One More Little Peek

I had to share one more house photo. Last night one of my best friends and her husband brought a trailer, loaded up my furniture and helped me move it into my house. They actually did 95% of the work! I was finally able to get my living room rug out of the basement and rolled out on the floor. This is the carpet I had chosen for the farmhouse when The Farmer and I got married. I was so in love with it that I didn't mind vacuuming at all, and it was a pretty big house! Ha Originally, in this house, I had intended to get something different but what I was looking for was either non-existent or discontinued, so this was my next best choice. I loved it before and I'm still in love with it. (Especially next to pink walls!)

The living room still looks very empty but I couldn't bear to just leave last night with the loveseat sitting there all forlorn, so I pulled the suitcases out of the basement real fast and in the process came across this pillow I made a couple years ago. My intent was to start a throw pillow business on Etsy, but then my graphic design work picked up and I never started the Etsy site. All the throw pillows were just packed away. I had completely forgotten about making this until last night! I think it's a nice fit. The green with brown leaves is the fabric I was thinking of using for curtains. I think I have seven yards of that!

I am Such a Dork

I was all geared up for $2.00 Tuesday. I had my products all marked to be on sale. Then I woke up this morning and thought it was Wednesday and took all my products off sale and back to their normal prices! I think ONE customer was able to take advantage for the limited time I had my stuff on sale and that's only because she is from London so it wasn't in the middle of the night for her. What a ding dong I am! :-) I only figured out what I had done after I was away from my computer all day. BUT, here's the reason I was away....my appliances and mattress set were delivered today! Whee heee
I ordered a teeny refrigerator and stove because my kitchen is very small and I didn't want to take up unnecessary space. You can see the refrigerator is only five feet tall in this photo of the delivery men.
Here's the front of the refrigerator. I haven't done any remodeling yet in my kitchen so the walls are still that horrible band-aid color.
And here's my little stove. It's just 24 inches wide. I'm so happy that I was able to find a smooth top in a tiny size.

Here's a bonus teeny weeny broiler pan. I put the gallon of paint there for reference.
New mattress set.
I had to make up the bed real quick. I only had one pillow so I bought another one this afternoon. It looks too lonely and pathetic with just one pillow! Ha
So what do you think? Should I keep the bedroom all aqua and white with some silvery/glass accents like the chandelier? Or should I introduce another color? I was considering a soothing green. Maybe paint my dresser green and then distress it. What are your thoughts? Maybe I should paint my dresser white. I'm interested in opinions. It doesn't mean I'll take anyone's advice, ha, but I still like to know what people think.

Latest Kits

Hey there! I have some new collections in my shop. The first one is called Bohemian Rhapsody and is available in a scrapbook pack, a paper pack, an element pack and an alphabet pack.

Bohemian Rhapsody Scrapbook Pack

Bohemian Rhapsody Paper Pack

Bohemian Rhapsody Element Pack
Bohemian Rhapsody Alphabet Pack

And my other collection is called Birthday Blowout and is also available in all the usual kits. This kit is full of funky hand-drawn elements.

Birthday Blowout Scrapbook Pack

Birthday Blowout Paper Pack

Birthday Blowout Element Pack

Birthday Blowout Alphabet Pack
I also have some new photos of my house. My carpenter got the baseboards on in the living room and dining room. The original baseboards stayed in the bedroom and office but he put new quarter round trim in all the rooms. I've been mulling over in my head what to do in the kitchen and I think I've figured out a way to add cabinet space, so for now that room is just going to have to stay as it is. I might have to paint it since it's that weird Band-Aid color! But, I don't think I'll do anything else yet.

Here is a photo of the living room so you can see the baseboards. He did such a great job. Quite the craftsman. Also, I had him install the plantation blinds. It's really looking like a home now!

And here is a shot from the front door. You can see I had him redo the frame around the doorway into the bedroom and also the frame around the windows in the dining room. Those had the same newer style moulding that was in the living room and it just didn't look right. Glad to have it gone! I had him add a shelf along the bottom of the window. I thought my cat might like to sit up there and look out! :-)
Next week my bed and appliances arrive. YAY!

