Hello and Happy May
Posted: May 22, 2012 Filed under: misc. Leave a comment »Well its been a while since i’ve posted. Life has been a bit crazy with a third mobile kid. 
But i’m back!!!!! I’ve got new recipes to share (the Vitamix is our new friend!), Adorable showers have been thrown, sewing projects are underway & sewing classes planned, And of course June is around the corner & with summer comes outdoor Art playdates! So much exciting stuff!!!!
But all of this doesn’t come without changes and so after a year or so of debating it i’ve decided to condense my blogs into one. Don’t worry i’m not going anywhere i’m just bringing my other blog here! So instead of just crafty goodness you also get mothering goodness, and family goodness, and daily life goodness. Because being Domestic for me isn’t just sitting down at my sewing machine its all the parts of my day from cooking breakfast to raising Godly children, and living intentional days. Being DOMESTIC for me is creating all the elements of my days.
So what does that mean for you? It means that while you’ve been wondering where i am the last 2 months you’ll have to wait 2 more weeks. i’ll be back with the new and improved blog on June 1! So be patient and come back then!
See you soon!!!!
Sketchbook Project 2012
Posted: March 8, 2012 Filed under: Art Showings, Domestic Goddess, Handwritten | Tags: Sketchbook project Leave a comment »Last year my hubby participated in the sketchbook project and back in June we got to go to san Francisco to see his sketchbook in a traveling exhibit (Its on permenant exhibit at the Brooklyn Art Library). This year we both decided to participated and back in January we submitted our books and we just got word they have been received! There are thousands of books submitted and they are traveling not only the US this year but also a few international spots this year. You can check out the full schedule here. Until then here is a peak at my book, (fair warning, i do not draw therefore do not judge! For me this was more about the experience and what i wanted to express then my actual ability at drawing, but i was inspired to actually draw a few things, they are not pretty nor would i ever try to convince you they were). Every book has a theme mine was I Remember When…..
Pinterest Party RE-cap
Posted: March 6, 2012 Filed under: Crochet, Hand Stitched, Handcrafted, misc. | Tags: pinterest, Pinterest Party Leave a comment »Well a round of colds has hit our home and has circled back around again as march begins. 
the down side of so many in one home i guess. Those colds have left me resting in bed cuddling with babies and not really doing much else, so pinterest february didn’t go quite as planned but hey I got a few things done and wanted to share them…
I made the letter T out of some pipe cleaners and yarn for the boys’ alpha wall in their room….
Tutorial Here
and I made a charging station for our ipods and iphones….
I also did a lot of pinterest cooking this week…
Thin Mint truffles, Black Bean brownies, & Yogurt dipped fruit.
Want the tutorial or recipes for the projects I did check out my pin boards.. thing’s I’ve made & Thing’s I’ve cooked.
Pretty and Practical #4
Posted: January 31, 2012 Filed under: Clean Home, misc., Projects and more | Tags: Pretty and Practical Leave a comment »Its the 31st and time to wrap up the Pretty and Practical before February’s Pinterest Party. I have a couple projects to finish up tonight when my hubby gets home such as….
Hanging some little mailboxes i got
and in the next week or so we are gonna make this guy (Our saturdays flew by us!)
and i need to go pick up a cupboard organizer for some of the snacky things we buy, an idea inspired by this…
and i’m hoping i can get him to do this to a book i have…
We’ll see if i make it that far tonight! And if so i’ll update you on my final Score but as of now this is where i stand…
Yarn/pipe cleaner letter, A height ruler for the boys, and my Perpetual Calender. I Also finished my 2012 Bucket List (Jar on the left, more on it later!)
I also made an “I love you because” board and the little frame on the bottom is a Chore chart for Harvey with photos of each chore using Instax film.
I also bought baskets to organize my fridge plus a lazy susan for it also.
all that gives me a total of : 19 points for those projects (most of them were free! wahoo!)
