BLING QUEEN!!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Christmas in Hawaii book!!

 

What a relief to have this done!  Christmas in Hawaii was fun, but I like being home for the holidays!!  

  

I am inspired by this!!!

http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/

My Glam Family!!!!

I finished my glam book !!  This was one of my favorite books to create by Sandy Navarro!!!  I did not know what I was going to do with it until I searched through many pictures and kept finding fun little pictures that were random and needed a special place to go!

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

I sewed these little pearls on the page with tulle.... 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Here we are at a 70's wedding at the Madonna Inn.  Hubby donned the sideburns and dressed like Elvis....
 

 

Poor paper dolls!

I created these paper dolls for an event that got cancelled due to a family crisis.   These are my very first paper dolls without craft-lifting!  They are my witch angels that can tell your future....

 

I am a "craft-lifter and a scrap-lifter"!!

 

Last  year I found this cute little easter idea on http://scrapologie.blogs.com/scrapologie_creating_art_/2008/03/index.html

Luckily I printed it, cuz she removed the pictures for publication this year, but the directions are still there.   I remembered it this year and I had so much fun making them.   They are felt dollar baskets from Target and then you just make them your own.

 

 

I also craft-lifted from Andrea at One Hundred Wishes.  I too, like a few other crafters out there, missed the tiny window of opportunity to purchase one of her beautiful easter egg creations.   I think they sold out in about 20-minutes.    So I, like a few other "craft-lifters" I saw out there made my own egg creation.  You can still view them though on Andrea's website and they are stunning.  She was kind enough to leave them up so we could savor them.

 

 

I will definately make more next year.

INSPIRATION!!!!

I have been a bad blogger.   I keep searching the blogs and just luv each and every one of them.   I am even using a template because it is easier than being creative.   I have millions of ideas and I just can't seem to get started.  

Butttttt, I think I found it!!!   While hubby was outside trimming his posies, he found the tiniest baby surprise!!  He made me get up from my couch potato position and boy was I glad I did!!!

We walked outside and he pointed at the little palm tree................ I said uhhhh, yea..................and he said look a little closer!!!!!

 

Look a little closer................

 

a little closer .................

   

Can you see it yet???????????

Is that unbelievable???????????????  This little perfect nest is smaller than an easter egg!!

That thingy on top kind of looks like a bug, but is bird stuffing!!  I just can't enough of this wonderful find!!!!

 

And then I gently pulled down one of the prawns ..............

 

No, No, No, I did not put a jelly bean inside!!  THAT IS NATURE'S PERFECT TREASURE!!!! 

Creativity Block!!!!

Yes, I am back from Disneyland!!!   I am getting ready to put up some more Marie books on Etsy.    I will show them here first!!    

I have just had creative block due to this sad economy and all the sad news that I hear everyday.  

I have perusing all your lovely blogs and I have definately been inspired again.    I'll be back soon!!!

Ok, it's over........it's 11/1/08 and it's time to revamp.................

But today, I am off to Disneyland.............. I have not been there since ..............I dun even know, but I am kinda excited.........

Artsy Mama's Gathering!

    This is my attempt at Artsy Mama's Autumn gathering,which is pretty much my favorite time of the year, HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!

I already included the outside at Crazy's birthday party below.... this is the inside................

   

 

I framed pictures of the kids in halloween costumes of when they were young, I could stare at them forever.....

   

 

 

 

 

These pictures change as you walk by.   They look like your average Aunt and Uncle without horns and snakes at certain angles........

 

  

 

 

 

The frozen charlotte head is my new favorite halloween piece from Beth Quinn .........

 

   

Happy Halloween!!!!!! 

Crazy Daisy's 12th Birthday!!

Crazy Daisy's birthday was pretty crazy!!!!!!  It was our first boy-girl party.    I have never had so many big-boy shoes at our front door.  

Since it is in October, hubby likes to go all out with decorations.......

 

  

Crazy luvs this little girl skeleton and says she is burying her dad!!

 

 

 

 

I luv this pink vulture I found at Michaels!

I tried to find all of the fun foods in Orange and Black....

