Happy New Year

I hope everyone has a happy, healthy, creative 2011.

The Last of the 2010 Tribute

I wasn’t really sure how to title this because it is my last post in my 2010 tribute but it is also 10 things I want to accomplish next year. Goodbye 2010, I wish I could say you have been good to me but I am glad to see a new year come in. And have high hopes for 2011. Make me proud 11.

1. Get a job, even if only part time
2. Move out of parents’ house
3. Make Etsy shop bigger and better, make sales
4. Keep being creative no matter if I want to be lazy or not
5. Keep posting blogs, try to do it daily
6. Work on furniture restoration, reclaiming, redoing…whatever it may be try some new things like glazing
7. When I start to feel down, or sad or bummed, find something to lift my spirits (like leaving inspirational post-its all over Hobby Lobby with my son)
8. Really work at being really kind to the rude cashiers, et al, like saying thank you not so quietly (but not loud either) when they are clearly being rude, this really makes me feel better to try and get a nicer reaction out of them
9. Not sure how to do this, but I need to pay down my credit card from my camera (and tulle) purchase, paying interest really sickens me since it defeats the purpose of buying the items cheaper
10. Love my son, show him every day how much I love him even when he is being a tootoo. It can be hard some days but I think he needs to see love more and maybe he will be tootoo less

Hope everyone has a safe and fun New Years Eve. Remember to call a cab or designate a driver. Be blessed and loved and all those warm wishes.

My 10 most popular posts

As 2010 is quickly leaving us I would like to take this opportunity to share my top 10 posts and thank everyone that has come by and made these the most popular posts (and on to a bigger and better 2011).
#10  Halloween Bird Houses and Fences


#9  Frankenstein and Spiders (he sold at the craft fair)


#8  Wreathes, Wreathes Everywhere


#7  Halloween Wreath


#6  Eyes On You


#5  Halloween Art


#4  Where I Blog


#3  Double Holiday Blocks (they sold at the fair too)



#2  Spooky Fence (won a Krylon challenge on DYI)


And the most popular post of 2010: Adorable Little Owls

Thank you everyone =)

 

       

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My Inspiration

When I started blogging back this summer, I started on Wordpress. My mission was to blog about customer service related issues, helpful hints, ect. It didn’t last long. I love the word Serendipity so one day I blogged about it. While doing my research I came across The Serendipity Factory. It was love at first sight. Okay, I was at least very inspired. If you ever need a good pick me up, I highly recommend you subscribe to The Serendipity Factory. Somehow, from there I started following another blog, then another and I was hooked on the crafty blogs. It seemed they were all on Blogger so I decided to move over. I started up Lili’s Buzz on August 27. When I decided to go self-hosted (or whatever it is) it told me Lili’s Buzz wasn’t available (strange) so that is how Purple Paisley Pinwheels was born (I like it so much that I have decided when I can ever open my own shop I will call it that). Though things still haven’t turned for good for me, I have gotten closer to being in my better place (I was pretty depressed when I had to move in with my parents this summer and matters with my mother didn’t help). The blogging has really helped me in this endeavor. That and finding all these great projects to bring out my crafty itches. So much so that I decided to attend my first ever craft show with only 2 months to prepare. I kept myself so busy for that, but not selling almost anything at all really set me back a little. It was very saddening. I really needed to sell enough to earn back the supplies. But that is not what this is about. On to the rest of my tribute to 2010. Today I am thanking and honoring 10 posts that inspired me to create because I just had to go out and get the supplies to make one myself.

#1 Candelabra

             

Sawdust and Paper Scraps                                                            My Creation

 

#2 Tulle Wreath

  

Flamingo Toes                                                                           My Creation

This is also the idea I used for all the wreathes I tried to sell at the craft fair. Except that I went Christmas with varied other holidays and everyday (or baby room).

