Our "Watch Dog" Buttons

Dear Diary, Today was so much fun! I took Ashtyn & Buttons to the Petco costume contest. Buttons was a "Watch Dog" (get it :) the big watch on her back) anyway... we also took along Ashtyn's good buddy Madison & her pug Duke. They had a puppy play date :) The girls had so much fun. Buttons watch was originally on her back but the more she walked around it ended up on her side. had to think up something to use some scrappin supplies ;) while the girls & I went to eat I left Buttons to get a manicure (PINK of course!) We had to rush home afterwards to get Ashtyn & Kadence to the school for the "Olde Time" photos they were taking for a fundraiser. The girls looked so cute in their vintage dresses. Cannot wait to get them back so I can scrap it! Tomorrow is dedicated for cleaning YUK! I have neglected it so badly lately...just been too busy! So tomorrow I am just going to make myself do it! (with the help of the girls... whether they like it or not) The weekend is almost over so enjoy it. I am sooo excited for Halloween. I am even dressing up this year,going to be a witch. Tom says that should just be natural for me since I am one 90% of the time anyway....but what does he know :) if he is going to be like that I have a suggestion for his costume as well ;) just kidding could'nt resist that one!

"Small Town Girls" Nov.10 Retreat {KIT}

Hi! Just thought I would post this kit I will have available @ the Nov.10 retreat. It is a 6x6 chipboard box that houses a 10 page 5x5 chipboard accordian album . The kit cost will be $15.00. (for album & storage box) all pieces are Pre-cut & pre-sewn so all you will need to complete this kit is : Dark brown ink, paper piercer, adhesive, & a needle with white thread (you will only need this if you choose to stitch your buttons) I will be dropping off the sample @ the store today & it really does look better in person. (don't know what happened with the pics. I am usually a better photographer than this.) So drop by the store & take a peek! only a Limited # of kits will be available for this set, so sign up soon! Have a Scrappy Day! Angelia

Tuesday October 23,2007

Dear Diary, Today was very rainy & cold & I feel like poo! I got absolutly NOTHING accomplished today except for putting a pot of ham & beans in the crock pot for supper.(just seemed like the perfect weather for that.} I did not even feel like picking up Ashtyn from school (but I did) I am seriously thinking of going to bed. I am usually such a night owl but not today! But I do think I will wait until Ashtyn stops practicing the saxophone :) Got Buttons the cutest little pink carry bag off ebay & got it today ! (I may save it 4 Ashtyn 4 Christmas so shhh. don't tell her) yep , we are 1 of those kind of people who dress up their doggie :) can't help it she just looks so darn adorable! OK to explain the pic. of the lid in this post...right before I took my retreat class paint can to the store I decided to add a dove to the top so it was not in my project post. Well better go I really think I need to go to bed! Ashtyn is done practicing the sax. I sure hope I feel better tomorrow & I have a more productive day! Until then... Scrap on! OH, I almost forgot ... CONGRATS PENNE for winning a Rusty Pickle prize pack from the Rusty Pickle Blog! I am sooooo jealous! :)

Monday October 22,2007

Dear Diary, Today I took my class sample to the store & ended up buying some new goodies Rona had gotten in .{imagine that! I remember the days when I was happy with a plain piece of paper & a pkg.of stickers. But I am MUCH HAPPIER now !} Prima Flowers (very pretty) and Kadence has had her eye on a bag of pastel buttons FOREVER (she asked me to bring her a surprise from there last time & I took her a Maya Road chipboard book....SILLY ME! what she really wanted was those buttons!) She has a obsession for buttons just like her mom :) I remember taking her into Sassy Sammi's & she always wanted this certain pack of summer buttons. She would go get the same ones EVERY time & finally 1 day I just bought them for her & she was soooo happy! Wouldn't it just be GREAT if all problems could just be solved with a bag of buttons? Like today for instance when the screen on my cell phone just went black...I guess if I had a bag of buttons I would not have been so mad :) {2 months left on my contract before I was going to get a pink razr} I did have insurance on it so guess what???? My phone has been discontinued & my replacement phone is a RAZR !!! YIPPEE!{it's silver but maybe I will just buy a pink cover & decorate it with buttons :) who knows ,that's just how I roll! I did Have KK's buttons with me so Problem solved! } I did look @ those new i-phone's though sure would like that in my Christmas Stocking!Had Volleyball practice after school today. I swear every time I get home from there I am stiff all over! {guess scrapbooking is not considered exercise :( wish it was maybe I would be in better shape!} Well better get going & get started on another project for the retreat I am hoping to get the sample to the store tomorrow. I will post pics when I get it completed. Goodnight everyone!

