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Swallowtail Shawl
My cousin Aja is getting married in August, and it's going to be a black-tie affair. I've never really seen myself as a shawl person, partly because I don't go anywhere fancy enough to need one. So when I found out that I was going to be in the wedding, my mind instantly jumped to making a shawl.
The most complicated lace patterns that I've done ( Read more... ) -
Two and a half years later...
...I have a finished sweater!
From what I can figure out based on my blog, I started working on the Central Park Hoodie in February of 2007. I bought the yarn from Threaded Bliss, which has since been sold and renamed Bliss Yarns.
The sweater has been sitting in a bag for about 2 years, with only the button band and seaming left to do. I've ( Read more... ) -
Grout and Ceiling
The first order of business yesterday was to get the grout done. Grout is one of those things that is very imprecise, but ends up looking really professional. Basically, you take the grout (which is really gooey and nasty, I might add) and stuff it in the holes made by the separators. And, since you're working on a wall, it's required that half the ( Read more... ) -
Sinks and Tiles
Since my last update, we've been doing a lot of work. It's odd, because some days it feels like we worked all day long, but we really didn't accomplish anything.
On Tuesday, we spent most of the day redoing the cabinets. They weren't as lined up as we wanted, so we pulled the bottom sections out and moved them around and rigged it so it would work ( Read more... ) -
Riley and Lacey...a month later
Lacey came home with me on May 24, 2009. In the past month, things have been absolutely crazy.
The first big thing we had to tackle was the kennel. Lacey has to be in the kennel at night and any time that I can't watch her. This has been a great thing that I did with Riley, and it really makes me feel like she's safe when I'm not there (and that ( Read more... ) -
The cabinets are complete!
After a very busy day, we have successfully completed the installation of all the kitchen cabinets! Yay! The plan for tomorrow is to get the countertop attached, buy a sink, cut the hole for the sink, and do all the plumbing. I'd also like to start cleaning up my living room and getting things organized.
I'm so excited with how everything turned ( Read more... ) -
Kitchen Demolition, Day 1
We finally got everything started on the kitchen today. This whole project is one of those things that seems like it wouldn't be too complicated, but then the details end up taking forever. The left side of my kitchen started out looking like this:
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Bathroom Update!
For the past two days, my dad and I have been working to replace the vinyl and trim on my two bathrooms. The flooring in the bathrooms was one of those things that I saw when I moved in that's was not a major issue for living here, but it was definitely on the top of the list of things to fix once there's time.
I went to Floorz, and was a bit ( Read more... )
