Quilted Hot Pads! Oh, and Happy Fathers Day!

So there is one more week left of 3rd year, and what am I doing?

Finishing off a project in an attempt to procrastinate.  I really should be writing up my MSPE since it happens to be due tomorrow...but anywhos...

Dining Chair Reupholstering

Okay... so seeing as PB and I are poor students we initially received a lot of our furniture from various family who had these pieces forgotten about and abandoned in some attic or basement or what have you.  (Thank you family!!!)  Our dining room set is such an example.  Now this is what the original chairs looked like.

Quite blah, ey?  Two of these chairs had, at some point, been covered with an Indian looking fabric.  So we had two tan chairs, one green, and one red.  Not exactly color coordinated.  Now, we had decided that we were not getting new chairs until we could get our dream giant dining table that can expand to seat 10 or 12.  And we were not going to do that until we could get our first house.  We all know THAT is not going to happen for quite some time.  So whats a girl to do?  Revamp!

Faux Chenille Bunny

Happy Easter Vigil!

I don't know about you but i am SO looking forward to that roasted leg of lamb (All for me!)....sorry, that is my starving tummy talking right now.  Anywho, of course I had to do something Easter related and I came up with this.

Faux Chenille Bunny!

So the point of this is that after you wash it a few times the edges are supposed to get extra fluffy and mimic actual chenille.  I'm not sure I would go THAT far, but it still is darn cute.  I just used leftover flannel fabric from the door busters I made a while back.  If I were to do this over, I would use cute colors like in the tutorial.  I also didn't have any stuffing on hand so I just filled it with fabric scraps that I've collected over the last few months.  So it is a little more lumpy and not as squishy as it would otherwise be.  Ah well.  Warning:  this uses alot of thread. 

Wine Bag

Hello!

I just finished my psychiatry rotation exam!  Woo!  Psychiatry was very good to me and I did have a lot of fun, but I'm no psychiatrist.  But it still will have to be a decent size of my future.  Lots of crazys go to their primary care physician (internist, family doc etc...).  Ahhh...

Organizing your craft space

So...I've actually been pretty busy.  Surprise, I know.  I'm actually working on so many projects that I have not been able to actually finish any (except for a few which are a surprise that I will comment on somewhere down the road).  I've spent hours on how-to sewing/craft blogs/websites, bought lots of fabric, and now have far far FAR too many projects that I want to accomplish.  I'm not quite sure how I got on this crafty kick but I like it.  That is a lie.  I LOVE it.

3 Minute Mint Chocolate Fudge

Doesn't that just sound SO amazing!  Now, you must keep in mind that I have never made fudge in my life.  Before yesterday I was a fudge making virgin if you will. But then, I found this.  By the way, I am obsessed with her blog (MADE).  She has given me so many creative ideas it is ridiculous.  Anyway this was exactly what I was looking for.  Although it may seem otherwise, I assure you I have precious little time available for creative craftiness and making yummies.  But this you can whip up in no time and have time to look good doing it! ^_^

My First Sewing Machine Project

Okay.  I know.  I know.  It has been a while.  I've been busy...you know...Medical school (with a capital M) eats up quite a bit of a person's time.  But fortunately I had the forethought to be done with my surgery and internal medicine rotations right away and before the start of the holidays.  P.s. Having your birthday on Thanksgiving is pretty nice actually.  Even though I did not leave the kitchen for two days. :-P  But I digress.  

I have been wanting to be more crafty for....years.  Seriously.  No lie.  And to be entirely honest I was sick of continuing to put things off because of school.  So the second I got out of my Surgery exam in October I ran to my local Micheal's and grabbed a bunch of balls of yarn and ordered a few crochet patterns from Amazon.com and finished up a fantastic bright and yellow project which hopefully someday I will have the time to elaborate on.  But after I finished that I wanted to expand my horizons!  I already knew how the basics of crochet but there are so many more beautiful clothing pieces that you can create via knitting.  But really the idea of having to size to really fit a person is so intimidating.  Its not like you can cut and paste like with sewing.  Which brought me to this current project.  Sewing up a bag.  

Thoughts of the Day

1 year anniversary (still in love!), 10 days till D-day, then a mini vaca to God knows where.  Then it all starts again with orientation.  I have to say...I love orientations.  They are always so full of promise and excitement.  So full of incredible possibilities.

I am doing a little bit of a better job at choosing to be happy.  And incredibly better (compared to last year) of not being AS stressed out about things.  [e.g. This does not mean I am trying any less.  I am still studying 16 hrs a day...but the point is I am trying the best that I can.  If I don't pass...then I'll change things up and see what happens.  I'm not beating myself up about it (as much).] 

I don't think people appreciate the little things in life nearly as much as they should.  Being stuck indoors with nothing for a companion but an unsightly book for two years really has given me a new perspective.  Going to a store is like nirvana.  I act like a little kid in a candy shop.  Having the blessed TIME to be in the sun!  Oh what a thing it is!  (note that for the past 4 weeks I have stepped out of my apartment a grand total of 2 times...literally.)  Yesterday I managed to wrench myself out and went to Kmart and Bed Bath and Beyond.  (Sitting at home is a dangerous thing.  You start seeing all sorts of things that need to be fixed/changed.) I ended up buying bath towels, a bathroom rug, kitchen rug, towel rack, and a couple other things.  And I had a grand old time! My new bathroom look! -->

Finally people I know are getting married.  It was rough being the first one out the door!  And babies are popping up everywhere (although that does not seem to ever end in my family :-P )

On a related topic, I wish my period was more regular.  It certainly makes it difficult to determine what is going on.  Having a range of 23-60 days is not useful.  Poo.

Flowers and chocolates from my boo.  :-D  Officially the first time I have ever been delivered flowers. *happy dance*
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now lets see if I can pass this test.