Friday, January 8, 2010
Home Sweet Home
I'm hoping to spend a little time tomorrow in my craft room making something!! I've been missing making cards. But, I've gotten great at making calendars! Here's a coaster calendar I finished today for my hair dresser. I've got to go get my hair cut next week and I always give my hair dresser a calendar for her work station. Since I didn't make it to get my hair cut before I left, it'll be a late Christmas gift.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Texas Armoire
Monday, January 4, 2010
Calendar - February
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Apache Blessing for you
May the sun bring you new energy by day,
May the moon softly restore you by night,
May the rain wash away your worries,
May the breeze blow new strength into your being,
May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life.
(Apache blessing for the New Year)
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Calendars for 2010
I've made several calendars this year for family and friends. Sonny made a calendar stand for them. Here are a couple of the January calendars that I gave to Melinda and Katrina.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Occasions Mini Catalog and Sale-a-Bration Catalog
Start making your list and give me a call!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Tonight we went to a Draft House movie theatre and saw Sherlock Holmes. Sonny and Ashley loved it. It was ok to me .... just not my type of movie. The theatre was neat though. Each row of seats has a table in front of it. Menus, order cards and pencils are placed on the table. A waiter will come by to take your order (beer, hamburger, appetizers, wine, etc.) Throughout the film you can order food and drinks. About 30 minutes prior to the film ending the server will come by and do “last call”, at which point they will find out if you would like any final items before closing your tab out.
So now we are waiting for the ball to drop on Times Square! Ashley called it "Old Fogey New Years!"
However you celebrate, enjoy and be safe!!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Celebrate with SALE-A-BRATION!
Customers: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $50 purchase (before tax and shipping).
Hostesses: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $300 in workshop sales, in addition to our regular hostess benefits.
Recruits: Choose any retail stamp set (valued up to $47.95) from the current catalogs when signing up during the promotion. Plus, get 15 percent off your Starter Kit (Standard or Digital+)!
All Sale-A-Bration products (except the Scallop Trim Border punch) are exclusive to this promotion and will never be offered again. The Scallop Trim Border punch will be available for sale in the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog, but now is your chance to get it free!
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Inking a folder and going to the movies!
Christmas on the Riverwalk
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Designer Box
DESIGNER GIFT BOX
Just click in the top left corner to download the instructions. You have the option to open the file or save the file.
Friday, December 25, 2009
MERRY CHRISTMAS
I hope you had a fun filled joyful day today. Ours was quiet and peaceful. We just ate, opened presents, ate, watched TV, ate .... you get the picture! We brought our Christmas tree to Ashley and it looked really nice in her new house! Here are a few of the special ornaments that are on our tree:
from the National Cathedral in DC
Last night we drove to Austin and had Christmas dinner with my niece and her family, my nephew and his fiance, and my brother in law and his mother. It was nice to share the time with family that I don't get to see very often. We gave Melinda's boys the gifts we brought for them and it was so fun to watch them open their presents and get so excited about Santa coming!! It has been a long time since I have been around young children at Christmas since I don't get to see my grandchildren. I knitted both the boys scarfs and hats. Zach wanted orange and Jake wanted red so that's what I did. We also gave them some Legos and a set of Fisher Price Trio Blocks which were a big hit! Here are a few pictures I took last night.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Crafters Twas the Night Before Christmas
I’m wondering what Santa brought just for me.
Could it be cardstock or inkpads or lace?
Or some stamps, I said, with a smile on my face.
And that’s when I heard him……
“Hi Santa, ” I said
He replied, “You know….good girls should be in their beds”.
“I know I should Santa,and now I’ve been caught.
But I was just so excited to see what you brought.”
“Well, let’s take a look in this room where you work”.
He shook his head quickly, and left with a jerk.
I heard him exclaim as he put it in gear.
“You’ve got enough crap,
I’ll see you next year!”*
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Who Knew?
[ Actually, for the nick-pickers it would be 109.22m (358.3 ft) high, and weigh over 2,200 pounds)
Of the more than $50 billion worth of diet products sold every year, almost $20 billion are spent on imitation fats and sugar substitutes.
In 1932, when a shortage of cash occurred in Tenino, Washington, USA, notes were made out of wood for a brief period. The wood notes came in $1, $5 and $10 values.
In 1955 the richest woman in the world was Mrs. Hetty Green Wilks, who left an estate of $95 million in a will that was found in a tin box with four pieces of soap. [According to the New York Times, she died February 5, 1951 at the age of 80. According to Time, her will only left $5,000 to her closest relative and the rest to charities and schools.
Resource: ~~Who Knew? by David Hoffman
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
A Different Christmas Poem
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.
The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know,
Then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
"What are you doing?" I asked without fear,
"Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts.
To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night."
"It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at ' Pearl on a day in December,
"Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers."
