Doors, Driveways, and Rough-in, on my!

We've been working away at the house, and I thought you all might like an update.

(Bonus points if you noticed the snow flying through the picture!)
Whew, we've been busy, and we've also had some great contractors working with us too.

DIY Craft Kits

For Big Sister's birthday, I wanted to come up with something that would continue to nurture her creativity.

Nine.

My oldest daughter is nine today.

Pinterest inspired hits and a miss

Do you ever look through your Pinterest feed and think, I need to try that?  Well...here are a few ideas that I've given a whirl.
First up, homemade fabric softener.
I'd seen this formula on several different pin boards, and when Suave conditioner was on sale, I picked up a bottle.  Here's my version:

Five things for Friday

Hi everyone.

As per the course lately, my thoughts are a bit scattered but I had a few things I wanted to share for the weekend.

DIY Sewing Box

I thought I'd share how I made the sewing box for Big Sis.  I actually made it last spring hoping to make it past the first week of One Month to Win it.  The theme was Mod Podge, and so this is what I made.  However, since I got kicked off the first week, I'd tucked it away until the day when Sis was ready to learn how to sew.

Now, knowing that I made this almost a year ago, please understand I am racking my brain trying to remember how I did all this just based on the photos!  :)

It's still progressing...

We're entering a busy phase for our house building adventure.  It's time to rough in all the electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems.  To prepare, last week we finished up the framing that remained to be done in the basement.  We've also been adding extra blocking as needed to prepare for the rough in of the electrical and plumbing.