After a stressful day at work I made an unscheduled stop at target.... I know, thats probably not the best idea, especially for a gal who can barely pay her rent, but I spent a grand total of $22. And for those $22 I got two pairs of shoes, two red wire baskets, a spray bottle (for our new cactus named Helsico) a tin bucket, and a rectangular tin that I'm going to use as a herb planter. everything was on sale or in the $1 section. I got some white canvas vans-like slip ons and some silly red jellies (that were about $4!). I think it was the most budget friendly unnecessary shopping spree I've ever committed.
PS sorry the picture is sooo lame. I took it on my bed while I was in it... I'm feeling quite lazy.
Retail Therapy
little bag
I took a shot at making a little zippered pouch. I used some left over fabric and a funk yellow zipper. I think it turn out ok, a little messed up but ok~
Sunday
It was a beautiful Sunday. It felt quite spring like. It was almost hot in the sun. I made yummy waffles with bananas, yogurt and walnuts. after breakfast I opened all the windows and did my spring cleaning! which is cause for excitement if your an OCD freak like me. I cleaned out my closet. I know it doesn't look organized but it is. then in the latter afternoon when I was all done Chris and I went to the wood star cafe and had a little snack/lunch. we stopped in at the book store and I picked up Pride and Prejudice, something I've always meant to read, and the Diving bell and the Butterfly. Chris and I saw the movie version last night and it was wonderful and very beautiful so I thought I should read the book. It's about a man who has a massive stroke and is totally parallelized but he is metal conscious. He communicates by blinking his eye. the entire book was dictated by him through blinking his eye. its an amazing/wonderful true story. But I digress. Then I made a tasty beef sir fry and we watched Micheal Clayton on DVD, another great movie to end the weekend. Chris got me some daffodils
Reorganization
BEFORE....
AFTER....
The other weekend I rearranged our living room. I'm still not done, but i'm close. I basically moved the futon couch to the other side of the room. I still need to mount our old French map. We found it in a dumpster at Smith college, its beautiful and aged, its one of my favorite finds. my craft corner is a mess! I NEED to do some serious spring cleaning. Since we are leaving in May (going back home to Seattle! we going to road trip back through the south and up the California coast... but i digress) I need to start selling things and giving junk away to the good ol' salvation army. I'll be listing the furniture I don't care about on craig's list, like the mattress. but there are a few things I want to hold on to. like my favorite bizarre love seat that some day I will have reupholster. I can't believe I'll be leaving this place so soon. I'll be going back to the good old Barnard in the fall.... oh the time dose fly.
what time is it?
check out my sweet yoshito nara clock. my mom had it around the house and sent it to me along with some other silly stuff. her version of a care package is hilarious. I recognize most the stuff from around the house; it's like she walked around the house and threw stuff in a box and sent it to me. Last year at school she sent me a 3 ft. tall replica of the hammering man (Seattle landmark, outside the seattle art museum) I love her qurky gifts, love you ma!
have a super weekend.
Craft Corner
My nook is finally complete! I have wanted a little space to make things ever sense we moved in. As I type I am cozy at my little desk surrounded by my craft stuff. I just repainted the desk white and spray painted the handle silver. I also put my small ironing board on a table pedestal I found on the sidewalk. It's all quite cute if i do say so myself.
Look what I made!
I made a shirt/dress in sewing class. Its a little big. and very green. (whats with all the green? everything I make seems to be green lately). this picture don't really do it justice. It's my first project in a while so it not to bad. I can use it as a cover-up at the beach this summer. I want summer soooo bad......
Another Green Chair
I think I've gone a little green crazy. I found this chair by the side of the road and thought it would make a good upholstery project. plus be a good chair for my craft nook. So i unscrewed the cushions and using a staple gun and some fabric from joAnn's I reupholstered the seat and the backrest. then I spray painted the frame silver, which turned out to be very metalic. then put it all back together and I realized I have make another green chair.
Heaven is a Place on Earth!
I've come home! This weekend I was looking for a desk for my long awaited craft nook. And i stumbled upon the Holyoke Flea Market. Its Huge! Imagine a very large warehouse stuffed with about 500 vender's selling literally everything. It was wonderful! I've been looking for a good flea market since we moved out here and I have finally found one. I was also successful in finding a desk for only $30. I think I could have paid $20 but i'm a horrible haggler. the guy realized this and i think he felt a little bad so he threw in a free chair (which I don't want or need but it was nice anyway). The desk needs a coat of paint and is a little beat up but its perfect.
Sorry the picture is a little out of focus.
Junk jewelry by the box with white dogs
Old Typewriter with a very cool horizontal filing cabinet that looks like it was use to store scientific supplies or botany samples.
Apartment building mail boxes. I really wanted this but it wasn't cheap at $150
Stuff!
One of three walls covered in dried flower bouquets
More Stuff!
Chair Makeover Part du
So I finally did it. the color is a Nickelodeon-slime-green. I cleaned up the melt frame with WD-40 and steel wool* awesome at cleaning up rust. Its a little green.. but I can dig it
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