Pretty from Pandemonium, part 1

Here is an idea 16 months in the making. I saw one home blog too many where a homemaker has an immaculately artsy house, even though there are little ones living under the same roof. I have fleeting dreams of such creativity and cleanliness, but in reality, I am often quickly dressing or picking up the living room in 30 seconds leading up to Phil walking through the garage door.

So, my idea started as a snarky response to those sorts of blogs. But, really, upon further though, it could be a means for looking at life. Calm in the midst of chaos. Delicate emerging from the disorder. Marvelous out of mayhem. Etc, etc.

So here is the original two-pic brainstorm.

Naomi's purse rack, complete with 2 tree crafts

(never mind that they were done with my friend while I was off at work).

But wait! If you give your neck ten degrees turn, we've actually got a stripped bed, pillow pile, lawn mower inside from out, and sadly, a dead dolphin.

But...the kids are are not playing in the clean corner!

Pics from Sept 2014