Birdie #2 and I have discovered crafter’s Nirvana…they have opened a Hobby Lobby a mere 35 miles from our house. And it is worth every last mile. I had forgotten the allure of the Hobby Lobby (we had one in Naperville when we lived there.) – it is like a Michaels, a JoAnn Fabrics and a Home Goods all rolled into a store the size of Home Depot.
It. Is. Heaven.
Or at least as close as Two Birdies can get to Heaven here on Earth.
Needless to say our (way too brief!) stop there last year left me itchy with the crafting bug and a few new supplies, but not much to show for it this week.
I have however made a dent (albeit, a little tiny dent) into our House To-Do list. Tell me this isn’t intimidating?
But a dent was made – mainly in the lighting department. Now I am looking for an electrician to come transform our dreary, outdated chandeliers into light and loveliness. Before the aforementioned stop at the Hobby Lobby we traveled to the (this time OPEN) Lamps Plus Outlet. Luckily I found a traditional, simple chandelier with a modern twist for our dining room, which then led to finding foyer/entry way lighting and a top-of-the-stairs pendant, as well. Today with Nena and Grandma’s help I found kitchen lighting and now I’m just looking for something for the girls’ room. Sooo….close! I can’t wait til it is all up and I can show real progress. Right now since all of the boxes are stacked in the garage it still feels a little like “pretend” progress.
I have a few other projects in the works but they’ve been put on hold since we have visitors out here this week. In the meantime I’m looking for good Valentine projects to do that don’t take a lot of time/work/energy but are still pretty. So far we have this…
I’ve only had to refill it once. 😉 Leave your craftiness for all of us to peruse! Happy Tuesday.