 

#3 Landscape Timber Pumpkins

   

Chapman Place                                                                 My Creation

 

#4 Candy Dish (or chips and dip)

                                                    

The Speckled Dog                                                My Creation

(For some reason it won’t let me make these two pictures any bigger!) I had had mine out in the car as a back up for the candy I had out at the craft fair and it actually came apart. I am not sure if it was the painted wood holder or what but I am leery of that now. The Christmas one I had out at the fair came apart too but it was the painted charger that kept coming undone.

 

#5 Spooky Birdhouses

 

Crafty Sisters                                                                                   My Creation

I went on to make winter and Christmas ones as well, I loved making these so much. All my smaller Christmas ones sold at the fair, but not the pedestaled bigger ones or a few of the winter ones.

 

#6 Halloween Wreath

 

david, courtney and cameryn                                           My Creation

This one was tough work, I couldn’t get the feathers to stay and to not leave black on my fingers. I am still contemplating taking it apart. 

 

#7 Halloween Candle Holders

 

Entertain Exchange                                                                              My Creation

 

#8 Wooden Snowman

  

Crafty Chic Mommy                                             My Creation

I just realized which post it was that I was working on that got lost, since I don’t have a post on my snowmen…I used 1x3 for mine. I had had my mom cut up one back in October to make pumpkins and Christmas trees. The pieces didn’t work for trees though, so I decided to do a snowman (or 2) instead. Not near as cute at Crafty Chic Mommy though, I love hers.

Once again it seems I don’t have 10, but to make my theme stick I am sharing 2 other could have been.

#9 Terra cotta Christmas trees

House of Hepworths

I have wanted to do this project ever since I saw Allison’s post. I finally got some pots purchased half off at Hobby Lobby on December 23rd. So I will have some made soon (for next year, ha ha).

 

#10 Mod Podge Rocks

I am listing Amy as a whole here because she has posted many projects and shared from blogland many others that I have wanted to try. I went out and bought Dimensional Magic (well actually I looked for it for over a month before I found it) because I loved the cuff links she shared one time. Thank you Amy for all that you share.

I Love Color

I am trying to embrace color. I love color, don’t get me wrong, but I tend to not wear a lot of color or to decorate with much other than red either. I am not a big fan of red though. So I am trying to embrace more color. In continuation of my tribute to 2010, here are 1o color inspiring blogs I follow.

#1 Hostess (with the Mostess) …shares some pretty amazingly decorated parties

#2 Beyond the Screen Door …I LOVE her front door

#3 Paint me Plaid …from the paint by Plaid, need I say more

#4 the DIY club …sharing of DIY projects, usually involving paint

#5 All Things Thrifty …Brooke loves color too =)

#6 How About Orange …color is even in her blog title

#7 eighteen25 …I don’t recall seeing a post without lots of color

#8 The Decorated Cookie …her baked goods look amazing and always so colorful (maybe not really a decorating inspiration but still colorful none the less)

#9 Flamingo Toes …I like how much pink Beverly has on her blog

#10 Remodelaholic …shares many furniture redo projects with lots of color

I love comments

I hope that I reply to everyone that comments, if not through email then I at least try to reply in the comments. Another tribute to 2010, here are my 5 (sad there wasn’t 10) repeat commenters:

1. Amanda @ Serenity Now (3)
2. Sawdust and Paperscraps (3)
3. Stacey (3)
4. Jenn (3)
5. Colleen @ MuralMaker&More (2)

10 most repins on Pinterest

Do you know about Pinterest? I love it. I was using delicious (which is closing) but ran into Pinterest and liked it so much better. Only thing is, there has to be a picture to pin. When I saved some websites for things like Snowman Sayings, I can’t pin it because there is no picture. You pin a picture from any site and it refers back to where you pinned it from. I have some 10 boards and pin all the time now. For future inspiration, or things I just love. You have to be invited by e-mail so let me know if you would like me to invite you so you can start using it. Take a look at my pins if you like: http://pinterest.com/lilisbuzz/pins/
Back to my 2010 tributes, here are 10 of the pins that were repinned (there were others but I just went through my pins and copied, stopping at 10)
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From here if you go check out my Pinterest you will see how it works and how it shows where they come from.