Settle In I have a Lot to Post About

First of all I want to show you the latest on my house. I was over there today with my cutie carpenter. He hung my shower curtain rod, which had to be one of those special L-shaped ones because the end of the tub isn't enclosed. He also hung the bath towel rod and the hand towel ring. I LOVE it!

Yummy chocolate towels!

I had to buy two shower curtains so I got two different colors of curtain hooks....one set of brushed nickel and one set of antique bronze or whatever that color is called. It looks like espresso to me. :-)
Richard, my carpenter, put the quarter round trim in the bedroom. Now I'm going to paint the baseboards in that room. I would love to say "and then that room will be done" but I still need to paint the wood around the glass on the window frames. And THEN that room will be done. The bed is being delivered next week! Wheeeee.
And now, put your sunglasses on...the front door will NOT stay this color! I bought a gallon of yellow paint from a sale area at Lowe's but I didn't have a clue what color it was. I only had the small blob on the can lid to go by. It look like an earthy goldenrod color but it's more like school bus yellow! OOPS. This is only one coat and it's eggshell finish and I think it definitely needs to be semi-gloss so it's easy to clean. So, when I do the next coat or two I'll be picking a much more muted yellow!
You can see to the right where Richard had started with the baseboards in the living room. I had to leave and come back to work but I'm going to check tomorrow and see how things are progressing. He is a real perfectionist so I know it'll look wonderful!

This week I have two collections being released and they'll be 20% off Thursday and Friday.
Here's a sneak peek of the first one.

And here's the second one. This is a quicky because I've got to run my mom to the doctor...she twisted her ankle, poor thing!

Sale Time

It's $2.00 Tuesday again and the following kits are on sale for 24 hours.
Babycakes Paper Pack
Babycakes Elements Pack
Confectionerie Paper Pack
Confectionerie Elements Pack
Industrial Revolution Paper Pack
Industrial Revolution Elements Pack
Festivale Alphabet and Numerals

I also wanted to share a photo of my latest remodeling project. I've been painting baseboards. I think my carpenter will start installing those on Wednesday. I can't wait to see how it all looks next to the nice floor and newly painted walls. Wheeeee!
And I have to gripe just a bit. I had scheduled AT&T to come get my internet and phone installed. They couldn't just flip a switch or click a button on their computer because I don't have the connections inside the house. This was going to require a visit from a technician. Well, AT&T will only make appointments for a certain day. Not for a.m. or p.m., not for a two hour window that you can expect them. No, they say they'll be there between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

I am not a morning person and I had been up until 1:30 a.m. getting my latest kits wrapped up so getting up at 6:30 and leaving the house at 7:15 to meet someone at my house was not an easy task. While I waited I painted baseboards. Then I waited some more and painted around the panes of glass in the living room windows. Then I waited some more. Nothing. No phone call to say "Hey, I'm running late." At 6:15 I decided to leave. I wasn't real keen on the idea of being in my house alone with a stranger after dark. I wonder what their excuse will be when I call them tomorrow. It's frustrating that they don't have any competition in this part of the U.S. because maybe if they did, their customer service would be a lot better!

Today was a Good Day

I had a pretty productive day today. I finished up some new kits I'll be releasing this week. I'm soooo excited. I fall in love with almost every new kit I do, some more than others, but this one I am head over heels for. I love, love, love it! I hope you do, too. I'll post a sneak peek in a few days.

I also went over to my house to paint some more. Getting farther along. I painted the doors in the bathroom and did the cutting in up by the ceiling. When I was painting the bathroom weeks ago I ran out of paint when I was about 98% done! So, today I finished that.

These photos are of some plants that have been popping up in my yard. Aren't they CUTE? I just love them!!!

I'm also STOKED to report that The Farmer has fulfilled a promise he made to me. He told me quite awhile back that he would buy a bed for me since he tore our marriage to smithereens. Honestly, I didn't really think he'd keep the promise because he has broken so many others. But, a couple days ago I was out pricing latex mattresses and foundations. The one I wanted ranged in price from $1800 to $1300 on sale. Then a salesman at one store said "Well, we do have one that was returned recently because we have a 30 day return policy." He told me that it had been slept on, of course, and the people changed their minds and brought it back. Well, I have to say I don't know where their minds were because I think latex foam beds are the most comfortable in the universe. AND it was only $900!!! I called The Farmer and said if he was going to get it for me he had to do it right now because they wouldn't hold it. He wasn't able to get away from his job site, but he bought it over the phone for me. It's being delivered in about 10 days.

