IT'S ABOUT ME, MY BOYS AND A LITTLE CRAFTING THROWN INTO THE MIX!
With this amazing February weather we have been enjoying…in the 70’s…we have started dreaming of getting back into the pool, so Jason and I went out to sit by it the other day.
The water is from all the rain and snow. Unfortunately, it sounds as if it will be all frozen over again by this weekend with a fresh coat of snow. Nature is such a tease!
This is Jack’s Valentine box. Just in case you were wondering, it’s Chewbacca from Star Wars. Jack had his “Friendship” party on Friday, hence the Valentine’s in the mouth.
I found his Valentine box set up on Saturday morning, like me. My favorite mug and my phone. I just hope that I’m not THAT hairy!
Hello…this is all for today.
Sharing a helpful hint that I have seen floating around on Facebook and sounds like it may come in handy this weekend! This homemade windshield de-icer recipe is one of those recipes that is so simple and takes about 20 seconds to make and it works GREAT! (so i have read and watched on you-tube since we have not yet had the need for deicing)
All you need to water and rubbing alcohol!
Here’s the recipe (one that I can even do!)
1/3 cup of water
2/3 cup of rubbing alcohol
Pour both into a spray bottle.
Use!
(I find the best spray bottles at the pet store.)
Suggestions:
Windows that have a thin film of ice takes about 1 minute to dissolve, so if you have a thick sheet of ice, use a little more and let it sit for 5 minutes or so. You may need a second application is it’s REALLY thick. Again, spraying the homemade window de-icer on the night before makes it much easier in the morning. Don’t forget, you can spray this on locks, door handles, doors, or the bottom of garage doors to help loosen the ice. You can also keep the spray bottle in the car~it won’t freeze due to the alcohol in the mixture!
Happy deicing!
We are taking on another remodeling/updating project in our sunroom, (more on that later) so we needed to put a few pieces into new areas! One lucky area that scored some new items was my craft room! So, I spent most of Sunday and Monday rearranging and decluttering my happy place!
I knew we were going to need to put large furniture pieces in new areas, so on Sunday morning I started moving thing around to make room for “new/old” furniture!
First, we moved one of my all time favorite pieces, an old library catalog. It has been in the sun room for the last 7 years and honestly did not serve a purpose except to collect odds and ends. We have moved it outside the door of my scraproom. I cleaned out all the drawers of “old” stuff and now we are using it for home items such as “inside” hammers and nails, markers and color pencils for the boys, batteries, folders, notebooks and office supplies. In doing so, I could clear out all of those things from my craft room!!
Here’s a view of my room from the door before moving things around. I had our old kitchen table in here, which was a catch all and never used for anything specific. I also would put things under the table!
As you can seem my craft table is placed under the windows. I love the 9 shelf unit, but honestly, I didn’t use it much because I couldn’t really reach the items that were stored in it! (blame it on my short legs!) All that “stuff” on the wall is actually two bulletin broads. At this time, I sat on the right side and never used the left side. Notice how close the desk is to the wall on the left side? Hate to squeeze through there and not be able to see the TV! Yes, I could have moved the table, but then I would have less space on the right side. This set up also made me a lazy scrapper (none of my own doing!) All my other products and tools are located in the closet behind me, so I all have to do to get something is scoot my chair!! 
This is a photo of my room on Monday, after two days of working!! I know it doesn’t seem like it’s cleaned up, because it’s not. This is a 3/4 of the way done picture. At this time, I have thrown away two large black trash bags of junk and have a large box ready for the store garage sale. (My mom will be so proud!)
As you walk into my craft room, you now see my desk, which is up against the windows. When I first decorated this space, my plan was to put the desk here, but at that time I didn’t have the right “second” table to put under the windows. Now I do! I fell in love with this old wood table about a year ago. It’s actually an old door on large spindle legs. (Swoon) Now it is under my windows…perfect piece! I can even reach the shelving unit and it’s a great little storage area for small buckets of stickles, small ink pads, date stamps and specific planner items.
I love having my desk right up to the window. during a sunny day, the light is amazing! I also sit on the other side and have used the white table. Three areas to work…Yippie!! I am wintering a plant for mom and it is HUGE and now sits on my desk, which I love. She may not get it back!
Next step, continue to organize the closet and get rid of stuff!! Also, I am going to remove all my decorating items, even those on the wall, and start fresh with placement.
Stop back for more detailed pictures and how I am using my new areas for crafting!
I saw this quote and doesn’t it make great sense! I think sometimes our own worst enemy is ourselves. We can beat ourselves up pretty well and pretty hard. A little self care and kindness goes a long with with yourself just as much as it does for others.
And this is what I am hoping to do this weekend!
Enjoy your time with family and friends!
See you back on Monday!!
I must explain my photo issues. You may have noticed at times, that my photos are sideways. I cannot figure out why. When I am writing a post, they are in the correct position. I have had “reports” that on Apple devices, sometimes pictures are sideways. So, I have corrected the positioning while blogging and now on PC devices, they appear sideways. I love to take pictures in square form, so I am thinking that may have something to do with the problem.
Will continue to experiment…until then, just lift up your computer and turn it sideways to enjoy a photo!
So..is the top photo sideways or is the bottom photo sideways?
Let me know in the comments…it will be very helpful!! 🙂
Kind of like…do you see a white and gold dress or a black and blue dress?
You know the phrase “Go big or go home!” I have to admit, this phrase stresses me out. I understand the saying, but I really don’t get the saying. When do you know you’ve gone big, will other people see you as going big and when do you know that you’ve gone big enough to go home?
So I was pleasantly pleased when I came across this explanation.
Phew! Now I am good to go big!
The other day I went into my bedroom to read and rest my eyes. When I emerged, I found this little number on my door handle.
Wow! What a nice little unexpected gift and when someone gives you a gift, you should always put it to good use. I will definitely do that!
Thank you, Jack!
