I said almost two weeks ago that I would update everybody on my vacation, and I failed to do so....woops! Spring semester at the University of Montana is almost done, so I have been working on final projects and studying, and things at the resort that I work at have picked up quite a bit. There is never a dull moment needless to say!
So, to keep my promise, here is what we did in Seattle for spring break:
We visited the famous Pike's Place Fish Market on the first day. There was a ton of shops (the market is 3 levels!), and of course the real fish market (the guys that throw the fish), and also the Gum Wall in Post Alley:
Then we shopped around downtown quite a bit, and went to a really good restaurant for Casey's birthday called the Scotch & Vine. It was a small place, but it had a ton of wine and scotch! The food was great, too.
Just above Pike's Place, there is a restaurant/brew pub called Pike's Place Brewery. They have a really popular beer called Kilt Lifter, and it's actually pretty good! We had a blast there, and they had excellent food (probably the best we had during our entire trip).
Then we visited the Columbia Center Skyview....it's twice as tall as the Space Needle, and half the price! It's gorgeous up there, with an amazing view of the water and the city.
We did Bill Speidel's Underground Seattle Tour:
Then went to the butterfly atrium at the Pacific Science Center next to the Space Needle.
It was a blast, and we definitely wore ourselves out! It's been good to be back and in the swing of things...now I just need to finish this semester up and get to cleaning! Later this week, I will share with you what I got from Martha Stewart (I love that woman)!
Right now, I should be busting my butt on some accounting homework. So here I am, blogging!
A huge part of being organized is bins....we have gone over this. You take everything out of the cluttered space, throw out what you don't want/need, and you put it in a bin, then label it. Fabric bins are a great way to organize in a place that people can see (living room, kitchen, bedroom, etc.). And you know what? I'm not going to lie to you....fabric bins can be expensive, especially the nice heavy-duty ones! So I kinda was racking my brain on how to make one, then I found this lovely little box:
I thought it would be great to try and make a fabric bin out of, because the cardboard is pretty thick and sturdy, and it also has handle holes! I bought some fabric that I thought was versatile in all of the rooms of my house, and I measured it and cut it so that it would fit one side of the box. To adhere it, I used Elmer's spray adhesive that I found on sale at JoAnn Fabrics.
Then I finished all four sides of the box, careful to wrap the fabric around the bottom and inside edges slightly to that it looked uniform on the outside:
That's as far as I have gotten for now! But I must say...not bad for a homemade fabric bin. I'm going to fabric the inside as well, so we will se how that goes! Then I'm going to cut out the holes in the sides for the handles, and hopefully it holds up! It's been over a week since I got this far, and it has held up beautifully! Updates to come soon.... :)
In case you didn't notice...I've been gone all week! I was lucky enough to have a whole week off from college, and April 1st was Casey's birthday, so we decided to visit Seattle. It was so fun! We went to Pike's Place Market, the Gum Wall in Post Alley, the Columbia Center Skyview, Space Needle, EMP, Pacific Science Center, and many many other places. I absolutely love it there! It was sunny and warm almost the entire time, so we totally scored in the weather department.
Later this week, catch up with me and I will tell you all about our adventures there!
