Sweet Birthday Cards

I have really like these small birthday gift enclosures. They are really helpful to have on hand for that birthday that crept up on me. I have plans to make in different colors, like purple and blue.

Thank you for looking.

Vintage Sheet Music Envelope Seals

My poor blog has been so neglected. Occasionally, I will play with Beverly's Pink Saturday, but with 2 boys, there isn't much pink around.

Today, I saw at Everything Etsy, a blog party (thanks Lisa!!!) and I decided to join.

These are envelope seals I made with vintage music. The music came from my mother's house and she got a ton of music years ago when my Grandmother passed away. These are music pieces that my Grandmother did not care for - not her favorite music. My Grandmother was a very talented piano player.

Pink Saturday - Valentine's Edition

I have joined Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for her weekly Pink Saturday. Unfortunately, Beverly has had surgery this week. Everyone hopes Beverly will be feeling better soon.

I bought several of these soaps to give my Mother, sister, niece, and myself for Valentine's Day. Last Sunday my Mother told me her Sunday school class at church was having a party for Valentine's and needed a small gift to exchange. Pulling my soaps from the package, I told her she could have the one that I bought myself. I wrapped it for her in pink tissue and made a heart sticker to close it up like stores do at Christmas time, made the little card and placed it all in a small white gift bag. She was very happy with the small gift. Even though I didn't get a soap for myself, it felt good that she was pleased with the gift she had for the party.

By the way, she got chocolate for her gift - something she really likes...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Blog give away on fabric

http://44thstreetfabric.blogspot.com/2010/01/summer-song-fabric-sneak-peek.html

check out their etsy store: 44th Street Store

Another etsy treasury!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=107433


Here is the sweet person who includes me in her treasuries. Thank you CocoaBeans!

Etsy Treasury

I made an Etsy Treasury. Here is the link.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=104096

New Year Card

My cousin called me the other day asking me to make some New Year Cards for her to send to friends. I started by looking at blogs to see if I could find something I thought I could replicate and I found this at No Time to Stamp. I have the same basic idea but with a twist. I layered 3 snowflakes together with the second snowflake in a darker blue and I used Stickles on it to make it glitter. I also stamped 3 snowflakes and embossed them in silver embossing powder.

The inside is the sample that I sent my cousin. When I went to the store to get blue cardstock, the colors of blue had changed, so the actual inside of the card matches the outside. Really, they do match!

Well, I will use my cousin's card idea and post it on my blog to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

My Etsy 1/2 Off Sale

I am having items in my Etsy Shop at half off. It is my Pre-Christmas/After Christmas Sale. I have tags that can be saved back for next year at 1/2 off.

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Pink Saturday 2nd Christmas Edition

As usually, I am running late and short on time...and I hope I am doing the correct theme for Pink Saturday this week. I have already deleted the email from Beverly with How Sweet the Sound, so it makes it difficult to check the theme. Here it goes anyway.......

We are to post a favorite Christmas item.

Years ago, when I was first married, I started collecting Santas, snowmen, and reindeers. Some were given to me as gifts, but most of them I found at craft fairs. I love all the different sizes, shapes and the variety of styles.

Now for the sad news...my good friend Lisa is moving! Not just down the street or around the corner, but 10 hours away! For the past year and a half, she has had me parked at her front door every Wednesday begging to come in and scrap with her. Lisa is very talented and inspiring. She is a very fun person to be around.

Lisa you will be missed, but as I have been saying, one day, I will come to your new house on a Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 and expect to scrap! You better be home and the girls better not bark. Ok, the not barking may be too much to ask!

Thank you for putting up with me (and yes, I have tears in my eyes now!) And in closing and quoting part of "Pretty Woman", when Kit is saying good bye to Vivian "I gotta go, cause good byes drive me crazy". (well, it might not be a direct quote, but close enough)

"Pink" Christmas Saturday

I have joined Beverly at "How Sweet the Sound" in remembering our Christmas'. I don't have any pictures of me or my kids when they were little scanned for posting. So, you will have to read one of my stories. (author's note: I am not a writer!)

This is about my dog. She is just about as bad as my kids when they were little and wanting to open presents. After she goes to sleep at night, she is very out of it. That is when Santa makes his appearance and leaves gifts for the boys and our kitty and puppy. When the boys finally get out of bed and are ready to open presents we are always greeted with the "girls" (our kitty and puppy). They are ready for gift exchanging as well. We have noticed that Boomer, our puppy, will sit looking at the tree and when we tell her it is time to get presents, she dives under the tree and will bring out her Peanut Butter Filled Rawhide Candy Cane. Then she prances off into our bedroom, hitting the doors and walls with the large Candy Cane. We all laugh.

With kitty, she quitely waits until we hand her the gifts Santa leaves.