My life under the bus

It's Monday....and There's Progress

 

Lord it's Monday...

hold on to your pants I feel a long

 meandering post coming on.

Renovations are in full swing.

I know it looks like *Hell*..

and well it is....

but this does constitute progress.

Some drains topped with gravel

and we are ready to pour!

Maybe even by the end of the week.

PROGRESS!

Unfortunately my space,

she still looks like this.

 

 

Did you shudder?

I have visions of spinning around

in my Julie Andrews dress -

however

it ain't happening in here.

We still have all this to

put up on the garage walls as well.

 

Blrugh.

 

In other news I did have some

 awesome finds this week

in the clearence section of Homegoods

and my attic!

 

 

The mannequinn I started to redo last year?

 ...and ran out of speed...

it's made of wire under all the paper

 and stinks for display.

 I'd like to cover it in linen and

maybe give her a bustle?

The step stool we lost when we

 moved here and I had given it up for gone.

Lo and behold searching for something else it popped up!

It reminds me of my eldest

so I hate to paint it

but may use some starch

 to adhere linen to it.

When I get tired of it it should rinse right off.

The cabinet was 10.00 - woot!

The hat box 3.99!

The bowls as well -

because who doesn't need a pretty bowl?

Last but not least some stacking boxes

with a coupon from Michaels

which are fantastic for display.

I can dream about where I'll put them.

In other news our membership with

"Little Dogs Who Eat Out of the Dishwasher Anonymous"

or

LDWEODA

has been for naught.

They line up like it's a buffet -

even if I open it with fairy wings and unicorn breath.

It seems hopeless. 

 

 

Definately NOT renewing that membership.

So I have plans for the week,

lets see how far I actually get!

Have you got plans?

Does your dog run for the dishwasher

 like it's a lifeboat on the Titanic? 

Tell me about it.

Happy Monday, Patty

 

 

The Rain Fell Down......

 

 

...like dog kibble from the sky.

First in the small tap,tap,tap, of

tiny pieces leaking out,

then the loud barrage of emptying buckets.

No matter these two are not getting out of bed.

 

 

The exhaustion a good rain brings on

 permeates everything.

 

 

The bed ...it calls me...

zzzzzzzzzzz

 

Two sick kids and two sleepy dogs-

what am I really going to get done today?

Hope your cozy and dry!

Happy Wednesday, Patty

 

 

 

Focus On Life : Week 18

 

 

This weeks focus was

abstract.

Meh...what the heck is that?

It sort of made me itch.

I'm not abstract at all.

Eeek...what to do?

Well I wasn't even going to do it

as I had no inspiration all week.

Then at about 4:30 this morning I

had to wake one of the boys up for a day trip.

Stepped out the door to the sun coming up

and thought hmmmmmm.

Then I got on Picmonkey and played a bit.

 

 

Originally I thought the trees looked

a bit like coral and was going to put

some sort of fish in there.

Well that was before coffee...lol

I also thought of the colors and a painted sky.

That was easier to achieve.

I am still not sure if it is ABSTRACT.

I am off to look at other posts.

 

You can join in

HERE

Happy Saturday, Patty

 

Renovation or How to Make Dust Without Really Trying

 

Gasparino residence - side entrance.

 

We bought this house about 6 years ago

 as a major fixer upper.

That is to say

it was more of a disaster

 then we even originally suspected.

Things happened.

Things I never want to speak of again.

Things we laugh over at parties.

Like the 1/2 a Xerox machine the previous

 owner buried next to the driveway

so he didn't have to pay to get rid of it.

...Or the pipes that got eaten away

 because he didn't service the

 water treatment equipment.

...Or the tub drain - that separated from the tub

when it was full of kids and water.

I still don't have walls in my laundry room.

The kids never took baths again

and have a fear of seventies bathroom fixtures.

Well time has come to fix some of those

cosmetic issues since the underlying issues

 have been corrected.

Remember the boiler blew a few months ago?

...yeah....

 

Well the garage basically needs

 an entire overhaul

 as it was never poured correctly.

 Since the basement was gutted

 we decided to just bite the bullet

 and fix the entire mess.

 

 

Floor was severly damaged and laid

 smack on the dirt so it's

broken up waiting to be hauled away.

Buh bye.

Five hours of sawing and jackhammering

accompanied by dogs barking was awesome.

 

 

Now to have it hauled away

and recycled.

Of course the house looks like

 a cocaine factory after a bust.

And these two are fit to be tied.

 

 

We've already lived through one house being renovated.

This is the first time for the girls.

I think their first comment was,

"woowoowoowoowoooooooooooo

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

ooooooooooooooooooooof ."

Oh yeah.

So as soon as this garage work is done -

it's on to the basement-

which means....

CRAFTROOM...

woot!

Anyone else out there renovating this year?

Hope your having a great Friday wherever you are.

XOXO, Patty

 

 

Me and Bacon....We got a Thing Goin' On....

 

 

I have a running joke on my

Facebook page about my love for bacon.