 

 

Then the boys came.... sheesh what a difference in energy...

 

I think the sweet girly parties are behind us .....

 

We had to keep these kids busy cuz they had crazy energy.   We played wrap the mummy in toilet paper, boys against the girls.   They liked it so much, we played it three times....

 

 

 

Why of course - WHAT WAS I THINKING!!!!  What else were they going to do with the toilet paper, but this.......

 

   

Time to open presents......

   

 

Crazee's surf camp buddy.........

 

 

It was time to feed the natives as they were getting restless.....

   

 

 

Happy Birthday to you Sweet Pea!!

   

 

She is so happy she is a tween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S.   I am happy its' over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  GOOD NIGHT!!!!

The unveiling........................

 

Earlier in the month, I could only show a corner of my surprise for my vintage halloween swap partner and now I can reveal the whole thing.   It was so much fun.   I covered an old cigar box and filled it with vintage cupcake baking goodies, along with a few other little trinkets............and one of my original ATC trading cards!

 

 

A vintage hankie with vintage clown cupcake picks!  

 

 

Vintage orange buttons and fall colored ribbons.........

 

My original ATC trading card in vintage halloween treat bags.....

 

 

 

Very Fun.    I have since joined the Vintage Pink Christmas Swap right here....roseylittlethings.com/blog

A wonderful gift from my friend!!!

My friend Kathy made me the best present, just because!!!   Those are the best gifts!!!   Isn't this darling!

 

 

 

I JUST LUV it!!!!

My Halloween Swap with Randi!!!

I'm back and so is my camera!!   

This is what Randi sent me for my Vintage Halloween Swap!!   A soiree of wonderful vintage items to include a Halloween lantern, a black cat wreath, pumpkin potholders, a much more.  Check out her blog, it is darling!

  

This is my favorite and I believe this is an original art piece by Randi!

   

Thank you Randi!

Yea, I got my camera back!

So sorry to my sweet swap partner (Randi) for the Vintage Halloween swap.   I did not have my camera so I could not take pictures of her great swap.   I will be posting it this weekend.

"BQ"

I have no proof!!!

I am so very sad!!    I went to "The French General" on Friday night with my old and new friends and then attended "Artistic Affaire 2" and I have no proof.    I left my beautiful camera at the The French General and they had to ship it home, so I could not take any pictures of Kim's lovely home.  

I wanted to brag about her house and brag about my lovely friends and brag about the incredible classes ... but alas I will have to point you to some of my friends blogs so you can see where I went and what I got to do and wish that you could have done it too!!!!! 

Check out all of the Bling Queens at Artistic Affaire on the left side and click on all their names.   These Queens will all have their own vision of this lovely event, and I agree with all of them!!!    Here are a few: 

Kim - The Queen Bee; Ooh La La Queen - Kelly, (she actually has a picture of me wearing one of darling aprons - (the visual proof); Angel Queen - Cheryl; darling Queen Holly and there are more.

Marie at the Halloween Ball journal!!!

Just a little Halloween somethin new at the shop I have been workin on!!!

I am still hooked on Marie Antoinette even though Halloween is coming and it is my favorite holiday, so I was so excited to find this picture and incorporate it with my current journal addiction!!!

  

Just a little chuckle!!!

This is for you Sherin!!!

 

This is a sneak peek tease for my swap partner at Artistic Affaire Deux!!!! Heh.. Heh, you can't see much!!!!  We were to alter old cigar boxes!!   I really enjoyed this one!!! 

I think I have it figured out!!!

I joined a few Halloween swaps awhile back because I adore Halloween!!!  Here is a sneak peak into my very first swaps!!!

The first swap was this one:      from Dani Nelson at Ambitious Designs and I did these:   

     

The second swap was through here:      and I am giving a sneek peek to my partner just to tease her.  She is Randi at "The Art of Happiness"!   Here you go Randi:

 

 

No peaky, peaky!!!!!!!!!!Heh, heh, heh, heh!!!!!

    

I'm in the Pink and various shades of them!!!!!

