New Bar Stools

Ta Da!! I love having these bar stools with a back. The seats are super comfy and vinyl so they still clean well.

Happy Birthday Mom

My mom wanted dinner at Maddox Steakhouse and here we all are.

Melissa and Jared
Mariana and Kaylyn (Jon is on the road for his job)

Spencer, Dad, Mom, and Grandma Sheffield

A Project a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

I have this old dresser, but unfortunately the top had some water damage. My fault. Anyway, I wanted to do something to the top so it wasn't as unsightly. I cut out a sheet of wrapping paper to fit the top and then I used Mod Podge (or decoupage) craft glue to put it down. Then I also put a layer of glue on the top, don't worry the glue dries clear. Here are the results.

A word of warning you do get a few air bubbles which freaks out a perfectionist like me, but most of them went down when the top layer of glue dried out. I love it!

My Baby Sister is Engaged!

My sister Melissa is engaged to Jared Huffaker. Here's the ring shot. We are looking forward to a hot August wedding.

Tiling Project

So if I haven't mentioned it Matt is pretty handy. This month he worked on tiling the entry way of our house. It used to be linoleum, but is was pretty scraped up and gouged out. Here is the shot of the tile. It is the 18x18 size.
Here's a different angle. I love how it turned out. We also have enough of the same tile to do the laundry room.

St. Patrick's Table Runner

I know it's late, but I finally finished. Lest you think I have turned into Tyra, one of my co-workers is very into quilting and pieced this table runner together for me. I blanket stitched around the shamrock, hand-quilted the remaining shapes, and added the outside strips and binding. Anyway here is it in its finished state, ready for next year.

Jewelry Organizer

I must admit I am an accessory junkie. I think it comes from the same mentality about shoes, you are never to fat for a pair of shoes or a pair of earrings for that matter. Anyway, my box of jewelry was becoming much to cluttered. I couldn't find the earrings I wanted and necklaces get tangled and that is how this project was born. I covered the bottom half of this bulletin board that was already in my room with some fancy wrapping paper. The photo doesn't really show the texture, but it's cute I promise. Then I used clear push pins at about 1 inch intervals and wrapped wire across all the push pins and that created the space to hang the earrings. I used more push pins as spots to hang the necklaces and bracelets. I know I am an organization geek, but I feel so accomplished.