Archive for the 'May Arts' Category

Step right up.

Monday, June 10th, 2013

It’s Monday.  ….wah wah…. So let’s get happy!  (or fake it) I needed to make some carnival-themed items for this month’s Cara Box exchange, and I’m so glad I had saved the remnants of October Afternoon’s Midway collection to help me put some things together.  I still had this fun May Arts ribbon out on […]

Bake Sale.

Saturday, June 8th, 2013

Yay – it’s the weekend!  And it’s gonna be a hot one here in the ‘ho.  I just went out for my morning bike ride, and now I’m inside in the nice, cool air-conditioned house.  What are you up to?  Anything fun like this little girl? The neighborhood kids have been out hawking cookies and […]

Birthday Gift Sacks.

Monday, June 3rd, 2013

I love paper bags.  There’s something so rustic and old school and warm about them, don’t you think?  And if you’ve been around my blog once or twice, you’ve probably seen an embellished gift bag or two (hundred).  Right up there with cardmaking for me is making my little bags. Summer is here and that […]

Delightful romance.

Friday, July 20th, 2012

TGIF! I asked my son if he knew what today was.  And he said “my birthday?”  Uh, no.  So then he says “10 days ’til my birthday?”  Well, kind of, but no.  “It’s mom and dad’s anniversary!  Guess how long we’ve been married.”  “27 years?”  Um, hi that would mean we got married when I […]

4th of July banner.

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012

I get a lot of crafty work done when we go camping.  I’m totally not a nature girl, so when the husband and kids go off on their hikes and geocaching, I stay in the comfort of our air-conditioned trailer and get crafty.  I always take a bunch of Glue Dots rollers with me, and […]