Can you believe she made this?!
And these. I ♥ these! Love, Love, Love the colors!
All of my goodies!
Thanks Harley for making my first swap so wonderful! I'll definitely have to do another swap soon!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Halloween Swap
Today was the last day of the 13 days of Halloween Swap that I participated in. Harley from Koala Fuzz was my partner (and what a wonderful partner she was!). I really enjoyed opening a new surprise each day and the gifts I received were amazing! I hope she liked hers as much as I love mine! Here are a few pictures of my Halloween goodies...
Can you believe she made this?!
And these. I ♥ these! Love, Love, Love the colors!
All of my goodies!
Thanks Harley for making my first swap so wonderful! I'll definitely have to do another swap soon!
Can you believe she made this?!
And these. I ♥ these! Love, Love, Love the colors!
All of my goodies!
Thanks Harley for making my first swap so wonderful! I'll definitely have to do another swap soon!
Catching up...
I made it though my surgery ok. Actually the doctor found that I didn't even need the other half of the procedure and I was able to be discharged later that night. The worst part about it was that I had to lay flat for several hours (see picture).
My mom made me a special quilt for the occasion. This is her first completed quilt (made from cute vintage inspired prints from Moda: pampered pooch).
My mom made me a special quilt for the occasion. This is her first completed quilt (made from cute vintage inspired prints from Moda: pampered pooch).
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Updates/ Halloween Swap Preview
Please excuse my lack of posting lately (I promise to be better). I have been extremely busy lately- I can't believe it is already October! In addition to my normal business (work, grad school, writing/grading papers, and very little craft time) I have recently been faced with a new set of challenges, but first a little Halloween Swap preview...
Tiger is quite the model isn't he? :)
On a more serious note...
A little over 3 weeks ago I became dizzy, lost consciousness, and blacked out. I visited my doctor and had a range of tests ordered, one of them being to wear a 24 hour holter (heart) monitor. I fully expected everything to come back normal since I don't experience any sudden change in heartbeats- this wasn't the case. The report showed that I had an episode of 17 beats of Ventricular Tachycardia (a rhythm that can result in sudden death). I was referred to an EP Cardiologist who confirmed the rhythm. Because of my fainting and the potential of sudden death, this is an issue that must be addressed; so in 2 weeks I will go into the hospital for a surgical procedure called VT Ablation. During this procedure the doctor will insert a catheter into a vein in my leg and up to my heart. Once there he will attempt to irritate my heart to recreate and find the problem area. Once the problem is located it will be burned. If all goes well I should go home the next day.
Tiger is quite the model isn't he? :)
On a more serious note...
A little over 3 weeks ago I became dizzy, lost consciousness, and blacked out. I visited my doctor and had a range of tests ordered, one of them being to wear a 24 hour holter (heart) monitor. I fully expected everything to come back normal since I don't experience any sudden change in heartbeats- this wasn't the case. The report showed that I had an episode of 17 beats of Ventricular Tachycardia (a rhythm that can result in sudden death). I was referred to an EP Cardiologist who confirmed the rhythm. Because of my fainting and the potential of sudden death, this is an issue that must be addressed; so in 2 weeks I will go into the hospital for a surgical procedure called VT Ablation. During this procedure the doctor will insert a catheter into a vein in my leg and up to my heart. Once there he will attempt to irritate my heart to recreate and find the problem area. Once the problem is located it will be burned. If all goes well I should go home the next day.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Homemade Applesauce
Yesterday was Johnny Appleseed day, so to celebrate my students and I did all things apple. I am sharing this amazing recipe for applesauce. It is super easy (aside from cutting the apples)- just dump it all in a crock pot! Enjoy!
Ingredients:
12 large Granny Smith Apples (about 5 1/2 pounds)
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1 tablespoon of butter
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
Peel, core, and cut apples into 1 1/2 inch chunks. Toss with apple juice, sugar, and cinnamon. Put into a 5-quart slow cooker. Add butter. Cook on high for 4 hours. Stir until desired consistency. Makes 8 cups.
