Marvelously Messy

Monday, May 30, 2011

A Marvelous Mess #15 and Features!!!

Did any one else have some serious trouble logging into their blogger account?? I couldn't get onto mine all Sunday....until I finally did some research and found the solution. Empty your cookies and cache. Then, close out of your browser and come back to it. Try logging in and it should be fixed. Sounds pretty simple, right?? So.....why did I wait all day yesterday to figure it out?? I was being dopey. Busy this weekend too!! Hope you are all enjoying your Memorial Day weekend if you live in the States. :-)

Here were my favorites from last party:

Yarn Chevron Canvas from Tattered and Inked:

And.....the project I'm going to feature on my sidebar for a week:

Flamingo Beach Tote from Inspiration and Realisation!! What a an awesome bag and what a price difference on the Do-It-Yourself. Lovin' it!!

If you were featured in this post, feel free to grab a featured button and flaunt accordingly!!

Now, on to the Party!!

Monday, May 23, 2011

Going To Camp

In a couple of weeks, my family and I will be heading out to our new favorite camp on a lake in Maine. It's so relaxing!! We're on our own little peninsula and to either side of us there are lily pads galore. Directly in front of the camp is the great big dock you see above, searching out to a perfect delightful swimming spot. The water will be COLD this time of year....but, that's no big deal, we are Mainers!! When we visited Myrtle Beach about a month ago, we were swimming like crazy in the 68 degree water and they all looked at us like we were bonkers. :-) It was warmer than our ocean in Maine ever gets.

This camp is perfect for hosting friends and family. It's huge....with two master bedrooms, a big kitchen and open concept dining and living room, a gorgeous wrap around deck and a one large room upstairs filled with twin sized beds. The only thing I could think of to improve this camp (which would be hard to improve upon) is to turn some of the twin beds upstairs into bunk beds!!!! Not only do bunk beds look cool but they maximize the amount of people who can sleep in a space. Take a look at this funky bunk-y:

Triple Bunk!!!!

That's a double bed on the bottom and a twin on top. Yeehaa!!

Or how about a metal bunk bed? This one has got a nautical feel to it that would go perfectly at a camp:

Metal Triple Bunk Bed

The options are endless on the site I found these images. I think it is really hard to improve upon the incredible camp we stay at....but this would be one way to make it *even more* efficient. Here's one more camp image I'll leave you with:

Ahhhhhhh. I can't wait.

This post is in association with BedStar. All opinions expressed within are entirely my own and written in my own words.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

A Marvelous Mess #14 and Features

Hi. :-)

I'm going to be doing my features in the same post as I do my Mess Party because it seems like it'll give those projects some extra special attention. Sound good? K.

(You'll find the party if you scroll down below.....but don't forget to look at the features, you'll be inspired!!)

Here are some of my Fav's from last weeks party:

Amanda from Eating in Winnipeg made this photographically delicious Vanilla Bean Cheesecake. I can only imagine (and drool) at what it really tastes like. :-)

Next, Craftopotamus took a quilt she made that had been well-loved by their family and a tad roughed up by their dryer and appliqued some hearts all over it to cover the tears. Check out her other quilts as well, she does a fantastic job. By the way, this quilt can climb trees.

Molly Susan Strong gives us some great pointers with working with chalk paint and shows some beautiful hand painted decorations on an antique bed frame (this project "wowed" me):

And, the most interesting project of all in my book was the homemade Cupola by Forever Decorating!!!! This is better than sliced bread. I am totally inspired.