Thursday goal

If it rains, I'm going to scrapbook and/or craft. There, now that I've stated it here, I will make it happen.
If it is sunny, I'm spending some time soaking it up!
Pics to come later (if it rains and I get to scrap)

DIY Wednesday (a little late)

I love Anthropologie...but, it's a tiny bit expensive for me. I got some inspriation from Dear Lizzy at http://www.elizabethkartchner.blogspot.com/ to make a shirt that is a bit of a look alike!

Supplies: Scissors, pins, needle, matching thread, 2 t-shirts, sewing machine if desired (I hand stitched as my machine is currently broken.)

1. Cut long strips from one of the shirts. I cut 6 strips from the back of the t-shirt.

2. Folding and pinning as you go, arrange the strips on your other shirt. I started at the shoulder and continued roughly along the v-neckline.

3. Stitch into place.

aaahh pretty

Just found this website this morning. I'm spending the gray rainy morning checking out all the pretties here: http://housedoctordk.blogspot.com. Hopefully, I'll be back later with some crafty or scrapbook pics.

Sunday inspiration

Yesterday I took an old copy of Elle with me to a softball tournament and let it inspire me. Ideas kept coming to me, having no paper with me, I tore out a cute add and started writing my ideas on the mag page. Now I can't wait to hit a Goodwill store and score some cool (ulgy) pieces just waiting to be turned into something new! Even though the summer is half over, I still have high hopes for it to be fun and creative AND relaxing!
Check out www.rebeccasower.typepad.com. Her banner is to die for! Makes me want to scrapbook, and sew really cool monster dolls like RIGHT NOW!

Inspirational Blogs

Here is a new blog I've discovered and a couple that I just plain love. Check them out.
www.creaturecomfortsblog.com
www.ruffledblog.com
www.oncewed.com.

Hope I spelled everything right!

DIY Wednesday

Photo Journal Prompts (image: www.weheartit.com)

Divide these prompts up in any way. Take one per day, week, etc. Be creative about how you look at your environment. Try to see things in a different way.

1. Texture. Take photos of different textures in nature, in your home, office, etc.

2. Reflections. Reflections in mirrors, bodies of water, windows, sunglasses, rear-view mirrors, etc.

3. Peeling paint on different surfaces (brick, wood, metal, etc.)

4. Rust

5. Paint or wallpaper coming through another layer of wall covering.

6. A mess that you come up on...not one you create (ex. Spilled catsup on the floor at McDonald's.)

7. Monochromatic color schemes.

8. Early morning light

9. Spider webs

10. Twilight/ sunset (Look at the color of light and how the angles of light change.)

That is enough to get you started for now. Keep your pics in an acid free journal preferrably using photo corners (so you can take the pics out later). I recommend keeping notes on when and where the photo was taken as well as any specific settings you used on your camera. I would also print the prompt related to the photo at the top of the page.

If you know me personally, I'd love to see your photo journals. The monsters and I will be starting ours this next week. Have fun!

Summer fun list

Some things that I would like to do this summer with the monsters.
1. Paddleboating
2. The BEACH...South Beach please
3. picnics with the cousins
4. Time capsule...to keep in the basement??
5. Floating in the pool
6. Making a miniture house/doll house w/ Megs using recycled items...can't wait to start
7. Make gelato...yummm
8. Make a photo journal w/ specific prompts
9. Play with the puppy.
10. Go back to City Museum.

A list of ten for now. This looks more fun than my work list.