My Craftroom Dream

My husband and I bought our house a year and a half ago with an unfinished basement. We made plans and finished 2 bedrooms, one of which is my craft room, Yay! I feel so lucky I get my own craft room and personalize it to my taste. In order to make the bedrooms larger, my craft room ended up being about 9 x 9, which is very small, but nevertheless MINE! I have been giddy with excitement!

Ok, so I cannot make this pic larger without becoming a professional dealer with Kwal Paint, but I was somehow able to make this pic of a random laundry room with my color on it. This is the color I have painted my room and it is called Bonne Bay

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So, my craft room is now built and finished with a coat of paint on it. That's a start, but where to go from there? I found these pages in a craft magazine (I can't remember which one) that shows pretty close to exactly what I want in my craft room :)

I am so excited to get to work personalizing everything and making it a room filled with inspiration for my crafty brain! Thanks to Emily Magleby for creating this dream space so I can make it my own!

Freezer Meals

My mom sent me this picture and explaination in an email recently. I thought it was awsome, so I thought I'd share since I will be doing this next time I do freezer meals

Mom says: Wish I had learned these tricks hundreds of freezer meals ago...
1-Freeze individual servings in muffin tin then put in freezer baggies
2-Use wide-mouth quart jar to hold freezer baggie while filling

Thanks Mom!

Blueberry Breakfast Cake

I found this Blueberry Breakfast Cake posted on Pinterest and had some fresh blueberries on hand and wanted to see if it was as good as it looks! So last Sunday morning, I gave it a try

My family loved it and it wasn't very hard either! I found the recipe on http://www.alexandracooks.com/2011/06/29/buttermilk-blueberry-breakfast-cake/

Try it out! You will have a happy family and you wont be disappointed!

Valentine's Table Runner

So, I made my Valentine's banner and it turned out really cute, but I still needed something else to tie in the colors. I had plenty of fabric left over from my banner, so I decided to make a matching table runner to go with it! I LOVE it!

 I didn't have a pattern, and really didn't like any that I saw, so I decided to make one up on my own. I took this heart from a picture of a quilt I liked and sorta copied the style as far as the pieced background and the shape of the heart, but I added my own touch to it. I finished it off with a large red ric-rac around the edges to make the heart pop and add a Valentines-y look to it

 The "X&O" I got from another picture I saw of a pillow with similar Xs & Os on it. I am hoping it will fray at some point, but don't want to rush that step right now. I finished it off with more red ric-rac around it to add a little dimention. As far as I'm concerned, Valentines is a holiday where you can get away with over-doing something. Like when you make a home-made valentine for someone, the more frills you add, the more pretty or fun it becomes! Bring on the bright colors, lace, ric-rac, stickers, and glitter!!

 Once I finished the banner and the tablerunner, I decided to accessorize with a free printable I found on Pinterest. I loved this one because of the 3 different colors as well as the different directions the words are in

 Here is my family room with all my Valnetine's decorations up and on display. I definately needed these extra fun decorations to get my family excited for the holiday!

Thank you friends and Pinterest for helping me along the way!

Holiday Banner

With Valentine's Day quickly approaching I thought I better quickly get a banner made and up before it's too late! Here is how my banner turned out!

I made it 2-sided so I can just flip it over for St Patrick's Day, but you'll have to wait until after Valentine's Day is over to see the other side ;)

Here is a closer look. I just bought 1/3 yd of 4 different fabrics and then used a template to make the triangles, but you can just make up your own template with a carstock or cardboard of some sort. Then I fused them to a heavy interfacing (remember I did it 2-sided, so I had to fuse both sides), used pinking shears around the edges, and then sewed a straight stitch about 1/4 inch from the edges. Then, I attatched them all to a piece of binding tape and da da da done! Took me all but one day to complete, plus I now have a new decoration for St Patrick's Day as well!

Love is in The Air

I don't have very many Valentines decorations, so I really wanted to make something new this year. My friend Amy found a burlap wreath on Pinterest and decided to make it. Her round wreath turned out so cute we decided to get together to try making one into a heart shape. This is how it turned out!

We started with a wire hanger and shaped it into a heart. We bought 1 yard of red burlap for each of us and cut 2 1/2 inch strips. I chose to use the frayed end because I think it adds alot of character. Burlap is great becuase it already has the holes in it and you just start to thread it onto the hanger while alternating sides each time. I just didn't think about it too much and just threw it all together quickly and I think that is the way it turns out best. I think after a 40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby, the fabric ended up being about $2.50 per person. Super cheap and easy for anyone to make! Thanks Amy and Natalie for another successful craft day!