Day 3. abcdefg someone should have told you not to...

Day 3 - a picture of the cast from your favorite show

I love this show! ( = How can you not laugh at Cleveland JR vs Kanye?

Not what you were expecting from me? I guess that what this challenge is all about. ( =

Day 2. Not so close anymore.

Day 2 - a picture of you and someone you used to be close to.

My friends from High School

I never really talk to any of these guys any more in exception to a Facebook message here or there. It makes me sad that we were all so close at one time and now we don't speak. We have all went out separate ways and made out own very different lifes. I guess everyone grows apart from their high school click. Miss you girls!

Day 1. MeX15

Here goes nothing...
Day 1 - a picture of yourself with 15 facts

Here's me at a birthday party a few weekends ago.

1.  I'm 21.

2. I live in LaFayette, GA

3. I have a wonderful Husband of 3 years named Dylan

4. I have a great family. 

5. I have one sister, little Katie.

6. Dylan and I have a puppy named Georgia

7. I like to sew..

8. and scrapbook...

9. and craft.

10. I'm thrifty.

11. I love the beach.

12. I can't wait to buy a new house.

13. I'm the wife of a State correctional office

14. My favorite colors are purple, lime green, hot pink, and aqua

15. I spend way to much time on the net. ( =

30 Day Challenge.

So-
Have any of you guys seen the 30 day Challenge thats going around on Facebook?
I like the idea of it- but I'd like to take it more in depth, so I've decide to move it here to my blog.
If you are not familiar- here's an outline of the Challenge.


Day 1 - a picture of yourself with 15 facts
Day 2 - a picture of you and someone you used to be close to
Day 3 - a picture of the cast from your favorite show
Day 4 - a picture of you when you were little
Day 5 - a picture of your favorite memory
Day 6 - a picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
Day 7 - a picture of your most treasured item
Day 8 - a picture that makes you laugh
Day 9 - a picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
Day 10 - a picture of the person you do the silliest things with
Day 11 - a picture of something you hate
Day 12 - a picture of something you love
Day 13 - a picture of your favorite band or artist
Day 14 - a picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
Day 15 - a picture of something you want to do before you die
Day 16 - a picture of someone who inspires you
Day 17 - a picture of someone that has made a huge impact on your life recently
Day 18 - a picture of your biggest insecurity
Day 19 - a picture of something you wish you could forget
Day 20 - a picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
Day 21 - a picture of your favorite night
Day 22 - a picture of something you wish you were better at
Day 23 - a picture of your favorite book
Day 24 - a picture of something you wish you could change
Day 25 - a picture of your favorite day
Day 26 - a picture of something that means a lot to you
Day 27 - a picture of yourself and a family member
Day 28 - a picture of something you're afraid of
Day 29 - a picture that can always make you smile
Day 30 - a picture of someone you miss


I have lost 2 hard drives this year- so I may have to pull from some old photos, but I hope I'll be able to complete the challenge.  
Are any of you participating in the photo challenge on Facebook or else where? Link me up. ( =

We have a winner for the MEGA paper-craft giveaway!

We Have a Winner! Meg, comment number 3, was Random.org's pick of the day. Meg, contact me within the next 48 hours to claim your prize from  the giveaway sponsor.  Not Meg? Sorry you didn't win this time... blame it on Random.org. BUT I do have one more Fabulous giveaway scheduled... so stay tuned to see how you can score on of these AWESOME 50's blossom hair clips from my friend Karen at the Shabby Chic Flower Boutique!!

My thoughts exactly MEGA giveaway!

*Check out the bottom of this post for a link to my friend Meg's $50 CSN Stores Giveaway. ( =
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This giveaway comes from Caren over at Mythoughtsexactly.etsy.com.  

Caren is a talented paper crafter and specialized in  not only a variety of paper crafts, but also other handmade gifts including personalized prayer journals, post-it holders, greeting cards and much more. She's always adding new items to her shop and she welcomes custom orders.

I discovered My thoughts exactly a few weeks ago when I ordered a beautiful stationary set for my little sister.

Click here to buy a this stationary set for only $10! ( =

I also snagged a shopping set for myself. ( = These babies are GREAT! If you're a coupon clipper.. your going to love the organizer, and for the divas out there... the shopping list pad matches! ( =

I think I might need one of these to organize my 4x6 photos that are waiting to get scrapbooked. I like keeping my photos separated by event and random photos separated by month. 

