Algebraic!

This seriously took me like 15 minutes. Yay for cheap new decor!

My Jar of Awesome!!!

Last year I saw this fun little project somewhere online and decided to try it! It's the Jar of Awesome! Anytime something awesome happens, you just write it down and stick it in the jar. It's just a fun way of recording the amazing things in life you don't want to forget! So anyway...it's now the end of the year (ok one more day but I couldn't wait any longer) and I got to open and read about my last year! So many fun things...so many blessings.


In no particular order:

~ I rode the Duquesne Incline all by myself. . . literally.
~ Hit 1,000 sales on Etsy
~ Saw a wild stingray
~ Went to Philly to see Haim with my cousin Sarah
~ Rode on a sail boat
~ Finished PiYo
~ Painted "Loves Like A Hurricane"
~ Rode in a hot air balloon
~ Moved back to Butler
~ Saw the Atari's
~ Became a Beachbody coach
~ Took a bike trip to collect remainder of smashed pennies from DC area
~ I Made It! Holiday Market
~ Travis got his new job
~ Rode bike from Emlenton to Oil City (73 miles)
~ Applefest 2014
~ Travis turned 40
~ Nephew Ezra was born
~ Audiofeed
~ Rode the Punxsutawney trail
~ Rode random 45 miles with Travis
~ Rode Annapolis to Baltimore trail
~ Made a tote bag with fusible interfacing
~ Dominican Republic 2014
~ Went to the National Zoo
~ Dustin and Holly got engaged
~ Rode bikes to the Navy Yard
~ Found a $50 bill at Relay for Life. Donated it back.
~ Paid off school loan #1
~ 16 mile Kayak trip
~ Travis played a show with the Misfits
~ Sold Unfortunate Reality
~ Bought our first growler
~ Did crow pose for the first time
~ Travis drove the biggest truck of his life
~ Ate Alligator
~ Did the Color Run
~ Lost 15 lbs
~ Dustin and Holly got married!



After going through these it reminded me of other things I wish I had put in. It's all good. It was the first year I did this, so sometimes it was hard to remember to do it. This year I'll be more deliberate with it. Also, I am going to put the dates on every slip of paper. SO FUN! You should definitely try it! It's such an amazing way to review your blessings at the end of the year.

I made a STAR WARS BAG!

I'm in love!

Vintage Chairs Re-covered!

I've had these old vintage chairs for years. When we first got them, they were in decent condition, but through the years got tons of holes. I procrastinated on redoing them for so long. I was always afraid and unsure on how to do it! Finally, after moving back I had enough. No more sitting on duct tape and getting a sticky butt! I found beautiful laminated cotton on etsy and upholstery tacks on ebay and was on my way. I am SO SO SO pleased with the results. The chairs are so fun and totally me!

 

Before and after.

 

 

 

I made a little template to help with the back of the chair.

I just cut the fabric out a little bigger than the template so I could fold it under. 

 

I was always scared of the upholstery tacks. I don't know why. 

I guess I didn't know how they worked or how hard it was to use them.

Well, it's super easy! I didn't really measure the distance between them.

I just sort of eyeballed it and it looks great! 

   

All though this project turned out awesome and was moderately easy to do, it was physically hard. HA! So much pulling, stretching and hammering. I definitely broke a sweat a few times, had some sore muscles and smashed my fingers a couple of times. Totally worth it! 

Neko approves!

My 2nd Rag Rug

I had to make another one for the front door!
I got these sheets from the Thrift Store. Purple and blue!

My first rag rug...complete!

Wow, that was such a gratifying little craft!
That's what I'm talking about...quick, easy, practical and pretty!
It probably only took me a couple hours total. So fun!    

I'm making a rag rug!

I've had this major urge to crochet lately. Too bad I got rid of ALL my yarn before I moved. On top of that the last thing I need is a new scarf!  I've been wanting to try to make a rag rug for a while now...I just kept forgetting! Dah! So anyway, I finally got started on that last night.

Most of the time people use old sheets to make these. I happen to have this big piece of fabric that I got at the Thrift Store. It looked ok when I bought it, but then realized later it could tare easily. So something like that is perfect for a rag rug! For some reason I can't find the exact tutorial I used to learn how to tare the sheet! There's a million out there though. Just go to youtube and search "how to make a rag rug".

That piece of fabric got me a little circle, about 18" in diameter.


I'd like it to be a lot bigger, so I found another sheet that would look nice in the bathroom, and tore it up.


Of course Elora is right there ready to help. Like...right. there.


It probably won't take me long to finish it. I'm thinking today or tomorrow.
I'll be sure to post the results!

My kitchen...

Honestly, my house is usually a bit messy. Not like crazy messy...but not always organzied either. 

Today, some friend were supposed to come over to do a 50's photo shoot in my kitchen, but suddenly one of their boys got sick. Poor little guy! So I thought, why waste a clean kitchen?

I've always wanted to post pictures around my house, so what the heck! 

 

My kitchen is actually still "in progress." There's no ceiling right now, and the tiles are coming up and breaking (that's not in the picture).  So hopefully within the year, we'll get that fixed up!  I can't wait!

Thrifty Wall Decor!

I'm SO excited about this project! 

Since summer I've been collecting mirrors for some thrifty wall decor.

I finally got enough mirrors, and put it all together. Check it out!

(Ok...Obviously, I don't have pictures of the next step.

But for the record, I took apart the mirrors and spray painted them. Easy enough right?)