Days Like These

Cold & Rainy weather makes me want to curl up under a blanket on my couch with a hot cup of coffee and a good book. I just might spend my evening that way :)


New Fall Wreath (I made it!) on my door :) - It's so fun to come home to!



Project #3

All my projects are complete!! My apartment is officially decorated and finished. Ahhhhh - it feels great! Tonight, I made a curtain to cover up my movie shelf. I don't sew, so I just ironed on some hemming tape and it's good to go. I'm sure a professional seamstress would absolutely DIE over it, but I'm not a professional seamstress and I'm proud of the work I did with some tape and an iron :)

Before.

After!

The cabinet to the right with the blankets will eventually be covered...the door is broken so Chandler is going to fix it for me! (such a sweet, handy-man brother!)

I already feel like I'm on my way to becoming a more well-rounded woman, even with the little knowledge of crafting I have. Even if my crafts aren't perfect, I still feel accomplished :)

Project #2

I knew this week would be productive! Monday night I went shopping for fabrics for 2 more projects and came home equipped. Last night, I went walking, read quite a bit, and completed project #2 for the week. This bench is my mom's (thanks for letting me furnish my apt with it!) and we've had it for a while. It's gone through a lot of sitting/storing/using so the original fabric was pretty dirty (it was in a boys room before I rescued it!). The original fabric also didn't match my colors so my mom said I could re-cover it. So, here you go! I started and finished last night :)

Before

After! The leopard matches my animal print pics and wall decor.

The finished product!

Project #3 is on the to-do list for tomorrow night. Once I accomplish that, all 3 of my final projects for my apartment will be complete! Then onto...replacing my spark plugs in my car (that sure would make me well-rounded! I'll probably just supervise Chan....). A girl can dream, right?!

Project #1

Today, I had a high and lofty goal of starting and finishing 4 projects. However, due to Wal-Marts lack of resources, I only finished 1. This week's goal is to finish the remaining 3 after going to Hobby Lobby and a different Wal-Mart.

Project #1: Repainting my dining room table.
In college, Cameron made me a painting for my apartment so I painted the tile on my table to match. That design didn't match this apartment's decor, so it needed to be repainted. That's what I did today!

Before (it's been scratched up over time).

After! A bright, golden yellow.

To see the finished table with my place settings, see the previous post that includes my decorations!!

Crafty

Most of the time, I'm a logical, organized, facts type person. But, sometimes, the creative side comes out and I have the tendency to come up with some creative things. My newest bout of creativity comes in the form of crafts. I have come up with some lofty craft goals that I want to accomplish during my journey to becoming a well-rounded, disciplined, domestic woman.
Goal #1: My apartment. I want to decorate my apartment and make it cute. I don't mean to be vain about it, but I want people to think my apartment is cute (isn't this the desire of every female who gets to decorate their own place?!).
Goal #2: T-Shirt Quilt. I've wanted to do this for a while but I've never had time or a strong enough desire. However, now that I'm venturing out on my own and will (hopefully) have more free time, I want to make this happen! I have so many t-shirts from high school cheerleading days (football, cheer camp, homecoming, basketball, etc) that I want to make them into a quilt for memory sake!! (No, I'm not living in the days of high school, I'm simply making a blanket from my fond memories.) I'm also obsessed with blankets, so this will allow me to add another one to my collection! Here are some examples I've found so far that I'm going to choose from. Which one do you like best? Better yet, have you made one before? If so, leave a comment with some advice!!

This one has the fabric in between each shirt.

This one has no fabric between but it does have a fun border.

I think this one would be way too hard but it's really cute!

Goal  #3: A map to put into my office. I want to emphasize the 10/40 window on this map and have Revelation 7:9 on it. This will be a great daily reminder in my office of why I do my job and why I'm working in the states, instead of overseas, right now.
Goal #4: Art projects. I have a decided that I would like to try my hand at painting. After I decorate my apartment and see what type of wall space I have left, I might be painting some canvases to add to the space.
I know all of these are extremely lofty craft goals for a logical person, but I'm excited to try them! To me, being crafty is a skill of the well-rounded woman I want to become through my disciplines this year.