yum

if you are interested in a yummy, easy supper (and have kids...) then, i have the recipe for you from whataboutpie. she actually has a ton of good stuff to eat!

i made 3 loaves of pizza rolls, and this was all that was left! in our house- that is how i know it must have been a good one!!

sunday bliss....

i was fortunate enough to have been able to work in my shop today. this is what is "cooking" in my studio tonight....

so enjoyed making the background painting... these may not be finished yet. we shall see....

these bottom ones are 6x6 wooden cradles- if you have not painted on them- you should give them a try. definitely different that canvas and paper- but, good! i buy my from cheapjoes.

quite the pair

last weekend i was able work in my shop (i am hoping to do more of the same this weekend!) i am feeling so inspired again on so many fronts....amazing.

i was really liking the little splash of blue. what do you think? thanks for any comments and taking a look.

super gramma

picture this....school band concert at 730. our youngest son comes down at 550 to inform me that he had broke 2 reeds that day and did not have a reed for the concert. have i mentioned that we live in a small rural town in the midwest? you can't buy a stick of gum after 6pm let alone find musical reeds....

gramma, drives over from town for what she thinks is a relaxing dinner and an evening of music. however, my spouse was out of town for the evening, our oldest son who drives, was at work until 9pm; our daughter would need a ride home after bball at about 615 and the youngest is supposed to be at school at 645 for his said concert.

so, this tech savvy gramma hopped on her phone, located a music store over in town; calls to discover....the store IS open until 8pm last night. she says to the store clerk- see you in 30 minutes. grabs her coat and keys, leaps over several small animals who like to hover around everyone's feet, and is able to drive safely yet speedily avoiding maroon and white trooper who like to pull people over for speeding, and return with said #2 alto sax reeds. two packages, so that a hasty last minute trip in any future may be avoided only to return to our house, wolf down her spaghetti dinner AND get to the concert on time. now that is the story of a super human hero gramma capable of anything for her grandkids!

for a friend....

i made some lemon sugar handscrub for a friend off of pinterest. it turned out really good and makes hands feel wonderful! i had found a vintage jar to put it in and had made the metal tag with the crown. the name tag is a bingo card stamped and i used some dimensional clear gel.

did you make something for a friend over the holidays? please share!

lucky me....

i was dreading having to venture into town to go to target, but,.....the last swing through the store should always be the shoe isle- i mean right?!

can you guess what i found? on clearance?.....i know you have already seen my pic....rainboots!!!!!

i have very patiently been waiting to get some rainboots; but, i tend to be a "on sale" or especially "clearance" type of girl for the most part and tonight was able to fulfill my rainboot needs.

and with polka dots no less. what can get better than that i ask you?

pinning

i did manage to find time this weekend to work in my shop....a little cleaning (ok- a lot of cleaning....), some art, and time for a little DIY....

i bought 2 different sizes cupcake cups at my local store. i also bought a plastic light cover replacement that i found at the hardware store- like for a fluorescent light. the instruction stated to use an utility knife to cut, i scored the plastic and was able to cut with a pair of not very good scissors and it worked just fine.

 i used regular liquid elmer's glue to set the first cups i put into place.

the instructions simply stated to place additional cups into one another, but, i couldn't just stop there....no. i have way too much good stuff in my shop. so, i used a bingo card, a wooden token for a cup of coffee, and did some sewing onto my additional cups. the additional cups that i put in i used a glue stick. the glue does not show like the liquid glue may. i didn't really have any trouble with this as the instructions may have lead to believe.

here is the finished product i made-the cupcake holder idea that i had found on bhg.com that was sooo cute! their's were squares, but, the rectangle fit my needs better. i also recycled a vintage buckle for my hangar.

let me know what you think! thanks!!