What's gotten into me?

I am literally making something every single day - supplies and projects are stacked on the workbench ready for me to get started.

Yesterday's project was to make a bag for a friend who liked this bag 

I showed on my last post.

The lining for her bag is a remnant from our window seat cushion

and it is personalized it with letters and numbers meaningful to her family.

I don't know what triggered the thought to add a tag, but I like it.

In fact, I like the idea so much that I made a few more tags.

I attached one to a gift and think it looks cute - 

anyone getting a Christmas gift from me this year just might find a drop cloth tag attached.

When I cut the drop cloth for the bag, there was a long narrow strip left and that strip became today's project.

I can't believe I made a Christmas project in August, but I had the time and the materials so I went with it.

No sewing, 

just some stickers and red paint and voila -

a Christmas runner for the table.

We will  Eat . Drink . Be Merry - as long as I can remember where I put the runner until Christmas. time!

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Make Something Every Day

August is turning into a month of creativity - one project a day!

I went through my Pinterest boards and IG photos I have saved to choose projects that used up supplies I have on hand.

I saw this cute little swing on Instagram from Blueberry Jam Shop and I thought a swing would look nice in the garden.

It felt like something was missing

so I quickly stenciled a banner to hang above the swing.

The Be Silly part of the banner definitely fits with my swing and the teacup banner I made for the garden last week - lots of silliness!

Another Instagram sighting from @inspiration_and_styling is the It's a Good Day sign.

A good friend dropped off a bin of wood scraps for our fire pit and I saved a few pieces for projects.

My sign hangs on a bench in the garden reminding us that every day is a good day.

I needed some accent pillows for the sofa, 

looked everywhere for pillow ideas and finally remembered some dish towels I had purchased.

Two dish towels sewn together add a touch of blue to the sofa.

Another dish towel provides a bit of yellow to round out my primary color scheme.

Yesterday's project was to make a bag for my bicycle basket.

Left over drop cloth fabric forms the outside of the bag and  a scrap of buffalo check was used to line the bag.  

The letters stand for Steve Cook Fine Art which is Steve's business name and our street address 1162.

The only thing I am making today is "A Mess" - I am starting some of the changes in the kitchen.

But if time allows, this chalkboard I made for a baby shower my daughter-in-law gave last week will have an entirely new look tomorrow.

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Off to a good start . . .

Armed with paper, magazines and my ever present diet Snapple,

 I started an August To Do list  - projects both big a small.

I ran a few of my ideas by Steve - I have to move slowly with him especially when the changes involve "his" kitchen - and he likes all of my ideas.

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Pendant lights and open shelving are two of the items on my list, but the project is on hold until after a little San Francisco vacation we have planned.

Painting a few signs and decorating bottles (I wish I could credit the sources, but I don't remember) are also on the list, but today I wanted something quick and easy.

I don't know where I found this picture of teacups hanging in the garden - I love the whimsy of it all.

I gathered together teacups, keys and metal bits to hang in the garden.

A garland of teacups and tidbits is a totally silly thing to create, but I was feeling silly today.

No one actually sits on this bench in the garden, but it is our view when we sit around the fire pit and lately that has been a nightly occurrence.

So I am wondering just how long it will take Steve to notice that there are teacups hanging across the garden.

I wanted to get started on the signs, but Joshua and Aylin are staying just up the coast in a beautiful house and we couldn't pass up the chance to walk on the nearly deserted beach.

The sunset was spectacular 

and we're going to take Lulu to visit tomorrow.

But, before we hit the beach tomorrow, one of these scraps of wood will be transformed

into this cute sign - again, I don't recall the source.

And, I need to put together packages for the winners of a giveaway I did on Instagram.

July ended slowly in terms of my creativity, but it looks like August is off to a good start!

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One last thing

I have been meaning to mention this for quite some time.

I have always replied to comments from my email and a few months ago I noticed that there were comments on my post that I did not see in my emails.

I try to remember to check the post, but please forgive me if I don't see your comment and reply to it.