The New Boston Shoulder Bag

Yes, this purse is actually made from tractor and bicycle inner tubes that were on their way to a landfill. The entire exterior is waterproof, undeniably durable, and completely unique. I designed it to be great for every day use with three pockets, magnetic closures, and fully lined interior.

- 1 large interior pocket
- 2 small exterior pockets
- Fully lined with a washable black satin
- Leather-like rubber exterior
- Chrome magnetic closure
- Comfortable rubber handles
- Measures 17" x 10" x 4 1/2"
- Machine washable. Lay flat to dry.
- Chrome hardware

10% of your order will be donated to Susan G Komen for breast cancer research in memory of my sister.

All my orders come with free gift wrapping and a 30 day money back guarantee. I want you to be as happy receiving my products as I am making them.

I Love with a capital "L" the hardware/ biker-chic look lately and I especially love how I think this design really captures the leather-like look that I really strive for. I'm one of those crazy people that is drawn towards leather but don't like the idea of wearing it. 

Rustic living



Rustic table+modern chairs



Rustic charm comes to the kitchen



Peaceful sleeping nook



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Masculine living



Black and White living



Rough edges

Loft living

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Harmony to kids room

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Modern cabin

Let the light in (Photo Klikk No)

Simplistic (Photo Klikk No)

Cabin life

I have been offered a wonderful chance to escape the Australian summer to the Scandinavian winter- let's have a look inside the cabin...

Kuvat Kotivinkki

Kuvat Kotivinkki

Welcome-Tervetuloa

The day I started sharing my passion, dreams& visions

Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

-- Harold Whitman

Stylish Blogger Award

My blog friend Debi has awarded me with the Stylish Blog Award. I am honored that she considered me for the award. If you have a chance, stop by and visit her blog. She always has something going on over there!

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There are some rules for the award and they are:

~ Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award.

~ Share 7 things about yourself.

~ Award 7 recently discovered great bloggers.

~ Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award.

 

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So, here it goes - seven things about myself that you may not know.

 

1. I am messy. Throw my clothes on the floor kind of messy.

2. At the moment, I am addicted to City Ville on Facebook

Want to be my neighbor? :)

 

3. I ALWAYS sing off key and out of tune.

 

4. I have had rheumatoid arthritis since I was 18.

5. My dh and I have been sweethearts since I was 14.

 

6. My favorite thing to cook in is my iron skillet.

I use it several times a week.

 

7. I spend my day job with farmers & really do love my job.

 

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Now, onto my seven recently discovered great bloggers :)

 

1. Check on The Zero Waste Home.

She has lots of tips on how to reduce. Even if you don't use all her ideas, if you use some, it will help to simply your life.

2. Stop by and see Bees Knees Bungalow.

I found her site and I scrolled all the way through the end. She has great ideas and I love the looks of all her projects.

3. Has anyone not checked out Freckled Laundry?

She has sweet simple stuff. A look I would love to recreate in my home.

4. Years ago Brassy Apple inspired me to make my first real outfit for my little girl.  I sewed up a rockin' outfit thanks to her.

5. I love her home and her fun projects she shares with us.

Go see Grand Design Co.

6.  Aunna is a blogger I personally know.  She would love for you to check out her blog called Tons of Potential.  She is a young woman how has lots of good ideas.

7.  Hop over to 6th Street Design School.

Kirsten has some ideas you will love.

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Hope you have enjoyed learning a little about me.  Happy Blog Hopping everyone. I think you will really enjoy all the blogs I have listed.

Thanks to Debi for the award.  :)

Happy Thursday to all!

Silhouette Give Away

Is there anyone out there that doesn't read

 The DIY Showoff?

They are giving away a Silhouette.

Go check them out!

 

Another Silhousette Give Away is happening at

My Repurposed Life

You can find another Give Away at
Vintage Rivials.
(She has a wonderful blog by the way)

    And the final blogger to be giving away a Silhouette isC.R.A.F.T

Good Luck!

New Cassette Tape Jewelry Boxes

My Vinyl Record Jewelry has been going great and I wanted to show something new that's functional and cohesive, but slightly unexpected. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, Jewelry boxes made from recycled cassette tapes!

Each unique box keeps 14, well-loved cassette tapes out of the landfill and is even fully lined with felt made from recycled plastic bottles. Your jewelry, keepsakes, and other precious mementos will be safe, scratch-free, and protected.

-Retail: $37.99

Fully lined with felt made from recycled plastic bottles
-Durable, hard case exterior
-Made 100% from recycled materials
-Functional as a jewelry case, catch-all, or generic organizer
-Made from 14 cassette tapes

10% of your order will be donated to breast cancer research in honor of my sister.

All my orders come with free gift wrapping and a 30-day money, back guarantee. I want you to be just as happy receiving my products as I am making them.

I'm thinking about posting an editorial on how I did this. Should I???

Where have I been?

I haven't abandoned you blog world.

I have been busy with everyday life.

I will be back soon.

These are the people that are keeping me busy.

Rust Some More..

I can't get enough of this stuff. I love the look of rust (I think I like the orange color it produces). Here is an old mirror that was sitting in the closet at my parents house. They didn't like the gold color so it was not up in their house. I decided to rust it and see if they would use it. Sure enough... it' now hanging in their new condo. Here is the process. 

 As I was working, I caught Porter the pug watching me through the old bathroom mirror I had sitting on the floor. He is such a funny pug!

Link up and add your own rust projects or inspirations!

Mudroom Facelift

I gave our mudroom a quick facelift last night. It was the last room downstairs that still had the original (smokers-yellow) paint color and it was driving me crazy. I searched in our garage and found a leftover color that had just enough in it to paint the small room. 

Mudroom before:

Mudroom after it's little facelift:

I found these farm signs at a flea market in Eugene a while back. I loved them but no idea what I was going to do with them.  Since it points to the kitchen, I thought it was fitting. 

Quote from my husband: "you painted the mud room...the color of mud." :) 

Cheap Frame UpDo

As I was going through a closet, I found these 2 framed pictures that I had found for extremely cheap a few months ago. I was not a fan of the pictures, but figured I could do something since they were only a few bucks. It took me a few months but I finally dragged them out, took some scrap booking paper I had laying around, and put new images in them. For no cost at all, they turned out quite cute and look great in our guest bathroom. I think they will enjoy their new life on the wall rather than being tucked away in the closet.

Pug-Art

I have seen a few blogs that have adorable silhouettes of family and pets. We LOVE our pugs and I wanted to find a cute way to frame them as silhouettes because of how silly they are shaped. I had these 2 adorable mirrors that I was not using so I decided to treat them as frames for my new art project. 

First, I found pictures of the pugs, sized them to be about equal, printed them on basic copy paper, then cut them out. I then traced the cutouts onto black paper and cut those out. 

 I took 2 pieces of patterned scrapbook paper and glued the Pug Silhouette's onto them. Tada... homemade Pug-Art! 

Apology Note...

Dear Blog,
I am so sorry that I have abandoned you! I am back and I promise to post here soon!
Sincerely,
Jenna