Archive | July, 2007
Headboard – How To Recap…
Here are the links to the construction of my headboard. Happy to report I still have 10 fingers and 10 toes. LINK 1 LINK 2 And don’t forget…I’m still running a contest to win a free gallon of AURA paint, a texture brush and a $10 gift card to BBW. Click here for more information… copyright 2007 iloveupstate.com
Continue reading...Curtain Trauma. The Stately Manor House Turned Into A Pseudo-Opium Den
31. July 2007
My house looks like an opium den. I can assure you, I have not seen the Cheshire Cat since college. Here’s how this downward spiral happened… Picture 1 – The mudroom leading to the kitchen. Yes, that’s a beach sarong. During July & August of each year the sun beats through this door and basically cooks [...]
Continue reading...Saratoga Race Track…Fancy Hat Day…
30. July 2007
Yesterday was fancy hat day at the racetrack track. Alas, neither me nor Mom won the event. OK, I didn’t even enter. I found out that they’d take your picture and it would go in the paper. Ummm, no thanks. LOL They also gave away baseball caps so we all got nifty little red Saratoga [...]
Continue reading...This Might Be My Most Favorite Logo Submission Yet! And, Adding More Prizes!
30. July 2007
Love Love Love it! Lynne sent this one in. Super kudos to her. This all reminds me…I should take some sort of photoshop/graphics class…cause I don’t know &%$# about layering graphics. I am also adding a $10 Bath & Body Works gift card to the mix. Yes, the competition gifts are growing! So now it’s [...]
Continue reading...MarK Your Calendars! I’m Going To Be 25 Again!
27. July 2007
October 6th will be the 12th annual celebration of my 25th birthday. My family insists that I am a nightmare to shop for…so I’ve put together a quick cheat sheet for them. Birthday Ideas… –Groovy translucent hat box at The Container Store ($24.99) so that I can store my snazzy Phillip Treacy hat. Which, by the [...]
Continue reading...Another Prospective Logo Rolls On In…
27. July 2007
Ariana from over at the fabulous Becoming Home blog sent in this suggestion for my blog logo? Whatcha think? In other news, I ate way too much mexican food and had 2 margaritas tonight. My stomach looks like I’m 20 months pregnant. Eek! copyright 2007 iloveupstate.com
Continue reading...It’s Time To Go Home…And Another Possible New Logo
26. July 2007
Confession. I haven’t been at the house in almost 4 weeks. I was on the road for work, vacation and well – it’s been too long. Have I mentioned that my Mom lives with me? She and her boyfriend (who also mostly lives there) have been holding down the proverbial fort. Which reminds me. Let [...]
Continue reading...We Spent Last Night Wandering Around The East Village…
25. July 2007
Last night we hopped on the public transportation system and headed down to our old stomping ground: the East Village. I moved to NYC from a (very) small town on October 6, 1990. That was also my 20th birthday. I moved here essentially to become a recording engineer. Turns out, I wasn’t so good at [...]
Continue reading...Yay! Our First Logo Submission!
24. July 2007
Sarah over at Howard Hall Farm sent in this nifty logo suggestion. Whatcha think? I love that she incorporated the scrapey house pic that I love so much. Come on people. I ain’t no dang graphic designer. Send em in. (pretty please?). I gots paint and brushes to give away! If we get 2 more submissions [...]
Continue reading...The Raw House…All Naked & Proud
24. July 2007
scrapeyhouse Originally uploaded by iloveupstate Here’s a picture of the house right after it had been scraped but obviously before it was painted. All naked and vulnerable and real and proud. It looks so raw…and I love it with the shutters off. I actually comtemplated leaving the house like this, but I knew the town would [...]
Continue reading...The Raw House…All Naked & Proud
24. July 2007
scrapeyhouse Originally uploaded by iloveupstate Here’s a picture of the house right after it had been scraped but obviously before it was painted. All naked and vulnerable and real and proud. It looks so raw…and I love it with the shutters off. I actually comtemplated leaving the house like this, but I knew the town would [...]
Continue reading...Free Gallon of Benjamin Moore’s AURA Paint
24. July 2007
Yep…I said a FREE gallon of Benjamin Moore’s fabulous new AURA paint. It’s said to be very eco-friendly too. You can click HERE to read more about this fab new paint. So how can you get your paws on a FREE gallon? I need a new logo. I like my logo…but I don’t love it. [...]
Continue reading...Someday When I Own A Beach Cottage…
23. July 2007
Someday when I own a cottage on the water, I will purchase these french brasserie/camp chairs that I have coveted for years…here’s 3 pictures from 3 different vendors. –Design Within Reach – $200 per chair–Sundance Catalog – $375 for 2 (you do the math)–Some Dude on Ebay – $59 each + $88 shipping Till then, I [...]
Continue reading...Neighbor Attempts to Clean Up His Yard. A Pictorial Experience
21. July 2007
The apartment in NYC has 2 yards. The Frontish-Side Yard is for the upstairs tenants. Three single guys in their 20’s. The Sidish-Front Yard is for the Fiance & I to trash…I mean enjoy. As chronicled in previous posts, we don’t have a lawn mower and it’s a pain in the rump to get one [...]
Continue reading...Time To Slap The Mail Man – A Harry Potter Rant
21. July 2007
I’ve been cleaning out the bedroom closet all morning. The Fiance went to the grocery store. Upon his return, the Fiance found the tag from the post office that they had “attempted” to deliver my package. MY HARRY POTTER BOOK. I was home. Bastards never rang the door. I will now resume breathing into the paper [...]
Continue reading...World’s Biggest Blueberry Pancake Rolls Into Town…
21. July 2007
I’m told that I wake up every Saturday morning and proclaim that I smell pancakes. Then, I am disappointed that the pancake fairy hasn’t arrived. Weird. Anyway, this morning I woke up sure that I smelled pancakes! Then I heard the front door close. Double Weird. Roll over. Where’s the Fiance? Then I hear lots [...]
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31. July 2007
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