Where to Begin

I am so happy to have a place to pull together all of my projects! My own little junk drawer of the mind. I have spent way too long having them all float around in my head. First off, I love doing projects. I always have. I love creating things, making things and building things. My brain just starts swirling when I start thinking of a project and all the ins and outs of how I am going to accomplish the task. It can be a challenge but the feeling when you accomplish it is out of this world! I just kind of jump right in and have fun as I go. This post is going to be a little bit of everything because I want to catch up to the here and now. I have done a lot of things and I have to admit that I am not very good at the before pictures. Actually I am not very good at the after pictures either so here we go.

I have to admit that I am a pretty good copycat. It kind of blows my mind when I have my own original ideas. Even then they are bits and pieces from all kind of different things I have seen. But hey, most of us are like that, right? This first project was a supper fun project because it was the first time that I fell deeply in love with a tool. Yes, I am in love. It is the one and only Kreg Jig. I discovered the wonder of this tool on one of my favorite websites. Shanty 2 Chic is such a fun site to dive into and get ideas and dream. I get lost in there sometimes and have to pull myself back to the real world. Much of the inspiration for this project was siphoned from their lovely site. Now back to the project at hand. I wanted to make something new for my kitchen and I knew I wanted it to hold plates but I did not want the same old same old plate holders that everyone had. With my rustic tendencies I put together in my head a wooden plate holder that would hold all white plates.

I put these puppies together in no time really. It was a great afternoon spent outside chasing my then 1-year-old down the street and bringing him back to my house. My neighbors are so nice and just give me that "Oh just look at you trying to do something constructive with a toddler. So cute" look. But I pressed forward.

I was so lucky when I went to Tiapan Trading to look for white plates because they were all on sale and they were just what I was looking for! Best Day! I knew I needed a few different kinds and grabbed a bunch. I took my finished project to craft night with my friends and they helped me arrange the dished in multiple different ways until we hit the right one. Those ladies are awesome. I put them up and kind of freaked out at how big they were on my wall. Then I realized that was only because my other plate holders were so small. I calmed down and then just loved them and still do!