Sewing for Dummies

I finally picked up my friend's sewing machine, it was still in the box. I had Bubbie come over and teach some basics. I learned to fill a bobbin, thread the machine, and a little about tension.

We started by practicing how to sew in a straight line..and then moved onto cushions. I was hooked! I made three more after that...haha

 

Tip : Don't forget to remove the pins...Dan almost poked his eye out!! LOL

ROSS...Now open!

      Ross, an off-price department store, has been 'coming soon' for way to long. Driving by it would be such a tease. Today it said 'NOW OPEN' Ahhh! I went and found some awesome pieces for the living room... I picked up 3 three things and had to run out because I would have spent everything I made today there :) 


1. Beach art $19.99
2. Turtle wall piece $9.99
3. Dress with pockets (of course I had to get a little something for myself) $12.99


I absolutely love dresses with pockets. I don't always want to carry a purse or clutch when going out for a couple drinks or to go out dancing. I can carry an ID, ATM card and, lip balm comfortably.

Places like Ross are awesome because you get unique designer items for affordable everyday prices.
First day at Ross $45.76...My boyfriend said I'm never allowed there again...lol

Attempting to do what they call "Painting"

Celery Sprig is the color I fell in love with. Didn't know what theme I was going for but I knew I wanted Blue to be my secondary color. After hours on Behr.com I decided to go with the professionals and give in to a Bliss Blue that the website kept throwing at me. I LOVE IT! Here's what I learned:

• Make sure you have enough painters tape! I ran out and edging took way longer that it should have.
• Tape, Roll, then edge. I taped then edged not realizing that I could have made my edges a couple inches thick rather than 8 inches thick...haha. The roller goes closer to the edge than you think. This would have saved me hours of fun
• Behr is definitely the way to go. I didn't even need a second coat. 

When complete I searched on pinterest for blue and green to see if I could get a couple of ideas on decorating. I LOVE PINTEREST! There I found that the colors I chose were perfect for a Key West theme.

Adventure at a 'shlock' store

$15 bucks each

So my boyfriend's Bubby wanted to help up organize our new but messy garage. She decided to help us out by buying used and inexpensive dressers at the 'shlock' (Yiddish : cheap tacky junk) store AKA second hand, rather than expensive organizers at places like Home Depot. The Dressers were $15 each and are a great way of organizing things like the 'kitchen junk drawer' and extra craft material. 

While there I decided to take a look around and found these awesome frames with beach items in them that go great with Key West decor I've decided to go for at $2 each!