Resolution Number Two

For preschool on Wednesday, we covered the letter F.  And that meant fish, flowers, and family.  I have a ton of pictures that I took from a recent visit from my parents and I pulled out others I have paper copies of (most of course are digital) and created this "display" on my wall.

I love it . . . but . . . 

Ok #1 -- it's very temporary looking and ultimately I would love to have something more permanent in decor but also easy to change out -- there are so many pictures I love!

#2 -- I have zillions of pictures of my girls and a good amount of my parents but hardly any of anyone else -- and that's my in-laws, my 4 brothers and their (some of them) families and my husband's six siblings.

#3 -- We don't live near any of them and my girls don't know them.

So

Resolution number two is to get to know family better.  And that means two things:

#1 -- Figure out a nice way to display the pictures I love and also pictures of extended family so that my kids can at least see who they are!

#2 -- Get pictures of extended family!

That could be more difficult than I think it will be though . . . 

Wish me luck!

It's A Studio!

It's hard not to go anywhere but up.

Especially when your last workspace was an over-sized closet.

But the shoe organizer still comes in handy.  Even though I have an entire room now.

But a bigger space doesn't necessarily mean a bigger budget.

I wish.

So wanting and having are two very different things.

But I wanted a design wall, and now I have it!

Do you love it?  You should.  It's covered in hearts and that is the universal symbol for love, right?

I can't take credit for this idea but I also don't know who to credit for it -- and for that I am sorry.  There was a tip in Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting magazine to use flannel backed tablecloths as a design wall.

Well, Valentine's Day merchandise is on clearance at Target so I bought one to try.

And even though the hearts show through, it actually works.

My 3-year old helped me design with these blocks by the way.  So easy even a 3-year old can do it.

I guess sometimes wanting and having CAN be the same thing!