From My Mind’s Eye – Part Two

I fell asleep to Fox News last night…woke up to the gentle sound of rain around 3am!  It wasn’t hard rain, with thunder and lightening…the kind that makes you worry that you, your house or hill will wash away.  Just a pleasant, rhythmic pitter patter that reminds me of the song from Bambi, Little April Shower.  I love that movie and whenever it starts to rain, I’m humming this song – April or not!  I have the second selections of cards that I made from the My Mind’s Eye, Stella and Rose, Mabel collection 6″X6″ pad of double-sided papers and yes, I still have about half the pad left to work with. Card Six –     This was going back to the idea of using every bit of paper.  It is amazing how many cards you can get from a 6″X6″ pad of paper, especially when it’s double-sided! Card Seven –     I copied the flower (sort of) in the background paper to make my own element. Card Eight –     I love using baker’s twine.  I need more colors!  Not really…I don’t need any more stuff.  I do like to make some cards WITHOUT sentiments, but print (or stamp) random sentiments for adding when needed.  Besides, sometimes you need a cute blank card. Card Nine –     I punched a circle and traced it on the ledger paper.  Then I punched

From My Mind’s Eye…Part One

My Mind's Eye has me ready for summer...right before the storms are supposed to hit!

The Best Laid Schemes of Mice and Men

The best laid plans don't always go as planned, but it's best just to go with the flow.

It Feels Like Summer!

My first blueberry muffins from scratch...about time! And to die for, if I do say so myself!

Don’t Be Disappointed

I've been home for almost a week from CHA...hard to believe what a difference a week makes!

You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone…

Mix, Match and Revitalize

Paper revitalization...it's a re-use, recycle, repurpose kind of thing. If they can do it to neighborhoods, why not this?

It’s Back to the Red and Pink!

Not your ordinary store-bought box of Valentine's!

It’s Not All Hearts and Roses

Help! I need your nominations!

What Makes a Valentine a Valentine?

As I sit at my desk, realizing that it has been over a week since I last posted, I was wondering what it is that is causing my funk.  Then it dawned on me:  How can I focus on Valentine’s Day when I am still surrounded by Christmas?  I love the different seasons, and while Halloween and Christmas are definitely the biggest for decorating, it is still much easier to focus on an upcoming holiday without the Ghost of Christmas Past in view.  I know what you’re thinking – what is the matter with me?  Why haven’t I taken the time to put Christmas away?  I try not to admit this, but occasionally, I find myself on the slightly helpless side.  You see, our Christmas storage bins are all stored on an up-high, attic-sort-of-shelf in the garage that requires a 10-ft ladder to get up there to bring the bins down.  In past years, I might have just done it myself…getting down empty bins is certainly easier than putting them back up – I could never do that alone.  Plus there’s the fact that we have to get all the Halloween and Easter bins down so that we can put Christmas in the back…it can really make a big mess.  Everyone’s schedules have been so busy that I haven’t wanted to push.  I suppose this is what it’s going to feel like when I get