Hellllooooo!

Whoops, I did it again. Let way too much time go by between posts. So much going on! Let's see, here's a quick recap. On Easter Sunday Melissa and Caleb and Madison and I all officially joined our neighborhood church. Also, Melissa asked the pastor to 'dedicate' the kids.

Actually she asked (beforehand) if they could be baptized, but the pastor said that is more of a personal decision to be made in the future by the kids themselves (I really liked that response!) so she settled for dedicating them.

Later that day Madison got to participate in her first Easter egg hunt (with a little help from her dad)

The following day I took Melissa and the kids 500 miles south to visit my folks. My dad and stepmom hadn't met Madison yet, nor had Melissa's other grandpa. So part of my MIA behavior is due to being out of town all last week.

Unfortunately I told our contractor I'd be gone all week so they took it as a big fat hall pass and did SQUAT on the new studio or the upstairs bathroom remodel. They started tiling the bathroom seems like three weeks ago, and here we are; still not done. In fact, the toilet got pulled out today, so I'm thinking I might need to sleep downstairs tonight! I know it'll all be lovely and wonderful once it's done, but for now I see dirt and disorganization everywhere and it's kinda hard to ignore. I've been bringing pieces home from storage one at a time to get ready for the studio. Here's a piece I'd bought a few months ago at the thrift shop. It was an 80's blue tole-painting decor (not worthy of a before shot) and I simply painted the body,  feet and knobs and covered the drawer fronts with one of my favorite japanese fabrics.

 

It's smallish....not even three feet tall, but should be cute and useful for holding some doos and dads. I have a bigger piece I want to cover in fabric and this was just a practice run at it. I like the result as opposed to paper because it provides more of a texture and a much wider selection of patterns.

I think I'm definitely planning on getting back to scrapbooking when the new space is finished. I find myself buying little Madison outfits based on what cute pages could be scrapped around her wearing them~

See what I mean? First I'll have to get Caleb's books caught up. OH I used to be so good about doing an album per year! Of course, now with three of the little darlin's it's kinda hard to keep up the pace.

Okay. John's home and we're going to watch  the next episode of The Tudor's. Wowee! Never knew history could be so salacious! We're catching up on Season One via dvd so we can hop in on the second season which just started up on Showtime last weekend. I'll close with a picture that hints at what will be my main creative  priority for the next three weeks. It's a very exciting project! that I'll share with you as we get closer to The Date. :-)

I'll be back in a couple days with an Etsy update. Til then!

Comments

[Tracy]

Hi Jen,
I'm glad you're back! Thanks for the pictures and catching up. It looks like you are going to have a sweet little studio soon.
Tracy

[karen]

Congratulations on the new church. And the next post with the vodka and chocolate really hit home. Thanks for the laugh. Come for a visit.
Karen

[happy zombie]

Way to much time between posts for me too. But seriously, I'd rather spend the time to read yours then write mine. Always eye-candy, smiles and chuckles await me here!!!

[nanette]

Lovely photos! So cute of your daughter's family at church, what a nice thing to do. I haven't seen the Tudors but I want to watch it so much. I'll have to work on that. The fabric and outfit delightful. But the little chest of drawers!!! OH MY GOSH. It is so cute. Love it.

[Sue McG]

Ooh, tempting fabric - can't wait to see what you do with it :) Congratulations on joining the church, blessings to all of you! LOL about outfits with future SB pages in mind, I SO get that :) I haven't seen those Tudors but I think I NEED to - must check Netflix for the first season!

[Jackie]

What a great update! You're right remodeling is the pits. I hope they hurry up for you, but in the course of doing so they do it right. The outfit for Madison is sooooo cute and the fabrics mouth watering!

[Sharon]

Missed you!! And that little dress is OMG adorable!!!!

[Periwinkle Vintage]

Jen, I love the little sneak peeks at your new studio! Beautiful! And blessings to you and your family on getting involved in your church! I would not survive without ours.
Cheryl

[pam]

Glad you're back, missed you! Love the pictures.

[dawn]

Oh Jen, glad you are back! We attend a church like the one you stated and we love the dedication vs baptism concept. I cannot wait to see this studio. Tell the guys to get a move on, your blog friends want to see results! I am working on my space as well, thought I better before the snow melts and I want out...I will post pics sometime.

[Carla]

Great Easter photos, and I LOVE your cabinet you covered with the fabric. Now I have to try doing that! Love the happy colors in your photos!

[Stacy A]

Jennifer, I had been wondering what you were up to. Ok...I just have to say...You buy her dresses to MATCH your SCRAPBOOK PAGES? That is one of the funniest things. Do scrap bookers do that lol? It never would have crossed my mind. But it kind of makes sense in a crafty fabricky colory sort of way. In fact I told my therapist today that his outfit was very inviting and springy and you could do a lot with those colors. It just came out. He really didn't know what to say. I hope he didnt think I was hitting on him...I just notice fabric and colors since I started blogging (I blame it on all you ladies and your fabric addiction!). Ok, now the matching outfit doesn't seem weird at all, I just needed to work it through. Can't wait to see your secret project. You need to start withholding payment on those tiling toilet guys. That will get them moving. Or threaten to go to their competition.
Have a great week. Love Stacy