I just wanted you to see that darling little dormer one more time!
Lots more New House pictures to come I am sure. I am just dying to show you guys everything!!!
Friday, August 26, 2011
Today is the DAY!
As you are reading this, I am pretending to be Cinderella...I'm cleaning and shampooing the carpets at our new HOME!!! WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Yes, I'm yelling. Nope, I'm not mad!)
I just wanted you to see that darling little dormer one more time!
Lots more New House pictures to come I am sure. I am just dying to show you guys everything!!!
I just wanted you to see that darling little dormer one more time!
Lots more New House pictures to come I am sure. I am just dying to show you guys everything!!!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
My Love Affair...
...with suitcases. Oh how I love thee!!!
Several, several years ago, in a magazine somewhere, I saw a bedside table created from vintage suitcases and so the love affair began! I think I have close to ten and I stash them all over.
When we first moved to the Rental, I had two conundrums. The first: where to drop off the mail until mail opening day (Friday). The second: where to stash that stuff you need in the bathroom but you don't want people to see when your bathroom is only this big:
(not even joking...I was standing in the hallway).
Enter Juanita's House Antiques at Main and Ohio in Sedalia, MO (I just love that woman! She invited me to my first auction in my new work town, her shop was one of the fist downtown shops I discovered, her shop has this sweet little entry to the second floor, and to top it all off! She is just sweet as pie!)
So, down to see Juanita's House I head on a random lunch hour in July...after Jj already said we couldn't get anymore stuff until we had a new space to accessorize...well, this one needed just a bit. And, suitcases can help us in the moving process :) and...really...they can "go" in any home that I'm in. State law!
First, I found this little cutie:
It had a luggage tag with someone's name on it; I thought that was cool. Juanita said it belonged to a local doctor's wife...kinda neat. I just knew that with a little elbow grease, I could get that thing slicked up and it would be a great mail holder!
Wouldn't you know! I walked upstairs and look what jumped into my arms!
I know! Hopped right in! (Look! Someone's initials! MC. How cool if it would have been LJ??)
I just used hot water and Pine-sol.
Cleaned up like a dream!
I decided this blue one would have to go in the bathroom.
I was afraid the white one would just disappear with the white walls, white throne, white, white, white!
I just tucked it right down next to the wall.
I feel like the cute little case is kind of hidden but... it's the Rental...it's only temporary.
The white one is in the living room next to our entertainment center...err...coffee table that's holding up our TV. :) I forgot to snap a picture of that...sorry. I promise to show you their locations in our new house; when I find the perfect location!
And! It was the white mail holder that busted me. Jj saw it the second he walked into the Rental. I said sorry but explained that we NEEDED it and that he knew how much I loved suitcases and didn't it look great sitting there? He laughed, hugged me and made me promise that we didn't need anymore stuff. Man he's a keeper!
Several, several years ago, in a magazine somewhere, I saw a bedside table created from vintage suitcases and so the love affair began! I think I have close to ten and I stash them all over.
When we first moved to the Rental, I had two conundrums. The first: where to drop off the mail until mail opening day (Friday). The second: where to stash that stuff you need in the bathroom but you don't want people to see when your bathroom is only this big:
(not even joking...I was standing in the hallway).Enter Juanita's House Antiques at Main and Ohio in Sedalia, MO (I just love that woman! She invited me to my first auction in my new work town, her shop was one of the fist downtown shops I discovered, her shop has this sweet little entry to the second floor, and to top it all off! She is just sweet as pie!)
So, down to see Juanita's House I head on a random lunch hour in July...after Jj already said we couldn't get anymore stuff until we had a new space to accessorize...well, this one needed just a bit. And, suitcases can help us in the moving process :) and...really...they can "go" in any home that I'm in. State law!
First, I found this little cutie:
It had a luggage tag with someone's name on it; I thought that was cool. Juanita said it belonged to a local doctor's wife...kinda neat. I just knew that with a little elbow grease, I could get that thing slicked up and it would be a great mail holder!
Wouldn't you know! I walked upstairs and look what jumped into my arms!
I know! Hopped right in! (Look! Someone's initials! MC. How cool if it would have been LJ??)
I just used hot water and Pine-sol.
Cleaned up like a dream!
I decided this blue one would have to go in the bathroom.
I was afraid the white one would just disappear with the white walls, white throne, white, white, white!
I just tucked it right down next to the wall.
I feel like the cute little case is kind of hidden but... it's the Rental...it's only temporary.
The white one is in the living room next to our entertainment center...err...coffee table that's holding up our TV. :) I forgot to snap a picture of that...sorry. I promise to show you their locations in our new house; when I find the perfect location!
And! It was the white mail holder that busted me. Jj saw it the second he walked into the Rental. I said sorry but explained that we NEEDED it and that he knew how much I loved suitcases and didn't it look great sitting there? He laughed, hugged me and made me promise that we didn't need anymore stuff. Man he's a keeper!
