I was able to make it to Ikea this weekend to purchase a larger
Expedit case for my craftroom. Wow, was that place
crowded. I'm glad I knew exactly what I wanted prior to going there! I should also say that I'm glad my husband has a SUV so we could get all 5 large boxes as well as all the
storage boxes I purchased.
As my husband put together the new
units, I went into my room and started unloading the old one. If anyone has any question about how much the Expedit can hold, I'm here to tell you TONS. My husband was able to build my two units prior to me emptying the one in my room. I had supplies all over our foyer, living and dining rooms. Thankfully, he came in and helped me empty the area after he was finished. (Before picture on the right and After picture on the left).
I spent about 4 hours putting everything back! I'm still not 100% sure what I will do with my 8 1/2 x 11 paper that is currently located in a tower to the right of my desk. Since there is very little room to expand in the tower, I may convert it all to vertical storage and place it in the empty open space on the right of the Expedit. I also spent some time re-organizing my embossing folders/plates and dies. The folders/plates
are kept in the photo box on the bottom left and I've purchased two
Martha Stewart binders from Staples which now house my Papertrey Ink dies. I think finding my dies will be much easier now! The CD box on the top left houses my
Nestabilities in CD cases. Although it seems like every single space in the new unit is take up, some of the boxes are empty! I thankfully have room to grow. After I was all finished and admired my accomplishment, I noticed something very annoying....the label locations on the Kassett boxes I purchased previously do not match up with the ones I purchased yesterday.
Sigh, that will drive me nuts! Looks like I'm going on another road trip to Ikea soon.
We have started our Easter Dinner planning! We are hosting about 10 people this year. We still are not 100% sure of our menu, but we are getting there. I feel like I serve the same old side dishes each time we host. Although everyone seems just fine with the same 'ol, same 'ol, I wanted to see if I could come up with a few new additions. I found a Sweet Potato Souffle by Paula Dean. Boy am I glad we did a test run before our dinner!!! After reading the comments from people who have tried the recipe, I cut the amount of sugar I used in half. Boy, was it ever SWEET, even with the reduced sugar. My DH and I agreed that it was almost considered a dessert versus a side dish. Back to the drawing board! We'll figure it out. I just want to change it up, but at the same time want it to be yummy!!!
I started making the Easter "Baskets" and place cards for the table. The place cards were made with everything PTI. I used New Leaf card stock for the base of the place cards and Rustic Cream for the name plates. I used the stamp set Scrambled Eggs for the images. I changed the "baskets" up a little this year. Instead of the Easter 'basket' tins I did last year, I decided to use clear six inch paint cans. I ran to Michael's every night this week with my 40% off coupon in hand and purchased one at a time. It was worth it! I cut the animals from the Create A Critter cartridge, the circles for the tops from the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge, and the initials for the tops from the Art Philosophy cartridge. I love the way the top of the cans all together really do look like paint colors!!! Since I had more room in the paint cans than the tea tins, I put some pez dispensers in there too to add height. FUN! I've decided to do something special for our Moms - I purchased two Longaberger Peeps Baskets and filled them with candy. I think they will love them. My mom is a Peep lover for sure, so I know she'll get a kick of it!
