Around the House

My craft studio is closer to becoming a reality :)

We aren't ready to invest alot of money up there right now ~ 

What it could use:

~new drywall / mud

~adequate lighting

~adequate outlets

~new floor

~trim 

~built in storage

What it's going to get:

~ripped out carpet (done!)

~paint walls and floor

~new sub floor

I ripped the carpet off the stairs Friday night then DJ surprised me and ripped the rest of the carpet out while I was at work Saturday ~ Love that man! For more reasons then ripping out the carpet :)

Carpet gone ~ I'm going to paint the front of the stairs white and the top a blueish green. 

Like the blueish green of a mason jar :)

View at the top of the stairs

The loft has 3 little areas

I'm going to paint all the walls a sand color and the floor white ~ It looks kinda rough right now but it will be pretty :)

Working at a frame shop has inspired me to redo our military photos. 
We had our pictures in a variety of cheap frames that probably cost a couple of 
dollars 2 decades ago!
We are thrilled with how these turned out! The outside mat is called blue n black and the inner is concrete.
We should have done this years ago ~ We also used UV glass to keep the mats and pictures from fading. 
DJ's pictures are 26 years old.

Mine are 23 years old ~ I'm the same age in that picture as Heather is right now!

We are working on getting some of DJ's military things framed ~ like his F4 lytho.
There will be cutouts in the mat for his name plate and 2 coins below the lytho. 
This has been a fun project for us to work on together ~ deciding how we want everything matted and framed. He doesn't usually care to much but he has alot of interest in this project which makes it fun :) 

On a side note ~
Michael W. Smith is one of my favorite contemporary Christian artists. My sister, Mary, introduced me to his music when we were in high school and I've loved him ever since!
He is coming in concert to the Salt Lake City area next week!!
I'm so excited......it will be an incredible night of praise and worship :)
The girls are going with me and possibly some friends.


Counting My Blessings 

~JanMarie