Future Projects!

Recently my crafting ideas have turned to things I would like to do around our house to fix it up a little better. As much as I hate to admit it, I think I haven't really been living in our house as if it's our home. For nearly three years, I've been living here waiting for the piece of land where we will be settled; I've been waiting for the house we want to build one day.

That's no way to live.

We live here now. This is our home. And it's time I start acting like it.

So that means it's time to start dressing it up like I live here! I'm getting excited, aren't you?! I've done that a little bit by fixing up our mailbox

and adding these beautiful green shelves,

but now I'm ready to do so much more!! : ) Here are a few of my ideas (all gathered from Pinterest of course! And a few from Lowes):

House numbers on colored blocks 

Lowes.com

Porch mat made from multi-colored wooden strips

Lowes.com

Vertical garden planters

Lowes.com

DIY Slide Out Drawers

Familyhandyman.com

Use plate hangers to display photo albums

indulgy.com

These are just a few ideas I have right now. Won't our house just look so cute when I get done with it?! : ) You can see more of my Project To Do List here on Pinterest!

Enjoy!

So Much to Tell

Wow! Where does the time go?! So much has been going on since I last updated this blog. Where to start?

Well, I recently had the iLasik surgery done on my eyes! Yay! I can see without any glasses or contact! What a wonderful feeling to wake up and see clearly! : ) The surgery wasn't bad at all really and only lasted about 20 minutes. So now I have 20/15 vision! My left eye is actually 20/20 and my right is 20/15 so altogether it's 20/15.

I have also been making a few crafts - go figure...

I've made a few notebooks...

a few cards...

and a planner...

The Husband has also been busy. He made us a very nice wooden kitchen table!

Isn't it gorgeous! Now we just need some matching chairs!

You should also check out my newest creation - Pinterest boards! Don't you just love that site! So many ideas! Check it out and follow me!

Word Art

Can you believe it's November already?! 2012 will be here before we know it!

So I've been looking at Pinterest lately (ok, a lot), and I've been seeing a lot of word art. I guess you could call it that. Things like this:

Source: ny-image2.etsy.com via Sarah on Pinterest

Or this:

Source: growinginjesusthroughhisword.blogspot.com via Lacey on Pinterest

So I decided to try my own! I'm using the Creative Memories content to make these. 

These phrases are taken from a book I got at a Hallmark store. It's called Faith Notes: 100 Heavenly Ways to Say "I Care". It's actually a book of sticky notes, like post it notes. You can tear the page out and stick it wherever you want! Very neat book!

Enjoy!

Project 31: Vigorously Working

She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks. Proverbs 31:17

I am definitely a schedule and list type of person. I love making lists, and I think everyone should have one, or two, or three, or.....  I just don't understand how someone can get anything done without having a list to check off.

Some of my lists:
- grocery list
- to do list
- blog idea list
- creations idea list

That's one reason I like Pinterest so much! It is like my own online lists that I can get to anywhere! It wouldn't work so well for grocery lists or to do lists, but it's great for my creations list or a wishlist! If I see a craft I would like to make, I just add it to my Pinterest 'list' or board. You can see all my boards here. If you would like an invite to Pinterest, just let me know! You can also share these lists with others. So if you've made a wishlist like I have, you can share it with family and friends, and then everyone knows what you want for your birthday or Christmas!

I think we all need lists to keep us on track and our priorities in order so that we can 'set about our work vigorously'. If we don't have lists - be they mental, handwritten, or saved on our computers - then we'll just wander around our house wondering what to do first or surf the web instead of answering important email messages. Then before you know it, we will have wasted two hours doing nothing!

So if you aren't in the habit of making lists, but want to or need to - don't fear! I have vigorously set about making you some adorably cute planners and lists! You won't be able to resist making a list or planning a schedule now!

I hope you have as much fun using them as I did making them! Here are some other great places to find lists and planners!
- AmyBayliss.com
- Time-Warp Wife
- Inspired to Action


Download the PDFs here.
The PDF of the monthly calendar and birthday calendar includes every month of the year.
The birthdays list was created to be cut apart and to be used as bookmarks somewhere.

 

Enjoy!