Autumn in the entry

I love to change the decorations in the entry to fit the seasons. This is the one I just did for fall. I love the colors. Just realized that I forgot a wreath that I need to put in there. Oh well.

Fall is not long enough. I love when the leaves on the trees change colors. Especially those trees that turn bright red, so bright it looks like it hurts! I enjoy the cooler weather and wearing a sweater.

Sweater: garment worn by a child when its mother is feeling chilly

But it seems like any more it just goes to winter too fast. Too quickly I am looking for gloves and boots for the boys. Before I know it, Halloween will be here and then Thanksgiving will be over and it will be Christmas! ACK!

Sneakers

This is what happens to my shoes when I am bored!!

This week, while skydiving, I hurt my shoulder! Okay, so I actually hurt it while walking up the stairs carrying a load of laundry. And then again later the same day when I tripped going up the stairs with a paint brush in my hand. I think I separated my shoulder. Oh brother what a clutz.

Anyway, one night I couldn't sleep cuz my shoulder was hurting and I was being grumpy. I was looking at the shoes on the floor and thinking how they were comfy but ugly. So I got out my trusty pens and started doodling on them. The bottom shoe is the before picture and the top shoe is the after. I actually like these shoes now!

Halloween Porch

One of my latest projects!! I recently bought this headboard at goodwill for $3. It had a bunch of gold on it too. It was ugly. I painted it all black and decorated it up for halloween. I found the spiders at Michaels and painted them. The witches hat, shoes and stockings are an idea I borrowed from a friend. I love it.
The Chandelier I bought at Goodwill for $2 and painted it black. Then painted mardi gras beads from the dollar store and draped them. The bat was an old decoration I had sitting around. It turned out great! It makes me smile when I see it. Let's see, so the total I spent was $7. Not bad!
I am looking for another fun idea for the headboard when halloween is over. Would love to paint it silver and put it in the backyard with climatis flowers growing all over it. Hmmm. Wonder what I could do with it for Christmas.
By the way, did I say how much I LOVE spraypaint? You can change the look of anything with just a little paint! I want every color there is! Better be careful or I will end up running around the neighborhood tagging stuff with flowers! Ha!! Happy Halloween everyone!

Why a blog?

I have been wanting to have a blog for a while now. The last couple years have been spent really trying to remember who the real me is. It has been an interesting journey. One I am not finished with yet. As I find each new thing that triggers a response, I have wanted somewhere to keep track of it. Whether it is a quote that i really liked or a joke that made me laugh. (What did zero say to eight?....... Nice belt! HA! Makes me laugh every time! I can just see the cute belt on 8!). Maybe it is a picture or image of something that moved my soul (I saw a triple rainbow the other day! The colors were so vibrant I had to pull over and take a picture!). Maybe it is something that really bugs me (like ugly feet or knee high nylons with skirts). I only wish I had started sooner. But now I am finding joy all around me. I find extreme happiness in my boys and the wonderful young men they are becoming. I love the way they make me laugh (and laugh at me). I have found strength and understanding in my closest friends that really get me and my quirks (Like why do I feel the need to dye my hair red about every 6 months or so, only to change it right back again?). I find peace in my extended family and the support they give me (Thanks dad, for painting the trim on my house). I want to write about these people and share what they mean to me.

But the biggest thing is to have a place to document my creativity. I just want to be able to see the things I create. I have discovered that being creative is a link to my heart and soul. Without it I am incomplete. It is one thing (along with diet coke and chocolate) that really makes me feel happy!

So here we go on this new adventure! I will be very busy adding stuff in the next bit! I have been very busy lately. Can't wait to share my creations. I figure people will either get me or be very puzzled by me but that is nothing new. (Not everyone gets my new bowling bag that I got at Goodwill and now use as a church bag!). I am me, a child of God, a creative soul, a mom, a friend, a sister, a daughter, and I really am starting to like who I am.