I know The Farmer has a LOT of mending to do, but just recently he has made some real efforts. He also made a trip to my house last weekend to light the pilot light on my water heater because I was afraid to do it. (I've not had gas utilities before.) He was only there for about 10 minutes but that was also a huge deal because he had to drive 25 minutes to get there and the job he's working on right now is crushing down on him, time wise. And for the workaholic he is, it really was a sacrifice to take that time to help me. So, I'm going to give him props...and I hope he will continue to patch up what needs to be fixed! Every little effort helps to heal the huge hole left in my heart. :-)

Freak Neighbor

My best friend is in the middle of a stupid nightmare! I'm so ticked because she is a single mom with five kids at home and three in college and the last thing on earth she needs is a pain in the neck neighbor.

Some creep man bought the house across the street from her and about a week ago her daughter and a neighbor boy were out in the front yard playing with their little dog Frankie when that man came outside of his house and Frankie ran across the street and barked at him. The man pulled out a pocket knife!!! Frankie is NOT a mean dog...he's just energetic. He's half Jack Russell Terrier and half Pug and he's happy and busy and really lovable. If he was barking, it was probably in an excited way...not a menacing way. The neighbor boy ran over and told Frankie to sit, which he did. Then he told him to lie down, which he did. Then the neighbor boy picked Frankie up and took him into my friend's house.

Not long after that, the man showed up at my friend's front door holding a machete!!! He told her that her dog had scared him and he had heart problems and didn't want her dog in his yard. She apologized all over the place and said it wouldn't happen again. He also said that her dog "treed" him. She was a little confused for one reason, he doesn't have a tree in his front yard and for two, Frankie is a little dog! It's not like there was a German Shepherd police dog barking at him. She even questioned him about whether or not he knew the meaning of the word "treed". (And I'm putting it in quotes because it's so ludicrous.)

Frankie has not been outside since then unless he's on a leash, which is not easy for them but they have been trying to be good neighbors and comply. Well today she contacted me and said the man had filed a formal complaint at the courthouse against her for having an "animal at large"!!!

I told her she needs to find out if she can do something about him showing up on her doorstep holding a machete! What in the heck is this world coming to? I feel so bad for her because she's a wonderful person, her kids are fantastic, she's a hardworking high school teacher who has her kids involved in all kinds of activities and she's doing it all single-handed. Having a freak neighbor threatening her is NOT what she needs right now!

Living Room Paint

I'm still a little freaked out about the paint I chose for the living room. It's called Cottage Rose, which sounds so calm and lovely, but now that it's on the walls it is VERY bold and very Pepto Bismol-y! I'm keeping my mind open though because when I put the paint chip next to the living room rug and a pillow from my furniture, it looks better.
See, doesn't that look nice and not too wild? Say yes. Ha

Somehow it looks a little different when it's bigger than a 3" x 3" paint swatch!!! EEK
I still need to paint the windows around the glass. I've painted the trim around the windows but now it's time to get into the nitty gritty. I'm dragging my feet. I don't like that kind of painting. Too tedious. :-)
The floor sure looks nice! I'm thrilled about that. I also have the lumber for the baseboards but need to get those painted before I call my awesome carpenter.
While the Digichick was on a week long Spring Break I could have been creating things for Quirky Twerp but I was wrapped up in painting walls instead. So, I'm now working on a new kit that I can release next week. It's pretty! I can't wait to show you a sneak peek.

Challenge Sponsor

I know some of my blog readers haven't jumped into the digital scrapbook world yet but here's some incentive...today I am sponsoring a cool challenge over at the Digichick Blog. Olivia created this challenge and has even provided a free template for you to use.

Everyone who participates will receive a 25% coupon for my shop and also one lucky winner will receive my newest kit, Into Indigo Scrapbook Pack.
I'd love to see what you create if you decide to jump in and give this challenge a try. :-)

Bungalow Update Again

I was not pleased with how yellow the green paint looked in the dining room, so I decided to get a new color and repaint today! So this afternoon around 4:00, I drove over to my house and started painting.

