fun mail!

last week, in ONE day, i received TWO fun packages from blogging art friends!



look. both girls used that cool graphic tape. LOVE IT! i'll share one package today, and save the next for another post. the first lovely is from BFF virginia. now, those of you who enjoy miss linda, the spunky texan, will recognize bff virginia. she is miss linda's non-blogging talented sidekick. they have their own monthly swaps. i am insanely jealous of this and think it's "the bee's knees." anyway. the girls had a give-away and i won!



pretty box...



fluffy packaging...



and a chiffon rose for me and supplies to make my own! sweetness! thank you, miss linda and bff virginia! you both made me smile!

happy day!

more silver bella...

opening nite at silver bella, each gal was given a tote bag loaded with all sorts of goodies and treats! some of the items shared were kits for fun little art activities! that means that these women put together 190 kits. holy stink! karla and i spent this afternoon putting ours together. so much fun!

first of all, from lisa kettell, adorable little fairies dressed in crepe paper emerged from the stash.





love.

then we adorned these adorable little aprons from kim hesson.



super cute.

next up...victorian girlies. these were from ann-denise at whim and fancy.





karla was missing the scrap-girl, so she improvised with the artchix spoil me lady.

so full of attitude. don't you think???

finally, we awarded ourselves with these precious prize ribbons from heidi at birds of a feather.





total sweetness.

all of these ladies who shared their gifts with us are way generous and oh-so talented! thank you! thank you! thank you!

looking forward to november.

happy day!

artful thursday!

ok. so silver bella is 7 months away and i am seriously giddy just thinking about it!!!! last year was my first year, and goodness gracious, it was an amazing experience for me. this is such a cheesy thing to say, but it's exactly true.
i felt at home.
so at home.

one thing i wished i had with me was a little pretty to keep all of the moo cards that the girls were sharing. so, since i have silver bella on the mind...here is my project. a moo card holder.



simple supplies.



stitch up the little compartments.



embellish!



add little eyelets so you can add pages and pages to your collection. insert moo cards, and voila! pretty!



happy day!

day 36!

"i think i'd like to be a bee and live among the flowers." Anne Shirley - Anne of Green Gables.

happy day!

day 35 and the Easter egg hunt

here's day 35...only 5 more! whew! i love the look of my sweet little sampler, but i have to say, i'm ready to wrap this baby up!

the little cousins - my kids, elliott and beatrice, and my nephew and niece, bennett and kitt, were treated to a fun in the sun Easter egg hunt! their grandparent's (who are very different from the two people who parented us) love to spoil their grandchildren! :)



i managed to get mr. speedy - elliott - to stay still for a photo with bennett!



here is, not even kidding, roger rabbit, who is totally tame. like, you can snap your fingers at him and he comes to you and lets you pet him! the kids were waaaayyyy impressed!




making memories.



happy smiles.



too cute.

happy day to you!

day 33 and day 34

oh my goodness. i have become a huge cheater. two squares at once and using stamps! (scandalous) don't call the stitching police...i'm really more of a paper arts gal.

big news around here!



beatrice lost her first tooth! and she is just giddy! can you tell???



happy day and a
Blessed Easter
to all my blogging
friends!

day 31 and day 32 AND artful thursday!

sweet.



pretty.


here's my artful thursday project. it's actually julie's, the adventure of bluegirlxo, project. she did hers with fabric and trim and i used paper - my favorite medium.





happy day!