It's finished! I finally finished it! My rag rug is done! And I love the colors that are in it! It adds a little extra "oompf" to my room :]
I loved making this project. Mostly because it kept me busy and as Justin says, it kept me quiet :] I started sewing it by hand because I hadn't purchased my new sewing machine yet, and decided to finish it by hand too. I wanted it to look the same all the way around and by hand-sewing it, this was a portable project. I worked for hours on my rug and pretty much toted it everywhere I went. And it's finally done! I finished stitching on the green edge last night, anchored in loose ends, and checked for extra strings! Check it out!
Another reason why I love this project is because it is simple. I had to buy fabric because I didn't have any laying around, which is kind of costly. AND...drum roll please...the best part of this project is....it's messy! I can make mistakes, and have tattered fabric, and fabric that isn't cut evenly, and it doesn't matter! This project was designed to be imperfect...it is a rag rug, after all... Here is another picture!
I originally got the idea from Brandee. She made a tan, brown, and dark red polka-dot rug, and it looked awesome! So I thought...MY TURN! I didn't follow the same tutorial that Brandee did. I followed these instructions. But either way, I think we both made pretty cool looking rag rugs :]
Go figure...the one day this week that I still have off and it is storming outside. Not just raining, but storming! UGH! And I had plans to go get Brooke and go down to my grandparents house with various stops along the way...and it's pouring outside! I guess we will have to run really fast in and out of the stores, I hope she's ready :]
Brandee and I are planning on working on a quick and easy project on Tuesday, so I wanted to get some of the stuff today and make one tonight after we take Brooke home to make sure it actually works and that it's not more hassle than its worth. We will most likely post pictures and instructions on the awesome blog that Brandee made for us, Project Tuesday!
We really aren't geeks, we promise! That's our guys! If you didn't already know, Justin and his brother, Fred (and in case you can't follow the geneology or you just don't know our family, Fred and Brandee are married) have a live weekly podcast about geek stuff that they record on Tuesday nights. So lately, Brandee and I have gotten in the groove of doing something crafty while they are being geeky! Last week I worked on my rag rug and Brandee worked on Ella's dress. You can check out our blog to see pics :]
Hi Everyone! This is probably the first blog post in a while that actually has pictures or anything of interest. But before that...
Happy Birthday Mom! My mom was born on August 17, 1961. Today would have been her 48th birthday. Justin and I took her flowers this past Saturday to celebrate. I love you, Mom :]
And...on August 3rd, I celebrated my 21st birthday. We had a deck party and then went out with Lilly and Ben for some drinks :]
Justin took me to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore on August 7th! I LOVE going to the zoo and seeing all the animals :] 21 years old - and loves going to the zoo?! Don't judge! Justin wanted to play mini-golf for his 21st birthday! HaHa! We are just really big kids at heart :] Here are some pictures from our day at the zoo!
Polar bear!!
"Melman, Melman, MELMAN!" HaHa! Justin couldn't help but laugh :]
Big kitty!
And it was in this building that Justin saw just how bad my anxiety & panic attacks can be! Let me explain - this where they keep the monkeys and alligators! MONKEYS & ALLIGATORS! So can someone explain to me why they had a dead snake, stuffed, sitting on a rock, in striking position where there are only MONKEYS & ALLIGATORS?!?! Justin had turned the corner and I went to follow, saw the snake, freaked, yelled for Justin, and quickly walked out the door! I started crying and my hands were shaking. Let's just say we didn't see anymore monkeys!
For the first time in my life I was actually called a nerd! I got excited about all of the books and Borders gift cards that I got for my birthday, my sister-in-law Sandy, said "You are SUCH a nerd!" ... mmmm...Maybe she's right!
Fred, Brandee, Owen & Ella gave me a book for my birthday - Water for Elephants. I'm not used to reading this genre of book, and I am only a few pages in, but this is a really good book. I won't give it away, but the main character in this book is witty, sarcastic and easy to relate to! I pretty much laugh to myself about something on every page!
These are books that I either got for my birthday or that I bought with my Borders gift cards! And I still have a list of books that I want to read :] Nerd?! I think so!
And I went to see Gran and Pop as soon as they got home! Pop is doing really well. He felt stable enough to try and shave on Friday, and he did! No more scruff :] And if you have ever been to their house, you know that they have a pretty long driveway. Well, he walks out to the end of the driveway and back to the bball hoop. And he is loving being outside! He will walk all the way up from the basement just to sit outside and lift arm weights! So, here are a few pictures of him walking out the end of the driveway in his snazzy stockings :]
So I am sitting at work yesterday typing up some evaluations and my phone starts vibrating in my pocket. I let it go to voice mail since technically I'm not supposed to have my phone (shhh...) And when I got off work, I checked my messages and it was my grandmother...she called to tell me that they were releasing my grandfather from Kernan's Hospital yesterday and he is coming home!!! He was originally scheduled to come home today, but he was doing such a good job (and I'm sure he nagged them a little bit!) that they let him come home a day early!
So my plan for today is as follows: 1.) Go to work and develop our zoo pictures (I'll post some later!) 2.) Give Brittany M her going away present (I'll post pictures of that too!) 3.) Go to Joanne Fabrics and Patches to look for material for my rag rug (Yes...I'll post those too) 4.) Going to see my grandfather AT HOME!!
Holy Hannah!! Look out! The next blog post will be long and full of pictures :] So be sure to pencil in a few minutes when reading this :]
Off to hopefully get everything accomplished today! Going to look at fabric is sooo exciting :] Wish me luck on some good finds!
I'm 21 years old and engaged to my best friend :]I am a bookworm and I LOVE to read. I am an aspiring math teacher and I can't wait to have my own classroom.
That's Justin! He is my fiancee and the love of my life :] We have been together for a little over 4 years and an April 30, 2011 wedding is in the works :]
