Dear Mother, All Flowers Remind Me of You

Just in time for Mother's Day

is my version of easy gardening!

I knew as soon as I saw the new Basic Grey Paper and the cute flowers on the paper

that this was what I needed to make!

My little girl had so much helping pick out all the buttons for the flowers!

I'll be teaching a class on these in April down at Paper Cottage

and hopefully get some ready for my Etsy shop too!

Last week's Boutique was really fun!

My sister Candace and I were so busy trying to make fun stuff to share!

We were up to our eyeballs in moss, eggs and bunnies!

 

 I just love making bunnies!

Here's a picture of some that I made for it.

We wanted to share a little bit of our fun projects and offered a set for our

First Official Giveaway over at Crafty Sisters!

Thank you to all of you wondeful Ladies who have sent in pictures!

I have some more to post this week so we can all marvel at your great creativity!

Seriously, I love seeing what you put together, call it a guilty pleasure of mine!

Keep em' coming!

Anyone For A Spring Boutique?

I have to admit I'm really excited for this boutique that

Holiday House was so kind to invite us to be a part of. 

In fact I found myself daydreaming of all the fun things

to make and wondering why Christmas crafts couldn't all be

pretty shades of pastels and bunnies, it would be so much funner!

We Crafty Sisters have some fun things planned to bring

plus there will be tons of other cute stuff

just in time to fill those Easter Baskets!

Now what I'm really excited for is this SHOW & TELL!!!

Remember wonderful Connie?  We featured her

drop dead gorgeous heart wreath over at Crafty Sisters.

Well she's at it again and was kind enough to send me some pictures!

Seriously...could this be any more beautiful?

I was in complete awe!

This cool HoHoHo was actually all one piece of wood.

Connie saw the idea in a magazine and brought it to me.

I even put keyholes in the back so this one can hang up on a wall.

Doesn't Connie's Joy just make you happy?

Next up is Connie's Daughter's work!

These letters we did in the same font as my Fall letters.

I just love all the decorations and do-dads she put on here.  Love it!

Last but not least are the baby letters she did up for her little girl's room!

I have to admit the font with these letters is still one of my all time fav's!

Great job Girls!  I am so impressed!

I need to come pick your brains for some decorating ideas!

Thanks so much for sending these in and sharing them with us!

I have a couple of projects up my sleeve that hopefully I'll get done this week and post about.

Last year I had so much fun cutting out some projects for some of my neighborhood friends. 

They have their oldest children getting married and they needed some family keepsakes they had made several years ago copied so each "new" family member was included in their celebrations.

I have to admit this part of my job I really enjoy!

I love seeing and learning about the fun things you do with your families!

So there's a silly bunny I cut out last year that's

just screaming for a coat of paint and some ribbon....

Some Bunny To Love.....

I heard the Queen song on the radio today and I can't get it out of my head....

and since I was busy making all things Bunny and Easter, it seemed fitting for a title.

I'm a sucker for all things pink.

Really, there is pink in everything I create, it's shocking if there isn't.

Lucky for me my little girl shares this fancy and it was so fun to see her reaction to my Easter creations.

"ohhhhhhhhh Mom, it's soooooooo Beeee-utiiiii-fulllllllllll"

"Will you make some letters for my room with those papers?????"

She officially gave me the 2 thumbs up!

I'll be teaching the EASTER letters and the EASTER EGGS

the first 2 weekends in March

as classes down at Paper Cottage

where you can pick up a kit to go or

order them through my little Etsy Shop.

I'm so excited for Spring to be here, are you???

FHE & Bob Loblaw.....

Yes, I'm a total psycho fan of Arrested Development.

Seriously, I love watching it and I laugh like crazy whenever I do.

So when I was thinking of my post and all I wanted to cover all I could think of was

Blah, Blah, Blah

which is where Arrested Development comes in to the picture and their attorney

Bob Loblaw.  Get it?  Now say it 5 times as fast as you can!  I swear it's funny!

First:

Family Home Evening or Job Chart DONE! Check!

I wanted to make something up that was totally different from what's out there.

Something that could be used for lots of things with a focus on Home and Family.

I'm feeling pretty happy about this one!

I'll be teaching a class at Paper Cottage on the 27th of February

and will also be available in my Etsy Shop.

Second:

I haven't figured out how to link comments to my email and so I totally missed this very kind and my very first blog award!  Thanks Lyndsey over at Lyndsey's Craft Spot!

