Stuck In My Head...

These songs have been stuck in my head lately.  Now they will be stuck in your head too!

This Post Is A Hoot!

It's about time I did a round-up of owl crafts.  It seems like everyone has an owl obsession these days, including me.  Have fun with your owl creations!

1.  Peanut Butter Dynamite:  They have really cute crocheted pillows.  Lots of different animals, but obviously the owl is my favorite.

2.  Kincavel Krosses:  Owl cross stitch pattern

3.  Etsy shop Gem and Metal is filled with adorable owl necklaces.

4.  Factory Direct Craft gives a tutorial on how to make these cute little owls from Styrofoam balls and felt.

5.  Mrs. Stitchy Britches has a cute vintage embroidery pattern for you to embroider.

6.  Gingercake shows off this adorable bag.  (Pattern is available!)

7.  Hop over to My Owl Barn to print off these free recipe cards.

8.  Etsy shop Frauleinschmidt whips up these cute iphone cases.  (I do not own an iphone, but I managed to make one of these to fit my phone.)

9.  Michelle from I Stamped That! created this adorable card.

10.  Etsy shop Sukan has these swoon-worthy owl pillows.

This was such a fun post to make!  I hope you like these owls as much as I do.  Owl see you later!  (Sorry, couldn't help myself.)

History Meets Crafting

CBS Sunday Morning ran this story yesterday.  Go to the link here to watch the video.  Happy stitching!

How To Organize Your DVD Collection

In our living room, we have two big bookshelves that flank our TV.  Recently, I have noticed that our DVD collection was taking up the majority of the shelves and it looked too cluttered for my liking.  With almost 200 DVDs, I had to come up with some kind of a space saving solution.  I decided on ditching the plastic DVD box and replacing it with CD/DVD sleeves.  I wish I would have taken a before picture, because the difference has been a drastic one! 

Step 1:  Organize your supplies.

You will need your DVDs.  Part of my organization was to alphabetize them, so I worked on them in groups.  My first batch was #'s, A's, B's, C's, and D's.

These are the supplies I used.  DVD/CD Sleeves were for storing the DVDs.  I used the index cards and the note tabs to create my alphabetized dividers.  I also used a sharpie, scissors, and tape throughout the project.

Also, I needed a new storage container.  I chose baskets.  I bought extra, so our DVD collection could still grow and I would know that the baskets would match.  This was one big basket that in the end held our DVD collection of almost 200, with room to go!

Step 2:  Create divider for basket storage.

The basket I chose, was one big basket, so I decided I needed to create a divider, so I could store DVDs on both sides of the basket.  To make the divider, I used an old cereal box and some cute herringbone print scrapbook paper.  I just cut the cereal box to fit and then used tape to attach the scrapbook paper to the cereal box.  It fit perfectly!

Step 3:  Cut, tape, repeat.

 Fore each DVD, I decided to keep the important information on hand.  I cut out the rating, the time, synopsis, and title and attached those to the CD sleeve.  This was the LONGEST part of the whole process! 

Step 4:  You're done!

Our DVDs have gone from taking up A LOT of space to all fitting in this basket!  Except for a few oddities, like boxed sets.  I decided to keep boxed sets separate.  They have their own basket to fit in.  Now, time to go and enjoy a movie!


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These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things (Right Now)

Life is busy right now!  New puppy, finals are beginning, and the school year is ending.  Summer is about to begin and I have begun to divvy up my time so I can do all the things I want to get done.  This includes more blogging!  Here are a few things that I have found in the past couple of weeks that I am really excited about.

1.  The History Channel's Hatfield's & McCoy's Miniseries:  We started watching this on Wednesday and we couldn't stop!  Up way to late, but we couldn't help it.  We have already pre-ordered our DVD.  FYI:  You get 15% off your order if you sign up for the history channel's newsletter.  

2.  Oprah's Book Club 2.0:  It is no secret that I miss Oprah!  I also miss her book club.  I have read a lot of them over the years and haven't read one that I didn't like.  I am really excited that she is starting another book club.  Better yet, it is all digital and you can get e-book versions that have all kinds of great extras that are specialized to her book club.  GO OPRAH!

3.  Vintage Pyrex Pattern Cross Stitch Chart:  Last weekend I purchased my first piece of vintage pyrex at an antique shop.  I love all the fun patterns and colors that they offer.  I know you are shocked that I am drawn to patterns and colors, right?  I found this little gem on pinterest and thought it would make a cute piece of framed art for the kitchen.  My summer projects are starting to pile up!

4.  Camera Pencil Sharpener: I think I will need to purchase this item for Brad.  It would be a great addition to his desk at his office.

5.  COZY Pillows:  I love these pillows and think they would make a great addition to our bed - due to our obsession with 'Word's With Friends.' I believe I will try to tackle these as a DIY this summer.  Time to dust off the sewing machine!!

6.  Canasta:  We learned how to play Canasta a little over a year ago.  We have taught our neighbors and it is quickly becoming our game of choice.  Try it out if you don't play...lots of rules, but it is a blast!

7.  Maggie:  This little pup is quickly stealing our hearts.  She is shy at first and is working through some issues, but she is so fun, full of life, and sweet.  And currently "helping" me write this blog post.