My newest Craigslist Steal

I am THRILLED. This is just what I wanted and for a fantastic price, too! I wanted a dark colored desk for my den/catch all room. This guy originally bought it on CL a few years ago. Sanded down, painted it Espresso and put a counter top on top. He even drilled holes and stuff in there in order to put your computer wires through and everything. This was all stuff that I do NOT have time to do. The best part is......................... I paid $25 for it. The thing is HEAVY, so it won't be leaving here anytime soon! lol.

Don't mind the soda cup!

Love the counter top top!

Only thing is...my monitor looks REALLY small now. lol!

My Catch-All, computer, craft room...

So... we recently bought a house and moved in in September 2010. I am a complete freak about having things be "finished" looking or...well, ok, I don't always finish stuff I start working on. I get distracted, I do have 4 kids and a husband after all.

Anyway, our house was painted the same color EVERYWHERE. I can NOT deal with that. I immediately started painting. ::shuddering:: BUT. I HATE heights. I am scared to death and I literally can have panic attacks, so of course, the trim at the ceiling is always the last thing I do and I don't do it very good at all. lol.

It has 2 beautiful french doors. This is the only pic I could find of the before for some reason. lol

It REALLY turned out pretty. This is just the one wall. lol. I'm just trying to decide what to do with the other walls...I sell Partylite, so maybe some sconces and more pictures? This room gets a lot of light because it's in the front of the house and it has 2 big windows in it....thoughts?

I will update at a future date with some current pics.

Garland and Painting!

So the kids have been off of school since Tuesday because of the snow we got. Our schedules are completely thrown off. :( They went back to school today, but will be off again tomorrow and Monday! I almost wish they would've kept them out today anyway.

I have been soda free for about a week now, I think. That's HUGE for me. I've stuck to drinking tea, water, lemonade (Crystal Light) of course.

I made a Valentine Garland, but ran out of ribbon, so my garland isn't as long as I'd like. I just bought some more though at 50% off at Michaels'. That thing took me almost 4 hours to do. It's kind of tedious. lol. I love how it turned out!!!  I got the idea while I was at Michaels. I took some different colored/patterned "Valentine" ribbons and cut them into about 4 inch long pieces.

I bought some red cording and made that about 6 feet long, with 2 pieces of it together. You tie the ribbon with both pieces of cording together. At the end of the cording I made a loop so it was easy to "hang" or hook onto my fireplace.

 
I then took the ribbon and just tied them piece by piece in somewhat of a pattern and then would add a heart "ornament" every so often.

I have gotten so many compliments on this from FB friends, etc. I am working on an Easter one right now. I'm skipping St Patty's Day until Michaels' has that ribbon marked down! lol.

I need to get to work on my Kissing Balls this weekend. 

The kids went back to school this morning. I painted the den! lol. I ran out of paint for the trim at the top of the walls and I need to do a second coat. In a little bit I am going to go to Home Depot to get more of my CRISP AUTUMN LEAVES by Glidden for the den/living room. I love the color. When it's complete, I will take a pic of that as well. oooh here is a preview....

I have my Soft Suede for the Main Bath. I'm not sure how much I like it though. Maybe when it's a finished product I will be more in love. lol. I painted the foyer (and soon the loft will be this color, too) a Toffee Crunch by Behr. Behr is NOT my favorite paint product, I have to be honest. I think my favorite is actually Glidden. I used Glidden in my kitchen and dining room, too. It's a decent price and it's coverage is great, IMO.

Alright, off to do the bathroom.