Mission Accomplished.....

Hey all, hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday. My Holiday was just perfect on account that I finished my son's desk in just enough time for it to dry and set it up before he woke up on Christmas morning. I took a chance a decided to build a small desk instead of buying one, and it was a total score. I'm very happy with the finish product. Disney Cars is the theme of my sons room and I found these cool decals at home depot that were perfect for this project. I covered the desk top with black board paint for some added fun. I've been wanting to use the black board paint for some time now, due to the fact that my son likes to write on any and every thing. To all my readers that are parents I keep a Mr. Clean sponge on hand at all times, that sponge really does work miracles. Over all this project was a great success, my goal was to create a space for my son to work, play and learn. Mission Accomplished.  

Sneak Peek....

I'm making this desk for my son as one of this Christmas gifts. He loves all things Super Hero right now so I'm a little torn as to what color to paint it. Do I freehand, do I stencil something cool on it, or should I just cover the whole thing in chalk paint and let him create his own masterpiece? The world seems to be his canvas,or should I say my house seems to be his canvas. I have a few more days to figure out what the end result will look like and my wheels are turning. The theme is his bedroom is Disney's Cars, so for now I'm headed over to my local auto body paint shop to get some ideas stay tuned.

Christmas Crafts....

If you love crafts as much as I do, you are going to love the new projects they have over at Styrofoam Brand Crafts. I posted a project I completed from their site a week or so ago, click her to view Styrofoam Crafts. I visited the site today and can't seem to choose from all of the fun crafts they have over there using everything from Styrofoam to drinking straws. Fun, Fun, Fun. They even have crafts that you can do with your kids, that's if you can get them to sit down long enough. The shovel craft is my favorite, which means I'm on my way to the local craft store for the supplies. Happy Crafting all.

Closet Wars....

I am at war with my closet. It seems to be the only space in my house that I have not touched, and it shows. God forbid I have the perfect outfit in mind and have to go through the battle zone to find it. I'm thinking about mosing on over to  The Container Store to see if I can put a stop the the war between my closet, and things, and myself. To be honest with you all, it's really the shoes. What is it with us women and shoes? We have way too many and would not dare give them up. That's my challenge now, the shoes are taking up 50 percent of my closet space. It just hurts my heart to see them go, not my beautiful shoes. Maybe I can find a solution that will allow me to hang on to my shoes as well as turn my closet into a functional space. I shall keep you all updated on my new closet and on what finds I come across to  put a stop to the madness I call a closet. If anyone has any great ideas I would love to hear from you.

Imagaes Courtesy of: Better Homes and Gardens, Apartment Therapy, Lonny Magazine,

A Christmas Twist....

It's Christmas time.  You can smell the eggnog and ginger bread in the air. At least at my house you can. This Christmas we stepped out of the box a bit with our tree selection. We opted for the big white tree, with assorted blue and gold bulbs. It's a huge change from the green tree with the multi-colored bulbs that we are use to. I walked pass the tree this morning and I had to do a double take, it was a breath  taking moment for me. The tree was just beautiful, we had accomplished our own twist on a Christmas tradition. The Christmas trees above have their own unique and special twist on what we would consider the norm for Christmas trees, and I adore the ideas and creativity behind them all.


Images Courtesy of: Hard Blog Cafe, Wee Birdy, Interior Design Story.,Out in Home

Pillow Talk...

I was over at 1156 Pillow today and I just had to share a few of the awesome pillows they have over there. 1156 pillow is a boutique company specializing in handmade custom pillows inspired by the world of fashion. These fabrics have been selected from the finest fabric house, and they are absolutely gorgeous. 

I Love Craft Fair Fun....

Let me start by saying Whew, my Internet is back up. I had plenty of time on my hands last week due to my Internet connection being down. I used all of my free time wisely with a fun new craft toy that I got call the Big Kick. It cuts out shapes and pattens perfectly. Love, love, love it. I got a chance to work a craft fair in Los Angeles this past Saturday where I sold these cute and fun felt flower. Loves me some felt. I really enjoyed the fair and thank you to all that came out to support me. These pretty little flowers are going to make great Christmas gifts. I still have a few for sale if you would like to purchase a few feel free to email me and put in an order. I had so much fun at the fair I'm working on a new line of pillows that will be embellished with these felt flowers for the next fair coming up. Happy Crafting everyone.