Porch Swing Progress

 Remember this post? Well we fixed the height of the swing almost immediately and I spend so much time out there. My littles love to play outside with the neighbors and I have a place to sit and watch. I added a splash with this pillow. I tackled 2 new sewing adventures in the process; piping and a zipper! When I left the pillow out, the Hubs asked where I bought it, which means I did a good job! I am so excited about it.

I got the fabric from Joann's with my 40% off coupon so it was only $11/yd! Wowza! I had been eyeing this fabric online, but just couldn't pull the trigger. Once I saw it in Joann's I bought the rest of the bolt. I decided to recover my dining chairs in the same fabric. (That reveal will come later when I finally finish refinishing my chairs.)

I still have a few things in mind to keep my swing company, like this from Urban Outfitters.

And perhaps a little table like this from Overstock.

I can't wait until I have more to show!

The Creative Spark

LilLuna

Minor Adjustments

Well, it finally came!!! My porch swing showed up yesterday. As soon as I saw that FedEx truck pull up, I opened the door and waited with the hugest smile on my face. He could tell I was pretty excited and kinda chuckled. I was a little embarrassed but was too excited to care. I didn't want to wait for The Hubs so I got to work and assembled it. Install was a bit tricky. We don't have a ladder so I took our kitchen chair to the porch and put a stool on top of the chair. Then I was able to reach the hooks. I was so ready to use it. I hung the swing from the chains and took a step back. . . This is what I saw. . .

Please excuse the dead vine. I need to "get it gone." 

With my 4'11" frame, the seat of the swing comes up to my chest. I'll be buying more chain today so that I can actually use my birthday present. With a few fabulous pillows, it will be ready for those cool Winter nights we have ahead of us here in AZ.

My Birthday!

Yesterday was my birthday! Although it's taboo to ask a woman her age, I still have a hard time considering myself a woman, (so I don't mind sharing) despite the fact that I've been married for 6+ years, have a house and a 2&3 y/o. I still haven't figured out what the guidelines are for being a "woman". Sometimes I feel 'womanly', like when I look in the mirror and realize that after having 2 kids in this 4' nothin frame, I have the curves of a woman. I'm talking VA VA VOOM here ladies. 

Being 4'11", I think that has a lot to do with not feeling like an adult woman. After yesterday, however, I feel a little more like a woman, since I hit the quarter of a century mark! It's a big age and I suppose comes with a lot of responsibility, but no more than when I was 24. It's funny how that works. 

Anywho, My birthday was wonderful! I spent the day with my boys, my Besty, Heidi, and my Boyfriend Hubby, Andrew. Best of all was my surprise gift! Not because of the gift itself, although I'm freakin excited for it, but because the Hubs picked it out. And it's something that I really really want! And it wasn't even on my Birthday list! Which means. . . HE WAS LISTENING!!!

If you remember the exterior of our house from this post, you remember that it is victorian style. It has that little "castle" (that's what my 3 y/o calls it) on the end which looks perfect for a porch swing. (It even has the hooks already) I originally fell in love with the house because of the porch and the Hubs said, "Yeah, but we won't ever use it." I replied with, " If we had a porch swing or at least some chairs, but a swing would be perfect, I would use it all the time to watch the kids." That was the last of that and now we get to have one.

Here's the one that I picked out. I can't wait!!!

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I'm so excited to sit out there and read  a  book, or watch my kids ride their bikes in the great Winter weather that we have here in the Valley of the Sun.

Happy Dreaming!