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Monday, February 10, 2014
Whats going on
It was raining yesterday, so I wasnt able to finish the Christmas wreath. Instead I worked on a few projects inside.
The fabric for the Eames chairs came yesterday from West Elm. Delivery was a little slow, but it was packaged so nicely and was exactly what I was expecting so that more than made up for it! A welcomed change, since Ive received a lot of things recently that were not as described or packaged improperly.
The plan is to work on the chairs the rest of the week and weekend. I am a little nervous to start on the fabric because of the way it curves with the seat, but I guess I just have to start. Since the existing fabric has seams, my plan is to pull the seams out and use it as a pattern, fingers crossed it works!
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and last night I worked on a few new prints for the gallery wall in the living room/office. Im getting tired of what is up there, so it is time for a change!
It is sunny this morning, and Annabelle is staring at me since we didnt get to go for a long walk/dog park yesterday, so first things first, a little exercise with her! Then maybe Ill start tackling the chairs. If I can work up the courage!
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Whats in my Cabinets
Recently I got a Silhouette Cameo and Ive finally put it to use! A year or so ago I purchased a container for the flour and as odd as this sounds, I couldnt be happier with it. I know what you are thinking ... is she really that excited about a flour container? Well this one is perfect, it has a wide opening so I can measure and level the extra off without flour going everywhere. The top snaps on an off like a breeze and it also seals really well (its Food Network brand found at Kohls).
Anyways, I decided to invest in a few more containers that will hopefully make me equally happy, while organizing my mini pantry.
I love things organized, but I tend to get overwhelmed when I try to do it all at once, so Ive decided to tackle it little by little (like cabinet by cabinet little)
For now we just have a few cabinets devoted to our pantry (hopefully a full size one will be in the future next time we move!)
So I took everything out and decided where it should go and how it should be stored (moved somethings to another cabinet, and moved somethings in)
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Anyways, I decided to invest in a few more containers that will hopefully make me equally happy, while organizing my mini pantry.
I love things organized, but I tend to get overwhelmed when I try to do it all at once, so Ive decided to tackle it little by little (like cabinet by cabinet little)
For now we just have a few cabinets devoted to our pantry (hopefully a full size one will be in the future next time we move!)
So I took everything out and decided where it should go and how it should be stored (moved somethings to another cabinet, and moved somethings in)
I moved these baskets from Ikea on top of the microwave, dont they fit perfectly there? They hold coffee/tea items and canned goods that I use on a regular basis for easy access. The jar to the right holds Annabelles treats, David gets up way to early for work and she always goes to the kitchen (half sleepy eyed, I hear) to get her treat while he eats breakfast. So having that within reach was important too!
I moved my flour container from another cabinet and put the vinegars and other like items on a lazy susan, which makes them so much easier to access!
I covered a few jars in tissue paper from a Kate Spade purchase and mod podge.
I found containers like my flour one at TJ Maxx, these were sold in a set of 6 that perfectly stack and are proportioned so that they are the same height. (They ended up being about $4 each)
I used the Silhouette Cameo to cut out these cut out a few labels ...
For the top shelf, I put lighter items (so it would be easier to get down) that I dont use very often ...
I covered a peacock blue bin found at Target for $2.50 with fun polka dot paper from World Market
to put medicine and vitamins in. Individually packaged mixes are next door in a plastic bin, but I would like to find something a little bigger to fill the space.
Such a big improvement! Im looking forward to tackling the other cabinets!
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