project!

I have been busy with my beading project this is what it looked like before

and walah heres what it looks like now

haven't cleaned up any strings yet but its coming along

The boys have gone ice fishing today so its quiet here and no better time to work on projects.

Merry Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas eve, All of the kids were here. We had a really nice dinner and the babies were fun.

Now that the girls are older it gets harder and harder to get pics of them together but throw in a bag a chips and its a photo moment

Do you think lizard has an attitude

She loved the giraffe that Shawna got her and notice Odin right in the middle of things

Chelly Belly has decided she likes all things princess. So Cinderella was on the list. I think she approved

Playdoh, what kid doesn't love it.

Notice Odin again. He has to be right in the middle of everything.

Its cold and snowy here this morning. We don't have any big plans just a quiet day with yummy leftovers.

I should be in Arizona!

Its cold and snowy oh and did I say Cold here. Were still in limbo over the sale of the house and don't think its going to go through till after the first of the year. The new house is holding up and keeping us warm. It was -3 degrees here night before last and we had no problems keeping warm and comfortable.

If it keeps this up we won't be able to get the fifth wheel out before spring

I have had the crud all week, but lizard came to cheer me up

Isn't she a doll?

First snow of the season!

While beautiful, it is cold

Looking a little like winter

Lizard and the ugly doll

A Sunday Project!

So this is my kitchen before, and I loved the wall board but was worried that over time with cooking smatters that it would eventually start to look not so great. I had been looking for something to make a back splash that would look good and also be easier to wash.
So here we go.





Kitchen before

And after.

I found this product in Home depot and for ease of application I give it a 10. I needed no special tools, just scissors, measuring tape, exacto knife. and a couple of hours.

The product is actually plastic but looks like brushed metal.

And I love it.

It looks great

and adds some special touch to the kitchen.

So that's how I spent the afternoon and I really do love it.

A long weekend.

So I was in bed all day yesterday with a head cold which has now become a sinus infection which gave me a lot of time to work on my bead project. This is the top half which is now complete except for the strings hanging off every where as you can see its now 2 inches by about 2 inches

I like how its turning out and now have the hang of the stitching When this is done then I believe I will be able to make my own designs.

We got a lot done over the weekend the Zinger is now spit shined and ready to be put up for sale, while we know that this is the wrong time of the year to be trying to sale a fifth wheel we figure we will give it a try.

We also got some other winterizing projects done even though the weather was pretty incredible with the high being in the high 50's.

For thanksgiving we had mexican with home made enchiladas and tamales, Drue was here and Then Kolby on Sat. We had Chelly Belly on Sat night. So all and all we had a busy and productive and fun weekend.

new projects!

Here is my latest project, I know it doesn't look like much yet but hopefully it will when I am done. This is peyote stitch and something I have never done and because of that I bought this as a kit which included directions (thank god) and everything you need to complete the project.

After several (like 4) false starts I finally got the hang of it this is about 2 inches wide and I have about a inch done. These are seed beads

As you can see Rocky has made himself right at home in the new house, we had planned on removing this couch but the dogs love it so much that we have decided to leave it. Odin has actually been getting on it at night to sleep which has given us much more room in our bed. Another plus is underneath there is lots of storage for all my arts and crafts

be careful what you wish for

changing the blog!

I have been playing with the blog today. This inspiration comes from Shawna and the really great changes she has made to her blog. this isn't the finished product but its a start.

be careful what you wish for

be careful what you wish for

be careful what you wish for

be careful what you wish for

be careful what you wish for