This weekend was super busy for us, so I didn’t have time to do a video.  But I will have one for you on Wednesday instead.  Today I thought I’d share 5 things that I’m loving right now.

1.  My Family!

My family is simply the best and I love them to pieces.  They gave me such a great Mother’s Day–complete with sleeping in, a new CD, and handmade craft flowers and cards.  What more could I ask for?!

2.  Carrie Underwood Album

This CD was part of my Mother’s Day gift and it is just awesome.  I’m a HUGE country music fan and she is one of my fav’s for sure.

3.  Gray and White Duvet Cover

This stripe duvet set is from Target.  It’s my latest “look for less” find.  It looks just like this one from West Elm, but costs two thirds less.  My Target love just keeps growing.

4.  Ikea Dish Brush

Sometimes it’s the little things (like a dish brush) that just make life a little easier.  I have a stock of these under my sink and I love them.  The end has a little suction cup so you can stand it up on your sink.

5.  YOU!!

Yes, this may sound a bit cheesy, but I am so grateful and thankful for you readers!  I know you all have busy lives and are doing amazing things.  I know that your time is precious.  So thank you for coming back time and time again!  Thanks for coming on this journey with me as this little blog grows.  Without all of you, I wouldn’t be able to do what I love.

Remember to enter the art planter giveaway if you haven’t already done so.  You have until Thursday night.  Good luck!

We finally tackled the craft closet disaster and it was a huge success.

Lots of new drywall anchors and a separate heavy duty hanging bar, mounted directly to the wall.

I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.  I am starting to feel organized again.  And yes, I did find the thing I was looking all over for.  I knew it was buried in the mess.  I’m crossing my fingers that everything holds!

Today I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed by the amount of stuff I need to get done.  And the current state of my craft closet is not helping.  My entire shelving system came crashing down about 3 weeks ago and I just haven’t had the energy to tackle this mess.

I had everything totally secure with lots of wall anchors, but all my fabric put it over the top.  I added a bar to the bottom of the unit to hang all my fabric, and for a while it worked beautifully.  But my fabric stock has gotten really big lately and it added A LOT more weight.  I should have known it wouldn’t hold.

Yesterday I was looking all over for something I think is buried in the mess and I can’t get to it.  So today, the madness must end.  I’m going to install a new hanging bar, separate from the shelving unit, and then reattach the shelves.  I wish I had a better picture and beautiful project to share with you, but I’m just keeping it real.  I’m in a state of chaos.  Wish me luck!

My sister just barely bought her first home and we both couldn’t be more excited.  I’ve been helping her with the design for the past month or so and it is coming along beautifully.  She has scoured thrift stores and online classifieds to furnish almost the entire house.  I’m so proud of her.  She found some amazing pieces that are getting a new lease on life with paint.

She has a fantastic living room space with a super high, pitched ceiling, and great natural light.  I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect drapery fabric for a few weeks, but with no luck.  I convinced her to go with a subtle linen horizontal stripe pattern, but it’s hard to find.  I found a couple options, but the fabric is too expensive for the amount that we need for her tall windows.  Then last night a light bulb went off!  I remembered seeing a bunch of fabulous painted stripe curtains around the blogosphere.  I’m going to pick up a few of these panels from Ikea and paint the stripes on myself.

This is the look I’m going for, but a little more subdued.  I don’t want it to be too bold because there are a lot of other patterns going on in the space.

I’ll keep you updated on the progress of her house in the coming weeks and months.  We’ve got some fabulous things planned and I can’t wait to show you.