Click here to purchase your own shopping for only $3!! (No, that's not a type-o , I said three bucks)

What else can you find in Caren's shop? Here's a few of my favorites:

post it note holders

Prayer Journals

And other cool stuff like this Get Well soon kit.

Found something you love yet? Be sure to check out Caren's Etsy shop HERE for more cool stuff. To learn more about Caren and keep up with her Crafty projects, Check out her blog HERE.

Caren has nicely offered up this great give away for one lucky reader!

Giveaway includes a coupon organizer, a shopping list pad,3 chocolate holders, a post it note key ring, and  2 tea light pops. Great Prize huh? 

Want to win?

Ways to Win

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Giveaway ends Monday Feb 21th at 11:59pm. One winner will be chosen using random.org on Feb 22th. Winner will be emailed (please enter your email address in EACH comment) and announced on our blog. Winner has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be drawn.

 Good Luck!!

Thanks again to Caren for hosting this wonderful giveaway!

*ALSO- While your in an entry kind of mood... head on over and check out my friend MEG's blog BUGCREATOR.blogspot.com. She is giving away a $50 CSN Stores giveaway! Be sure to enter before 2/20 for a chance to win. ( =

Craft/music room.

I feel like I may be the only person in the world that needs a design idea for both a guitar and craft room. I would like a nice balance where we can both have a creative space.
Confession:
The space is currently a disaster zone with all my supplies strewed everywhere. So much so that my husband has moved his gear to the living room. ugh. I've got to get to organizing this space.

MESS

Everything thrown in the floor of the room it belongs in.

Tons of craft supplies that ended up in my linen closet. I've got to get all of this moved to the craft room too, so I can organize my linens. BTW- That's a wall to wall shelf that FILLS the closet. Like.. 6 foot tall and 4 foot wide. ugh. I have a ton of work ahead of me.

I have chose a "theme" for the new Create Studio (Craft and Guitar room) - kinda... heres a picture to help you understand the next part of my ramblings.

I found this paper at Walmart that I want to use on the walls. It's re-positional contact paper. I'm not sure if it's intended for walls... so I have put a small test piece on the sheet rock and plan to pull it off in a few more days to make sure it's not going to damage anything.
The paper is green and white striped vinyl-ish. I headed to the fabric department and found a green and brown leaf fabric that I fell in love with and I THINK it'll work ok with the paper for the walls. I want to use the fabric to create a table skirt for my work table so that I can hide my craft storage drawers underneath. I'm thinking of using Velcro to attach it to the table... but I'm not sure yet. I've been looking for a tutorial on how to make a skirt... but haven't found anything similar to my project yet. Any Suggestions. I also picked up some greenish sheer material that I plan to use for curtains. I'm thinking curtain panels should be pretty easy since I only need to treat 1 window, but then again... I've never worked with sheer material... so I'll have to let you know how that goes. I hope to find some decorator fabric to cover my office chair in. I have some old wing back chairs with wood arms that I can't decide if I should clip cover, try to re cover and paint, or just leave as is for a distressed look.
Anyone know how to make large fabric storage bins? I want to try to make my own. I'm altering a ton of my storage container tins to match the new colors.

My late night spray paint session. I have the front taped off for chalk board paint. ( =

I would love to find some old apple crates and incorporate those as well as burlap in to the room some how. I think apple crates would be great for storage on the white metal rack that I've turned in to an office console. I'm also on the hunt for guitar hooks for the wall to hang some of my husband's beautiful guitars on the wall. I pondered with some design ideas at the hardware today and considered making my own. I would love to have a spinning type display using a bike tire. Sounds crazy, I know. (= I can't find a photo of what I'm talking about ( not sure if anyone else has ever even done it before) but think about it like this photo, but with guitars hanging in the place of those pots.

Image source

In addition to re doing our hobby room- We became a single family house again. In celebration of this event, along with reclaiming the hobby room, I decided to personalize our mail box. ( =

When had this UGLY mailbox that came with the house. It was white with bright orange sponge paint squares, a Tennessee logo, and the previous owners surname. I'm not a TN fan... so the box has been bothering me for a while now. I started working on it tonight... I CANT BELIEVE I forgot to take before pictures, but... I sprayed the whole thing black tonight, removed the flag and repainted it. I plan to use my Cricut machine to cut our name out of vinyl for the box. I can't wait to see how it turns out! I'll post photos soon.

I'm also working on some home organization projects and revamps. I guess I got spring cleaning fever early. But that's ok... I'll get it all done now... so we'll have more time to focus on the yard and the garden we're planning for this spring. ( =

Stay posted for photos of the projects I mentioned. If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them.

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