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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Close to Her Heart

I enjoyed one of my sister blogs so much today that I decided I would borrow her idea and put my spin on it.
My niece and her daughter (my great-niece) are leaving for a two week vacation to Germany soon. I see my great niece most everyday and while she is away...I will miss her very much. :(
I wanted to give her something to take with her... that would remind her of me...if she began to miss me.

So, when I saw the new post by maya*made and what she had put together for her daughter, I decided that it would be the perfect gift, so I borrowed the idea and made a heart necklace for my niece. I hand stitched it...as you can see the imperfections. I'm not to savvy with a needle. lol I have to say that maya*made's heart is so much nicer. Although, I don't think my niece will mind a bit. She will love her one of a kind gift. I let her pick out the cloth and felt (with sparkles of course). You know she wanted to know what I was making, but I told her it was a surprise! She is very excited and she guessed right away that it was for her. :)
I made each side different... just in case she needs to coordinate with an outfit. lol I even sprayed it with my perfume. I stuffed it with a peace of plastic grocery bag, so it makes a crinkle noise when you squeeze it. I call it a Snuggle heart...sounds silly...but as you know the smallest thing can bring joy to the heart of a child. When she wears it...I will be close to her heart.

I just want to say thank you to maya*made. Keep inspiring us. If you haven't been to her blog...go check it out she is on blogspot. I also have her listed as a blog that I follow. :)

Friday, September 4, 2009

Enjoy The Newness

I am so excited! The week after next...my daughter and I are going to repaint my living room and hall! I can't wait. I bought the paint to do this project...forever ago. You see...our house is under construction and has been for a long time now. We have so much work to do in the house and it has been a very slow moving project. I have a two week period coming up where I will be kid-free. So, the walls are getting a little tlc. A fresh coat of paint will not only do my walls some good...but, it will do me some good as well. :) Don't you just love it when you change the color of a room. It's like a refreshing breeze blowing through your house...makes you enjoy that space in your home again. Honestly, I'm not even dreading the prep work. I will just be glad to get it done! Yippee. Then...I'm going to sit back and enjoy the newness of it all. ;)


I know this does not look like a living room. Well, when I took this pic it was our dining room. We were getting ready for a Christmas dinner. This is one of the best pics I have of the color of the wall in the room without a mess. lol The next time you see it...the room will be spiced up a bit...and of course it will look more like a living room. ;) The mural is the one at the top of my blog...that my husband managed to get and bring to our house when the coffee shop closed. My hero. :) I plan on repainting it too. (At a later date.) I'm going to turn it into a wine vineyard. I will post pics when I touch it up.