IKEA or Bust!

Guess what, IKEA is coming to Croatia!!! No, really, in 2011 Croatia will moving into a whole new socio-economic sphere. Okay so IKEA won't make that big of a difference for Croatia and her people but what a difference IKEA will make in my life!!

We headed to Austria and it was a lovely drive. Austria is a wonderfully crafty country anyways but to be there during the fall was wonderful. I didn't get lots of pictures since Johnny is a get there and get it done kinda guy but I did manage to get him to stop so I could take a picture of the pumpkins. Cool huh?

Once on the highway we were on our way and fast like too. After I saw this sign for Salzburg is was a true fight within me to either go to my beloved IKEA or drop in to Salzburg to visit Maria and the Captain from Sound of Music, and yes I know they aren't there anymore...

If you can't tell already, I'm an IKEA junkie! I love the place, actually many times while wandering it's long halls of impressive two-people dwellings I have imagined myself living within the massive store, and then the silence breaks and one of my offspring walk up with a plastic banana sticking out of one ear; I quickly tell them to leave the kitchen displays alone and I go back to dreaming.
Have you ever been to IKEA, NO! You're kidding, it's a trip of a life time in my humble openion. I love the place and there are so many reasonable things and ideas.

I have to tell you, we were at the closest IKEA to Croatia in Graz, Austria (home of Arnold S.) and I was in awe in the fabric dept. I love the IKEA style. I am the IKEA style but just uncultivated. I love the modern shapes and colors, I like the clean looks, I just like it! Really they should be paying me for all the publicity, but anyhow. I'm in the fabric dept. and I have finally found the fabric I want so I ask my sweet Johnny to have it cut for me since I don't know a lick of German and that's what they speak at this particular IKEA, anyhow, we stand there and wait, and wait and still more waiting. Then this very handsome blond lady comes over to the table where we are waiting and she is obviously not an employee of IKEA and do you know what she did? Really, she grabbed those huge sheers and just began cutting her own material. I'm like...this woman is nuts, who does she think she is touching those sheers and all. Then another women proceeds to do the same, then it hits us, this is a self-service fabric dept. Now we're cooking so I reach over and take the great sheers and begin to cut my own fabric, how cool is this. After cutting it I weighed it and stuck the little price sticker on myself. Oh now I'm hooked!!! I loved it and it was so nice not having to ask for a meter or whatever. Super cool, just another reason why I ♥ IKEA!

I bought a small amount of a few fabrics I liked, I love this bright, fun fabric; don't have any idea what I'll do with it but it's nice.

And then this great red stuff, I LOVE it! I don't know why but I do, I love it.
I didn't know what I was going to use it for but I finally figured it out. I made a wondow valance for the office with it. I actually took a 1x2 and stapled it, drilled pilot holes and Johnny attached it for me. I like it, so clean and I can still see the outside, I like that.

BTW, that's my sweetie sitting at his computer, sure love ya Babe!
Anyhow, if you ever want to go to IKEA with me, you're welcome to fly on over and we'll head to IKEA in Austria together. fun fun fun!