Irish Blessing

The Irish blessing was always my Dad's favorite prayer, I decided that I wanted to display it somewhere in my house and my office seemed the perfect spot.  I had the letters printed in vinyl with the intention of adding to a wall, but after I thought about I decided to put it on a large canvas so it would be portable.  I like to change things up!

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Bulletin board

Just a quick addition to my office redo.  I purchased this bulletin board at Ollies for $4.99.  I like the color because it wasn't the tradional cork with the bleached wood.  I just added a "G" letter hook that I picked up at Good Will a while back for 49 cents. The letter and hook were just a basic white, I added some gray paint to coordinate and this is how she looks.

The office is coming along, I still want to paint a few things but that is going to have to wait until the weather gets above zero. 

step stool to small bookshelf

Continuing with my office redo projects, I needed space for my books since I reinvented my old bookshelf to a hutch for my desk.  The temperature outside today in Western Pennsylvania is Zero, it's snowing and blowing and I did not want to leave the house.  After shopping my house for something to use, I came up with this small stepstool that Sister number 3 gave me awhile ago to refurbish.  Perfect and even better I didn't have to make any changes to it.  I sat this baby on top of my file cabinet and the paperbacks fit perfect.

No cost, no work = Functional and cute. That is my kind of project.

Motivational Art

Very cheap and quick artwork for my office walls.  I purchased 3 canvases from Ollie's for $1.69 each, a book of scrapbook paper for $4.99 and vinyl letters leftover from a previous trip to Ollies.

I wrapped and stapled (with just a plain old office stapler) the scrapbook paper around the canvases. After checking pinterest for some inspirational quotes, I used my vinyl letters and just stuck them on the canvases.

I like this view from my desk chair it a nice reminder to stay motivated!

office redo

My home office was in need of a serious remodel.  I spend alot of time in here for work and pleasure. My real job allows me the opporunity to work from home 2 days a week and this is where i do all my blogging. 

This room always seems to be a catch-all, including my exercise bike that I keep meaning to use more often.  Thats another post in the future. I'm trying to organize and decorate so that when I spend hours at a time in here, I feel movtivated and inspired.

Here's a look at the mess before I started.

The books shelf above was made for me years ago by my Dad.  It has been in so many rooms with different functions that it is a keeper. 

I'll start with that makeover first.  I took the bookshelf and turned in on this side horizonally to use as a hutch on my desk.  I added some scrapbook paper to the inside just for some color with thumbtacks.  I didn't want to make any permanent changes to the bookshelf because I may change my mind in the future.

The hutch works perfect, every thing is at my finger tips while I'm working.

No sew redesign

Another new interest of mine is redesigning clothes.  Pinterest is absolutely filled with so many amazing ideas on how to refashion clothes that you already have to something way more stylish.

I got so excited with this one that I forgot to take a before picture.   I found an old T-shirt of hubbys that was just hanging in the closet.  I made a few cuts and this is what I came up with.........

A stylish new vest for Me!!!!

All I did was cut off the sleeves, cut around the collar, cut of the side seams.  The hole wear you used to put your head is now the halter part of vest. 

more finger knitting

These are a few more scarfs that I made.  I'm telling you this finger knitting things is awesome. 

I'm in love with this new hobby of mine.  The possibilities are endless. 


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