Spring Break

What a wonderful Spring Break!

The weather was perfect for getting out & having fun.

 

We couldn't get out of town this time, but we brainstormed ideas for our 'stay-cation'.
Some items on our list were:
Zoo, go see Oz, park, rock climbing, eat bacon (Owen's),
museum & make pizza.

 



 



 

 

 I'm proud to say we did everything & more!

 

  Last weekend I hosted my first 'at home' workshop.

I taught my Winter Wool Cottage.

 

 

Since this was my first home workshop I didn't advertise, just word of mouth.

That way if it was a huge flop I could do damage control. 

 But it turned out great, & my plans for monthly classes are underway!

 

I'm trying to think of something cute to call my classes.

'Workshop at My House' doesn't sound so good.
Beth came up with Lisa MacCraft, LOL
 



 

Cami, Linda & Tammy.

 



 

The class included supplies & lunch.

I even had a few goodies for sale.

 

Erica's sweet cottage.

 



Lily joined us girls & worked on her own project.
 



 

Kristi's pink palace~!

 

Erica brought her friend Sarah along, she fit in great with our crazy group.

Love her red roof!

 



 

Lisa & Kristi came all the way from San Antonio.

We turned it into a weekend, hit the Cattle Barns & Funky Finds show on Sunday.

 

Somehow I missed getting a photo of Jan, but here's her house, sans roof.

Her stitching is absolutely perfect!

 



Tammy & her Maison de Bling~

If you live near the DFW Metro-plex,  I'd love to have you join me next month.

 



 

  I'll teach a weaving techinique that is simple & can be used in many different ways.

Seating is limited, the information & registration are here.

 In other news.....

 Our kitchen remodel is coming along.
 

Here's our official 'before' picture.
The hole on the left is from the oven & microwave, they sold on Craigslist.

I was happy to see the soffits go, the kitchen seems so much wider now.

I orignially wanted a commerical style stainless hood cover.
 But they were well over our budget, even at Ikea.
Plan 2 was to build our own.
After spending hours on Pintrest & in my inspiration folder we came up with our own design.
The black hood cover came from Sears scratch & dent.
It was originally $425 marked down to $70.

 

And there it is surrounded in bead board & painted crisp white.

I love the way it turned out.

I'm so lucky that my husband can do anything & is willing to take chances.

It's going to be so fun styling the ledge, for now I'm liking the silver tray.

We put a fresh coat of paint on the lower cabinets, new hardware & stained the butcher  block counters dark.

Since I took these pictures we've done more, but I think I'll hold off on posting them.

When it's  all finished I'll do a big kitchen reveal.

 

Lisa

 

Presents!

Finally the tree is packed away,

 old toys donated & new toys in their place.

Life is settling down to it's cozy winter pace.

I know it's mid January, but I'm just getting around to showing off a few of my Christmas goodies!

I've talked about my niece/child wrangler Chelsea before. 

She's graduating from UT Austin in May, where she studies art. 

This amazing portrait of the kids was a total surprise.

She nailed Philip's little smirk.

I love her unique style, she does all her work with colored pencils.

A close up of Lily & Owen, she totally captured their spirit.

This was by far my favorite gift of the season!

Santa totally tricked me with this next present.

New butcher block counters & a farmhouse sink!

I don't know when he managed to sneak off to Ikea without my knowledge.

What do you think about my back splash?

I call it 'faux finished'!

I'm debating over white subway tile & ceiling tile. 

Armstrong & Home Depot sells these lightweight sheets that you can paint & distress.

Anyone have any back splash suggestions?

You are a clever bunch!

And my sink.....

I love it so much.

I don't know why someone would pay hundreds of dollars for one when you can get them for $300 at Ikea.

Yes, the holidays were full of surprises for me.

On Christmas Eve I opened the mailbox & found this!

 I'm so honored to be featured again in Somerset Life!

It's another great issue from Christen & the gang, lots of beautiful inspiration.

I'm in some pretty good company too, including my friend

Miss Sandy.

(thanks to Quill Cottage for the pictures)

The most amazing project!

Sandy's art & blog always inspires me!

As always I'm behind on deadlines,

 so much I want to do.

So little time to do it all!

I have a couple of exciting things to share with you, stay tuned!