So Sew Organized

Ok peeps, I've really been trying hard to get this post out there. Promise. Blogger hasn't exactly been cooperating with me, ok? For some reason my pictures have been taking FOREVER to download, and this post has a TON of pictures. But here we finally are. As I mentioned before, ever since Christmas I have been planning on going through all my junk/stuff in the attic and purging and sorting it all. And yeah, so I didn't get started on it until about 4 days before I left. Brilliant, right? Thankfully I still managed to get a lot done. It started with the purchase of these: And this: Containers! Happy dance! Something about them just brings a smile to my face! I started with this file box. I had a bunch of random papers that needed a home. This one was pretty inexpensive and came with all these hanging files. I went with this cardboard one as opposed to a plastic one because they are so much more expensive. I was very impressed with this one, it is very sturdy for being cardb...

I know I told you that I would post about my cleaning/organizing/last minute stuff I did before I left Canada. And I will. Promise. I just told you it would be in the next decade, so I have plenty of time to work on it. (Insert laugh here) But in the meantime, and since I just got done a day of flying, I wanted to tell you all about the day. And why you should fly Jet Blue Airlines. Let it first be said that I’m not doing this because Jet Blue promised me lots of money or asked me to do this. I’m just telling you this because next time you fly you’ll appreciate my advice. I really, thoroughly enjoyed my experience with Jet Blue, and if they read this and decide to give me a free flight, ya know, like halfway around the world or something, I won’t complain. So back to my flights. Because I am going to be here for 6 months, I had, um, slightly more luggage than a normal person. But really I did pretty good! I just had one really large suitcase and one smaller one and my backpack ...

I'd like to show you a small part of my organizing efforts from this week. You know that I am leaving soon, and I really wanted to get all of my stuff in order so that it is not in the way while I am gone. I also needed to clean some stuff out of my room, as my parents have an intern coming this summer who will be using my room. Okay, so the truth is that my stuff was a mess and really needed to be purged and sorted badly. And I've been meaning to do it all winter and decided to save it for my last 3 days here instead. Boom. Now you know. I had a pile of pictures that needed a home. Some were doubles of pictures already in an album, and some were just random pictures from who knows where that probably should just be pitched, but I can't throw away pictures. I did go through them and made myself part with the ones that were too dark to even see what the picture was supposed to be of...and the ones where my finger got in front of the lens....but even those were somewhat har...

Here are those pictures that I promised you and that I keep forgetting to post! This is the curtain I made for my parents washroom, using the same steps as in the curtain tutorial I gave you . I just made this one a little longer all the way around. Sorry the pictures aren't that great, the lighting is horrible when you are taking a picture of a window! Isn't the fabric just be-youtiful??? I absolutely love it. Here is a close up just because I love it that much: Anyone else been doing any sewing lately?

After talking about my planning binder , and showing you some of the lists and things I made to match the ones that Jen from I Heart Organizing made, many of you asked about those being available for you to download. Hows that for a run-on sentence?? I am happy to report that I am able to make those available to you. *Crosses fingers* If the links don't work, please let me know, but they should. Should , mind you. Book Wish List: To Do list: Sewing Projects: Let me know if these are a help to you! I am continuing to expand my binder, so chances are I will be adding to these soon. Stay tuned!

***UPDATE: Hey everyone, I took my planning binder to the next level for 2012 (you can view it here ), and opened an Etsy shop to share all my great printables with you! I created SOOO many more printables, such as a 2012 calendar, printable recipe cards, cleaning checklists, important family info and babysitter info, plus lots lots more! Hop over to Etsy to see what all I have to offer. Glad to have you along for the ride!*** I told you about how I started my planning binder and how I would reveal the whole thing to you at the end of the month. Well, here she be! I can’t believe March is over already! As I told you before, I used some scrapbook paper to decorate my binder. I LOVE all the bright colors! I decided that since the challenge from I Heart Organizing was to make a family binder, I would change the name of my binder to “Family Planning.” April Fools! I used the helpful list that Jen compiled to decide exactly what things I wanted to include in my binder. Then as I went al...

Curtains are probably my favorite thing to make. Weird, eh? I think its because I never use a pattern, I just measure the window and go. Its fun to think up the style in my head and make it come out my hands! I am in the progress of making curtains for our new bathrooms. I have one done, and have the other all cut out. Here is a little tutorial on what I did: Just so you know where I am going with this, here is the style curtain I made: I just measured how long I wanted the curtain on the outside edges, and how long I wanted the middle to be. Then I cut diagonally between these two points. I left allowance for the top ruffle as well. This is a pretty large window, so had a 2” ruffle on top of the curtain rod. All total, with the bottom hem as well, I had about 6” hem allowance added to the length of the curtain. I cut two of these to make two triangle-shaped pieces for main part of the curtain. I also cut a rectangular piece for the middle that was the same length as the shortest s...