week twelve

boxes! boxes! calling all boxes!

i've been desperately needing a way to store things on my 'create-a-cube' shelves... no boxes from the store work out the way i want them to, and they are so expensive. so in the fashion and spirit of diy... i made my own. since i receive boxes via ups on a monthly [or more] basis for my business i decided to reuse and recycle the ones that were the tallest. i cut off a portion of the box and reattached the end.... they make the perfect size for my shelves! i also started to decorate them- but had to postpone some of the decorating until i get more black card stock. until then, they will work just great!

week twelve: complete
# projects: 1
weeks to go: 21
cumulative project count: 20

week eleven

this week i was crazy about making hats :) so i made a few. i think i'll be wearing hats more often- which isn't a new thing for me.. i just needed a larger variety to wear! the hats below are mini sized and are worn towards the front of the head, tipped.



week eleven: complete
# projects: 3
weeks to go:22
cumulative project count: 19

week ten

since i am having another boy [yeah!] i get my girlie fix through friends and family :) it seems like everyone else around me is having girls, so i get a chance to make cute little dresses and such as presents. i get to create but not keep which, to me, is a fair deal! here is what i made this week:
i just LOVE vintage items and i have a ton of patterns that are 'old'. i pulled out this very cute shirt and bloomers pattern from my collection and got sewing. at first it was to make a present for a friend who just had her baby.. then it turned into 2 presents.... which then turned into "hey! i could make a bunch of these from material i neeeeeed to get rid of [i practically have my own store!] and sell them in my etsy shop. the two featured in the blog are the ones i completed this week. i did, however, change the bloomers into shorts because i didn't want to deal with leg elastic. i hand drew [and cut out] the cherries to ass an accent. :) enjoy!



week ten: complete
# projects: 3
weeks to go: 23
cumulative project count: 16

week nine

our garden has been growing very well and tonight is a large salad, with all the fixin's! butter crunch, gourmet greens and romaine all fresh from the garden are the main event here! my hubby LOVES LOVES LOVES salad so i planted lots and lots of lettuce.. i think we'll be running out soon though! looks like i'll need to plant more!

week nine: complete

# projects: 1

weeks to go: 24

cumulative project count: 13

week eight

grass update! in just a few short weeks.... we have a lawn!!! granted, it's patchy and we shouldn't walk on it much but we have a lawn!! it was so frustrating at first.. watering 3x a day.. watching.. waiting... praying... hoping..... pleading..... one day there was no sign of life.... the next day looked like we had a green mold/growth. at first i thought it was a fungus and thought, "oh great! now we have to scrape it all off and start over again!" on closer inspection.. IT WAS GRASS!!!!

so now our dust bowl is turning into a beautiful lawn. [too bad this isn't our place but we're making it beautiful anyway !]

a few more weeks and we'll have a full lawn! now if only we could get the perimeter weeded and wood chips down.. looks like another weekend job!

week eight: complete

# projects: 1

weeks to go: 25

cumulative project count:12

week seven

i was on a girlfriend trip this weekend and shot a few cool shots while we took a 'detour'. actually, we got lost and had to find a different way to get to our destination. it ended up being a very very long drive, but the scenery was beautiful! these back country roads are what i was meant to drive!


week seven: complete
# of projects: 1
weeks to go: 26
cumulative project count: 11

week six

since acquiring a new camera.. thank you honey!! ..... i have been photographing any and everything i possibly can. photography is one of my passions [even though i am not very good or experienced with it]. one of may favorite things to photograph is plants. i love to grow them and preserve the feelings they invoke on 'film'. i can smell and feel each flower as i look at the pictures, remembering what was going on when i took them. they are a sense of calm and relaxation for me. nothing beats sitting in a garden, relaxing.


week six: complete
# projects: 1
weeks to go: 27
cumulative project count:10