Warmth

This brought warmth to my heart. July 24th, 2011, New York City legally passed the union of Gay Marriages.
The look book from the site that is provided is so kind and the stories are so real and magical.
Check them out here

Lampshade DIY

So I bought these 2 huge lampshades last year at V V and I have been meaning to recover them. But, knowing me, I will wreck it, or screw one of them up somehow..It's just in my nature to be an absolute clutz. So, I figured may as well do a trial run with project and so, that is just what I did.
I am going to apologize beforehand, but the following pictures are garbage! I don't know if I just don't know how to take a picture with my iPhone or what....but hopefully sometime I can save up for a Canon Rebel *drrroooolllll* and take some REAL pictures!

Step 1: Head to a discount store, once again, Value Village is where I stopped and shopped. Pick up a super ugly, old, you paid to much money for it ($5!!) lamp.

Step 2: If you have fabric scraps around the house..perfect, if not, I ran to Fabricland and picked some up. I had tons laying around the house, but I needed something to match this god awful base color. I came across this super adorable paisley bit for $6 in a discount bin. The picture sucks, don't mind the tag, just look at the prettttttty fabric!

                                      

Step 3: I traced out the triangle shaped sides of the shade and came up with something like this, I needed 4, as it is 4 sided :)

Just to clarify, I couldn't turn the darn picture, uffda.. technology and I are not meant to be!

Step 5: I used fabric glue that I picked up at Michaels to gluethe fabric to the sides of the shade. I made sure the pieces were large enough so that I could glue the fabric to the underside of the shade as well, so there was a tight pull to the fabric.

Step 6: You can do this step, or you don't have to, up to you. But I cut out a 1/2" wide strip that ran from top to bottom of each corner to the sides of the shade. It just gave it a cleaned up, crisp look to me.

Voila! Beauty..now about that base..maybe cream colored??

This fabric would look uber cute as curtains? No?

Welcome

Welcome August, here you are once again.  I would be happy to say that I am glad to see you, but boy you sure did spring upon us quite fast! tsk tsk tsk..

Well, after a hard day yesterday, I am ready to begin today. August. Goodness. I can't quite get over it. July flew by so fast, I must've blinked too many times.
I have this new project that I want to try out today *fingers crossed* it will work. Definitely will post pictures of the process, if all goes well.

I am laying here contemplating my day today, as I should get up, (11:30, that's not TOO late in the morning is it?!) but, I am thinking a lazy day is allowed. Why don't people take lazy days more often? Is it because we feel completely unaccomplished when the day is over? Or is it because we always seem to be in super speed, trying to get everything done at once, taking on a million tasks and trying to complete them all at once, and really forgetting to breathe?

Lazy days are awesome!! I can stay in my pajamas half the day if I really want to. Of course I won't, because, like every other person, I feel I have to much to do. But, a lazy  morning, SURE! I have half an hour until noon, and I am just going to lay here and enjoy my bed, read some news online (because it's important you know), read some blogs, and just breathe....
aaaaaawwwwwwhhhhhhh..........

What my heart feels like today. Calm, collected and free.