Enjoying the Fruits
This was the last day my mom was here. I dropped her off at the airport after our last busy day together. We really packed a lot of work into five days. Tonight, I’m crashing. I’m tired. Exhausted. Done. I just finished editing photos I took today of my booth at Wild Rose. Beneath my heavy eyes and […]
Copy Me Challenge Update
Don’t worry. The Copy Me Challenge has not disappeared into a blog black hole or anything. My mom has been visiting and I’ve been working like a fiend. Oh, and Donna’s been working on this little thing…pitching her book to a publisher. Yawn, right? Come on! Are you rooting for her as much as I am? Even […]
The Craziness Continues
Today was a whirlwind. I would give you a list of everything I accomplished, but I can’t even remember. I did get a lot done, though, and it feels good… …and I’ll sleep well tonight. My morning started with painting the peacock blue dining room wall. Even with the first coat on, it looked so […]
DIY or LSEDI?
Translation: Do It Yourself or Let Someone Else Do It? The bunk bed debate made me think about this. I always…well…almost always want to do things myself. I don’t know if it’s a control thing or a I-just-like-things-how-I-like-things thing or I-just-have-expensive-taste-and-the-only-way-I-can-afford-what-I-like-is-to-make-it-myself kind of thing. I’ve just always been that way. Now, it’s hard to shut […]
Miss Mustard Seed & Mom
My mom and I work at an exhausting pace. Yesterday, I primed four pieces of furniture, painted three, refinished a table, cleaned our workshop, made the slipcover video, wrote a post, wrote an article for HGTV.com, organized my son’s clothes and toys, and painted a lamp. Crazy, right? Tomorrow, we’re going to paint the solo […]
Video Slipcover Series Part 1 – Custom Piping
It’s finally here!! At long last! I know I have been dragging my feet on this one and I finally took the time to make the first segment in my promised video slipcover series. (I told you I would get a lot done with my mom here!) We’re going to start this journey where I always […]
Reinforcements
As most of you know, I’ve been a busy girl lately. Today, reinforcements arrived at the Dulles Airport and I had my guest room all ready. My mom flew up to help for a few days in any way she can. Don’t you just love moms? On the drive up to PA, we stopped by […]
Copy Me Prize Sneak Peek
I am working on rounding up some special things to award the winner of the “Copy Me Challenge” and thought I would give you a peek. First of all, 175 entries so far! I am so overwhelmed at that number. I was expecting about 50 or so. It’s been inspiring and fun to look at […]