More Sewing...

Another post about sewing....I have been crafting...but I'm kinda in a funk, so I have 4 pages to finish as well as a couple teacher gifts. On top of my funk, I've been addicted to Pintrest, so now I have all these ideas and room makeovers I want to do, just not to sure where I should start lol. Money is also an issue, so I can't buy the stuff I want to finish the projects I want to start. But anyways, I went to my MIL's again on the weekend to make the final stocking we needed, so I made that, and my girls made pillows. Here's the pictures:

 Had to get the Cricut Santa hat. Made me chuckle:)

And this is the snow we got on Saturday night.

We're about 20 degress warmer then we usually are at this time, so were happy about that.

Anyways, I'm off now. I'm battling yet another cold. Third one this fall/winter season.



I'm Sewing....?

 This was a busy weekend, but it wasn't. Does that make any sense? lol On friday I had planned to go to a crop with my MIL. Kim puts on these wonderful hall crops. I love going to them, but since moving, I'm now on the other side of the city. Well this friday, one of my daycare kids was picked up late....instead of getting picked up at 5:15-5:30 she was picked up at 5:45. The crops start at 6. I like to get there as close to 6 as possible to get the most out of my time. But the worst part of this, was that we had a small snow storm friday night. so my Half an hour drive ended up taking me over an hour :( By time I got my MIL and we picked up coffee, it was after 7. I didnt get anything done. lol I packed light, which mean't all the stuff I needed to complete y LO, I left at home....But I won a door prize ( althought, I think to all of K'm's crops, I only haven't won twice) and I bought some raffle tickets to win a Demember Daily...and I won that too:) I'll post pics of that soon. Its a beautiful book that one of the crop goers made. All the money went to chariety which was why I bought the tickets to begin with.

 Then on Sunday me and the kids made our Christmas stockings!!! Its been about 18 years since I've done any sewing. Even my kids made theirs except the 4 yr old...and the 12 yr old bailed about half way threw....but here they are:

If you know my kids...you'll know who's is who's lol. I wanted traditional Christmas stockings, but they had other plans:) I don't have a fire place, so this is where they hang until I fill them, then they rest on the couch for the kids to find.

 So, today I plan on getting some crafting done. I'm still waiting on pictures from shutterfly to come...I have to say, with how long it takes, I really dont think I'll order from them again. Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends, and to my fellow Canadians, we can enjoy your holiday tv and maybe some travelling for black Friday sales.

Christmas Cheer

 I know some of my American friends are getting ready for Thanksgiving, but as a Canadian, ours was last month, so right after Halloween, Christmas starts to make an apperance in my thoughts. Last year we were leaving on the 27th of Dec for Florida, so I had to put all my Christmas stuff away on Boxing Day. So inorder to have some holiday cheer, I put our tree up the beginning of November. Well this year, because of some family situations I was feeling kinda a blue. So what better way to cheer someone up, then Christmas trees. Since last Friday was Veterans Day and the kids had no school, we stayed up late on Thursday and set up the basement tree:) It was our first time setting up that tree, and thanks to my Mother in law, it was possible.

 For some odd reason, my son thought it was just the funniest thing to wear a Bob Marley hat while decorating the tree. That kid has such an odd sense of humor lol. My girls, as you can see love to pose. I thought this would hold me til Dec 1 and I could put up the upstairs tree and finish decorating the house, but Monday, my 18 yr old came to visit with his girlfriend, for supper. I mentioned somethng about setting up the tree, next thing you know, it was 9:30 and the tree was up and decorated :)

  I haven't posted anything crafty in a while, so I'm just going to post something quick. I've been making advent bags for my kids and did a few layouts and a card, but I'll show you this name frame I made. My girlfriend had a baby girl 3 weeks ago. She and her husband had 3 boys under the age of 4, so they where over joyed to add a little girl to their group. I made her the name frame and a framed layout that she could add her own picture too. ( I forgot to take a pic of that!!!)

Paper- CTMH, Ribbon- Hobby Lobby, Flowers-recollections, Storybook Cart- cut @ 4, gems/bling-from my stash, Twine-


  I recieved a pink ATG yesturday from a blog hop...i apologize, I wrote it down, but can find the paper. So my plan today is to give that a try and figure out how to cut with my gypsy and E2. Thats the plan, but hubby worked a double last night and got home at 630 this morning, and now me and the kids are trapped in the basement. So we shall see ;)  Happy scrapping.



A day of Nothing...

