And The Winner Is……

      “I bought my bag!!!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!! I can’t wait for it to arrive. Since I love it (and you) so much, I posted your store to my blog and Facebook!!! I want more!!!!!” So Miss Maija Lepore…you are the winner of the $200 gift...

A Few More

I wanted to remind you that you have a FEW MORE days to enter HERE for the $200 gift certificate to my shop.Thank you for the wonderful response to my new collection.It is so fun to work so hard on something and then have so many of you love it too!I have been busy...

The New Collection and a Big Ol’ Giveaway!!!

Drum roll….it is HERE!!Well…almost here. At midnight my shop will have my new collection (ok..I put it up a little early because this girl is tired).I am so excited to show you all that I have been working on.If you have followed my shop for awhile you...

Artful Blogging

One of my favorite things to do when a new Artful Blogging comes out is to literally lock myself in our bedroom and read the whole thing cover to cover.I think it is such a stunning magazine and I love to read the articles by my friends and meet new bloggers.I was so...

Eye Candy

Hello girlies!I am back from my speaking engagement in Louisiana (and I can't wait to tell you all about it).I am busy, busy, busy trying to finish up the spring/summer collection and I can't wait to reveal it all to you on Saturday, May 1 .Mark your...

And So It Begins

I have known for years that I have been very lucky that Madolyn has always worn whatever I have bought for her.She didn't complain.She oohed and aahed over everything. It seems that things are changing a bit around here.Maddy needed a few dresses for piano events...
Flea Market Countdown

Flea Market Countdown

I live in Colorado. This means that all my wonderful flea market shopping stops for the winter. No garage sales. No flea markets. We don’t even have a great Goodwill. So….I have been EXTREMELY anxious for one of my favorite flea markets..A Paris Street...

Easter

I understand that Easter was over a week ago….I just like to be fashionably late! Kelly took our photo when we got home from church. Sure..the first one was nice…it quickly turned into THIS….. Once we regained our composure we set the table and got...

My Little Entrepreneur

I have a little girl that is constantly coming up with different projects and telling me that she is going to sell them in her own shop. The name of her shop (to be) will be Bluebird. She wants to sell bracelets, necklaces, headbands, eye shades and pretty much...

Not Just Yet

(I realize that this photo is blurry…it just makes me smile so I put it in anyways)Your last child will always be your baby.You let them get away with more.You laugh at more and punish less.You let them come into bed with you at any time.You are also really sad...

This Will Make Your Ovaries Ache

I know I am a little bias…but my nephew is the cutest little baby!This sweet little boy had blown out of two outfits while he was at our house on Easter:-)My sister had just finished nursing him and had been trying to keep him warm with a blanket.He looked so...

Dream Girls Weekend II

The wonderful weekend continued the next day with creating.Terri Brush and her assistant Donna (the sweetest) set up the most gorgeous table with extra special gifts for all of us. There were also gifts from Tiffany and Maija on the table. I had the best time learning...

Dream Girls Weekend

Have you ever met someone and immediately adored them and wished you lived closer to them?That is how I felt when I met Tiffany last year at Farm Chicks.We were both at an amazing party hosted by Joe, Jermonne and Cindy.Tiffany caught my eye because she was wearing...

Easter

As I am busy going through all my photos of my incredible weekend at Tiffany’s….I thought I would re post a few things that we did last year leading up to Easter. I hope you enjoy them and photos are coming VERY soon:-)...

Playing With Chip Art

Yesterday Madolyn and I had a neighbor friend over and her mom…and we played a little with Melody Ross' new chip art.We used the chipboard to make necklaces and other creations.We had fun playing and learning how to use the tools.These are such cool tools!...

This Is Today

(photo taken this morning)Last night a friend of mine was able to get three tickets to see John Mayer.This was all very last minute and very spontaneous…for a not so spontaneous ME.It started to snow.Really snow.Snow so much that you could not see.The one that...

Haute Handbags

A few months ago I was approached by one of the editors of the magazine Haute Handbags.This is one of the magazines published by Stampington & Company.They wanted to feature one of my purses and have me write a tutorial. I was thrilled.I got my copy in the mail...

Love Slave

First of all I want to thank so many of you that left me the sweetest comments and sent me the most amazing emails!!As women it is so easy for us to relate to one another.We don't have to be going through it to feel so deeply for another that...

Anxious Heart

On Friday I went in for a routine yearly check up.During my breast exam the doctor said she found two lumps.One in each breast.It is amazing how the mind can go to so many scary places so quickly.Within seconds I had this imagine in my mind of what cancer looks...

