It is a tomato cage
Santa hat
Xmas ribbon
Clothes pins covered in xmas paper
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Xmas card holder
It is a tomato cage
Santa hat
Xmas ribbon
Clothes pins covered in xmas paper
Do you Shutterfly?
This Christmas I was tossing back and forth ideas on what to do with our Christmas cards, until I heard about Shutterfly, and then I knew exactly what we'd do!
I signed onto Shutterfly (SOO easy, not 25+ silly questions, its easy-peasy) and fell in love with all of their different products! I was looking through their holiday cards and was pleased with the variety. I liked the idea of not having a Christmas card that looked like everyone elses in town (because everyone goes to the same boring places) so I can't wait to send out my Christmas card that nobody else will have! They have classic photo holiday cards, stationary cards, folded cards..just about anything you could want..you'll find it on Shutterfly!
And you all know me well enough that I am a tight-wad, but with low prices on Shutterfly, I will definitley be using them for more than just my holiday cards! Cameron's birthday party would be an occasion perfect for the birthday cards and invites on Shutterfly. They are so much more fun, and less expensive, especially if you need more than "12 invites" like your stationary packs that they sell at the grocery stores. How easy is Shutterfly..log on, create your card, and they do all the work of making it look pretty?!?!?
Ok mom, don't read this part, but my mom has said that she would like a new calendar! So, how perfect are these calendars on Shutterfly? They would be perfect, and mean so much more too since they are personalized with pics of her favorite people!
I recently started loving coffee (maybe a bit too much) but check out these cute personalized mugs with pictures on them!
I would have to say my favorite product from the cards would be the flat photo cards, afterall, you can't beat .32/card! And who doesn't love receiving pictures in the mail, I know I like the Christmas cards that have photos included the best!
So, if you haven't finalized your Christmas cards yet, head on over to Shutterfly and I bet you won't leave empty handed!
Merry Christmas!
I signed onto Shutterfly (SOO easy, not 25+ silly questions, its easy-peasy) and fell in love with all of their different products! I was looking through their holiday cards and was pleased with the variety. I liked the idea of not having a Christmas card that looked like everyone elses in town (because everyone goes to the same boring places) so I can't wait to send out my Christmas card that nobody else will have! They have classic photo holiday cards, stationary cards, folded cards..just about anything you could want..you'll find it on Shutterfly!
And you all know me well enough that I am a tight-wad, but with low prices on Shutterfly, I will definitley be using them for more than just my holiday cards! Cameron's birthday party would be an occasion perfect for the birthday cards and invites on Shutterfly. They are so much more fun, and less expensive, especially if you need more than "12 invites" like your stationary packs that they sell at the grocery stores. How easy is Shutterfly..log on, create your card, and they do all the work of making it look pretty?!?!?
Ok mom, don't read this part, but my mom has said that she would like a new calendar! So, how perfect are these calendars on Shutterfly? They would be perfect, and mean so much more too since they are personalized with pics of her favorite people!
I recently started loving coffee (maybe a bit too much) but check out these cute personalized mugs with pictures on them!
I would have to say my favorite product from the cards would be the flat photo cards, afterall, you can't beat .32/card! And who doesn't love receiving pictures in the mail, I know I like the Christmas cards that have photos included the best!
So, if you haven't finalized your Christmas cards yet, head on over to Shutterfly and I bet you won't leave empty handed!
Merry Christmas!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Cheap-o cutesie
Saw this fun way to snazz up your dish soap, so I went out and picked one up. I have already gotten several compliments on it...definitley looks better than the crusty Dawn bottle sitting on the sink
Friday, November 19, 2010
Crepe paper rose ball
Hey friends. Thought I'd share my fun new cell phone cover I ordered online! Kela had told me that she got a fun bedazzled one online, so I thought I needed one too ;)
I've been trying to avoid reading all the craft blogs that I do, because my list of "want to make that" is getting a tad out of control, so...I'm trying to knock out the list rather quickly! Recently I was reading House of Smiths and found these and knew exactly where I'd put them..on the new sideboard! I needed more splashes of pink in the room, so I decided to go with pink! PS...when she said time consuming in her blog, she forgot to make it bold, and underline it, and put about a millon exclamation points! But after a few days (and 34 glue sticks..NOT kidding) they are done, and look cute!!
