Brains?

Credenza Makeover

Alex and I just finished refurbishing a credenza to makeover our dining room. I'm responsible for a good portion of the design, and Alex is to be thanked for the bulk of the work (as I was recovering from oral surgery). He spent nearly all his free time for nearly a week to get this thing finished, and I couldn't be happier with it!

We turned this crazy, cluttered looking space:

And this old, crusty credenza (originally with an enormously heavy top):


Into this:

I'm so proud! We took time to do everything the right way - including primer and handpainting. One drawer became a shelf with a hinge top (on the top right). Two drawers (bottom right) turned into one large drawer with a partial plexiglass front - tall enough to hold all our liquor! We added an extra shelf inside. We obviously painted the whole thing (outside grey, inside yellow), and we added new handles. To see more pics, go to my flickr site :) I'm really glad to have a safe place to store the precious glassware and china (not pictured) I inherited from my grandmothers. And now no one has to worry about knocking things over!

Oh right, I think I'll eventually add a yellow accent to one of the doors....Forgot about that...;)

Where the Wild Things Are FORT!

Sunday morning I saw the Wild Things' Fort Contest (thanks to Elsie), and I could think of nothing else. Alex and I had a bunch of errands to run, and he had some friends coming over, so I didn't have much time...but man was it fun while it lasted! I got to include so many of my favorite things (you can't see them all in the pictures).

Here are a few:
Chase, my wonderful mini dachshund
Prunella, my inflatable hippo
Postcards, mostly from my best friend
Talking sumo wrestler
Batman lunchbox
CANDYYYY
Bonehead, made by my best friend
Several plants
Lots of books and games
and a photo album containing our decorated wedding reply cards :)

I already have a million ideas for my next fort....and I can't wait...

VW Thank Yous

I am super excited. I just printed out the first of the thank you cards I designed, and I absolutely adore them. The drawing is based off Alex's 1979 Volkswagen Westfalia, which is our wedding color (and his color). Of course, purple is my color and our secondary wedding color, so I had to add that one in too :) I really like these!!! After all the wedding stuff is over (our Austin reception is Oct 3) I think I might print out more and add them to my etsy shop. I'm so glad that I can print them out myself! I'll probably look into getting them printed somehwere, but at the moment doing it myself is most cost-effective.

Thanks for looking!

I make awesome cards

if I do say so myself ;) Here are two cards I've recently made for my sister. They are very simple, but they make me happy :) They are hand-drawn with simple ink liners and markers for a hint of color. I really enjoy the personal touch ;D

Update of Craziness

Hello! I have been creating like crazy lately, but haven't had any time to blog! My wedding is only two weeks away (can you believe it??), so all my energy is going into that. Last weekend I made gifts for my bridesmaids. I don't want to spoil the surprise, so I'll have to wait to upload pics! They're really lovely though, I think. They all match, but they're all different.

Here's a picture of our invitations all sewn up and addressed! I actually had a lot of fun doing the calligraphy (even though it took all day >_<). Reply cards are still trickling in - it's like getting a gift every day! I do so love getting mail, don't you?

In other news, I am teaching preschool this fall :) School starts Tuesday!! I think it will be a good year. I know a lot of the kids already (I taught them swim lessons all summer), so that will make it easier. I keep thinking of all the projects I want to do with them! Here's our first project: self portraits! I didn't like any of the sheets I found in teacher books, so I drew my own! I can't wait to see how they turn out.

Well, I'll be signing off now. I might not be updating much until after the honeymoon, so bear with me! I have so many crafty ideas that are waiting to get out...Can't wait until I have free time again! ;)