Organizing an Open Book Case

I have this open book case in my room, and I never seem to know what to do with it. It's really nice and it matches my room nicely, but it I don't know how to organize it. Well, today I found my answer. I was looking around on Young House Love and I found this post on how to organize your book shelves. It was really helpful. You should check it out.

I've always had a hard time organizing my bookshelf because I feel everything needs to be on there. I didn't know where to put it if I took it out. To solve my problem I just dedicated a box in my room to anything I didn't want in there at the moment. It's nice because whenever I feel that I want to switch something up or take something out I can. I just keep it in my closet for whenever I need it. Problem solved. It also works with any room in your house. Just dedicate a box for each room. (If the room's bigger, you can divide it into sections so you can find stuff more easily. You can also use cute totes so you can use them for display too.

Fabric

I'm always looking for somewhere to buy cute fabrics. So, today I was poking around on the internet and I bumped into Fashionable Fabrics. Oh my goodness! They have some of the cutest fabrics ever. The problem is that they're really expensive. The cheapest one I found was like $6, but then you have to add shipping. Well anyway, if you have a lot of money and you're looking for some fabric check it out.
Here are some of my favorites:

 So many cute fabrics! I'm actually looking for a fabric for new curtains for my room.

ps If you want to give me a gift card to there feel free :)

I'm trying to redo my room.....

I'm in the process of redoing my room. I've been working on it for a long time, but I'm still not getting anywhere. I want to paint one wall green, but I'm not sure. I might actually paint it blue. But then I start wondering if I want to paint all of the walls gray. Or something entirely different. I have no idea.
     I also thought I found the bedspread that I wanted (click here to see post) , but I found another one at Target that I really like too. (I tried to find a picture of it, but I couldn't. Sorry) It was only $8. Oh my goodness! What a deal! Now I'm going to have to decide.
     I'm looking for a desk at the moment too. I found this really cute one on a blog, but I couldn't find where they got it. I was going to attempt to make it, but I got too lazy and decided not to. I found another one on Young House Love that I like too, but I'd have to make it. I do have a desk now, but it doesn't have enough storage for me. I also want a white desk, and it's brown. Oh my goodness, I don't know what to do. And if that's not enough, I want to make some new pillows and curtains. Wow. I'm not exactly sure what I'm thinking. Or if I'm thinking at all. :)

Tissue Paper Flowers

 We needed some decorations for a party we're having, so we made these adorable tissue paper flowers. Here's a tutorial so you can make some of your own. They're really easy and they only take about five minutes.


First of all you want to get five pieces of tissue paper. They can be any color you want. I think it would be cool to use multiple colors. So anyway, lay the tissue paper on top of each other so that their edges line up. Then you want to fold it in half.

 After you're done with that you want to to an accordion fold going length wise. Do it to the whole length.

 After that you need to find the middle and wrap some wire around it.

 Then, starting on the inside you start pulling the tissue paper up. Fluff it a little and keep working outwards.

 It should start to look like this.

 And there you have it. The finished product. I was surprised at how short of time it took to make them. I also thought it would be a good idea to use tissue paper from presents. It's a fun and easy decoration idea, especially for parties. (I would suggest not making them for pool parties though.)

If you want you can make two and then connect them together to make a ball. Then you can put a ribbon in the middle and hang them up.

ps Sorry if you can't understand my tutorial. It's kind of hard to explain.

I hate being sick!

Sorry guys, I've been kind of sick for the past couple of days. I haven't been able to keep up on my blog. But I have been able to keep up on my sleeping. I also read a lot when I'm sick. If you're looking for a good book you should read the "Uglies." It's a really good read. It's part of a series. I just got it from my local library. I'm on hold for the next one. I'm really excited to read it. If you have any good reads, just leave me a comment.
Well, I've got to get back to sleep. :)

(I just previewed this post and it looked really drab. I decided it needed some more color.)

I've Been Inspired

I dropped by Young House Love today. Oh my goodness! Their house is so amazing! I'm in love with it. They have inspired me. I now have this unquenchable desire to paint ever room in my house. I also want to go spend a whole bunch of money on cute furniture. I'm so jealous. I want my house to be as cute as theirs. I'm going to start with a new bed spread that I just bought. I'm going to give it to myself as a birthday present (which is coming up soon!).

 I love the yellow front door. It's so bright and inviting. I now want to pain my door yellow!

I am so very jealous of their sun room. I want a sun room! I also love the cow pillow. Mooo!

I really like the desk. They made it themselves. I'm in the process of looking for a cute desk at the moment.

 I'm in love with their master bedroom! Oh my goodness. I absolutely adore the chandelier and the striped pillows. Adorable!

 I am absolutely awestruck by their beautiful living room. It's so fresh and modern. I love how the green rug adds a bright splash of color.

 They're still working on their kitchen, but so far I'm in love with it. I really like the green walls. And I love their little dog under the table. His name is Hamburger.

 I LOVE their guestroom. Sheesh! I want to be a guest there. I don't even have a guest room. Sorry guys, if you stay at my house you're sleeping on the floor. jk!

 I want this dining room! I love the cupboards on the wall. I also love how they're not afraid to use such bold and vibrant colors.

ps Above is the bedspread that I bought. I got it at Kohls for only like $45. What a great deal. I love that place :) (It looks better in real life. I promise.)

[Update: I just went back to Kohls and I got the bedspread for only $25. What a deal!]

Some Cute Stuff To Make

Make this really cute appliqued pillow.

Try these super cute zipper broaches.

Learn how to make recycled bows.

Make one of these super cute pencil pouches.