TuTu Tuesday 4/23

I am very fortunate to know a fantastic local photographer.

 

Kayla Rochelle Photography

 

Whenever she has a cute kid photo shoot coming up I get to send some of my new stuff along and excitedly wait to see the magic she performs.

 

 

 

Visit my Etsy shop for more!

 



DIY Bag Storage/Holder

 DIY

Storage container for reusable shopping bags.

 

I have been looking for a nice, easily accessible way to store my bags since we got little Sophie.

Now that I have to use them for poo pick-up, a bag of bags under the kitchen sink just isn't convenient.

I looked around on pinterest for a cool DIY idea and found lots of great patterns for fabric ones.

I didn't want something floppy or lumpy looking

 Supplies:

Glue gun

Scissors

Tape

Mod Podge

Foam brush

Fabric

2 tall canisters- I used formula ones, oatmeal would work too

 

 

Start by cutting the bottoms off your canisters.

 

Tape the two raw edges of the canisters together.

 

Brush Mod Podge onto the canister and begin wrapping fabric around, smoothing as you go. I started at the finished edge, but left it loose to cover the cut end. Also, leave about an inch of fabric on

each end to be folded inward.

 

Tuck raw fabric edge under the finished edge. Mod Podge the underside finished edge of the fabric and smooth it down. Paint over the outside edge with the Mod Podge.

 

While that dries, plug in your glue gun and get to work on you canister lid.

 

Your hole should be large enough to pull bags out without ripping

them, but not so big that the bags fall out on their own. 

 

Fold and hot glue fabric inside canister.

Run a bead of hot glue around the inside of the lid and push it on.

 

 

I also put more glue around the outside of the lid.

 

Now just attach a piece of ribbon to the open end for hanging.

 

DONE

 

Explosive Funk

I haven't done anything for a whole week because I let some crazy, nasty stranger put me in a funk.

 

I haven't written anything here.

I haven't added anything to my Etsy shop.

I haven't spent one minute in my craft room.

I have barely done ANY housework.

 

Sometimes I get in a bad mood and just don't want to do anything except sit around and feel sorry for myself. Every couple of months I let my funkiness build up until I eventually explode.

Funk trigger.

 

So some lady who is a friend of a friend's friend saw a post on my business facebook page and wrote something nasty. Some grown ass woman who obviously had nothing better to do on a Sunday afternoon than write mean, unnecessary comments on a stranger's page. I blocked, banned and reported her for language. I caught it pretty quickly and I don't think anyone saw it, but the damage was done, the funk settled in.

 

I took the week.

Did some exercise, caught up on some sleep, complained about all my troubles to a few family members and drank a little too much.

 

I am feeling a better and I am going to get back to doing what I do.

 

 

 

 

 

 



Giant Purple Wall

Back for another DIY in my bedroom. Now that I have the light fixture figured out, time to make that giant purple wall behind my bed look a little less... Purple!

 

 

 

Why did I chose to paint my bedroom dark purple?

Well, this is the first bedroom I have ever had where I can do anything I want without needing permission or approval from anyone else. I am not normally a big fan of purple. I like it, it's cute, but we're not besties. I was semi-actively hunting for a new bed set, but I didn't really know what I wanted... Until I found something pretty on sale in a JCPenney flyer. My new comforter just happened to have purple in it and I went a little crazy and painted my bedroom to match it.

I love it, but that giant purple wall needs to be toned down a bit.
I found this pin.

To start I had to find gray sheers. I wanted really long ones so they would go all the way to the floor, I was able to find window scarves on ebay for cheap. I also needed two curtain rods.

First, whip out your trusty tape measure. I wanted mine centered with the hanging light. I measured this thing in every direction... three times! I still ended up with and extra screw hole in the ceiling about an inch from where it should have been.

I secured my rod brackets. One is 4 feet from the back wall, the other is an inch down from the ceiling.

I'm sure this is obvious to most people but... make sure you have a drill and someone who knows how to use it. I screwed all of these in with a flat head by hand. The screws were phillips heads... And my drill was about dead. And there was no bit in it. And I don't know how to change a bit. And I couldn't find a phillips bit anyway...



 

Now, because I bought window scarves instead of curtains, I had to sew the rod pocket. I just folded the short end over about an inch and a half and ran it under my machine.

The fabric is just thrown over the second rod. It is staying where I want it for now but if yours is slippery you can add some double sided tape to the top of the rod.

 

I haven't decided on a mirror for the back wall yet. There are a few beauties on Etsy that I have my eye on.

Also, I have a ton of this scarf puddled on the floor behind the bed. I'm thinking I might move the ceiling rod so it stretches the entire length.

 

Hmmmmm

 

I'll let you know when I make a decision!

Computer viruses and Tech support

I was so excited for this Sunday's Pinterest inspired DIY post.

I did all my research. Scouted out the best prices on supplies and was all set to order when...

 

VIRUS!!!

 

Ahhhhhh! I just got this computer for Christmas and I foolishly let the trial anti-virus program expire. Every time I tried to get to a website I would instead get redirected and then get no less than 3 pop-ups. So bummed.

I tried to take it off myself using whatever instructions I could find on my phone from Google.

Nope.

I need my supplies!

Head off to Wally World for some anti-virus software. 79 buckeroos.

Guess what?

The devil virus wouldn't  allow the software to install.

Grrrrrr!

So I call tech support, tell them I got a virus and can not install their software. After answering 100 questions (most of them repeats) they transfer me to virus removal.

Finally :)

I let them take control of my precious computer for over an hour.

Mr. Techie Guy then shows me the virus and tells me that to remove it they would need $89.95!

Seriously?

Fine dude, just get rid of it, k?

Poof! GONE.

Thanks so much guy, TTYL.
Let me just try to install this thing again...
Not happening.
Uh oh, does that mean I still have that virus? Yup.
Now I am a little upset. I mean, it's almost 11 o'clock and I still don't have the supplies I need for my project ordered. Not to mention I just spent all that dough and was told I am good to go.
Call again, CLOSED.
Next morning... New person on the phone, same 100 question. Now they are going to try activating my software and see if that helps.
But what about my virus?
Not to worry, they will just transfer me afterward... Again.
There goes another hour of my life.
Still didn't work!
I need a break, walk away Miranda.
But...
I am so frustrated! Let me call my mom to complain.
Grumble, grumble, grumble
Did you try safe mode?
WTF is safe mode?
I guess usually you can get to safe mode by pressing F8 as your computer boots up. Not with Windows 8 though. I have to go to the start menu and run msconfig. Where the hell is my start menu? Oh, Windows 8 doesn't have one.
Back to google...
Got it!
Install?
FINALLY!
Hello anti-virus. Goodbye infected files. Happy to see you supplies for my super awesome Sunday project!

Now I just have to hope the package gets here in time.
**Fingers crossed**
 

 



National Sibling Day?

 

Loving my brothers and sisters!

Puppies!

Our 10 month old morkie, Sophie, who we have had for a whole 2 weeks had puppies last night.

 

We didn't know she was pregnant when we got her...

 

this

is

going

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be

interesting