What I'm Working On

WORK: This summer I'd like to participate in some of the local craft fairs and applications are due early.  The first one (Midway Swiss Days) is due this Monday so I've been busy putting products, photos, and paperwork together to send it all off in time.  I've also been finishing up a few products I'll shortly be introducing to the shop, including some wall prints.  I'm having way too much fun working these days.

THE HOMEFRONT: Thanks to one of my fabulous (and generous) friends, I'm finally learning how to knit!  And I've found that there are quite a few ladies in my neighborhood who also love making things like I do.  I'm having too much fun pulling and tucking the threads this way and that and having them consistently come out all beautifully woven together under my needles (well, most of the time...).  It's so thrilling to learn a new skill.

SOON TO BE: I have another project to share with you this next week.  An easy DIY birth announcement.  They're so easy and very sweet.  I can't wait to share it with you next week!

Have a lovely weekend, my dears!  I hope it's a cozy one.

A Peek at Our Living Room

This past weekend I took the time to restyle our bookcase.  It had been done, minorly, before but we'd since accumulated some new books, an unfortunate trophy (a fantasy football related mishap that must be displayed until a new "winner" is chosen), and a few other odds and ends.  The bookcase was starting to look a bit thrown together.  So I decided to try styling it by color and see how it looked.  I'm really happy with the results.   

My photography skills are still a bit lacking so please excuse the poor photos.  And the abundance of space on some of the shelves.  Someday they'll be filled with fun treasures.  All in good time.

Our DVDs used to be in plain view and looked a little out of place.  I purchased these DVD storage boxes to hide them in instead.  I also picked up a few magazine files while I was at it.  Everything is still easily accessible but out of sight when we don't need them.

Lastly, I finally got to hang my butterfly print from our trip to Maine.  I love it!  My boy likes to pick favorite butterflies from the print and ask what their names are.  Everybody's happy.

Would you ever style your bookcase by color?  There's an argument that it makes titles more difficult to find but I think its worth it for the overall appearance (we honestly don't go searching for titles too often and when we do, we know what the cover looks like).  What about you?