Gone To the Birds Too!

Hello from a snowy Michigan! We are still under a Winter Storm Warning and it's coming down pretty good. I'd say, we have about 6 inches so far. Not too bad but still enough to make things a mess on the roads. So...while sitting here in the midst of winter, I dream of spring and pretty birds.

Last week, my friend Angie wrote this post about having gone to the birds. I got to looking, about the apartment in Chicago, and realized that I, too, had gone to the birds. I have 9 birds in a 630 sq. ft. apartment, I believe that is a lot of birds per square foot but I love them and there they shall stay. Here's a looksie inside our apartment....

All of the above birds are in our bedroom.

These birds are scattered about the apartment, the picture is in our bedroom.

Bring on spring and flocks of pretty song birds!!!

Hope you're having a great day!

Hugs!

Kim

A Hint of Spring but a Winter Warning

I was so excited this afternoon...While we were out running errands, we saw a field full of Robins!!! That must mean that spring is finally on it's way...WRONG...I just found out that we are under a Winter Storm Warning! We are expecting 5-8 inches of heavy, wet snow...GRRR!!! It finally melted almost completely away, here in Michigan (we still had plenty of snow on the ground in Chicago, as of yesterday morning). Oh well, rest assured spring WILL come but not soon enough for me!

Hope you're all having a great weekend! I'll have another bird post for you tomorrow.

Hugs!
Kim

Hello From Chicago, Again!

Hello everyone!!!

Well, we have news on the job front. Yesterday, my hubby met with a big wig from Switzerland and we have a plan...Right now we are staying in Chicago until an opening becomes available in Switzerland or Shanghai, China. When a position becomes available we will be transferred for a couple of years, when that time is over we will most likely come back to Chicago so he can run the company here or we will be off to another country. So...still a lot of unknowns but now we do know we will be here at least a year, possibly 2 or 3.

Since I have a feeling we will be here in Chicago, for about 1-3 years, I can start dreaming about our living space redo or a move to a bigger place. In Feb. 2011 we will know if we should be staying in Chicago longer than the year and if so we will get a bigger place.

I am dreaming of a 2-3 bedroom townhouse rental with a 2 car attached garage (no more car cleaning from the snow!), a bigger kitchen with an over sized granite counter top so I can purchase bar stools from here and have room to move. Hey, a girl can dream! I would love a guest room/craft room. I miss my craft things when I'm here and our guests would probably prefer a real bed vs. a blow up mattress squeezed in our tiny living room. An extra bathroom would be nice too. Any and all extra space would be so wonderful! I tell ya' these 630 sq. ft. can start to suffocate real quick! (I know I shouldn't complain...we are most fortunate to have a roof over our head in Chicago and back home in MI)

Soooo...for now we can relax for a while, finish planning the wedding and bridal shower and dream about more space next year.

Hope all is well with you!!!
Hugs!
Kim

Bridal Shower Prizes

Hello!!! As promised...today, I bring you crafty goodness!!! For my daughter's shower, I am going with an orange theme to match the bridal party colors. I've been picking things up here and there, while I'm out and about, along with making a few prizes. It really has been a lot of fun planning! A couple of days ago, I made these prizes...

I found these oval clear paperweights somewhere on clearance and set them in the craft room for future use. I pulled them off the shelf and decoupaged some decorative paper from my paper stash onto the back. They look so pretty in person!

For one of the games we will be needing clothespins. So instead of boring clothespins, I thought why not make them pretty and to go with the color scheme. They were so quick! I cut the paper to fit and decoupaged them on. I made 50 of these in about an hour. I'm planning to use some for gifts, they're great for clipping notes together, closing up chip bags and cereal bags. We use them all the time for snacks...I like these better since they're all prettied up!

More clips. (Remember to click on the picture to see a bigger view).

Today, I am cleaning and packing to go to Chicago, again this weekend. I'll be there all next week. Watch for posts from the Windy City next week! I will try to post some pics too :-)

Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Hugs!

Kim

Tasting

Morning!!! While it was never my intent for my blog to become a story of my life, it was intended to be a place to share my treasure hunt finds, it has become exactly that. I hope you don't mind! I promise to share more treasures and I actually have some crafts to share with you tomorrow!

Last night was the wedding reception tasting at the reception site. The caterer brought in a bunch of vendors and they decorated the site like a wedding with all sorts of different centerpieces and table decor. I took a few pics of things I really liked and may use for other occasions. Before last night we had already booked all of our vendors but it was fun to see other's ideas. Here are some photos from the night....

The ceiling of the reception site is beautiful! I love how the DJ/Band stage is elevated off the dance floor. The reception site is on Lake St. Clair and has a beautiful view!!! I particularly loved these centerpieces. They'd be pretty for everyday at my house!

The buffet was set up with soooo much food! Several brides and their families were present for the tasting. We thought we'd get a bite of this and that but we received a whole meal! Everything was delicious, some of the best reception food I've had in a long time!

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Hope you're all having a great day! Tomorrow...photos of my bridal shower craftiness...LOL! These are crafts you can use for everyday not just showers.

Hugs!

Kim

Found It!!!

I've been busy, busy finding this and that for my daughter's upcoming bridal shower. The wedding sort of has a natural feel to it so when my daughter saw these favors boxes (pictured below) at Michael's we knew these were the perfect ones.

We found the perfect favor to place inside...100% pure beeswax candles (pictured here at www.CandleshopCreations.com). My daughter's friend's parents own a honey farm here in MI and her sister uses the beeswax to make candles. Perfect! They are very cute and 2 will fit in each box.

Now, the ribbon was harder to find! I searched for hours in stores and online and finally found this ribbon. I found it at dunwoody booth packaging Orange colored jute, earth friendly ribbon!!! Hurray!!! Now I just need to order and receive the ribbon then assemble! Woo hoo!

I will post photos when they're done! Hope you've had a great weekend!

Hugs!
Kim

Just For Fun

Go to urbandictionary.com (overlook the nasty definitions...I chose a clean one!) and type in your first name then post your name's definition...

Kimberly:

A sweet compassionate girl that finds the beauty in everything. She is always willing to give a helping hand. Everyone loves her as soon as they meet her. Tends to be very sexy and confident.


In other news...nothing too exciting...came back to Chicago with my hubby this week...Emma and I are just chilling out and taking a breather from all the hectic-ness that has been our life lately.

Hope all is well!!!

Hugs!
Kim