A New Room

We had plans this week to re-do Lydia's room but with being sick we really haven't even started.  She's nine and wants all the "old flowery stuff" out.  Her room right now is decorated in a shabby chic style with pink flowers, pale yellows...its a pretty room.

This afternoon we are going to clear it all out and start painting.  These pictures are my inspiration. Designed by Sarah Richardson on her second season of Sarah's House.  It's a new style of decorating for me and I may bounce back to my cottage style a little but I'm really going to try to stay true for Lydia..."no flowers!"  (...what girl doesn't want flowers??)  Wish me luck!!


It's still snowing here but only expecting an inch today and everyday for the next five days.  In spite of all that I can't wait to watch the Winter Olympics opening tonight.  Have a nice weekend everyone!

Snowed In

"If I had a star for every time you made me smile, I would hold the whole night sky in the palm of my hand."

She's loving all this snow.  No school today.  And we just got the call, no school tomorrow.  Another storm coming...6 - 10" more inches of snow.


It's fun being isolated for a few days just me and her.  I've been under the weather so really its me spying on her from the windows.  What goes on in the mind of a kid.  Don't you wish you could remember?

looks like she's been plowed up with all the snow

SNOW

Poor kitty...Lydia wanted to see what Hannah thinks of all this snow

 

"Where's my warm bed!!"

We are in the middle of a Nor'easter here in PA.  Oh my I can't remember the last time it snowed like this.  All roads are closed with the 20 + inches of snow and still coming down.  It's so quiet and beautiful.  I like to take walks at night when it snows crazy like this.  Last night I set out for my little walk around midnight.  It was so bright.  Walking past my neighbors house I saw a flash.  I thought it was in my mind or is someone setting off fireworks??  Then I heard a muted boom and another flash.  Lightening.  Then I realized it was not as bright anymore.  Like being in the middle of a gray cloud.  Ask anyone, I freak out in lightening.  I ran back to the house as fast as I could with visions of being struck by lightening and buried in the snow.  Short walk this time!

Now that its morning I love it again.  Quiet and beautiful....

 

  

 

Our little neighborhood

 

My studio...pathway not finished yet.

New Offerings on Early Work Mercantile

Good Morning ~ Can you believe it's February 1st already!  We are moving right along in 2010.

Today I've  listed two new items on Early Work Mercantile with valentines day in mind.  I love making things for this day but don't want them to be to "cutsie".

The first is a Valentine Sampler Set.  It's a brown linen covered box.  The top is stitched to look like a piece of an old sampler.  Included is a sweet rag filled cloth bird.

My other offering is another little brown calico covered box.  Included is a little heart pin keep.

For more information and lots more pictures click here

 

Thanks for visiting!  Wishing you a happy week ahead!  xoxo Jenn