I love to give gifts…
Especially the handmade kind…
Everyone got a terrarium. Seven incredibly different personalities and age groups and I think they all had fun choosing which one to take home. Good stuff. I need to make more!
Receiving presents is kinda cool too…
Look how nicely the new flatscreen fits in the studio.
I wanted to share some photos of the house all holidized up before the decor comes down in a week or so. It has never seen this much spirit! I would like to add that I have never purchased a decoration. My family, both mom and dad, has strange uncontrollable urges to continue to purchase me massive amounts of Christmas decor. Not that I’m complaining…
I am now in the process of moving in all of my toys to the new dining room studio. I found these great men’s shoe boxes that fit the cabinets perfectly from The Container Store. Can you stand how organized this is? It brings tears to my eyes.
The Container Store is currently offering a 25% off coupon (promo code: CLUTTERCREW) until July 12.
The studio transformation continues with a custom-made plywood table top to fit over the 4 IKEA EFFEKTIV bookcases to complete the craft table. I love how it has turned out!
Now, I’m on an obsessive search for stools. Initially I was going to go with the basic Mill Store wooden bar stools but I think I want something more comfy. Maybe one of these? I’m loving the red.
I made my first purchase trip to IKEA for the 4 EFFEKTIV bookcases that will be making up the base of my new craft table. I love how the look together. Next up are the 3 BESTA shelving units for the back wall and the custom plywood top for the craft table.There is only so much IKEA furniture I can transport at one time. In the meantime, I have a temporary table top in place just so the room can be used during the transformation. I am so pleased as to how it’s turning out and can’t wait to finish the project!
A while back I made slight reference to wanting to change my dining room into a studio space. I am happy to say that I am finally on my way to doing it. I realized after living with the dining room for over 4 years that it only gets used on Christmas and the occasional sit-down dinner. (We are talking like 1-2 times a year). In the meantime, it stores my unorganized project messes and dog crates. Very poor use of space especially since it has five big windows with great light, it’s located next to the open kitchen and I can listen to the tv! So, after a couple trips to IKEA with a camera and notebook in hand I have come up with a mood board for the room.
Current Dining Room (chairs removed before photo was taken)
Current Dining Room (what it normally looks like)
Mood Board
While designing the space, I have to keep in mind that the dog crates are staying, that the room is very open so I need lots of places to stash things, and that I would like to have dinner in there those one, two or three times a year that the room requires. Fortunately, I love the paint color so that can stay and I’m keeping the jute rug.
Do you ever have those weekends where you accomplish so much you have no idea where the energy came from and why it doesn’t exist all the time? Here were my past two…
Saturday
x haircut
x bank
x post office
x lowe’s for blinds
x groceries
x finished prepping gardens for mulch (raking + weeding)
x walked tilda
x brought up outdoor furniture from basement
x homemade asian sesame chicken salad
Sunday
x teaked outside furniture
x dug holes and set rocks along driveway (in attempt to keep the dirt from draining down the driveway when it rains)
x homemade wonton soup from scratch
x tilda blog post – Snap Clips for the Wee Ones!
x finished photographs for client
Saturday
x hung new rod in closet
x mulched front and back garden beds
x homemade baked chicken fingers with honey mustard sauce
x tilda blog post – Oh No…Kitties Have Invaded Tilda’s Blog!
x finished hanging last 3 blinds in the house – 20 total
x walked tilda
x cleaned yard poo…thank you tilda
x finished first print of a new series of digital collages I’m working on
x shipped the custom lulu
Sunday
x tilda blog post – Dobby Learns Roll-Over
x vacuum
x laundry
x grocery store
x lowe’s
x quick pop-in to the mall (i hate the mall but sometimes you just gotta go)
x finished mulching front beds
x cleaned bathrooms
x homemade low-fat spicy mexican chicken salad
It must have been the constant supervision…
Hello, my name is Karalee and I am a procrastinator. Don’t know why. It feels great to accomplish something but I love to procrastinate and watch the list get longer and longer until I don’t want to look at it anymore. Today, I finished a project no thanks to twitter, tilda, facebook as much as i hate it, the constant checking of email and of course working. Here’s a few of the product shots I was hired to do. Now, I’m off to procrastinate writing the invoice.
Come on, you would procrastinate setting up this too…
I just finished 70 cards, a pile of prints and some business cards for the grey blanket. Tomorrow, I need to mat, frame and price all the pieces as well as pack all my jewels for this weekends show. I’m tired.