Ingredients:
12 large Granny Smith Apples (about 5 1/2 pounds)
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1 tablespoon of butter
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
Peel, core, and cut apples into 1 1/2 inch chunks. Toss with apple juice, sugar, and cinnamon. Put into a 5-quart slow cooker. Add butter. Cook on high for 4 hours. Stir until desired consistency. Makes 8 cups.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Tags
Check out these tags I made for a tag swap...
Happy Halloween
Fall Ya'll
Gingerbread Soldiers
Fun Flipflops!
Happy Halloween
Fall Ya'll
Gingerbread Soldiers
Fun Flipflops!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Just a little teasing...
I can't tell you how excited about the 13 days of Halloween Swap! My swap partner is Harley over at Koala Fuzz; she is hosting the swap and I am thrilled to have her as a partner. Go check out her blog- she has lots of cute ideas!
I wanted to share a few of the goodies I have rounded up... So here's just a little taste of what may be...
I wanted to share a few of the goodies I have rounded up... So here's just a little taste of what may be...
Sunday, August 16, 2009
13 Days of Halloween
I am so excited to be participating in my first swap; a 13 days of Halloween swap hosted by Koala Fuzz!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Banner Tutorial
Not much beadwork going on here lately; instead I have been doing lots of paper crafting. I finally got around to completing a project that has been an idea of mine for quite sometime. I decided it would be a good project for my first tutorial, so here it is:
You will need:
Cardboard (cereal boxes work well)
8X8 paper in colors of your choice
paper in a contrasting color
hole punch (I used the crop-a-dial)
scissors or paper cutter
ruler
glue
ribbon
A Cricket is helpful
1. Mark the center along the edge of your 8X8 paper.
2. Using the ruler, make a line from the center to the opposite outside corner on both sides, forming a triangle. Continue to do this for all papers needed (I used 18 pages, two per triangle, to create a 9 letter banner). Cut out triangles.
3. It is easiest if you use one of the paper triangles as a template to cut out the cardboard. Cut out one cardboard triangle for each letter in your banner.
4. Use the glue to adhere the paper triangles to both sides of the cardboard.
5. Decide where you want to punch holes (I punched at 3/4 of an inch from the top and 2 inches in on both sides). You will need 2 holes in each triangle.
6. Thread the ribbon through the holes in an "over-under" fashion.
7. Use your contrasting paper to cut letters (I used the Jasmine Cartridge on the Cricket at 4 1/2 inch font size).
8. Adhere letters to the triangles.
I cut out the word CELEBRATE for one side of the banner and CONGRATS! for the other side, allowing me to have 2 uses for the same banner. ;)
9. Tie of ends of ribbon (I made loops to make it easy to hang) and you are finished!
I hope I explained everything well. I would love some feedback on this tutorial, since it is my first. ;)
You will need:
Cardboard (cereal boxes work well)
8X8 paper in colors of your choice
paper in a contrasting color
hole punch (I used the crop-a-dial)
scissors or paper cutter
ruler
glue
ribbon
A Cricket is helpful
1. Mark the center along the edge of your 8X8 paper.
2. Using the ruler, make a line from the center to the opposite outside corner on both sides, forming a triangle. Continue to do this for all papers needed (I used 18 pages, two per triangle, to create a 9 letter banner). Cut out triangles.
3. It is easiest if you use one of the paper triangles as a template to cut out the cardboard. Cut out one cardboard triangle for each letter in your banner.
4. Use the glue to adhere the paper triangles to both sides of the cardboard.
5. Decide where you want to punch holes (I punched at 3/4 of an inch from the top and 2 inches in on both sides). You will need 2 holes in each triangle.
6. Thread the ribbon through the holes in an "over-under" fashion.
7. Use your contrasting paper to cut letters (I used the Jasmine Cartridge on the Cricket at 4 1/2 inch font size).
8. Adhere letters to the triangles.
I cut out the word CELEBRATE for one side of the banner and CONGRATS! for the other side, allowing me to have 2 uses for the same banner. ;)
9. Tie of ends of ribbon (I made loops to make it easy to hang) and you are finished!
I hope I explained everything well. I would love some feedback on this tutorial, since it is my first. ;)
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Crafty Cat
Anytime I want to do any crafting this is what I have to deal with...
