Love blooms...

it blooms where its planted ....

Valentine's is slowly creeping up on us 

and I saw this design on a blog (sorry can't remember where) and loved it.

I used the cricut to cut all the images.

All the images are hearts of 1/2" increments of sizes 

and even the leaves at the bottom is a heart cut in half and placed just so. 

I used the swiss dots embossing folder to create the background. 

I haven't put a sentiment inside yet, but I think 

I'm simply going to put just as my post title says....

Love blooms...

I'm giving this to my other half.... 

don't worry he won't see this, he never reads my posts.

Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!

My love blooms more and more for him everyday though....

even if he never reads one of my posts.

Until later, bloomers...... Gotta split.......TFL!!!!

Shower curtain make-over!!!!

I can never leave anything as it is.

Below you will see a video of me painting on my shower curtain.

I love the stripes, but it reminded me of a bumble bee.

I wanted to update the look for a less juvenile look.

Here goes.....

Did ya like it.....

I know, I'm either brave or crazy......  

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

Until later, painters.......Gotta split........TFL!!!!

Finished.... ahhhhhhh!!!

Cabinet finally came in.....

My daughter and myself installed it and

 then my sister came over and added her touches to the decorating.

I think I'm done for a little while now.

I even took a video of the installation to show just how easily it can be done.

With a just a little know how and ingenuity.

The "braces" that I was referring to are simply some scrap 1" x 2" scraps of wood that I
screwed onto the cabinet to help hold it up on the existing cabinet......
almost like a cantilever...
The new cabinet weighed about 50 lbs....

Heather REALLY didn't want to be on video.....LOL

Until later, Finishers......Gotta split......TFL!!!!!

DIY projects are still underway....

I've been seeing all over the web horizontal stripes for curtains, furniture, etc....  

I wanted to change my bathroom and fell in love with this color scheme..

Yellow, Gray and white.  

It worked perfect for me as we have a gray toilet, shower stall and counter tops.

I couldn't find any fabric that was yellow and white stripes so I sewed strips together to get the result I wanted and from there I created a shower curtain.  

The average shower curtain measures 72" X 72".

My stripes measure 6" finished.  So it was easy to add just enough for the seam allowances and hems to get 12 alternating stripes to come out even. 

12 stripes, 12 buttonholes, and miles ans miles of thread and 

ta daaaaaaa!!!!!!

Still more DIY to get done.

Installing an overhead cabinet today, with a little help from one of my daughters and my sister.  Wish us luck that we get it up without killing each other.

Until later diy-ers........Gotta split.....TFL!!!!! 

Question......

My question is:

What do you want to see me post about this year....???

Maybe more tutorials, more 3-d items, how-to's, 

any specific genres, contests,

simply more regular postings (lol), etc.....

Let me know and I will do my best to make you all at least 

a little more happy in the coming year.

Until later, my faithful followers.....Gotta split......TFL!!!!

We interrupt our regular programming..........

......for some much needed down time!!!!!

I think I'm just clearing my head after the make-over of the kitchen. 

I received as a present for Christmas some xbox 360 games, yep I really did ask for them.

Hubby was a little skeptical at first, he thought that our daughter (who is 12 yrs old) wanted them when he asked her what he thought Mommy would like.

Bwahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

Well, I had already given her a list of the ones I wanted.

I know, I'm kinda nerdy.

But they say to keep your mind young, you need to work out puzzles, read, keep it active. I intend on doing just that!!!!

Side note: I did get other things....

like a table easel, money, candy, etc....

My hubs is the most generous man I have ever met.!!!!!

Until later, gamers........Gotta play split......TFL!!!!!!

D~O~N~E !!!!

well, almost done. 

Still waiting on cabinet for above the sink and then I can finish the tiling there.

Looking good so far though.  

These are some of the tools I used.

This tile cutter is very simple to use and inexpensive....(I think its around $25-$30)

This miter saw I purchased about 14 yrs ago. I received a gift certificate as a prize 

for a painting project I created. It was a $100 and I used it towards the purchase for this.

and a lot of hard work..... Bwahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

Not to bad !!!!!

I also did a video on how to use the tile cutter, how I achieved the different angles.

Until later, hard workers......Gotta split......TFL!!!!!!!