In the pursuit of a sun porch

I've been collecting for my sun porch since I saw our house on the Multi-List Server we moved into our house. The day we closed, we hit up an auction in my home town.

I already had some wicker furniture that came with the house but was looking for a small stool/low chair/something besides the side table on which to prop my feet.

Look what I found! And only $11!!!


Bright sun shine makes it difficult to take a decent picture.


A little on the ugly side but I can see potential with a little paint and some fabric!

I got this wild idea to paint the bottom of it yellow. This yellow:


Boy is it bright!!!


Ok, part of that might be the sun but...

A little Sun Yellow to the rescue!

I was drawing from this inspiration picture:

I lost the source...sorry. I pinned it before I realized I was sometimes losing the source.

Anyway, I still need to cover the top. I think I'm going to use dropcloth...but I'm not sure. I'm also not sure the yellow is staying...

What do you think??

I'll show you it IN my porch soon. I think I am almost done out there...for now.

Scarf Organization {Pinterest}

A couple of months ago, in this post, I showed you a picture of my scarves.



I have a small collection...and I'd love to see my collection grow. :)

While browsing Pinterest one day, I came across and idea to organize and store/hand scarves. This is the original post (to the best I can figure).

I had no organization for my scarves. So, armed with this idea, I set off to make my own. I heeded the original author's advice and opted for a durable hanger and snagged some cheep shower rings from Wal-Marks.

If I remember correctly, they were a couple of dollars.

I snapped the rings on the bottom of the hanger and added my scarves.

Viola!

Whew! Don't look too close. The inside of my closet will scare you half to death!!!



Wow, much better!!!

And look what I saw when I was in my closet...


Cute little girl!


Looks like I need more scarves!!!


Do you have a favorite scarf? Do you have a better plan for organization? I'd love to see!

Happy Easter!!

I made this card a couple of months ago for a challenge I was hosting.

I wanted to share it here, today, on Easter Sunday. I wanted to share the warmth and promise that is Easter. As a Christian, Easter really is our saving grace, quite literally. It's what solidifies God's promise to us and shows us that we can trust his Word.

Happy Easter. Happy Promise.

Recent Cards

I wanted to show you a few cards I've made recently.

Here's a Christmas card I made using punches:


I gave it a little depth with 3-d dots.


For this card, I used an ornament punch and re-purposed it as a light bulb for a string of Christmas lights.


This card is a fail...I think. I was trying to make a quilted-looking card and use an unusual shape.


What do you do with your "fail" creations?