scrapbook pages...done!

my scrapbook is growing!

done!

my garden journal...filled with notes about what worked where & plant tags...

scarf for Lars, with a "buttonhole" to keep it on him!

an altered pencil case to go up for sale @ my Etsy store

let me bring you up to speed..part 2

josh & ben make up....

kate & ben make up....

sami grows up....

& the backyard gets dug up.

let me bring you up to speed... part 1

my "new" bicycle...(not pictured-the bike trailer Joshie bought me so I can tool around town!)

lars turns 1...

dining room is complete...

Aunt Cathy & Mom come to visit...

yellowstone river, north of glendive, montana

makoshika state park

ok ok so i've been "gone" forever..but i've been busy!
I have been posting pics & what-not over on facebook & have been neglecting my poor little blog, I know.
it has been a busy summer though...
visits from family & friends
visits TO family & friends
camping
hiking
biking
gardening
scrapbooking
you know...living!
:)

kitchen idea...presented & accepted!

a color presentation for josh...
what you can't see from my goofy little drawing
(perspective is not my strong point! lol)
is that the wall the door is on will actually be the softer yellow with a white stencil over it just like the pattern paper, as will the backsplash of the main countertop & the stove.
the soffits & the other walls will be the green color.
i want to paint the main cabinets over the sink counter all white with yellow inside & "glass"panel doors.
maybe paint a piece of beadboard for the peninsula that same avacado green that's in the living room?....hmmmm
it's a bit bold but i think it will be really cool!

and...josh said...
it looks good. go for it.











just like that!
ta-da!

also pitched him this idea for the living room floor.
figured we will have to replace the plywood subfloor anyways so why not buy slightly nicer plywood & just do this to it?
we like wood floors & we could always put down a rug...
he liked this idea too.
i need to go buy a lotto ticket...lol

this is a 6x6 postbound scrapbook that I altered yesterday...
it was just a plain olive green fabric cover & i hated it so i did this to it!
now i love it & can't wait to put stuff in it!
*the clock here is actually a copper color with a nice sheen to it (not as pink as it appears to be) but i can't seem to get it to photograph properly.

I may still take out the plastic pages & replace them with paper pages ala vintage scrapbook style.

I showed it to Josh & when he saw the back he said it looked like it was stained lol
i told him that i did that on purpose & that was the look i was going for.
he just looked at me funny & said ...oooookaaaaaaaay.
boys.
geez.