Sunday

 

I may not be, erummah, little but....

Surprise Project

C & I LOVE this song. Well, really we love anything DMB does....This one is particularly important to us. So when I saw this on Pinterest I knew I wanted to make one for us, but put my own spin on it. 


I drug the girls to Hobby Lobby to find some letters; here's what we found:

We have a whole bunch of scrap wood in our back yard from building the girls' swing set (we'll get to that in another post). I picked through the pieces until I found some I liked.

 

My original idea was to use the longer piece of wood so the project would be more linear & would fit in the space above our headboard, but below the vent. Stupid vent....Well, the big piece of wood was stinkin' HEAVY & the whole thing would have to be bolted to the wall. Plan B: I found two more wood pieces the size of the one in front. The pieces I chose were pretty beat up & had nail holes in them. I love them. I spray painted the letters a chocolate brown & used a watered lime green paint on the boards. Then I used an antiquing glaze over the boards. The boards weren't as green as I hoped after the glaze, but I decided that was okay. 

I wanted to finish the whole thing & put it on the wall without telling C; see how long it took for him to notice. But I kind of needed help attaching the boards together, so he helped me by putting the boards together with a metal stick thingy one the back & a hanging wire. "Metal stick thingy". WOW. Probably a good thing I asked for his help....


Here's how it looks on our wall: 

This is my most favorite thing I have ever made. 

Nap Time Pinterest Project

On our recent trip to Lake of the Ozarks my sweet husband helped me hunt for acorns to use for a project I found on Pinterest. I heart Pinterest, but I spend waaaaaay too much time pinning & not enough doing. This week I have made THREE things from my Pinterest boards: Gnocchi Soup, Artisan Bread, & my own version of  this project. Rock on.

 

 

Cute, huh?! The original idea uses material stuffed with polyfil for the acorn body, but I could not get my cone shapes to look like I wanted so I just covered the actual acorn with fabric. Haven't decided if I'll keep them in the candy corn dishes or put them in a clear vase on the table.

Now to get to work on the 80,000 yards of tulle I bought for the girls' Halloween costumes....EeK. 

Not Always Easy, But Worth It Sunday

Two roads diverged in a wood, 

and I ---

I took the one less traveled by, 

And that has made all the difference. 

                             Robert Frost

Taking Flight

Only Little Wing.

A few weeks ago I came to realize this blog has taken a completely different turn from what I originally intended. I thought this place would be for me to record my projects, maybe write a little. But it has turned into so much more for me. My blog has, in a way, turned into my own type of release therapy. I have always been opinionated; historically, though, I've kept my thoughts to myself. But if you read Incoherent Ramblings for any length of time you know that is certainly not the case any longer. It turns out I have a lot to say, about a lot of stuff. More than I ever realized. 

There's a song I have long since connected with --- thought maybe it was written about, & only for, me. "Little Wing", written by Jimi Hendrix. His words flow directly to my soul: "When I'm sad she comes to me with a thousand smiles she gives to me free. 'It's alright, it's alright' she says, 'Take anything you want from me. Anything'...." 


Anything. Take anything you want from me. 


Only Little Wing is my new home to share my anything.

 I had this tattoo placed on my foot three weeks ago to remind myself to always be open not only to those I love, but to myself. And also to take flight & soar.

Wow. Just, WOW.

The girls have been trading cooties & a fever since last Saturday. FUN....

Today we HAD to get out for a quick trip to the store, but I thought it would be fun for the girls to decorate the front door before we left: 

 

I helped with the letters. WHOOPSIE....

As I was helping the girls into the car for our quick store trip (which turned into over an hour), I noticed my pants looked a little weird: 

 

That's right. My pants were inside out. And I left them that way. 

 

BEST. PLAYDOH. RECIPE. EVER.

Made some play dough this morning....

 

I have tried, at least, a bazillion home play dough recipes. This one is by far the bestest: 

* 1 cup flour

* 1/4 cup salt 

* 3 tsp vinegar or lemon juice

* 2 tbsp oil 

* 1/2 cup water 

* food coloring

The actual recipe states to mix the dry ingredients together, then add the wet stuff slowly over a low heat. Wellllllllllllllll, I am impatient & just dumped everything in together. I used a package of Koolaid instead of food coloring & had to use vinegar. Kinda made for a stinky combo, so I think I'll use lemon juice for the next batch. I also added a little more four & vegetable oil to make it the consistency I like (I'm really picky; I can't stand it when the play dough turns out feeling salty). I made sure to stir up the gunk enough to get all the lumps out, then I let it sit for a bit to cool off. 

And then it was PLAY TIME.

 

 

Sundaytude

 

Not much else to say about this one....I could easily share this with people from my past; I could also point it right back at myself. But it's never too late to turn again --- into something better.