Laundry Room

How many of us can say this statement: "My laundry room is a dark hole that is depressing to be in."

I know I sure could...Until last month. :)

The starting point. (well....after I cleared all the junk from the top of the washer & dryer and started painting samples on the wall to decide on a color)

Notice how boring...and white it is.

view of the top of my upright freezer.

One of the things I LOVE about Pinterest is that it makes it easy for me to show stuff to Matt. Instead of trying to explain what I want and the different ideas I see online, I just pull up my board for whatever we are working on and say "I like this about this room....and this about this room."

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That's what I did with the laundry room project. (Side note...I'm not sure Matt is loving Pinterest as much as I am.)

I shipped my kids off to my mom for a few days and Matt and I did a massive reorganization of all the closets, drawers, etc. in my whole house....AND redecorating of the laundry room. It was a beautifully productive time. Until Nicole had a severe asthma attack, but that's another story for another day.

Please take note that both inspiration pictures have cabinets and countertops. There were several more inspiration pictures on my Laundry Room Board but these were the main two elements I knew I HAD to have.

Stay tuned for how it turned out....

Skirt from Pants

I (big pink puffy heart) love skirts.

About 2 1/2 months ago, I was scrolling through Pinterest when I saw this skirt. And fell in LOVE.

The Sewing Dork

Naturally, I followed the link to see how this adorable skirt was made. And did nothing.

Then, a few weeks ago, Matt cleaned out his closet and was getting rid of three pairs of khaki pants. Instead of trashing them, I put them in a pile, and did nothing. (Do you see a common theme here??)

So today, my kids were "resting" and my house was pretty clean...so I pulled out the khaki pants and started cutting. I really didn't need to bleach these (plus they were OLD and I was afraid they would fall apart). I forgot to take any pictures of the process, but I here is the step by step of how I did mine:

*I used 2 pairs of mens jeans.

*Cut the legs off

*Cut them into panels

*Got onto Nicole (4yo) for not laying down

*Sewed panels together vertically

*Broke my machine needle

*Cleaned out my sewing basket looking for a new needle

*Put on a new needle

*Rethreaded machine

*Finished sewing the sides

*Made a casing for the elastic

*Asked Nicole (4yo) why she was up again

*Threaded the elastic

*Ella (20 month old) woke up & I gave up on Nicole (4yo) sleeping

*Let both girls get up

*Ironed skirt

All in all, it took me less than an hour and I'm NEW at sewing.

Here's how it turned out:

Um. Not sure why that is showing up sideways. Or what my hands were doing...Nicole (4yo) took the picture. :)

Introduction

Hi! I'm Lucy. I'm a homeschooling SAHM to my two little girls, Nicole (4yo) and Ella (20 months). My husband (Matt) is a civil engineer. We are very involved with our Baptist church, and most of our life revolves around church activities and our kids...and we wouldn't have it any other way.

Organizing, homeschooling, and crafting are a few of the main keys where I am Inspired by the Creative Peoples.

Most of my friends would say that I'm obsessive when it comes to organizing. I love it when I see a "new" idea and can go rearrange the cabinets. My poor husband is always having to ask where his peanut butter is because it is constantly being moved.

Since my kids are still preschoolers, there is a wealth of information on blogs about tot-time and preschool at home. I love being able to be a more creative homeschooling mom without having to be very original. (Yes, I realize that may make me sound lazy...but why think things up when somebody else already has?)

I love crafting and doing creative things. The only problem is, I'm not very original. Once I see something, I get inspired and usually have to break out my hot glue gun, Cricut, or sewing machine.

I'm totally addicted to craft blogs and Pinterest. My plan for this blog is to share all the great ideas I see and how I made it mine or made an idea work for my family.

Welcome to Inspired by the Creative Peoples. I hope you enjoy your visit and get inspired.