Knee Deep in Dust

Hey friends,

I am still alive, despite my lack of blogging. Last week was spring break for the kids, so we stayed pretty busy. Then I dived into a fairly large project and I haven't had a single minute to do anything but. Its craziness around here.


For those of you that guessed curtains on my last post, you were right!

They are gorgeous too. I cant wait to share them with you. The first panel is complete, and when I started the second panel, I ran out of stitch witchery. I have to have that stuff  so my fabric stays put, otherwise I run into major bunching at the machine.

Meanwhile, we have started the wainscoting project. Its been pretty easy.. but so DUSTY! I will explain why later when I can share some photos with you. For now, trust me, its a mess around here and my hands are so tired and dry that I am having a hard time typing this. Ugh!

As soon as I clear the dust, literally, I will finish my other curtain panel and share it with you. Hang tight for now.

Hope your having a splendid week!

Sneak Peek - Can you guess what it is?

Morning Everyone!

We are day two into spring break, and surviving well. :-) I have some fun stuff planned for the kids today, but I wanted to give you a sneak peak at something that I am working on.

Can you guess what it is? 

I will share the complete project this week. Possibly tomorrow if I can get some stuff done this afternoon.

I wanted to get your opinion on a few things. As you may or may not have noticed I took away the 

meet-up Monday party.  I decided that I wanted to do something different. 

I have a few ideas for a party: One would be a Goodwill Gathering for you to show off your goodwill/craigslist projects. I thought about doing this once a month only. 

The other possibility is a weekly party Creative Carnival. This party would be for anything creative really. As opposed to the Goodwill party, being more about transforming something used. 

I would LOVE your thoughts and opinions on this. :-)

 Did you see I put up a survey? Its over here ----->

What are you working on this week?

Have a wonderful day! 

Blooming Cherry Tree Pillow

Yahoo for Fridays! 


I hope you had a great week. Its been an ugly wet and rainy week here. Way too much rain for me. I am seriously questioning how I will survive spring break next week if the weather is like this. Ugh! Lots of trips to the mall play area  I guess. :-)


Since spring is here.. according to the calendar anyway, I decided to make a blooming cherry tree pillow for my daughters room. 




First was to stitch my two fabrics together. I used a linen mix for the bottom portion of my pillow, and a pink cotton for the top portion. The back is the same pink cotton.


I used some spare Amy Butler fabric to create the tree. I penciled my trunk and branches and then cut it out.

Then, I stitched the tree on before finishing the sides of the pillow.  


My blooms are made from pink felt. 

Cut several circles from your fabric.

Fold one time, then once more.

Use a dab of hot glue to secure it. 
Then I put about 4 of these folded felt pieces together to create a bigger bloom, gluing at the bottom to secure. 
Decide where to put them on the pillow, and then secure with fabric glue and/or a stitch. 

I think it turned out pretty cute. 

What do you think? 

Linking Up Here

Tatertots and Jello

Thirty Handmade Days

Craft Envy

Pink and Pretty Sunburst Mirror

Sunburst, Starburst, whatever you want to call it, I had to make one. Pink though.  

I came across this amazing mirror by The little Brown House which was inspired by the Nesters. AMAZING what paper and a mirror can can do. 


Now I definitely need to make one.


I decided to make mine pink though. 

I didn't take pictures of the process. You can get a good step by step on either of the above links. 


Basically, I cut one ray and then traced it so that the first 4 are all the same size. 

Pay no attention to the prints on the mirror. :-0

The next group of rays are slightly larger. I followed the same process gluing them around the back of the mirror in the openings that didn't have the smaller rays.


And so on, until its full. 

It's the perfect addition to my daughters room. Read more about the room makeover here.

Have a great day. 

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Blue Creek Design

Meet-Up Monday

Welcome to another Meet-up Monday. 




I finally posted my daughters room yesterday. Read all about it here. 


I had a much better weekend now that we are all on the mend. The weather was very spring like, and we were able to get some yard work done. Yay! 




I have been thinking about this whole Meet-up Monday thing, and unfortunately I think that this will be the last of the Meet-up. I still want to host a linky party, but I have some plans to change it up a bit.  I will probably go to a once a month, but I am not sure. There are so many linky parties out there, so I want the party that I host to be somewhat different. I am working out the details, and  will keep you all posted. 

So what did you do this weekend? Did you start any outdoor projects for spring?




Now the party


Rules:

Add your link to any post on your blog that you are proud of. Preferably one that is a good example of what your blog is all about. 

Display button on your blog, party page, or post. Then, visit two (or more) links before yours, and leave a comment. This is the meet-up part.

The more you visit the more bloggers you meet. 

Have fun! 

Updated Bedroom - Pepto Pink Meets Tranquil Blue

F I N A L L Y 


My daughters bedroom.


