Happy Turkey Day everyone!

Here is a picture of a shirt I made for the little man. He wore it to school on Tuesday and for whatever reason, the turkey beak did not arrive back home in tact. oh well...

projects!

like I have mentioned before, my creativeness and non-laziness comes in spurts. Well, I am coming off the tail-end of a small spurt...

look!


What is it? you ask. Well, it is a nap mat. And I made it. And I saved myself some serious moo-lah. And I had to make it because the little man started pre-school. (mmmwwwwaaahhhhhh! I am not ready to write about that yet.)

I couldn't tell you how I did it because there was no pattern and I really didn't keep track in my head of what I had done. Nevertheless, it looks pretty darn good, and pretty manly as far as toddler nap mats go. Thanks, Wendy, for inspiring me! (when this one falls apart in a month or so I'll be calling you to make for us like the one you made Cooper!)

Look! Project #2!


Hopefully, this one is a little more obvious... It's a trick-or-treat bag for the little man! felt, ribbon, glitter... all the things I can only get away with for a little boy because it is Halloween! and again, couldn't tell you how I did it. As I was finishing up, I told Mike I might just do a little dance, I was so proud of myself. he didn't care.

And lest we think that I have a big head or anything, let me clarify. If you don't know me well, you really don't understand what a big accomplishment this is for me! Two (count them - two!) sewing projects in one week. and neither one had to be thrown in the trash and re-started. And only 3 seams had to be ripped out!

blah

So I haven't felt very "bloggy" lately. Just not a whole lot to say. And you can guess I feel about talking just to hear yourself talk... Anyhoo, I have some pictures of my office (well, mostly a cubicle; no I take that back - it is actually an extra-wide hallway with an L-shaped desk against one wall) that I will have to post tomorrow. Remember this project? It made its' way to my home-away-from-home.

Will is totally developing a sense of humor and is just plain F-U-N to be with (except when he is whiny - definitely NOT f-u-n). He finally put together a 2-word phrase (mas leche = more milk).

Mike is finally done with his spurt of 60-hour work weeks and boy, am I glad!

Work is blah. house cleaning, laundry, dishes, blah, blah, blah.

I have decided that my creative energy comes in spurts. frustrating, extremely frustrating.

bright spot (besides my crazy little man!): weather here this week is fabulous! low to mid-80s and sunshine, lots of sunshine. I actually rode around today with my windows down! If the temps crawl back into the 90s, I think I might just move to Colorado. hee hee

Can you believe that this...

... has turned into this in just 21 months?

finally, there is SOMETHING on the wall!

No, it couldn't hang in the Met or even at MoMA, but I am proud of myself....

as a reminder, here is before:


now here is after:




(I even used a level to hang the crazy things - that is exactly how serious I was about this project!)

sneak peek

So three and a half years in this house and there are still lots of blank walls. I have had enough. Here is a sneak peek of project #1 of Mission: No More Blank Walls



blank wall:




source of inspiration: a way-cool piece of scrapbook paper - I absolutely love paisley prints!




paper cut to scale in 3 pieces:




almost finished:




I still need to finish the middle panel and then the whole thing will get some sort of glaze or watered down brownish-coat. Hopefully tonight!
(By the way, I can't decide if I am am upset or not about the excitement of spending my Sat. night painting... hhhmmm...)


I'll post a finished picture after I get it up on the wall!

love the idea, but...

Wow! There is no way it can already be fall. Apparently in Oregon, it is. Don't get me wrong, I am all about perusing the ideas out there and stashing a few away in my own brain. But I will NOT decorate for fall until we have at least one whole week where the temperature doesn't go above 90. Texas does not have fall. The seasonal changes go like this: hot, super-hot, hot, less hot, a couple of random freezes, then hot again. repeat

In all honesty, however, here are some super-cute ideas if you are ready for fall! I am impressed! How do people come up with all this cute stuff? And where can I find some of those white pumpkins so I don't have to have any orange ones?