Girl Power!

There are probably much better ways to celebrate International Women's Day; however constructing an Ikea cart and nailing Madeleines on the first time, all by myself was how I chose to spend mine.  So, you know...Girl Power!

I am woman, hear me roar! : )

Ikea Fail

I had one mission when I drove all the way out to Ikea this morning: Get me a Raskog cart.  The super cute turquoise one has been all over Pinterest for the last 9 months. Smart crafters have been using it to keep their Project Life supplies organized and cute all at the same time, just like this.  

I even found the lovely inserts that this very smart blogger said were a perfect fit for journal cards.  So I headed to Ikea and I followed the Yellow Arrowed Road all the way to the promised land where my prize was supposed to await me, and what do I have to show for it?  Jack with a side of squat.  Of all the shelves and all the pieces of furniture, my super cute new organizer was sold out.  Seriously!?

Lucky for me, Ikea in its infinite wisdom delivers.  And my new project will arrive on Thursday.  At least there's that...

I am Woman, Hear me Roar

 

 

I know that an Ikea bookshelf is not necessarily rocket science, but seriously, all by myself.  I even used tools and stuff, and didn't break ANYthing.  That has to count for something : )

Ikea Road Trip!

Has anyone EVER visited an Ikea and not enjoyed it?  (Ok, the bestie has but I've sufficiently turned her over to the dark side)  Even if you're not looking for anything, you can ALWAYS find something.  Even if that something is inspiration.  I love all the colors, and arrangements and the lighting.  I'm kind of a sucker for the lighting department.  I've hoarded 5 lights for my bedroom alone, 4 of which have pretty much never been used but they certainly look cute.  I wasn't looking for anything special this trip but I managed to walk out with (only) a nifty storage solution for my over-abundance of 12x12 cardstock...and of course some inspirational shots for future reference.

P.S.: I told you I was a little obsessed with editing photos using Picmonkey...