Some VERY exciting news...........

Oh Boy! I am so sorry that it has been so long since my last post but there are two very good reasons why and here they are:

#1 I am thrilled to say that after much consideration and moving around of furniture- I now have a dedicated studio space and no longer have to share it with my dining room! YEAH!!!!!!!
I have been so busy painting, decorating and organizing it and PROMISE to post pictures very soon. I am currently waiting on my huge craft desk and huge cubby bookcase to be delivered from Ikea.... (I LOVE Ikea by the way) I am so happy about it and can't wait to get to work on some fresh designs in my new inspiring space.

#2 Okay I am even more thrilled to announce this- I will be adding two new sections to the shop and they are "Crafty Project Kits" and "Crafty Little Fragments". I have been working very hard to find and get items ready for them. Under the crafty project kit category you will find thoughtfully put together kits for making jewelry, scrap pages and other artful things. Under the crafty little fragments category you will find some of my favorite things to craft with including; amazing German Glass Glitter, tinsel, Dresden, Victorian trims, flea market finds and trinkets, vintage papers, ect. I PROMISE it will be GREAT!!!! I plan to have both sections open within the next few weeks, as well as my Etsy Shop and I will also have tons of new one of kind things up on the site.

Some other fun news to share- I was so thrilled about Candice Carpenters shop opening and placed my first order with her. Oh- I got such lovely things. Her shop is just to cute!

Isn't it the most WONDERFUL feeling in the world when you go to mailbox, open it up and inside waiting for you is a box full of treasures! Even though you know what you ordered, it is still the biggest thrill opening it and inspecting all your new goodies, ohhh and ahhhing through the whole process! Ah how I love it..............

Well anywho, I hope that you are as excited with all the new-ness as I am! I promise it is all going to be so great......

I will be back very soon with a post and pic's of some wonderful recent Etsy finds plus the new studio pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take care.

Sorry it's been a while.......

Sorry it's been a while since my last post. My life has had some craziness in it lately and sadly I haven't had the chance to get on here and ramble.

Last week my husband and I took our son to a 6th grade information night at his soon to be middle school and honestly it was hard on me. Don't get me wrong, it was very nice going in the school and seeing where he will have classes and meeting his teachers but it was also hard realizing all the changes that my son is soon to face and that he is growing up and I can't stop it. I remember myself entering into middle school and it was a whole new world. My son is very excited about it and I am too, just nervous! I guess that is just part of being a mom.

Over the last few days I haven't spent anytime in the studio due to coming down with what I think is this crazy, icky flu that has been floating around. Everyone around me has been sick and I have for a while kept the illness at bay but now I can feel something coming on, that feeling of just not being 100%. Oh how I hate it. I haven't wanted to call in sick at work since I am not deathly ill but by the time I get home in the evening I am dead! I am however thrilled to be having another week off soon, in fact it is 3/24 - 3/28. I am hoping to get some really nice items up on the shop and I am planning the Grand Opening to my Etsy Shop for that week too.

I will be back with more news and details in the Etsy Grand Opening soon! Take Care

Messy Studio!!!!

I would love to know how making three greeting cards turns into this big of a mess????

It seems like it always starts with taking pretty much everything you own out- even things that you truly know you don't need- nor will you use for your project but that of course doesn't matter because you may just end up needing it- so better to have it out then not to have it out.... :)

Making a mess can be loads of fun but it sure does stink when it comes time to but everything away. Which of course for me has now been spread out to a couple of days process. I have several custom card orders that I am working on and my brain is churning trying to think up glorious designs for them, so I may just let my mess go until I have them done because it will of course just go right back to this. I normally do try to be as orderly as I can when I work but that never really applies when I am working with greetings. Oh well, it's my mess and you know what- I love it! Maybe more messy ='s more creative..... I did post the lovely cards that made this mess on the shop, so please go check them out!

Oh my!!!!! Look at the goodies!

I can't even begin to tell you what a great weekend I had. No I didn't go anywhere fancy but the things I did do even though they were simple, they were wonderful! I'll start with Friday night- my husband, son and I went out to Barnes and Nobles and of course I needed to stock up on my craft magazines! I was so very surprised when I came across this little crafty gem from the UK. When we got home that night my husband had to endure all my ohhhh and ahhhh's over it. I think the thing that I loved most was the spelling of "mom-mum" Just Wonderful. That night I surfed around and found the site where you can subscribe to the magazine and you bet I am getting a subscription ASAP! Of course while I was at the lovely Barnes and Nobles book store had to stock up on all the Somerset's and oh wow, aren't they all as wonderful and full of inspiration as always! In fact I came across one of the most amazing artist while reading through them. Her name is Abby and she makes gorgeous sculptures of birds by sewing them and then creating beautiful collage backgrounds to place them in. I am so inspired by her and am going to start saving up to get some of her pieces! WONDERFUL, TALENTED, INSPIRING and NOT TO BE MISSED.

Now on to Saturday..... We slept in (YEAH) and then on a whim decided to go this large Flea Market that is hosted at our local coliseum. This was my first time ever going and I was like a kid in a candy store. At my first stop and for my very first purchase I picked up these lovely vintage children's books. The images inside are more then I could have hoped for and will make for some lovely creations.

As I kept on my journey I found ton's of vintage music and lyric books, vintage print ad's, vintage children's magazines, 1920 paper dolls (which I am truly in love with!!! ) and a incredible makeup compact. At the booth that I seemed to have spent all my money at, there was a lovely older woman by the name of Betty. I was standing patiently waiting to pay and as I watched her review some of the items that I was buying she eventually came to a pack of sheet music and her eyes lite up, her face smiled and within a breath and through a soft whisper she said, "I haven't looked at these in years, I was never any good at music or playing." Her smile and laugh was so endearing and the thought that these precious items that I was so luckily buying belong directly to her made me feel honored and the excitement of knowing that I can preserve them into forever lasting pieces of art made me gloriously happy. When we left I skipped all the way to our car! It was a WONDERFUL day for me. Simple, calm and lovely! Below are some pic's of my treasured new finds....... They will soon be art that you can own and treasure.

~ Betty's Vintage Sheet Music~
~Vintage Postcard and Compact~
~Vintage Print Ad's (Just Lovely)~
~1920's Paper Doll (I LOVE THEM)~
~More Paper Dolls~

March is here.......

Just a quick note to tell you that the monthly recommendations for March are in............ YEAH! All of which I greatly love, especially the Death Cab for Cutie CD, it is ever so excellent.

Besides the holidays there are two other special dates to remember in March:

March 9th is when Daylight Savings Time begins so go out and enjoy an evening walk after work!

March 2oth rings in the spring. Start thinking of your garden and maybe pick up a book on birds and see how many you might have living in you own backyard!