We are deep into the second week of the One Room Challenge™ (ORC). Well, technically it is already the third week, but we are blogging about the second week. I feel the impostor syndrome rearing its ugly head. The official participants are in a league of their own, and the 249 (!) guest participants have…
Today is the day! This is kick-off week for the 6-week One Room Challenge™ (ORC). Yesterday, the featured designers revealed the rooms they intend to makeover as well as their plans. Today is the day that we guest participants get to do the same thing.
I have been quite excited about being a guest participant.…
When M suggested the idea of making a doll apartment, I was completely on board. A project like this one took me right back to my childhood. When I was not spending my time at the top of a tree and covered in dirt, I loved playing with my dolls. My sister and I used…
It feels so good to say that M's room is finished. I am a little embarrassed that we started this room renovation in January, and now it is already April. However, we actually have four inches of snow on the ground today, and it feels like January. The weather creates the illusion that no time…
For all of the area school kids, this week is Spring Break. My kids are not in traditional school, but it does lighten up our schedule. Many of their normal activities observe Spring Break and they go on hiatus. That means I have a lot less driving to do, and I have more time to…
I once went to a quilt show with my mom, who is a very good quilter. There were rooms upon rooms of colorful, intricately pieced quilts. There were modern batik quilts, vintage quilt replicas, and even some quilts appliqued with entire outdoor scenes. It was a sea of color reflective of the skill, love and…