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of ' Nam ',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... an American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall."
" So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right."
"But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
"Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
"Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us."
LCDR Jeff Giles, SC, USN
30th Naval Construction Regiment
OIC, Logistics Cell One
Al Taqqadum, Iraq
Monday, December 21, 2009
We Made It!
Well, gotta get to work! Maybe I'll even get a chance to make a card today and post it for you tomorrow.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Published!!
Go check it out!!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Punchy snowman
I love snowmen!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
On the Road Again ....
Well, the hotel lobby is closing so I'm headed to the showers!
Just Punchy
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Votive Candles ... my way!
- Choose any stamp you like and stamp on TISSUE paper.
- Punch out your image with a circle punch (3/4" worked for me) that is close to the size of your candle. (easiest to sandwich your tissue paper between copy paper to punch)
- Punch a small hole in the middle of your design...then thread the wick of the candle through the hole.
- Your image should be resting on the top of your tea light.
- Simply heat the tea light with your heat gun until the wax melts over top of your stamped image. While the wax is still melted, sprinkle on a bit of glitter if you want it glittered.
Here's a close up of each one I made.
Holiday Lineup
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Snow Swirled Christmas Cards
Friday, December 11, 2009
Gift Giving Guide
12 Days of Holiday Sales
Holiday Cookbook
Now - get to baking!! Christmas will be here before you know it!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Clear Mount SU Stamps
Check it out HERE.
Early Christmas and I'm Certified!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Blog Candy
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Clean and Simple
Today I cleaned off my desk ... what a mess! I had embossing powder and glitter everywhere. Now, let's see how long it stays clean. After I did that, I got the urge to stamp again. I decided to do the Clean and Simple Challenge at Splitcoast .... since my desk was clean and all! Here are the rules for the challenge:
1. Clean: the design is uncluttered with lots of white or open space. Simple: having a clear focal point without a lot going on to detract from it.
OR
2. simple in design regardless of the number of embellishments or how long it takes to color, stitch or to use a special technique
OR
3. can be copied and mass produced fairly quickly… usually without a lot of coloring, layers, embellishments, tools and/or techniques
OR
4. any combination of the above
Plus, there was a color challenge involved - use Red, Brown and Vanilla or White. I think this card meets the challenge and I am quite pleased with it.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Low Fat Pumpkin Apple Bread
Pumpkin-Apple Bread - 10 servings @ 3 points each
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup + 1 tsp. granulated sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 tea. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup eg substitute
1 cup low fat buttermilk
1 medium apple
1/2 cup cooked pureed pumpkin (or canned pumpkin)
1 tsp confectioners sugar
Preheat oven 350 degrees. Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Peel, core and grate apple. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a small bowl, beat egg, add buttermilk, apple and pumpkin. Add egg mixture to flour mixture. Mix until blended. Spoon into prepared pan and bake about 1 1/4 hours or until tooth pick inserted new center comes out clean. Cook for 10 minutes and turn out onto rack and ool. Dust with confectioners sugar.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Chilly Snowman Sketch Challenge
Here's the sketch if you want to play along.
I'll be heading out soon to watch those Steelers. Let's hope they can win today. Time is running out to even think about getting a Wild Card position. Luckily, Ben will be playing today but don't know how the relationship is now between him and Hines Ward after last week's comments. We'll see! Sonny is between a rock and a hard spot with his fantasy team. His quarterback was Kurt Warner. Last week, when Kurt had to sit out with a concussion, he picked up Matt Leinart, Kurt's backup. Well, they haven't announced for sure this week who will play. He's putting in Matt but if Kurt plays, he'll be up the creek with no quarterback!
More Amazon $5 Deals
Saturday, December 5, 2009
You know Dasher and Dancer ….
I’ve been busy today with a single stamp! I just love the Dasher stamp! I made several different cards with it today. It is such a bargain to be able to buy a single stamp – especially holiday ones. Check out the other single stamps on page 208 of the big catalog and on page 31 on the mini.
It's Dasher the reindeer,
the fastest of all,
a quick tiny reindeer,
but not very tall!
There’s Dancer
the danciest dancer of all,
dancing about
and having a ball!
And Prancer like Dancer
prances all day,
driving elves crazy,
but what can they say?
While Vixen plays tricks
on all the reindeer,
Mixing their sleigh bells
and having no fear!
Don't forget Comet
with a smile all the while,
you can see the teeth glow
from even one mile.
And Cupid the dreamer
who day dreams the most,
waiting for Christmas
and Holidays roasts.
Donner is jumping
about on the snow.
Eager for Santa
and the reindeer to go!
Finally, Blitzen with mittens
of gold lace and holly,
is happy, and zappy
and oh, so jolly!
Oh, yes don't forget Rudolph
with that nose red and bright,
shining his nose
through the thick of the night
So what do you think? Which one is your favorite????