Nov.10 "Small Town Girls with Big Ideas" Class

Here is my Nov.10 "Small Town Girls with Big Ideas" Class I will be teaching. It's a 1 gal. altered paint can. It is a Christmas theme. Would be great to give a gift in or to keep for yourself to decorate with during the Holidays. Cost for this class will be $15.00 Lots of glitter & machine stitching, buttons, flowers, ribbon & you will get to try out the new Making Memories Glitter Glaze that Rona just got in at the store.{this stuff is GREAT!} (the pieces in this class will all be pre-sewn .) The bottom pic. is just a close up of the tag that hangs on the handle. The sample will be at the store today. I will post the other kits I will have available at the retreat as I get them completed. If you have any questions just let me know! Have a Great day!

"FINALLY FALL" completed Layout

Ok Ladies, here is the completed "Finally Fall" completed Layout that the people who took the class & purchased the kits had requested. (you should be able to click on it to make it larger) I sewed on my own personal pics . & as a bonus at the class I decided to add some ribbon & fancy pants pins. While finishing it last night I REALLY, REALLY, wanted to use the New October Afternoon clear stamps Hoot Owl. So I did add it as well. So to the Ladies purchased the kit at the retreat yesterday , you will have the "Freebies " in your kit as well (Fancy pants pins (2) , Ribbon, & a stamped Hoot Owl image from the October Afternoon) I will be dropping off your kits at the store on Monday. They will have your names on them so all you need to do is ask Rona for them. Thanks again & have a Great day!

Sunday October 21, 2007

Dear Diary, Just a quick post. Went to my Grandma & Grandpa's today to visit & we had a great visit & I returned my Grandma's sewing machine to her today :( I sure will miss it. I was so used to using it on all of my projects but it was time to give it back. As most of you know I got a smaller machine just for use on my scrapbooking projects. I got it @ Hancock Fabrics & it is AWESOME! It is a Janome brand & weighs just 11 lbs. & has straight & zig zag & a few other stitch options. (about 3/4 the size of a normal sewing machine)If you are considering purchasing a machine just for scrapbooking that is small enough to carry to crops I think this is the 1 for you. It is model #3125. I finally opened it up last night & used it to finish my Finally Fall Layout (the class I tought yesterday @ the retreat. ) It sews like a dream & the motor sounds so good & smooth. (just thought I would post this since alot of you asked me to let you know how it worked) A+++ . I am still working on my projects for the: "Small Town Girls" retreat on Nov.10 & will be posting pics of them on my blog as I get them completed. I plan to teach 1 class & make 2 MAYBE 3 kits of other projects. I will keep you posted! I had a BLAST yesterday @ the Retreat & Thank You to all of the Ladies that took my classes & purchased my kits! Well better go I HAVE to do some cleaning today & I HAVE to get those projects done for the upcoming retreat. I will be dropping off the samples @ the store Monday or Tuesday. The weekend is almost over & the weather is BEAUTIFUL outside today so enjoy it & have a Great day!

