I made a little curtain rod for Audrey's bed so she could have her own personal space. I used some fabric from her quilt and a little ribbon. Now she can play by herself even though she is sharing a room.

I also painted Chases bed. No more crib for this big boy.

I finished Chase's book shelf. I sanded it rough, painted it out and put a little fabric from his quilt in the back. He loves it!

Well I have finished a few more painting projects and old furniture is revived again! This dresser and bureau are as old as me. I forgot to take before pictures again.

I found this desk for $10! Here it is after 4 coats of paint and some new handles. Now if only I had a new house to put it in :(

I got this recipe from Martha Stewart. It has a ganache icing and is so yummy!

So I was looking around the thrift store for treasures and found this for a dollar. I'm not sure what it is but I painted it to match Chase's room and we are going to hang it on his wall somewhere. I also found a little car to put on the bottom shelf. I guess it used to be an aftershave bottle. It reaks like old man. And it looks like it could use a good cleaning. I think I'll put a few little books on the top since it has that bar going through the middle.

I have picked the color for Chases room. He's paddle wheel grey and shadow play blue. With white walls of course, lets not get crazy. So I painted the little red rocking chair to match his room. He loves it! I forgot to take a before picture but trust me this is much better.

I just can't stop eating this salad so I thought I'd share it with you.

Broccoli Grape Salad

6 cups broccoli florets

6 green onions

1 cup diced celery

1 cup green grapes

1 cup red grapes

dressing 1 cup mayo and 1/3 cup sugar 1T cider vinegar

That's the recipe but I also added raisins, craisins, sunflower seeds and pine nuts. And some shredded cheddar cheese, and if I'm indulgent crumbled bacon.

I found one of those cute little stools at the thrift store and had my way with it. Sam picked the fabric from my scraps, I was of course going to use the cow hide again. His worked too. Red is our accent color in the new house, so if we ever move into it this stool will match.

I got this chair from a friend a while ago and decided that it would look better if I covered it in cow hide. Yup I like it better :)

I may take the flappy wings off the side so it's more rectangular. Maybe that's this weeks job..

We made spring suckers. It was pretty easy and only minorly messy. Overall a success. Hooray!

Another photography day. Such a sweet little baby. Nothing but smiles and cuteness!

We had a photography day. I did some head shots for my sister in laws website. She's so pretty.

I found an office chair for the new house! It was at the salvation army for $2!!!! It's perfect. I just love a good find.

I FINISHED!!! I finished all 6 and they are great. I can wash them every meal and they keep clean. Hooray! When Chase is 4 I will buy myself some nice ones. But as long as we average 3-4 spills a meal I will keep these.

Firstly I haven't posted in a while because the chairs are taking over my life. I hate them right now! And secondly I found this beautiful light fixture to hang in the girls' new room. I love Home Sense.

ok back to the chairs. Or maybe I'll just go buy new ones at Home Sense :)

Today I have decided to reupholster my chairs. Good bye to my horrible kitchen chairs that are impossible to keep clean! Right now I am HATING staples. Hopefully the girls will let me go to the fabric store. They really don't like to go there. And I really don't like to take them.

We had a photography day! For some reason I can only bupload one picture. Oh well. Fun day.

I've been sewing. I made matching spring dresses for the girls and they worked! I think I like sewing. Diane walked me through it and even made the zippers easy to do. I'm ready to make more!

I am trying to fit in this tiny house for another month and a half. So I tried to conquer the front closet today. A shoe tower from winners 2 storage boxes from superstore a shoe rack from ikea and a few bins from the loonie store. And today it looks pretty organized. I don't know if I have a lot of faith that it will stay this way. The shoe tower really is saving my butt. A genius of a contraption!

I put a bounce sheet in Chase's window, now whenever I open it the wind blows in and his whole room smells like clean laundry instead of the poopy diaper I just changed. I love it! Maybe I 'll put one in our bathroom window too. I just love the smell of bounce.

I was playing around with these star squares trying to figure out if I wanted to paper piece or sew free hand or what and then I decided that I didn't want to do them at all so I have a few random stars that match Chase's bedding, so I put these two in a frame. I sewed them onto a cloth background and that's it. I still have 3 more that I might use on an apron or maybe little throw pillows. Not sure yet.

Chase has a little ikea lamp but I didn't like the shade so I decided to cover it. I used some fabric and just put a little mod podge across the center to hold it in place and then I stitched it by hand across the top and along the bottom. I think I may do one for the girls as well. Is mod podge fire retardant??

Audrey got so many wonderful games for her birthday but we were loosing pieces everywhere. So I decided to make little bags to keep them in. Each bag has a little zipper pouch inside to keep the parts in (dice or player pieces or puzzle pieces). They are easy to open and easy to put away. And they are made from the same fabric as their quilts:) In the new house I am going to put little hooks on the wall and hang them up.

I had these shadow boxes from ikea and never really knew what to do with them. So for now I sewed some cloth to a piece of cardstock and put it in the back with a picture of the girls in front. I wrote the meanings of their names on the pictures. That'll do for now but I may change it again in a few weeks when I think of something better. Maybe this summer we'll catch some pretty butterflies?

I had some scraps left from the girls' quilts so when I saw these letters at the loonie store I had to mod podge them. When we move into our house I am going to hang them above their beds. Kind of burt and ernie ish. But so cute. They turned out great!

I forgot the before picture.

Chase has a toybox that has been bugging me because I don't like the lid. It's an aweful green color so I decided to do something about it. I added a hinge so it stays open instead of slamming shut on him and I modpodged the lid. I used fabric that matched his bedding, and then I ripped a part an old 3 little pigs book to cover the edges on the inside. I think it's an improvement.

Of course I had to make Chase one too. This pattern I just made up out of my head by sewing strips together and then cutting them into squares, then I cut them in half twice and sewed them all back together. Tada.

So my girls are sharing a room so i wanted them to have matching quilts for their beds. I finished them a week or so ago. I also made throw pillows and pillow cases. They love them! This weekend I am going to make them little throw blankets to match. Hmm PJ's would be cute too...

So today I found the most amazing thing. They are little storage containers that I picked up from super store and they are revolutionizing my craft drawer. Actually they are giving me back my drawers. I love them. I use them for my make up too. I wonder if I should go get more for other miscelaneous things. Candy stash maybe? Or my girls barbie clothes? You can never have too much of a good thing right?