Who's blackmailing you?

That's what my hubby asked me the other day. He noticed quite a few outgoing payments to names like KellyAnn's and Joann's and he wanted to know what these women had on me. Had they witnessed me committing some kind of illegal act and I was buying their silence.

If only it was that simple!

I went into my local Joann's yesterday to buy a package of these...

d-rings for my apron ties

I ended up buying these.....

home decor weight cotton

I couldn't help it...just look at those colors and very cool patterns. They are screaming SPRINGTIME.

I'm thinking bright and cheery aprons and summer tote bags.

 Good thing I had these...

These coupons can save you a Kings ransom.

On a knitting note....have you ever heard of Yarn Bombing??

 Look what Robyn Love knitted for one of her local water towers....too cool! Thats a lot of yarn.

 And just look at all this yarn loveliness. I'm not sure what I love more...the patterned cowl, crocheted circle scarf or that fabulous jacket. Each piece is divine.

This photo cracked me up...see anything wrong...look closely at both Mom and daughter and what they are knitting.

I don't know what style of knitting they are practicing, but when I knit, I really find it helpful to hold the yarn...DUH! Neither of them is holding the yarn at all...it is just dangling there. I am going out on a limb and saying they are models only  ;-)

Switching gears again...on to my kitchen. I am progressing nicely with my cabinets.

This is what it looks like with the top part primed and painted. Ignore all the 'stuff' and yes that is a box of my Christmas dishes still waiting to go to the basement...just keeping it real folks.

I'm thinking of keeping the cabinets over the fridge open for my cookbook collection.

I am very pleased with how the Behr Ultra is going on. I am rolling on and then smoothing out with a brush. When I smooth the paint you can see brush marks, but then the paint seems to just smooth itself out and they all disappear.

Look how smooth!

I have drying doors everywhere. This paint dries very fast also.

I am really loving the clean look of this style of kitchen. Very different from what I have now.

I am absolutely doing this under my sink..I love this look. Makes me think 1920's vintage. Great way to pull in color in a white kitchen.

So we'll see how it all turns out...should be finished in a few weeks and then hubby can do his beadboard thing on my Island.

Now you know I can't say goodbye without a bird pic......

This big guy is sitting outside as I type...looking for lunch I suspect.  Hide little birds...hide!

Last note....my little Carolina Wren  is back in my garage for the winter. Welcome back little one!

Until next time...be kind and stay creative.