As anyone who does any amount of crafting (of any sort) you know that you accumulate stuff quickly. It's no use to toss  this stuff because it can still be used or utilized in some fashion. So what do you do with this stuff? You stash it, and what do you do when the stash starts taking over your space?  I don't know about you guys, but my stash is starting to drive me crazy. I don't like that my craft room is a mess and dysfunctional....I can't work as well in there because of it. I knew that when we moved in my room wold be one of the last to get tackled and well we're coming to the end of the house  list. :)

So here's what I have now.....

The glaze turned out better than I had hoped, which is nice because there is nothing more frustrating than having an idea and implementing all of it and then having the final step not turn out like you imagined it would.

I'm feeling a little out of sorts right now, because the big project I've been working on is coming to an end. It's painted and tomorrow I will glaze it and then after that dries it will be done. I don't know why I'm out of sorts, because it's not like I don't have umpteen other projects in the wings, but I guess it's because my next project has to be my outfit for H's baptism, otherwise it might not get done.

Well I've never been very good about keeping a diary. In fact, I don't think I've ever had a diary and the journal I tried keeping on my computer was better in theory than execution. Hopefully, this goes better as I hope to one day be my own boss.


I went through a phase one weekend where my kitchen was not working. Which is sad, because we moved in at the end of May and I usually love my kitchen. After a pot rack and rotating some of the other decor items, I decided to decorate the top of my cabinets. I love the wood pieces that say something funny, witty or sweet, but as I am not usually any of those things. I went with what I'm good at....the blunt, in-your-face truth :) So I went to A C Moore and picked up E, A, and T and then took a leftover 1x3 and gorilla glued the letters to the board. Painted it a bright yellow, some valspar color which I will have to find later, and then distressed it all. Wiped some red oak minwax stain over the entire thing and let dry.


I put it up on top of my cabinets and it was too short, so I took another leftover 1x3 and placed it underneath my new word and voila! Success. I love my short and simple word, and "EAT" works perfectly for what I expect to happen in my kitchen. :)

I also have up there a set of two jars above the corner cabinet, but I don't have pictures of them (I don't think) but I had to share because I picked up each jar for just $3 from Home Goods (love this store), and while I'm not done with the tops of my cabinets....at least I'm off to a good start.

I should probably introduce myself first, but that can wait. I've never had a blog and this is going to take a second to get my head wrapped around it. Ok, well that's enough of that.


My name is Heather and I am a stay-at-home Mom to 2 wonderful boys and wife of almost 7 years. Creativity runs in the family, mostly in the form of sewing (wonder where the blog title came from ;) ) but when the occasion calls for it we have been known to do other crafty things. I will mention several family members as they are my muses: Bet, my grandmother who I consider the best resource for information as she is not afraid to try anything; there's my mother, Debbie and she is also a wonderful source of information but she is also my best friend and shopping partner. I talk to her every day and usually is the first person I talk to outside of my immediate family. Then there is Stephen (Steve or Stevie) who is my husband. I love him dearly and even though I know he doesn't listen to half of what I say it's ok because at least I've gotten the ideas out of my head. :) He is also a big reason for the craftiness as he is more than likely one of the most tight-fisted people I know when it comes to money, but hey I love a challenge and I tend to go stir-crazy when I can't do something with my creative energies.