learning to photoshop

okay, i bought myself a few things this last week, an early birthday present? maybe a belated 10 year anniversary present...hmmm nope i'm just going to blame this one on i really needed a pick me up and on friday and i wanted photoshop and darn it i was going to buy it. so i did, and i've wasted oodles and oodles amount of time just sitting here and tinkering with it. but good thing is i took some pictures i don't usually take pictures of. did i mention that i am surrounded by farm lands? they make for really cool pictures. this little guy is our back yard neighbor for the moment, usually as the summer starts rolling along the cows (and a lot of them!) are our neighbors, oooh that's going to make for some good pictures! now if i could only get better at TAKING good pictures. practice i guess is the only way to go.
here's buck. he's super friendly, big, and super excitable all the time, he does seem to of slowed down a little since he got hit by a car in january, but he made a miraculous comeback, from my understanding the teenager ran over him with both sets of tires. and well not all of buck's cylinders are firing, (but really who's are?) but we love him to death, he's a great dog. okay and my armoire (still dont know if i'm spelling it right!) came! remember? i made a swap for a super expensive car seat that we hardly used, (we had two and only needed one) so i gave her the car seat in exchange for one of her armoires from the hotel they were renovating, so i had to move stuff around. don't know if i like the quilt over my dresser yet, but for now that will do cause the quilt rack was there before the dresser. going to do something about the lamp shade, buy a new one or something. don't know we'll see.
here's the armoire, can't wait to paint it, well actually i can, but i can't wait for it to be done painted! i think maybe puke green, my favorite is ralph lauren khaki (i was going to put link to the color, but online it looks like brown, which would make sense because of the name but when i bought a sample it was puke green and dried puke green, hmmmm)
and then i bought this little cute pendant, by littleputbooks she makes them from recycled scrabble pieces, it's my favorite necklace, and she's updating her etsy shop hopefully later tonight or tomorrow morning, but not that i'm going to buy anymore right now, between photoshop and "other things" i need to just lay low, create with what i got, and enjoy my new digs.

*sigh*

stupid, stupid, stupid cold weather. over night below freezing temps doesn't make for good conditions for my poor little flowers. i get it, i'm not in california, i'll play by the rules for living in an area where it's 7000 + ft altitude. *sigh*

some of my favorite things

stitchery and books. there's something about the whole cottage thing that makes me warm and happy. i love that i walk in and instantly want to look around at what the walls or see what the cupboards hold. curl up on the couch with a quilt and a book or stitch something new, or just daydream of new projects.

quilts, i actually made this one, sad to say this is the most complicated quilt i've made, all of the other ones are pretty plain square ones, but i love each and everyone of them. wreaths, i try to limit this one (jake doesnt think so, it might be to the fact that i've lost count of how many i have), but i loove looooove wreaths and if it wouldnt look so totally ridiculous i probably would have one on every wall, yes i love them that much.
handmade treasures...i think these are the best, and they make me happy, i can't remember when i made this but it was my first attempt to a log cabin block, i don't know the actual requirements of a log cabin block, i just did what i though would look cute. and yes the planting has begun, slowly but surely i will keep adding more and more flowers and vines to this place, and most likely it will be a tangled mess to my husband but a lovely cottage-y look in my eyes.

my inspiration...

from: cottage style decorating by sunset

one of my favorite books to just sit and stare at. i think i'm going to start tackling the outside of the house again.

i want to be her

i'm not to be jealous of many people, i love to meet women with a ton of talent or prettiness or confidence and LEARN. but this woman is the shiz, i can honestly have the crappiest day and i'll drop everything (after the kids are asleep) and go to her blog and i will seriously be in tears from laughter. she's amaaaaaazing, she's hysterical, and darn it i really want to be her sometimes. she's so freakin' cool.

and i have to do my disclaimer: i still think the sun and the moon rise and set on martha stewart for creativity, but i've never wanted to be her, just want to learn from her.