February 8, 2010
Scrolling Button Display
I just wanted to say thanks to Be Different...Act Normal for their How-To on making a scrolling button display, that I am now sporting :). I did shorten mine a little, but would never have figured it out solo, so thanks Lorie!!!
February 6, 2010
Snow & What-Nots
This week has been a busy one, well, maybe just the past few days.
Friday morning I had oral surgery, I had one of my front teeth knocked out a bit ago and got the implant put in. It's the first step to getting a whole new tooth, fun times. I had to fast from midnight Thursday. So, like any other human being, I made it a point to stay up and eat around 11 so that I wasn't starving Friday morning while making breakfast for my kids.
I decided to try to be productive during this time, so I watched Project Runway (naturally) and I did my very first Modge Podge project and Cricut project all in one! I just used an empty Cheese Balls jar (I know, Cheese Balls, it's a guy thing...), and modge podged the rectangle first, then the letters. I like it ;)
What do you think? I have seen quite a few blogs that make a really pretty jar for their ribbons and trims, so this is my version (minus all my ribbon...). I did wrap about half of it around old fashioned clothes pins, saw it here: Papertrey Ink. I just need to get lots more pins, and maybe make another jar.
Another wonderful thing about today, and the last few days is: the SNOW!! Oh how I love snow!!! This is our Honda Fit at about 1pm:
The wind is a little rough too, I bet the car will be just about covered by the time it's finished snowing. The kids love it too. My little guy was ready to go out yesterday, think he forgot anything??
And, today, I've successfully crossed a few things off The List: lowering the baby's mattress in her crib, cutting my older guys hair, and hopefully finishing a really cute pillow, like this one, but dark green. I'll let you know about the pillow soon.
ooo, and I've gotta start on the girls Easter Dresses this week, smocking is the goal! Pictures to come :)
Friday morning I had oral surgery, I had one of my front teeth knocked out a bit ago and got the implant put in. It's the first step to getting a whole new tooth, fun times. I had to fast from midnight Thursday. So, like any other human being, I made it a point to stay up and eat around 11 so that I wasn't starving Friday morning while making breakfast for my kids.
I decided to try to be productive during this time, so I watched Project Runway (naturally) and I did my very first Modge Podge project and Cricut project all in one! I just used an empty Cheese Balls jar (I know, Cheese Balls, it's a guy thing...), and modge podged the rectangle first, then the letters. I like it ;)
What do you think? I have seen quite a few blogs that make a really pretty jar for their ribbons and trims, so this is my version (minus all my ribbon...). I did wrap about half of it around old fashioned clothes pins, saw it here: Papertrey Ink. I just need to get lots more pins, and maybe make another jar.
Another wonderful thing about today, and the last few days is: the SNOW!! Oh how I love snow!!! This is our Honda Fit at about 1pm:
The wind is a little rough too, I bet the car will be just about covered by the time it's finished snowing. The kids love it too. My little guy was ready to go out yesterday, think he forgot anything??
And, today, I've successfully crossed a few things off The List: lowering the baby's mattress in her crib, cutting my older guys hair, and hopefully finishing a really cute pillow, like this one, but dark green. I'll let you know about the pillow soon.
ooo, and I've gotta start on the girls Easter Dresses this week, smocking is the goal! Pictures to come :)
January 26, 2010
The Weekend and so on...
This weekend, my sweet hubby decided it was time to redo the powder room downstairs. Mind you, he just started his fall semester about 2 weeks ago, and we are trying to finish potty training our now 4 year old. Perfect timing... I think not. Here's what my view was most of Saturday:
Monday rolls around, a nice rainy Monday, and we are home from school sick. Nothing like homemade soup for lunch on a sick day. Why did it take me this long to realize I could put tortellini in Chicken soup instead of just noodles? Seriously, it was good.
Doesn't she look so much more sad with her little cast on?? I think it's quite cute actually. She severely sprained her thumb playing with a yoga ball. The bruise on her hand 2 days later was really cool looking, her palm was blue and the lines where your hand creases were purple. The only reason I can talk this calmly about it is because it stopped hurting her the morning after she did it, and it hasn't hurt since, thankfully! She was pretty excited to get a cast too, and everyone decorating it for her made it even more fun for her. The only thing she doesn't like is how her hand stinks now.
Monday rolls around, a nice rainy Monday, and we are home from school sick. Nothing like homemade soup for lunch on a sick day. Why did it take me this long to realize I could put tortellini in Chicken soup instead of just noodles? Seriously, it was good.
Doesn't she look so much more sad with her little cast on?? I think it's quite cute actually. She severely sprained her thumb playing with a yoga ball. The bruise on her hand 2 days later was really cool looking, her palm was blue and the lines where your hand creases were purple. The only reason I can talk this calmly about it is because it stopped hurting her the morning after she did it, and it hasn't hurt since, thankfully! She was pretty excited to get a cast too, and everyone decorating it for her made it even more fun for her. The only thing she doesn't like is how her hand stinks now.
January 23, 2010
Collections
My Grandmother is an amazing person. She lives in West Virginia on a farm of about 90 acres. It's the place I want to be, always. It's almost spiritual to me, if that makes any sense.
The house sits on a little plateau like area at the base of the valley and the road bends around it. There is nothing but mountains in sight, and a creek runs through the property, coming right by the house. Simply beautiful.
The way I see it, my Grandma has it made. She runs her own business, Smoke Camp Crafts, making jams, jellies, spice mixtures, herbal medicines, teas and the likes. She has a workshop that is an entire cabin! Hopefully I can get there someday.
One of my favorite things about my Grandmother is her collections. She collects Owl, Basket, China, Books, and Garden Ornaments. These collections seem to be in ''stations," as I call them, around the house, and they are wonderful.
I never really noticed until the last time I was there, that my Grandmother also had quite a few vintage quilts. I asked her about them, and her Grandmother made them. I thought they were quite amazing, here's a picture of one:
The house sits on a little plateau like area at the base of the valley and the road bends around it. There is nothing but mountains in sight, and a creek runs through the property, coming right by the house. Simply beautiful.
The way I see it, my Grandma has it made. She runs her own business, Smoke Camp Crafts, making jams, jellies, spice mixtures, herbal medicines, teas and the likes. She has a workshop that is an entire cabin! Hopefully I can get there someday.
One of my favorite things about my Grandmother is her collections. She collects Owl, Basket, China, Books, and Garden Ornaments. These collections seem to be in ''stations," as I call them, around the house, and they are wonderful.
I never really noticed until the last time I was there, that my Grandmother also had quite a few vintage quilts. I asked her about them, and her Grandmother made them. I thought they were quite amazing, here's a picture of one:
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