Sweet Treat Cups Take One.....

I spent a little time yesterday working on some Valentine's cards with my mom and here's what we came up with.....


I got the layout idea from a video on Youtube and now I can't find the video....I hate it when that happens! Anyway, we inserted a little trap door in the back so the candy can come out without the card being destroyed.

Sigh.....I love Valentine's Day!

Have a good evening!

The Ribbon Wreath.....

It's FINALLY done!

I've been wanting to create a ribbon wreath for a long, long time and after following Erin's tutorial and a whole lot of procrastination, it's finally complete and hung up.....



I realize that you are not getting a full on shot of it but I'm still in my pajamas and didn't want to take away from the wreath by making you look at me in my jammies...so please forgive me!



Even with all of the finger burns it was well worth the effort! :)

Have a good weekend!

2012 Word of the Year....

image from bhg.com

Good afternoon friends...

I hope 2012 is treating you well so far! I finally took my Christmas tree down yesterday and feel a little let down to be honest. I miss the soft lights and the peaceful music playing on the radio. Am I the only one who feels this way? How do you combat it?

I've been thinking for a little over a week now for my word for 2012. It seems to be fairly popular in the blog world to have one word to describe what you are striving for in the new year....kind of like a resolution so to speak. I kicked around all kinds of things before settling on.....

REAL

That's what 2012 is going to be about for me. Being real. In relationships, on the blog, at church, with my Savior and any other place I might find myself!

So here's to a new year friends....I hope to "see" all of you soon!

Mary Did You Know?

Merry Christmas everyone!

The Christmas Singing....

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a big reader.....and have been for many years. I like all kinds of books, mystery, historical romance, autobiographies, Amish fiction....and this new book from New York Times Best Selling Author Cindy Woodsmall looks really really good! Here is a link to an excerpt of the the first chapter.....

http://www.scribd.com/doc/69473983/The-Christmas-Singing-Chapter-1-Excerpt

As an added bonus, my readers are able to get The Christmas Singing (and any other title) for 30% off and free shipping if you use the promo code CHRISTMAS11 at checkout on WaterBrookMultnomah.com. The code expires on December 20, 2011.

Hurry and get your copy today!

Ooops....I did it again!

Alright....I'll admit defeat! I promise that the next time I announce any kind of a series I will have done all of the projects ahead of time because I simply can't keep up with it any other way!

Yesterday I realized at the last minute that I didn't buy any wrapping paper for my niece's birthday gift....and anyone who knows me knows I ALWAYS have a gift that matches either a theme or at the very least a color scheme. I didn't think about it until the afternoon of the party as well so there wasn't time to jump into the car and run and get some! Here's the small tag I created at the last minute and was pleased that it turned out so sweet.

Not too shabby for a ten minute project huh?

Have a good weekend!

Days 7 and 8.....

Doggone it! I did it again! Please forgive me as you take a look at some of my past projects.....






Have a good evening!