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! 

Stop The Insanity!

Remember that lady back in the 90's who was pretty butch and had the blonde crew cut that always had those commercials on TV saying "Stop the Insanity!"  That about sums up this week for me and made my comfy bed oh so inviting last night.  What made it even better was that my husband secretly turned off my cell phone and banned my little girl from my room......aaahhhh was it nice.   Well it's all because our second Boutique was this weekend.....

This one is a really cute one to participate in!  I completely marvel at some of the creative talents that these ladies have!  My wonderful sister Candace joined me in my insanity and we tried to make some fun stuff of which I don't have any pictures of, of course!  So if you have some spare time today head on over, it's one of the best boutiques of the season!  I also finally got December's Seasonal Hanger done and I think seeing all the fluffy froo froo in the stores, I just had to add something.....hope ya like!

This paper is so pretty on here!  You can't tell from the picture but the swirls are actually silver and it seemed a shame to cover it up with any other adornments!  I had actually cut some smaller versions of this shape out for my friend Cary and fell in love with the shape earlier this year.  I'm thinking of doing some more smaller ones that I could make a garland out of.....oh the dreams of projects I have.......

Tis' The Season....Fa la la la la......

Here is my latest item I have done just in time for the holidays and also that I'll be teaching a class on tomorrow at Paper Cottage.  Yes, I should be out in the workshop cutting those little birds out but I thought I'd get caught up blogging for a bit! 

I love these Believe letters!  I love the paper from Making Memories which has been selling out very quickly!  It has the cutest Christmas tree shapes and colors!  Plus the thing that got me were the black with white polka dots!  I'm a polka dot person anyway, but I thought it was such a fun addition to your typical "Christmas" colored themed paper!  I had fun with these!

GREAT NEWS!

Our little bazaar that we started last year was a complete success this year!  Even after 3 all nighters in one week I was able to finish it out with a smile!  It was so neat to have repeat customers/visitors come and tell us how much they loved our little bazaar and that it was one of their favorites to go to!  Hooray!  Who cares if anything sold, they liked us!  Yes, I sound like Sally Field! They liked me, they really liked me....

:)

I had so much fun I somehow convinced my sweet sister to come craft with me and now we are going to do 2 more boutiques.  The one coming up is the Holiday House Boutique that will be happening next Friday and Saturday over off of Chinden and Locust Grove in the Saguaro Canyon Neighborhood.  These gals run a class act boutique with everything homemade!  It should be a blast!  I'll post a flier pronto!

Here's a quick glimpse (pictures shot by unenthusiastic hubby):

I'll try to get some better pictures of all the cute ornaments we did and plus as soon as we get the others done I'll post them too!

WHERE DID OCTOBER GO?

Okay I totally forgot to put up the cute spider we did for our seasonal hanger!  It was so fun to do and my little girl had a blast with the puzzle of teeth!  Isn't he cute!

One of my favorite gals Diane Rusnick sent me a picture of her completed BOO letters she did!  Aren't they to die for!!!!

Here are a couple of projects I did in the last couple of months

Just in time for Janna and her soon to arrive baby Carter!

This stork really made me use my brain cells, yes I almost spelled it sells.....

This guy was over 4 feet tall and I had to figure out how to hook him up to some rebar so he could stick in the ground.  The little baby bundle was hanging off of a hook and was interchangeable.  My friend Julie had seen these in yards back in Arizona and wanted something like it.  I chose to go the more realistic route instead of comical and it was a blast to make!

I've got to get our December Seasonal Hanger cut out today and done and I think it'll be a beauty.  Will post as soon as it's done!

PPPPPSSSSSSTTTT! 

You've got to go check out some fun sites!

One is by my sister and I, I am her crazy craft co-conspiritor!

It's called Crafty Sisters!

http://www.craftysisters-nc.blogspot.com/

Next is my sister-in-law's My Design Dump!

http://www.mydesigndump.blogspot.com/

Have fun!

See You There!!!

Okay Everyone, I'm totally slow putting this up but here's the info for our great Craft Bazaar happening this weekend! There are some really talented ladies showing their stuff off here and one of the best little boutique/bazaar's I've been to! It's just right off of Eagle Road and Floating Feather at the Brookwood Clubhouse! See You There!:)

The Great Pumpkin....would Charlie Brown approve?

Fall is certainly in the air, I can see and feel it for sure as I had to turn on the furnace this week! The season of boutiques has snuck up on me fast so this week I got geared up for all the wood cutting before me as I donned my husbands crazy long grey socks, ya know the ones with the ugly red stripe at the top and I turned on the space heater in my shed so my fingers could actually grip the wood as I saw away. I just hope I can get it all done and have my sanity and family intact when I am done!:) So here's what's new.....

First up I am actually pleasantly surprised with how fun and cute my Give Thanks letters turned out. I hunted high and low for paper all over town and actually ended up with this Christmas paper to cover them with, yes, you're thinking...when did orange become a Christmas color? Good question, but somehow it works with these and it worked for me! Thank goodness! I love pumpkins, I love the shape or the abnormal shape of them. I love watching them grow all season long and the pretty vines they produce. Although our pumpkin plant was a dud this year or more like I was a dud in fertilizing it, it still has the most beautiful vines even though not one pumpkin was produced.....yes, a tear. None the less I thought these letters were a fresh approach and got me excited about brining the turkey again this year!

Next is our pumpkin for my Seasonal Hanger. I teach a class down at Paper Cottage for this one too and I just love love love this class! I don't think I say it enough but it sure is a fun event! So if any of you guys are looking for a great excuse to have a girls day out come on down! Keep an eye out for next month's hanger, I'm going to attempt a cool hanging ornament!

As for "The" Boutique", the boutique/bazaar my sister Candace and I started with a couple other gals out in Eagle is a go again this year after the fun success we had last year! It's going to be November 5th-7th 10am-5pm at the Brookwood Clubhouse on Old Barn Road in Eagle. It's right off of Eagle and Floating Feather and it should be a blast! Some of these ladies amaze me with their amazing talents! Very cool handmade and very one of a kind things here! Come on out and visit! Now if I can only get the extra signs painted.....:)