Making it Lovely

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  • Coming Attractions

    Coming Attractions

    I’ve been bouncing around from project to project lately, not getting much farther than the initial “I want to do it” phase. I can make all kinds of excuses (two of them are upstairs sleeping right now), but that’s neither fun to write about (boohoo, I’m so busy) nor read. The remedy? A new list. Here’s what you can expect to see me working on in the near future.

    Kitchen

    Make Some Kitchen Curtains

    Bathroom (Main Floor)

    • paint the exterior of the pedestal bathtub

    • paint the trim

    • paint the walls

    • replace the tub enclosure (hanging shower rod)

    • new shower curtain, towels, accessories

    Dining Room

    Living Room

    Basement

    • organize the studio side (a big job)

    • repaint the playroom side

    • paint a mural on the far wall

    Miscellaneous

  • Paper Crane

    Paper Crane

    I checked another one off my 30 Before Thirty list today; I made an origami paper crane while Eleanor took her morning nap.

    Paper Crane

    I’m thoroughly impressed with those that have made 1000 paper cranes, as Blair from Wise Craft has recently done. As for me, I’m happy with my single crane, the first I’ve ever made.

  • Five Things That Inspire Me

    Five Things That Inspire Me

    My time in the Blog it Forward lineup has come, and today I’m sharing with you the things that inspire me.

    Femininity

    The unapologetically pretty. The confidence and strength of owning one’s femininity.

    photograph by Eleonore Bridge

    Pattern

    Cute fabric. Crazy vintage tablecloths. Bold wallpaper.

    Mirabel wallpaper by Romo

    Color

    That color in between pink and lilac. Charcoal gray. Olive green. Pumpkin orange.

    photograph by 11nightmares

    Lettering

    Awesome fonts. Beautiful handwriting. Enviable calligraphy. Striking initials.

    Daily Drop Cap by Jessica Hische

    Flowers & Foliage

    The ruffle of a peony. The fuzzy softness of lamb’s ear. The delicate flutter of petals against a flowering tree branch.

    photograph by the Blah, Blah, Blahg

    Thank you, Victoria, for organizing Blog it Forward. The baton was passed to me yesterday by make something, and now let me pass it on to max and ellie for tomorrow. Also, be sure to check the full Blog it Forward schedule, as there are ten blogs participating and sharing their inspiration each day!

  • 30 Before Thirty

    30 Before Thirty

    I will turn thirty on September 22, 2010.

    That gives me a little more than six months to do all of the things on this list…

    1. Visit the Modern Wing of The Art Institute of Chicago. (Done!)

    2. Dye my hair red. (Done!)

    3. Finish redesigning my Smart & Lovely portfolio.

    4. Launch my design service.

    5. Stop drinking soda. (Done!)

    6. Lose 20 pounds. (Not drinking soda should help.) (Done!)

    7. Repaint my office. (Done!)

    8. Sew a dress for Eleanor. (Done!)

    9. Clean out the basement. (It’s getting scary down there.) (Late, but done!)

    10. Donate some of our books to the library. (Done!)

    11. Cook Pad Thai from scratch.

    12. Organize the catch-all closet in my office. (Done!)

    13. Get good at applying liquid eyeliner. (Done!)

    14. Print the bajillion photos I have stored on my computer and put them in albums. (Done!)

    15. Alphabetize our CDs and finish putting them into sleeves. (Done!)

    16. Landscape the front of the house. (Done!)

    17. Make an origami paper crane. (Done!)

    18. Visit the Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe. (Done!)

    19. Learn how to use my camera in manual mode. (Done!)

    20. Find my perfect shade of lipstick. (Done!)

    21. Decide for good whether I want a tattoo or not. (Done!)

    22. Pay off my credit card. (Done!)

    23. Make a video montage of Eleanor’s first year. (Done!)

    24. Have a date night with Brandon at least twice a month. (Done!)

    25. Grow tomatoes. (Done!)

    26. Have an adorable family photo taken. (Done!)

    27. Sing along perfectly to “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”. (Done!)

    28. Take Eleanor to the Shedd Aquarium. (Done!)

    29. Reduce (or eliminate) my reliance on paper towels. (Done!)

    30. Paint all of the trim in our house.

    (I’m crossing them off the list as I complete them.)

  • The Wish List

    The Wish List

    Have you checked out the wish list page recently? There are lots of goodies over there.

    I keep going back and forth with the idea of upgrading the wish list section of the blog. It’s not really a wish list (I really don’t need all of those things)… it’s more of an “I like it” list. Would you like me to make full blog posts out of them? I feel like there are so many bloggers that just post pretty things, and you probably don’t need me adding to that. I considered starting a tumblr for this purpose, or perhaps starting a new subsection here that you could read and subscribe to separately. I just have so little time I haven’t been able to work on it! What do you think? Would you like to see the wish list items make it into their own posts, or do you like things as they are now?