Naturally, with our first baby on the way, people have been asking me if I'm almost done setting up our nursery. The answer to that question is yes, but no. We have cleared out most of our stuff from the room, except for a few items that need to remain in non-basement storage. We also …
Because A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
In a little over 24 hours Matt and I took two pallets and created art... The End. What do you think? Yes, I know: I need something more than blackout roller shades for window treatments. And, Yes: I took these picture a little past midnight.
Best Two Dollars Ever Spent…
Over Labor Day weekend, I picked up this handy little shelf for two bucks at Savers in Minneapolis We gave her a little makeover, along with another self we already had, and Matt hung them up for me It took about ten minutes, and they looked a little like this Don't look at my canisters! …
Discovery…
I'm glad to be back from the weekend, and even more glad to have had a three day weekend. Lucky me, I'll be getting another one this coming weekend! It almost makes up for the insanity that was August! Almost. Yes, we went up to Ames for the weekend for my lovely friend Megan's wedding... …
Bears vs Packers Kubb
Yesterday morning, we sent this beauty out in the mail..... Yes, it is a Bears vs Packer s Custom Kubb set. You might be asking yourself, why the King is silver... the client wanted it to resemble the super bowl trophy. I thought it was creative... and if I thought there was any way to …
The Wife of My Husband’s Dreams…
If you have ever been one of those lucky people to live with me or, better yet, one of the lucky few to have shared an actual bedroom with me, you can testify without a shadow of a doubt that the following statement is true: I am a messy. I leave my stuff laying around. …
Painter’s Tape…
I snapped this last night after expertly removing this bundle of painter's tape from the kubb pieces I was finishing up... I kinda thought it looked cool. In other news, my Monday Madness is over as of today... wohooo! I am nearly trained, and won't have to take any more classes until October! I …
Custom Painting
In case you didn't know, the hubs and I have been making and selling Kubb sets all summer. It's be kinda fun to tell you the truth, especially since we added a custom option to the mix! I know I've already bragged a little about this one, but thought I throw it out there to …
Holding Pattern
hold·ing pat·tern, noun 1. The flight path maintained by an aircraft awaiting permission to land. 2. A state or period of no progress or change Our life is in a seemingly unending holding pattern right now. It started the night of my birthday, back in March. Matt came home from work and told me that …
The Cat is IN the Bag….
I have to admit that yesterday my kitchen table was FULL of clutter! I decided that since the husband was outside making my valentine's gift, I should clear said table so we could sit down and eat together. I was surprised to lift this reusable Fareway bag only to realize it was VERY heavy. I …
Mrs Claus House 