http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsorigami/sets/72157624978170350/
The link will take to you my photostream on flickr, and each photo in that set has step-by-step instructions.
Easy peasy!
Friday, September 17, 2010
Origami Rose Balls
Here's a tutorial of my Origami Rose Balls:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsorigami/sets/72157624978170350/
The link will take to you my photostream on flickr, and each photo in that set has step-by-step instructions.
Easy peasy!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsorigami/sets/72157624978170350/
The link will take to you my photostream on flickr, and each photo in that set has step-by-step instructions.
Easy peasy!
The Plan
http://harlembedandbreakfast.com/index.html
AWESOME
so it looks like we'll be making a reservation here..this is the breakdown of our plan:
leave late thursday night, arrive early friday morning in chinatown (take the bus, it's $80 round trip for both of us together).
spend friday morning/afternoon making our way through chinatown, times square, etc. i know there will be a lot to see/take in, so we'll just take our time.
no real shopping but take note of places to shop at in the future. nothing wrong with browsing though, but no real shopping on this trip. it's not that kind of trip.
check in at the b&b, leave our stuff there (we will each have a backpack so we don't have a ton of junk with us, it's just a weekend trip). dinner, broadway?
then we'll have all day saturday to do whatever in the city-maybe see the bronx zoo? the brooklyn bridge? natural history museum, ground zero, coney island, statue of liberty, tiffany's (just because), empire state building, central park, etc etc etc. take the metro every where. ride in at least 1 taxi, even if it's just a short trip. take the ferry. some of this stuff can be squeezed in on friday too if we happen to pass it on the way to the b&b. there's so much stuff that is a must-see that i don't want to miss all of the other little jewels..so it'll be a lot of random doing-whatever-we-want-to-dos.
then we'll be heading back sunday night, so anything we can't squeeze in on saturday we'll have to do before we leave on sunday.
AWESOME
so it looks like we'll be making a reservation here..this is the breakdown of our plan:
leave late thursday night, arrive early friday morning in chinatown (take the bus, it's $80 round trip for both of us together).
spend friday morning/afternoon making our way through chinatown, times square, etc. i know there will be a lot to see/take in, so we'll just take our time.
no real shopping but take note of places to shop at in the future. nothing wrong with browsing though, but no real shopping on this trip. it's not that kind of trip.
check in at the b&b, leave our stuff there (we will each have a backpack so we don't have a ton of junk with us, it's just a weekend trip). dinner, broadway?
then we'll have all day saturday to do whatever in the city-maybe see the bronx zoo? the brooklyn bridge? natural history museum, ground zero, coney island, statue of liberty, tiffany's (just because), empire state building, central park, etc etc etc. take the metro every where. ride in at least 1 taxi, even if it's just a short trip. take the ferry. some of this stuff can be squeezed in on friday too if we happen to pass it on the way to the b&b. there's so much stuff that is a must-see that i don't want to miss all of the other little jewels..so it'll be a lot of random doing-whatever-we-want-to-dos.
then we'll be heading back sunday night, so anything we can't squeeze in on saturday we'll have to do before we leave on sunday.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
New york city?
lovers of ny i think..?
New York city for our anniversary?
We'd have to leave thursday night/friday morning (11/11-11/12)..and come back on sunday (11/14)
Can it be done?
Should we drive ourselves there (drive to hotel, pay for parking, etc), or take a bus/fly?
$76 a person to leave Richmond by greyhound thursday night and arrive in NY early friday morning..and to leave NY sunday afternoon to arrive back in RVA that night. (it's $38 each way per person) So that's a total of $152 for transportation to & from.
it'd be close to $360 for the 2 of us to fly there and back (through airtran), AND we'd still have less time there.
the bus looks like the better way to go..even with flying we'd still be traveling just as long, and it'd be such a hassle to go through security and all of that just for a little weekend trip. i also like the times that the bus gives us.
if we drive ourselves, we'd be going through a lot of tolls, using a lot of gas, sitting in a lot of traffic, possibly getting lost or angry or stressed out..yeah. not how we want to spend our weekend.
since i have a midterm on our actual anniversary (for one of those "fun" classes i am taking..and there's no way to reschedule that test), i'll be able to force myself to study more while we are on the bus traveling. driving myself, i wouldn't be able to, and i get too drowsy while flying so that's not an option there either.
daniel's been to nyc a few times, but i have never been and always wanted to go. now is our chance..?
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Holiday Card time..
It's time to start thinking about our holiday cards..I have several holiday stamp sets and plan to use them this year to make our holiday card. I want to send the same card out to everybody this year. I do have some boxed holiday cards that are pretty cute, and I'll use those as back ups I guess, but I do want to make all of my cards this year.
A friend and I are planning on getting together sometime soon to spend a day making our cards. I want to be prepared ahead of time..so I have been brainstorming ideas and looking online for inspiration.
The splitcoast stampers website has galleries where you can look up a brand and stamp set to see cards made with that set..I have found some really beautiful cards on there.
