This is Me...in a Nutshell...:)

HI!
Welcome to my blog-world...where things are kind of crazy sometimes. Today I'm participating in a "getting to know you" link party over at Sassy Sites. I decided to use her questions just  to make it easier on me today. Things are a little chaotic in my world...(post to follow). So...here ya go...this is ME...in a "nut" shell...heehee...

Sassy Sites: Why did you decide to start blogging?

Me: I decided to start blogging because I found that I needed an outlet for my crafting and creative tendencies. And since I don't have anyone here at home that appreciates my talent...lol...I thought I'd plague fellow bloggers...;) No..really...that's why.

Sassy Sites: When you aren't blogging, what are you doing?

Me: When I'm not blogging, you can usually find me hanging out at home, or puttering around in the garage with my man doing stuff like car repairs,...or hanging out with my kids, or just being a couch potatoe...lol. That is, when I'm not at work or driving 45 minutes back and forth to said work
...;)

Sassy Sites: What is your blog about

Me: My blog is mostly about my creative stuff. Painting, graphics, webdesign and anything else I can find to get into. I'm a very restless person, I get bored easily and I usually have about 4 projects going on at once. ADD at it' finest!

Sassy Sites: When do you find the time to blog?

Me: Hee hee...this one is a funny one...at WORK! I am soooo bad...told you I get bored easily! Thankfully, I work at a computer software company so playing on the computer is allowed...even encouraged!

Sassy Sites: Why do you love blogging?

Me: I love blogging because it gives me someone to bounce ideas at...and get feedback for things. My kids don't always have an idea about what looks good...lol...and my man could care less as long as his laundry is clean...;)

Sassy Sites: What is your favorite post so far that you've written?

Me: My favorite post...hmmmm...wow...that's a hard one. I think my favorite has to be my "drab to drapes" post. I had so much fun doing the project, and tutorial. I just hope that it inspired someone else to take a whirl at a simple but dramatic project in their home.

Websites...go ahead..

YUP! Call me crazy...I've gone off the deep end, hit my head and didn't wake up, scrambled my brain in the heat,...whatever you want to call it...I'm THERE!

I have once again decided to venture into the wonderful world of website design...:) I had been there a few years ago, and then took a hiatus so that I could finish school. I love, love, love designing websites and especially for those who can't afford ones that supposedly are out of their financial reach. Yes...I am a sob story's dream...and I am more than willing to do whatever I can for whoever I can to get them and their business on the World Wide Web...FOR CHEAP!

So...if you'd like to check out some of my past builds...there is a link to some screen captures on my graphics page. Just click that little button lableled "Graphics" and have a peek...;)

A Turqouise Dream

This transformation unfortunately does NOT come with a before pic...at least not until I FIND the picture I took of it 12 years ago when it was my daughters dresser. Prior to that, it belonged to my ex father in law when he was a boy. I painted some flowers and bows on the drawers, gave it a fresh coat of poly and a changing pad...:)

Now it's got a new life with some pulls I recylcled off of a pair of nightstands, a fresh coat of paint, and a fun beachy feel! It's become the guest room dresser. I LOVE how it turned out, though the turquoise drawers were an after thought. Originally I painted it all white and antiqued it...FAIL...didn't like the look ant it was just too "ho hum". So I went to Lowes and purchased a sample can of some fun turquoise paint that I LOVE...and you WILL be seeing more of the color on some other projects soon...:) A little bit of antiquing with glaze and brown paint...and some strategic sanding. I'm totally in L - O - V - E with it!

So...here ya go...hope you like it...:)

Chef-Boy-R...Baskets...

It's been a while since I posted, sorry about that. I have been around lurking on other sites though. I just haven't had the time to get any of my stuff done. Baseball season arrived and it is kickin my butt this year. I feel like I'm constantly driving...UGH!
ANYWAYS...enough of my whining. I do have a little bit of a treat for you...:) What does THIS...look like to you?

Ummm...yup! it's a chefboyardee box! See the junk I feed my kids! Well, in my defense, that's a nice cheap lunch...Sams club makes these babies $.68 cents a piece! WoooHooo!!! Okay, sorry, gettin off-track. Well...to you it might be JUST an empty box...however,...for a clever, and slightly frugal Mom such as myself...it magically transforms itself to...THIS!!! ---->

Ummmm,...ya...wiiith a little HELP from me of course...*cheezy grin* Take this box, a dollar tree gift bag, some modge podge and VOILA...instant Easter basket! This one and the one below are heading for my two stepkids in Georgia today. Since they won't be with us for Easter...I figured, the Easter bunny would just ship these to them! I spent a whopping $20 on candy and a toy (thank you Walmart clearance aisle) total on these baskets.

Glad I never throw away the boxes I get from all my Sam's Club bargains...:) I use them for EVERYTHING! Have a Happy Easter everyone and don't  forget the reason we are celebrating...:)

A Sad Story About a Long Lost Hard Drive...

Just in case there wasn't enough things for me to do around here, I've added another. Well, actually it's nothing new, just something I've been away from for a few years.

In case ya'll didn't know, I create graphics...:) Just me and my lil ol' mouse. Most of them are primitive or country in nature, but I'm able to create just about any design.

HOWEVER, a few years ago, I was organizing some files on my super duper BIG computer and I put it in sleep mode to take my son to baseball. When I came home...it was the blue screen of death...:( I couldn't get it to come up no matter what I did. I was DEVASTATED! ALL my children's photos from the time they were babies was on that hard drive! Not to mention about a dozen or so web design and graphics clients that I was still working on. ****ARRRGGGGggggHHH**...Dratted evil computer Gods!

I took it to school with me and asked one of my highly talented friends if they could do anything to retrieve my lost files from my dead computer. I was hoping it was only "a little bit dead"...(all you Princess Bride fans out there will catch that one) and not all the way dead. He gladly obliged and said no worries, it will be done before you're done with class today. Well, come to find out, what I THOUGHT was the hard drive was ACTUALLY my motherboard...YIKES!

SO...to make a long story short, I left school that day and ended up not coming back...*another story for another time...* Thankfully, I kept the information for my friend in the tech support office and asked if by any chance (keep in mind this was now 2 years later), he still had my hard drive. If so, could he send it to me so I could get my NOW boss to help me get the files off the hard drive and into my external hard drive. As luck would have it...he did! So he sent it here to my office where I retrieved ALL my files...including graphics I had been working on or had finished and never released. SO...without further ado...:)...here's a few of my newest/old graphics. Be sure to check out my graphics page too...the linky is to the right on my blog...:) Thanks and talk to you guys again soon!