I've been trying to avoid reading all the craft blogs that I do, because my list of "want to make that" is getting a tad out of control, so...I'm trying to knock out the list rather quickly! Recently I was reading House of Smiths and found these and knew exactly where I'd put them..on the new sideboard! I needed more splashes of pink in the room, so I decided to go with pink! PS...when she said time consuming in her blog, she forgot to make it bold, and underline it, and put about a millon exclamation points! But after a few days (and 34 glue sticks..NOT kidding) they are done, and look cute!!
I also made a little somethin somethin for our friends, but I can't post about it until after tomorrow morning when I give the girls theirs (its not much, just somethin fun)
If your name is mom...please stop reading at this point..thanks. Ok, so I love Trey & Lucy and how darn stylish she is! Ok ok..so how this ties back to mommacita; Mom has to wear this drab gray smock thing at work, and she works with such fun/young girls, that the fun starting to rub off on mom! Mom recently CHOPPED her hair, and it is SOO cute! Cam has even commented several times how much he likes it! When I was in KC picking up the sideboard, Laura and I stopped into her work to see her, and she had this little pin on her smock, which got my wheels turning, that she needs some sassy/fun ones! I haven't taken a pic of them, but I've gotten several different colors, and even a Christmas print to make her some of these. to throw into her stocking! Did I mention that opening stockings is HANDS DOWN my favorite part of Christmas?!?! Probably thanks to mommacita for making them so fun/exciting as kids!
Today I'm going to go run a few errands, and hopefully get some scrapbooking done before I have to go work a few off duty hours tonight. It has become a joke between Cam and I, that EVERY SINGLE time we drive past Stanley Flowers on 6th I just gaze at it and say "I wanna go in there" so..today I'm going to go look!
Tomorrow is girls coffee date, and then we are going back to Chelseys to make Melisa and Adam's precious little baby girl some onsies for when she arrives! Chelsey came up with the idea of using freezer paper stencils, so I'm excited to learn something new/fun to use on other projects!
Saturday night mom and Laura are coming over to hang out/rent a movie, which I'm really excited to see them, I've missed them this week!
Then next week its a bunch of fun stuff going on! Thanksgiving, BLACK FRIDAY BABY!!, going to the Christmas Tree Farm to get our tree, and Cam and I are running in the Rescue Run 5K in downtown as a fundraiser for the the Mission. If I'm being honest, this won't be pretty, I have only been running about 1 day a week...YIKES! Needless to say,there will be no personal records set then.
Hope you have a good weekend, I know I am!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Taco, sideboard and shopping..
Wednesday started off normal, just running some errands. We went to Hob Lob to look around at a few things, went to the Dollar Tree, went got some coffee..etc. See how I am trying to drive home the point that it was a relaxing day? Anyways..as most of you know, Cam's old vehicle, "The Exploder" which was a certifiable POS, was not reliable to say the least, so he/we had avoided driving it, and he knew he didn't want to pay to fix the issues, because they were going to cost more than the paid of hunk of sheet metal was worth. Moving on...so we decide to go "just look" at trucks. We knew we wanted a Toyota (had peeked at a few Honda Ridgelines..but we weren't in love) and we knew it had to be 4-door (planning ahead folks :) anyway..we were driving around, and weren't really finding much, when we drove past Topeka Nissan and Cam said "turn around, theres a Toyota back there I want to look at." Fast forward a couple hours later..and here we are at home, with Cam's new purchase. We both decided you know you're getting old when you are less excited about a new car, and more bummed about having a car payment again. But o-well, its very worth it, and came in handy the following day when I had to go pick something up..will talk about that shortly. "The Taco" as Cam calls his truck (short for Tacoma for you slow folks) will definitley come in handy!
So, I decided I would try the buying end of Craigslist, instead of always selling. I had been looking at sideboards to put up against this window to have more "sit stuff on" space, but didn't want to spend much $...enter Craigslist. I found this ADORABLE sideboard in KC...literally right next to Zona Rosa (suprisingly enough, I excersised self-control and didn't go shopping there) We are going to paint it black, and sand it down just like they did the white, so it looks distressed! I'll show those pics when we get it done! (Hopefully soon!)
After I picked up the sideboard, I stopped by Cabelas to get Cam's stocking stuffers. Today was the perfect day to do this, because it was military/law enforcement appreciation day, so I got the employee discount ( saved $23 after they took the discount off..woop woop!) so now I have 2 more items to get him..and he is DONE!
