And the Oscar goes to....

Okay, I completely forgot to share this.....

My little drama queen.

After climbing up and down on this thing all week, this day, she somehow forgot

how to get down.

I'm helping her build character, yeah, umm, that's it. :)

She was so upset that neither me or Darlene would carry her down.

Completely disregarding the massive stepping brick on one side or the step ladder on the other.

In her precious 4 yr old mind, she was trapped.

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She climbed down on her own 5 minutes later......

Go figure. :)

Farm life....

We got to spend last week with our very good friends, the Simkins family, on their "farm".

Okay, not technically a farm, but to us city-folk, all the space, chickens, goats.....

it may as well be!

Who's a happy dog?! Yeah, yeah, put the camera down and throw my ball already!
Miss Darlene to the rescue. :)

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Isaiah and Jack, protecting their turf.

Dave and Jeremy were able to mostly finish building this playset while we were there.

Perhaps we'll have to make another trip out to the homestead to see it all completed. ;)

I'm not sure which was Joy's favorite: the goats or the trampoline.

The kiddos definitely enjoyed all the space to run.

I loved that they had the freedom, but I do hope that they don't do that at home.

With us living on a busy road, not exactly the place to jet outside by themselves!!

Thanks for such a wonderful week Darlene!! I am so looking forward to our next visit. :)

Or we'll just have to pack up and purchase that plot of land down the road.

Craft Room Remodel- Part 2

So, awhile back I shared some pics of my room in progress.

It's mostly done now!! Hurray. :)

Small details like trim around the windows and doors and a little door to hide the sump are all thats left.

But the room is workable now and that is very good news!

This is where all the "magic" happens. My work desk.

I can push my machine back and too the side if I working on bows or scrapbooking or something.

Blue bins for my little punches, bigger punches and other scrappy supplies are in the cupboard directly above.

The other side houses pattern books and bins of misc. sewing supplies like bias tape, elastic, and so on.

Down below is where my envelope patterns are stored and rolls of tulle are in the bottom drawer.

The other side holds markers, colored pencils, stamp ink pads.

It is so nice to have everything close by and handy.

Notice the little kiddy table! That way the littles are occupied if I'm trying to get something done.

Oh how I miss nap time.....

This I love, LOVE!

I found the site on another blog and knew it would be just the thing to fill up the old window frame that I salvaged during our remodels. I have one more, not sure what to do with it yet. :)

I'm going to be putting corkboard in the center panel to pin up orders/notes, etc...

I'm thinking I may make some shabby fabric roses to dress up the bottom corner a bit, not sure yet. What do you think? :)

Close up of the fun shabby style bow that hangs the frame.

I'll be using this same lovely fabric for a new ironing board cover and cushion for my work chair.

Ironing station.
Scrapbooking paper tower.
General "organized chaos"!!
The closet is a jumbled hodge-podge of supplies that I haven't
found homes for yet.
Hanging up are items listed in my shop or orders that are in progress and haven't
shipped yet.
I have a small wire shelving unit in there that I put stacks of fabric for orders.

My FAVORITE part!!!
Dave had the brillant idea and designed the incredible storage for all of my ribbons.
I love that the bins are see through and I can see exactly what I need.

And, of course, the cutting table/fabric storage.
The "dream" letters will be hung on the wall below the ribbon bins, I just haven't gotten to that part yet. ;)
White paper underneath for tracing patterns or for the kids to color on.
Hey, it keeps them from coloring on my carpet, walls, or patterns!!
And, oh look, more stacks of projects in progress on my cutting table.

Well, folks, that is it. I hope you enjoyed your tour!
I'd love to see your work spaces too. Feel free to share links in the comment section.
Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed day!


I'm linking up to:

Designer Feature ending soon!

Time is almost out!!!!
What for, you ask?
Well.....
My good friend and fellow designer from last month's feature is still offering up a custom knot dress!

You have until Monday, the 31st, to get your comments in and be considered for the giveaway.
You do NOT want to miss this opportunity to get one of Brittni's creations.

Handmade Beginnings

Have a new baby on the way?
Know someone who does? (I'm thinking of you Martha!) :)

Fellow blogger, Angel, of Tada*Creations is hosting a FABULOUS giveaway on her blog right now. She had the wonderful opportunity to meet the incredibly talented Anna Maria Horner at a book signing. And she was thoughtful enough to get an extra copy.

Well, not for everyone, but she is going to be giving a signed copy away to one lucky person!!!

Go take a look at her blog and see what it takes to have a chance to win.

Another upcycle.....

I know, I know, another one. I'm sure Joy's closet will be FULL of these by the time summer rolls around.

I found this shirt awhile back and knew it would be perfect for Joy.

Although, I've been so busy with orders that I didn't get around to finishing it up until a few days ago. I swear it's been sitting on my cutting table for about a month.

But the wait was definately worth it.

Joy was over the moon when I showed her it was finished.

Lots more to come!! I have a nice little stack building up. :)

I'm linking up to the following:

Soccer mom?

Dave's mom was in town from Texas on business so we got together with her and Dave's sister Amy, her husband Charlie, and their adorable little peanut, Irelyn, last night for dinner.
Wow, what a sentence that was. Please forgive the run-on..... and on.... and on.... :)

I always have such a good time when we get together with Dave's family. Can I just say how blessed I am with my in-laws!

As we were heading out of the resturant, we were discussing fostering and talking about the pros and cons of taking in a special child and giving them a good home. Amy brought up the fact that if we did indeed take in a foster child, we'd have to upgrade vehicles. I mean, you can only fit so many car seats in the back seat of my Focus, right?? :)
I know, you're probably wondering where I'm going with this...
No, we haven't jumped into fostering quite yet, hoping to finish up all our remodel projects first so that the house doesn't look like a construction zone during home checks!!
But..... Charlie mentioned something about me, driving the big 'ol mini van, sipping my Starbucks, heading to soccer practice.
Well the other day, I found this HILARIOUS video link on another blog and the timing was so funny.
So, now that I've rambled enough...

Charlie, this one's for you!!!!
And I gotta say, how stinking CUTE is that little girl doing her thing!!??!