Open Up

I changed the photo to B&W to reduce the gross factor. :)

Dearest Craft Room,

How I have missed you, and our quality time spent together.

I long for the days when we can spend endless hours, being interrupted only by mealtimes and potty breaks.

I have been bringing many projects to your feet, showing you what we will soon do together, hoping to keep you happy and hopeful.

I also plan to give you plenty of TLC, when the time is right.

I think that yellow will look fabulous on you!

(heart) Mindy

Jump!

We do spend a lot of time doing this..

It would be flat out wrong if we didn’t spend most of our time doing this!
Our kids have spent a large portion of their young lives on a trampoline..  it is in their genes I guess.
It is nice that they can finally go out and not have to clear snow off of it.
I made pretty much everything myself, except the staple..  so here are some freebies!  (Look for more soon..  making a lot!)
- template
-wish paper
Enjoy!

One down..

One project finished!

I was blessed with plenty of quiet time today, comforting Pey (she doesn’t feel well, isn’t quite herself) and took advantage of the cuddle/quiet time.

I would have loved to have been sitting at sewing machine, making something cute..

But I did get something done today.

I’d say I really enjoyed it too!

Cookie shoot..

Had a little help photographing my cookies last night.
It started out quite normal..

Then something crept into the frame…
 
She was a great help!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from both of us! ;)

Took a trip today..

To the local craft store that is.
There were things that I really, genuinely needed, and then, well.. 
There were just those things that caught my eye (and my heart) and they came home with me.
I know I have PLENTY of projects that are in the works (or just being dreamed of; the parts in bags or in bins, or on shelves), but I have a few more waiting now with them..
Loved these colors!  And yes, some are for projects to be completed before tomorrow..  at least before school tomorrow. ;)
I just can’t seem to pass up a polka dot, ya know?

I really needed ALL of these..
You might laugh out loud if you hear how many spoolS of thread I went through on Saturday..

Hi, I’d like for you to meet my sweet tooth. 
Sweets are a necessity for crafting..  these are new and I am excited to try them!

Hellloooo to this color!


Been using a lot of elastic lately too..  for SOME reason..

And I think it’s safe to say that I buy all the large ric-rac trim they have every time I am there..

And yarn…
*Sigh..*
My night time/bedtime relaxation hobby..
I already have two projects going..  dreaming of more can’t hurt, can it?

I also got into a photography class that I have been anxiously waiting for since last year, when the class filled up extremely fast.  It was quite a joyous moment when I got in last night..  it also helped that I set various alarms on my cell phone and sat at the computer 10 minutes before enrollment even opened, clicking the “refresh” button repeatedly. :)
I did give a good cheer for all to hear when I was successful.

Something Missing..

I have been noticing around my house lately, that there a few things missing..
Not like someone came in and stole anything, or that something is broken, just things that I notice need more, something else.
I can promise that this will be an ongoing post, I see a lot.
But the first few are here, just for your enjoyment..
We bought the girls bunk beds a year ago (almost) and ever since the night we put them up, I have wanted to do this:
Make your view on the bottom bunk pretty.
When we moved Peyton in with Ashley, I knew it had to happen.
It is not safe..  think splinters.
And rather unattractive, ugly really.
So I went to Lowe’s, I don’t get to go there as much as I used to  (sigh) and picked up some MDF and light blue spray paint (because we all know how much I love spray paint!).
After the blue paint had dried sufficiently, I conned Merrill in to taking apart the top bunk assembly to lay in the new pieces of wood, and then put everything else back in place.
(He’s such a good sport!)
Then I took an old t-shirt, some white acrylic paint, mixed with some pearlescent acrylic, and using the t-shirt dabbed some clouds in place..
Before:
 
(Bleh!)
After:

Beautiful!! :D
I would like to find glow-in-the-dark paint and stamp some small stars in that sky as well.  I think it would be a fun touch!  I also know that stickers wouldn’t last a day there…
The other area needing some help in this room was Ashley’s bed.  The girl must have EVERYTHING she owns on her bed.
Really.
I have convinced her that certain things just don’t belong in the same area that you sleep in (such as pencils, scissors, stacks of books..) but the girl insists on every stuffed animal and doll she owns be at her side.
I can understand that.  When I was little, I believed that my stuffed friends had feelings and were hurt when I would pick one and not all of them.  They usually slept lined up behind my pillow.
So to help her out, and to free up space on her bed, I decided to put up a shelf.
We had talked about it when it was Lynn’s bed, because she was the same way.

Looks much better now, and there are no bedtime fits thrown when Hello Kitty can’t be located because she is buried under a mound of other fluff filled things.