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A freebie from {my pal :) } Kim!

Posted by Lindsay on Apr 26, 2010 in Crafts, Creativity, Decor, Featured Articles, Freebies, handmade, inspiration, Parties | 0 comments

Aren’t these just absolutely adorable?!? I love the color, the font, the patterns…and the margarita looks pretty tasty, too.  And you can make your own Cinco de Mayo Party Circles from a FREE download from Kim at The TomKat Studio!  Enjoy!

She also has some cute links and Cinco de Mayo party inspiration at the blog post – check it out!

Cinco de Mayo Party Circles – Tomkat Studio

{image via The TomKat Studio}

Goodbye, April!

Posted by Lindsay on Apr 26, 2010 in backyard, Featured Articles, Me | 0 comments

Wow…April has been a busy, busy month around here.  I’ve found I’m a much better Facebook-blogger than blogger-blogger…so if you’d like to know what I’ve been up to, head over there and “Like” Likely Design!

So let’s recap April, shall we? April 1st was my first day of complete self-employment.  Very, very exciting!  If you didn’t know, I had a part-time job working with kids in the local elementary school in the After School Program.  The rest of the time I worked from home and hung out with Harper.  April has been going very, very well and I do not regret my decision one bit – I just wish it wouldn’t have taken me so long to make the jump!

I celebrated that move with a 30-minute (plus or minus, ha!) creative coaching call with my internet friend Michelle at When I Grow Up. She rocks and I would love (LOVE) to meet her in person one day.  Too bad she’s way out in NYC and I’m way over here in Northern California.  Go schedule your first (first one is free!) call now!

Also on the agenda during April – manual labor.  When I wasn’t drawing houses I was outside building fence, or inside watching the girl, watching Glenn and my nephew build a fence.  A big thank-you to the tax man for a refund that allowed us to go buy some lumber!  And cement.  We tore down our old fence (along with the back porch), and put up a new one over the very next couple days.  I sent a few phone pictures to the Facebook page, but I can’t wait to show it off in all of its before-and-after glory.  Plus it’s lighted a fire to also build a dog-kennel, fix the grass (where the dogs have destroyed it!) and PAINT!  And hopefully build a deck and new porch sooner than later.

Another Facebook page teaser is how much work and time was taken up to get ready for the Modoc County Home and Outdoor Show…which I had a booth at last Saturday.  People seemed to be excited and interested in what I do, so I think it was definitely worth it.  And it was fun to participate.  Thank you to the Alturas Chamber of Commerce for holding it (which I am now a member of, woo-hoo!).

And last Sunday (yesterday) I was running around after Harper trying to get her to smile for a few pictures.  Action shots are definitely easier to take of toddlers, as mine is more interested in what’s going on around us than letting us hold her and smiling.  But we got a few good ones that way!  Thank you to Elaine at Elaine West Photography. I am so glad I finally got some professional ones taken.  Go check out the entire album here!

So that concludes the busiest April ever for me! And I always love to see April go, as I am a May 1st baby.  Hello 29! Wow…29…

Crack detail

Posted by Lindsay on Apr 10, 2010 in Featured Articles | 0 comments

A very kind reader just left me a comment saying that he could give me some insight into my crack problem.  I mean, my wood stove crack problem! Ha ha.    Here are some detail shots I took to e-mail to him so I thought I’d share.

Can you see it?  It’s that little white curve coming off the right side of the door, curving upwards.  Here’s a closer shot.

Now do you see it?  I would have missed it too, except one night as we were going to bed, Glenn shut off the lights and we could see fire glowing through it! I’ve been told that it can be welded, that a stove cement might work, etc.  So we’ll see what the expert says soon – thanks, Mark!

P.S. – do you all like my pink gloves??  I do!

Kitchen Dreaming

Posted by Lindsay C on Apr 4, 2010 in Design, Featured Articles, inspiration, Kitchen, Laundry Room | 2 comments

I really, really, really want to change my kitchen.  It’s very small right now, but we have the space to expand it and fit our needs a lot better.  And we could really use the storage…and the dishwasher.    So I’ve been playing with CAD today to make sure Glenn and I are on the same page – because by just talking about it I find that we often have COMPLETELY different ideas.  And I’m very visual so this helps…

Here is my idea – new L-shaped countertop with a breakfast bar with cabinets above and below in the existing dining room (where the striped wall is if you’re familiar with my house).  This is at the top of the drawing.

Then we’ll bump back the laundry room wall (4 feet back) into the garage and add a wall of pantry/floor-to-ceiling storage, and we’ll move the fridge there.  This is at the bottom-right of the drawing.  See – not a crazy change, just expanding above and below.  Plus we’ll add some new flooring to the entire kitchen space to unify it.  I can’t wait!  Oh, and I want a new door to go out to the ‘South Alley’ – one that is almost completely glass because this is the only Southern facing wall in our house and that is where the most light comes in.  Bring on the sunshine!!

Chair Envy

Posted by Lindsay on Mar 22, 2010 in Featured Articles, Furniture, Likely Favorites | 0 comments

Another reason that I fell off my chair today? I saw this at Crate and Barrel; the Ankara Chair.  Oh yes.

I think I need to check C & B more often because this is hot.  And way out of my price range at $699, but a girl can dream, right? Or look for imitations…

Thank you, Kim!

Posted by Lindsay on Mar 22, 2010 in Blogging, Decor, Decorations, Featured Articles, inspiration, Likely Favorites, Me, Parties | 0 comments

Did you hear that thud?  It’s the sound of me falling off my chair this morning when I found out that Kim (yes, THE Kim from the TomKat Studio), my party planning HERO!, has featured a few of my photos in her newest Project Nursery blog post. She even sent me a heads-up message on Facebook this morning, which made my day even better.  And then I saw the article – so cute.  It’s all about decorating with tissue paper Pom-Poms, so she featured photos from Harper’s birthday party AND her bedroom.  Yay!  Thanks, Kim!

Click here to go check out the full post!