Here we are at Pink Saturday again..... this is my third weekend and I am having fun finding pink stuff around my house.  I luv that Beverly of How Sweet the Sound has thought this up!!!  There are quite few other women participating in this, so don't forget to go and check her out.  

So this weekend I decided to focus on a few things my daughters have that are pink!!!

My daughter's best friend drew this a few years back and I think it is the cutest!!

 And, in tribute to the first day of school ..... My high-schoolers' laptop/notebook/lunch handbag, which she just simply adores, and frankly so do I......If I could carry one, I certainly would!!!  This is so soft in pink and black velour and this thing is huge!!!

 

The tiniest of pink phones I have ever seen.

These don't look too pink in this picture, but they are hot pink chandelier pillows.....It must be the setting on my camera 

Why of course, salmon pink walls, what other color walls are there?  

 

A vintage satin glove box .............

 

Doesn't every little girl have a pink tea set??

Ok, here is Mommy's tea set..... I just luv these little french people!~!

and of course, little pink crafty stuff!!!  Who doesn't have little pink crafty stuff!!!!   Is that the littlest pink iron you ever saw???

and always remember .....

Some wear pink!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! (Bowing!!)

 

Darling Joy from the Vintage Rabbit sent me this award.    

First of all I am flattered and I want to thank the Blog Academy for all that it has done for me and all of the wonderful blog peeps I have met and I want to thank ...... EEOOUCH, take that hook from around my neck!!!!  Ok, ok, here are the seven peeps I think deserve this award.......... and then can I continue my speech???

http://thestonerabbit.typepad.com/the_stone_rabbit/   - Very very clever and funny!!  A lady I would luv to live next door too!!!! P.S. - Read down to her Pink Saturdays, they are hysterical!!!

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/ - The originator of "Pink Saturday"!!!   Fun, fun, fun!!!

http://www.icing-onthe-cake.blogspot.com/ - This darling young lady is the strongest, most confident young woman I have ever met and she is going very far in this world!!!

http://papercrownqueenblog.blogspot.com/ - This blog tells you anything you would ever want to know about Marie Antoinette, which I am incidently into at the moment!!!   You won't be able to put it down!!

http://hollydoodledesigns.com/shop/ - Just a beautiful little blog that gets my creative juices flowing!!!

http://foxglovesfabricandfolly.blogspot.com/ - A new fun little blog that I just discovered and like very much!!

http://lapinkpaperie.blogspot.com/ - Another creative eye candy blog!!

Have fun checking them out!!!    Thank you Joy!!!!!  

Now all of you whom I nominated must share this award with seven of your blog peeps and attach links to their names so everyone can enjoy what I enjoy!! Don't forget to add this Award to your list of accomplishments!!!

 

Just a few more pink things for Pink Saturday!!

This is my little scrabble tile tribute to Marie Antoinette !!!  I am on a Marie kick at the moment and she luved pink!!!    There a number of beautiful blogs that luv pink too!!!!    You can find them here!

Some of my little pink figures that are going to be used for something fabulously crafty!!   But I don't know what yet!!

VIntage pink glass

My daughter's darling perfume bottle!!

Luv my juicy perfume~

Lovely pink vintage horseshow ribbons~~another wonderfully crafty have-to-have staple and don't know why!

Ok, back to bed for a nice little nap~

and never forget ~~~~

   Sometimes we wear PINK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOOD MORNING!!!! I am seeing PINK!!!!

First of all, if you live in California, it is the law to wear an ear piece to talk on your cell phone while driving.    (hee hee, I have to giggle cuz I remember when there were no cell phones and I could put on my lipstick and mascara, and hold a cigarette while driving.)   Now I look back on that and think "Sheesh, not real good"!!!   So I quit smoking, I usually put on my lipstick while parked and now I wear an ear piece so I don't have to hold my cell phone.    Has anyone else seen men shaving while driving besides me?  I just think its' funny!!!             LUV MY PINK EAR PIECE!!!    Oh and don't forget to check out the other pink ladies here!!

MMMM, my lovely little pink vintage jewelry box with pink treasures inside!

