I have too much to quit now...

As I went down to my studio yesterday my mind was spinning... WHAT should I work on 1st?  My granny square blanket? 

My crochet skirt? 

My baby hats for China? 

Paint?

Paper clay? Jewelry? learn to draw? Toilet paper roll mixed media idea?... 

Honestly, I have SO many ideas that it makes me jittery and I end up doing nothing... Are you other artsy mama's like that?

When I got to my room the GIANT stack of pictures started screaming...

You know, I have 1 child and pretty much have taken a picture (or 5) of her doing everything from eating her 1st sandwich to her just being cute.  Needless to say, I have thousands of pictures and of course, feel the need to put them all in a scrapbook!

(this book is JUST our 1 week trip to Hawaii...)

I will say lately, I have allowed myself to just PUT THEM ON PAPER and then I'll go back and embellish them later, later could be when I'm 80...

I know so many people have gone to digital scrap booking, but with the amount of supplies I have, I honestly feel like I NEED to use up a few more before I start down that road...

One stack of paper, not including the piles of paper stacked on shelves and in paper carriers!

1 (of many) totes full of embellishments

ribbon, ribbon and more ribbon!

1 of many cabinets full of doo-dads

GLITTER: never enough!

files full of more doo-dads...

cricut cartridges...yeah, I've got a few :)

(HEY: GP mom-of-5: recognize that Qualex box?)

So, as you can see, I'll be stickin' and pastin' the summer away working on my totes of pictures!

Oh yeah, if you feel the need to make fun of me for being a "scrapbooker" go ahead!  I make fun of it too, but I will say if my house is on fire the dog is on his own- I'm grabbin' my photo albums!!

Darling and I are off to the "$4/bag book sale at our local library".  The Mister and I went last Saturday and got a huge stack.
 I'm reading "The Book of Bright Ideas" by Sandra Kring.
i like it!

Have a great day!
and

a little plug about my BABY HAT DRIVE 

As most of you know, my daughter was adopted from China and I left a little piece of my heart there.  I'm collecting hats to keep the children and babies warm in the winter.  Many live in orphanages that are without heat.

1. make a baby hat, toddler hat, or kid sized hat (you can take the non-crafty way out and buy one if you must)

2. email me at: chinamommy_04@yahoo.com for my address.

3. I'll take care of shipping them to CHINA next fall.

any questions- please feel free to email me!!

*NEW* stuff

I finished my 1st hat for my baby hat drive and am almost finished with the 2nd.

Geesh, could someone brush this poor dog please?  Yorkie's lick constantly, his poor little face is always slicked back with his own spit...

 I don't know why I feel so lazy when I crochet but have no problem wasting 1/2 my day online.  I have SO many projects I want to work on from my

HAPPY HOOKER book!

Even though I've kind of taken a break from etsy, I think I'm ready to jump back in a bit.

 I did make 2 new packets of paper cuts for my etsy store:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/papercutsarecute/

dragonflies with hologram wings

and

Down-on-the-Farm embellishment set.

Great for scrapbooks or card making!

Ok, I have to get groceries, learn to make a mobile, bug the Mister to get Eddie the Electrician to hook up my kiln, make my bed, put laundry away, and do all the things I've been putting off this week! 

Happy Thursday!!

Oh Alice!!

So, I saw Alice in Wonderland... AGAIN!

Darling daughter wanted to go see it and even though it IS a bit creepy and not really a little kids movie...

She ❤❤❤'d it!

Go figure, this is not your frail girly 6 year old.

Before we went, I warned her that it was a bit "creepy", not scary, just creepy- she was down for it.

There were a few times I'd lean over and kind of explain to her what was going to happen or what was going on (don't worry, we were sitting in 2 seats off by themselves in a huge theater that only had about 35 people at this showing.  Don't ya just wanna throw a brick at those people that won't SHUT UP during movies??  I always keep one in my purse, just in case!).

When it was over I said "So... what'd ya think?" and she said "I loved it".  That is quite a statement from my reserved little girl!!

I wanted to share some of the Alice in Wonderland papergoods going into my new etsy store:

papercutsarecute.

❤Queen of Hearts❤ page topper and 1 Alice will be sold as a set.

(see the cute bunny?  I won him from the uber talented Little Miss Crafty!  Have you seen her blog?  Go see it, her art work is DARLING!).

Alice and ❤Queen of Hearts❤- embellished with rhinestones!

Then I've got a new embellishment that I'm not quite done with but I'm giving you a sneak peek:

and another banner:

~Family~

This banner comes with cream tulle and is all put together and ready to hang!

Well, the SUN is out here so that must mean it's going to be a good day, right?! 

