I can't believe it has been a month... (Warning: This post is very image heavy...)

...or nearly a month since my last post! Gasp!
My apologies... The good news is that we are all happy and healthy and I have been a busy little bee...
Let's see what has happened since my last post...
Well Zachary turned 6 on March 23rd. We celebrated by taking all 3 kids to Dave & Buster's for lunch and then an afternoon full of gaming. His birthday happened to fall on a weekend full of soccer for Erica, but we knew that Zach would be terribly disappointed if his Big Sister wasn't there so we worked it out and everyone had a blast... Well almost everyone... D&B tends to give me one of those throbbing migraine headaches afterward... but thats life I suppose. :)
I had been working feverishly to get things done for my first craft fair which was last Saturday, the 4th. My dad's bday was on the 3rd and my parents came over for dinner and fun. We all had a really good time, actually. The next day I had my show. This is me and my show: Yeah!


My mom had these awesome candy jars on a rack in her basement and we painted the rack bright green... Each jar had a little "treat", one for gift tags, one for cupcake toppers, one for holiday tags, and one for my business cards... See:

These were a few of the hair bows all packaged up and ready to go:

I so love the little bees!

I also did these gient 6" clothespin photo holders:

Big view of the setup: (I had these all in order, but blogger hates me today):

You can see the bows on the far left, next to clothespins, candy jars in the middle, big clothespins, and then mini cards on the shelf...

These sold like free candy, set of 3 clothespin fridge magnets:

more big uns':

I really liked the way we displayed hair bows:

So the show went ok. There really wasn't a ton of attendance, but I did manage to make a few dollars, and everyone seemed to swoon over my stuff and the set up. It kinda gave me a big head... :)

The following day we got together with Jim's family to celebrate his mom's bday, (the end of March through early May is busy for bdays in our families). We all had a nice afternoon and it was fun gettting everyone together.

So, now, I am spending my free time uploading my items to my Etsy shop. I have the clothespins finished and plan on tackling the hair bows next. I miss creating for fun, but I hope to get back in the saddle soon! :)

Hoppy Easter everyone, the bunny is almost here!

Pretty Little Hair Bows, All in Rows...

I've been busy...
very busy...

very, very busy...

Making hair clipppies for a craft show I am doing in April... My very first craft show in fact... I have a bunch of mini cards I have been working on too... Sp I haven't been adding them to my Etsy shop just yet, I plan on waiting until after the show and uploading what does not sell... Anywho, these are my fav clippies...

Rhinestone collars... too cute... These too..

I love pink!

Sometimes playing with the blocks is hard work...

...and you just need a little nap:

Just another snowy Sunday here in South Jersey, I was playing on the computer, Jimmy and Zach jamming out on Rock Band and Allie was playing in the bedroom., or so I thought... I hadn't heard any noise coming from the kid's room so I figured it was time to investigate... When I stumbled upon Sleeping Beauty in the blocks containers:

It melts my heart how cute this kid is sometimes! :)

Alexandria's First Day

Photo Challenge

I got tagged!
I know its been an eternity since I have gotten my hands dirty in card-making for fun, but things have been busy, busy, busy here at home and I have been working on listing items in my Etsy shop, and also for a spring craft show (my very first one in fact). Yeah!

Anywho, here's the skinny:

1. Go to the photo folder in your computer.
2. Go to the seventh folder of photos.
3. Go to the seventh picture.
4. Put the picture on your blog along with a description of it.
5. Invite seven friends to join the challenge.

So without further ado, I present to you the picture I took in the hospital of Allie the day after she was born:


I love love love this photo and in fact it is in more than one frame in my house, in addition to a photo collage... I just really loved the peaceful feeling I get when looking at it. Alex's birth was a bit of a rollercoaster ride. I was nearly 2 months early and when I went to the hospital they told me I wasn't in labor, or that it was too soon, gave me an injection and sent me home, for three days straight, the last time with orders of strict bedrest, and here I was with a 2 yr old at home... Finally, they kept me overnight and gave me something to sleep, since, well, being in labor for three days doesn't allow for much sleep or relaxation and I was a little freaked. I woke up just after midnight and the dr. was in delivery with another patient, but Allie just couldn't wait and she made her way into the world just as the dr. walked through the door. At just over 4 lbs, she was the tiniest human being I had ever seen and she was all mine forever. :)

I dare you not to laugh...

...so I was trolling the internet today and I found this:

Too freakin funny...

Cute little cards and matching envelopes...

on sale now in my Etsy store. Check them out:

Yummy 3x3 notcards complete with handmade, stamped envelopes! Yeah!

The cheeky quote from a few minute ago...

...it really gave me a chuckle. It's partially obscene, and pure hilarity. That is if you have the same twisted sense of humor I do. So without further ado:

"I believe in my cosmetics line. There are plenty of charities for the homeless. Isn't it time someone helped the homely?" ~Dolly Parton

I know that there is volumes wrong with her statement, but I can't help but give a little giggle...