Mr. Russell Pricklepants

I got a new roommate this past weekend. He's shy and sleeps all day and can get a bit prickly at times.

Behold: Mr. Russell Pricklepants.

There's obviously a back story to how this happened, so here it is (beware, it's a long one).

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hello!

I have officially now painted every room in my house. So I'm done painting now, right?

Ha. Hahaha. Of course not.

Unfortunately, both my front door and door in from my garage need some serious TLC. I'm not planning on tackling either of those any time soon, so I needed to do something to hold me over for a while.

Silhouette to the rescue!

Simple. Quick. Adorable. :)

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A Not So Subtle Hint

Last Friday my boyfriend brought me something. No, it wasn't flowers or chocolate (although I do receive those more often than I deserve), and it wasn't tasty beverages in adorable bottles (that was earlier this week). Alas, I received another chalkboard. ;)

His store uses a few for displays, and he has been a big fan of my work lately (because he's a sweetheart like that). He asked if I would do a valentine's day one for him with the directions of: "I dunno. Put candy on it or something."

Helpful.

So I came up with this:

I figured I could use it as a suggestion. Great idea, right? 

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Boards for Beer

I've mentioned before that my brother started his own business last year, and I was nice enough to decorate a chalkboard sign for him over Thanksgiving.

Well I was home for Christmas and he asked if I'd do a few more for him. And being the wonderful sister that I am (and having absolutely no other plans whatsoever while I was in town) I happily obliged.

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Painting the "Storage Closet"

After looking at dozens of three and four bedroom houses on my search to find my home, I decided that a two bedroom house was more reasonable for my needs. Unfortunately, since I've moved in it's been more like a "one bedroom house with a really big closet for storing all the extra crap I haven't unpacked yet."

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