Really I don't get it as much as I used to

but my love remains true none the less.

You know what they say - those that

 are talking about the bacon

are probably not getting much bacon at all.

Well a lovely Facebook friend sent me

a bunch of bacony goodness including

DANCING BACON!!!

So now I can have all the guilt free bacon I want

AND

a new assistant.

I am having some issues with the other two.

 

 

Sleeping on the job AGAIN!

That thing in the lower left?

That would be my chair wheel.

I push them back...

they push it close....

I push them back...

they push it close....

all.day.long...

...and seriously there's two more perfectly good beds...

 

 

So the four of us ( cough)

will be listing today.

Some fun ephemera necklaces.

 

 

Oh and Party Pug Necklace...

how cute is he?

 

 

...and last but not least some fun charm necklaces!

 

 

You can find them all here!

FleurParLeJunquerie 

Happy Wednesday!!!

 

 

Focus on Life : Week 17

 

 

This weeks challenge from

Sally Russick was color.

Sally wanted us to note how color affected

 our moods or perceptions.

 

 

It's been a very long winter here

and Spring has been delayed so all

the color I found was in these vinca

 and some forsynthia on our property.

 

 

My eyes just soak up the color

after a long grey Northeast winter.

They make me feel happy.

We are still waiting for the trees to bloom!

I love how - depending on the light - 

these will show up as blue, purple or lavender.

 

 

If I was a sawing girl I would make

 the first photo into a silver pendant

 with little leaf dangles.

 

Join in with your photo.

*HERE*

 

Happy Saturday,

Patty

 

Spring Cleaning

 

 

Spring showed up with an ice tray this year.

Still waiting for the warm breezy days

where you can open your window and

 let the fresh air fill the house.

We drove my eldest up to encampment

( think mini boot camp)

for Civil Air Patrol this weekend.

He really wanted to go -

I swear-

even though he LOOKS

like he is going to throw up-

he was dying to go.

Poor guy.

I have plunged into Spring cleaning

even though it really doesn't feel like Spring.

My current creative space has no heat

nor insulation which means all winter

I bundle up - open the door-

run through the place like

a rabid kangaroo stuffing things in my pouch -

then run back out again.

This leaves in it's wake

a mess.

 

So I've been sorting beads and components

for the last few days

trying to get everything back to it's rightful place.

I think my shoulders are now permanently

 attached to the back of my head,

my eyesight shot

and my right hand is the shape of one of those

 mechanical claws..... 

sorting does that to a person.

 

I am trying to be patient waiting for

 the renovations in the basement

 and my new space

but I am ready to fly out of here!

 

Have you already done your Spring cleaning?

Is it actually Spring where you are?

How much do you love sorting small beads?

Well hope all is well at your end!

Happy Wednesday!

Patty

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fleur

 

 

I think we all have a few sides, facets or layers.

Certainly I love both bohemian style jewelry

sari silk ribbon and ceramics

as well as

rhinestones and chippy paint.

 

 

I've made the decision to separate the two

as I think they look better not

 competing with each other.

 

 

You can check out all these

 goodies in my new shop

Fleur Par Le Junquerie

 

 

A little bohemian, a little shabby

a few more rhinestones and a lot more flowers!

You get get there from here by my

Etsy mini in the side bar too! ------->

 

 

I think it took me two days to figure out how to

transfer a new email to

my old email addy.

Got to love technology!

 

Has it warmed up where you are yet?

We have better temps but cloudy skies.

I'll take it!

Hope your having a wonderful Wednesday!

XOXO, Patty

 

 

 

 

Focus On Life - Week 14

 

I am on a few on the local

tag sales sites on Facebook.

You never know what might turn up.

It's where I found my 25.00 desk

and it's many reincarnations

you can see

*HERE*

My best score to date is a huge half finished

 doll house I got for FREE!

EEK!!!

 

Well once again cruising looking for

something completely different and 

I saw this baby and the $10.00

price tag was right in my range. 

Can you guess what it is?

 

 

OMG!!!

I loved her the minute I saw her -

drove around staring at her in the car.

I am so excited she will have a

nice place in the new studio space.

Now I have to figure out

exactly how I will gussy her up....

paper?

Here is one of my other displays.

 

 

Maybe add in some silk ribbon?

A quite a bit of weaving could go on on that form.

I'll have to put my thinking cap on.

It is STILL cold here - we had a small reprieve

yesterday but really I am getting cranky

 waiting for this renovation project to start.

Happy Sunday!

Have you made any great scores lately?

 

 

Initially Yours

 

 

Took a bit of a blog break unintentionally

but didn't stop playing with jewelry bits.

Came up with some initial pendants

 in a few colors and shapes.

Here is just a sample.

 

Trying to choose between ribbon, chain, beaded chain

maybe I'll offer all three?

Decisions, decisions....

I don't know where you are but here it's still

FREEZING

not good concrete pouring weather : (.

Better just snuggle up with a friend...

 

Happy Monday!