Make New Friends But Keep The Old

One is silver and the other is gold.Do you remember that song from Brownies or Girl Scouts?I just had a horrible flashback of me…in a green jumper…with a sash full of badges…shudder!I just have to say that I like getting older.Not the crows feet and...

Dear Summer,

Dear Summer,I know you are still a little ways off..but…Last year you let me down.I don't want to be a complainer…but…I had plans. Big plans…entertaining plans…summer night party plans…and you rained.A lot! Many parties were...

Library Makeover

(new lampshades that will be in my spring collection) We take a long time to get things done around here…. A LONG TIME!In fact, the room I will be showing you still has tons of paint to touch up…but I decided that you can not really see it so lets go ahead...

Shop Clearance

I have been busy getting ready for my Spring/Summer Collection.To make room for all the new art, purses, aprons, skirts, dresses, prints, photography and jewelry….I am marking down EVERYTHING that is in my shop. I am also offering FREE SHIPPING.  Happy...

Seattle Grace…We Never Found You!

This is the final post on my weekend trip to Seattle…promise!Every little thing that we did was so much fun….but this day was just relaxing.Lissa truly did an excellent job of planning all these perfect and different parts of our trip.We were only there...

Seattle Part II

Well…. you all had a chance to take a peek at Lissa's gorgeous home.After all of your sweet comments I believe that Lissa now loves all of you forever!After Lissa picked me up from the airport we headed to Snohomish for a little shopping.I think we had more...

A Little Beachy, A Lot White and 100% Gorgeous

Becky lives in Minnesota and can have a hard time with all the gray, snow and cold during the winter.She was having an especially hard day when Lissa told her that we would come and visit her.I had NO idea about that deal!!!I received a voice mail soon after from...

Lay It Down

When this year started I chose a word to reflect what I hoped the year would hold for me.The word for me was FOCUS. I usually have too many ideas in my head about my business, home, children, friends etc.I find it really hard to focus sometimes and accomplish the...

Sleepless In Seattle

I am heading to Seattle tomorrow morning….EARLY!I am so excited.Not only will I get to play with friends the whole weekend…I will also be visiting a city that I have never been to.With my camera in hand I can't wait to explore.Becky and I will be...

Perspective Changes Everything

This is the post on dreams that I hope I can express the way I want to.I have the thoughts in my head and heart and I hope it all comes across the right way.I remember very clearly years ago having a bad day.Not a bad day in the whole scheme of things…just one...

Is It Just Me?

This may be the post when you wonder why you read my blog.Is it just me…or are there more prescription commercials than EVER!I am not a big TV watcher.Don't get me wrong.  I have my shows but I watch them without commercials.This weekend I saw so many...

Friday Favorites

Here are some of my favorites right now.I hope you enjoy this post…I always love hearing what you guys are loving too. I could drink coffee all day but I only allow myself one cup.  The rest of the day I really try to just drink water.  At night I...

Ask Yourself

This is the second in a four week series on dreams.Four weeks will not unlock all your dreams and make them a reality….I am just hoping that this series will get you thinking…which will get you acting on your dreams.This week I want to ask you some...

Dear Kelly,

Dear Kelly,Thank you for taking our daughter to the Daddy Daughter Ball for the past five years!Thank you for being the daddy that goes out of your comfort zone to bless our daughter. Thank you for every time that she mentioned how excited she was to go to the Daddy...

Obsessed

When I watch a movie I am paying as much (or more) attention to the house/decorating/landscaping as the characters and the storyline.He used to laugh when I would lean over in the middle of the movie and say, "did you see that wainscoting…did you like that...

Training Is The Opposite of Hoping

I am so excited that you are here!Every Wednesday in February I will be doing a post on DREAMS.Our beautiful, wonderful, amazing dreams!The first thing I want you to do is to truly open you heart and your mind to the dreams that are stored within you.Please do not...

Art Across The Alphabet

I wanted to share with you a book that I have loved and enjoyed with all three of my children.It is fun for the kids and easy for me to put the projects together.When each of my children have been around three years old we have worked our way through the book Art...

Final Q & A

  *Wondering what tips you have to take my Etsy shop to the next level. The best advice I would give to anyone that wants to be successful on Etsy is to take great photos. That photo is all people have to decide whether they can live without it or not. There are...

Your Questions Answered Part III

  Welcome back!*Other than Mrs. Ingalls, what did you want to be when you grew up?I am STILL dreaming of being Mrs. Ingalls!  Growing up I really wanted to be a singer, actress, artist or writer. *If you could rid the world of your greatest pet peeve what...

Your Questions Answered Part II

OK…the second installment of your questions. *If you could eat only one snack for the rest of your life what would it be?Serious?  One snack?  This is hard. Do I get to choose cupcakes and my butt won't get big? Because if my butt won't...