My name is Nichole and I am Christian, conservitive, home-schooled, and in my early-20's. I like: Sewing, anything crafty, reading, setting goals, LTBC, webdesign, html, etc... I dislike: Olives, know-it-alls, people leaving milk in thier cereal bowl, etc... You can find out more about me by reading my blog and exploring my website.
Room Makeover
May 29th, 2008 | Posted by Nichole | Category: CraftingNo Comments
I finally got my camera back. My brother Jonny keeps using it and when I need it he’s never around. Plus, it seems like I am never in the right house for the thing I am looking for. Since we got back from our trip to San Diego we have spent all of our time painting and then moving. We have much more stuff at the camp house now then we do at home. All of my stuff is moved except my mattress. Above you can see the before and after pictures of my bedroom. Quite the makeover I would say.
My computer and sewing machine have a new home. I got the butterfly mobile in Old Town San Diego.
The paper lanterns above my bed I got last fall when I went on a road trip down to Carbondale, IL. Also, you see my one lone cat picture. I used to have cat pictures from calendars posted all over my wall. I’ve toned down my love for cats just a bit.
My bulletin board was one of my creative projects for my room. I took my old big bulletin board, cut the frame off, and then cut it in half. Then I put a layer of batting and a layer of fabric on it. It’s held together by duct tape in the back and nailed to the wall. Love it!
My other creative venture for my room was this pictures. I bought some old picture frames at the thrift store, spray painted them black, and then printed off some pictures I took on our San Diego trip. I love how it turned out.
Pay It Forward (Repost)
December 29th, 2007 | Posted by Nichole | Category: CraftingNo Comments
Join the fun of the Pay It Forward Exchange. It’s based of the concept of the movie “Pay it Forward” where acts or deeds of kindness are done without expecting something in return, just passing it on, with hope that the recipients of the acts of kindness are passed on. So here’s how it works: I will make and send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment to this post on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. I do not know what that gift will be yet, and it won’t be sent this month, probably not next month, but it will be sent (within 6 months) and that’s a promise! More than likely I’ll get it made after Christmas and sent out early in the New Year. What YOU have to do in return, then, is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog to 3 different people. Unfortunately this is only possible for those who have a blog.
If you’d like to join the fun and receive a handmade gift from me comment to this message. Only the first three to post will receive a gift. Then you can pass on the fun through your own blog.
PAY IT FORWARD EXCHANGE IS NOW CLOSED
Ornaments Completed
December 21st, 2007 | Posted by Nichole | Category: Crafting1 Comment
The ornaments for 2007 are completed! I made twelve ornaments of different colors. Seven for me and my family + two for my grandparents + three for girlfriends. These took a while and are much more fun to make when you do a bunch instead of one at a time. I made one originally to see how it would work. It felt like it took forever because I had to wait so long for the glue to dry in order to work on the next part. If you are making a bunch you can do one step move on to the next ornament do the step again on down the line and by the time you’ve done that step on all of the ornaments the first ornament is dry so you can keep moving without delay. If you want to do this ornament next year you could bookmark the tutorial that I used, Pink Christmas Ornament.
Notebook Covers
December 6th, 2007 | Posted by Nichole | Category: CraftingNo Comments
I thought I’d share these. It’s kind of random but a good project possibly. I had a bunch of old notebooks lying around that I’d started to use but later tore out the pages. So I had empty notebooks with ugly covers. If you have extra scrapbook paper it can be lots of fun to cover your notebooks. Brand new notebooks!
Ornaments 2007
November 30th, 2007 | Posted by Nichole | Category: CraftingNo Comments
I found the ornament I will be making for Christmas 2007. You wouldn’t believe how much time I spent searching the internet for an ornament project. I’m very happy with this one. Here’s my supplies area and the one completed ornament so far. You wouldn’t believe the mess I made with seed beads. I will be picking seed beads out of my carpet for weeks. Sprinkling seed beads is not as easy as it sounds. For the next ornament I will need to come up with a better system of containing the beads. The countdown for Christmas is less than a month away! I had better get busy.