I am certainly glad my New Year's resolution wasn't to blog more. You may or may not have noticed, I haven't posted in over a month! Life got really busy for us in the beginning of 2013! Usually there is a calm after the holidays, but it wasn't that way for us this year. Larry … Continue reading For Valentine’s XOXO
Tag: Creative
Gift Wrapping
Every year my fabulous colleague has a Holiday Gift Wrapping Party. She is an amazing gift wrapper herself and has each of her brilliantly wrapped presents on display for all to look at for inspiration. She always has the most creative bows and accents on all of her gifts. Although I use a lot of … Continue reading Gift Wrapping
Christmas Cards
Here are some Christmas cards I made this season. I send photo cards as our main Christmas card, but I always make a few handmade cards to either sell or give with hostess gifts. Here I used a blank green greeting card and applied holly patterned paper and a rubber stamp for the message. I … Continue reading Christmas Cards
Placecards and Table Settings
Ok - I have been MIA for quite awhile! Life just seemed to take over and finding time to blog just wasn't happening. The funny thing is that all the projects I have been working on would be great blog material! So, I'm going a little backwards here. I know we are all on to … Continue reading Placecards and Table Settings
The 300th Comment Contest
Congratulations to my faithful reader, Maria, who won the 300th Comment Contest. Have you been wondering what she won? Well, the suspense is over! I thought a holiday themed prize would be something she could use as we enter the gift giving season. Handmade giftbag and holiday card Matching winebag (with a napkin ring for … Continue reading The 300th Comment Contest
Thanksgiving Prep
Believe it or not - Thanksgiving is next week! For the first time in awhile - I'm not hosting this year! We are traveling to Atlanta to my sister's for the holiday. I plan on helping out there though! It seems odd to me to not be doing my usual week before prep, so I … Continue reading Thanksgiving Prep
Best Thanksgiving Ever – Pin & Win Sweepstakes!
Better Homes and Gardens BHG.com and All Recipes AllRecipes.com have teamed up and are sponsoring a contest on Pinterest called "Best Thanksgiving Ever." How do you enter? Go to All Recipes Facebook page and like it. Create a new board on your Pinterest page called "Best Thanksgiving Ever." You must pin images from Better Homes and … Continue reading Best Thanksgiving Ever – Pin & Win Sweepstakes!
My Friday Favorites 10/05/12
Welcome October! Here are my Friday Favorites for this week: On TV- Some good shows this week - Dancing with the Stars, 98 degrees fans voted more than N Sync fans as we said goodbye to Joey Fatone - Grey's Anatomy - flashback to what happened after the plane crash, we got to see Mark one … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 10/05/12
Craft, Fabric, Wrap!
A coworker asked me the other day if I had any of my fabric wine bags and a matching birthday card for sale. I went home to see what wine bags I had and found two. One was an autumn theme with leaves and the other purple grape leaves. I decided to make a matching … Continue reading Craft, Fabric, Wrap!
My Friday Favorites 08/24/12
Maybe I should start calling this my Saturday Favorites! No, no, once fall routines start back up I'll be back on track! On TV- Suits - Season 2 finale - loved it! Though it seems that the war against Jessica and Daniel is over...we all know that can only be for now...what will happen with … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 08/24/12
My Color-Coded Life 