Brrrrrrr......it's cold!

Brrrr.....it's been so cold here that it's not very exciting to cut wood when I can't feel my fingers.  It takes my little heater all day running to heat up my shed enough for it to be tolerable to cut.  And I use the word tolerable loosely.

Had to show you all a quick shot of a custom set of Believe letters I did up right before Christmas and thought they were so fun!  I used a lot of the same papers from the FaLaLa set of letters I did.  I was really happy with the result and even happier to figure out how to retrieve the picture from my phone.

Life has been crazy and this blog has been on the back burner while I tried to make it through the Holidays and keep up with my church and PTO duties.  Yup, somehow I was talking into being the VP of our school's PTO.  It's been a very interesting learning experience but it also takes a lot of time and commitment.  I'm still thinking there might be a way to set this blog up as a gallery of sorts but have it all linked through my other blog with my sister, Crafty Sisters.  I need to get a bit more computer literate to do that one.:)

I did get a couple of things listed in Etsy today.  I only have one set of BE MINE letters left with this fun vintage paper.  I have to admit that these are probably one of my very favorite letters that I've done.  I do love the Dr. Pepper can hearts!  I also have a couple of sets of SWAK letters too.  I just love the red glitter lips!

I was going through my papers and found enough to put together 3 sets of the Believe letters in most of the original papers.  I still need to list them......

I'm anxious for it to warm up and for Spring to be here.  The other day I was in Hobby Lobby looking at Valentine stuff and I have to admit I thought it was so Ho Hum and found myself gravitating over to the Easter stuff being brought in.  The colors, the animals, everything about it just makes me happy and eager to create.
What do you get more excited for~Valentines or Easter?
Hearts or baby chicks and bunnies.....life is full of hard choices huh!
Happy Weekend!

SWAK Wood Letters

I've always wanted to do some SWAK letters

and finally got around to it!

I really wanted a fun playful font and

used some of the gorgeous My Mind's Eye paper

that we used over at Crafty Sisters for a fun 

Valentine banner.  My pictures don't do it justice!

I used some of our Meyer Imports German Glass Glitter

for the lips, which turned out quite delicious!

Very fun!

I also finally used the last of my paper

to make up a couple of sets of Be Mine letters.

I absolutely loved these,

probably more so because I got to use

my Dr. Pepper cans to adorn them.

I tried searching all over last night for anywhere that might have

any of this paper left and I came up empty handed.

Anyone got any ideas of where to look?

It's Vintage Valentine by Fancy Pants Designs.

I love this paper!

I'm thinking I might just surpass anything Shamrock-ish this year

because I get so excited to do Spring crafts.

What is it about those colors and bunny rabbits that make me so giddy?

It is by far my favorite time of year,

when the tulips all start coming up~I love it!

Right after Christmas we had an unusually warm couple of days

and I headed outside and planted 130+ bulbs

that I picked up for 75% off this fall and didn't manage

to get them in the ground until then.

I'm looking forward to a glorious show this year,

and yes, they have nothing to do with wood

but I promise I'll share the pictures!

Happy February Friends!:)

I "Heart" Valentines Day!

I'm not sure why I love hearts and Valentines Day so much. 

I guess I should clarify that last statement, I love Valentine Decorations.

As I was putting my Christmas Decor away with glee my eye was caught on the

bright pink tote I keep everything Valentine.... 

A nice pink subtle reminder of the pinky goodness inside!  It prompted me to get going with my BE MINE letters I'm doing a class on down at Paper Cottage,

I've just been stumped for doo dads to put on them. 

The most brilliant thought crossed my mind as I was talking to my sister Candace who is the yin to my yang and it occurred to me that my Dr. Pepper can I was guzzling was the perfect matching shade! 

Seriously could it be any more perfect to make hearts out of? 

Something I love becoming a decoration for a LOVE holiday???? 

All I can say is I LOVE IT!   And that's that.:)

So yes, with the holidays over I can say loudly "Phewwwwww".

It seems silly that a good 4 months of the year is dedicated to all things Santa and Snow.

I do like making baby Jesus' though.

Maybe it's that I have ADD, but I like to mix it up and work on lots of colorful things.

Here are a few of my projects I've been working on:

Here are my winter letters. 

There is not much wintery paper out there and

I don't like being reminded of winter blues....so I did something bright!

 I love the little snowman and his scarf! 

I'm sure my nephew thought I'd forgotten his birthday....I almost did...or should I say it

got kicked to the back burner.....

But I finally got it done and my Hubby was even envious!

I even found time to make a ridiculously over sized P for my sister Candace. 

She told me she wanted a pretty monogram but I obviously misinterpreted 12 x 12 inches to be

2 feet by 3 feet.  I never really liked math....

I have to say, that if you asked me where I'd be a year ago, I never thought I'd be here.

I never thought I'd be running my own little business

covered in saw dust.:)

(My sister says this in my unibomber picture)

I try sometimes to see the blessing that even though it stank my husband lost his job,

something I'd always wanted to do, came like a phoenix from the ashes,

(yes, I've been watching too much Harry Potter!)

but I'm here, and I survived this last year and most of all I have all of you to thank!

So THANK YOU to you all!

Thanks for supporting me, for being my friend and for making me laugh

through it all!