So, I decided I would try the buying end of Craigslist, instead of always selling. I had been looking at sideboards to put up against this window to have more "sit stuff on" space, but didn't want to spend much $...enter Craigslist. I found this ADORABLE sideboard in KC...literally right next to Zona Rosa (suprisingly enough, I excersised self-control and didn't go shopping there) We are going to paint it black, and sand it down just like they did the white, so it looks distressed! I'll show those pics when we get it done! (Hopefully soon!)
After I picked up the sideboard, I stopped by Cabelas to get Cam's stocking stuffers. Today was the perfect day to do this, because it was military/law enforcement appreciation day, so I got the employee discount ( saved $23 after they took the discount off..woop woop!) so now I have 2 more items to get him..and he is DONE!
I'm heading to bed, I rode with Cam last night until late, and woke up early, so I'm beat!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
I actually like the touch screen
I took my ping-pong table profit ($175....the lady that bought it doesn't need to know I paid $25 for it at a garage sale myself ;) and bought myself a new cell phone! It was time for my new-in-2, so I headed to Best Buy (they always have better deals than Verizon) and got myself the white Samsung Fascinate, AND had $ left over :) Needless to say, I was addicted to it at work tonight! Thank goodness it can plug right into the usb drive to charge, or I would have been in trouble! My gf Kela has this phone, and I liked hers when I messed with it at DD a few weeks ago, and she has no complaints, so I thought I'd go for it. I also liked the Droids, but they are so bulky/heavy, I liked this much more! It makes my Blackberry look/feel like a brick! 
A few things I've been working on....and a suprise from Mr.Wonderful
I've been noticing I have started a few projects, and failed to finish them..so I made a point this week to tie up some loose ends, so that I could start more projects/work on my scrapbook!
Project 1: Holiday camera strap. I made it not too frilly so that Cam wouldn't feel like a frufru when he has the camera. I can't remember what site I orig. saw these on, but I never really had a pattern, just kinda winged it myself..thought they have all turned out pretty cute considering!
A treat jar for Frannie! This is just an empty container that our protein shakes come in, and I saved one thinking I would put it to good use. Then I just used scrapbook paper, ribbon and my Cricut and made it cute! Frannie has already learned where her treats are now :) I also had a smaller container just like this one (that the fiber add-in comes in) that I saved as well, and used scrapbook paper/ribbon and made a cute pen holder for the spare room. (sorry..no pic)
Remeber these over at Everything I Love and More? Well, I clearly missed the boat for the Halloween ones, but I'm read for Christmas! Ashley and I were talking this morning over coffee on what the other holiday jars could say, like for Valentines day, they could be "I heart U" (using an actual heart, not the word) or "C heart J" Have any suggestions for St.Pattys Day or Easter? These could get really fun, and all it is going to take to change them is new ribbon, different scrapbook letters and different colored candy!
Project 1: Holiday camera strap. I made it not too frilly so that Cam wouldn't feel like a frufru when he has the camera. I can't remember what site I orig. saw these on, but I never really had a pattern, just kinda winged it myself..thought they have all turned out pretty cute considering!
A treat jar for Frannie! This is just an empty container that our protein shakes come in, and I saved one thinking I would put it to good use. Then I just used scrapbook paper, ribbon and my Cricut and made it cute! Frannie has already learned where her treats are now :) I also had a smaller container just like this one (that the fiber add-in comes in) that I saved as well, and used scrapbook paper/ribbon and made a cute pen holder for the spare room. (sorry..no pic)
Remeber these over at Everything I Love and More? Well, I clearly missed the boat for the Halloween ones, but I'm read for Christmas! Ashley and I were talking this morning over coffee on what the other holiday jars could say, like for Valentines day, they could be "I heart U" (using an actual heart, not the word) or "C heart J" Have any suggestions for St.Pattys Day or Easter? These could get really fun, and all it is going to take to change them is new ribbon, different scrapbook letters and different colored candy!
I stopped home for a quick bite for dinner, and I found this Orchid on the table from Cam. How pretty and different is that?!? I love how random he is, and how good he always makes me feel!
Tomorrow is my Friday..woop woop! Have a dentist apt, which I am excited for! Nothing is better than a dentist cleaning. I always say if I won the lotto, I would hire Janelle my hygentist to clean my teeth every morning/night!
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