Thursday, April 14, 2011

I think I have an ADD problem......squirrel!!!!

Here is what my day was like-

Ritalin Anyone????:

6:00 am-Sky comes in dressed for school, ready to snuggle as my alarm goes off
this was the highlight of my day, my girls RARELY snuggle anymore!
6:15 am-after snuggles w/ my Noops (Sky's nickname) & hitting the snooze button,
i get up dressed & ready for work,
apply make up 1/2 assed(you would not approve Ash)
then change 17 times before i decide on an outfit
6:58-rush downstairs,
write a check for school,
make tea for my travel mug(disney of course)
grab banana & bag for work, off i go

7:29.59-pull into work just in time
8:30-finish testing & tutoring, decide I should head to walmart
8:34-in my car thinking it is a really good idea to check email
8:45-still in school parking lot writing posts to Facebook about American Idol
8:49-drive to Walmart & park car, enter store where i don't really need shit
9:20-leave store with shit i don't really need & drive home


(Shit I Don't Need)




















Between the hours of 9:40& 3:30 this is what i did:

get home
change into comfy clothes
make coffee, drink first cup
strip sheets off our bed
put in load of laundry
unload dishwasher
call my dad(his sister just passed away-90 years old)
start making meatballs & sauce for dinner tonight
make bowl of oatmeal for breakfast
eat bowl of said oatmeal
drink second cup of coffee
let dogs out, let dogs in (repeated 3 times over course of several hours)
paint shelf for girls room that i bought at the goodwill 6 months ago
scrub other shelf w/ primitive stars that i also bought at good will 6 months ago
check Facebook & email 17 times......
drive to Cathy's, take Riley with me to let Sage out
almost ram into the mailman who is in our driveway & I dont bother to realize till I am half out of the garage!!!!
attempt drive to Cathys again
drop off old teaching materials while at Cathy's, realize I forgot 2 items(imagine that)!
speak to my HS friend Colleen while I am at Cathy's & watching the dogs play
drive home with Riley
paint little chair that i am planning to mod podge

(chair that I will be modge podging soon, post coming)



















go up in attic to look for country/primitive stuff for shelf
download "No Rain" ring tone
said some prayers for some people in need
wonder why I can never get anything done!
start writing this post
put wet laundry into dryer
clean up paint supplies
ask joe to hang shelves for me
do suggestive dance so Joe will hang shelves for me,
(well what i thought was suggestive, others may call spastic & awkward)
eat meatballs that i made for lunch
ask Joe about his Crossfit work out
listen to joe tell me about his Crossfit workout
fantasize about Joe's trainer who he describes in full detail (about all his tight muscles)
-is that wrong??
for
Joe to be describing OR me to be fantasizing????
or both????
write more on this post
take photos for this post
swiffer kitchen floor

Still wonder why i get nothing done........

Now I am ready for a nap & the girls bus will be here in a minute!!!!!

SQUIRREL!

Tell me about your ADD day!




Sunday, March 6, 2011

Autograph Book for a Hockey Boy!

I made this Autograph Book for a little hockey fan!
So easy & so fun to do,
was out of my element making something that wasn't girly,
but i think it turned out cute!
Hope he gets some good sigs!








Friday, February 25, 2011

Powder Room Canvas Re-Do

This canvas was purchased a few years ago from Home Goods.
Forgot to take a before pic
but it just wasn't really what I wanted in the powder room.
I wanted to add more pink/feminine in there, wanted a monogram on it but wasn't sure where I was going with this.

So I started by just painting over the canvas with browns, creams & pinks, the messier the better, there was no plan here, I just went with it.
The flourish is an old Jim Holtz-Ideology Mask which I love love love
See where the flourish kind of ends?
I messed up some how so I needed something to cover it so.....
















Then I cut out my monogram w/ my cricut on cardstock & chipboard then deco'd them together to give it a little dimension and added the primitive heart (to cover the mistake),
cut from an old paperback.
The quote i stamped with ink, cut the words out & inked some more...
inky & messy is the look I love















The quote says
"together is where your heart sings loudest"
love that
not sure where i got the quote...if you know, let me know!
















Added a coat of Mod Podge & it was done
I love the way it turned out!

Friday, December 31, 2010

My Attempt at Subway Art

These are my sisters' Christmas gifts-
We were trying to scale back as much as possible & only give to the kids
But they always do so much for my girls so I wanted to give them something
meaningful & unique

This is my first attemp at my own unique style of
Subway Art

I used favorite song/artists for the quotes.
We all love music so much

This one is George Michael's "waiting for that day"

These started out as canvases that I purchased at Michaels-3 pack for $8.00 i think?
I painted it with acrylic paint.
I dont have any organized way of doing this I just go.......
For this one I used blue & white to get the weathered look
I cut lyrics out with my cricut & stamped some too
Covered it all with a coat of Mod Podge













































This one is "all you need it love" by the Beatles!












































Now looking back at this, I think I would have added more words to them
But I love the way they turned out
I love the pop of red I used with the green & the blue!

Let me know what you think!

Some Projects...finally!

Teacher Christmas Gifts


Journal-
marble note book-$.98 (walmart)
scrapbook paper
mod podge
stamps & ink



















Monogrammed magnet clip-
clip$3.00 for 2-(walmart)





















Post it note holder-
Materials:
Lucite frame (dollar store)
Scrap of cute scrapbook paper left over from journal
post it note pad(walmart-package of 3)
embellies-flowers, brads
hot glue gun















just attach the post it note pad to the frame, slip in a scrap paper to fit addd sticker or monogram to personalize!

EASY!!!!

Monday, December 6, 2010

Just Because






In case you noticed,
yeah
I haven't posted any crafty stuff here lately
I know
just lots going on.
Hoping to get back to it soon!
But here are some pics of my cuties
after they decorated their tree!















Monday, November 22, 2010

Late Halloween Bargains at Michael's

The girls & I had a
**girls night out**
when Joe went to the lake house with his friends,
so we did what any other girls would do
we went to Michael's!
All their Christmas stuff was out but there were a few left over Halloween items laying around that they were
practically GIVING away
so these are a few of the treasures we brought home
Got all these for less than $5.00!
Gotta love a bargain!
















The ghost basket
Full Price $9.99
Sale Price $.99

















These guys are so ugly but they reminded
me of the singing busts at the
"Haunted Mansion" at WDW!
full price $1.99
Sale price $.19 each!





















Tim Burton-ish,
full price: $14.99
sale price: $1.49

















This was just cute
Sale Price $1.29
Full Price $12.99





















Funky
Sale Price $.59
Full Price $ 5.99


See, here is the receipt! Crazy!