Look at these amazing cards:
This one by Julie:
http://stampsandtaxes.blogspot.com/2008/11/peaceful-wish.html
This one by Di:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1042451?&cat=14660&perpage=96&thumbsonly=0
Vera's lovely card:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1567283?&cat=14634
another one by Julie:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1165139?&cat=10730
Lauraly made this one:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/693619?&cat=10730
This is by Kris:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1538550?&cat=17475
Aren't they all just lovely? I am in awe over them. I want to make a gorgeous card this year.
A friend and I are planning on getting together sometime soon to spend a day making our cards. I want to be prepared ahead of time..so I have been brainstorming ideas and looking online for inspiration.
The splitcoast stampers website has galleries where you can look up a brand and stamp set to see cards made with that set..I have found some really beautiful cards on there.
Look at these amazing cards:
This one by Julie:
http://stampsandtaxes.blogspot.com/2008/11/peaceful-wish.html
This one by Di:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1042451?&cat=14660&perpage=96&thumbsonly=0
Vera's lovely card:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1567283?&cat=14634
another one by Julie:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1165139?&cat=10730
Lauraly made this one:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/693619?&cat=10730
This is by Kris:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1538550?&cat=17475
Aren't they all just lovely? I am in awe over them. I want to make a gorgeous card this year.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Bathroom storage
Since we no longer have a bathroom closet (but now have a linen closet in the hallway), we have lost some space in our bathroom. I recently bought this piece to help with that:
It's perfect for extra towels to have handy, and also for holding baskets that hold items we need on hand every day that don't fit under the sink. Now things that belong under the sink can actually go under the sink, and we've got plenty of storage space on this stacking unit to hold all of our extra stuff (that we don't really want under the sink). I was thinking it might be cool to put canvas drawers on each shelf that holds items, instead of baskets..we shall see.
It's a 6-tier chrome tower shelf, sold for $29.99 at Bed, Bath, & Beyond.
It's perfect for extra towels to have handy, and also for holding baskets that hold items we need on hand every day that don't fit under the sink. Now things that belong under the sink can actually go under the sink, and we've got plenty of storage space on this stacking unit to hold all of our extra stuff (that we don't really want under the sink). I was thinking it might be cool to put canvas drawers on each shelf that holds items, instead of baskets..we shall see.
It's a 6-tier chrome tower shelf, sold for $29.99 at Bed, Bath, & Beyond.
Time to re-do the bedroom
This is the bed we have; a queen sized Sorum bed by Ikea. This is one of the few photos I could find online of it (from an old catalog):
(definitely not new!)
And we have these pieces in the bedroom as well:
Now..I was thinking of staining the bed and the dresser with a dark brown stain, to make everything match. When I originally bought the bed and dresser (both from Ikea), I purposely got them in plain wood so I could stain them later if I wanted to change 'em up. Looks like it's about time..
I have never had an issue with either pieces of furniture. I think a good staining and some new drawer liners for the dresser will be awesome. The bed will look completely different as well, and I was thinking of making some headboard cushions for it. The photo from the catalog has cushions on it, but our headboard doesn't. It'll be a nice change. Could get a nice fabric in a coordinating color to make as the cushions, and then use velcro to attach them to the headboard.
We also have some canvas-like window panels on each of the windows. I'm thinking we should paint the walls in the bedroom since we can't do anything about the carpet. It's new carpet but I really miss our hardwood floors from the last place.
(definitely not new!)
And we have these pieces in the bedroom as well:
Now..I was thinking of staining the bed and the dresser with a dark brown stain, to make everything match. When I originally bought the bed and dresser (both from Ikea), I purposely got them in plain wood so I could stain them later if I wanted to change 'em up. Looks like it's about time..
I have never had an issue with either pieces of furniture. I think a good staining and some new drawer liners for the dresser will be awesome. The bed will look completely different as well, and I was thinking of making some headboard cushions for it. The photo from the catalog has cushions on it, but our headboard doesn't. It'll be a nice change. Could get a nice fabric in a coordinating color to make as the cushions, and then use velcro to attach them to the headboard.
We also have some canvas-like window panels on each of the windows. I'm thinking we should paint the walls in the bedroom since we can't do anything about the carpet. It's new carpet but I really miss our hardwood floors from the last place.
What's under the cart?
Remember that cart I picked up for free a few weeks ago?
Here is a sneak peak of what's hiding under it:
It holds my big jar of cookie cutters (which I slimmed down so they would all fit in the jar), my cake carrier, my tupperware veggie tray, and other bulky/odd items that don't really have a proper place in the kitchen cabinets. Yay for saving space! And even better, since we now have our little bar shelf, we don't have to use this for an extra table. I can use the top of it when I am baking, instead, if I need more space.
Here is a sneak peak of what's hiding under it:
It holds my big jar of cookie cutters (which I slimmed down so they would all fit in the jar), my cake carrier, my tupperware veggie tray, and other bulky/odd items that don't really have a proper place in the kitchen cabinets. Yay for saving space! And even better, since we now have our little bar shelf, we don't have to use this for an extra table. I can use the top of it when I am baking, instead, if I need more space.
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