cute shirt, but I was dreaming of a light weight shirt to wear over tanks and such.

a few simple snips.

I didn't even finish the exposed edges.

not the best picture, forgive me- but you get the idea.

I know I will wear it a lot this summer.

pesky stains=new outfit

these leggings had a few stains low on the legs.

the white shirt did as well...

snip snip,

add in a pillow case,

and you have a new outfit!

 two

 picture

 frames

 sitting

 on

 the

 table

 were

just

 too

blaah.

the

 old

wooden

 clamp

makes

 for

 a

much

more 

interesting

display. 

the closet that wanted to be a bench

Living in a house built in the 1940's can be interesting.

We have a very tight front entry that had a closet we didn't use.

A few years ago we pulled down the door, and decided to build in a bench and hooks for guests.

Jeff and my father-in-law built it in a day.

I painted it, and it was done. 

The space still isn't any bigger, but it is better!

all dressed up and no where to go

We collect vintage aprons with every intent to make something great out of them.

While they wait,

we figured the window might like to wear them.

The kitchen window is just a bit too wide in my opinion, but you get the idea.

If you do have a wider window,

 it would be easy to just cut the apron strings off at the ends,

slide a tension rod through as many as you need, 

and hang!

No sew!

bored sick

literally.

you would think that with a fever she'd want to rest, but no.

so I put her to work building trees out of...

wooden spools

twigs

and beads

blocks are best

my kids still love blocks,

 and the place they love playing them the most is on the deck.

we keep a crate of "outside" blocks and animals out there all summer.