Hello, I’m Kati
Welcome to our house. It’s a little crazy with 2 small kids, a dog, a parakeet, a project in progress in every room, and something cooking in the kitchen, but it’s home.
This is my story of our fun, and a little crazy, DIY life. Join us as we DIY our way to a beautiful home on a budget!
I have a disease I like to refer to as the “I can make that” disease. When I see something I like, I instantly start figuring out how I can create it.
I have a measuring tape on my key chain and a sketchbook in my purse so I can document my inspiration wherever it happens.
I’ve always been a creative person, my mother was that creative mother before the internet and Pinterest. We always had handmade Halloween costumes, green pancakes for St. Patrick’s Day, and a month of activities leading up to Christmas.
I remember one year my mom got a jig saw for Mother’s Day, I didn’t know that wasn’t normal. Now I realize how she influenced my creativity so much.
I also have a love of cooking, and try to do it mostly from scratch. I desperately wanted to raise my kids with heathy eating habits and a love of new foods so I try to serve a home cooked meal almost every night of the week.
Of course, life happens and we get pizza or Chick-Fil-A, but my kids also love to eat zucchini noodles with pesto and kale salads so I consider that a win.
My creative journey started in high school where I discovered a love for watercolor painting. Then I went to school for Fashion Design and fell in love with pattern making and fashion sketching. I was a seasoned seamstress because of the years I spent in 4H and learning to sew from, you guessed it, mom!
My love of fashion took me into retail where I spent years as a Regional Manager for a clothing company. I did enjoy my job, but I was spending my time managing not creating.
When we started our family, we made it a goal to work towards me being a stay-at-home mom and the summer before my little girl turned 2, we were able to take the plunge.
Now that I had “all that free time” being at home with the kids (believe me, I knew I wouldn’t have free time but everyone else must have thought I would be watching General Hospital and eating bonbons while the kids sat nicely reading books in my clean house because they kept asking what I had planned to fill up my days after I quit), I was able to start working on the things I so desperately wanted to do (like the remodel that was taking a decade to complete).
After I quit my job I turned to the internet to fuel my creativity. I had always wanted to learn how to use Illustrator and be able to create digitally, but until recently I was struggling to figure it out.
I took a Creative Live class by Bonnie Christine of Going Home to Roost and she changed by life! After a few hours, I was creating in Illustrator where I’d never been able to before, then after the course was completed, I was so inspired to jump into my creative journey and run head on into what might come next for me. So here I am!
I’M ON A JOURNEY TO FINISH ALL THE PROJECTS IN OUR HOUSE, CONTINUE TO FIND HEALTHIER WAYS FOR OUR FAMILY TO LIVE, AND JUST CREATE SOMETHING!
Join me for this journey, I’m sure there will be lots of fun things to see, some laughs, probably some tears, and a lot of coffee since I seem to be avoiding sleep to get everything done!
Julie
Wednesday 16th of December 2020
We've just started making the Dollhouse Barn for a three year old girl! I included the rest of the fam to contribute Schleich farm animals and a John Deere tractor and I'm making some felted items for the stalls & paddock. Crossing fingers that we can get it done in time! Thanks for the adorable barn plans!
Kati
Tuesday 19th of January 2021
Wow, I am sure she will love her barn! I hope you got it all done in time.
Regina Anthony
Monday 23rd of November 2020
Hi Kati! I just want to tell you that I love your website. Keep up the good work but take time for your family! Thanks, Regina
Kati
Wednesday 16th of December 2020
Thank you so much! Have a wonderful Christmas.
Lisa A Thwing
Thursday 30th of April 2020
I just joined up and I am so excited. Thank you so much for being so willing to share your ideas. That is the mark of a true artist they are so willing to help others because it's something they're passionate about and they love it above all else and they want to see others succeed. so thank you for your servant's heart and may God bless you and your sweet family as well as your business.
Kati
Monday 11th of May 2020
Thank you so much for your kind comment Lisa! God bless you too.
Jeanie
Thursday 20th of September 2018
I'm soooo glad that I found you! I love all of the freebie printables and I love that you have provided all of that great content for us. THANK YOU ! I've been looking for the answer to this question but haven't found it . . . I'm assuming that the freebie printables are for personal use only, but I thought I'd check to see if any are available for commercial use. Not like mass production, but to sell a few at a Farmer's Market or a fund raiser or something. Thanks again for all that you do for us.
Kati
Friday 21st of September 2018
Hello Jeanie! Thanks so much for your kind words. Yes all the printables are for personal use only. If you are interested in using them to sell, please contact me and we can discuss commercial use licenses.
callwendi
Monday 17th of September 2018
Hi Katie!
I also purchased the Calendar but cannot figure out how to print it out. Thanks so much!
Kati
Monday 17th of September 2018
Were you able to download it? If you need me to resend the download button, let me know (or you can log-in to your account). To print it, I like to upload the PDF to my local print shop. I prefer Staples for this large calendar. Their engineering prints are a great price and work perfect for the giant calendar.