The Old Barn Door

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Halloween Designs

My new heat press is so fun and since I have such a cute little niece, I can make really cute things for her to wear. It isn't as fun to dress teenage boys. :)
I really love Halloween so I was excited to make a couple little Halloween designs.

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Family Name Frame

I have made these for a few of my friends and family for Christmas or Thank You gifts but I have never made one for myself. We are making them as a craft at our church's Fabulous Friday event so here is my example frame.

When I was at Joann's this week all their quarter cuts were on sale so I picked up a couple for random things. They actually look really cute behind the glass and the best part is that I can change it up. So if I want a Christmas theme I can add in material that goes with Christmas.

Or I can completely remove the material and just have the wall show through.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Personalized baby gift

I just got a heat press and so now my brain is completely overwhelmed with ideas. I have a couple friends that have recently had babies, so I thought I would make them something personalized for their babies. Here is one of them....

It will probably only fit for about a month, but after that they can always frame them.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Poison Bottles

Halloween is my favorite time of year to decorate for. This past week I was at Michael's and I found these cute Halloween colored bottles for a dollar each. Perfect for a little vinyl.

Maybe it's the colors that make me so happy!

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Christmas Plates

I found these wonderful, shiny chargers a couple weeks ago and wanted to a little more of a reminder of what Christmas really is with them. I added a little vinyl, all lyrics from songs about the birth of Christ. I love how bright they are.

Merry Christmas!

Saturday, November 10, 2012

The end of 31 days: Getting work in order!

I have had a really crazy last three weeks. I have mentioned before that I teach college online, however I have also been a high school science teacher since 2006. Last year I taught Anatomy but I started it out as a long term sub and then got a temporary contract. At the end of the year the principal told me he wanted me to stay with a permanent contract, but they would have to do what the district wanted to do. Two days before school ended I found out that a teacher from another school in the district wanted the position at my school and since she had higher seniority she got the position and I was put back into the sub pool. So this year I have been subbing for various schools in the district. In the middle of October I was called to sub for someone during their maternity leave. With that, teaching four online classes and trying to raise my two sons the best I can, I am having a hard time finding time for anything else. I miss my blog and I miss my sleep. I will try my best to keep up with things, but the good news is that the semester ends in December and then the other teacher will be back. Sorry I did not get through all the 31 days, but I guess those days can all be gathered into a Getting Work In Order day.

Now if I can just find a way to get some sleep at night perhaps I won't fall asleep at the computer.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Day 23 of 31 Days: Dreams

One of my dreams is to buy a couple acres with an old farm house and a barn on it and completely redo them both. Then I would turn the barn into a refurbished/own of a kind furniture shoppe with a workshop in the back. Then I could just craft for a living. How wonderful that would be. This is what inspires me......