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Come here, sit down. Let me fill you in!!!
Ok. You are not going to believe this!!! In May, we decided it was time to put our Columbia House on the market. You read all about it! Well it sold crazy, crazy fast. We closed on June 17, 2011. Less than 30 days after I (yes me, we sold it ourselves, no Realtor helped me at all, one stinking bit, it was all me)!!
So... we moved to a rental... no pictures. You wouldn't even believe it!! I think I will just forget now. Because our offer was accepted today for our New Home!!!
Yep, you heard me correct. Pending inspections, we purchased a new (to us) home! Holy cow!!! I can't wait to show all of it too you!
Taken from my iPhone. When we went back for a second peek, the people were home so.... yeah. Anyway, when I was looking on the internet, the house had me at the front porch!
I mean just look at the banister, the hanging pots, our Nation's Pride hanging in the breeze!
Hello, Home, it's me Laura Jones!
And that cute dormer. Eeekkk! I could just spend the night tonight!
I also loved that the garage door had a slight arch at the top...a little hard to see in this picture but... it was my phone afterall.
I should also tell you that the house had me at the mantle, the balcony and then again with the property! I can't wait to show you all about it!
What about your home had you at hello? Or how have you made it have you at hello?
So... we moved to a rental... no pictures. You wouldn't even believe it!! I think I will just forget now. Because our offer was accepted today for our New Home!!!
Yep, you heard me correct. Pending inspections, we purchased a new (to us) home! Holy cow!!! I can't wait to show all of it too you!
Taken from my iPhone. When we went back for a second peek, the people were home so.... yeah. Anyway, when I was looking on the internet, the house had me at the front porch!
I mean just look at the banister, the hanging pots, our Nation's Pride hanging in the breeze!
Hello, Home, it's me Laura Jones!
And that cute dormer. Eeekkk! I could just spend the night tonight!
I also loved that the garage door had a slight arch at the top...a little hard to see in this picture but... it was my phone afterall.
I should also tell you that the house had me at the mantle, the balcony and then again with the property! I can't wait to show you all about it!
What about your home had you at hello? Or how have you made it have you at hello?
Monday, July 11, 2011
Old Cards...Revealed!
I seem to do this more often than not; I have a blast at an online crop, making tons of cards...and I forget to share them on here. Shame on me!!
These cards were made back in May for CardMaker's CardSwap online crop. Remember, I participated in the Somewhere Over the Rainbow Blog Hop?
Anywho! Here are the cards I made:
I was messing with some of my camera settings and didn't realize that frog one was so, so bad until I had already packaged up the card to be sent...oops...bad! With the palm tree card, I had it focused on the rope part which way, way threw off the rest. Sorry for the blur.
Thanks for stopping by to see us!
These cards were made back in May for CardMaker's CardSwap online crop. Remember, I participated in the Somewhere Over the Rainbow Blog Hop?
Anywho! Here are the cards I made:
I was messing with some of my camera settings and didn't realize that frog one was so, so bad until I had already packaged up the card to be sent...oops...bad! With the palm tree card, I had it focused on the rope part which way, way threw off the rest. Sorry for the blur.
Thanks for stopping by to see us!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Would you get a load of THIS!?!
I took this picture myself. I promise it has not been photo-shopped or otherwise had the content edited!
Get a closer look why don't you?
Yep, that's a compact car with a trunk FULL of scrap metal. I tried to get a closer picture but all I had was my iphone and I was driving. Eek!
Anyway, it made me laugh and I thought I'd share that with you. I guess as long as you are recycling, your methods are acceptable??
Get a closer look why don't you?
Yep, that's a compact car with a trunk FULL of scrap metal. I tried to get a closer picture but all I had was my iphone and I was driving. Eek!
Anyway, it made me laugh and I thought I'd share that with you. I guess as long as you are recycling, your methods are acceptable??
Monday, June 27, 2011
Happy Anniversary!
Here's to many more; I love you Monster!
(PS - these pictures are from my Sister's wedding, May 14, 2011.)
Thursday, June 9, 2011
A Serene Christmas
A couple of weeks ago, my good friend Lora and I spent a nice Friday afternoon making cards for my Grandma's Bazaar. Thank you Lora; my Grandma will LOVE them all!!
I made a card pack (of 6) for Grandma's sale. It will be the first weekend in November.
Of course, they are all slightly different...that's how us random girls roll!
I also busted out my Patterned Pines stamp set and made these. I just remember how this set totally had me at hello! But then so did the Serene Snowflakes. Perhaps my "hello"s are pretty easy to have. Well, I do talk to strangers!
Oh Merry Christmas in June!!
I made a card pack (of 6) for Grandma's sale. It will be the first weekend in November.
Of course, they are all slightly different...that's how us random girls roll!