So total pretty and practical points: 44
*** Update, Nothing got finished last night as hoped, Final poibts : 44****
Pinterest Party
Posted: January 20, 2012 Filed under: misc. 1 Comment »
I’m having so much fun with the Pretty and Practical challenge i thought i would do my own month long event. It’s gonna be called Pinterest Party (that takes you to the projects i’m thinking of making) anyway the party will last for the month of february. I’m telling you all now so you can get planning and start pinning!
There will be a points element…
1 point for each task you accomplish that you’ve pinned. Cook it, sew it, crochet it, craft it, print it; I don’t care just if you see it on pinterest and you like it i suggest go create it and give yourself a point for doing so!
Simple huh?
The Prize- you’ll feel accomplished!
Blog it and Link up? There may be something in it for you!
Meanwhile i’ll be pinning and creating myself and of course sharing them with you!
But the best part of the month will be my Pin it and Win it contest. The whole month i’ll be running a contest the prize is still to be deteremined and you will see why…. Here is how it will work….If you see something on my blog you like you just need to pin the page. Then at the end of the month i will randomly generate a winner and they will win the prize, it could be something they pinned or it could be something else i have in the works. We’ll see, but i promise whatever it is you’ll love it and really how easy is that, All you have to do is pin what you see here! The more you pin the more chances you’ll have to win!
Happy Pinning! I’m off to start planning my in home pinterest party at the end of the month!
Pretty Vs. Practical #3
Posted: January 16, 2012 Filed under: Clean Home, Crochet, Handcrafted, Home base, misc. | Tags: Chalk board, Crochet, Crochet Wreath, Fridge, laundry sorter, Organization, Pretty vs. Practical, wreath, Yarn 1 Comment »I am on a role with these Pretty vs. Practical projects. I think my husband may hate me at the end of the month with all the work he is having to do. This week i tackled a few projects….
1) Organzied the clothes I store (Kids, Maternity, the like)- Free -
2) Made a laundry basket storage rack
3) Wreath for the front door
4) hung some wall decor in Kitchen - Free -
5) Blanket storage in living room - Free -
6) Organized our homeschool supplies (art supplies, learning tools, games) - Free -
7) Turned our fridge door into a chalk board
Wanna see?
Total Pretty Vs. Practical points: 25
Pretty Vs. Practical #2
Posted: January 13, 2012 Filed under: misc. Leave a comment »So I kicked out a lot of Pretty vs. Practical Challenge projects this week. As a reminder this is how the points work…
If I accomplish a task that pretties up the house I get a point. +1.
If I accomplish a task that practicals up the home I get a point +1.
If I do a task that both pretties and practicals up the house I get +3.
Pretty and Practical
Posted: January 11, 2012 Filed under: Clean Home, misc. | Tags: Alpha wall, Alphabet, Children's room, pinterest, Pretty vs. Practical, Rain gutter Shelving 1 Comment »
Its January time to jump on all those things we WANT to do this year. Like be nicer, eat healthier, be more balanced, and of course complete projects! With all that ahead of her a sweet friend decided she was going to use the momentum of January and complete some desired tasks in her home. To keep herself going she decided to make a game of it in the month of January and as invited her readers to join her. I’m participating and am no inviting you to join in as well! It’s called Pretty Vs. Practical and this is how it works…
If I accomplish a task that pretties up the house I get a point. +1.
If I accomplish a task that practicals up the home I get a point +1.
If I do a task that both pretties and practicals up the house I get +3.
If I do a task that does either task, and it costs zero money I get +1.
Coloring Books
Posted: January 9, 2012 Filed under: Art Showings Leave a comment »
My husband is an artist. A graphic artist, painter, and sketch artist. He made these amazing coloring books for our kids for christmas and i just had to show them off. Each page is a letter and a photo to go with it. They are way cool and the kids loved them! Great Job Hubby!
and While they are coloring away he and i will be busy away sketching in our own sketchbooks trying to finish them up before our January 31st deadline for this year’s sketchbook project. Which goes on tour, and this year will be stopping in LA!
