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Monday, January 10, 2011

New Craft/Sewing Room

If you have been following on facebook, you know that I am getting a new craft/sewing room! I have shared a few photos over there too!

You can see them all there, but here is a couple.... ;-)

The photo above is the outside. Obviously. ;-) But wanted to show you the whole left side, all in plywood is my area. Hubby gets the rest. LOL I am so excited. Below is how it looked a couple days ago. 800 sq. ft. of lovely space for me to create! As of today, hubby has put in bathroom plumbing, finished up some sheetrock and insulation. I cleaned up and swept. Tomorrow we have some guys coming to finish up the sheetrock on the ceiling (hubby has to go construct jobs that make money, lol) so the texture guy can come in and finish next weekend. Well it takes 4 steps. So it will be finished next week sometime.

Next step is paint! I have a lil poll over in the top right sidebar. So please take a moment to vote! I have some ideas and got a few suggestions from friends and facebook fans. So thought I would get your help in deciding a final choice.

We will be putting in wood floors too. Then its time to get decorating and creating. Below are a few photos I found on the web as craft room inspiration.

I love all the red in this room. The table is amazing because it also has storage. Very cool!

I love the peach walls in this room and the way the fabric is neatly stacked is exactly what I can't wait to do. There are so many beautiful fabrics to display.

I thought this was a unique way to display and organize your stamps. I am definitely doing this!

I Love Love Love the lil shoes on the wall in this room. So cute! I have all of my moms baby dresses, coat and shoes. I am going to hang them in my room. Can't wait!

I have a lot of buttons. Kind of a collector of them. They have so many uses. Thought this was a cute way to display them. Look how they glued one of the buttons on top of the lid. Adorable and helps you see what is in that jar.

This photo is inspiring to me. I love that the artwork is displayed on the wall and that the books are stacked up there on the left. What a cute display.

This is something I thought would be cute to do for the kids. Set up an art center. So that way they can come in and be creative too! Because this space is not only for me, it's for them too!!!

Here is another great example of how I want my fabrics to look. I have my great-grandmothers hoosier and I think it will look great with a set up like this.

Those are just a few of my inspiring workspaces that I wanted to share!

Just writing this post makes me want to hurry up and get my room ready. I can't wait to get my stuff organized in there. Right now I have to use my kitchen table or lap. LOL And it would be nice not to have to clear it all away when it's time for dinner or homework. I can't wait to leave my project on the project table and come back to it the next day. Set up and clean up will be so much easier.

If you have any great workspaces that you would like to share, please link them up to our FLICKR GROUP. Or email them to trendytreehouse@me.com We would love to see them!

Don't forget to vote on a room color in the poll. Top right sidebar.

Check out these Great Links....

Melissa from The Little Green Bean sent me a great post on her Craft Room. LOVE IT! You have to go check it out. And you have to see how wonderful her fabric storage is. I am so doing this! Go see it HERE.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Shutter Love Winners | Happy New Year

| HAPPY NEW YEAR | was our theme. Loved going through the many different New Years photos and loved reading the meanings behind many of them. Thank you to everyone who entered and Happy New Year!

Here are our Top 10 Winners

#1 goes to | Inspire Me Photography

#2 | I Take Pictures

#3 | L to the Third

#4 | Jesslyn Amber

#5 | 4 Lettre Words

#6 | Project Bag
#7 | Coffee Break Momma

#8 | Dash Photography

#9 | A Very Good Life

#10 | Mumsyhood

Viewers Favorite | The Daily Wyatt

Some of Tara and Jamie's Favorites | In No Particular Order

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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Word of the Year

I've seen on some blogs in the past that people like to pick a word for the year.
I thought that would be a great idea...
so I'm jumping on the band wagon.

I've thought about different words that I could use,
to help motivate me, to help me stick with things,
to keep me going, to inspire me, to remind me of my blessings.
There are so many to choose from.
But the word I kept coming back to ...
and the word I have chosen for ME for 2011 is...

INTENTIONAL

in·ten·tion·al
in-ten-sh-uh-nl
–adjective
done with intention or on purpose

I feel the need to be more intentional about many areas of my life.
I can make a huge list here but you've seen it all before,
and maybe they're even things you struggle with...
Being intentional about reading my Bible,
spending more time playing with my kids,
sending encouraging notes to family and friends,
eating better, exercising more,
praying for my loved ones...and the list goes on.

I'm not a New Year's resolution person, I'm no good at follow through,
so why put myself through the torture of failing once again.
But if I have this word in my mind, and in a prominent place in front of me
then maybe it'll become more of a lifestyle change for me.
Maybe the things I want to be intentional about will just become a way of life for me.
That's the hope.

One thing that is heavy on my heart right now
that I really need to be intentional about is praying for my parents.
They spend two weeks with us at Christmas time (just left Thursday)
and are now in California spending time with my brother and his family
(his wife is about to give birth to their second daughter)
before they leave on February 1st to spend 18 months
in Indonesia teaching English.

I know that God will provide for them, keep them safe and be with them.
But I also know how much I will miss seeing them in the next 18 months.
So, I am going to be intentional about praying for them, sending them letters
and keeping in touch with them via skype and other forms of communication.

I had a little photo shoot with my parents and the kiddos before they left.
This photo will be printed and posted near my computer
(and maybe all over the house)
so I can remember to be intentional about praying for them
and then hoping it'll just become a good habit.

What's your word of the year?

Friday, January 7, 2011

Fleece Hair Ties

Here is a quick and easy project for you.

Fleece Hair Ties

Choose your favorite fleece fabrics and start cutting.

Cut each piece to 1-1/2 x 7 inches long.

I use these in a variety of colors for my girls. I love to add them to their pony tails. They look really cute when you add a bunch. I need to post some pics of them in use. LOL

Not only that, I also love to use these to curl their hair.

Yep! All I do is.... when their hair is wet I take piece by piece, fold over the end of the hair and then roll it up to the top of the head, tie a knot and leave it in over night. The next morning you have beautiful curls.

The girls really like these vs. the sponge curlers. They always complained that the hard plastic hurt their heads and made it uncomfortable to sleep. Plus the hair can sometimes get tangled in it and pull out some hairs.

The bonus with the fleece is there is nothing hard to lay on, all soft. And nothing to get tangled in.

Fleece also comes in a variety of colors and patterns too. So you will find a favorite for every girl you know.

These are fun to give in sets of 25 and so so cute in piggy tails!!!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Creative Share Blog Hop

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I always look forward to this day of the week. It's fun to go through all the fabulous link ups.

I decided to start featuring some of my favorite link ups again. There are just so many that inspire me and I wanted to help them get seen a bit more.

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{Here are a few of my favorites that linked up last week}
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Monday, January 3, 2011

Shutter Love Tuesdays | Happy New Year

We have been loving hosting {Shutter} Love every week and wanted to thank you all for participating each week. You have all made it so fun. We enjoy looking at each of your photos every week.

This weeks theme is |Happy New Year|

To see all the rules for this fun party, please go HERE.

And don't forget to tell your friends that you entered your photo so they can come by and vote for you!

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Tara's "HAPPY NEW YEAR" Photo

Got the tripod out for this one. ;-) We took this photo at Christmas for a New Years Card. Love how playful it is. This is my family, my parents and brother's family. We have a large bunch and love it!