Quick Organizing Idea and Progress :)

Easy organization idea for necklaces:

All you need is a towel bar (I have two in my bathroom) and shower hooks:

My necklaces don't get tangled and I can easily find what I need!

AND..... update:

Summer To Do

I was catching up on the posts over at Love Stitched and was inspired by her Summer To Do post so I'm doing my own!

1. go see my friend's daughter's dance recital X- she is AHHHMAZING
2. spend my annual day in Nashville, Indiana with Sarah
3. go in at least one new flea market X- Sarah and I discovered two, but only one was open!
   
   
4. primer, paint, and glaze the kitchen table I sanded down in the garage-X reveal to come as soon as I get poly coat on it
   
   
5. organize my fabric in the craft room X (yes, I consider this organized since it previously was all just thrown in a box)
6. finish Charlie's puppy scrapbook X- in ONE day!!!
7. paint something in the house (finish the bedroom, redo the baseboards- something!)
8. give away some more things to Goodwill (including CLOTHES!)
9. go through my massive shoe hoarding
10. complete 2 graduate courses
11. add at least one new item to my shop
12. post that tutorial I've mentioned previously for a giveaway
13. ship out bracelets for the charity project my students participated in- FAIL, missed date in my insane rush to register for Graduate Courses
14. finally finish and ship Miss Ashley over at the Shine Project her SMS Sweet Sailing necklace as seen in my shop as a thank you for inspiring me to go for it! (she is awesome, we love her, and if you need some inspiration for life- go check her out!)
15. check out some of the sites downtown
16. plant something X (my friend got me a hydrangea for my birthday!)
17. play outside with Charlie X
18. make a new dessert
19. revisit Metamora, Indiana
20. eat a hurry burger- you have to have one to understand
21. take pictures of summer fun with friends!

More Prints!!!

Okay... I may have a slight obsession now...

Prints 4 U!

I needed a break from working on my grad courses for my Master's Degree so you guys get some freebies :).

Let me know if you have any ideas for other color combinations or if you would like to see another quote. I'll do my best to create it and post it here for others to enjoy!

Just click the image to get it in it's true size and then save to your computer!

Etsy Shop Facebook Page

I just started a facebook page for my Etsy shop!!! Stop by and "like" me please!

Facebook: A Place in This World

Being Me

Success is... having all of your Google Reader blog posts read for the first time in three months :)

Happiness is... spending a wonderfully relaxing and fun filled day with your best friend.

And peacefulness is... knowing you get to sleep in again tomorrow in your warm, cozy bed with your furries all cuddling by your side.

Petite Banner for Pets

I'll be the first to admit that I'm a little crazy...

The newest of my furry children, who has been around since Christmas, is Stellaluna. She's a sugar glider and fascinates me.

This is her new cage that I scored for $4.50 at a flea market!

I decided it needed some sprucing up... so out came Skippyjon Jones with:

• cardboard
• paint
• brushes
• scissors
• jump rings
• pin or needle to punch holes in the corners of each pennant

I painted squares of color on the cardboard and then just cut out pennant shapes :).

Then you just poke a little hole in each corner with a pin and use jump rings to connect each piece. Oh and I wrote the name with a marker!

I run with scissors :D.

Finished product :D

(I love me some Skippyjon Jones and children books (Stellaluna is a character too))

Summer To Do

I was catching up on the posts over at Love Stitched and was inspired by her Summer To Do post so I'm doing my own!

1. go see my friend's daughter's dance recital
2. spend my annual day in Nashville, Indiana with Sarah
3. go in at least one new flea market
4. primer, paint, and glaze the kitchen table I sanded down in the garage
5. organize my fabric in the craft room
6. finish Charlie's puppy scrapbook
7. paint something in the house (finish the bedroom, redo the baseboards- something!)
8. give away some more things to Goodwill (including CLOTHES!)
9. go through my massive shoe hoarding
10. complete 2 graduate courses
11. add at least one new item to my shop
12. post that tutorial I've mentioned previously for a giveaway
13. ship out bracelets for the charity project my students participated in
14. finally finish and ship Miss Ashley over at the Shine Project her SMS Sweet Sailing necklace as seen in my shop as a thank you for inspiring me to go for it! (she is awesome, we love her, and if you need some inspiration for life- go check her out!)
15. check out some of the sites downtown
16. plant something
17. play outside with Charlie
18. make a new dessert
19. revisit Metamora, Indiana
20. eat a hurry burger- you have to have one to understand
21. take pictures of summer fun with friends!

What are you doing this summer? Link up or just drop a comment to let me know!

My To Do Before 30 (ish) List

I made this list when I was 19 after reading Mandy Moore's list of 60 things she wanted to do by the time she was 30 in Seventeen Magazine. I just recently came across it again and thought it would be an interesting share. I had wanted to do all of these by the time I was 30... but that's not going to happen on some of them- thus the ish!

1. have a boyfriend X (Yes, I really hadn't had a boyfriend yet at 19... but it happened later that year)
   
2. get married
3. have kids
4. volunteer one day a week
   
5. get my cartilage pierced (I now have a tattoo though... this one may cancel out)
   
6. publish one of my stories
7. have one of my paintings displayed
8. help build a house
9. babysit X
   
10. graduate college X (Now going for my Master's!!! First in my family to go to college!!!)
    
11. lose weight
12. get my hair done in a salon X
13. get my nails done X
14. get a pedicure
15. have someone do my makeup X (Thank you Mary Kay)
    
16. read all the books I own
17. plant a flower garden X
18. work a sewing machine X (And break it :( )
    
19. learn how to cross stitch X
20. take art lessons
21. learn how to play the piano
22. learn how to play the guitar (I own a cheap guitar... it's pink... still can't play)
    
23. donate money to charity X (donated to ASPCA for a couple years)
    
24. drive on the interstate X (My mother REFUSED to let me drive on the interstate- now it's the only way I travel!)
    
25. go to Nova Scotia (part of my Titanic obsession- want to visit the cemetery)
    
26. go to Paris
27. touch a dolphin
28. see a sea turtle X
29. get a new stuffed sea turtle X (my first dog ate mine!!!)
    
30. kiss a guy X
    
31. smile more X
    
32. put together a photo album X
33. see the sunrise

Let me know if you share a list you have for life! I'd love to visit and see what your hopes and dreams are!

Amy