#443...veggie time

My client and friend Sol turned me on to this local organic veggie co-op. I bought my first box yesterday, and am impressed with its contents.

Here is a list of what came in my box

6 bananas

3 Fuji apples

2 Gala apples

1 Granny Smith apple

1 cucumber

1 avocado

4 oranges

1 red onion

2 tomatoes

14 carrots

4 D'Anjou pears

1 head romaine 

1 bunch kale

1 pint strawberries

1 head spinach

1 bunch green cabbage

1 pineapple

1 grapefruit

1 celery bunch

...........now to figure out what to do with all of this healthy stuff

#442...floating side table

We have had this hairpin side table by our couch for awhile now. I refurbished it here.

I really liked the pop of color, but ended up disliking how much dog hair got trapped in the hairpin legs and how annoying it was to clean around them. My solution to the leg/hair dilemma was to have Tyler build a floating side table for the space, which I painted and stained similarly to the old hairpin version. 

#441...fendi facelift

I got this vintage Fendi purse at a consignment shop for about $15.

It was in really good shape except for the trimming around the zipper, which was completely frayed.

I thought about taking it to a shoe/purse repair shop....(and I still may)....but I decided first to try giving it a quick fix so that I could use it. I got some 3/8ths inch bright blue velvet ribbon and simply glued it over the frayed trim. I thought about using a fabric/leather glue, but I wanted a less permanent solution in case I wanted to change the ribbon out. I opted to glue it on with hot glue, which rips off when you are done with it.

I tried to get an action shot with my new cross body beauty, but Mazie thought the photo shoot was about her and would not get out of the frame.

#440...eboards

Here are a few room design e-boards that I've worked on over the past month or so. You can see more of my e-boards here, here, here, here, here.

master bedroom

modern nursery

dining room with sitting area

tween girl's room

living room decor

playroom

#439...sarah's chair

My sister Sarah got this cute high back wing back chair for her apartment at a consignment shop.

It was screaming out for some vibrant fabric. I decided to tackle the upholstery for Sarah's chair using some Thomas Paul "hedge" fabric. I am fairly amateur in my upholstery skills and tools. I use a regular sewing machine, hot glue, and a hand held craft staple gun. For clients, I prefer to leave upholstery jobs to the professionals, but for my little sister, I did this pro bono project myself. The finished chair has a few minor wrinkles and mis-cut pieces that I hid with glued on fabric patches, but overall I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

#438...from my heart

I stitched up this heart pillow for a friend for her birthday. I hope I have time to make up some for Valentine's Day gifts.

#437...i'm rebooted

Tyler and I just completed this reboot express program. We decided for the new year to challenge ourselves by doing the program, and thought it would be a good way to break ourselves from the burger and dessert binge we had been on since Thanksgiving. The program is only 5 days, so there was no drastic change in either of us, but I have to admit that I feel more energetic and my digestive track has never felt better. I'm not saying I feel energetic enough to run a marathon or anything, but I have not experienced my usual afternoon slump that I usually down coffee to get through. In preparation of the program we did give up caffeine and red meat a week before to get our bodies ready for five days of veggies.

There were several green juices we had to drink.

They were really hard for me to get down.

This Maple and Cinnamon Baked Apples and Pears recipe was one of my favorite of the program. (Probably because it involved maple syrup)

Pros:

• We spent a lot of time together.... shopping, chopping, juicing, blending, cooking
• We used a lot of veggies that we have only previously walked past at the grocery
• I kicked a cold that has been recycling in my head since Christmas
• I feel more alert and overall better than I've felt in awhile

Cons:

• It's very time consuming
• There is constant dish-washing of small juicer and blender parts