  I feel like I've been out of my scrap room for ages, when really, its only been a few days. On Tuesday at about dinner time, I got extremely dizzy and felt like I could just close my eyes and sleep forever, it was such a strange feeling. My kids ended up making their own lunches so I could just lay down and pray the room would stop spinning. And ever since then I just haven't had any energy. Today, I'm hoping that changes. I feel somewhat ok.....and my E2 just arrived!!! As we speak its sitting beside me still in the box :) Trying to keep the joy of it arriving as long as possible :)

 I do have an award I recieve that needs to be thank for. Susan at Cricut and Grasshopper gave me the

award. I can't tell you how much this means to me:) With it comes some rules though:

1. Thank the person that awarded you- Check

2. Tell 7 things about yourself that people may not know about you.

3. Pass on the award to 7 other blogs.

So, the 7 things are

1. I have social anxiety disorder, which I now push myself to do things that I really fear doing.

2. I dated my husband briefly in High School.

3. As much as I love being able to be a SAHM I really really miss working outside the home.

4. I love planning parties

5.I don't own a scale in my house and can't remember the last time I weighed myself, or even cared. I am who I am.

6. I love TARGET, but know as soon as they come to Canada, it won't be the same :(

7.I love watching "retro" cartoons

And here are the peeps I award this too:

1.Christine at Scrapping with Christine

2Scrappin' 2 Little Princesses

3Scrappin' With Chriss and Lou

4Scrap- Stickle-Pop

5Respect My Kraft

6.Liz's Paper Loft

7.Lady of Leisure Ink

  So there it is ladies. I am now off to open my E2 and hopefully get a chance to play around abit!!!

Christmas Goodness....

 Like I've mentioned, I have many " favorite" Blogs. I mentioned Rinne's a few posts ago, but this time I want to send you on over to Candy's Craft Corner. She's giving away, not 1, not2, but 3 Cricut Cartridges away!!! So go on over, say Hi. You won't regret it:)

UGHHHHH

  I just have a quick post tonight. I so had big plans for this weekend, BUT on Thursday afternoon, my laptop died. I thought the hard drive was fried, but good news, turns out it was just a virus. Not to sure where it came from, but atleast its fixable. Soooo, having said that...all the pics I wanted to post and challanges I wanted to enter can not be done til Monday (I'm hoping). I have my husband's tiny little netbook, so I can still check my friends out in blogland, it just takes a bit longer.

 But the reason for this post, on this tiny little machine, is..... I just ordered the E2 from the Shopping Channel. On the Cricut blog they mentioned they were previewing it. I only have the small Cricut and while it did just perfectly for my scrapbooking, I realized to venture into the world of paper crafting, thanks to you wonderful ladies, I do NEED the bigger better machine!!! Im so excited!!!! In 4 to 7 days I'll have it. Now, if I could just figure out what photo printer to get, I'll be aces:)

Quick note on some awesome blog candy...

 I have, like most people, a few blogs that are my "favorite" I love them all, but the people on these special blogs have helped me and showed me some love almost since I started blogging. One of these people is Rinne at Rinne's Bliss.  She makes some amazing cards and layouts. And right now she's giving away some good candy. She went through her stash and is giving away her loved but neglected goodies. Check her out. You won't be sorry.

Click HERE

RCC27- Christmas is in the air...

 well, in my thoughts anyway. Here's a layout I made:

Paper- Stampin' up, making memories, memory keepers. Bling-Gemstones The Paper Studio

Tool-Tombow adhesive, creative memories circle cutter

Challanges:

1.More then Favors-Wacky Wednesday- Must use brads, buttons or bling (or all 3)

2Ribbon Carousel-  RCC27 New DT crew, anything goes.

 I have a couple of thank you's to go out, but I'm beat tonight and still have a layout to finish, so I'll send my Thanks tomorrow.



At Long Last....

 My room is done. It only took 4 days. I should start somewhat at the beginning. We moved to this house last une. In our old house my scrap spaces changed almost monthly. It started in a plastic 3 shelf storage container in the livingroom corner, where it was for 2 years til I got pregnant with my first daughter. After which time I moved it up to my room and stored it in the enternaiment centre (very small room). I kept it there for about a year. Then me and the DH decided to move it down into the basement (which up until then was under renos) in the computer room. Well then low and behold, I got pregnant with my last little monster, and in a 3 bedroom house with 3 kids space is tough to find (the house was only barely above 900sq ft)....so I moved to the furnace room. I had a table, a book shelf with 4 shelves, and the furnace and hot water tank. Nice eh?

 So when we bought this house, there was a built in "SPACE" that the previous owners used as a playroom for they're daughter. I called dibs right off the hop. We hadn't even gotten the house offer put in and I called dibs!! You can check HERE.  You still have to ignore the floor, I'll get around to changing it soon:)

  My Disney wall. Pictures of us all 3 times in front of the lego dragon

 My favorite saying (bought, not made) and my favorite pictures

 My table and shelves

 I bought the pink shelf, but it was wood color, I painted it. It holds my glitter

 CD shelves I bought at the thrift store to hold my CTMH stamps

I bought 2 of these and painted them white and added some ribbon and flowers where they were

damaged. One holds my FELT.

 It's a small room, and as I grow as a crafter, my room changes. This won't be the last time I change it I'm sure. I love my room. Its my little piece of heaven, where with a cup of coffee, tea or a glass of wine, I can craft and just have some me time:)