So much time, so little to do........yeah, right!

I have been so busy lately that I haven't had time to post or read any of the blogs that I normally like to. I thought I would share a little bit of what I have been up to.


This is my friends house and has been an on going project for several months now. We have
gone from picking out everything while it was being built to now trying to furnish it. We bought a rug for the family room, dining room, and den and are still working on finding one for the living room. She ordered dining room furniture, a breakfast area set, and family room furniture. Here is what the living room, family room, and dining room look like empty. Well, actually there is an old couch in the family room that is temporary.




The dining room set and the breakfast area set are both in now so I will get some pictures to show you. We have to work on layering now. It has been a huge project and is very, very, very, time consuming! There is still so much to do and will take many more months to finish.


In the meantime, I did this:

And of course I watch a lot of this:

I have played around with a few more designs:

And then there is this:

This is my nemesis! The dreaded landscaping! The onions you see in the above photo are everywhere! They grow in the middle of my ground cover and are very hard to get rid of. I have to dig them out one by one and they don't cooperate with me at all! Does anyone know of an easier way to get rid of them?

You can't see it to well in these pictures but they are all through the landscaping. Not to mention all the other weeds too! Looks like I need to do some mulching and trimming while I'm at it. Oy vay!

I'm also working on this:

You must be wondering why I don't just finish one thing and then move on. Sometimes I have to shop around to find the perfect pin, ribbon, or fabric that I want so while I am doing that I will start something else in between.


Now I got talked into this:

Another friend of mine is hosting a picnic for our local Medallion Ball. She is having 120 guests and the theme is "Project Runway". She found these wire mannequins at TJ Maxx and wants to dress each one of them to use as part of a centerpiece for the tables. I went over to give her some fabric and ended up bringing two of them home to work on. This is a very rough draft of what I am thinking of doing.

And then there is this:

This is a mink I found at a local flea market. I went there in search of vintage pins and then came across it. So, then that gets me thinking of another project to do! I feel like the old lady
who swallowed a fly. I just keep taking on (swallowing) another project! I plan on using the mink for cuffs on Christmas stockings and I seriously need to get started on it or it won't get done.


In addition to all of the above my son came home from college. I can't believe all the stuff he has! I don't remember sending him with that much stuff! I'm not sure how it fit into his dorm room! Oh, and the laundry. My goodness! So I have also been busy trying to find a place for all his stuff and doing all that laundry.


Oh! I almost forgot! I also write articles and do features for this web site:
www.designstyleguide.net


So, that's what I've been up to! What have you been up to?