors, and smells, and food!










Football is also my favorite sport, so the fact that it's starts in the fall is lovely too. We got to go to a Louisville game for Britton's Birthday. We tailgated and everything. It was a blast!




Have you ever seen a lemon drumstick case? Our other dear friend Joe had his birthday in September. He is currently the drummer in a band called the lemonwedges. I couldn't resist using the lemon fabric. I finally mailed his birthday present this week! I am such a slacker about mailing things on time. I finish them and then they sit waiting to go to the post office. Silly me! He should have gotten it- and I hope he likes it. Happy belated birthday Joe!

I am thankful for the joy that I get from being creative and productive. I had such a fun day.

Not dead :)

I haven't died, just been busy living and crafting. My sister, Kristy, has been kindly reminding me for awhile that I should update. :) I have quite a few things to post... it's been months! sorry. I have been busy making the chateau a home. I am loving having our space. I definitely have more projects going at a time now that I have the space...




This was an early September project that has been almost finished since mid-September.... keywords- almost! Sorry Casey! One of my great friends "got" this teris blanket for his birthday... Except I haven't quite finished it.... It is granny squares that are stitched together in their 4s and then together. I need to put this in a more prominent place so I quit skipping over it. Each square is about 4 inches and its 10 squares wide by 16 squares high... So about 40x64. Should keep him warm- if I can get it done.


This is my baby ironing board. The cover was sad and pathetic and so I recovered it using my pillow sham from my dorm room bedding. I loved it and figured putting it someplace I see frequently would bring me more happiness than it hiding in the closet.






I am also going to try to post things I am thankful for... So today I am very thankful for my husband. I am thankful that our self-esteem is found not in ourselves, and that we know where true love and security is found. (can you tell it was an interesting evening)

Visit Deux-

Welcome back :)
Kelly asked for me to clarify, so hope this helps, My spaces are now highlighted with boxes :)
This is the living room on the wall across from the doorway is the couch. I am thinking of painting this wall.

Moving clockwise is the chaise, and a table, my new favorite garage sale chair that will be re-done when I can choose a fabric.

On the opposite wall from the Couch is the entertainment center (it is next to the door).

And on the right is a small bookcase/Roxy the goldfish. and the doorway to "the studio".

The studio should be the dining room, but we only have a kitchen table so it is my space for now! :) I am loving it. I feel so organized and inspired I love the lighting from the huge windows too.

Toward the bathroom and bedroom is the "bonus room" or 2nd bedroom. It is the game room and lives up to its title. Britton has every old school gaming system except a few and this is home to his massive collection. Now that he's finally got most things put away there is room for the futon we are getting, so it will be possible to use it for company, when necessary.


Back through the dining room is the kitchen. It has a huge empty wall that i am scheming to fix... (I think it might need Casey, who I recommended come visit me next month.

Ps. These are ribbon and button bookmarks that a girl from work and I made. They turned out really cute! I love the taxi, treasure map, and patriotic ones the most!