We are Moving!!

Just found out today that we  will be closing next week!! Woohoo. I am so excited/overwhelmed/nervous/elated all at the same time. I officially started packing today and have packed up ALL of my sewing supplies except my sewing machine. Since I will be so busy packing and figuring last minute things out (along with planning Amaree's 2nd birthday party which just so happens to be the day after we move:) I decided that I will pack up my crafting supplies now. So for the rest of October I won't be sewing!

It's funny to me how next week was the same week that Jen and Phil (sister and brother in law) closed on their home 2 years ago. Also the same week that I gave birth to my gorgeous baby girl:) It is a very lucky week for us!

So I know I was super excited about painting the kitchen cabinets but it looks like that isn't going to happen. Too much stuff interfering. I will be painting Amaree's room and the 2 bathrooms though:)
I am so excited I can hardly stand it.

Have a wonderful day!

What to choose...

I want to start off by saying Sorry for neglecting my blog as of late. I have been super busy with my Avon business, house planning, birthday party planning, etc. As well as I have become obsessed with Pinterest. Anyway this post is about a dilemma I am having. The condo that got accepted has brand new paint and carpet which any sane person would say, "Woohoo! All the work is done for me!". Where me, being a little crazy, thought "What color should I paint each room??". I don't want EVERY room in the house to have the exact same color scheme. Some people love it and pull it off beautifully but I am a color fanatic and am itching to paint!! To me, painting a room is the best part of decorating. A wall color can change the size of the room and even change your emotions by seeing specific colors.
I want blues, yellows, greens (all lighter versions) where it is currently beige, tan and oak. Pretty but everyone has this right now (that or gray and yellow.) Which I LOVE both of these color schemes. I just don't like to be like everyone else:)
SO here is the dilemma...to paint or not to paint? And if I paint what color do I paint with? Today I am feeling really happy about keeping the existing wall colors in the kitchen, front room, master bedroom and sewing room. The kitchen I want to just paint the cabinets. They are currently oak and I am not the biggest fan of the oak color. I want to paint them teal/turquoise, lighter green, or yellow. Here are some cute examples:

I am leaning more towards the blue. I was at an old neighbors house today and she had this blue in her home. It was beautiful and I want it. So I am going to do my best to make it happen:) Even though my husband thinks I'm crazy for wanting to fix something that isn't "broken", he understands my passion for painting. 

So what do you guys think???

Finger Paint!

Last week Amaree used finger paint for the first time! She did really well and loved every second of it. She painted again today but I couldn't find my camera (Amaree told me it was just hiding:) to take more pictures of her gorgeous artwork.

So proud!

Silly goose

Cute chair idea

I found this tutorial from the Inadvertent Farmer on how to decorate an antique chair. Brilliant!

The flowers and letters are little kid foam stickers that she put on prior to priming and painting. Like I said brilliant idea! Here is the tutorial:)

Started 2006 finished 2011

This is a picture I started painting back in 2006. I took the original picture with my parents camera in the American Fork canyon and just had to paint it. I painted most of it back then but got distracted with life and other paintings and forgot about it until 3 days ago. I found it in my parents basement and decided once and for all I need to finish it! This is my favorite oil painting that I have done thus far. Typically my style is more childlike and simple (it's more relaxing for me:) so this is a bit more detailed than I normally do.
The original photo is at the top along with the painting underneath:

It's hard to see to see the original photo, but it was the best I could get with my basement lighting:)