So this weekend, replanned!

Thursday:

Take in Sean's shirts

Take in shirt for Friday

Start cutting fabric for Meg's quilt

Saturday:

Clean floors in kitchen

Unpack car

Start laundry

Sunday:

Organize basement, sort stuff

Finish quilt backing

Start cutting Meg's quilt

Go to Garment District

... PRAN.

Thoughts - Crafty

I totally thought that it might be a great plan to do some DIY crafts and then put them away for a while, to have stored in case of birthday, etc. And then I started thinking about what kind of projects I'd do, and here's my list -

Homemade lavender sachets with beautiful fabric scraps

Wood-burned tray (less likely, because I'd need to buy a woodburner) - or else, just combine two ideas and make a lace doiley wood tray

Herb shelf - spray paint beautiful pots with different herbs, put in a wooden box

Ruffled tea towels

Cake stands (I love this idea - really need to jump on this)

Champagne glasses with "CHEERS" spray-painted on

Teacup candles

So here's what I would need in my craft arsenal for these projects:

Lavender

Mini terracotta pots with wood shelf

Simple white tea towels

Pretty plates / candle sticks

Epoxy

Stencils of "CHEERS"

Clear glass fixative

Teacups

Soy wax

Candle wick

All of these seem marginally easy!

Now all I need is to get my house ready for crafts!

MORE Craft Ideas?

A bird mobile! Lovely!

Adore the tissue paper ceiling cluster. And the frames!

http://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/2009/06/29/diy-pallet-reading-bed-for-the-nursery/

I love this idea for Christmas presents - homemade grocery totes - what an elegant present!

http://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/2009/11/21/diy-doily-canvas-bag/

I adore these sweater pillows too - I thought of so many great things to make with old sweaters yesterday on the T (neck warmer cowl, leg warmers, fingerless gloves - now I can add pillows to the list): http://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/category/be-creative/

This is effin' adorable: http://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/2010/01/13/diy-paper-bird-painting/

This flower pin looks so easy! http://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/2009/11/11/diy-flapper-flower-clip/

Gorgeous ruffled tea towels - Mums would go batshit.

http://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/2009/11/12/diy-ruffle-tea-towel/

Goodness, beautiful - Meg would love it.

Crafty Goals, Mon

Crafty / decor-inspired goals for 2010 (yeah, yeah, I've posted this):

Paint a picture

Stretch silk scarves over canvas

Refinish bureau

Refinish chairs

Make a headboard

Finish quilt for self

Finish quilt for Sean

Craft a seed-bead cell necklace

Sew a dress

Sew a fleece yoga sweatshirt

Craft a fabric flower necklace

Start doing own Polaroid photography

Knit mittens

Paint bookshelves in bedroom

Fashion bulletin board for back of closet

Have a garden

Paint shelf mirror in bedroom

These are my goals. I'm going to work at accomplishing at least one a month. There are seventeen in all.

Woooooo!

Home Improvement Goals - 2010

Just because I love reading blogernators about home decor and the like, I've decided that I'm going to add some decorating/ crafting goals for 2010. Hopefully by the end of 2010, I might have my own apartment with a certain somebunny (not. jinxing. not jinxing. not jinxing), but either way, I've got goaaals for 2010.

a) FINALLY stain and finish my bureau - get handles for it as well
b) Buy new lampshades, etc. for my lamps
c) Refinish and paint my chairs so I have a full set of kitchen chairs in one color
d) Have a garden - grow lots of yummy herbs and veggies
e) Paint the crappy lil' bookshelf in my bedroom
f) Paint my shelf mirror (also in bedroom)
g) Finish a quilt for myself
h) Restain Sean's man-chair
i) Knit leg-warmers.