Month: October 2014

Rental Property: PROGRESS (Exterior)

Remember the before pictures??? This is my parents’ rental house that I’ll soon be living in. When I was home the other weekend, I got to stop by and see the progress. It’s definitely coming along nicely! :) Here are a few pictures of the progress around the exterior of the house. There used to be a huge tree out front. The tree was already removed when my parents got the house, but the driveway (and the garage) had been completely destroyed by the roots. Luckily, my dad is retired and has a tractor… and skills. They tore everything up, then extended the width of the driveway, adding a nice “brick” detailing along the edge and also extended the concrete around to the side door. Oh my goodness, don’t you think it turned out so nice!? I think so! Oh, and as you can see they cleaned up and painted the house!   In the back, they extended the concrete to make room for the puppy kennel. Right now, my dad is working on fencing in the …

The Hop is Rampant!

All that comes to mind right now when I read that title is Ebola. Like “The Hop” is a crazy form of haemorrhagic fever. Hmm… annnnyway, on to more lighthearted things… Thanks so much to Teresa at NavyBlueThreads for the shout out!!! She is really awesome. I’m serious. If you haven’t gotten a chance to say hi to her yet, you should. She is super talented and she always seems really nice and genuine! The blog hop is a way for people to get to know their fellow bloggers a little better. So here you have it… here are my answers to the hop: Why do I write? Writing is such a great outlet! To me, writing is a way to sift through all of the thoughts and stories in my head and it’s also a great way to share projects that I’m working on not only for you but for me too! I rarely make anything more than once, but when I do I always feel the need to look back and see how I did …

TayloRx

Okay okay… I gotta take a quick minute and share my friend Taylor’s music video. She is one of the sweetest and smartest people I know (graduated in the top of our pharmacy class!)… she’s also beautiful and super talented and following her dreams in the music world. She just came out with her first music video. Check it out: Find more about Taylor here. So they packed up our house today! We’ll be living in a sea of boxes until next week when we’ll be living very minimally :/ The pups went to doggie daycare today while the packing guys were here. When we picked them up, they were separated from all the other dogs. The girl working said Zoe was a little grumpy with a few of the dogs. She said that she seems to choose the older, overweight dogs to be friends with and is grumpy with the rest of them. lol oh dear… my sweet little baby. I’m just crossing my fingers that she gets along with all of her new puppy …

Sunday Sew Love: Double Take!

Today – Sunday, October 5th – I’m really excited to try this clutch tutorial… and I can’t get enough of that Halloween dress. Too fun :) (top/left) Skirt as Top Thank You Foldover Clutch | (top/right) Laurasaurus Dolores Batwing Dress (bottom/left) Sew Well Man in Blue | (bottom/right) you & mie Hallowee Party Dress What!? Did I miss a week… :) Here’s last Sunday’s inspirational makes – September 28th. (top/left) Seven Buttons Something Blue | (right) Velvet Ribbon Back Cut Out Dress (bottom/left) House of Pinheiro Mission Maxi Tank Top | (bottom/center) VERYPURPLEPERSON Print Mesh Bra Set Until next time,