SUNDAY SEWING

It was a quiet day here today. I made a great big pot of venison stew and let it simmer in the crock pot all day. I used our home grown potatoes(still two tubs left stored in the root cellar), our home grown onions(best and sweetest onions I have ever had!), the last of the garden carrots and venison brought home by our oldest a couple months ago. The house smelled so wonderful! Santa brought the girl her very own mp3 player for Christmas. She wanted it to have a case for safe keeping, but there was nothing to suit her fancy at the store. I told her if she could find some scrap fabric that she liked in my fabric/JUNK closet I could whip one up for her in no time.

She chose polka dots and at my middle sons request, I added a pocket in the front for her ear buds. Out of pure laziness I hot glued the little ribbon and little pink tassel to the front. It will hold...that's why hot glue is my best friend!

Anyway, in the end she loved it and will be taking orders from all her little girl friends!

Hope you all had a peaceful and relaxing Sunday as well. Back to the ole grind tomorrow!

Jen

WELCOME TO THE LAKE HOUSE

You can sleep here.We can sit here with our cold drinks, smell the water and enjoy the breeze blowing through our hair.

I'll use my super cool new mixer to make fresh muffins.

We'll sit in here and enjoy the muffins and some fresh fruit for breakfast.

This will be my room.

When it's so cold outside that your snot freezes a girl is allowed to dream! Right?!

NEW YEAR NEW PROJECTS

Well, it's a brand new year!! A Brand new year always means a brand new list of projects that I would like to accomplish around the house. Projects done on the cheap of course!! Our home is for sale, but that certainly doesn't stop my mind from dreaming up things I could do to add some much needed character!! First on my list is to add some decorative trim work to the walls in our living room.

I'm picturing something like this, but with soft blue walls like the beautiful bedroom below. Isn't this bedroom beautiful!!!

I like the beaded board in this room, but I think I'm leaning more toward the board and batten look.

This is my favorite photo so far and I think this is exactly the look I want, but I want the paneling to be higher...possibly three quarters of the way up the wall.

It adds so much character and warmth to a room!!!

So many possibilities! Now if I could only make up my mind!


Second on my list is our laundry/mud room. It's a teeny tiny space and it's completely visible from our kitchen. We have new front loaders that are very attractive, but I still don't want to have to look at them all the time.

I would like to add a counter top over them and then skirt the front of them with a cute and frilly fabric.


MMMM...I'd love to have a laundry room as big as this one!!

I love this shabby green cabinet!! I wish my laundry cabinet was as organized as that. It definitely inspires me to make organization number three on my list of New Years projects!

This is my favorite inspiration photo. It almost looks like they used and old table to top the washer and dryer, or maybe they just added the legs??? I love it and I love the cute little curtains. Definitely the look I'm going for.



I had also thought about bi fold doors like the ones pictured below, but I think I'm definitely stuck on the cute little curtains!

Now if only I could muster up some motivation!! These extra pounds packed on during the holidays and this cold weather have put me in hibernation mode!!!

Hope everyones New Year is off to a great start!!!

JUST ME AND MINT MOOSE TRACKS

I'm spending New Years Eve in and all alone!! Kids are at Grannies and Hubby had to work. I'm enjoying the peace and quiet all snuggled in my bed with a half gallon of mint moose tracks ice cream! Perfect!

I pray you all have a wonderful New Year filled with many blessings!!!

AN AFTERNOON IN THE CITY

Well, another Christmas has come and gone way to quickly!! Ours was filled with lots of Family, friends and good Food!!! Despite the very wintery weather one big ice storm and a bout with the flu for me, we managed to venture out to the city and spend an afternoon at the museum.

Can you see the huge table and chairs sitting atop the bridge?

It was one of the entries in the cities first annual Art Prize competition. This was the first time that I saw it in person and I thought it was really cool!


As you can tell from the following photos my oldest really enjoyed all the different Santa's. Seriously, Sometimes I'm not sure I should take him out in public . LOL

After yanking on his robe,

Pulling on is beard,

and picking his nose, I was sure he would end up on Santa's naughty list!



Let's just say Santa was very patient this year!

Free carousel rides.


The mummy was not a hit with the girl as you can tell by the look on her face. She was totally creeped out! Can't blame her!

Gorgeous old furniture.

Old fashioned store fronts.

The general store

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!!

LAZY WEEKEND

"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful."~ Norman Vincent Peale
We survived the blizzard and I'm sure the kids will be back to school on Monday. We enjoyed being held up inside all cozy and warm! Lots of hot chocolate and cookies were had by all! The kids were even able to enjoy some sledding once the winds died down.

EASY AND FREE X-MAS ARRANGEMENT

What do you do when your in the midst of a wind whipping blizzard?? I decided to put together this pretty planter. It was easy and required nothing that I couldn't find around the house or out in the yard. Goodness knows I would never venture out in this weather!!

I simply tucked a piece of foam in the bottom of this urn. I gathered various pine and boxwood from the yard and started tucking them in place. I had some dried hydrangeas left from this summer and nestled them in here and there. Voila....
I love it...and it makes me smile and I like to stick my nose in it and smell all it's freshness!

The kids had a snow day today and it looks like they'll be home again tomorrow!! Hope everyone is staying warm!

Jen

NOW IT'S LOOKING LIKE CHRISTMAS!

We have been having non stop snow for the past two days!! It really looks beautiful and has put me in the Christmas spirit! You must be in the Christmas spirit to dress your favorite rooster like this!!

This is a small part of my Grandmothers nativity. She made it in ceramics class over sixty years ago. There are so many large pieces that go with it...I just don't have room to display them all.


I added salt to the bottom of my candle holders this year.

Normally I do two themed trees, but this year we just piled a hodge podge of everything on one tree.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! This is the first Saturday in a long time that we have nothing to do!! Just haning out by the fire trying to stay warm!!

Jen