Tiger is my lap cat. He is such a lover. It is really hard to get anything done when he is in the room so I trained him to sit in the chair with me inside this bag (so I can move him when needed). Most of the time he is content there but sometimes he insists on being between me and whatever I am working on. I really can't complain because he is 12 years old and I know the time I have with him is limited. :( So I will enjoy every minute of it!
Tiger is my lap cat. He is such a lover. It is really hard to get anything done when he is in the room so I trained him to sit in the chair with me inside this bag (so I can move him when needed). Most of the time he is content there but sometimes he insists on being between me and whatever I am working on. I really can't complain because he is 12 years old and I know the time I have with him is limited. :( So I will enjoy every minute of it!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Why I have been MIA...
Ok, so next week summer is officially over (for me at least) and I return to work. I am going to miss having time off but I am looking forward to 20 new faces. This has probably been one of the best summers I can remember. I went everywhere! Here are a few pics of my beginning summer adventure... A Caribbean cruise to Hati, Jamacia, Cayman Islands, and Mexico!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Giveaway Winner
Thanks for all of your wonderful comments. I have had so much fun during the sew, mama, sew giveaway! I am very happy with the success of my first giveaway. Thanks for all of your support! Now for the winner...
Drum roll please...
Selected using the random number generator...
The lucky winner is... NUMBER 6, Hootie.
Congratulations Hootie! I will be e-mailing you this afternoon to get your shipping information.
Drum roll please...
Selected using the random number generator...
The lucky winner is... NUMBER 6, Hootie.
Congratulations Hootie! I will be e-mailing you this afternoon to get your shipping information.
Monday, May 25, 2009
May Giveaway!!!
Just a heads up... I am going to be participating in the Sew, Mama, Sew! Blog giveaway day. I thought it would be a great way to get my feet wet with my FIRST GIVEAWAY! I am so excited!
Here are the details:
I will leave the giveaway open until 5:00 pm EST May 31st. Check back after five to see if you are the winner (I will need your email to contact you)!
You can enter once by posting a comment about my blog or any of the items I have created.
You can enter a second time by becoming a follower of my blog.
You can enter a third time by posting about my giveaway on your blog (please leave me another comment linking back to your blog if you do this).
The winner will be selected randomly.
Since this is my very first giveaway I will not ship internationally (so sorry, maybe next time).
Now for the Prize!
I will be giving away one of my glittery chipboard albums. I have a special one in the works, pictures to come shortly. Please look at the previous post to see some examples.
Update: This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for all of your comments.
Here are the details:
I will leave the giveaway open until 5:00 pm EST May 31st. Check back after five to see if you are the winner (I will need your email to contact you)!
You can enter once by posting a comment about my blog or any of the items I have created.
You can enter a second time by becoming a follower of my blog.
You can enter a third time by posting about my giveaway on your blog (please leave me another comment linking back to your blog if you do this).
The winner will be selected randomly.
Since this is my very first giveaway I will not ship internationally (so sorry, maybe next time).
Now for the Prize!
I will be giving away one of my glittery chipboard albums. I have a special one in the works, pictures to come shortly. Please look at the previous post to see some examples.
Update: This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for all of your comments.
Scrappy Weekend!
I had a great time scrappin' this weekend here with a great group of girls! Check out some of the great things I made! I am very excited about how these scrappy things turned out!
A round chipboard book...
A chipboard purse with some glittery paper...
A scrappy journal...
An Amy Butler mini-scrapbook... yum!
This is my recipe card for the recipe swap next month, it just needs a brad on the tag. ;)
A grunge urban journal...
I made some other things but they are gifts and I cannot post pictures yet! ;)
A round chipboard book...
A chipboard purse with some glittery paper...
A scrappy journal...
An Amy Butler mini-scrapbook... yum!
This is my recipe card for the recipe swap next month, it just needs a brad on the tag. ;)
A grunge urban journal...
I made some other things but they are gifts and I cannot post pictures yet! ;)
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