lynnie's first day...

i did not journal about how i cried while driving away after i dropped her off...
(sniff-sniff...)

another layout!

Another one for Peyton!
I found this cute paper at "Hobby Lobby".

magnetic monday

a craft i have been enjoying lately...
i have many magnets, but i found these (1 3/4 inch) at super wal-mart in the office supplies, right next to the post-it note assortment. i found the giant page pebbles at joann's, they come in a pack with two different sizes. i printed the circle outline and names off on some of my favorite "my mind's eye" papers. i punched them out with a large circle punch and then stuck the page pebbles on top. after i did that, i held them face down and filed off the little edge of the paper that was hanging off the pebble. then i glued them on the magnets with my favorite craft glue: e 6000 (robert's). i've done smaller ones too, with seasonal rub ons...
the girls know which one is for their art work... they each have their own color.
fun and useful too!

let me explain...

so let me try to explain why there is a new appendage to my original blog...
don't you hate when you think you have that awesome recipe, or that your mom has it, only to discover that neither one of you have it, or your mom has it memorized but with her "mom measurements"...
example of "mom measurements":
me: "mom, what's your recipe for cheesy potatoes?"
mom: "oh, enough simply shreds to fill your pan, cheese, maybe two bags, some cream of chicken soup, some cream of mushroom soup, some cream of celery soup, a spoonful of mayo..."
me: "what kind of spoon?"
mom: "you know, a wooden one."
me: "your wooden one or mine? is it about a cup of mayo???"
mom: "(laughing) oh, i don't know, i used to have it written down, but i just make it so much that i just know it..."
see...
or like that crochet pattern i thought my grandma might still have, somewhere...
or that craft pattern i thought i had...
if i document these things, i'll always have the recipe, the pattern, the directions... and if you like the end result, you'll have them too! and so will my girls :)
so this blog's purpose is not cause i wanna be braggy...

and here's a page for peyton's book, minus the pic...
my inspiration:
thanks darlene for the darling outfits!

first post... woo-hoo!!!

so here is the beginning of the separation...
crafts, projects, accomplishments here...
family goings-on there...
this set of three all began when i wanted a new pincushion. it snowballed into a grocery sack holder (long skinny tubey-thing...), and covering a boring old bum wipe container. i cannot scrapbook or paint without bum wipes...
jaclyn made me a travel sized wipe container when i had peyton, so there was my idea. i "googled" to find inspiration for the larger size and found misspriss... cute stuff...
fabric from gardiner's sew and save
pattern for the pincushion:
(shrink or enlarge for ideal size and cut six. two circles close top and bottom.)