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Ruffled Lamp

August 11, 2011
by Anne
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Ruffled Lamp Revamp

I am so excited!!! {eek} I finished another Pinterest Project and this is one that I have simply been aching to make for a very very VERY long time!

The Ruffled Lamp by Crafty Texas Girls

First you need an old lamp…ugly…and in desperate need of some love. I got mine at Deseret Industries for $6 bucks…it was a bit pricey I thought for a used lamp, but the base of it still looked pretty nice and I didn’t want to look anywhere else. I was in a hurry…which is why I also forgot my coupon to the fabric store and ended up paying full price for my 2 1/2 yards of white muslin. oh well. $12 bucks for a new beautiful lamp…still sounds like a steal to me. :-)

Here it is before: {pretend I haven’t already started to glue my white fabric to it…oops.}

And here it is after, in all it’s beautiful loveliness. sigh. I love it soooo much. And it is going to look awesome in my daughter’s room right next to her green paisley headboard.

Oh, and when you turn the light on…it looks pink, because the old red lamp shade shines through. Just perfect for my girly girl!

And just because…here is a picture of it in my backyard. My camera doesn’t work that great with artificial lighting. Or maybe it is me, the photographer, that doesn’t work well inside with artificial lighting. Not sure. All I know is all my projects look better outside. So I just had to throw one in…I think it accents the weeds quite nicely :-)

Yay for Pinterest Projects!!!

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Bustle Skirt

August 8, 2011
by Anne
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My Pinterest Challenge: The Bustle Skirt

I don’t know about you, but I am totally addicted to Pinterest.  I’ll admit that I just find something completely exciting about wandering all over blogland collecting pictures (and links) of all the awesomeness that is out there {don’t you?}:

There are 272 more {yikes} I could link you too, but I think you get the idea. As my collection of pins has grown I have  sadly concluded that I have been spending way too much time dreaming {sigh} about  all the things I want to do, rather than actually doing them…

SO! I have decided to put a stop to it and give myself a challenge: To actually make things from my collection of pins!!!

Woot Woot. This should be fun. ;-)

{insert a few days passing by here…lah, de, dah, de, dah.}

And TAH DAH…my first completed challenge:

The Bustle Skirt  by Simple Simon and Co 

Isn’t it beautiful…I thought it would take a zillion years to make it, but it actually only took a few hours. And best of all I can now say I have done something from my massive collection of pins! Now…only 276 left to go. {Ok. I’m sure I’ll never get to them all…I’m not super woman…but still :-)}

Smile. Doing stuff makes me happy.

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apron

July 20, 2011
by Anne
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Cereal for Dinner

About a month ago I bought this really cute apron pattern at JoAnn’s when they were having one of their awesome $1.99 pattern sales. I’ve been wanting to make an apron for AGES and I knew my sister’s bridal shower was coming up, so I thought I would make her one. My thoughts: “YAY! How fun…and I have plenty of time to work on it.”

So, yesterday {the day of the bridal shower} I finally got around to pulling out the pattern and giving it a go. I’m not sure what I was thinking when I waited until 4PM to start on it {uh, oops…didn’t really mean to fall asleep during quiet time}, but it turned out I was pretty lucky because it was an easy pattern {especially when you leave off the pockets} and miraculously I was able to finish it in time. Though I did have to neglected my duty as a wife and mother and feed my poor kids and husband cereal for dinner {sorry guys}.

Anyhow, I think it turned out cute and my sister seemed to like it, so I figure if I make a good dinner tonight all will be forgiven ;-) he he.

 

Rock Creature

July 12, 2011
by Anne
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Got Rocks

My yard has a lot of rocks. ok. More like a zillion billion GAZILLION rocks. In fact I’m not sure there is a bigger congregation of rocks anywhere else of the face of the earth…pretty sure I have the most.  :-)

Anyhow, in my quest (and yes it has turned into a quest) to find creative things to do with our rocks…my husband’s aunt suggested rock creatures. So today we pulled out the hot glue and the googly eyes, we invited the neighbor kids over, put on the sunscreen, hauled the table and paint (and glitter) outside and we all got to work.

Now, not only do I have the worlds largest collection of rocks. But I also have the worlds most awesome collection of rock creatures…to guard our rock collection so no one will steal it. Because that would just be sad. ;-)  {ha. ha.} GO ROCKS!