Bean's Nursery

So we have been hard at work putting the house back together after refinishing the floors. Even though it was a difficult 2 weeks to be displaced from our house, it was totally worth it! The floors are beautiful-- and thanks to our family and friends, the displacement wasn't too bad!!


So, Scott put together all the baby furniture today and the nursery is looking soooooo cute!


We also put some precious wall decals on the walls!!!


And I was also sooooo excited to put out Grandma Patsy's sock monkey and elephant!!


And even though we are still going to paint this book case, I couldn't resist putting his books out (which we obviously don't need any more of!! ;). One of Scott's co-workers was so sweet to give us a bunch of books and I picked up several good ones at Half Price books! Also, on top is my Raggedy Anne and Andy and a table runner Grandma Patsy gave us as a wedding gift. I believe the crocheted lace on the runner was made by Scott's Great Grandmother! What a special addition to the nursery.


So here it is in the making. We still have things to get, but all the furniture is put together (thank you Daddy and Grammy!) We are so excited to finish putting it together (wait until you see the curtains!!) and meet Bean in August!!

Floors Refinished!!!

Well, I can't believe it took us this long to have this done. Scott had thought of doing it himself, but I think we will be very glad that we have let the professionals handle it-- although it is very unlike my husband to do that.

They have only done the first sanding but they look AMAZING!! In this photo you can also see the baby's new paint job in HIS room! We found out it is a boy last week and couldn't be more excited!! I can't wait to get started on his nursery. I have already picked out material for curtains and bought some precious bedding. His mobile is in the works as well. Oh, but we were talking about floors. Check them out!!!

Journal from Operation Paper Cut

I have been longing for a journal from Erin at Operation Paper Cut and I finally got one. It is super cute and the quality is fabulous. The illustration is my favorite part. I love the little Robot with the hearts! Thanks for making good stuff Erin.

And it was nice that it came oh so lovingly wrapped with a little extra cute card.

Fabulous Swap

Shona from LALA dex press and I finally got around to swapping some hand made goodness. All her cards are so cute, and I especially like the Happy Birthday Little Doggy. My husband's 30th is next weekend. Maybe he will get that one. It is always so hard for me to give them away. Isn't that terrible? I just want to hoard all the precious cards I have from so many crafty gals. Maybe this is the first step in my recovery! ; )

Anyway, thanks Shona. They are wonderful!

Rainy Day

The weather is a bit dreadful today, or at least I think so. It is 'spitty', not raining. I think I would like it better if it would just RAIN! I am trying to get motivated to move on out to my little studio, but I just want to drink coffee and play on the internet. I fired the tiles that the clients at the ARC made. I think they turned out well. I hope they are as excited as I am about them. I am going to put little saw tooth hangers on the back of them this weekend.


St. Patrick's Day with my brother and father at Dog and Duck was an experience. It is one of my more favorite pubs in Austin, but everybody and their mom's were there, literally, except my mom. ;) We followed the festivities with dinner and then I did some more celebrating with friends later. There was a middle-aged man (or actually more than middle aged) that ran onto the patio at Billy's (another pub) with nothing but a thong and a green hat shouting "happy St. Patrick's Day" It was so funny. But as I sat there dumbfounded by the experience, I couldn't grab my camera quick enough, otherwise I could share with you that image! You know you want to see it!
Notice how my father makes a ridiculous face in my photo. Thanks dad . . .
Newest Moleskine addition. Check it our at my etsy shop!

Craft Fundraiser for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Hi crafty friends!

I am helping a friend of mine that works with adults with developmental disabilities come up with craft projects that her clients can sell to raise funds for their art program. So far, I have thought of bird baths created from terra cotta pots that the clients can paint and decorate, bottle cap magnets, and toad abodes (essentially a clay pot turned upside down and decorated). We are trying to do Spring like things because that is when they will be selling them. Perhaps we could also help them decorate some greeting cards to sell.

Do any of you have any great ideas. I need to keep it relatively simple as I don't know the abilities of the individuals and I believe we only have 2 hours to complete the projects. Maybe more, but I am not certain.

Any ideas would be greatly appeciated!!!! THANKS!

New Ceramics

Before firing. . .
After! Like little jewels.
Maybe I am obsessed, but I can't resist including pics of my 4-legged children. These 2 normally steer clear of one another, but it was chilly, so they were snugglin'!