{This is Me}

New year, new changes...and with those changes comes grow both personally, spiritually and the spread your wings and head into the unknown kind. First off I am starting with one of my biggest fears...photos of myself!! I always feel I look horrible and just don't like them.
So here's me....

I was encouraged to take this challenge on by Ashley over at Little Miss Momma, she is a fun, crafty and down to earth blogger. I LOVE her blog and you will too!! I hope to make some growth this year, as well shrink a little (you know shed some pounds!!) I need to for me...for my kids, for my health, for my family!

And the Winner Is....

First off thanks to all those that entered this great giveaway!! I so excited to have some new followers and look forward to sharing fun ideas, crafts, and all sorts of things with you guys!!

I won't delay any more...the winner of the $25 to CSN stores is....

Comment #15

Kelly Koster

Congrats Kelly!! Can't wait to find out what you decided to spend it on!! Have fun shopping!
(Kelly I will be sending you an email with the code!!)

Shelf Art (tutorial)

I have these wonderful built in shelves in my living room...but they have caused me some decorating issues. For one, I am not great at it so didn't even know where to start. Good thing I have a very talented friend who helped me get them started.

Now that I have recently found some INCREDIBLE blogs with some great new ideas I have started to give some a try and use their encouragement to take the simple and make it special and great!

I found this great canvas at Michaels for super cheap and new I had to do something with it. So I brought it home and did some thinking....then I gathered some supplies.

I got the stamp from Michaels too, for $1!! I then decided that because the stamp was small it would need a little extra detail, so I went with some burlap I had on hand.

I cut my shape out of the burlap, then stamped my "family" onto the canvas. To glue on the heart I used E6000. Then looking at it, it still needed something some I added the bow to the hear to give it a POP of color. I also noticed my stamp was a little off center so I added a tiny rhinestone to offeset it. I am in LOVE with how it turned out!!

Here is my final product! And here it is on the shelf!

Winner, Winner....a Giveaway!!

Who doesn't like to win something?? Well if you are anything like me I enjoy a good giveaway and love to enter! Well then today is your lucky day!! CSN stores is going to offer my readers a chance to win a $25 to use at csnstores.com!!

What can you buy you ask?? Well they have tv stands, home decor items, and things for babies and kids! You name it they have it! I had so much fun looking around their site and seeing all the great items they have!

Here are a couple of things you could pick up if you win:

Baseball Wall Art

Birdcage wall decor

Paula Deen Mixing Bowls Set

The possibilities are endless!! There are 4 ways to enter this wonderful giveaway!! Leave a seperate comment for each entry, and please make sure I have an email to contact you if you win!! And here's how to enter:

1. Tell me what is one thing you and your family like to do in the snow? (Of course there may be some of you that don't get snow, then tell me what you would do if you did get snow!)

2. Become a follower of this blog. ( See right hand side of the blog!) If you already follow, well then lucky you, you of course get an entry!!

3. Subscribe to this blog.

4. Share about this giveaway on your blog (please post a link), facebook, or twitter.

This contest is open til Jan. 15, 2011 at midnight. A winner will be chosen at random.

Good luck to all of you!!

{Clean}

With the new year starting the same old resolutions come around....you know the ones where you say your going to be "healthier", more organized, and lose weight? Are you with me?? I make the same ones every year, yet disappoint myself by not meeting those goals at all and just quitting. What good does that do...NONE!

Well this year we are going to start off small, I am going to make a list of goals for the month. These will be small goals, but I am hoping that in some ways they lead me to these larger goals, that I would truly like to achieve.

So here's January's list of goals: (in no particular order!!)

1. Organize closet...it's a wonder I find anything and why do I have so much??
2. Finish Emmah's room including wall decor, and curtains.
3. Bathroom curtains.
4. Take items to goodwill.
5. Chore chart for the kids.
6. Craigslist those things I have been meaning to for WAY too long.
7. Make dinner more...5-6 nights of dinner at home.

Okay I think that is a good start. I'll keep ya posted on how things start to play out!

Predictions

{Predictions}

I have joined in the fun with Katie at A List Maker's Life to make some predictions for the year to come!

Kate's Predictions

1. I will complete most of the crafts on my list.
2. The basement will be finished and we will begin to do the inside work.
3. Tigers will have a great season, and we will attend a game as a family.
4. Jake will master tying his shoes.
5. Jake will start to read more and discover a LOVE of reading.
6. Bloem & Grow will continue to grow.
7. Unemployment will go down...3%

What predictions do you have for the coming year??? Leave your predictions here or head over to A List Maker's Life and add them there!!

Top 10 of 11

Well in joining along with many other of my favorite blogs I thought it might be fun to make a list of my 10 projects to do this year!! Let me first state that it was really hard to limit it to 10....I have a folder for this and there is WAY over 10 in there!!

So here you go...

1. Ruffle Pillows-I can't stand the ones on my couch...they are horrible and these are easy enough that I can make them up and have some great decor!


2. Stencil Canvas Wall Art- I am slowly working to add some new decor to my walls...including my bedroom.



3. Subway Art-I just love these and can't wait to make one...or two...well I am actually leaning towards making this in a baseball theme for Jake's room!


4. Camera strap- Would love to make these for some cousins....and maybe an extra one for myself!


5. Finish up my craft room...this will take A LOT of work, but it will be so worth it to have a guest room and a special area for my crazy craftiness!!
   
6. Fabric Flower Choker-I like these...A LOT so of course I am going to have to give these a try!


7. Fun Chalkboard-Not sure where this will go...but I am thinking in the kids play room as a fun and functional addition, but how cute and fun is this???
   
8. Great Hooded Towel-These are such a fun and cute idea, perfect for a birthday, a baby shower and any well anything!!
   
9. Silhouette Wall Art- I am sure you have seen these all over the place, on pillows, on jewelry, on cards...everywhere! I just have to make one for my wall...I want to make small ones to put in the living room on the floating shelves I want to add!!
   
10. Fun Photo Holder-Perfect for the top of my cabinets...and maybe in the bathroom too, well almost anywhere really. I might even make some for my kids rooms.

What fun projects are you going to try this year??? I can't wait to get started on mine!!