Isn't that pink satin so inviting ???  I just want to jump inside that pocket and take a nap!

OK Luv these trinkets, but yuck, I need glasses, cuz this box is dirty!!  Just look at the cute jewelry!!!

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!   I adore this vintage button bracelet!!!!!

Another favorite is anything with chandeliers!   Don't we all need a teapot with a pink chandelier on it surrounded by chocolate Marie Antoinette suckers on top of a pink cake plate!!!!  (hee hee)

I swear I did not set these up!   These are just cute little vignettes in my tea room.   I walked around taking pictures of pink things.   I am glad I dusted though! 

Of course you have to have tea cup with a pink rose inside!!

My cute mini muffin tin that I painted pink and filled with what else, pink stuff!!!! 

  

And last but not least!!!!   HELLOOOO!!  Need I say more!!!   

 

Wow, I knew I liked pink, but I did not realize I had so much pink!!!   Have to save some for next time!!!    Off for a cup of tea and check out the rest of the Pink Gang!!!   Have a great weekend!!

"BQ"

and always remember "Not all bad girls wear black, some wear pink"!!!

 

PINK SATURDAY!!!!!

I am going to join in on "Pink Saturday" this saturday.   I luv everyone's pink stuff and I too have some pink stuff!!!!!

Stay tuned!!!!

 

 

Who would have thought "I" would ever spend 4 hours on a Friday night at Borders Books?????

Ok, so evidently Friday night was the release of the 4th book of the Twilight series.   This book has taken my daughter and her friends captive!!!

When Summer began, we told our girls that this Summer they were going to have to read a book and not become couch potatoes!!   Hubby and I received the "Evil Eye"!!!   That evening I took them both to Borders and told them to find a book they might like to read.   One kid slouched her shoulders and dragged her body one way and the other child pouted and hung her head and went the opposite way!! 

It was interesting to find out what they would come up with.   One came up with "Twilight" and one found "Diary of a wimpy kid".  Anything to get them to read!!!

We went home and the girls got busy.  Ashlee read Twilight (498) pages in two days.  She could not put it down!!!!  She begged me to get the second book and said she would buy it herself with her allowance.   Then she begged me for the third book the very next day after she read the second book!!!   

These are pretty cool looking books!!!

Here we are at Borders!!  We arrived at 8:30 p.m., one hour before the festivities were to begin.    I went and sat at the coffee shop and ordered an ice tea so I would not fall asleep.   I was actually going to just drop the girls off, but there were so many colorful characters walking through the doors, I thought I would stay for awhile and observe.

There were approximately 400 people to arrive.  There were scavenger hunts, and trivia games to win prizes and costume contests, which is why there were so many "things" to look at.     My ice tea and my new copy of "Artful Blogging" got me through until 12:14 a.m.   Then I ran across the article with Kim's Artistic Affaire Logo and I was so excited that I screamed in my mouth!!   It was so nice to savor every article and blog from front to back without any interruptions, despite the vampires, gothic brides and weirdo kids running around.     The girls eventually ran over screaming and giggling with their books and a twinkle in their eyes.  We did the Del Taco drive thru at 12:30 a.m.  (Brought back memories of the good ol days of dancing all night at the "Red Onion" and then heading to "Naugles" for the "Macho Burrito"!!!! ) 

The girls slept for five hours and then had to attend a birthday party at 8:00 a.m for breakfast at the Pancake House and ice skating.   Believe it or not, they could not wait to get home for a double-sleepover to just read their books.    I just kept shaking my head thinking, "who's child is this?", while at the same time feeling lucky that my teenage daughter and her friend wanted to stay home and read.   They dined on popcorn and swedish fish~~~

They did not leave the bed until Sunday at noon and they were so sad when their adventure was coming to an end, they actually begged for a triple sleepover~~

Would ya at least take a shower, you guys are getting ripe????

My Wordle!!

I was just checking on Kim's lovely blog and found "Wordle" and mine came up with this!!!   But I can't seem to load it any bigger.    Click on this little  link and you will be able to see the words.  

 

 

Show & Tell Sunday!!

