So let's talk about indoor projects a bit. I've been in my house now over a year and have been collecting things to put on the walls. I am slowly starting to put things up. This little montage is in my dining room. The Amazing Grace sign was white and I just did a thin coat of a super light pink to get it to pop.
The close up here is a quilt square I made to fit in this 9 inch square frame. I know it's hard to see but on the top lefthand corner is a fabric I have been hoarding for seriously at least 15-17 years!!! The fabric is too thin to use in an actual quilt but I thought, here's my chance! Oh how I love that couple caught in a tango.
And next is this bookshelf. I don't have a before picture but if you can imagine a crappy unloved, dirty and stained wooden shelf then you'll get an idea of what the before was! haha! But, I took a step out of my comfort zone and bought an electric hand held sander and went for it! It was so much fun. So. Much. Fun. The hum of the sander drowns out all sound and it's just you and the wood and once you get the outer layer off the beauty starts to show itself. Then I could see the potential. I did like 2 coats of mahogany which I did not love so I followed it with a dark brown (don't remember the color name) minwax stain.
Before I got in my sewing room and books loaded on it I still wasn't sure. But that's the great thing with natural wood, you can always start over again! But, I really do like it so it's a win! This is just to the side of my sewing machine table in corner.
Hmmm, I don't know if I've introduced this hutch yet? Well if I have sorry to repeat myself! This is currently housing my yarn and sewing patterns and lots of miscellaneous stuff! But, I wanted something I could close the doors and hide some of my clutter so it works perfectly.
I finished this little red white and blue pom pom banner just in time for 4th of July. It's so cheery and has a bit of sparkle in it which I know you can't tell in the picture.
So I guess that's it for now. I had a lot to catch up with so I tried to break it into smaller posts but each one became it's own. I think we're up to current though. I do update more frequently on instagram because it's so easy to do! But, I know I'll keep my blog going as well because I tend to have more than just a caption to say on things.
Speaking of more to say, I have more to say. I'm still bumping along my widowhood journey as I know I always will. Lately, if it wasn't for this house to focus my time and energy into and my Mom to talk to, I wouldn't be in a great head space. Life at this stage can be kind of lonely...and there are occasional setbacks emotionally. I am thanking God for getting me through. I am slowly realizing that even though I am building a new dream and home for myself in the singular, Scott is still there always in my heart. In the beginning after he first died I did not think that was possible and felt I would be betraying him somehow. I guess I just wanted to put that out there for anyone else that may be at the beginning - the pain never leaves but it does change, you learn to live with it. And while I scoffed at the idea of "moving on", there is a way to live on still holding love in my heart. I will always miss him every day, that will never change.
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