a new england apple pie day

This chalkboard is in my kitchen and it was FREE! (I love that word)

Today,  I decided to bake an olde fashioned New England apple pie.  I went to the Brookfield Orchards the other day and bought a bag of super tart apples.  *Sour Face*  So, I started Fall early.

Fresh, cut apples awaiting the spices

Ooey, gooey yumminess!

Lemon zest, butter, and now it just needs a blanket of pastry

Ready for the oven

It's ready! Can you smell it?  If only I had smellivision!

My son captured my first bite of apple pie for Fall 2010

DEEEEELICIOUS!!!!

red filing cabinet inspired by...

Lenore at Lather. Write. Repeat. inspired me to spray paint this once ugly green filing cabinet, which I found for FREE at the recycling center, to a nice shiny lobster shell red!  

Bye, bye ugly green!

HELLO, FRUIT PUNCH!

It's the perfect size for my index card file

It really does add a punch to my writing room.  I love it and it's the perfect size.

Thanks,  Lenore ;)

new chalkboard scoreboard

My 4yr. old son's bedroom is all about sports.  I wanted to make a scoreboard, so I used chalkboard paint and some wall stickers to create this scoreboard that he loves!  As soon as it was dry he said, "Let me get my chalk!"  I included my steps to creating this below.  Also, I could not add an "s" at the end of visitor, but that's okay...;)Alyssa 

                                    Draw a quadrilateral.  I used an old calendar as my template.

Then, I taped it off and added more tape where I wanted white lines.

Next, I added the chalkboard paint.  I'm a messy painter! Never hire me! ;)

                                    Then, I added another coat.

                                              Project complete!