 Ok, Ok, so I found this darling site  - Little Pink Studio through another one of my fabulous favorite blogs here and I just about fell out of my chair!!!  I have been missing out on "Show and Tell Sundays" and this one was vintage papes - AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGG, I luv vintage papers!!!  

So I decided to show a couple of my pretty cool vintage books.   I will save the rest for I dunno, maybe "Show and Tell Vintage Books"  (hint, hint)    Anywhoooo, the first two are a couple of -------- can you guess --------- of course "Marie Antoinette" from 1917!! 

P.S.  I am drinking champagne and toasting my books right now!!

 

    Next is this lovely little pop-up book that is incredible!    

 

Pretty cool huh!

Sneek Peek!!!

 

More new journals on Etsy!!  

I just luv these boys!!!!

Summer kick off!!!!

Last night we took the girls to see the "Jonas Brothers"!!!!    They are the cutest bunch of boys!!   My daughters have the biggest crushes on them and I am thrilled because they are "good boys" that come from a "good family" and they luv their Mama and they are not afraid to show it!    The night of the concert was their Mama's birthday and they asked all 20,000 of us to sing Happy Birthday to her.    They donate money to childrens charities and they have good morals and values!!!   Not many of those bands around!!!  

Here are my sweet peas, they are so excited!!!  (Cost of tickets - Ugh, don't ask!!) Seeing their faces -    PRICELESS!!!!!

 

LUV THIS!!!!!!!   The girls were so cute to watch!!

And, the cast of "Camp Rock" sat right in front of us, the girls were beside themselves!!!!   (I would have thought they could have gotten front row tickets myself!!)

Anywhooo, It took me back to who my crush was when I was a teen (Ok, this is going to date me pretty bad!!)))   Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!   

              DAVID CASSIDY, BOBBY SHERMAN AND LEIF GARRETT!!!!!  and I think I am still in luv with David!!!!

OMG, Bobby was so cute too !!!!

Leif Garrett!!!  (Ok, SCAREY!!) 

 

BUTTTTT,  DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST TEEN CRUSHES!!  WHO WERE THEY???   TELL ME!!!!! 

Poll!!!

1.  David Cassidy

2. Shaun Cassidy

3. Rick Springfield

4. Who else!!!!

Look at the surprise I came home to today!!!

 

..... "Brillante Weblog Award" from the warm and cozy "Bella Casa" !!

Bella Casa is such a cozy and warm blog to visit and read!!   Sheesh, I should probably upgrade my typepad and have a real banner made.   I have been thinking about it, but not sure exactly how to go about it.   I am still a newbie.  

                                                                                                                             

The rules for receiving this award are:

1) Put the logo on your blog.

2) Add a link to the person who awarded you.

3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs.

4) Add links to those blogs on yours.

5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.

Now I have the honor of selecting some other inspirational artists to pass this award along to.

I will begin and name the following inspiring and talented people:

 

Hmmm, whom shall I nominate...........I know, I know.......Yea, Yea,

 

#1.   Peacoats & Party Hats (Candice Carpenter-"Cupcake Queen") (She was my first crafty-girl crush, so I remain loyal to her!!)

#1.   Artistic Bliss -  (Kim Caldwell-"Queen Bee") (Queen of Artistic Affaire and new found friend!!)

#1.   Inside the Bubble -  (Cheryl) (Kim's adorable side-kick!!) (They go on adventures together)

#1.   Scrappy Jessi - (Fun, fun, fun and she really looks like Barbie!!)  

#1.   Prairie Home and Vintage Rabbit - (Holy Cow!!  These girls know how to have an "eye-candy" shopping event in a barn!!)

#1.   Heather Bullard - (One word - "Stunning"!)

#1.   Scrapteaze - (Andrea - Favorite sister-in-law!)

#1.   YappingCatSTudio - (New found friend!!)

#1.   Ambitions Designs - (The ramblings of an artist - FUN!  My first ATC swap!!)

#1.   Is this thing on.... - (Completely hysterical and real and brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!)

 

I just luv all of these blogs.   I visit them every day and all of them are #1.   Thank you gals!!!