Ok, I thought it was bad when my December looked like this. But now my days are even worse!
Today, fexample, (taking a deep breath...):
drop T off at daycare this morning
came home to take the dog out one more time
made the spinach artichoke dip for one of three Christmas parties tomorrow that I will bake at 5:00 am tomorrow morning
ran into work to get an experiment started by 9:00 am because it has specific timed steps throughout the day (at 10, 11, 12, 1, 3, 4, and again at 9 and 10pm)
pick up T after work
come home
get ready for B's holiday party (fancy event, I'll be posting my first "What I Wore" post, complete with my DIY bead and ribbon necklace and sweater to cardigan refashion)
go back to work after the party (yep you read that right)
come home and collapse. Phew!
Oh, by the way, I'm 24 weeks pregnant, still getting sick, trying to resubmit a paper, write my thesis and defend my thesis next month.
Ok, that's enough of my pity party. Thanks for letting me get that out!
On a positive note, we are nearly finished getting the Christmas cards mailed out, the above mentioned spinach artichoke dip looks amazing (had to stop myself from eating it raw), and I get to go to a fancy dinner party tonight. Woohoo!
Because I need to add some cuteness to my otherwise self-indulgent vent storm, here is T singing happy birthday on the way home yesterday!
Showing posts with label bead and ribbon necklace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bead and ribbon necklace. Show all posts
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Pinterest project reviews
Poor little T was sick today, which meant that I got to stay home with her. Our morning was fun, filled with decorating for Christmas and playing with "Mummy" and "Daddy" (basically any human like form in plastic, fabric or wood). Once she went down for her nap though, I was all business! I've felt lately, like I have a hundred different projects started and none finished. I was determined to check many of those off my list. As it happens quite often lately, many of these projects were Pinterest inspired, so I'll give a little review for you!
My inspiration:
My results:
The hardest part of this project was getting the coat hanger untwisted and shaped and keeping the ornaments attached to their caps! I love how it turned out. For $15, I bought 50 ornaments from Target that were the perfect amount. The ribbon I purchased from Michael's for $4.99 and I have plenty left over for other random projects.
The holiday season is upon us. I've shared previously my woes of trying to find a maternity dress that is appropriate and dressy enough without costing $100+. Well, I found this dress at Old Navy:
But seriously, I'm only going to wear it once. I'll have to figure out how to refashion it afterward! Anyways, the taupe is kind of a hard color to accesorize or match, so I figured I could make a necklace with ribbon I found (that was the perfect match) and large clunky plastic beads. My original plan was to thread the ribbon through the beads, but without drilling larger holes, that wasn't going to work. Then I found this tutorial:
I wasn't so sure how this would turn out for a dressier look, but I absolutely love it!
Check it out!
Oh pinterest, how you have come through for me again! I'm working on a sweater into cardigan refashion complete with step by step pictures. Hopefully I'll get that uploaded this weekend.
I also hope to check off more project this weekend as B is working and I'll have two naps (Sat and Sun) to get things done!
Little update, I wore this necklace out last night. I just loved the look and feel of it! Well, Miss T did too and was playing with it while we were waiting for our food at Panera. I probably should haved used stronger thread (I used two strands of invisible thread) since she snapped it right off and beads went flying everywhere! Luckily, we retrieved every single bead, so I can remake a stronger 2.0 version of this necklace.
My inspiration:
My results:
The holiday season is upon us. I've shared previously my woes of trying to find a maternity dress that is appropriate and dressy enough without costing $100+. Well, I found this dress at Old Navy:
But seriously, I'm only going to wear it once. I'll have to figure out how to refashion it afterward! Anyways, the taupe is kind of a hard color to accesorize or match, so I figured I could make a necklace with ribbon I found (that was the perfect match) and large clunky plastic beads. My original plan was to thread the ribbon through the beads, but without drilling larger holes, that wasn't going to work. Then I found this tutorial:
I wasn't so sure how this would turn out for a dressier look, but I absolutely love it!
Check it out!
Oh pinterest, how you have come through for me again! I'm working on a sweater into cardigan refashion complete with step by step pictures. Hopefully I'll get that uploaded this weekend.
I also hope to check off more project this weekend as B is working and I'll have two naps (Sat and Sun) to get things done!
Little update, I wore this necklace out last night. I just loved the look and feel of it! Well, Miss T did too and was playing with it while we were waiting for our food at Panera. I probably should haved used stronger thread (I used two strands of invisible thread) since she snapped it right off and beads went flying everywhere! Luckily, we retrieved every single bead, so I can remake a stronger 2.0 version of this necklace.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)