Friday October 19, 2007

Dear Diary, Today was pretty hectic! Still trying to get everything prepared for the retreat tomorrow. Just about have all of the kits made up for the classes I am teaching, so now it's time to get my thinking cap on & make up a couple of things for the Nov.10 retreat. If you have not been to the store lately you should really go! (especially if you like the clear stamps) Rona got in a bunch of different October Afternoon stamp sets (they rock!) This is a new company & they have the coolest stuff so I am sure they will be a great company! I was lucky enough to get there yesterday & pick up a few sets & some rub-on's to match. (I had to get that cool little Hoot Owl set!)AShtyn got her school pics back today & I thought they were really good. It's so fun to line them up each year & see how much she has changed. She put on lip gloss right before the pics so her lips aren't really that shiny in real life :) plus the scanner made it look much darker than the pic really is. Hard to believe she is in 6th grade this year & it's her last year in elementary school. Tom picked up Ashtyn from gymnastics(cheer)last night so I got to see the whole episode of Survivor! I was so happy with the outcome since he was trying to get them to vote James off! (HaHa buddy it didn't work for ya did it!)& I did not like the girls throwing the challenge (wish they both would have gotten to go home for that little stunt!)Well I guess that's enough about my television addiction :) Off to scrap again (or until 9:00 when Men in Trees comes on!) Have a SCRAPPY weekend & hope to see some of you @ the crop tomorrow!

Wednesday October 17, 2007

Dear Diary, Today it RAINED! Finally! What is rain? you ask....Well it is little drops of water that comes from the sky & waters trees & plants. (I figured everyone had forgotten since we have not had a good rain in so long.) Ashtyn came home & told me she has a new little boyfriend named Justin. Awww how cute! Not really I am soooo not ready to have a teenager! As long as I can keep her focused on her grades & sports I think I will survive. She brought home mid quarter grades yesterday & she has 3 A's & 2 B's so she's doing well. She did loose another tooth the other day (that makes 4 in 2 months) so I told her she could be a Jack-O-lantern for Halloween ! Well watched Kid Nation tonight & I am sooo glad that the snotty little Taylor got kicked off of council! But I was sad to see Mike go :( Survivor tomorrow night YIPPEE! Not a real productive day for me , but theres always tomorrow! Procrastinators unite (tomorrow!) I am planning to get the baby machine out of the box tonight & at least get it threaded & maybe play with it for a few minutes. Well I better get for now have a million things to do! Goodnight!

Tuesday October 16, 2007

Dear Diary, Today I went to the scrapbook store TWICE! yep...2 times! Did some shopping for Christmas papers for the Nov.10 Small Town Girls retreat projects I plan to teach. (I will post pics. as soon as I get the sample projects completed!)If you have not yet been to the store to sign up for the retreat classes that are being held this weekend,(Oct.20) you are missing out! There are some wonderful classes being taught. Something for everyone I am sure! I will be teaching 2 classes: "Warm Winter Wishes" (this class is already full) & "Finally Fall" (seats still available) the price for this class is: $7.00 There will be stitching involved in this L/O as well (OF COURSE!) there is none on the example L/O because I did not have the pics. I wanted to use to sew around. Also we will be stitching on the buttons & I am adding a few "surprise" embellishments to this page. O.K. everyone knows by now that I sew on anything that sits still long enough :) so I have decided that I have horded my Grandma's machine long enough! I am going to now be trying out a smaller more portable machine! This little cutie will either be the scrappers "Dream" machine or a p.O.p (my slang for: piece o' poo!) I will be sure to let you know how that goes. Since I was at the store 2 times today I got to eat supper @ Wib's. YUMMY! Had a leftover BB-Q so I think I will go heat that up right now :P Hope to see everyone's SMILING face at the crop this weekend! Gotta go scrap! Goodnight!

