Where've you been??

You might think that I've fallen off the face of the earth because it's been so long since I've posted here but I honestly have a problem.  I have a problem posting incomplete projects.  I've got a ton of stuff that I've done but I can't bring myself to post pictures until they are 110% done.  My projects start with a vision and then it comes down to the little details that I can't commit to, those little details that bring the whole project together.

ie: the spare bathroom.  It's been done for months but I'm still on the hunt for a final piece to hang over the toilet.  Which is a good point, why does the toilet need a focal point?  Maybe to draw your eye away from the toilet?  Ok, sounds good to me.

The master bedroom curtains, they've been done for a month  now but I'm in the process of spray painting the curtain rods because I started with white but changed my mind to black so it's a lengthy process to take it all down spray paint a few coats and then put it back up.  I've got 2 done and have 2 more to do.

The master bathroom, that major overhaul is finally done but there is a little bit of touch up, caulking and a piece of artwork that I'm working on.  These things take time but I can't bring myself to post pictures of projects not done.

Ok, I promise to finish one of those this week and finally put up some pictures of projects.

How to spend a sick day

My oldest was home sick so Jay and I took turns staying home with him.  I took the baby to school and came back home to take care of my patient.  I love the age of independence, while he couldn't go to school because of fever, he was perfectly fine.  He watched tv and played all day long.  This gave Mama an opportunity to get some stuff done without a baby attached. 

I finished this crayon valance about a month ago but it still didn't look complete.  My original thought for the window was this funky fabric for some basic curtains but came up with the crayon instead.  So I busted out the original fabric and stitched up some curtains real quick.  The fabric was pretty thin so I just doubled it up with basic black.  They still didn't fit so off to the fabric drawers I went.  I wanted to add some ruffles but boys don't do ruffles but they might if they're blue.  It's hard to make something so gender neutral for both boys and girls.

After both panels were done, I used my handy staple gun to adhere them to the back of the crayon and hung that bad boy back up on the wall.  Now if I could just get my butt in gear to get some wall art up.

Family Sign

I've been dying to make one of these for quite some time and it was one of the first projects I intended to make with my silhouette machine.  I bought a gigantic board at Home Depot and sat down to cut out my lettering.  It took me about 5 sheets to get all the lettering.  I painted the board and then laid the lettering on and then brushed white paint over it and then peeled up the lettering.  I love the rough edges it created and made it a bit more rustic.  I know the year is off centered but I love it just the same.  An even better bonus is that it covers up the wires to the tv that my husband had to hang on the wall. <yes, I'm rolling my eyes>

Kid's Chore Chart

My son is 3 but I knew it was time to start to give him a few "chores".  I bought a cheap magnet board from Wal-mart and cut out the lettering with my handy silhouette machine.  I added a few stickers to the magnets and voila!  Even though he can't read yet, he knows which one is which.  I was rather surprised that the first day after I made it, he woke up saying that he needed to make his bed.  WAY TO GO!