recent projects

its been far too long...

i guess i feel this need to have something special and profound to talk about but ive got to figure out this is not the case.

i was woken up really early this morning and peered out the window to see that snow had snuck up on me. and would you believe it but not very long ago i actually said 'i want it to snow' but i wasnt expecting it this time.

i admit it....it is beautiful. i love it when the sun isnt quite up yet and everything has a blue tint to it from the white all over.

and i was lucky enough to have josh shovel my driveway and uncover my car today. :)

ok so here are some things ive been wanting to share....

josh and i went through a phase of going to color me mine. you know where you paint ceramics and they fire them for you so you have your own personalized dish!? well here was my first project....

im pretty proud of it i have to say.

ok so im a total dork and when i see something that i like i take a picture of it with my phone in hopes of it inspiring me later. this cup was inspired by a calendar at barnes and noble.

so next time we went back i found a tea cup! which was perfect after the excitement of just buying my first tea set. so i decided to start a theme and took some of the same colors and patterns from my first cup....

hopefully there will be more tea cups to come!

please excuse the crappy pictures for the next few...

i had a framed print that i got from my roommate a while ago because she didnt want it anymore. it said "all because they fell in love..."

which sure, is cute if youre married. but i'm not and it didnt really fit in my bathroom like i wanted it to. so i decided to do something with it.

there are these beautiful red japanese maple trees that are outside the window of the olive garden. and in the fall and spring i absolutely LOVE it because every time i walk out the kitchen i see this beautiful tree. and when the trees were changing color they were a flaming red color.

finally on a really slow lunch shift josh and i decided to go out and pick a few. and this is what i did with them....

unfortunately dried leaves dont keep the same color they were. but i think it turned out ok. it makes me happy every time i see it now...

and last...my table center piece.

the table is apparently the only thing im allowed to decorate in my apartment with my crappy roommates (i found my vase with blue sticks that was my ONLY decoration in the living room put in the garage) so i decide to go all out.

every christmas season when i'm at the store and i walk past those pine cones that smell like cinnamon i tell myself i will get them when i have my own house. but i thought thats dumb so i decided not to wait and get them. so i put this together. a bowl...then i walked past a few candles on the way out and made this! i love the place mat (loove target)....

but they smell delicious and add a little cheer when i walk in the door. (i need it here)

i'm going to be better. no more of this waiting for something cool to write about..

just do it!