I have been MIA, but busy!

Hello everyone!  Sorry I never posted during the holiday season, but I kept really busy!  Here is a pic of what I cut out of Vinyl with my Cricut and put on the living room wall.  It is a little crooked, but so is my eyesite I think!

And then in the last couple of weeks before Christmas I got the wild and crazy idea to make 3 couch size quilts!  Yes, I know, really should of allowed myself a little more time for these!!  The Bears one I made first was for Josh and Jess.  I got to watch them on Skype open it on Christmas morning and I think they loved it!  Then I also made a Bears one for Kim, and a Packers one for Andy.  Now, Andy is tall so I wanted to make his a little longer but think I may of over compensated!!  Josh and Jess's is a little wider cause I wanted them to be able to snuggle under it together, and Kim's is the smallest.  Think this pic is probablyJosh's, but other than the size both Bears ones are the same.  Making these turned out to be a real challenge because by the time I got to work on Kim and Andy's, Joey was out of school for break and here for daycare.  So I had to swear him to secrecy on Andy's and told him the Bears one was for Josh.  Little did he know I had already mailed theirs to them, and the Bears one I was working on was for his mom!  But he kept my secret and everyone was surprised!!     Maybe next year I will make them for the kids, but if I do, I will start on them a lot sooner than 2 weeks before Christmas!

And no, I didn't send the cat out to CO with the quilt!!

Now I am working on an altered journal for a Magnolia Swap I am in on the Cricut Message Board.  My partner is Dalia and she has posted a couple of sneek peeks of my journal and it is going to be beautiful!!

That is all for now.  I will try to post back sooner this time!!
Have a great week everyone, and Happy craftin!!!!

More Magnolia Blog Candy

Kylie, of the Magnolia DT is offering up some yummy blog candy for her 1 yr. anniversary on the design team!  What  wonderful goodies she has too!!  And while on her blog, don't forget to check out what she posted for the advent calendar shutter for day 17...how beautiful!!

http://magnoliabykylie.blogspot.com/

Megan's giveaways!

Have you all checked out the awesome giveaways on Above Rubies Studio?  Megan has some wrapped gifts she is giving away one daily!!  See todays HERE!

Limited Edition Blog Candy!

Happy December First 2011 everyone!

I just posted a link in my sidebar where Debbie (from the Magnolia Design Team) is giving away some blog candy!  Isn't that just the cutest little Tilda with her Koala!!!  Check out her blog and enter for the giveaway!!  Good Luck!

Money Saving site!

Hello everyone! 
I know you are all busy getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner and I hope you all have a safe and wonderful day spent with family and remembering all we have to be thankful for.  And then, have a safe and money saving BLACK FRIDAY!!  Be careful not to get mobbed in the crowds!

While we are thinking about saving money, a friend sent me an invite to this site and I thought I would pass it on to you, my crafting friends!  Check it out, and use my link to sign up for money savings on craft supplies!  http://blitsy.com/rewardsref/index/refer/id/3231/   After all, who doesn't like to stretch those craft dollars a little farther!!!

Happy Scrappin! and thanks for stopping by my blog.  Please leave me some comments and feed my hungry fish!!

Shopping has begun!

Hello friends!
My Christmas shopping has officially begun!  Yesterday I got a small start on it!  Now, to find a hiding place for the things I have picked up so far. 
I have to tell you all about my hungry little friends.  I have at least 3 squirrels who will come to my kitchen door and take an oatmeal cookie right out of my hand!  Now, I buy these cookies, just to feed to the squirrels, but I am surprised that now 3 will come right up to the door to get them.  The bad part is, if I don't see them out there, there is at least one who will actually climb up the door!!  And on up the screen, clear to the top of the door!  Is he looking in to see where the cookies are?  I have told Don to look outside before he opens that door, otherwise the little guys are liable to come on in to help themselves to the oatmeal cookies!  If I ever get a chance I will snap a pic of the little guy on the door before I chase him off of it.
I hope you are all having a great week!
Happy Scrappin!

Winter is coming!

Yup, it's true, winter is right around the corner...or shall we say DOWN THE ROAD!  We have been having rain for a day or two now, and this morning there was even snow mixed in with it!  The kids loved it, and wanted to go out and play in it, but I explained to them it was too warm to stick around and was melting as it hit the ground.  Sure we will get snow soon enough for them to play in!!

Tomorrow is my son's birthday.  He'll be 31 this year....where has the time gone?  Happy Birthday tomorrow Josh!