Thursday, May 5, 2011
Recipe Book
I'm considering doing a tutorial video on how to make this book. It is quite simple to do with the proper punch for the edge. I think I like how it turned out! Two of the bees are popped up and they all have sparkly wings. I added Smooch pearlized top coat to all of their wings!
Card Fun! Recipe Plans!
I came up with this design for Mother's Day. One Mother's Day Card, I made a pop-up bouquet for Twosday's Techniques and the other design is below. I made several with the original Mother's Day design, this one is a birthday card. I used Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede, Early Espresso and Whisper White. I love Tri-fold cards. The embossing on the front makes it pop. I'd love to hear what others are working on. I am currently working on a recipe book. For 18 years, I stuffed recipes into a gallon size Ziploc bag.... I have finally started compiling them into a pretty notebook (made and designed by ME!). Once I am done, I'll share photos!
It is another wonderfully cool day here in North Carolina. It got down into the 40s last night and is supposed to stay that way for a few more days. Baseball season has only a few more weeks left, then we get a short break before contact football begins. I'm hoping to get the boys finished with school by the beginning of July (I have hopes to get them done by the end of June, but July would be nice!) -- then I would have time for scrapbooking all the memories I haven't had time to scrap! Yeah, like that will happen. Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!
It is another wonderfully cool day here in North Carolina. It got down into the 40s last night and is supposed to stay that way for a few more days. Baseball season has only a few more weeks left, then we get a short break before contact football begins. I'm hoping to get the boys finished with school by the beginning of July (I have hopes to get them done by the end of June, but July would be nice!) -- then I would have time for scrapbooking all the memories I haven't had time to scrap! Yeah, like that will happen. Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
A Day in May
I love the month of May! Daffodils and irises have usually already bloomed, Purple Cone Flower and Bee Balm are starting to bud along with my lavender. Mint, strawberries and blackberries are back for another year of delicious flavor. My roses are hanging in there after a year of neglect. I'm headed out today to feed them my special concoction made with beer. This year, I will take better care of my roses. This beer concoction should perk them and all my blooming flowers right up. Roses are very high maintenance flowers.
My garden is really coming alive. My tomatoes (started from seed) are looking so pretty. I can't wait to taste the first fruit! The last few days are the first in many weeks that I've actually been home long enough to weed and work in the garden. Gardening soothes my soul. This year, I am adding a few more lavender plants to my garden. I love perennial plants. They come back year after year and make gardening simple. I added more Echinacea (Purple Cone flower) to my garden this year, too.
One day, my dream is to pull the hedges in the front of the house and place a perennial garden there. We have a lovely magnolia tree on the corner, that will soon cover the shrubs.... and flowers are much prettier than these ugly green bushes! I can see large bunches of lavender in their place...... of course, hubby doesn't know this yet, and it might be a long time before this dream is realized. ~laughter~
I hope you've enjoyed the free tutorial videos that I have posted. I've enjoyed making them! In my spare time, that is. The boys are plodding along in school... closing out the 3rd quarter and making headway on the 4th. We will get a summer break! I can see it at the end of the tunnel. Other than a few summer colds, everyone is healthy. Flag football on the weekends and baseball taking up much of the week. Sean was able to pitch in a game last week and will hopefully pitch in tomorrow's game. Here are a few shots of him pitching.
My garden is really coming alive. My tomatoes (started from seed) are looking so pretty. I can't wait to taste the first fruit! The last few days are the first in many weeks that I've actually been home long enough to weed and work in the garden. Gardening soothes my soul. This year, I am adding a few more lavender plants to my garden. I love perennial plants. They come back year after year and make gardening simple. I added more Echinacea (Purple Cone flower) to my garden this year, too.
One day, my dream is to pull the hedges in the front of the house and place a perennial garden there. We have a lovely magnolia tree on the corner, that will soon cover the shrubs.... and flowers are much prettier than these ugly green bushes! I can see large bunches of lavender in their place...... of course, hubby doesn't know this yet, and it might be a long time before this dream is realized. ~laughter~
I hope you've enjoyed the free tutorial videos that I have posted. I've enjoyed making them! In my spare time, that is. The boys are plodding along in school... closing out the 3rd quarter and making headway on the 4th. We will get a summer break! I can see it at the end of the tunnel. Other than a few summer colds, everyone is healthy. Flag football on the weekends and baseball taking up much of the week. Sean was able to pitch in a game last week and will hopefully pitch in tomorrow's game. Here are a few shots of him pitching.
Lillie's Lovely Things
Just wanted to share a great place to get jewelry and more! In December, we purchased several of Lillie's handmade products for Christmas gifts. Lillie is 17 years old and has been working hard to grow her business. Please stop by her site and if you live nearby, check her table out at local events! You'll love her products!
Lillie's Lovely Things
Lillie's Lovely Things