Sunday October 14,2007

Dear Diary, Today the girls & I had a Blast! We went to Begg's Family Farm near Sikeston. We arrived around 1:30 & stayed until they closed @ 6:00pm. There is sooooo many things to do there! They played the Duck Races, they panned for gem stones, went down a big slide about 1,000 times (o.k. maybe that is a wee exaggeration) , played black light mini golf, milked a cow, watched the pig races (Kadence got to be a "Pigleader" again this year. they pick 4 kids from the audience to be cheerleaders ...AKA "Pigleaders". They win a pig snout to wear as a prize) played with the critters in the petting zoo, rode the farm animal train (Ashtyn said she was too big for this so I could not get her to get on it for a photo op.) Then we rode on a tractor ride out to the pumpkin field to pick out our pumpkins. We had a BLAST! it is our family tradition with me & the girls every year to go there. (Tom does not go with us because it is Deer Bow Hunting season & he is always gone)If you have never gone & you have kids you really need to go there! It's $8.00 per person & you can stay as long as you want. They have a HUGE corn maze but we did not get to go through it this year, not enough time. Last year we got lost in it & stayed in there over 2 hours. Think I want to go back on a Saturday night when they are open until 9:00pm & you get to go through it with a flashlight! We had a Great time & I am sure the girls will sleep well tonight. Ashtyn has a orthodontics appt. in Cape tomorrow morning @ 8:15am so I have to give KK (Kadence)a bath & go to bed. Maybe I will get some sort of scrappin done tomorrow, have to have my Nov.10 projects done by Oct.20. I usually wait until the very last minute but I am going to try this time to get them done ahead of the due date...we'll see ;) Goodnight!

Saturday October 13,2007

Dear Diary, Today me & the girls slept in. YIPPEE! Had to go to Cape AGAIN to get a paint can for the Nov.10 Small Town Girls Retreat. I think I will be making a Christmas can for my class. Of course we had to do a little shopping while we were there. Got Buttons a really pretty collar with lots of Bling! (just what every pampered pooch needs!) A pearl doggy necklace with a rhinestone paw print, a chew toy & a orange & black fleece jacket that we are going to have a volleyball & Fan of #10 embroidered on it (That's Ashtyn's # ) I love it around Halloween because I can find Orange & black stuff that I would not be able to find any other time of the year. Since it's our School colors that's cool. Rushed home to watch Scrapbook Memories @ 4:30 but it was not on today (guess they have switched times again) piddled around the house for a while, careful not to do too much of anything since weekends are supposed to be for fun & I do not know of anyone who thinks housework is fun! Tom is out @Deer camp & my parents called & wanted us to go eat @ the Mexican restaraunt (YUM!) so it was back off to Cape AGAIN! Got some cool stuff planned for me & the girls tomorrow so guess I had better get off to bed. Goodnight!

Dear Diary, YIPPEE it's Friday!Today my new blog was born! (I think it's a GIRL!) Although I was attempting to add my blog to the blog of the Scrapbook store I teach at and was unable to figure that out now I have my very own space. (I do hope that my scrappin buddies find me out here though!) Maybe with a little help from someone who is more computer savy than me I can figure out how to put it on the stores blog. I went to the store today & found the things I needed to teach my classes with @ the Oct.20 retreat. All of the other teachers were in there , we were all trying to finalize the supplies we need for the retreat. Ashtyn stayed with mom & dad & helped clean ferrett cages & I took Kadence with me. The store has a play area which keeps her occupied for a little while then she wants to "Shop" (which to a 4 year old means: I want to pick up & look at everything & try to get my mommy to buy it for me!) Guess I got off cheap today...all she got was a bag of Harvest buttons. (not sure all 4 year olds want scrapbooking supplies for Christmas ,but she told me today that's what she wants. She's definatly my child!) Then we ran a few errands, went to Target & Came home & picked up Ashtyn @ her Grandma & Grandpa's . Came home watched a little T.V. & started work on this blog. Guess I can say I had a Great day! Well Goodnight! Have a SCRAPPY WEEKEND! Angelia

Rusty Pickle Altered Halloween Paint Can

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Hi! Here is a paint can I altered for a Trick or Treat pail. I used Rusty Pickle's "Adams Family" line of papers for this project. Rusty Pickle is having a contest where you have to alter an item of your choice using any of their great Halloween papers. So I thought ...What the heck , I may as well submit it! Hope you enjoy it! I used TONS of machine stitching , ribbons, buttons, googley eyes, flowers,glitter & rhinestones. Can't wait to go Trick-or-Treating! Wish me luck! Angelia