Instructions:

* To accept you must post it on your blog along with the name of the person who granted you the award and link back to them.

* Pass the award on to approximately 15 other bloggers that you have recently discovered and think are great.

* Contact the bloggers and let them know that they have been chosen for the award.

* List 3 things that you would like to learn how to do.

I would like to learn to:

*Be a "real" carpenter--like actually take a fancy class and learn the "right" way to work with wood.
* Watercolor.  I love watercolor stuff!
* How to sew something I'd actually wear....I can sew, I just won't wear it, and I'd actually like to.:)

I am passing this award on to:

http://scrappilyevercrafter.blogspot.com/

http://casahaus.blogspot.com/
http://curlyqcrafts.blogspot.com/
http://craftsanddeals.blogspot.com/

http://juleeirish.blogspot.com/

http://presserfoot.blogspot.com/

http://chinamommy04.blogspot.com/
http://adamandkristinapulsipher.blogspot.com/
http://www.thestylesisters.blogspot.com/
http://thechildrensnest.blogspot.com/
http://tutusandturtles.blogspot.com/

http://www.papercreationsbytami.blogspot.com/

http://brownpaper--packages.blogspot.com/
http://24-7-365.blogspot.com/
http://mylifeatmidlife.blogspot.com/
Thank ya very much! (That's my Elvis impersonation....)  Now, if I can just get around to notifying each of them.....

Third:

Some of my very talented friends have put together a new little blog to spot light their amazing talents and classes they are offering!  Celeste and Melena are two of the most talented Scrappin' Ladies I know so you'll have to go check them out Here!

I've been having way too much fun with my sister Candace over at Crafty Sisters

so if you wonder what I've been up to head over there and check it out! 

I'm still crazy proud of magnetic board and I'm trying to get the courage to hang it up.....

Next up are my Easter letters and some fun Eggs to go along with....stay tuned!

Top Of The Day To Ya!

I have to admit that Britney Spears song "Lucky" was going through my head

the whole time I was making these letters.....

Don't ask me how I know that song, I plead the fifth.....

We have a thing for green in our house.

My hubby grew up in Dublin, Ohio.

Home of the Shamrocks.

So it was pretty much a given what his answer would on whether he would like

these LUCKY letters or not.:)

Hope ya like!

If you haven't figured it out yet

you'll notice I'm not the best blogger.

:)

I've been busy cleaning and purging my home,

helped do some flowers for my friend's son's wedding reception

and been fooling around over at Crafty Sisters!

I send things out the door faster than I can document them!

I'm appreciating learning with my sister the fine art of blogging and promise to do better!

Here are a couple of pics sent in lately from 2 talented gals!

First up are some lovely letters Jessica R. made up for her sis for Christmas!

Rita C. decorated this really fun 2 foot tall Peace sign for her daughter!

Aren't they great!!!

I love seeing what you guys do, so share the love and send in those pictures of your completed projects!

Inquiring minds want to know....that means me!:)

I'm creating a modified version of my oh-so-talented sister's ornament hanger which I should have done in the next few days, so stay tuned.....

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! 

Santa, the elves need to work faster!

I love making things for people, love seeing their excitement when they get it, love hearing about how much fun they have making things and memories together!  It makes my day!  So this "Santa" has been pretty busy out in her little workshop making some fun stuff and apologizes that her camera doesn't get much use to show all the fun things I've been working on!

 Here's a few snap shots my hubby got for me before they went out the door....

Made up this snowman as a door hanger! 

He looks so cute on my door I've got to make one for me too!

These Noel letters are done in the St. Nicholas font!

I love how cute and wavy the letters are!

Here's a couple of snap shots of a couple or ornaments I made for the bazaar.

I love the simple shapes of things and I come to appreciate how

just the shape of something simple in itself is just as

pretty as the paper that goes on it!

I do love the baby Jesus ornaments! 

My little girl Avery doesn't like it when they don't have eyes on them!:)

What made my day on Monday while I was out shoveling snow was a cute lady

who stopped in front of my house to tell me that she loved my "barn" nativity as I call it. 

She told me that she had seen it last year and had been waiting for me to put it out this year. 

My sister Candace and I made these the last two years for our bazaar.  This was last year's version that I tweaked a little.  I love how it turned out and it is my favorite Christmas decoration to put out!

So I'm off to my little shed to start chopping again!  Don't forget to send me your cute pictures of your finished projects!  My oh so talented Sister-in-law Autumn posted hers on her blog Here!

I love to see what you can do!