Oh and just a little "funny" mommy moment from yesterday:

Yesterday the Mr. went to the Dr. (yes, he is better thanks to a shot and a Z-pak) when he got home he asked me what time I went over to the bus stop to get Darling.  I said 3:15 and he says you mean 4:30?  I said WHAT?  and then I realized I was looking at the clock that hangs ABOVE our cabinets... the clock that DIDN'T get changed (NOT the one on the microwave or store right below- yes, we have THREE clocks right in a row!).  Oh brother- you wanna talk about someone peeling (NOT peeing, but I was close!) out of her seat!  I went FLYING out of the house so fast the Mister's ear buds (from his ipod that were hanging on the key rack) went flying into the garage with me!!  I started my car, threw it in reverse and... it died!  I started it again and tore over to the stop.  Lucky for me (and DD), the bus was running a bit late.  I was laughing and told her what happened and she just shook her head, rolled her eyes and said "MOM!"  

I'm a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kinda gal... what can I say?!

Happy Tuesday!!

Monday... you're killing me & it's not even noon...

So I listed 2 items in my new etsy store: papercutsarecute

yeah....ONLY 2

both are a set of 6

I couldn't find the notebook with my log-in password, I had to re-set everything.  I'm still in my PJ's, I have to clean my house (monday is spring cleaning day so I can "work" on fun stuff the rest of the week), my car has no gas and I'm getting anxious thinking of everything I NEED to do today...

(yes, I am overwhelmed easily :).  i have several more sets made and will keep adding more, so check back here to see what's listed then go tell all your friends that scrapbook.  I have a lot of cute ideas and just not enough organizational skills to make it happen as fast as I'd like... story of my life!

So this weekend, I went outside...
**GASP**

If you've been reading a while you've heard my constant whining about the fact I want to live in Hawaii and the fact that i HATE the cold....HATE!  I usually wave at my daughter from the window (I'm the one waving from the INside!!).  But today I am a TINY bit mad at the sun because it is ruining the fun we had yesterday OUTSIDE!  Yes, I went outside yesterday and not just into the attached garage then into my car then into a store ASAP...
Darling got a block-maker to make a snow fort, why, I don't know!  It's not like the poor girl has anyone to go out with her to make said fort...
Actually yesterday was warm enough that the snow was perfect for making stuff and warm enough that I only had to wear a thick wolly sweater, a ski coat, snow pants and a fur hat (plus mittens that were like $40 so people like me can go outside).

those weird bumps on my eye-teeth (i think those are my eye teeth, but what do I know?!) are the invisalign braces thingy's, see how you can't see the braces!
YIKES that fork in the road is ON MY FOREHEAD!  Maybe I have something in my studio that will fill it?!

The Fort

Our snow fairy?! 

Darling is in love with that tall grass so we had to stick it in everything :)

Ok, I need to put it in high gear, cause in 15 min, it's going to be NOON!!

Have a great Monday, I'm going to go breath into a paper bag...

Gasp... a SATURDAY post!?

Yep, a post on Saturday, but I'm cheating cause I'm typing some of this up on Friday!

I wanted to show off this cutie's work!

Her name is Dena and her shop on etsy is:

dancingwired

I have 2 of her wire words in my home and can think of at least 2 people I've given these as gifts to.

I ❤ them!

and check out her cute pendants:

it says sing (not sin!!)

2 sided :)
Anyone have plans today?
I want to make this:

and I have to take care of this:

thanks to a playground situation...
(don't you love the paper the glasses are on?  Apparently she's in negotiations with daddy to build a "girls only" fort in the backyard)
and I have to finish up some picture taking ...
I've decided to start another little etsy store to sell paper products for scrapbooking.
My new store is called:
papercutsarecute
(paper cuts are cute)
here's a sneak peek:

I'll have all kinds of embellishments but I also am going to sell the goodies you need to make your OWN paper banners for parties or just for everyday!
also:
WELCOME 

to all my new followers!!!
You have NO idea how excited I am every time someone joins the party!!

I'm throwing my request into the universe...

 an etsy business that makes 6 figures... 

ARE YOU LISTENING UNIVERSE?

Oprah told me I could do this, throw my request into the universe, I've been asking for a Range Rover to the point of obnoxiousness...

 hey Oprah, why is this in my garage?

and Universe, as long as you aren't listening, can you do something about this puppy?

He just ate my new favorite lip balm-i hate him right now.

He's begging for my forgiveness, which i choose to withhold for now...

I should be asking the Universe for a new wardrobe and carpet- don't be jealous!

So anyway, I started a *NEW* and amazing etsy store... My narcissistic personality tells me it's amazing and I'm listening to that gal!

it's called:

papercutsarecute

(paper cuts are cute)

and here's a sneak peek:

embellished die-cuts for

scrapbooking and card making

I'm working on packaging today...

this last picture is for cheekygreen

i'm doin' the work lady!!  all this goes to my church into our paper-gator!

Well, we'll see if anyone is interested, if not...

anyone need a seahorse?

My goal is to have this biz up and RUNNING no later than Monday!

I'm off to dress in an inappropriate outfit and head down to my studio :)

Have a great day!