How it all began...

To be honest, it didn't really all begin here, since this project addiction has long been an affliction of mine.

I have been a project person for years and years. I love to keep busy. I'm crafty and handy and not afraid to take on any kind of project that peaks my interest. When I split from my long time boyfriend (of more than 10 years) in 2007, I decided to ditch everything we had acquired together and completely refurnish and redecorate my house. I bought my own tools - I took to building things. I painted every room a different color - something he had always hated. The house was beautiful. Then I decided to move. So everything went into storage.

I stayed with my parents for a while and still managed to continue my projects. I redecorated 2 rooms for my niece - one at her dad's house, which I painted pink on pink stripes and a disney princess theme and one at my parent's house, which is a nice lavender color and decorated with fairies. I painted the room my parents had me sleeping in. I talked my step mom into packing everything up from the living room with the plan to rearrange the furniture and paint, but we never got around to the actual redecorating before I landed a great job back at home.

So I began work at one of the coolest places in my town. It's a two part company - a book distributor and what would be called an antique mall - although it is not like any other antique mall I've ever seen.

My mom has long been a lover of antique stores. She has taken me to many of them and they were always filled with old furniture and knick knacks and smelled of grandmas. The antique mall I work at is filled with eclectic pieces, some new but mostly vintage things. With a wide variety from old modern pieces to grandma's old furniture.

Here are some shots of the mall for your reference -





Along with getting a job at a really cool place, I also found a fantastic place to live. A house which was ripe for decorating. I was so happy to get my things out of the storage unit, all my furniture and art pieces, which I had used for less than 2 months. It was all like brand new to me again. I painted every room a different color, this time with the assistance of my very sweet boyfriend - who doesn't mind having some color on the walls. Once the painting was done, I began finding pieces and things to fill all the extra space.

All of this is just background to explain this blog. All the time people ask me for before and after photos of stuff I'm working on. They want to know how to do something. People are generally afraid to try to do some projects themselves and want to know how it was possible for me to do it. So I intend to share my project addiction with the world.

There will be all kinds of posts - some will be of past projects, some of current projects - everything from art work to home decor and gingerbread houses. I do it all.

In addition, I have a major project in the works right now, which is writing my own cookbook. If you're interested in following the process of creating recipes from scratch, then please check out my other blog.