Projects

Greetings!

Today I don’t have a card for you…. I have a project! While I was working at the DeNami Design booth, I saw Nami {owner/ designer} create decorated candy bar wrappers. I thought they were the cutest idea ever, so I had to gift it a whirl. DeNami carries these fab clear boxes that fit 4 candy bars perfectly. I made these with Valentine’s Day in mind, but you could easy decorate them for any occasion {birthday, baby, graduation, thank you}. This whole project took a grand total of 20 minutes, but that’s only because I was trying to decide which stamps to use! Once you get going, you can whip a bunch of these out easily.

No gym for me today. I went six times last week and can tell my body is in need of a little break. However, if it weren’t for that and the gym being so busy on Monday’s, I would SO be there! I think watching The Biggest Loser has really pushed me to really dedicate myself to exercising. Oh yes, and I’m starting to see some results which motivates me even more. ;) Anyone else on the journey to losing weight? I’d love to hear what you’re doing and hear about your progress! I know it helps to have “cheerleaders” on your side…

Hope you all have a fab Monday!

Stamps: Mini Heart, Decorated Love, Rosebud Trio, Decorative Flourish
Paper: White, Mint Green
Ink: Onyx Black, Aloe Vera, Opaque Cotton White
Other: Hot Pink grosgrain ribbon, Sheer Black ribbon, Clear Boutique Box, candy bars

Hello dear friends!

I hope that you all had a super Monday! I’m saying this in a *very* chipper voice- today was a great day! Let me fill you in on the details…..

1) My sister got her first “real” job! Oh my goodness, it sounds like her job is going to be awesome! She will have full benefits + good pay + flex hours! I must admit I’m a tiny bit jealous, but I’m super happy for her.

2) I had a very productive day at work. Since this is the last week we are in until 2010, I wanted to be sure we get inventory taken care of, everything cleaned, paperwork filed, etc…. I packed an order that was only supposed to take 2 hours max. Well, it ended up taking FOUR hours. Let me tell ya, I was NOT happy about this. With so much to be done, I was wishing I could just throw the items in the last two boxes. However, I DID do it nice and neat, and everything ended up working out alright.

3) After being extremely frustrated, I quickly checked my email via my phone. I was shocked to see a large order from my Etsy shop! You have no idea how happy I was. I could have done a happy dance right there at work…don’t worry, I didn’t….Now that things are moving in my lil shop, I’ll need to add more soon. Guess that will mean I have to start creating NEW items for the blog and Etsy. Hope you all don’t mind. ;)

4) I got a pedicure and my nails done. I LOVE getting pedicures and getting my nails painted. I got a deep, sparkly red- so festive and Christmas-like! I would show you a picture but my nails are disgustingly dry from this winter weather. Is anyone else dealing with this problem?!

5) I came home to have my little brother tell me I had presents under the tree. I went and checked and saw that he wrapped two little gifts for me. Oh my goodness, he is just the sweetest thing ever! I knew right away what they were- let’s just say he knows his big sister well. :) I’ll post a pic of the wrappings another day….they are just too cute to not share….

Well, that about wraps up my day. Anything happen with you? I don’t have anything spectacular to share about the notepad I posted….just another thing that I sold at the craft fair. I made FIVE of these and they all sold! Would anyone be interested in purchasing one like it if I added it to my Etsy store? Let me know….I may swing by my “supplier” and get more notepads. ;)

Stamps: Take Note
Paper: Raspberry Fizz, True Black, Raspberry Fizz Mix
Ink: Onyx Black
Other: black grosgrain ribbon, SU! scallop border punch, hot pink rhinestones, notepad

Greetings my friends!

I hope you all had a wonderful day. Did anyone do some “Black Friday” shopping? If you did, which stores did you go to and what all did you get? Yes, now is the time to spill the details….

This year I didn’t spend much at all. {Yay!} I got seasons 2 & 3 of Psych, Wanted DVD and a couple stocking stuffers for my brothers- not much at all! I’m hoping that I make a little {actually a LOT} of money from the craft fair so I can finish buying my presents. I have put so much time, effort and $$ into this fair….really, really hoping it pays off. I recently put up my “mock table” so I’m starting to plan out how I’m going to set everything out. I didn’t realize how many items I have made so far! I still have quite a bit to do- thankfully I’m getting a little faster since I’m doing a little bit of mass producing.

I was planning on doing a Thanksgiving post but time slipped away from me. Within the next couple of days I’m going to post a list of things I’m grateful for. Who knows, you might be on the list! ;)

Well, it’s off to bed I go. I hope you all are doing well- miss hearing from you!

Stamps: Basic Backgrounds: Retro, Small Solid Circle, Signature Christmas, Vintage Labels, Dots Background
Paper: Cream, Brown Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Spring Moss, Raspberry Fizz, Bitty Dots Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Spring Moss, Raspberry Fizz
Other: SU! scallop border punch, Moss rhinestones, Brown grosgrain ribbon, corner rounder

Saturday greetings, my friends!

Today was my last full day in California. How does the time fly by so quickly?! I had a full day of helping prepare for my cousins Eagle Scout ceremony and then of course, participating in it. Just a tidbit of info: did you know only 3% of Boy Scouts become an Eagle Scout {the highest achievement}? Yeah, I didn’t know this either. Today I learned a ton about being a Boy Scout, the Eagle Scout and also how much work it takes to put together an Eagle Scout shindig.

Even though I have had a nice vacation, I’m ready to head back to Washington. I miss my comfortable bed, my routinue and last by not least, my crafting supplies! I saw that I have at least three challenges that I want to play in….hopefully I’ll get a chance before the deadlines! I get home early enough where I might be able to make a card of two….we’ll see how I feel. I have to get up early to head into work on Monday morning- thank goodness it’s only a 3 day work week! Speaking of which, any stores you *must* hit on Black Friday? I haven’t checked to see if any ads are out yet- I’m scared to see how much damage I’ll be doing! Last year I got my Cricut Expression on Black Friday. I’m hoping that there won’t be *that* much damage this year.

Well, that’s a wrap for tonight. Next time you hear from me, it’ll be from Washington! :)

Stamps: Life, Take Note
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss
Other: SU! scallop border punch, Moss rhinestones, white post-it notes

Hey peeps!

My apologies for not getting this post up earlier. I just got back from a full day in San Diego and I didn’t have enough battery to do a post from my phone. {I recently got internet on my phone. It’s great to check my email, but it’s a pain to look at websites. All that scrolling is NOT fun!}

As promised, here is a new post it note cover that I made. I think this is my favorite one to date. I love the simplicity but yet mod feel it has. What are your thoughts? My family thinks this one is going to be popular at the craft fair, so I’m thinking of making more than two of this design. Speaking of this design, I showed my grandma some of my newest post it note creations and she loved them! She asked if/ how much I sell them for. I told her and she said she wanted to buy 10! She’ll be going to Japan soon so she wants to give them as gifts. I was so happy I could have done a little dance at the airport! :)

Like I mentioned before, we had a FULL day in San Diego. My sisters, cousin and I went to Sea World. Don’t worry, I’ll post pictures shortly. I need to go through ALL of the ones we took and see which ones are flattering. :)

Well it’s getting late and I need some sleep {after some blog hopping of course!} Hope you all had a great day! I’ll be back soon with another post.

Stamps: Medium Double Circle, Basic Backgrounds: Retro, Take Note
Paper: White, Ripe Avocado, Aqua Mist
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo, Ripe Avocado
Other: Aqua Mist grosgrain ribbon, 2″ scallop circle punch, SU! scallop border punch, decorative pearls, white post-it notes