Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Beauty in a bottle

A few years ago, I snagged a very large box of random old bottles at an auction for a few dollars. I gave some some away and used some in home decor. However, the look is tired and old So, I have been seeing some really cool techniques on Pinterest and decided to try it out. My bathroom recently got a facelift with a crisp new coat of paint, so it needs some snazzed up knick knacks. Putting one of these flairs into the bottle as is would be a really cool rustic look, but that isn't what I was looking for. I wanted something that popped.

Monday, July 30, 2012

Idea overload

What do you do when you have so many ideas, don't know where to start and have no time!? I have ideas for decorating my house and my classroom as well as working on awesome crafty projects. I have a list compiled of materials to pick up. I have ideas stockpiled on Google reader as well as Pinterest. I need to organize my brain. I even have visions of bringing my ideas back to my blog. I love reading other blogs, so I hope my can be relatable and useful, too.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Cherishing moments

How lucky am I? I have the little girl I always dreamed of. I'm creating memories just me and her and it's amazing. Of course, she frustrates me and pushes my patience...but at the end of the day I take a few moments to watch her Angelic face asleep. Today we ran on the boardwalk, went on our first water slide and rode the teacups. I can't wait to watch her grow into a beautiful young woman, but until then I'll cherish the little moments along the way.

Monday, July 23, 2012

Craft corner

Well....it was time. My craft supplies were in the very large closet of our spare bedroom. When we made the other extra bedroom Ayla's nursery, a lot of furniture was moved to the front room 
leaving little room for me to work. Also, that room is going to be Ayla's, so while I had the time and energy, I created a corner of our basement into my craft space and hauled everything down two flights of stairs while she napped. It wasn't easy. But, it was rewarding. I have a place to escape to when I need it. The first picture shows set up of the blank furniture. I got the shelves at a yard sale for $15 for both. The sewing table was s $1 at an auction and I repurposed it. The stack of while shelves were $5 at a year sale and I had the plastic table to the left that I have always used for working on my crafts. The piece of carpet is actually just an outdoor rug from Home Depot for $18 that is intended for outside RVs. Even though our basement is water free, it is still damp and I didn't want to spend a fortune on carpet unnecessarily. Below, you can see that I started to fill the shelves. I had way more stuff that I thought I did. I tried to sort some out, throwing some in boxes for a yard sale.  I think I have everything transferred from cardboard show boxes to plastic containers (14 for $15 at Costco). I scoured my house for baskets and storage containers. All in all, I still think it's too cluttered and would like it to look more stylish. I have a few more things to add and I have to take a new picture. Hopefully, that is to come.

Look how far I have come...

Well, I'm looking back at my blog, and I see this post.
That was more than 3 years ago. I am now a fully certified teacher. Not only am I certified in Special Education, but also Secondary English. It's been a challenging 3 years, but I am so thankful I made the change. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE being a teacher. And, I have net so many wonderful people, mostly co-workers who humble me every day. This year, Journalism and yearbook are on my schedle. I can't believe it. I am teaching about something I love, Journalism. I am so excited.