I also busted out my Patterned Pines stamp set and made these. I just remember how this set totally had me at hello! But then so did the Serene Snowflakes. Perhaps my "hello"s are pretty easy to have. Well, I do talk to strangers!
Oh Merry Christmas in June!!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sunny Afternoon!
CardMaker Magazine's CardSwaps forum is holding an online crop and I have a challenge up! WooHOO!!
My challenge is called Sunny Afternoon. Your challenge, should you accept, is to create an outdoor scene; be sure to include a tree! It can small enough for a card, sized just right for a scrapbook or a large wall arrangement but make sure your outdoor scene has a tree.
Here's my sample:
My challenge is called Sunny Afternoon. Your challenge, should you accept, is to create an outdoor scene; be sure to include a tree! It can small enough for a card, sized just right for a scrapbook or a large wall arrangement but make sure your outdoor scene has a tree.
Here's my sample:
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Blog Hop
I'm the 7th stop on the Somewhere Over the Rainbow blog hop.I hope you have a fabulous time hopping along and seeing the gorgeous creations from our hostesses. You should have arrived here from Meredith's blog. Didn't you just love all her green?!? In case you got lost or would like to start at the beginning, check out my Pal Lora (click on her name) at Crafts Are My Thing.
The theme of the blog hop is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". Each blog hostess has been assigned a color {I'm blue!}. At the end of the rainbow is a link to your pot of gold! Be sure to click the link so you can join us in the Card Swaps forum for challenges, games, fun, and prizes!! It's sure to be a lot of fun.
{BLUE BABY}
I don't usually think of not liking blue...but I certainly don't use it much in crafting. Come to think of it, I don't think I own a single article of clothing that is blue...but I do love blue jeans. And I think that counts!! :)
I got the idea for this card in a little shop in my home town called Vintage Daze. It's like an antique, wine, cool stuff and card shop. I go there every chance I get! Anyway, I just dug through my paper piles and found some blues and piled them up!
MY CARD:
I really like the texture this card has
A lot of it came about by accident...I forgot my paper cutter at my Mom's...I used Martha's score thing to "cut" the layers. I like it.
The good and the bad...I was planning to border punch the whole bottom of the top piece. But! Due to the textures of the edges, I couldn't get the paper to go back in the punch.
But it turned out pretty cool I think!
There aren't prizes for the hop this round but make sure to check out CardMaker! There are prizes for the challenges over there! However, even though there aren't prizes here, please do leave me some sugar (AKA a comment).
From here, you are off to see Angelina: Click here!
Here's the map in case you have lost your way.
Lora: http://craftsaremything.blogspot.com/
Susan H. http://lilbitofme-susan.blogspot.com/
Golda http://goldapete.wordpress.com/
Jane http://jane-notsuchaplainjane.blogspot.com/
Ana
Meredith http://whatsnextma.blogspot.com/
Laura http://ljjonescircus.blogspot.com/ <------ YOU ARE HERE!
Angelina http://angel-artdesign.blogspot.com/ -
Ashley http://handstampedbyashley.blogspot.com/ -
The theme of the blog hop is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". Each blog hostess has been assigned a color {I'm blue!}. At the end of the rainbow is a link to your pot of gold! Be sure to click the link so you can join us in the Card Swaps forum for challenges, games, fun, and prizes!! It's sure to be a lot of fun.
{BLUE BABY}
I don't usually think of not liking blue...but I certainly don't use it much in crafting. Come to think of it, I don't think I own a single article of clothing that is blue...but I do love blue jeans. And I think that counts!! :)
I got the idea for this card in a little shop in my home town called Vintage Daze. It's like an antique, wine, cool stuff and card shop. I go there every chance I get! Anyway, I just dug through my paper piles and found some blues and piled them up!
MY CARD:
I really like the texture this card has
A lot of it came about by accident...I forgot my paper cutter at my Mom's...I used Martha's score thing to "cut" the layers. I like it.
The good and the bad...I was planning to border punch the whole bottom of the top piece. But! Due to the textures of the edges, I couldn't get the paper to go back in the punch.
But it turned out pretty cool I think!
There aren't prizes for the hop this round but make sure to check out CardMaker! There are prizes for the challenges over there! However, even though there aren't prizes here, please do leave me some sugar (AKA a comment).
From here, you are off to see Angelina: Click here!
Here's the map in case you have lost your way.
Lora: http://craftsaremything.blogspot.com/
Susan H. http://lilbitofme-susan.blogspot.com/
Golda http://goldapete.wordpress.com/
Jane http://jane-notsuchaplainjane.blogspot.com/
Ana
Meredith http://whatsnextma.blogspot.com/
Laura http://ljjonescircus.blogspot.com/ <------ YOU ARE HERE!
Angelina http://angel-artdesign.blogspot.com/ -
Ashley http://handstampedbyashley.blogspot.com/ -
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Happy Birthday Challenge!
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