The Desperate Search

 

Kids

I’m on a desperate search for inspiration!!!

Remember all the way back to 2015?

It was our last autumn season in the old apartment…

We were beginning to pack things up to move to our current home…

The planning stages for the move 

Feel very similar to the current state of affairs…

There was a lot of energy being spent in preps for total upheaval and change 

And that resulted in very little energy leftover 

For living in the moment.

Every cell in my body 

Revolts 

Becoming the tantrum spewing 3yr old

Who has no conceptual ability 

And no angle on coping 

With this odd

And uninvited 

Alien feeling 

I have on a regular basis 

Become robbed of speech 

Decision making becomes insurmountable.

What’s for dinner 

Who cares…

I am the sort of being who experiences physical 

Ramifications 

If my instinctual flow is disturbed 

It proverbially Clips My Wings

BUT

I’ve found that a lil bit of Adrenaline 

Kickstarts my whole system again…

Which leads me to my studio

Above was my studio from the old apartment 

Here’s my current view from the writing desk…

And as I was setting up the desk…

The the contents of all of the drawers for sorting upon it 

Lol

I saw it! 

Darker walls!!!

Just one wall???

Or keep going…

Which is what I’m leaning towards…

It was only one wall painted in the old studio 

Lookit Charli Girl, so cute

Imagine if 

I did the whole room… 

And added some chalky fun architecture 

Like Rajiv Surendra does so well… 

https://youtu.be/4rmwQIL4W0Y

His tutorial breaks it down so well! 

I have to go dig around in the basement to find me chalky board paints now… 

The real work will be moving the furniture to get to the walls… lol 

Wish me luck, 

XOXO 

Jen

New Years Bitches! Gratitude Time!

Dude.

Its almost Valentine's Day!

I better get to my New Years Gratitude Post!

LOL 

There were so many priceless Stolen Moments!

The Gypsy Porch!

Maple Sugar House Brekkies! Yassssssssssss!

Drool...

TEA!

Food & Drink!

And Snacks!!!!!!

Cozy Living Room with the Layers of Layers of Fabrics & Pets!

Drink Cart! Container Gardening! Rockin Rocker, & Peace Sign!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DIY Boutonnieres, Storage Unit Fun, Rose Quartz Nails, & Bloggin in the Studio.  

Projects! New Knobs (always), Meditation to go! That Office grrrrr... & Smiley Fall Deco Helpers!

The Black Curtain Obsession Began!

The Ultimate #StealYourMoments Food, Bed, R&D, Pets! Need More of THIS!

Finding new combos for the linens!

Need More Pillows!

Front Porch Moments! 

YOGA! 

Studio! Blog! Taxes! Pets! COFFEE!!!

Chalkboard Wallllllllllllllllll! & all its incarnations.... & Bear Sox. . . .

HATS! Why not...?

Rainbow Hair! Why pick one color when they are all so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Especially MerMaid!!!!!

The Day Off Outfits! Flea Markets, Errands, Projects, & Walkin the Dog! 

Arm Parties, Docs, Denim Moto Jacket!

Fash-ON!

And Faux Fur... Can't get enough....

Just sittin round drinkin Coffee.

That Faux is so...

I had a lot of Great Moments Last Year!

LoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLoveLove!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This Years Projects are off to a Great Start!

A Home in the Woods!

All the Woodsy Goodness!

Cheers to all!

Hope 2016 is Treating you well so far!

Get Your Dream ON!

Steal Some Moments!

Make Some Plans!

Get Ready...

MAKE SOMETHING!!!

XOXO

~JM

Catch more of the process on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter <3

*more strength, more thoughtfulness, more inspiration to All!!!*

Halloween is COMING!!!

It's FALL!

For me, its the start of the Holiday Season!

Pumpkin Fest is a week & 4 days away!!!

&

There's never Enough Time... 

&...

When I feel like that's true...

There had better be Enough COFFEE!!!

*from Pinterest

There are currently 4 open bins of Halloween Decorations in my Living Room...

All the lights are untangled...

At Least...

&...

If I sit & stare at this pile of rocks...

Maybe the lights will magically find their way up... ;-D

Magic,

Like a Witch!

So Halloweeny!!!

Ok, it's a start...

Remember a couple of weeks ago...

I took down my beloved Gypsy Tent in anticipation of the Reno...

Well...

The start of the Reno has been pushed back...

So...

Halloween Gypsy Tent is slowly coming into being!

YaY!

Meanwhile...

Inside...

I've slowly been transitioning from Spring/Summer...

To Fall/Winter...

Remember my Flower Wall...

Not very Fall/Winter...

Can't believe this was just a Year Ago!

So Much has happened!

This Morning!

oooooo...  I think it likes me!

If you listen real close, you can hear it Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

Needless to Say... (ima say it anyway...)

More COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was a seriously Yummy thing!

Coffee Float!

Trader Joe's Pumpkin Ice Cream as the sweet & the cream in my Coffee...

I know! I can stop anytime I want!

And if I stop posting here at the Blog, you'll know why... lol

Ok Kittens!

There is Creativity to be had!

AND HALLOWEEN TO SPREAD AROUND MA HOUSE!

(& don't remind me that those "other" holidays are right around the corner! lol)

Get out Yer Decos!

Dust off Your IMAGINATION!!!

& 

MAKE SOMETHING!!!

XOXO

~JM

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Studio Makeover: Chalkboard Flower Wall!

Yay! Studio Makeover Fun!!!

Its Spring! Everything is in Bloom! Even my Studio!

I'm not quite finished yet, but its a chalkboard mural... are those ever really finished?

Or Permanent...? ;-D

No Doubt, Pinterest was my inspo! While searching for Flower Walls or Black Rooms this Sweetie popped up.

So I got to work! 

I took everything off the wall, filled all the nail holes & slapped some satin finish black paint up.

(I used the cheapest paint I could find! If you wait around for a project to become affordable, chances are you won't ever start it... so...)

I started with a satin finish because I wanted a thicker coat as a base so the top layer of chalkboard paint would have something more solid to stick to. Knowing that I would probably need to wash it down (maybe multiple times) I wanted a solid barrier between the black & the white under it.

Here's the big test! 

I put a good coat of the chalkboard black on, (which looked fab btw, I want to paint an entire room black now, thanks!) and I seasoned it with a big stick of chalk. 

Rubbed it down with a rag & started to sketch where I wanted the design to go & flow!

Taking pics as I go helps me make decisions about where things are going & where they need to go!

Sometimes stepping back is not enough, you need to take pause & go away from it, study it, nurture it... see how it feels, etc... Instincts should be listened to.... blah, blah, blah...

Think about the space used & not...

Gawk at the parts you appreciate most...

Some things get added, some get taken away...

Have fun with taking the chances...

I don't usually draw flowers... Let alone in chalk, in a mural...

Getting to know the materials, playing with the textures, Making something Fun!

I will have time to finish it completely over the next couple of weeks... fingers crossed ;-D

Until then I will enjoy the creativity that poured out...

Spilling into every nook and cranny of  my room!

Taking it in... the new lights twinkle in the Fire Flies in a jar fashion...

Get Out Some Paint!

Get Ready To Scribble!

Get Ready To MAKE SOMETHING!!!

XOXO
~JM

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