My favorite things..

For today at least :)

....This song





...Hearing what my friends favorite new song is



...The cute hair(still trying to figure it out) that I found in an Anthropologie ad





...Hot tea and little debbie cakes (I'm depressed)



...this cute tutorial that I found through the Sew, mama, Sew blog archives.



...Red Box and these movies I recently saw


What are some of your favorite things right now?

Our new addition!!

(Or should I say my new addition...hubby doesn't use it)

I've been hunting around lately for a good deal on a sewing machine of my own. I was sooo excited weeks ago to be given my mother's Kenmore and then crushed when it didn't work. I got a great deal on a basic Singer at Target! Not bad for 62.00...especially when it helped me make this pretty!!









This was the April project kit at RVKC. I am soo in love with this bag. I think it came out pretty darn good for a beginner that has never sewn on a sewing machine! I need to make another one now!!!

It took about three hours to do and I have a few ideas already on how I am going to customize the next one!

To see bigger pictures, you can click the images and they will open up bigger.

I used some buttons for the center of the flowers, very last minute. At the end I added the little tag with my initials on it. There is a cute little inner pocket to it that didn't photograph well!

OMG...I need more fabric now!!!
Hugs,
Heather

How green are you!!

Earth day is tommorrow...Does anyone have any green plans? I'm thinking of making some of these...

..here is the link! They are one of Martha's Craft of the day! Wait till hubby comes home and see's his tshirts gone! LOL

Think(ing) Spring!!

A few photo's of life around here! I'm loving this warmer weather!!

I love these tree's that are in bloom everywhere I go. They are sooo happy!


First little friend in the backyard for spring. He's just walking around checking things out.


{{WARNING}} horrible picture alert!! I just couldn't get a good picture of the bunnies in the backyard. Looks like they are expecting. There were three total ...the third hopped away before I could get his picture.



I am hoping that come my day off I get some of this nice weather. I am really itching to give my car a good cleaning and open up the windows and air the house out. The warmer weather also has me thinking how bad we need a vacation! I think a long weekend away is in order.

I also want to share this link that was shared on one of my yahoo groups...it's a great scrap area! I was drooling! I would LOVE to play in here!!!
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I got a few good idea's about organization from this. My scrap area could use some organization. Hope it helps you too!

Fun at One!!

So I posted that I found inspiration in a post it and here is the end result.


I've had these pictures to scrap for a while and I didn't have any idea what I wanted to do with them. I did know that I wanted to do only a two page layout so that they were all together. I grouped my pictures that I wanted to scrap together and then realized it wouldn't be possible unless......

...I did this

I cut the edges of a 12 x 12 page protector so that only the part with the holes to hold it in the book remained. I sandwiched a little layout I made in circle shapes in between and hand stitched it closed. The I cut off the part around the circles and stitched the seams of the two page protectors together so that it was attached as one. Hard to explain. I saw this done once by Ali Edwards in Creating Keepsakes. It worked out so well because now all the 1st birthday pictures are together(This album will eventually be a gift for her)!!
Hugs,
Heather xo

no title thursday

While reading email I jotted down a few things to share.

Right now I am stalking the mailman...for three things!!
1. Yes, "Hello my name is Heather and I stalk my mailman on a monthly basis for this!!". Both the paper and project kit...and I couldn't be more excited!!
2. I am trying to be patient because I am also waiting for my sears partsdirect order containing my instruction booklet for my sewing machine that Mom gave me. Much needed if I am going to try and sew myself up a little RV bag coming in my kit.
3. and for this lovely from Anthropologie!! (It's a anniversary present from hubby)

Next...I have another crazy bird picture to show you. Last night this is how she was for a good two hours.

I have no idea what this means in bird world. Was she a bat in her former life? Does she yearn to be one? Has she been reading all those dark books I have? (just kidding...or am I!!! LOL)I don't know...but she is totally cute doing it!!

Lastly, last night for about an hour I was in a crisis again! I thought I had lost my scrapbooking mojo! Don't laugh at me, it could happen!!!! I had the time and the pictures and no idea's or enthusiasm at all to do anything. Took some advice from the good book I am reading and after my hour I went with it. I pulled out those pictures I have been wanting to get scrapped and I was going to make a totally safe layout...one that I have done before so that they can finally be scrapped and put in my scrapbook. I pulled out my pictures, and that is when it happened. I GOT IT BACK!! I was sorting the pictures, grouping which one I wanted on the pages, and it happened. I got this idea and off I was creating. I can tell you, these are what did it.

These postit's were my inspiration. Before I knew it, I had this plan...for the layout and for something else too! Stay tuned for the final result!!

That's it! Enjoy your Thursday!! I am off to finish dishes and laundry and scrap before I have to go to work!
Hugs,
Heather

...almost there!!!

I'm feeling better than I was in my last post...even though I should be feeling worse with all of the things going on in my life.

I took some time for myself this morning...took advantage of the gray day outside and that hubby was sleeping in. I took a cup of tea and some chocolate to the couch and vegged out.

Before I knew it, I was feeling the gray spirit that had taken over me lift. I picked up this book I've been reading and in 30 minutes had a few lists going and some creative juices flowing. I started thinking of the little things in life that made me happy, and some of the things that I wanted to create and accomplish. I did some journaling for the first time in months!! The big picture came back into focus and I felt happier than I was!!

I have to get a few things accomplished while I am on this high!! Some pictures...to share because you know I don't like to leave a post without pictures!

...paint cups on my desk from a few different projects I have in the works


...tree outside work last night, there was something in the sky and I had to document it.


...taken at the hospital in a bathroom stall...proof that yes, I am never without a camera.


Hugs and Happiness!!
Heather

Help

I'm gonna need some help to pull me out of the mood I woke up in today. (I seriously tried going back to sleep and getting up on the other side...it was no help)

Ughhh...it's raining again!! It is soo not helping!


This little one may look cute and all, but today I am calling her bipolar cujo!! It is not even 9:30AM and I am already sporting a bandaid on my hand from her!


This cute project kinda perked me up...kinda!!

This and this... (Also seen here)... are on their way to me, and even they aren't helping me right now!

Maybe if I tried going back to sleep on the couch and waking up it would help!
See ya later! Leave me some love...

Baby Zoe

A quick share tonight...

Here's a layout that I just completed. This is baby Zoe! She is a stray kitten that my family has rescued. She is really adjusting to her life as an indoor cat and is quite spoiled!!

I am heading back to my desk now to finish another project that I've had swimming around in my head.

Happy April Fool!
Heather