Summer is winding down. School starts soon--or already has for some. It's time to start focusing on our "indoor" goals again. It's a natural time to switch gears and refocus. In Sept. let's get all those loose pages DONE, journaled and into albums! Do you have almost-done pages sitting around in your totes, on your desk and so forth? Do you just need to add one more little thingy? Add a title?? Journal a bit? Slide them into protective sleeves? Get them into their desired order and add them to an actual ALBUM?? You are not alone. I bet we all have a few more of these than we care to admit. 90% done. But just not there.... September is the month to get that tiger by the tail and conquer the clutter! YES I said clutter. How can your lovely scrapbook pages EVER be clutter???? Because no matter how hard you worked, no matter what product you used, no matter how cute it is--if it is not DONE and it is not in it's right place (either gifted to the p...

Our area in Minnesota sure comes alive in August with the onset of GOLDRUSH! It's an antiques and junking weekend like no other. People come from all around the nation to see it and shop it and sell at it. It is held in two spots at the SAME TIME--Oronoco, Minnesota and in Rochester, Minnesota about 20 miles away. It is all comparable to Round Top, JunkFest, and to some of the big shows on the East coast from what I hear these vendors saying. And if there is old stuff to be had--I am there! I have been going to Goldrush now for 26 years and have never been disappointed. I get to wear my big hat and sunglasses and paw through cool junk all weekend! I am posing here with a 1900's early rocker JUST like the one we have photos of my mother sitting in back in 1940. My pal Sue came back to Minnesota for the Goldrush (and a round of visiting with her family) all the way from Texas. I think she loves junk (oops! I mean cool stuff!) as much as I do! See her blog here: ...

Catching up on some Christmas in July and August Posts! Just want to make sure no one misses any good links! Enjoy! Rockester Teacher gift idea Use your scrapbook supplies to personalize clips, pencils, post it notes and more http://www.etsy.com/listing/60146889/10-piece-teacher-gift-desk-set-2010-188?ref=sr_gallery_9&ga_search_type=all&ga_includes%5B0%5D=tags&ga_search_query=teacher_gift&ga_facet End of the School Year will be here soon and this desk set will be the perfect gift for your child to give his or her teacher. 10 Piece set Teacher needs a cute eco cup! Use rub ons to personalize! http://www.etsy.com/listing/72906099/teacher-gift-coach-gift-double-insulated?ref=sr_gallery_5&ga_search_type=all&ga_includes%5B0%5D=tags&ga_search_query=teacher_gift&ga_facet Teacher Gift - Coach Gift - Double Insulated Plastic Cup with Lid and Straw - Acrylic Tumbler BPA FR NICE TAGS printable freebie http://jonesdesigncompa...

It's a card fest at my house! LOL 6 ornate red general purpose cards. 8 regular sympathy cards 8 pet sympathy cards in green 6 cute owl birthday cards 12 blue asstorted background Just for You girls with Copic coloring. 6 Orange hello girl with pleated paper ribbon and 6 Smile cards hand colored with Copic markers. 4 Thinking of You flowerpot cards with texture folders and Copic marker coloring. WHEW! But sooo much fun over the last 4 days. Being creative-- and knowing that you are making something worthwhile for others-- with your time and supplies is what it is all about. Here is what I have been up to the later part of this week. Using stuff up and making cards for gifts, trading, and for sale. Love it! And, yes, I do make them to sell! If you like some, let me know...

Well I did it! And I did it buying only three things! Whoohoo! Remember this view? Much better now, right? If you didn't see the BEFORE pics, see them in the previous posts HERE . Click on any photo to enlarge it. When you enter the room, we have a short re-purposed wooden nightstand table topped with a well-loved antique yellow chipped paint bottling crate from my husband's family. It now holds my current project of the week. In this case, a baby gift album and a wedding album. Below it is an old wire locker basket with oodles of inspiration for my scrapping projects. BUY NUMBER ONE (below): A set of three floral prints for this wall purchased last weekend from a garage sale for 25 cents each! Yes! I love a bargain. The bedside needed a narrow scale stand of some sort. I put my thinking cap on and realized that this barstool that my husband made in high school 35 years ago might be the right silhouette. It was really rough from the garage and outdoo...

This 5 drawer dresser in the corner needed a facelift. After ten years of service, it was looking a little torn and tattered. Now I like tattered--but not sad and worn. The good points are that it has 5 ample drawers that still glide reasonably smoothly, is all real wood, has it's wonderful original knobs , an adorable skirt detailing--and I already own it. LOL Click on any photo to enlarge it. before But the birds and vines painted on the front have to go. Like the memo board in that last post, it was just a little too 'themey' for me. before (Don't worry I painted them on many years ago, so it's ok if I repaint, right?) So here I go....I repainted the fronts all white. And then I added a dry brushing of a teal blue. I decided when the blue was dry it was a tish too bright. So I whitewashed the blue again. Five drawers means I have room for five words, right? I went back to my foam stamp stash and found several that would work. I decided not to do individual lett...