I’m on Twitter!

 

I decided to try out this twitter thing. You can follow me now! My twitter handle is Projectsathouse. I’m not sure if I like it but it appears to be changeable. I wish there were more characters to add a bigger one.

I have been a little resistant to getting on twitter because I don’t really get it (and I still don’t) but I figure I will give it a try because my Facebook followers don’t all see my posts. So I’m giving it a try and we’ll see how it goes :)

I need to make a twitter follow button to go with the rest of my icons. (Btw check out my tutorial on how to make social media icons)

Are any of you on twitter? Leave me a link to your twitter so I can follow you.  Do you have any great twitter tips? I’d love to here them.

Hookin On Hump Day- Link Party for the Fiber Arts

 

I’m co-hosting the Hookin on Hump Day Link Party with Sara at My Merry Messy Life again this week! I had fun checking out all the projects last week. Everyone is so talented! Sara and I picked the features together and it was tough to pick them out. I am really liking the #1 clicked on link for a fun Valentine’s Day scrap buster project :)

Here’s Sara with the features and the rules for the party:

#1 Most-Clicked Link - Sharing Some Heart Art by Sharon of Felted Button

I just adore the pictures Susan took of this heart she created from another heart pattern.

Our Favs

• #2 - Crochet Owl Bucket by Shelia of Creative Design
• #3 - Penguin Hooded Towel by Amber of Crazy Little Projects
• #4 - Made with Love by Heather of Dandelion Daze

Great job everyone! Now go grab your I’ve Been Featured button and relish in the spotlight. I’ll be pinning you on my Pinterest Boardfollow and sometimes featuring you on Facebookfollow and Google+follow! Now onto this week’s party! Here are a few simple rules:

• Please link your post back to me at http://www.mymerrymessylife.comfollow or grab the party button here. I’d also really appreciate if you’d follow me on one of my social media links (see in the header), and I will happily follow back (just leave me a comment that you’re following me from here)!
• Please visit at least one other link and leave a comment on their post so we can really support each other! No linking and running allowed!
• Please remember to link to your actual project URL and not your homepage URL.
• Please, no Etsy stores or other link parties. Just blog posts to your actual projects.

Let’s see what those hands have been up to this week! Remember, this party is in RANDOM order, so there’s no such thing as being late.

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WIWW- What I Wore Wednesday #4

 

This was not a very good hair week for me but I’m putting up the pics anyway! I just got a hair cut so I predict better hair days for the future :)

Sweater- Ann Taylor, Button Down- thrifted, J Crew, Pants- Kohl's, Shoes- Kohl’s, Necklace- Groopdealz

This outfit color combo was inspired by Kacie. The second I saw this post I knew I wanted to put this sweater and necklace together. I haven’t worn it yet to work this winter so it was the perfect time to wear it. I said last week I needed some skinny work pants and I found a pair. I bought these online from Kohl’s and unexpectedly they were dressy enough for work. And my button down had French cuffs so perfect cuffing with no work from me since I struggled with that last week :)

 

Cardigan- Lands End, Cami- Old Navy, Pants- Express Editor, Necklace- Groopdealz, Belt- came with dress, Shoes- Kohl’s.

This color combo was inspired by Cori. I love the navy, green (do I actually own something emerald?) and yellow. This outfit was not working right for me though. I kept tugging my cardigan down since it was a tad too short to wear with this belt and I kept tugging my shirt up because it was a tad too low to wear with this necklace. I need to shorten the strap on this cami so they are a more confortable length for me. Maybe next time I’ll go without the belt, although I don’t like this cardigan open.

I actually wore brown shoes at work but didn’t feel like bringing them home with me. I should have though because I liked them better than these nude ones.

 

Sweater- thrifted and altered by me. Skirt- Target, Boots- Madden Girl, Tights- JC Penney, Necklace and Earrings- Burlington Coat Factory, Belt- thrifted

I bought this cardigan at the thrift store a few months ago. I didn’t even care how it fit me because I loved the polka dot print. I finally got around to taking it in to my size the other day. I really wanted to pair it with this skirt but it was freezing outside. Fleece tights to the rescue!

 

Sweater- Kohl’s, Long Sleeve Tee- Kohl’s, Leggings- Kohl's, Belt- came with sweater, Boots- shoe store in the mall.

I wasn’t feeling too hot most of Saturday but after I rested I got it together to go out to dinner with the family for my birthday. All I wanted to do was wear leggings and a warm sweater so this is what I pulled out of the closet. Put together but super comfy. And you get to see what I look like in my glasses. I didn’t want to wear them in my picture but then I would have had to put on make up on so glasses it is.

 

P.S. If you made it this far today is my birthday! And I’m taking the day off of work to enjoy it :)

 

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What I’m Working On

 

Happy Monday everyone! We had the coldest and nastiest week last week. The temps were between 5 and 15 degrees with wind chills down to 0. It snowed the majority of the week and it was gray every day. I have to say I’m really over winter right now. I can handle the cold better than I can the snow and lack of sun. I really need some sun right now!

I have been pretty unmotivated to do much else besides snuggle under some blankets on the couch with our doggies. They are great cuddlers and have been keeping Mike and I warm. At lease the temps are improving this week. Today it was 39 degrees outside and I felt like it was a heat wave!

There is one project that has been monopolizing all of my time. It’s this guy right here.

I took an order from a friend to make a fox scarf. I’m using this pattern from Ravelry. This is the first time I’ve ever bought a pattern but I felt like it was worth it. It was really slow going in the beginning but now that I made it to the body of the scarf I feel like it’s picking up. I feel like it’s my ultimate masterpiece!

