Not only am I business planning but working on parties, buying a house that needs remodeled, and still working on decorating projects. Here is my latest. Our church needed a face lift on the kids area, so bye with the tan walls and bring on color. We are designing a town theme. Lots of fun colors and incorporating some train items from the theme before. It is going to look awesome when it is finished! Full with a park, town shopping center, and train station. Pray for this remodel. For volunteers, funds, and for those designing that the ideas come all together. Will post after photos this Spring.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Lots of big projects
Not only am I business planning but working on parties, buying a house that needs remodeled, and still working on decorating projects. Here is my latest. Our church needed a face lift on the kids area, so bye with the tan walls and bring on color. We are designing a town theme. Lots of fun colors and incorporating some train items from the theme before. It is going to look awesome when it is finished! Full with a park, town shopping center, and train station. Pray for this remodel. For volunteers, funds, and for those designing that the ideas come all together. Will post after photos this Spring.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Spring Fever
It is Valentines Day and it is 60 degrees in Pa with snow still on the ground. Today I woke up with Spring fever ready to hit the house and go through everything. My tips to a non cluttered home.
1) Every 3 months reserve one Sat. morning for each family member to go through their things. Set a timer for 30 mins. to make it fun. Donate & Toss boxes. Donate the items that day.
2) Avoid zigzag cleaning. Get a laundry basket go in a circle around each room picking up items that need to be in another room. The basket helps you from going back and forth. Then all you have to do is dust, sweep the room after it has been decluttered.
3) Figure out the clutter problem areas. (table by front door, kitchen counter, chair in bedroom) Find solutions to organize each space. Put large basket by door for shoes/put them away before bed each night. Mail on tables- go through Toss & Keep. Give each person in family bin for mail. Toss at end of week. Toys-put small shelf with buckets labeled (cars, balls, misc,)
4) Create a repair center for toys, clothes, misc. This is great for when you have free time you can sew a button, put new batteries in, ex. *also saves on budget! I tend to spend less on clothes when my pants have been hemmed, buttons fixed, ex.
5) Do CPR on closets. Categorize, Purge, & Rearrange. *this also saves on budget. Make a list of clothing items you need. White dress shirt, wide belt, brown sandals... When you go shopping or out you know what you need to complete your wardrobe and tend not to over spend with a list. Also mix and match outfits in closet to create a new look with what you already have.
6) Seem overwhelmed by junk? Step 6...plan to declutter a room a week. Drawers, shelves, clothes, decorations, ex. This will help you not be overwhelmed each day. I put it on my calendar each week what room to focus on. At night I put a basket at the foot of stairs for us 3 to toss in anything that goes upstairs. This helps me reset the house each night.
Happy cleaning!!!
Here is a new blog that I love. All about organizing!
http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/p/iheart-before-afters.html
1) Every 3 months reserve one Sat. morning for each family member to go through their things. Set a timer for 30 mins. to make it fun. Donate & Toss boxes. Donate the items that day.
2) Avoid zigzag cleaning. Get a laundry basket go in a circle around each room picking up items that need to be in another room. The basket helps you from going back and forth. Then all you have to do is dust, sweep the room after it has been decluttered.
3) Figure out the clutter problem areas. (table by front door, kitchen counter, chair in bedroom) Find solutions to organize each space. Put large basket by door for shoes/put them away before bed each night. Mail on tables- go through Toss & Keep. Give each person in family bin for mail. Toss at end of week. Toys-put small shelf with buckets labeled (cars, balls, misc,)
4) Create a repair center for toys, clothes, misc. This is great for when you have free time you can sew a button, put new batteries in, ex. *also saves on budget! I tend to spend less on clothes when my pants have been hemmed, buttons fixed, ex.
5) Do CPR on closets. Categorize, Purge, & Rearrange. *this also saves on budget. Make a list of clothing items you need. White dress shirt, wide belt, brown sandals... When you go shopping or out you know what you need to complete your wardrobe and tend not to over spend with a list. Also mix and match outfits in closet to create a new look with what you already have.
6) Seem overwhelmed by junk? Step 6...plan to declutter a room a week. Drawers, shelves, clothes, decorations, ex. This will help you not be overwhelmed each day. I put it on my calendar each week what room to focus on. At night I put a basket at the foot of stairs for us 3 to toss in anything that goes upstairs. This helps me reset the house each night.
Happy cleaning!!!
Here is a new blog that I love. All about organizing!
http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/p/iheart-before-afters.html
Monday, February 7, 2011
Trying out my sewing skills
Why spend a lot of money? Why not make it. So a friend of mine is having a princess party for her little girl and Austin got invited. I decided why not make him a prince costume. As I was sharing my excitement with my friend she shared that her son decided he wanted to be Flynn Rider from the new movie "Tangled" and couldn't find the costume. Great movie by the way. I decided I was going to try to see if I could recreate the vest from a photo on line. Believe me I am not a perfectionist by any means so this was a challenge for me since my sewing skills would be for someone other than my guys. Here is the end product! Just need to add his belt and it is set. I even took my stamping ink and "dirty up" the vest. It was so fun!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Have a contract on our first home! Update-we decided to walk away. God will give us the right home
My decorating projects have slowed down a bit in the rental as I am putting a lot of time into our new place. We should find out in a few weeks if we got the house! All of the flooring needs to be replaced so I am planning it all out. Paint, flooring, kitchen, walls taking down, and exterior. I am so excited to get my hands on it!
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