Bird Watching

I am so happy to have my bird feeder up again...the ground was frozen when we moved back home and this was the 1st opportunity I've had to get it back out there.  So, on my day off, I raked the front yard & put the feeder back out.  And then I waited:

And it was worth it!  Happy spring!

Newly Listed!

Pretty Lil' Butterfly Embellishments:

These and other spring colors now listed in my Etsy Shop.  Thanks for looking!

In Case You Didn't Know..

...I like to make stuff.  And although I may not blog all that often, I am always making something.  So, without further delay...here's what I have made recently:

Oreo Pops. Look for the recipe here.

A 6" x 6" mini album.  I used the Valentine Line from Bo Bunny.

I used the Bo Bunny refill pages from the 6" x 6" ring binder.

This is the layout I made a couple of weeks ago using Making Memories paper...I took another pic in better lighting.

And this was the scene on Tuesday from my front door:

The snow was so wet and heavy...look how it stuck to the branches of my burning bush.

We are drowning in rain at the moment, but the weather forecast is for a change in the temperature and more snow.  Rumor has it that we'll get upwards of 8+ inches.  Yikes!

Behind the scenes I have been sewing and tea staining up a storm.  Andrew helped me stuff my lil' creations and all I have left to do is sew up the seams.  I'll tackle that this weekend in between my work schedule and going to the gym.

Well kids...that's all from here.  I'll be back soon with more tales from my studio!  Stay tuned!

What A Day!

So...due to the forecasted amounts of snow, we had no school today.  As for the snow...well, it never showed.  But we'll save that for another post!

Ok, back to a "no school day."  Mackenzie came over to play with Andrew.  After a rough start, she got settled in and watched some movies and played with Jake.  He wore her out!  Here they are taking a nap on the couch:

I don't know who was more tired!

I called my buddy Fitz (Debbie Fitz that is) and she got me thinking about how I haven't spent much time creating layouts for myself.  So, after dinner, I snuck down to my studio & created a layout from some paper I bought from Two Peas:

I am not happy with my lighting...the layout came out very nice in real life...but you get the idea. 

What do you think?

I have a bar in my studio that I hang layouts from, which I change from time to time.  I had a blank spot:

So  added the new layout to fill the hole.

And now my bar is complete!

Not only did I get to complete a layout, I made crock pot ribs, made applesauce muffins, baked a cake for cakeballs, did a load of laundry AND watched movies with Mac & Andrew.  Mama is pooped!

And finally, my hubby called me to let me know that on his way home he was listening to the local 97.3 WZBG station & he was caller 4...which got him a Lil' Love Heart cake from Carvel!  Woohoo!  Go hunny go!

This is my Valentine's surprise!  Thanks hunny!

Well...that was one busy day!