I am anxious to be done with it though because I’m ready to move onto something else less time consuming. I really prefer to work on under 1 week projects and I’m already over a week into this one with what feels like no end in sight. I just keep working away at it every day and I will get through it eventually, right?

Hope you all have a great week with better weather than we’ve been having :)

DIY Pink Beaded Necklace

I made this necklace back in December when I was on a jewelry kick. I got these pink beads from Prima Bead. It took me while to figure out what I wanted to do with them. They were big enough to make a statement on their own so I didn’t want to make anything too enormous.


I decided to stretch my jewelry making capabilities and string them together with eye pins. I also used these clear seed beads from my stash.

I took an eye pin and put on one seed bead, the pink bead and another seed bead. Then I put a loop on the other end. I am still unsure of myself when it comes to making loops but I was feeling pretty good by the end of this.


I laid the pink beads out on my jewelry tray and used the seed beads mixed with long pearl beads to increase the length of the necklace.


To put it all together, I connected the pink beads with the loops. I attached each end of to a jump ring and then I used a piece of beading wire and crimp beads to attach the jump ring. I finished each end of with another jump ring and attached a lobster clasp.
In my designing haze I neglected to take a picture of these steps but it was similar to what I did with this necklace except I added the lobster clasp to the end instead of a piece of chain.
This necklace is a nice addition to my collection because I don’t have any good pink necklaces. The length is perfect to wear with my various v-neck cardigans.






Thank you to Prima Bead for providing me the pink beads for free. All opinions and creativity in this post were 100% mine.

I may be linking up to these parties:

Hookin on Hump Day- Link Party for the Fiber Arts

I am excited to be helping to co host the Hookin on Hump Day Link Up party hosted by Sara at My Merry Messy Life! Sara writes amazing crochet patterns and blogs about green living and her family.

We connected over crocheting so it’s fun to be able to share her link party today which features all fiber arts projects. I love all the projects that get linked up every week so come and share yours too! I will be helping  to pick the favorites for next week and commenting on your posts.

Here’s Sara with the features from last week and the party rules:

 

#1 Most-Clicked Link - Flower Coasters Pattern by ChiWei of One Dog Woof

This post comes with a simple, quick pattern for flower coasters - of course, they could use used as appliques, for a garland, or even a Valentine's gift! I love the colors she chose.

Our Favs:

• #2 - Watercolor Waves Cowl - Free Crochet Pattern by Susan of Felted Button
• #3 - Grandma Jennie's Snowflake: Part 2 by Kara of Petals to Picots - free crochet pattern!
• #4 - Paper and Thread Valentine's by Diane of Home Sweet Home
• #5 - Giant Granny Patch Blanket Ta-Daah!! by Rajeswari of Diaper Mum

Great job everyone! Now go grab your I’ve Been Featured button and relish in the spotlight. I’ll be pinning you on my Pinterest Board and sometimes featuring you on Facebook and Google+! Now onto this week’s party! Here are a few simple rules:

• Please link your post back to me at http://www.mymerrymessylife.com or grab the party button here. I’d also really appreciate if you’d follow me on one of my social media links (see in the header), and I will happily follow back (just leave me a comment that you’re following me from here)!
• Please visit at least one other link and leave a comment on their post so we can really support each other! No linking and running allowed!
• Please remember to link to your actual project URL and not your homepage URL.
• Please, no Etsy stores or other link parties. Just blog posts to your actual projects.

Let’s see what those hands have been up to this week! Remember, this party is in RANDOM order, so there’s no such thing as being late.

New to the party? To receive reminder emails each week about the party, enter your email here. Otherwise, I won't pester you if you'd rather not receive a reminder!

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WIWW- What I Wore Wednesday #3

 

Sweater- thrifted and altered by me, Target, Skirt- thrifted, Ann Taylor, Belt- Francesca’s, Tights- Kohls, Boots- JC Penney.

I got this cardigan at the thrift store a while ago and I’ve worn it a bunch of times but it was a little bit big on me. I got this belt when we were on vacation Portland from this cute boutique called Francesca’s. I thought it was so unique and when we got home I found the same store in the mall. So maybe not as unique but still really cute. The only problem was I was having trouble styling it. It finally clicked that I like it with this cardigan but it didn’t lay right because the cardigan was too big. I bit the bullet and decided to make a quick alteration and the belt finally has an outfit. Now to figure out another one for it…

Cardigan- Modcloth, Pants- Express Editor, Button Down- NY and Company, Necklace- NY and Company, Shoes- thrifted.

I rarely buy anything full price but this cardigan was an exception. It is really nice and the fit is perfect too. I love finding new ways to style it and this one is inspired by Franish. I just changed out the pants to make it dressier for work. This is the first time I’ve cuffed my sleeves and I played with them all day. I don’t think these shirt sleeves were made for cuffing :)

Cardigan- Old Navy, Striped t shirt- Old Navy, Skirt- Target, Tights- Kohls, Belt- came with sweater, Shoes- thrifted, Necklace- made by me.

I own this color sweater in about five style variations. Note to self: buy some new colors for the wardrobe.

Sweater- Old Navy, Button Down- thrifted, Pants- thrifted, Daisy Fuentes, Necklace- made by me, Boots- JC Penney

This is my “it’s finally Friday but I’m really tired” smile. My planned outfit wasn’t working so five attempts later I just went with this one. I think I need to get some skinny work pants. It’s all I wear on the weekends but I haven’t made that transition in my work clothes yet.

Cardigan- Target, Pants- Kohls, Scarf- Very Jane, Boots- JC Penney

I wore this out to dinner for our friend’s birthday. I own two leopard items- a belt and this scarf. I bought it off of Very Jane and I love the print but I was a little disappointed that it’s only printed on one side. I made it into a makeshift infinity scarf by knotting the ends together and tucking the knot in the back.

 

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