This color is called Apple 4 and in the photos it looks almost the same as the original green, but I think I was color correcting the previous photos to match what I envisioned in my head. I like this color much better and once I get my art/craft table in that room and my wonderful aqua bookcase, it's going to be one smokin' creative space!!!

And I was getting so tired of looking at that "band-aid" faux flesh color on the living room walls that I decided to slap a bit of paint on the biggest wall in the living room after I finished with the dining room. It was getting late and I didn't have a lot of light but I'm not so sure about this color. It's called Cottage Rose but it looks like Pepto-Bismol Pink to me! EEK! I'll have to go back when it's daylight and take a good look. Cottage Rose sounds so demure...this color is NOT anywhere near demure. But neither am I so maybe this color is right up my alley!

Picture it next to a chocolate brown shag rug, which is almost the full size of the living room, and moss green chunky furniture. I need to make some wild throw pillows to tie it all together. Just wait...I'm sure it seems weird right now but I have plans. :-)

Also, I wanted to share one more layout with my Into Indigo Scrapbook Pack. This was done by Amanda. She's a creative little soul who lives in Australia. I love how the internet and scrapbooking bring people together from all over the world.

Bungalow Update

Because of some extra help from my best friend Barb, I now have the dining room painted! No more dark blood red walls. Now it's a cheery color called Tender Bud. These photos came out looking yellow but it's really green. I did the best I could adjusting the color of the photos but it still looks kind of wildly yellow!
This is a view from the corner looking toward the living room.

This is a view from the kitchen doorway, looking toward the bedroom.
Now I need to move on to the living room. Those are the two rooms where I am able to put new baseboards...or rather have my handyman do it. So, I want to get the living room painted next and as quickly as possible. Then put him to work so I can stay on schedule.

I can still move in even if all the painting isn't done but it would be great if I could have it all done before I move in! Well, that is if I'm not really including the kitchen. That's going to be a separate project and I haven't yet decided what I want to do or what my vision is. It's all muddy in my head right now. I suppose it'll all gel eventually. As far as the kitchen goes, I'll have some major expenses there, thanks to my "darling" ex-farmer. I had hoped he'd keep his promise and help me out a little bit financially but obviously keeping his word is not high on his list of priorities. Poor guy. I can't imagine that the money he's keeping to himself is as warm and snuggly and cuddly as I am but if that's what he wants instead of me, that's his choice. Meanwhile, I'll continue to create a wonderful little slice of heaven just for me and my four-legged kids.

Some Show and Tell

First I wanted to say that I went over to check on my floors in my little bungalow today and they look beautiful! And they're so smooth. Really wonderful! I was also able to finish painting the primer in the dining room...no more dark red walls. I'm planning to paint the color this weekend so I'll take photos and post those soon. I need to get the dining room and living room painted as soon as I can so my handyman can get the baseboards put in. The other rooms have baseboards that we couldn't remove so I'll just paint those. I'm still so anxious to get moved in. I need a life! If I can't have my farm life, I need to create the next best thing.

Now, I wanted to share with you some of the layouts created with my newest kit Into Indigo.

This one was created by Jen. She bought some really cute new jeans recently, a reward for her hard work getting back into shape! She looks great. And I love how she used the little torn piece of notebook paper for her journaling and then added my Vintage Brass Stencils. Good choice! I hadn't even thought about using those.

This layout was created by Holly. She doesn't know it but I used that leopard print just for her. I was being sly and used it as bait so she would download my kit! Sneaky huh? Hee hee She didn't disappoint and created this wonderful layout!

And this one was created by Olivia. This is her first time working with one of my kits and I just love what she did. So cute! And guess what? She's 13!!! Talented little chick!

And this pretty one is by Monique. She lives in the Netherlands and many times her layouts are written in Dutch, but she has translated this one for us. It's about a quote a friend told her "Everything you give attention to grows, so if you want to let go you need to stop giving attention." She wants to work on not "feeding" the negative things in her life. Good advice!!! I need to remember that. :-)

I was just linked up to this one by Sharon. Isn't this the cutest thing? Oh my! Wonderful layout and super photos. Cute cute cute.
I hope you all have had a wonderful Easter weekend.