A sneak peek

We've been working on our bedroom for the past week since hubby's off work for a couple weeks yay!:) I'm no interior designer but I'm very excited because I think we will love it and that's what matters. Not everything is in place yet, but I wanted to share just a couple pictures..
I saw this door at a garage sale over a year ago. $5? Yep only $5 so I couldn't leave it. It's been sitting in the garage till recently. First I painted it an off white and distressed it, then changed it to white and in the process of distressing it again. Let's see how it turns out...So this is what's been keeping us busy lately.

A few months ago I started making rosettes. When the room is finished you'll know where they end up. ;) Not too much longer!

I feel like I need to alternate between different projects so as not to get bored doing the same thing for too long. I have been trying to come up with a more professional camera strap cover and still keep the shabby, vintage look. I don't know...I'm working on a few more trying different things and I'll be sure to post if they are a success...maybe just maybe put them on Etsy.. :) We'll see.


Handmade envelopes! Been falling in love with them again and made a bunch just lately. The brown ruffled envelopes are made for cd covers, and the green ruffled are for 4 by 6 photos!

Some little things I enjoy or have been working on lately. As usual, it's either made of free or thrift store materials,old clothes or left over scraps.. =)Those things make me happy.. hehe
How beautiful is hand stitching? I was going through some of my little pieces of fabrics and decided I would start a sort of crazy quilt..not sure if that's what I'm going to end up with, but I am so excited with the first few blocks. =)
After many, many attempts I finally like my crochet rugs(mini rugs for now)in soft floral prints!


I love yellow! Well any colour really, but yellow is so cheerful. Love the little drawers that came with some free furniture. I don't have any reasons to throw a party of any kind, so I feel the need to do mini set ups..in yellow and in blue. =)


More free furniture. I don't think we need any more for now!

Our boys love it when I take the time to make them something. They'll stand and watch and keep asking if it's done yet.. =) Some of their cars are so tiny and get lost easily, so this car caddy seemed like a perfect solution to keep them safe and something that could make road trips a little more enjoyable. Mind you by the time we make our next road trip this won't be exciting anymore and I'll have to make something new.

packages in the mail

I love receiving packages in the mailbox. This fall necklace/scarf/lariat arrived today! Awhile back I showed my sister-in-law a picture of a scarf that I adored, and in no time she whipped one up for me. It's gorgeous and I love!..Thank you Lupi!

As soon as I saw that headboard lying on a junk pile by the curb, I slammed the breaks..it just had to fit in the car. Poor boys were squished and were not too happy with me...but I needed it and knew exactly what I wanted it for. Knowing my creative husband, I laid out my plan.. haha.. I'm always amazed how he can build things exactly how I envision them.. The front legs are spindles that we snatched up from the curb as well. Another fun project complete..what's next?
before.

My summer highlight

Ok I'm back to these pics finally! After not seeing my dearest friend Rosie C for almost 4 years, you can imagine we had lots of catching up to do! She is so beautiful inside and out, and has a way with children I can only dream of.. Our boys fell in love with her instantly.=)

On this gorgeous evening, we went for a very relaxed dinner including my sisters then we tried a little photo shoot and well it wasn't perfect but we had a blast so it was worth it.

It may be a busy summer, but we're trying to enjoy every moment of it!

Zinnias from our garden.

These from a very recent photoshoot with some of my best friends! ;) More to come later.