it's been a while. hello? hello?

it's obviously been a while since my last post.  what have i been doing?  BEING SOOOO LAZY!  i feel badly daily that i am not using this much deserved vacation time on anything other than napping, watching tv, and reading. even my crafting has been put to the side in favor of, well... nothing.  however, i have a craft show coming up in a little over a week so i better get on the ball!  i have been working on a few personal projects lately, but need to get more into things i can sell.

i have been obsessing about changing up my bathroom for about a month now.  i have been diligently scouring over pages of shower curtains online and stopping at any store i think would carry anything relatively "me" for weeks.  here's the story... i have had the same shower curtain since at LEAST 2004.  i can't seem to get rid of it.  it has andy warhol prints all over it.  i mean, who doesn't love that?!  so i finally found one from urban outfitters that was perfect.  i had a hard time making a decision, but voila! here it is! (sorry for the terrible photo quality. don't have time for edits)

next, i bought a metal stand for the bathroom i wanted to transform.  $5 at a yard sale.  the exact style i have been drooling over for years and years.  i had not come across one i really wanted that was reasonable.  long story short, i found one and it was metal.  i knew i would have to spray paint it, so i went out in search of paint and primer.  painting on black paint would only make the color i want look dark and dreary so i opted for white primer.  here are a couple of before and during photos (again, photo quality is definitely lacking today...)

the color really does not translate online very well, but just know it adds a fabulous pop of color to the room!  my already small bathroom feels a little smaller, but at least i have a great window that lets in lots of light!  

next i decided i needed a summery wreath for the front door.  nothing elaborate.  something simple and fun.  inspired by my friend irasema, i went to town making another yarn wreath.  i wanted to add some more decorations, but thought it's simplicity works just fine.  what do you think?

here is a photo of my curio cabinet i bought a few weeks ago.  i decided not to paint it, not just yet anyway, so i can decide if i enjoy it's vintage color.  i thought my owls could help spruce up the kitchen a bit.  it's not a finished product, but definitely better than sitting there empty on the wall!

i am making pillows for my futon.  if enough material is leftover, then there shall be curtains!  i am loving my sewing machine, finally.

last but not least i commissioned my friend melissa to make a portrait of uncle jessie from full house for me.  why you ask?  WHY NOT?! anyway, so not only does she make one, but she makes two and one of them is left partially blank for me to fill in with glitter.  woohoo!  i haven't had a chance to do that just yet, but it is on the to do list.  please comment and let melissa know how awesome her work is.  she is available for hire, by the way.