Kitchen Island

I have just found THE most wonderful website!! And I am so excited to get started. Okay, okay let me back up. as you know our kitchen is not exactly baker friendly, there are only two very small spaces to work on and they are usually covered in dishes or appliances. When R moved the fridge it opened up the kitchen and made room for a small workspace and I have been searching for one ever since, but nothing I have found is in my price range or compares to what is in my mind!

Well yesterday I was browsing one of the many blogs I follow UCreate and found the very talented Ana at Knock-off Woods. She takes overpriced designer pieces and creates plans to build them yourself! And the best part she shares them for FREE!!!

So I am thinking maybe she has something that would work in my kitchen. Let me tell you I have NEVER build anything by myself and was a little afraid to fall in love with something and not be able to do it, but I looked anyway. And you know what I found. The EXACT table that I have had in my mind for the last few months!! Not joking! I fell head over heals for this table, I think I was even drooling a little it is so beautiful. Well, I printed off the plans and went running to find R, and asked him if he thought it was too big of a project to be my first. He looked them over and said we could definitely do it!! He even had some suggestions to make it look even more like a store bought piece.

EEEK!! Now I just have to be patient and wait until Saturday so we can go down to Home Resource here in Missoula and hopefully find some reclaimed wood. EEEK! (I know I am squealing like a little girl which I normally don't do, but EEEK)

Freezer Paper Stencils

Yeppers I have jumped on that wagon as well, and I am lovin it. There are tutorials all over the web so I will not go into great detail. I wanted a Detroit Red Wing onsie but cannot fathum paying $20.00 for one that he is going to outgrow faster than a weed. So I made my own, and I can continue making them, oh and I made a Calgary Flames one just to make R happy :)





But of course I could not stop at just two... so a thrid was made. More will be coming as soon as I get a few more paint colors.

All in A Days Work

What a great feeling, being a homeowner is so rewarding. We spent all day doing yard work. I planted a Brandywine Maple tree in the front yard. Hopefully it will provide shade during the summer when the sun beats in the living room all day, but will let the sunlight in during the winter.



And R spent the day putting together installing an underground sprinkler system. He got the side done and most of the front. I LOVE it! No more moving hoses and adjusting the water pressure. Thank you Babe!

Crinkle Blankie

Okay okay I know I have lots of time before little boy shows up but, I am so excited! I have seen these in stores and all over the i-net but here is my version.

Alright I started with 18 squares of 4"x4" scrap fabric, sewed three squares togeather and pressed the seams.



Then I sewed my three rows togeather to created two equal squares. Because some of my fabric was light colored I ironed on a piece of lightweight interfacing to each square.



Next I cut random sized pieces of ribbon to place around the edges of the toy. Then I cut and washed a piece of a Doritos bag slightly larger than the blankie for extra crinkleness.

Then I sandwitched them. Doritos bag, side one face up, ribbon tabs placed randomly, then the top side face down.



Sew around the square leaving an opening to turn it right side out. Snip the corners so they will lay flat then turn. I sewed twice around once to close up the hole and a second to make it look finished. Yep easy peasy, I just hope that the ribbon loops arn't too big.

My First

knitting project. I decided that if I feel the best laying on my back when I get home that I may as well do something productive. So knitting it is. Here is my very first project (well one that stayed togeather).



I forgot a few when I was binding off, and there are a few holes and uneven spots but I like it.

It's a . . .

BOY! We had our 21 week appointment yesterday and it is a boy, from three different angles. Now back to arguing about a name....or I mean picking one out :)

Bear Lake

Bear Lake was great! The house we rented with a few family members was very nice with a great view (see the sunrise picture). We spent two relaxing days playing on the sandy beaches, splashing in the blue/green water and playing on Chelsea and Travis boat. Good food, man does my family know how to cook, great family and lots of little ones running around.

The only downer about the weekend was that about a third of the family came down with a really bad flu/ food poisoning (we are still not sure which) that started Friday night and lasted through Saturday. Poor little Marcel got it really, really bad.

So the rest of us spent Saturday at the Minnetonka Caves just up in Idaho. They were cool the caverns were bigger than Lewis & Clark Caverns up here by Missoula.