Getting my Bum Off the Sofa, Really

After Christmas I took a little rest.  Until Hubby and I went to the BiG Ballard estate sale I was resting.

A sabbatical, if you will.

After Christmas was stored away and I didn't make any resolutions and I laid on the sofa and became addicted to Downton Abbey, and I snacked too much and felt no creativity.... no major projects got started or finished here.

I am feeling  rested now and I am ready to go on.

So, some thrifting, projects, and walking are in order and I am now ready to tackle them.  Well, maybe not the eat less, move more.  Rome wasn't built in a day.  Give me some slack.

On to the projects...

I've been looking for this contraption for a very long time.  It's going to be something cool and very Pottery Barnish.  Miss Holly has agreed to help me.  Friday I was at Joann's Fabric, thinking about calling Holly and I ran right smack into her, right next to the adhesives in the scrapbooking aisle.  Divine intervention?  I think so!  I always think every project will be easy and amazing until I hit a wall.  Poor Holly witnessed my simplistic mentality at it's best.  Or worst?  Remember that I don't know how to sew and I was in a fabric store.  Poo!

 We had 12 black stemmed champagne flutes, then I broke one while washing late one night and then there were 11.  Now there are 20.  I found 9 at the thift store this week!  

Thanks goodness!  Because one never knows when 19 of their closest friends will need to stop by to celebrate and make a champagne toast.

I have that all the time.

Anyway... I am prepared.  Like a boy scout, prepared.

 Hubby and I found this ottoman.  It needs to be recovered or slip covered; however, it is the perfect height and has good bones.  There are two spots it could go in the Stone House.

Canvas drop cloth and a lot of it.  I have plans.  I need a stencil and poof another project is on it's way.

The package was open so I got a great deal.

So many projects, so little time.  Stay tuned.