I'm going to admit my geekiness here. I'm a Harry Potter fan. A new fan. I can't say I've been following the book or movies since the beginning. On the contrary, I made fun of my best friend, S, on her Harry Potter addiction. We went to happy hour on the night of the midnight release of movie number 7 and I waited with her for a bit in line at the movie theater. All I could do was laugh at the people dressed up waiting for the movie and laugh at her for her Gryffindor tie. Seriously? It is a … [Read more...]
the little things
Sometimes life gets too crazy for the big projects around the house that are left to be done and I can't commit the time to work on a full scale craft projects. When that happens, I try to keep busy with the little things. It makes me feel like I'm actually accomplishing something even if I only have 5 minutes here and there. Last week was finals weeks for me in grad school so everything else took a back seat. When I needed a sanity break from studying I worked on a few of these to keep me … [Read more...]
master bedroom dreams
I'm jumping the gun and looking at master bedroom ideas. Why do I even bother when our master bedroom currently looks like this?! Relaxing looking room, right? Sigh...it looks more like Home Depot than a master bedroom. For the record we are not sleeping in this room. This is just storage for now. ;)Until we manage to get this room done I will dream of clean, simple and modern looking master bedrooms. We have plenty of time to decide which way we are going but the room is huge...as in 14 X 24 … [Read more...]
are you pinning yet?
It is quite the trend in blog-land. While I am not generally a follower of trends, this is definitely one I recommend you get up to speed on. There is this amazing site called, Pinterest, where you can by the click of a button on your browser save a link to a image that inspires you. It can be anything your heart desires...collections or backsplash ideas, clothes, recipes, paper goods, seriously any picture you want to collect you just use the little Pin It plug-in and it is saved for future … [Read more...]
etsy crushes
Etsy is weakness of mine. So much to love and not enough money or space for it all. My current crushes:jeramiahcollection - Simple and stunning handmade furniture from a small San Francisco shop. I wish I had the budget for this credenza for our bar/dining area. Via SKTCeramics - My best friend gave me a necklace for Christmas from this shop. I love the simple lines and the feel of the porcelaine. Via BethSatterlee - A fabulous illustrator and fine artist with a great hand. She does … [Read more...]
raining flowers – orchid tree
One of my favorite things in the house is this beautiful wild orchid tree in our front yard. The color is spectacular and my lawn is always sprinkled with these stunning flowers. It attracts hummingbirds too so I bought this hummingbird feeder from Target to see if I can catch some photos of them...hard as it might be. We are making great progress on the kitchen which I can't wait to share. Have a wonderful Wednesday!Thanks for following Directions Not Included! … [Read more...]
