Craft Room Creations

Last week, I tackled my first two bags.

The first one is very simple. I'm not sure what I will use it for, but I am sure I will find some purpose.

My second is much better. I even made pockets for the inside! I think it will be my school bag.

Last Friday, I went to Frankenmuth with Steve's mom and grandma. I picked up some more fabric and beads. I can't wait to use them!

Another Project

It seems like we have one project after another in our new (to us) house. When we moved in, we had an oven, but no stove. We purchased the stainless/black one below, but kept the built-in (and never used it) because we needed the microwave. Well, a couple of weeks ago the microwave (that never kept time) finally bit the dust. That was good and bad. Good...we can finally do something with the ugly built-ins because we have no use for them. Bad...another project!

Saturday morning it was raining cats and dogs so we decided it would be a good day to tackle this project. First, we had to take the ugly built ins out.

Then, Steve sanded, painted, and made shelves for the hole.

Now, all I have to do is find a great stainless/black microwave to replace the bright white cheapo.

Now, I am just asking myself, Why didn't we do this earlier?

Finally!

Yesterday was the first day of summer in Michigan if you ask me. All summer it has been a springy 78 degrees...tops. I can't complain too much because we haven't even had to turn our AC on. Saturday night we finally turned it on because the temp was supposed to reach 92. Yes!

Moose got to have his first popsicle....

immediately followed by his second popsicle. Hey! He's a big dog!

Dear Grandma,

Please send more toys. Today is a very rainy day and I am so bored because I have to stay inside. I have NOTHING to play with!

Love,

Moose

P.S.-Could you PLEASE tell that Woodz guy to stop bugging me. I am trying to sleep.

Straight From the New Craft Room

A baby gift for baby Harlan (due any minute)

Containing:

A bib made with Steve's old jeans and backed with a cloth diaper. This was my first pearl snap. I just love it!

And some burp rags made from the rest of the diapers.

I also made a doll for another new baby. She still needs a face, but I am too scared to mess it up.

Handy Hubby...Part 2

What will he think of next? Well, I thought of it this time.

You might remember my craft room from previous posts. It looked more like a tiny room with a couch and a closet full of craft supplies.

Not anymore! We moved my craft room down to the basement where there was a finished room full of Steve's hunting stuff. Well, the hunting stuff was moved to the closet and garage to make room for this crafting wonderland.

If you look real close you can see animal figurines on the top shelf toward the right. That's what's left of the hunting room. Steve says it adds a much needed manly touch to the room.

The best thing is, this room was pretty inexpensive to create since Steve used a lot of scrap wood and did it all himself. The table top is an old bowling alley. :)

I also have a radio and tv down there, and Moose loves to sleep under the table. It doesn't get much better than that. :)

Handy Hubby

While getting his masters at University of Illinois, my darling, beer loving husband managed to go to the bar every week to try a new beer and get a new glass. Isn't that what every masters student does?

Actually, the glasses are pretty neat, and they look great in our tv/game/shuffleboard room. Especially since they are on the custom shelf my handy hubby made.

What will he think of next?