I Have Been B*U*S*Y*

I should have been outside on those nice days we've had this past week, but instead I have been B*U*S*Y* in my craft room making pretties. The yard will ALWAYS be there for me to work on but the ideas swimming around in my head for these lovelies may not be - it's an age thing!

I love these bracelets...

And this necklace is made from an antique shoe clip I found at an outdoor market in Cuba last spring...

This is an old antique tin type photo of a girl I encased in some ICE resin and there are also some bracelet links from an antique Paris souvenir bracelet I purchased...

This beauty's main pendant drop is from an antique enameled earring - I still have one more to do something with!

Another antique tin type photo of siblings paired with some antique rhinestone earrings I have used as links in this necklace...

And...many, many handmade tags - some for Easter and some just for anyday...

Yep, I have been busy as a beaver and enjoying every minute of the creative juices that have been flowing from these finger tips! Stayed tuned for the post on the "cupcake" houses for spring - all 32 of them!

And you will be able to find ALL of these pretties in my etsy shop at the end of the week!

Hope you are having some creative days...

Sleep...Sleep...Sleep

All this pooch wants to do since having her "weekend" with her boyfriend eddie has been to sleep...and this requires her to ALWAYS be sleeping on someone's lap because that's just who she is - a LAP dog! And her favorite sleeping position is on her back with her paws up to her chin - so cute!

But, she also wants you to constantly rub and scratch her belly - and if you don't, she whines...she stares at you and whines...

We call her a high maintenance pooch...we are thinking that this latest behavior is due to her becoming a "mommy" soon! I guess the "weekend" with eddie was successful!

Rest Those Weary Feet

I've had this idea in mind for quite a while now. Had all the elements together for well over a year. Just the manpower is needed now. As in "honey can you cut these down with that fancy table saw we have in the garage?" I know it will only take a moment...or two or three...but the result will be way cool!

Take a look at these legs. Shapely aren't they? They are going to look so great attached to that old chippy door over there.

Vintage door + turned table legs + skirting + can of black paint = a cool new place to rest MY legs...

Stayed tuned for the finished project...

Curiouser and Curiouser

That's what we were...curious. Curious to see the movie that many people have been talking about...curious to see if it could own up to the suspense we have all been having about it. Well, all I have to say is if you are going to go and see this movie you must see it in 3D. The colors are fabulous and the costumes are great. Story line to me was "simple," but it seems that nothing really wows me these days - I'm sorry to say that even Avatar was mediocre to me...is there something wrong with me?

We went and bought our tickets early in the afternoon and it is a good thing we did because when we went there for the start time they were sold out for both shows.

3D is the way to go...

Both daughters liked it and that is all that matters...even if their mom is hard to please these days!

Yumminess

Look...it's a bakery in my studio! And today's special are these lovely cupcakes...

In all these yummy shades of pastel colors...

Just waiting to be eaten...oops! I forgot that these are f*a*u*x* cupcakes!

These little guys are waiting to take their places beside the cupcake cottages...stay tuned for the cupcake subdivision!

On Their Way To Provincials

On their way to Nanaimo this week....to the BCCAA Basketball 2010 Provincial Championships. What an achievement girls! It has been because of your hard work and dedication to the sport of basketball that you have made it this far...

Now do UNBC proud and win this championship to go on to the N*A*T*I*O*N*A*L*S*!!

A Good Read

A lazy sunny afternoon...I know, I know....I should be outside doing something productive with the "haphazard look" of my yard from the long rainy winter we've had. But these magazines were calling out to me. In fact, they have been calling out to me for weeks...just haven't had that moment where I've decided to drop everything and just dive into them. But today as I passed by this room I thought it would be so nice to cozy up into the daybed and get inspired.  And boy was I right! Such inspiration in these books!

 

I love getting inspired by the somerset magazines...so many talented people out there! And so many ideas in these pages that my head is spinning!

L*O*V*E*!

I am so glad I took the time today to be lazy!

In Alice's World

I signed up for Karla's Alice Tag Book Swap....I had fun coming up with a design for them...of course it had to be the color R*E*D*!

Alice up close...

And a special one for the host of the swap...the sweet Karla...

This one has it's own special envelope...

Hope she likes it!

A Sleepover

This is Minnie...

This is Eddie...

And they had a sleepover this weekend. We are hoping that with this sleepover there will be little "minnie's" and "eddie's" romping around come May.

Here they are getting aquainted...

Some innocent playing around...

In this picture Minnie does not look impressed with Eddie or what he is trying to do...

After about an hour of running around and playing together this is where they ended up - on my lap...

And as if two little doggies weren't enough, Lola had to join in too!

Special Memories

Going back a few years (30...yikes!) I had a very special friend I worked with named Paula. I worked as a dental assistant for her step-father Don and she worked as the front office secretary/office administrator.  We had many good times together...so many laughs were shared between the two of us...and we did many things together. One favorite was going to the beach (Santa Cruz, CA) soaking up the sun and walking along the boardwalk. We would always sit on one of the benches on the boardwalk and people watch - there were so many interesting characters that frequented the boardwalk - some funny and some creepy...

This particular day after suntanning we stepped inside one of those random photo booths and took some pictures together. We were hamming it up and being cheesy...

And by the looks from this shot it was even cool back then to give the "smoochie" face!

Thanks for the memories Paula...and all those great experiences in life! I will never forget the many things we did, the many things I learned, and the many great qualities in a friend that you possessed. Remember roller skating to disco music? Remember the outdoor Doobie Brothers concert? Remember the great dinners at your mom and Don's house and the laughs we shared? I sure do and I will never forget them...

A Simple Little Box

What started off as a simple pink White Shoulders box similar to this one...

With a few sparkles, trinkets, trims, fancy paper and baubles turned into this one...

Some images that I recently purchased from this gal on etsy have been finding their way into some of my latest creations...

Some trimming detail...

And just another solution to my storage problem!