Casual Saturday Fun

Today started with my leaping out of bed at 7:32 needing to be at a class at 8 o'clock.  It was an interesting start.  Apparently, Monroe isn't as far away as I thought, because I was on time!

I showed my tree quilt as "show and tell" and got a lot of compliments.  I love that I am learning new techniques!

When I got home, I was inspired to work on something in my sewing room.  I have a lot of projects started, so I thought I should work to finish them.  Makes sense, right?

Well, the first thing was to make pillow cases for throw pillows for the guest room to go with Bird Quilt. (See April 2013, Bird Brained Bizarre).

This is how they turned out!  I am pretty stoked for this guest room to come together completely.  It's going to be SO CUTE!  Right now, I have pillows and new curtains.  The quilt is at the quilter.  It's the little things that make me :)!!!

Birds!

I love birds. I love watching them. I love listening to them (with some exceptions). I love how they flit and float and hop around my garden. I especially love how they remind me that I am precious because Jesus told us that we are even more precious then they are and they have every need taken care of (Matt. 6: 25-26). I have a fetish right now.

Our bathroom has birds nesting, but the PartyLite Winter/ Spring catalog has a ton of birds and I am so excited.

Here are just a couple of the items that I have on hand. They are taking over the living room now too!!!

Home!

Some people have requested more pictures of our little house, so here are a few from around the house at Christmas time...

Living Room with the tree. I made the wall hanging next to the tree!

The other side of the living room goes down the hallway and into the kitchen. 

Dining room area.

Old dresser and bookshelf that I refinished and made into a hutch! 

My tiny kitchen!

Kitchen Buffet I repainted and my mom made the drapes to match the window drapes I made!

Still working on the bathroom (paining and décor coming together) and our bedroom... :) More to come...

Christmas Tree Search and Decor.

We had the great debate this year about real vs. fake Christmas trees...What do you all think?

We both really like the real tree, but they are indeed messier and more expensive as we end up spending at least 40 buck each year instead of maybe a little more than that once...  We went and got a real one this year, but I think we might make the switch sooner than later.

So we got it up and it tipped over a bit and just jimmy-rigged it to stay somewhat upright...although it resembled a Charlie Brown tree so it looked more natural a kit off-kilter.  I love the colors that we have; it looks so warm and inviting.  I went for a bit more "glitter" this year but Matt didn't have any complaints.  I sewed the wall hanging next to the tree (Thanks Mom and Angel Miller) and the decorations on our tv stand are from PartyLite.  Love them too! 

We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas.  If you did not receive a card from us...below is the content of our card.  If you have kept up with the blog, you already know most of it.  Enjoy

Konrads' Top 11 of 2011

We have had quite a year and we are blessed to share the joy and LIGHT of this season with those we love and care about!
     ❶ We bought our first, little, starter home! (3 bed, 1 bath, 900 sq. ft. on ¼ ac. lot. It closed the beginning of June!)    
     ❷ Christina had a heyday making strawberry freezer jam for a day in July—3 dozen jars!  It is delicious. 
         Pray about coming to visit so she can bake you scones and you can taste it!
     ❸ Matt coached youth football in Woodinville (and our Young Life kids at Woodinville HS went to the playoffs with a
         great season of Friday Night entertainment).  Matt is praying about his role as a coach next year. Roll Tide!
     ❹ Christina lost her job, which was a HUGE blessing, actually. She is now able to do a counseling internship with the
         Union Gospel Mission and work part time. Pray that the hours count and God can make an impact using her.
     ❺ Matt has been working a tremendous amount of hours.  He would love to find something more predictable, but we
          are very thankful for the Lord’s provision!  Pray for him to find a new job and contentment in the interim.
     ❻ We celebrated our 1^st anniversary.  We went for a hike and ate yummy food.  We celebrated July with a
         few other wedding celebrations!  Pray for our marriage as we grow and face challenges together.
     ❼ We got internet at home! Pray that we not use it too much!
     ❽ Football season happened on time! We just aren’t ourselves when it’s not football season and the idea of no NFL
         season was a little scary. Still, it has been just as scary to watch our Seahawks during this “rebuilding year”! Pray!
     ❾ Lots of home improvement projects…some fun (painting/fire pit in back yard/refinishing old furniture)…some not so    
         fun (re-doing crawl space/leaky, rusty plumbing/etc.)  Please pray that we have discernment in prioritizing projects.
     ❿ Matt invested a good amount of time locating good spots and boat launches for fishing! Christina finally got
         a fishing license but we haven’t used it since the boat has a leaky hull! L Pray for the fiberglass to dry properly!
     ❶❶Christina attempted to start a jewelry making business…still in the works.  Pray for wisdom in how to proceed.