Something I LOVE

I LOVE to make things for other people.  I love digging through my goodies and finding just the perfect items to add to any project that make it unique and customized for that special recipient.  I guess it makes since.  I have ALWAYS loved buying and giving gifts.  I love the hunt and getting that special something.  I just love creating beautiful things for special people.  If anyone who reads my lil old Blog, and I know you are few!  If anyone is ever interested in a customized journal please message me!  No extra charge for custom work, so depending on the amount of pages pricing would still be between $16 and $20!  Plus the Summer discount! But if anyone wants a particular theme, or color scheme I would love to whip something up.  I'm just about finished making my own little book and now I am itching to make some more!  Have a Happy Wednesday, its back to the grind for me...

Just Passing Through

To announce a Summer Sale!!! All of the items in my Shop are 25% off with the coupon code Summer at checkout! ENJOY!

And Now For Some Updates

I have too many projects going on!!! Let's see. Firstly. My no pattern random stitch rainbow blanket is further along than I expected! It's about six feet tall now... Which was an accident and it's over a foot wide! I think this means the stripes will end up vertical versus my original horizontal.

I have yet to really start my postcard journals. But I've been thinking about them!!! I've also been pawing through my collection and coming up with a few themes.

I still haven't posted those little blank sewn albums in the shop yet. I just haven't had the time or drive to... Jury Duty took a lot out of me emotionally and while I thoroughly enjoyed it I wasn't expecting the emotional ramifications of the last three weeks.

Because of this I am going to make myself a new journal. The one I'm using currently just doesn't fit my mindstate right now and I think in this I've discovered another important personal requirement of my journals to make them work. While I love the idea of an epically thick journal that spans many years. I think I would prefer a smaller one that I could actually fill and complete in a few months. I think I need that closure and since of accomplishment. I also think that esthetically I need a change ever so often. Katie at Gadanke and Making This Home I think has the right idea. Smaller journals and often themed journals for specific types of entries.

So here we go again. I'll post pictures of my new journal hopefully later today. Tomorrow it's back to the real world for me. And I'm not sure I'm happy about it... At my day job I don't get a sense of accomplishment or of doing anything for the greater good of someone else...

This was supposed to be a cheery post!!! Oops!

On a Cheerier Note!

I tell you not even six hours after that post about a lovely little tutorial that will help me share my plethora of postcards while allowing myself to make more journals I received in the mail 100 more postcards!!!

My dear friends Erin and Max who recently got married and moved to Maryland whom I made a wedding album for bought me a thank you gift!!! It's a box set of 100 NewYorker postcards how neat!!!

Justice Was Not Had...

Today my life changed. I felt I put in a great amount of work and effort into a worthy task and was denied the result I so furiously wanted, one that was RIGHT and was deserved. I feel let down, tired. Like these last three weeks went wasted. All I can console myself with is the thought that fate must have a better design.


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Inspiration!

My favorite thing to do in the mornings when I have time and the rest of my family is still snoozing away and I've opened all the windows to let the chilly morning air seep in  is sit down at my husbands computer, poor myself a big cold glass of tea and catch up on reading some of my favorite Blogs.  I find it so comforting, relaxing and inspiring!!!  I always come away with at least three new things I want to try or make or cook or attempt.

I sadly haven't had much of a chance theses last few weeks to be very crafty!!!  So while doing my favorite thing this cool summer quiet morning I came across a GREAT idea.  Did I tell you I own a million postcards?  I'm sure I did on my Lil Old Blog.  OK, maybe not a million but LITERALLY a thousand.  I counted once.  You see it's these darn boxes of 100 themed postcards that you can get for what boils down to be like four cents a postcard!  You can find them on Amazon, and yes over the years iv'e purchased a few...

Well, now I have something fun and crafty to do with them!!!  I was catching up with one of my favorite Blogs A Beautiful Mess when I came across a Guest Tutorial Post by Kara from I Just Might Explode.  This is the thing I love about Blogs, getting to not only learn new things but "meet" new people.  Kara's Blog is well worth taking a look at!  I think it's going to be a new favorite.  Any who, her guest post was about making postcards into travel journals, and you KNOW how much I love to make journals!  And I get to use Washi tape!  I think I am going to hunker down for a fair part of this weekend and whip some of these up.  You really should check out the tutorial!!!  They are fun and super easy, look great and Kara has even been nice enough to include an Etsy shop link for those who don't already own postcards and would prefer vintage over new.

Happy Weekend!!!

Finally!

A photogenic snail. Lol. Isn't this the prettiest little snail you ever did see?

And on to other news I am STILL fulfilling my civic duty. Today is supposed to be the last day. But I am pretty sure we will be there through Monday as well.

Does anyone have any fantastic weekend plans?! Tonight is date night for me and the hubby. A very rare occasion. So we're going to go see Men In Black 3! I loved the first two when I was younger so this should be a pretty entertaining evening. Cheers!!!