Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

I have been so busy lately.

First, I was completely covered up trying to complete all of the projects I had going on, in time for Christmas.  I took plenty of pictures and I totally planned to blog about each one.  Unfortunately, now that idea seems outdated.  I may still do it anyway, because you never know, someone may be looking for ideas for next year.  It would be a good idea to get a jump start.  I know I am this year.  :)

Then the holidays and all of those relatives/activities arrived. 

Now with all of the decorations put away and my schedule having returned to normal, I am ready to return to my blog.

My Crafting Resolution for this year!:
I am not going to wait until the last minute to do so many projects.  My solution to this is to make a list of everyone I buy/make gifts for every year and then I will schedule so many people per month and complete their gifts. (It sounds so easy and simple, but we will see, lol)

So everyone get ready for lots of blogs and tutorials this year!  (Don't laugh! I really mean it this time.)

~Lynn

Blessing Tree

I just wanted to share this with you real quick. 

This year for Thanksgiving I wanted to put a bit more emphasis on the 'Thankful' part. We really are very blessed and we recieve so many things all year. Unfortunately, too often, we just take them for granted.

I found this wire tree in Mom's attic while I was browsing being nosey one day.  She used it in her classroom for different holiday decorations.  I drug it out, cleaned it up and placed it in this vase.  Next, I cut out circles, and tied ribbon through them.

My sister and brother-n-law have already been in for a few days, so each day we have each been writing one thing that we are thankful for and hanging it on the tree.

Its not the best picture, but atleast you get the idea.

I wish every a safe and happy holiday! 

Happy Thanksgiving!!



No! Really! I'm still here!

OK! I know this is really sad and mostly unforgivable, but I have been SOOOOO busy the last several weeks that I have not had time to post.

Please, please don't run away from me and my blog!  I promise I will do better! 
I have lots and lots of projects in the works to share with you. Just as soon as I get time to finish a few, lol.

BUT THE BEST REASON to stick around is I have some really cool news to share.

Want to know?



***Insert Drum Roll here***



http://www.infarrantlycreative.net/2011/11/silhouette-cameo-giveaway.html#comment-32470

How awesome is that?!  Just click the link above and follow her instructions to enter your chances to win.

Good Luck!! Of course I hope I win, but if it can't be me, then I hope it's you.  ;-)

Halloween Decor Ideas

OK I promised you all that I would have this post up by LAST Friday, but as you can well see; that just did not happen.

These are the final 4 (probably... wink, wink) Halloween projects I am going to do this year.

I actually thought I was already done, but I have seen so many cute ideas while browsing some of my favorite blogs, that I just had to do a few more. I just couldn't help myself, lol.

*************************

We are all about Harry Potter at our house these days.  Ty is so into these books. We just started book #4 last week.  We read a chapter each night before we go to bed.  Its a wonderful way to wind down for bed.

Anyway, I want to thank Heather @ diykindagirl for sharing this idea. 

It's amazingly simple, but so cute, and so much fun.  Ty was ecstatic when he came home and saw this mixed into our Jack-o-Lantern patch!

*************************

I just had to create this white pumpkin with spider that I spied over at Country Living.

I actually made this pumpkin following the directions on Country Living website, but I didn't think it look right.  So I painted over it, flipped the pumpkin over (so the stem is propping it up) and redrew the lines.  This time I made the individual curves between each vertical line, rather than spiraling it out.  To each their own I guess.

*************************

My favorite of these four projects are definitely these Pumpkin Bats.  They are just so stinking cute. I stumbled onto this creepily cute idea while thumbing through my mom's Family Fun mag. You can get directions and templates for the eyes, ears and wings from their website.



My favorite helper. I had to get creative and use some
blue wire for the support on the wing. Ty is painting them black.


I used cheap plastic pumpkins from the dollar store, so we could run invisible fishing line through the tops of them and hang them from the pecan tree in the front yard. I also used the eye templates as a pattern, and painted them on instead of cutting them out of foam.  (I didn't have any white foam handy and I did have some white craft paint.)

*************************

Last, but definitely not least:


OK it doesn't really count as a project but it is colorfully relevant.

Your just not fully decorated for the holidays until your toes match the season. ;)


It's another activity packed weekend for us, so I'll be back early next week. Hopefully with some new ideas to share.

Have a Great One!

New Logo!

Check out this New Logo I just created using LogoEase.  It's a free logo design software.  It was easy, fast and best of all free!

For now I'm going to be using with google and my new fb page.  

If you need to a logo for any of your projects, you should check them out.  LogoEase

Big Big Thanks!

When I first started this blog in February I said that I wasn't really sure what direction I wanted to go with it. I only knew that I wanted to start a blog.  I wanted to connect with people who have similiar thoughts, likes and dislikes. 

So, after the overwhelming number of views the 'Jesus Loves You' Jack-o-Lantern has and continues to recieve, I'm thinking maybe I should start posting more of my projects. 

I'm usually doing this stuff anyway, so I might as well share these things with others.

Don't worry, I still plan to write my mommy thoughts about parenting, life and everything in between. (I'm sure you all were panicked about that. I could feel the fear.)  I just feel compelled to add this dimension to my blog. I feel like I have alot to share in this area. (Things to share that people might actually enjoy.  haha)


So a BIG BIG Thank You to everyone who has stopped by to view my pumpkin. I hope you keep returning to see more of what is being created.

I'm currently working on four different projects, and I just finished two others last night.  I hope to have a couple more completed by the weekend to share with you.


~Lynn

Some Days I Just Think I'm Crazy

Am I the only person or does this happen to other bloggers?

So many of my blogs START out with a certain purpose, idea, or story but they END up completely different. I know my mind wanders but some days I find it nearly impossible to keep on track.

For instance, the other day I wrote the blog Just Another Soccer Mom.  Now when I started that post the story I had intended to share was how ironic I found my position.  (That position having been on the sidelines of a soccer game.)

I was going to share with you the story from several years ago about teasing my dear friend Stacy over a bracelet and being a soccer mom.  How I was so baffled by her utter pride to hold such a title.

Then somewhere, about the 3rd or 4th sentence I hung a right and ended up spewing my issues all over you. 

I'm not really sure how this happens.  I'm even more unsure of how to prevent it.  Sometimes I just wish I could type fast enough to write the monologue that runs through my head.  Now THAT, would make for some interesting reading.

It's such a shame.  It was actually a cute story.

Sorry you missed it. Better luck next time.