It's taken me forever to get this post up, and share it with you. Partially, because there are still things that I want to do with her room.
I haven't hung any of her art yet. And I also haven't replaced the baseboard moulding. 
Then there is the thing with her closet.... I was going to remove her doors and hang curtains.  I was going to take her closet doors down and hang panels instead. I haven't done that either. I know, I know, I am a major slacker. 




But, since its a process, like everything else, I will get to the remaining things, and then I will share with you all, all over again. :-)


Prepare yourself people. The before was bad, real bad

Before

I had a color scheme picked out for the last 1-2 years.. 

Then, I decided to change it and go with a neutral. 

Bad Idea.

The neutral I picked ended up looking more like baby poop. It was HORRID.

So I went back to the original color scheme. 

AFTER

Take a look at the side by side comparison.  Its kinda pathetic actually. 

The color is called Pensive Sky by Behr. Its soooooo much better. I absolutely love the color. 

See the craigslist bookshelf? The room wouldn't be complete without something from craigslist.

Now your probably asking yourself, "what on earth was she doing picking out such a horrid pink in the first place?" 

Its a good question.

I was VERY pregnant when my husband was painting. As soon as we started painting her room I knew it was the wrong pink, but my son was due any day, and we needed the painting finished so we could move in. So there. :-) I had a good excuse. 

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The DIY Showoff

Domestically speaking

Thrifty Decor Chic

DIY Entryway Shelf

Productivity, finally! 
Well kinda...
I got this thing finished and hung, but I still have to spruce it up a bit. 

I started with a 1x10 and trimmed it to the desired length.

 I added the top piece, a 1 x 4 with a slight overhang on each side for the crown.

 The crown was a MAJOR pain in the BUTT! I couldnt have done it without this old guy, below.

Thanks Dad. :-)

Putty.. Paint.. Hooks

Finished!

What do you think? Should I putty that knot in the wood?

This will be so much more functional in the entryway than what we had before. 

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Strut Your stuff Somewhat Simple

Tatertots & Jello

Meet-Up Monday

Good Morning! 

I hope you had a great weekend. 

My weekend was completely unproductive. My house got hit with a nasty stomach flu, BIG time. I found myself sleeping on the bathroom floor Friday night. My poor daughter started showing symptoms around the same time.  Then Saturday we slept all day. And by all day, I mean ALL DAY and ALL NIGHT.  Seriously a nasty virus.  My husband, as of right now  is the only one not to show symptoms. 
Enough whining.


I have some fun stuff this week. 
First, A Giveaway! I will announce the details on Friday.
Second, My daughters room, finally, I know.. sorry. 
Last.. A Fun little building project for my entryway. 


I hope you had a great weekend. 
Lets get on to Meet-up Monday!

Some Details:

Meet-up Monday is a linky party to meet other bloggers. You will not meet other bloggers if you don't click on their links. There is no rule that you need to become a follower, or subscribe to their blog. But if you want to, then of course.  Be sure to comment letting them know your visiting from the party. 

Rules:

Add your link to any post on your blog that you are proud of. Preferably one that is a good example of what your blog is all about. 

Display button on your blog, party page, or post. Then, visit two (or more) links before yours, and leave a comment. This is the meet-up part.

The more you visit the more bloggers you meet. 

Have fun! 

Coffee Filter Wreath

Happy Friday!
Hope you have had a fabulous week so far.


I made a coffee filter wreath. Its been done before, so I am not going to claim the fame on this one.

Here is my version.

I dyed the coffee filters by holding the bottom part, and dipping the edge about 2 inches into the dye. Then I let them sit until 
completely dry.

When I was done being patient I used the blow drying to speed the process up. 

Glued them onto the wreath frame.

Pay no attention to the mess on the floor in the background. :0 

What do you think? Is it spring enough? 

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Tatertots & Jello

Meet-Up Monday

Welcome to another Meet-up Monday. 

I hope you all had both a restful, and wonderful weekend. I posted Saturday that I am pageviews away from hitting 100,000 page-views! Whoohoo! It may be small potato's compared to other blogs, but I am pretty excited. 

Let's celebrate this week with a GIVEAWAY. I will be working on the details, and will keep you all posted. 


If you have an Etsy store, or website and would like to contribute to the giveaway, and get your store featured, then please send me an email. smwilaby@gmail.com


Recap on a few things. 
Meet-up Monday is a linky party to meet other bloggers. You will not meet other bloggers if you don't click on their links. There is no rule that you need to become a follower, or subscribe to their blog. But if you want to, then of course.  Be sure to comment letting them know your visiting from the party. 

Rules:

Add your link to any post on your blog that you are proud of. Preferably one that is a good example of what your blog is all about. 

Display button on your blog, party page, or post. Then, visit two (or more) links before yours, and leave a comment. This is the meet-up part.

The more you visit the more bloggers you meet. 

Have fun! 

Add your blog and start meeting others. :-)