The Last Couple Creative Weeks

I know, it's been way too long since I have blogged! Sorry about that. Wow, I haven't told you all about anything that has happened lately...yikes!

How about an overview of the last couple weeks first:

I have done a lot of exploring of Stuttgart more than just the main street of shopping, Konigstrasse. I have found a few really cool stores that are on my must-go-to-a-few-times-a-week list! I have a favorite craft shop called "Idee", it's like a little German version of Michaels. They have just a little of everything craft wise basically. Unfortuntely, they don't have any fabric because the big department stores actually carry fabric in their home section. They also have lots of holiday stuff so far and that's really exciting to me. Another shop that I love is "Depot". (www.dasdepot.com will give you a chance to look if you'd like!) They are a chain of home decor stores and there are two of them just on Konigstrasse! A big brand new one just opened in the Hauptbahnhof on September 27th and that's the one that I like to go to. They have all sorts of cool holiday stuff as well as every day items that are really good value for not very much money. I'm going to buy some stuff from there for Thanksgiving, but I'll tell you about that in a few. Then, I love this store called "Nanu Nana." It's hard to explain because we don't really have anything like it. It's kinda like a dollar store, but with nicer stuff and it's not only a dollar. I've got it, it's like a variety store! They have lots of interesting things that other places don't have and there are also two of them on Konigstrasse. (I even got some cool ornaments for making into Christmas earrings! (= Exciting!)

So, Anette took me on a little shopping trip to Ikea a couple weeks ago and bought me some gifties for my room to make it a little more comfortable and a little more "me." Nice of her, huh? She got me a new sheet set that has huge, black flowers on it (so me!), a nice long red rug for the front hallway, and some other assorted things. We're going back tonight so that we can do a little more holiday shopping. Anette is giving me free reign on the decor for the Weihnachten (Christmas) dinner table and I made her a deal that I will gladly do that one if I can do a Thanksgiving table as well! (; I'm making Thanksgiving dinner all by myself this year....for the first time ever! (I'll try to make Mommy proud!) It wont exactly be the first Thanksgiving for the Fischer family because they had another American au paira few years ago and she made one too. But, it will be my friend Vincent's first Thanksgiving so it has to be perfect! (: I was considering going with a cool dark brown and copper theme for the table but I decided not. For their first time Thanksgiving, I should go with something a little more traditional. So now I am thinking cornucopia and leaves! It'll be pretty either way and I'll probably include the beautiful dark brown leaves that I wanted to get anyway. Anette is supporting me in purchasing all the goodies I need to make it just right. Hooray! I think I will actually get some things for it tomorrow....I'm just too excited to wait. (;

I started an art project to keep myself busy as well. (Because, when I am creatively busy, I am not shopping and am therefore saving money for all my trips in the Spring!) In the very Cori way of doing things, I picked up a broken chair on the side of the road and have decided to refinish it. Sometimes I can't believe that someone would throw away a Thonet Paris cafe chair when all it needs it a new seat and a little love....but I guess I'm glad that they did because now I get to play! Of course, I can't bring it home with me next year so I have decided that it will be Lena's Birthday and Christmas present (because she understands my psychotic love of chairs...) I'm taking this dirty white chair and making it into a Moulin Rouge themed work of art. I will post pictures when I am further along in the creating process!

So, that's pretty much what I have done lately.....if I remember some more things I will post them later. I already know that I want to share my autumn stroll that I took the other day in Stuttgart.