A Tour of My Office

Yes. I have an “office”. The sewing machine sits there and so does the laundry. It has lovely fluorescent lighting and three laundry baskets. It’d be somewhere else but there is no where else. But I love it. 🙂 Care to take a peek?

Ta-da! Isn’t she gorgeous? Remember this post? It’s finally all coming together. That chair is from a dining set my sister-in-law gave us. The four chairs and the table are being used in various places around the house. The bulletin board is part of me. I think I’ve always had one. I just like them. I keep extra fabric in that basket under my chair. Partially because it’s the only place it looked good and partially because it’s the only place that looked good. And that’s a trash can.
Here I keep my paintbrushes, pencils, scrapbooking scissors, push pins, and thread. That’s my wedding binder. 🙂
On my board I keep tear-outs of outfits from JCrew catalogs that I can actually recreate. There are Passion memorabilia, my wedding garters, bathtub pictures of me and my childhood best friend, pictures of my sisters, thank you cards, love notes from husband, and things that make me feel really good.

In my DIY whirlwind on Monday, I painted this on the wall.
Now it’s not so monotone in there!

In addition to this nook in the laundry room I have a small music room that really is like a hallway. It’s in the part of the house where previous owners added on so there are two doorways on opposite walls which makes it impossible to put any furniture in normal places. I’m still working on it constantly but I’ll be sure to post when I feel like it’s getting close!

Do you have an office? Is it girly? Or is it a nook like mine?

DIY Infinity Scarf

 

I woke up this morning to my favorite sound: rain. It was beautiful. And it continued all day. Gray and rainy. Mmmm… Jason was gone, I woke up early and had the house to myself. I had decided weeks ago I was going to try and alter this old Mexican dress I had but never wore. It didn’t turn out so well.. It can be salvaged-I think- by someone that actually knows how to sew. It looks really good on the hanger but I took in a little too much in the hips and there is a lot of extra fabric in the back and the seams are tucking. Blech. 🙁 The fabric is rather poor, which always helps.

So, I moved on to my fail safe DIY: an infinity scarf. No one- I mean NO ONE- can screw this up.

*What you’ll need:
-an old sweater
-scissors
-sewing machine (optional)

STEP ONE:
Lay your sweater out flat.

STEP TWO:
Stretch out the arms and find the point at the bottom of sleeve. See where the tip of the scissors are pointing?

STEP THREE:
Cut all the way across to the point under the other sleeve.

STEP FOUR:
Put on your new circle scarf!

I say sewing machine optional because you can sew a seam so it doesn’t unravel or sew on some ribbon or lace trim. I opted for the super easy route. This was the sweater I wore in this post but I unfortunately decided to wash it with brand new jeans and ruined it. 🙁 It lives on!

Go make your own and send me a picture! This is my second but surely not my last!

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Passion 2012

Did you know there are 27,000,000 slaves right now? That’s more than any other time in history. Something has to change. NOW. There are organizations in place to prevent, rescue, and restore these slaves and lead them to Jesus Christ. I’m so proud to say that I, along with 45,000 others, are a part of this movement. To bring freedom to this horrible crime. We raised $3,066,000 in FOUR DAYS. Our goal was $1,000,000. That is cash money. No pledging, no commitments. Cash. Money. That can only be explained by the power of God.

Learn the signs of human trafficking. There are hundreds of thousands of slaves in the U.S. alone and 17,000 more will be trafficked this year. Atlanta, GA is a huge hub of slavery and trafficking. Learn what to do if you see signs of trafficking.

Visit Slavery Footprint to learn how many slaves work for you. Not to made you feel bad, but to demand the products you want be built with free-trade. Demand of your suppliers a high standard!

Visit 268generation.com to learn more about the Passion movement and about slavery.

This is reality. This is real. It’s time to do something now.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year all! I love this time of year. I don’t necessarily reflect but look forward to the coming year and make plans for what I’d like to accomplish. Here are some I jotted down the other day:

-save lots of money! (I’m buying myself a fancy new camera for graduation!)
-eat cleaner and healthier
-incorporate exercise into our daily routine
-finish two more semesters of school (easy!)
-practice piano

I can’t wait to get started on these!

This week the blog will be deserted as Jason and I are heading to Atlanta for the Passion conference! As I’m writing this Jason and I are washing clothes and packing in preparation for our very early start in the morning! 10 hour road trip here we come!

Happy New Year!

love,
melody

My Mom’s Big Debut

That fourth picture is my favorite of my mom. So pretty!

On December 11 mom, my little sister and I headed out to Elmwood Gardens for their first bridal show after “reinventing” themselves, so to speak. (My incredible mother designed their new logo that was seen on every nametag, folder, flier, and sticker at that bridal show. GO MAMA!) They added on another ceremony site so if there was any question of me wanting to get married again this solidified it. I want to get married again. (To Jason.. of course.)

It is so gorgeous out there. It’s not just our wedding location to me. It’s somewhere I’d love to live. I’d love to work out there in the gardens or even just cleaning the joint! It’s that beautiful. Even the 1.5 hour drive out is pretty. Trees, pastures, cows, winding country roads… reminds me of Laneville.

Back to my mom. 🙂 Since she is so awesome and has been building up a good reputation with the owners of EG, (since our wedding out there :)) she decided to join the bridal show with great success! People loved her stuff. And why wouldn’t they? It’s unique in the best way possible. 🙂 I was so proud of her that day! Putting herself out there and people loving what she had. That girl can draw!

Love you mom!

Merry Christmas!

Happy Christmas to you all! I hope you are spending time with your families and enjoying this beautiful holiday. Right now, Jason and I are watching the NBA remake their debut with the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavs! Woo! A little Christmas bonus. 🙂

So, what’d you get? What are you doing today? Let me know so I can be jealous 🙂

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Love you all 🙂