Must Organize my Projects!

I have a problem.  I think about a lot of projects all at once and plan and even buy supplies sometimes, then I don't do the projects.  Do you have that problem...ever?  Swirling in my head right now are a list of things I want to get done, like:

Make my first wallet-friendly cornice board for the kitchen.
Then, if the guinea pig cornice board works out, make 3 in the playroom and 5 in the craftroom...making a video of my process to share with y'all.  (Yes, I say y'all all the time...I'm from Texas...it's a southern thing)
Make panels for one random upstairs window to match playroom cornices.
Finish my craftroom labels
Video my daughter's b-day doorscape...seriously overdue.
Make a start-to-finish door video.
Finally get my foyer chandelier...but oh wait...we get to pay even MORE taxes (Happy Tax Day to those of you that pay taxes BTW...no I'm not bitter about paying taxes :-)....no not at all....typed with a ton of sarcasm).
Find 2 more doors to make my photo booth.
Plant more flowers. Plant more flowers!!!!
Help my husband put the gazebo together and hang the lights in it.  I dream of my own Bedouin tent next to the pool...minus the harem of course.

And theses are just some of the things in my mind.

So, I need to pull it together, get organized...and start with the kitchen cornice board.  Here's what it looked like when we bought the house:

I wasn't feeling the awning type valance, so it got ripped down months ago.  Oh, yea and the vinyl saying came down to only for us to discover that previous owners had actually painted AROUND the vinyl stickers!  Seriously, who does that?  Anyway, this happy little window is going to get a shot of color when I tie in the fabric from my living room into the kitchen.  Do you remember it?  In case you don't, here's a swatch:

So, I guess I need to fill those nail holes above the sink (finally) and get cracking!  Stay tuned!

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Angela's Craft Challenge

As I was saying earlier this week on my FB Page, one of my guilty pleasures is watching any of the "Real Housewives".  BUT, I watch it when my husband is not around.  He pretty much hates the shows and says, "I don't get it.  All they does is argue."  Uh, yea...exactly...but whatever.  He watches his "Walking Dead", and I watch "Real Housewives".  Anyway, on this week's episode of RHOBH, Yolanda (who is one of my favs) talked about an art project her family does every Sunday night.  They paint canvases, and then she displays them on her wall.  Check out the pic from her home below:

Check out her explanation and her AMAZING house in this clip from BravoTV.com: http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/season-3/videos/yolandas-crib

SOOO, what does this have to do with you and me?  This project so inspired me that this is going to be ANGELA'S CRAFT CHALLENGE to you and your family.  

This evening while we are watching the Super Bowl, my husband, my daughters and I will paint one canvas each.  Before anyone comments, my husband doesn't get into professional football that much and is more than willing to do this.  If it were college football, on the other hand, we would be vegging in front of the TV. 

We decided on paintings that represent our personal interests or likes.  I, however, threw a kink into the craft project by saying that they could only use turquoise and orange paint.  I want to display them in my living room, and, hey, I see it as an artistic challenge to coordinate with my color palette.  

Now here's where you come in.  I challenge you to do this with YOUR family or friends and then send me a picture of the art for me to display on my blog.  I already got some excited comments on FB, so I'm hoping many of you will challenge yourselves and others and share your creations with me.  I need all pics of your art by Sunday, February 16th.  You can e-mail them to prettifyyourlife@hotmail.com Have fun!  I can't WAIT to see them!

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