tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20000934546531456502024-03-18T23:07:25.068-04:00Oh.Scrap.That.Giving my crafty/scrappy creations a home. {finally!!}Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-51138267853948960812015-05-26T08:00:00.000-04:002015-05-26T08:00:10.529-04:00It's a thing...Back in early March we got some pretty exciting, but very unexpected news. My sister was having a fourth child- IN MAY!!!
Yes my friends, you did that math right. Short notice for everyone but we did not lack for excitement. Immediately a few crafty ideas popped into our heads. I am going to share one of them here today.
My sister thought it would be fun to have "Thing 1, Thing Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-60222032285022528962015-05-24T10:17:00.003-04:002015-05-24T10:17:31.117-04:00Summer WreathIt has been FOREVER since I touched this blog. I think I kind of lost inspiration and my reason behind keeping track of all my projects there for a while. For a while I wasn't even doing much crafting to speak of! I know we all go through phases, but it is a big bummer either way!
I did make a few projects at Christmas but I have been busy that past few weeks making some pretty fun stuff. Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-49956373779724639972014-04-21T08:00:00.000-04:002014-04-25T00:30:10.230-04:00Spring Bathroom Makeovers<!--[if !mso]>
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<![endif]-->Hi everyone.. please help me welcome Sue from My Bathrooms who I am excited to have sharing here today. These bathrooms are really beautiful and I can definitely see some awesome awesome potential for us DIY'ers and Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-74059770194655467152014-04-18T07:00:00.000-04:002014-04-18T07:00:00.821-04:00Spring has sprung!Well at least I thought so... until we got some FREEZING COLD WEATHER earlier this week.
I finally got sick of my Christmas wreathe hanging on my door when we got a little warm up a few weeks ago. In combo with the fact that my mom got me some new burlap chevron ribbon from Hobby Lobby... I couldnt help myself.
Isn't she pretty???
Hopefully this is the start of a little Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-33077723904323047052013-10-14T07:00:00.000-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.550-05:00Not just a jello mold
About a month ago, I was perusing the blogs on my feedly and came across the PERFECT project for some small jello molds I bought over a year ago. Artsy Vava created a super stinkin' cool welcome sign with a similar mold.
I was not good I didn't take a single picture of the steps to this project but the reality is, I was in a bit of a rush to get them done due to having Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-62834534048027367612013-10-11T07:00:00.000-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.611-05:00Spooky Faux MantelI have said it a lot, but this is seriously my FAVORITE time of year. A few weeks ago I was off work and even though it seemed a little early, I decorated for Halloween and fall simultaneously. I didn't think I would really have the chance so I spent the afternoon/evening decorating it up!
I don't have a real mantel but when we moved into our current place, a really cool piece of furniture was Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-73382366804241364772013-09-27T07:00:00.000-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.627-05:00Pretty Jarring CreaturesIf you have read this blog for a while, you know that 8 months of the year I watch a group of pretty cool kiddos one weekend a month for a single mom in the national guard. While it is "work" of sorts I do also have quite a lot of fun with these kiddos. What makes it even MORE wonderful is their love for crafts and creativity. Even the simplest of things can be entertaining and fun.
SuppliesJodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-66036403706349675582013-09-26T12:25:00.000-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.617-05:00Checking inIf you follow me on IG (you should if you don't!) You have seen some sneak peekers of what I have been working on.
I haven't had a chance to sit at the computer at home and upload photos of EVERYTHING just yet (hopefully this evening). I did want to pop in and share those IG pics for those of you who maybe didn't see them. It has been busy between life, working, and training for my upcoming halfJodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-51031360653638912752013-09-07T12:12:00.001-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.588-05:00Fall feverAs you could probably tell, I haven't quite gotten back into any sort of crafting just yet. But I can tell you that as the days are getting shorter and darkness sets in before I even get home from work, this is really just right around the corner. Although I will moan and groan about shorter daylight hours, I am totally and utterly in love with fall.
I love pumpkin everything - bread, pancakes, Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-19666447353878829612013-08-26T07:30:00.000-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.535-05:00Portable Hard Drive CaseOk, this is going to be pretty quick and dirty.
My husband has been taking this small portable hard-drive to and from work and really wanted some sort of protective case/cover for it. We looked around a few places and had absolutely no luck unless we wanted to spend 20-30 bucks. No thank you.
I remembered I had some really thick felt and decided to make a small sleeve for it. That's really all Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-65778083997744006072013-08-15T20:00:00.000-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.614-05:00Inspiration ThursdayIs it really Thursday again already??
Wow.. well here we go for other round of inspiration heading into the weekend.
via totally loving this
via TRUTH.
via believe in the small things. :)
via I sometimes get defensive over stupid, little things. Even sometimes defending why I bought something... JUST BE...
Hopefully will be back tomorrow with a little project I Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-15133075943468286982013-08-13T12:45:00.001-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.523-05:00Curtains & Scraps
As you may know, it has been quite a while since I have crafted anything. If you follow along on facebook, you know that what I am about to show you was a manifestation of something I saw while out and about and my husband posed the quesion, "Couldn't you just make one?" I am still amazed at his faith in my terrible spatial ability and problem solving abilities. After all this required not only Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-85746856831735463552013-08-08T08:00:00.000-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.640-05:00Inspiration ThursdayWell another slow (read: nonexistent) crafty week here. Too many other things going on which required my attention and/or energy that I had left at the end of the work day. While I am glad it is Thursday, I'd be even more so if it was Friday.. or really Saturday because then I wouldn't have to get up and go to work!!
