Lucky Kitty

Meet Jackson!

A few years ago, we were on Trading Spaces with our friends Megan and John.

It was tons of fun - our room is still the same as it was on the TeeVee - we are still in love with it today!

Megan and John, on the other hand, don't get to keep their room as they are relocating to Canada this weekend. Megan gave me all the extra fabric from the couch that I reupholstered for them on the show, and I thought it would be fun to make them an owl using the fabric - you know, to remember us by...

Meet Jackson!


Jackson is made from the two main couch fabrics and the houndstooth fabric that we used for throw pillows... I named him Jackson after one of our favorite guys on the crew - he was one of the first guys to show up on Day One... at around 7:00am... where he proceeded to jump out of his rental car, stand in the middle of the street, and scream at the top of his lungs... this was before he introduced himself to us... we assumed he was part of the show... luckily we were right...

Here's a pic of me and Christi Proctor (and Mike the sound guy) working on the couch and a chair in the afternoon on Day One of our episode...


Here's a pic of me at 3am on Day One of our episode - I had been working on this couch for about 16 hours straight at this point and am totally happy about it...

Wow - what a difference 50 pounds makes, huh? Thanks WW!

Megan and John - I hope you guys have a great adventure up there in Canada-land... and if you ever need somebody to reupholster a couch in two days while filming a TV show... I think I might be busy that weekend...

Meet Norton!

Norton is made from baby blue stretchy corduroy, cotton striped fabric, plastic safety eyes, felt, fluff, and love.

Norton enjoys flipping through the dictionary to brush up on his vocab skills.

Favorite vacation spot? Space Camp.

The Great Art of Compromise...

My husband and I met almost 10 years ago when we were both working at the same record store.

He's still there... luckily, I've been paroled... so, our conversations have transitioned from face to face to the wonderful world of text messaging...

The record store is closing down the video store portion of their business - everything has to go... which includes all the movie candy... which spawned this particular conversation that I thought you guys would appreciate...

Husband: Don't be mad but I'm bringing home free candy

Wife: I never get mad about candy... Don't be mad when I start calling in fat to work.

Husband: At least you're on salary.

Wife: Awesome! I'll totally be able to afford a rag and stick with which to wash myself!

Husband: The lady in the car behind me is reading a book and stuffing her face with chips.

Wife: See? That's how it starts...

 

So, yeah... free candy... ever had the big giant Kit Kat bar with the caramel inside? I had my first one yesterday... man... it was good!

Meet Martini!

Martini is made from bright yellow stretchy corduroy, cotton print fabric, plastic safety eyes, felt, fluff, and love.

Martini likes the night life... he has also been known to boogie...

Favorite craft supply? Glitter.

Etsy Finds Friday!

I'm feeling a bit flowery this week, so, I've found a few items that I'm totally crushing on in the flower department...

Here we go!

First up, check out Sweet Horse Chestnut Hoops by Abigail Percy

Yes, they are a little pricey, but they are sooooo sweet! I'm not even a huge earring fan, but I would totally rock these little cuties!

Next up, check out these Ginko Coasters by Rohmer

But Noelle, don't you make coasters? Why yes, I do... but I've never made any like this! I love love love the ginko print ribbon on the front of these bad boys... I'm also very fond of the green/ brown combo.

...and finally today, I bring you the Large Poppy Bowl by Whitney Smith Pottery

It's so pretty by itself, it almost seems a shame to use it as an actual bowl... I would be happy just leaving it empty and on display in all its beauty!

Happy Friday!

Meet Eduardo!

Eduardo is made from bright red stretchy corduroy, Alexander Henry Aviary print fabric, plastic safety eyes, felt, fluff and love.

Eduardo would like to learn how to play the guitar, perhaps you could teach him? Favorite color? Chartreuse.

See you later, psycho...

I can't begin to tell you how pleased I am that Keith was sent home last night... He's been slowly starting to creep me out over the past few weeks... Last night, his bitching and whining and weirdness and strange accent (Utah has an accent?) were enough to make me decidedly say that I wanted him gone.

I was so happy when Top American Designer Michael Kors told him that he needed to let critique roll off his back... it's so true! Keith was lucky ol' Nina Garcia wasn't around to put her two cents in as well... could have been a fight!

Here's what finally sent the psycho home...

I kinda like the top, until the model turns around, then, it's a hot mess. The skirt was okay as well, but it wasn't finished and it seemed unfair of Keith to blame the model's unfortunate habit of sitting down to get hair and make up done as one of the reasons why he lost.

See you later, psycho...

...and now for the winner...

I like the top of this garment a whole bunch - it's very chic how Leanne frayed the seat belt pieces to look so feathery... I also like that this girl named her clothing line Leanimal... that's kinda awesome - especially considering how incredibly nerdly she is...

However, I'm not a fan of the weird giant hip lump thing she's got going on the bottom of the dress... since when is adding bulk to your hip area considered flattering?

... but my over the top fav of the evening was brought to us by Korto...

I think it was creepy ol' Rachel Zoe that said she would wear this coat as is out of the building right now... and I agree! It's so elegant while keeping an updated retro vibe about it. The different colors that the seatbelts turn in the light is amazing as well.

I'm starting to think that Korto is the one to beat... She and Terry have been quite consistently turning out great outfits for weeks...

Meet Omar!

Meet Omar.

Omar is made from olive green stretchy corduroy, cotton floral print fabric, plastic safety eyes, felt, fluff, and love.

Omar enjoys hanging out at his beach house with his friends. Favorite food? Honey Nut Cheerios...

Pepper Mania!

I have been blessed with many talents... one of which is most certainly not gardening.

I like to call myself the Grim Reaper of plants - I've even been known to apologize to plants as I'm purchasing them from the plant store... I'll do my best, but my thumbs are black and I'm not so good in the 'remembering to water you' department...

So, this year, we thought we'd try a little patio garden - just a few things - tomatoes, bell peppers, banana peppers, some herbs...

Well, it didn't go very well... we do have some oregano, no bell peppers, no tomatoes, and the banana pepper plant managed to produce 2 peppers...


One of which turned red... which seems weird...

Low and behold, the lovely Miss Yasmine presented me with an awesome jar of banana peppers (along with other awesome prezzies) for my birthday last week...

She told me they weren't quite ready yet and to not touch them for a week and a half.

So, I put them on the counter and tried to forget about them... but they looked so good... maybe they're ready...this pita pizza sure would taste good with some banana peppers on it...

I could wait no longer... I busted into that jar and chopped some up for our roasted garlic and eggplant pita pizza...

Oh, so good! Peppers tasted fantastic! I find myself eating them straight out of the jar... over the sink... like a bachelor...

Thanks Yaz!

Meet Stefan...

Meet Stefan. Stefan is made from brown stretchy corduroy, cotton leaf print fabric, plastic safety eyes, felt, fluff, and love.

Stefan enjoys rollerblading in the park, listening to music on his Walkman, and eating taquitos... with ranch...