What I Wore Wednesday - Niagara Falls

I didn't do a post last week because some of my health issues have finally come to a head and so I am off work for a few weeks to try and rest and get better.  This really sucks because I'm so use to being on the go and getting stuff done and it's just not happening.  I am taking Dr's orders to heart and resting, taking care of myself and spending lots of time outdoors getting some sun.  It's been a somewhat productive week with my projects.

Now that I've been holding myself accountable here on a weekly basis and posting my pictures on facebook and twitter daily I seem to get more done.

 

As with previous weeks I'm linking up with The Pleated Poppy , Mama Go Round and the Transatlantic Blonde.

Most of these pictures are from the week before as I didn't get many pictures for this week. I haven't been feeling up to it.

 Wednesday 2 weeks ago

headband - made by me
t-shirt - winners
cowl necklace - made by me
pants - MXM
Cute model in front - made by me

Friday we had a weekend trip to Niagara falls again as a family.

A family picture including my parents. I only have this picture of me from Friday,
headband - made by me
jacket - from a friends
jeans - MXM
running shoes - Running Room

Saturday morning Rock, Tutu and I made a quick run across the border and hit up Target and Walmart and we were back at the hotel to go swimming with the girls by 10am.  The deals are not like they use to be but we still managed to spend some money.

dress - picked up from Target that morning
belt - Walmart
jeans - MXM

 This is where we spent most of our weekend with the kids.

Thursday last week after a visit with my Dr.

headband - made by me
dress - Target
flower pin - made by me
yellow belt - made by me
jeans - MXM

And this will be the last picture you will see from this perspective. I have taken down the mirrored doors on my front closet. I don't know where I'll be taking pictures but right now my house no longer has any full length mirror.  I am in the process of making my front entrance more functional. The first victim was the oversize (for my closet opening) mirrored doors.

I hope you had a good week. Mine wasn't so great but I hope that things get better. Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead.


Ania

Creative Journey - A Daily Dose of Creativity Week 10

This post is a little late in the day but it's been a week. Some of my health issues have finally come to a head and so I am off work for a few weeks to try and rest and get better.  This really sucks because I'm so use to being on the go and getting stuff done and it's just not happening.  I am taking Dr's orders to heart and resting, taking care of myself and spending lots of time outdoors getting some sun.  It's been a somewhat productive week with my projects.

Monday

I started sketching invites for Tutu's birthday.

I finished the sketch but after posting it on facebook my friends informed me that it was a bit dirty. I didn't see it until they pointed it out so I modified it.

The final product, I still need to get it copied and printed.


Tuesday

I crocheted a belt to go with my new dress.


Wednesday

At the Dr's office I made this flower while waiting.

I also started a shell stitch blanket.


Thursday

I ripped up everything I got done the day before and started it again with a bigger hook. Looking much better.


Friday

I had to fix up a throw I had made because the girls had pulled my not properly finished ends and it ran, Made a ruffle on it to join. As you can see I already had to do it once before. It just adds more character to it.

I started on a stenciled curtain as I want to redo the closet in my main entrance. The mirrored doors that were here when we moved are too big and not functional. I ran out of paint so I had to stop.

Saturday

worked some more on the blanket.

Finished the big stencils. Now just need to add smaller stencil in between in a different shade of aqua.


Sunday

Followed Dr's orders and kept my hands busy while outside. killing 2 birds with 1 stone.

I did managed to get a bit of stuff done but not as much as I normally do.  I hate feeling this way but this too shall pass. Just need to take time to heal.



I hope that everyone had a creative week and produced a lot of stuff. Hope the upcoming week is as creative.

Creative Journey - A Daily Dose of Creativity Week 9

Now that I've been holding myself accountable here on a weekly basis and posting my pictures on facebook and twitter daily I seem to get more done.

This week I finally finished my ruffle scarf. It is a project that  took way longer than anticipated. It turned out cool but I will never make another one like it.

Monday

 The scarf is finally finished

And me modeling the scarf.

Tuesday

I worked on making myself some new calendars, I'd been working on it for the past few days.

Wednesday

I crocheted a flower to turn into a pin.