I digress, here I am with a little happy, sparkly and shiny to the almost end Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-70230692889397980212013-07-31T23:16:00.000-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.622-05:00Love and SpraypaintSo my job has this one little perk that after you work the weekend, you get 2 days off the next week. I was off Monday and Tuesday and had a to-do list (self-imposed) about a mile long. The projects I am about to share are part of that to-do list.
So let me tell you about these two little (not so) lovelies. The one on the left has been with us for quite a while. It was an orphaned&Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-49103547362036932342013-07-25T07:00:00.000-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.583-05:00Inspiration Thursday
I think it has been a while.. but trying to get back into the routine of posting a few times per week :) Slowly but surely working on getting back into some projects too. Hope these inspire and find you well.
via *I really need to listen to this. I tend to want to do so much and I wear myself out… anyone else?*
via *sometimes you really do have to remember not Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-52304170209846796192013-07-24T11:31:00.001-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.591-05:00Cool gadget!
If you follow me on facebook, you know I haven't been blessed with too much time to craft. While I miss it and hope I get back at it soon.. I have been busy living life and having fun. After all, isn't that what summer is about?
This is partially what helped us decide it was finally time to give up something we have had for a really long time and something I have wanted to get rid of for Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-89275098086140522412013-07-09T23:38:00.000-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.648-05:00Summertime adventureOn Saturday, after I ran and got cleaned up, hubby and I set out for our long ride on the motorcycle that we never quite made it to on July 4th.
We set off to Fort Indiantown Gap, PA because it is a great ride to get there (all back roads) and then it also gives us a decent length ride. Little did we know, we would find a great little treasure hidden back past the Gap that we never knew Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-71234368157305993932013-07-09T00:41:00.000-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.624-05:00A little gardenMy weekend started on a high note when I came home from work and discovered THIS growing in my garden.
Yep, CILANTRO! I actually forgot I planted it because I didn't really expect them to grow into real cilantro. After all, my little mini "greenhouse" got too moist and molded. Apparently I have better luck just throwing seeds into the ground and literally FORGETTING about them all together.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-37253260643137511682013-06-25T23:25:00.003-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.565-05:00Summer centerpieceOver the weekend, I got a little time to catch up with an old coworker of mine. It is always so funny to me how well we get along because she is old enough to be my mother and has grown kids my age. She was a therapist where I used to work as a case manager and we had a common kiddo or two. We have kept in touch since she left and meet up occasionally for coffee at one of our favorite spots- Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-46620977894603253432013-06-21T07:00:00.000-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.577-05:00Goodwill Plates to Garden Stakes
I have seen this idea a few times online via pinterest and blogs I follow (which of course I couldn’t find again to show my husband) so I am not claiming this as my own original idea. However, I do have to say I fell in love with the idea and knew immediately that my dad, king of lawn ornaments, lover of all things outdoorsy was going to get some version of these for Father’s day this year. Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-37227079994268898262013-06-19T07:00:00.000-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.563-05:00Treasures from the Trash
I think all of us crafters love the joy of taken old, abandoned items and turning them into our little treasures. Well I am no different, my friends. In fact, in this recent project I literally refurbished items that were in someone’s pile waiting for the beloved trash man to pick up.
A few years ago, my friend introduced me to a local program call Free-cycle. They have them in Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-75195863594534772252013-06-06T08:00:00.000-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.632-05:00Inspiration Thursday #11Here we are again on another Thursday. Sometimes weeks can kick us all in the pants, can't they? I hope the little inspirational pics/quotes I have picked today can give you a little pick me up, if you are in need. And if not, maybe something to save for a rainy day when you need them!!
via
via (isn't that the truth??)
via (so true.)
via (stay strong even when it is hard)
Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-45957090375357641072013-06-05T23:25:00.002-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.574-05:00DIY Cardboard LetterHere I am with the second of the two DIY gifts I gave to my nephew for his 6th birthday. (don't worry he got things he can play with and read too!)
This idea was actually something I saw on Pinterest back quite a while ago here and it seemed like a genius idea. Taking nothing but cardboard, dixie cups, and some hot glue and turning it into those awesome 3D letters.
I Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-10430248374695526362013-06-03T23:01:00.003-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.518-05:00My $1 Stache JarA few weeks ago my sister sent me a picture of a ‘stache jar which I had actually pinned months back. She told me she had shown it to her oldest son and he loved it. She wondered if I had anything that we could use to make him one. Really? Of course I do. I hoard spaghetti jars these days because I use them for everything. The only thing I actually bought for this project was the mustaches.
Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000093454653145650.post-60981215594060812682013-05-31T00:13:00.003-04:002013-11-22T22:12:51.607-05:00Inspiration Thursday #11Ok so it is technically Friday now, but better late than never.
With the holiday Monday and something going on each night that I needed to do, including Thursday night, the evenings fly by way too fast. Either way, I wanted to put a few quotes out there for you all. I still have some project posts 95% done (aka just add pictures and bake at 450.. ok jk)
But for now, I leave you with these.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318222672284772370noreply@blogger.com0