Up to my elbows in mulch

Last weekend, we ordered 7 yards of compost mulch and 5 yards of wood chips. I sure felt it in my biceps, triceps and forearms! Christopher worked the math out and it took us 180 wheelbarrow trips to the back yard, ugh!

Happy 90th and House Update

On Saturday my grandpa celebrated his 90th birthday with his first birthday party. Over 90 people rsvp'd for the party at his house. It was a family reunion for sure and he was so so happy. He thanked everyone for coming than said his next party will be at 100 and he sure hoped we would be around in 10 more years!
My camera died so I had to rely on my phone which doesn't take the best photos, but I am happy to have them. I love my grandpa so much. I got my creative genes from him.

top is me, middle photo is with my sister Linda, and the bottom photo is my grandpa's prized humpty dumpty that he has painted and sealed. He said humpty dumpty had to sit on the food table and so he did.

HOUSE UPDATE
Still been working on the house. There is so much to do! No rest for the wicked or myself.
Here's a photo of my craft room before. It was a big Ick. Christopher and I put mud on the walls to smooth out the paneling, sanded it down then painted it ultra bright white and one wall dark grey.

 I plan on taking more photos to show the whole room because the closet was so icky too.

I put my Sabrina Ward Harrison prints on the grey wall and finally got to use my spinner from Paper Zone's going out of business sale. I also scored the desk and credenza from work for free.


Here's the family room. I know the photo doesn't really show how ugly it was, but trust, it was!

 We painted the walls and ceiling ultra bright white and the lower wall dark grey plus the fireplace wall all grey. We have 2 sofas in there that form an L.

 Bought a credenza off of craigslist and filled it with plants and terrariums. happy place! also bought a fiddle leaf fig from home depot for $13 per emily henderson's recommendation.

Need to put photos in those Ikea frames, mount the tv to the wall, set up the sound system and dvd player  then figure out what I want to do with the mantle. What I have on their now is temporary only.

Dining Room

Bought a round Ikea tulip table from craigslist for $40 (originally $200), super score in my book. That light fixture must go I just haven't decided what to replace it with. Bought ombre curtains from Target and added the the bamboo blinds we used in our old apt. for the balcony. Notice those two white chairs? I still need to finish the backs, but I painted them white and love how they turned out. Will have to do a side by side of the before and after once I really finish them. The 2 other chairs will go too once I find a replacement.

 Living Room
 So far just my altar table shot. I need to get nice thick curtains. I have turquoise everywhere in that room.

Bedroom

I used the folding screen from the living room and put it behind our bed. Also used the rope tables from our balcony as our nightstands. Bought those bright orange/yellow pillows from Zara.

 Two tourquoise lamps from Pier 1 above and a shot from the shelf in the master bathroom below. I added more turquoise using a picture frame for a tray to house beauty supplies.

 More to come!

Busy = Tired

Hello all,
So much has been going for the past month. I have been house hunting since July and put offers on 3 homes all of which failed. It was so competitive in my price range that I was determined to find my house. A week after I got news the 3rd house rejected my offer, I found a house that had what I needed and put in another offer. The 4th time was the winner.
My closing date was bitter sweet since that is the day I found out my craft buddy DG had passed.
I am looking forward to unpacking and settling in to the new home. Christopher and I have quite the to do list for the new home! It's a 4 bedroom which means I get my own craft room, woot!

Rest in Peace DG

Last night heaven received a truly amazing soul. Dg was a light to everyone she met. I will miss her smile, laugh and presence so much! Love you Dg!

02.09.13

 Weekend with William. Bike riding, The Hobbit, and the Center for Wooden Boats

Hello Seth! I miss you and Skylar!

He's slowly getting used to me

i'm talking about this little guy who doesn't see me that much. i still get the crossed arms when i want a hug, but i chased him enough in circles for him to keep looking back to make sure i was following him.

The Last of the Terrariums

ok, not really since I don't think I can avoid not going to the flower shop. But these are the last of the gifts I made for Christmas.

I am going to stick with the air plants. so easy to maintain and adds lots of greenery to the home. 

i've been a bad blogger lately. super busy productive at work, not so much in the scrapbooking dept. I'm hoping to combine digital with cutting and pasting to fast track Skylar's year 5-10. Also need to get on my sister's case to take more photos of Seth since he has yet to be scrapbooked.

Had an awesome New Year's Day. Got rid of some old stuff to make room for the new. Plus, I hemmed 2 pair of jeans I got for Christmas which was a huge accomplishment for me. Woot, woot!

too cute

this little guy is something else. i would try to hold him and he would cross his arms. what a stinker! you know what makes him happy....cell phones. he could be balling his eyes out, but just show him your cell phone and he snaps right out of it.

Seth watching his big brother tear into his stocking from Santa.

Merry Christmas 2012

We've spent the holidays so far with Merritt, Barbara, Dave and Pam last Sunday, yesterday with Christopher's dad and family in Chehalis and today with my family in Bonney Lake. This Saturday will be with Christopher's mom, Fred, Kelly and Steve in Wenatchee. 

Here's a little gift Victoria made for me. She calls it a stuffit. I call it a coin purse because it houses my laundry money. I love the feel of the wool and the triangles add a modern touch.

I love busy work....most of the time

if you ask christopher what makes sandy happy over the weekend, the answer would be sleeping in late and then being productive busy around the home. i like to even out busyness with relaxation.
my latest project has been reupholstering two chairs my sister gave me. even though i don't have room for them i won't toss or give away because i love the shape of the chairs so much.
it was hard work to strip the chairs down. whoever did the job before....well done on over stapling the hell out of them.
we started with this

and made it this far. still need to do the backing and nice up the wood.

we stripped both chairs and finished reupholstering the seats. just waiting until after the holidays to finish.