Thursday I didn't get any pictures but I worked some more on my calendar.

In the car ride to the Niagara Falls I worked on making flowers.

And started another flower in the car.

Saturday

I worked on the purple flower some more and started to crochet a belt for myself.

Sunday

And finished the purple flower on the car ride back home.

I hope that everyone had a creative week and produced a lot of stuff. Hope the upcoming week is as creative.

Ania

What I Wore Wednesday

Rushing to get my post done as I was at a school council meeting last night and leaving early this morning as Monkey has a field trip. This week I didn't get too many pictures because I had a couple bad days at work and I was a single parent this weekend as Rock was at a retreat.  I have a new found respect for single parents. It's hard to do it on your own and I did have some help from my mom.

 

Now that I've been holding myself accountable here on a weekly basis and posting my pictures on facebook and twitter daily I seem to get more done. The ruffle scarf is finally finished a debuting here this week. it took me forever but it's finally done.

 

As with previous weeks I'm linking up with The Pleated Poppy , Mama Go Round and the Transatlantic Blonde.

 

 Wednesday - work

headband - made by me

top - Penningtons

belt - unknown

jeans - MXM

socks - Walmart

 

Thursday and Friday I have no pictures to share.Thursday I had a bad day at work and Friday was just crazy, I left work early and took the girls for the yearly check ups. I can't believe Monkey 7 years old is 48 lbs and 47.5 inches tall and in the 30-40 percentile. Muffin age 4 is 44 lbs and 43 inches and in the 80-90 percentile. They are almost the same but 3 years apart in age.  After that we went out to dinner at a diner and dropped Rock off at the Go train and started my weekend alone with the kids.

 

 Saturday we attended a baby shower for a friend due in the next few weeks.  I chalked mine and the girls hair. You can see it better on Monkey's hair.  

headband - made by me

necklace - made by me

watch - purchased from a friend

ring - The Fresh Knit

top - Lane Bryant

skirt - Penningtons

tights - Target

shoes - Target

 

 

 Sunday - took the kids to the zoo alone and picked up Rock from his retreat and visited with rock's family.

 headband - made by me (and made to match this top)

top - gift from my cousin

flower pin - made by me

jeans - MXM

 Monday - work

headband - made by me

top - lane Bryant

pants - MXM

Tuesday - work and school council

dress - Target

scarf - made by me (this thing took way longer then I expected to make because of all the ruffles)

pants - Addition Elle

Hope that everyone had an amazing week.

Ania

Creative Journey - A Daily Dose of Creativity Week 8

Now that I've been holding myself accountable here on a weekly basis and posting my pictures on facebook and twitter daily I seem to get more done.



I can't believe it's been 2 months since I  started this journey of creating on a daily basis.


This week I've spent most of the week working on my ruffle scarf. It is a project that is taking way longer than anticipated. It is looking cool but I did not expect to put so much time into it or yarn about to start the 4 ball of yarn.

Tuesday working on the ruffles.

Wednesday I finished the grey ruffle and started adding the yellow. Loving the yellow with the grey, worked on it well into the night.

Thursday the yellow ruffle is almost halfway done. It's looking awesome but getting very heavy.

Started on an art project , completed the background but forgot to take a picture of it.

Friday night the girls and I made t-shirts. Rock was away for the weekend so we did some crafts.  Muffin and I made the yellow one for her and Monkey worked on the white one with minimal
assistance.

After the girls went to bed I made a diaper cake for my friend's shower. Tutu was still up with me as he had a late and long nap. 

And when Tutu finally went to bed I worked some more on the scarf.  I tried real hard to finish it but it wasn't happening.

Sunday was a busy day, I got to work on the scarf just a bit more but I didn't get a picture of it. We were visiting with Rock's grandparents and Aunt and Uncle.  I showed his Grandmother how to knit; she crochets and is awesome at it but never knitted. I showed her the basic stuff that I knew. I also made a yummy ham for dinner and tweaked with my recipe.  I find I rarely make things the same way twice, the basics are the same but the proportions are always a bit different depending on my mood.


I hope that everyone had a creative week and produced a lot of stuff. Hope the upcoming week is as creative.

Ania