baby blanket

I finally finished the first project I've been working on for the little one. And it's my first "big" crocheted project too! I think it turned out pretty well. At least that's one checked off the list...

a new project

Eric's mom moved a couple of weeks ago, and we inherited some stuff. One of the things was this dresser. As you can see by the first picture, I couldn't leave well enough alone. I sanded and painted it, and changed out the knobs. I like how it came out, although it's not what I originally intended. I had painted the dresser part a green color a couple of shades brighter... And it turned out horribly. I still think I may paint the dresser part a different color eventually. I do like the color of the drawers though. I was thinking maybe navy for the other color? I would like to eventually tie it in with the color of the little bedroom, and put it in there. Maybe with fabric like this? It's from Amy Butler. Hmmm...

ikea-ized

Success.

I am wondering however, if the stripes are too much with the floor... But the chair, oh, the chair is perfect. And it's actually comfortable! I need to sew a cover for that cushion quickly though... That white is mighty boring. I got a few more trinkets too.










And this isn't even all of it :)

pretty little post-it flower

a cute little origami flower...

(also blurry close-up)

I didn't know post-its could be so pretty.

It's from how about orange's list too...

moved in

So we moved. And I finally have internet. And this is the view from my new little balcony. Nice, huh? Granted, behind these trees is a bar, but no worries. There are trees. We got cable today though, and we can't have cable in the bedroom we've got our bed in... So I don't know what we'll do. It's kind of sad how dependent I am on TV, but hey- I need my Brewer games, and Bravo, and some occasional MTV dammit! Right, sorry. And by the way, the coffee table and new cheap furniture actually look quite cute. So there you go... I can stop complaining for awhile.

But what I'm really excited about is tomorrow I get to go to the Zoo! Fantastic. I am probably the only 26 year old I know with no kids who loves the Zoo this much. Maybe it's kind of strange? I don't know. But I'm sure I will have piles of pictures to post tomorrow.

And I made some tacks today from How About Orange's Tutorial. They are so cute, I have to put a picture up. I am discovering though, that my camera does not take good close-up pictures at all. It's just a cheap-o Kodak, but disappointing nonetheless. Anyways, onto blurry thumbtack picture...
Aren't they adorable? Yes, I thought so too. Must make more...