I need more time to sew, seriously...

But this week I decided to take a much needed break from all the millions of things going on and spent it in my studio! I realized that I hadn't even been up there to work on anything in over a month. Now that I have crossed one major project off my list, I can make some extra time for all my crafty endeavors. One thing I noticed is that when I am not spending enough time in my studio, I seem to get more stressed every where else in my life. From now on, I am definitely going to make sure I get in my crafty time each week! Anyways, here are some snapshots from the projects I worked on Friday:








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A light at the end of the tunnel...

I know, the silence around here is crazy, but hopefully by the end of Tuesday i will back into the swing of things. Between finishing up one of the biggest projects I have ever worked on, my day job, taking care of my little man & about a million other little things; the poor blog has been suffering! Just give me another few days and I promise some major posting is going to happen! :)


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Studio makeover: the paint!

So, my biggest goal for March is to re-paint my studio. It is a major undertaking, of course, (it has been the same colors for over ten years, it's definitely time for a change), but I am looking forward to it! This is really going to help with my goal of getting the studio cleaned up and will hopefully fill me with creative inspiration. To start with I went through a bunch of my old paint chips and found these:


They are old Martha stewart colors that they don't make anymore. (and in case your wondering, I am planning on using all 3 colors on various walls as well on trim that is going around my design walls) Yesterday, we went on an adventure to home depot to look at seeds for the garden and to find paint that was close to the old colors. This is what I came back with:



Now, I have to make some critical decisions on which I like best. I will be getting the paint + primer to hopefully cover the stripes and deep aqua in two coats (fingers crossed). My plan is to buy one gallon at a time so I actually get one wall done at a time before I get the other colors. I figure this will actually force me to get it done quickly. I really can't wait to finish up with a few of my projects that are on deadlines in order to get started on this.

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Valentine's day projects...

Were a little on the slow side this year (as in I just couldn't it together), but the little man and I managed to make this little guy that now lives happily on the fridge:


And we managed to capture the valentine photo the day before heart day:


Some flowers are blooming in the kitchen (amaryllis are lovely):


And now I really need to find some time for sewing (fingers crossed for this weekend) hope everyone had an awesome "love" day! :)

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Sorry for the blog break,

Things will be back on track early next week! Hope you have a lovely weekend :)


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Jumpstarting one of my main goals...

Eating more whole foods. I thought I would jump on board with The Whole Living 2012 Challenge . I thought it would be a great way to start some new habits, sort of reset my body for a fresh start, and break some old patterns. Sure it's going to be a little difficult, but I know that I can do it. (especially since I have convinced my bff to do this with me and she has amazing willpower!)


The bff & I decided to wait until the first week of February to start this process. So, Monday was the beginning of some major lifestyle changes. I can see that the first week is definitely the hardest, but probably is going to the most habit changing. In the last three days it has been lots of veggies and fruits, oh and some nuts! (and if course, I slipped up twice, not major, but moving on and sticking with it) I can't wait until next week when we get to add a few more things in.

The hardest part has been the fact we didn't quite plan it out as well as we could have with what we were going to be eating each day. This morning I did a little planning:


This will hopefully get us comfortably through this week and on to the next!


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