Mad Skillzzz

Once upon a time, Derek bought a chair for $15. It was a lovely chair, but it was also dingy, and dirty, and smelly, and gross. So Derek asked his awesome {then girlfriend} to work her magic on said chair. This is what happened...

This is the chair. Not too shabby, you might say. But boy was it dirty!! It needed a face lift. And maybe a tummy tuck.

This is what happened to the chair after I got a hold of it. I won't show you what happened to my hands. Reupholstering is hard work!! Ouch.

Home Sweet Home. In about 5 months at least. :) It still needs some work, but I'll take care of that when it's really mine. ha

A Good Wife...

"She shops around for the best yarns and cottons, and enjoys knitting and sewing." Proverbs 31:13 (The Message)

Hey guys! You probably forgot, but it's week 3 of my Proverbs 31 project. And I like this week's verse! :)

I don't partake in sewing as much as I'd like, but I do enjoy it quite a bit. Something about the hum of the machine puts me at peace I think. It can be kind of relaxing really, especially if it's something I'm just working on for fun. I'll admit, the actual cutting and piecing can be kind of stressful {I'm a Type B perfectionist... who knew that was possible?!} but the sewing its self almost always calms me back down. I've also tried my hand at knitting a time or two, but crocheting is usually my yarn-craft of choice. At least for now. I think I just know more people who crochet so I have more experience with it. And more people to help me if I get stuck.

I don't think I'll have a problem fulfilling this "good-wife"ly duty. Especially down the road {you know, in 20 years or so ;)} when a baby might be on the way. I always find the cutest sewing projects for babies... dresses, toys, nursery things, you name it. But for now I'll just stick with clothes and homey decorations, how's that sound? Excellent?? I think so too! :)

Here's some recent things I've done...

This is the scarf I made for Ender, Derek's Scottie. {Derek thought he needed a scarf :)}

I know, I know. You've already seen this. But I really like it! haha

Sorry for the poor photo quality. This is a before and after I did. It's kinda hard to tell, but this was a big, boxy, ugly DAV shirt. I slimmed it down and made it a v-neck. Cause I liked the polka dots! :)

Again, I know this is a horrible picture. Sorry. I actually made a couple cuter aprons, but I forgot to take pictures. And they were gifts. So sad.  I love aprons!!

I LOVE Surprises!

I mean really really love them. So much that I get really upset when someone spoils the ending to a movie or an episode of a tv show I like. So much that sometimes I just won't watch the movie. Derek doesn't love surprises. Like at all really. He's not very good at them either. He always spoils movies and tv shows and stuff. Sooo frustrating!

Anyway... I also love wrapping presents. And since I love surprises and I love wrapping presents I usually try to disguise the present by wrapping it in different boxes and stuff.

I mostly just do this to Derek though, cause if I don't he'll figure out the gift before he even opens it. Cause he doesn't like surprises.

Like these... bet you'd never guess what they are.

 I went with a newspaper theme this year for Derek's gifts. Cause he's a newspaper man.

These are my 2 favorite elements. The "card" and the cute little newspaper poof.

So what about you? Do you love surprises??

Problem...

Sorry for the poor photo quality... my phone camera kinda sucks.

So I bought this chair at an auction the other night (for $11, what?!) and I absolutely love it!! I think it's so cute. But more importantly, I think it has sooo much potential... and that's the problem! I'm trying to decide how big of a project I want it to be. I can't decide if I want to paint it a fun/funky color or if I want to keep the original wood look and just reupholster the cushion. hmmm Decisions, decisions. What would you do??