a wonderful mess

It's not often I get excited about a big mess. Okay never, but in this case I was so delighted to finally be getting shelves in the garage and organize the space. It has been driving me nuts forever. Lynn kept laughing at how excited I was when the work started.

our madi moo just turned two!

We had a delightful party for Madilyn's second birthday this weekend. She's growing up way too fast!

The birthday girl.

loving this little find

I went to a boutique in Pleasant Grove yesterday. I found the girls some flower hair clips and two of these teacup pedestals for me.

I've been wanting somewhere to set my jewelry when I take it off at night. Perfect. I actually bought the other one for Kate, but I'm not sure I can part with it. I may have to make her a different one. I gave Patrick my old set of dishes when I bought my new green ones. They'd be perfect for this project. I may have to take them back. :)

My mind has been going crazy with other ideas too. I can put a small pumpkin on it for Halloween. It's just the right size for a cupcake or a few of these cookies, then wrapped in cellophane and tied with wider sheer ribbon for gifts. Any other ideas?

three things thursday

My favorite holiday to decorate for is Halloween. Not the scary, icky, eerie Halloween, but the smiley jack-o-lanterns and fall colors Halloween. Lynn and the kids still love holiday decorations.

I've found some great deals lately. Things I've been looking for for awhile. Wanna see?

I love this porch. The lanterns, the urns, the bright orange pumpkins and the fall leaves. I love the door too.

This is a page from last year's PB catalog. (I've kept it in my "holiday" file.) I love their style and products, but they can be quite expensive. I do splurge sometimes, but then I love to mix my great deals in with the pricier stuff.

super saturday projects {oct 2010}

Here's the line up of the projects for our October 9th Super Saturday. They're awesome! I know a lot of you are thinking Christmas gifts already and signing up fast.

{CELEBRATION BANNERS}
Taught by: Kim McCrary
This class is designed to give you the basic skills of creating three banner styles for any occasion or celebration. Create this delightful Halloween trio and then change up the papers for any theme or color scheme.
Cost: $3.00