something new...

well, i haven't started cutting up my wedding dress yet...i'm kinda nervous about doing it. so...i made another little cutie today instead :) I love these pockets; if i do say so myself! I made a set of four pockets. i think these would be fantastic for a holiday dinner party. what i particularly love about these is the medallion that i used on the ribbon. it can be taken off and taken by guests as a keepsake. i through them up on my etsy account...we'll see how it goes. i did sell a bench this week, so i'm super excited about that.

the wedding dress...dun dun dun

well, hubby and i have moved into the tiniest apartment we have every lived in and we love it! the challenge is weeding out things we have been dragging around for years that we no longer have room to store. one of these things is my wedding dress. i love, love, love my dress. it is very me and very princessie...i have decided to turn it into something(s) else so that i can enjoy the dress daily instead of it wasting away in a bag. there are my ideas so far... make a couple pillowcase with a tulle ruffle make some satin flowers to decorate a headband make little tulle poms to decorate my christmas tree make some big poms to decorate my bedroom create a small veil for the eventual vow renewal i'm open to any and all ideas pertaining to what i have mentioned or something i haven't thought of yet! Please feel free to share your creativity with me...

happy monday...

well i finished my midterm last night around 11p...whew, another test down. honestly, i do love school though. i am learning a huge amount and loving every minute of it. i'm so looking forward to graduating and putting it all to good use. in the meantime, the hubby and i are on yet another road trip. this week we left maine on sunday and traveled down to the beautiful sunshine and warmth of miami, florida. i really want to spread my wings and make the leap to move there...one of these days. it was our plan to look at an apt in the tampa area while we were there, but it didn't work out. then on the way back up north we got a call from our sweet punkin pie, olivia. she is our 2 year old grandbaby. she counted for me, her new accomplishment; i swear that child is a prodigy :) she also said words that made thoughts of warm florida sunshine slip away like a drifting dream; she said, "nana papa come." all i could think of was getting on the first flight home and scooping that little bundle of lovelyness up into my arms and never letting go. the love i feel for her is all encompassing and my heart swells when i hear your beautiful little voice. i remember when her mother was little and sometimes when i looked at her i felt that my heart would burst with happiness...i have that again with her baby girl.

i am truly blessed. my hubby and i count ourselves very lucky. in a world obsessed with material possessions, we truly have learned what is most important to us. we have sold and given away most of our possessions more than once only to reaccumulate all of it again. we hold onto things that have no monetary value but hold value beyond rationale in our hearts. sometimes i freak out because i think we should fit into a mold society has created, then i take a deep break, step back and realize that we are exactly where we want to be! happy monday :)

can't wait...

okay i am super busy but i wanted to check in and let you know that i am so excited about a new opportunity! my hubby and i are moving into a new place in a couple weeks and i can't wait to get started making it ours. i am also excited about sharing it here :) but, right now i am behind on my homework and i started a new job yesterday. i am also planning a birthday party for my 2 year old granddaughter for sunday. i plan on posting some pics. i found an incredible pic on pinterest of a sand castle cake and i plan on making that. it should be a fun challenge. its funny really that i plan big parties for her because i always planned big parties for my daughter when she was little and a usually ended up in tears because i tried so hard to make it perfect...hopefully the history of tears won't continue with the party planning!!

see ya soon...

its been awhile...

I feel bad that I haven't written lately. even if I am the only one reaing it! Things have very out of sorts for us over the last couple weeks. We found out on a Thursday that we needed to naive out of our apt by the following Sunday. Needless to say, this was pretty stressful news. We hot the uhaul, some beer and some friends and we knocked it out. So, now all our stuff is in storage and we are at a hotel until we find another place. The hotel is nice and all but it,s a pain not having access to all our stuff. In fact, I didn't even manage to keep out more than one pair of pants, that will not do! I live in Maine and the weather changes very quickly, so off to the store I went. My find of the day was a wicked cute pair of skinny jeans for $7. I absolutely love a bargain. Anyway, here we are at the hotel making it work. I have my computer, my Maine coon kitty curled up by my feet, my adorable hubby doing his thing and my school books spread out beside me. All in all, things art okay and will only get better.

rainy...

it's a rainy september wednesday here in maine. i'm not complaining mind you; i have lots of homework to do and at least i'm not tempted to drag my beloved chop saw outside and work on some projects. i have been a little overwhelmed with things to do lately and need to get focused. in fact, i am supposed to be making a list right now of homework assignments that are due this weel...being here is just more fun though! i have a dilemma and i'm looking for advise. i have been checking the stats of my blog and am pleased to see that people really do come and look. i am wondering how i get more of those lookie loos to follow me. some of my fave blogs have hundreds or thousands of followers, how do they do it? i would love some input!

Chop Saw...

i'm really excited; i got a new tool! i was off at the nail salon getting my french manicure on...my hubby pulls in just as the nails are done drying (he has excellent timing). I went out to the truck and he opened the back door and revealed...wait for it... a chop saw :) yes, it is my very first power tool. he had lots of power tools which i was always a little intimidated about trying. his tools were all stolen so all we were left with were a few hand tools. up until now that is what i was using to build. so we went home and i immediately had to try it out. i'll admit i was a little scared at first, but my hubby is awesome and he showed me how it worked and how to achieve the cuts that i was looking for. so...i spent some time chopping up some scrap wood. recently i saw some picture tiles on a blog (sorry can't remember which one) that i loved. i have been wanting to make some but had no way to cut the wood chips...until now :) i cut up 10 wood chips that were 2"x2". then i got to work picking 20 photos for my chips. after i chose the ones i wanted i edited them to be in black and white and to be 2"x2" to match the tiles. I used modge podge to adhere the pics to the chips. after that was dry i used some black paint and painted the sides and a tiny bit around the pictures as well. then i rough up the edges with some sandpaper. i sealed the pictures with another coat of modge podge. i love how they came out and i can't wait for my grand baby to come see them. she loves looking at photos. i think these will be great little conversation starters for company too.