The future Soulemama?

Ok ok, so I'm no Soulemama, but I do love this ladies blog. She makes me want to be crafty and make things from scratch. I'm serious, her blog is by FAR my favorite...as of right now :)

She homemakes things and takes incredible photos all with a vintage flare. Sometimes, she even writes posts that make me want to knit. ALMOST, I said...jeez, hold your horses already! knitting is rough...

Infact, it's almost as if she would prefer to have everything in her house to be homemade than not, even socks...YES SOCKS!

Ok, so now I'm looking around for things that I can homemake...I started off small hoping I can start working my way up! (perhaps you will see homemade socks on MY blog in a mere months. perhaps not )

But, I did do a few projects based on some haushold needs.

Need #1: For my cats to STOP scratching the couch! Enough all ready!
Solution: So, for my cowboy birthday party, we had purchased a heavy duty rope to circumference the dance floor. As I don't need rope often in my daily activities, I decided to wrap and nail it around my cat tree, and VOILA!! It's homemade, functional, and free--just welcoming the curved daggers growing out of my innocent fluff balls.


Not bad, eh? But then it was time to see if my couches were saved from the wretched kitten talons: would the cats like my rope creation?

Exhibit A: mission accomplished!



Need #2: A baby gift for a little girl who's parents like to dirtbike:
Solution: Check out this pink and skull quilt I totally made! YES!! I am so STOKED! Make me an offer and I'll sell it to you before the shower-no shame! ;)





Need #3: Some durable shorts for Andrew that "aren't lame" he says! Well, those are not easily found in stores, so I took some super shears to some Levis (That "feel kinda lame") and solved the problem! (Soulemama would be oh so proud of how well I have been homemaking things!)



These babies held up perfectly on our 10 miles bike ride on the fourth of July! Bellisimo! This is Andrew watching the fireworks in his new britches.

This LAST bit of craftiness was an accidental blooper. Oh well, you can't win em all. This paint job that I did, which I was SO certain would enhance my picture frame to a lovely shabby-chic quality, instead now resembles the best teal blue home in Mexico...


So now, hopefully bigger and better things are on the horizon, we'll see. Either way, check out Soulemama for some REAL inspiration!