A Post for Nester

OK...I know this is not a decorating blog (you can barely even call it a blog anymore since all I do is read other peoples' blogs instead of blogging on mine). Anywho. I was reading the Nester (my fave) this morning and she posted an idea that was right up my alley. I must try it. Although I am more like the Nester in that I am probably not patient enough to cut all that styrofoam in straight lines. I actually did a project similar to this a few months back, but I hid all the styrofoam in shadowboxes. I have a thing for shadowboxes. It's sort of like a secret romance. When Eric leaves for work, I walk around the house and give all my little shadowboxes kisses. I just paused to think about how much I love my shadowboxes and how many more projects I should do with them. I'm so weird...but I don't really kiss the shadowboxes.

I took these pics weeks ago for the IDHTBPTBB post on Nesting Place, but never linked them on her blog. I'm such a slacker. Sorry Nester. Please forgive me. Here they are now. The pics are blurry because I refuse to use a flash, but by camera is not all fancy. Workin' on that.

I just picked out scrapbook papers at Hobby Lobby and snagged the boxes at 50% off and got to stickin'. I used styroboard or what ever they call it and mounted a couple of layers on top of some old linen curtains that were way too short for our current house (this was almost a year ago before I got hooked on the Nester, so I had to use those pesky scissors).

I liked the ones in the living room so much, I did some a week later for the dining room. I glued mini Christmas ornaments into these. These have to be the smallest barn stars ever. I just noticed on Chatting with the Sky that Emily (Nester's sister - get with it, people) has the same bookshelf as me except hers does not have a unsightly scratch on the top from being moved too many times. I won't say where we got it in case she is ashamed of K Mart Martha Stewart furniture. Oops. Mine was a gift from my parents and I couldn't be prouder. It's an awesome piece.

Can you spot any more shadowboxes? Please don't laugh at this wall. This was before I figured out to use sticky stuff on the back of the frames to keep them all straight. After all, as Nester says..."It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful!"

Blog Stoppage

I promise I'm going to blog again one day. I'm so bad at this. Flaky people should not be allowed to have blogs. Until then, enjoy the goofy pictures.

Eric - standing on our neighbors' rooftops.

Redneck ways of staying cool - the classic...sprinkler on the lawn...with clothes still on...sitting when we're tired of running.

We call this "Redneck swimming pool" - water hose on the trampoline. Man, I can't wait for that inground pool.