New items in shop

I will be adding lots of new supplies to my ETSY shop. I'm also working on some projects I have been thinking about for a long time. For example, I want to make a Cabinet of Curiosity shadow box. And I haven't forgotten my promise of a blog give away! This one is going to be personalized! I'm sorry I haven't been making my blog rounds lately. My etsy shop is keeping me soooo busy! Which is a very good thing but I do miss everyone!

Booth Redo

Shame on me for taking so long to post! I have been redoing my booth. I also was given an old drafting table for my studio! Thank you so much Roxanne! So I decided to redo my studio yet again. (I have no idea what possesses me sometimes.) I got rid of the over sized Office depo desk and added a little charming one. So as soon as I tame the HUGE mess I have made, I will post pictures. I will be having a give-away soon so stay tuned! Oh and to answer a few questions about the pictures I have posted in the past. Most of the nature ones come from state parks. We are very lucky here in Texas to have wonderful parks. I do not live in the country but in the middle of freaking town. We really hope to move to the country in a few years however.

A Me Day

This weekend my hubby took the boys hunting and left me all by myself. So Saturday I did all my favorite things. I spent hours at the library (I'm such a dorky book worm), went junking, and then spent the day at the local state park. I was really looking forward to a day at the park. This weekend was gorgeous! It was about 74 degrees and sunny. But, the park was cram packed full of city slickers. I learned the down side of having such a cute dog. People especially high pitched squealy girls kept managing to find me and scream "can I pet your doggie?" My

dog scrappy doo does not like girls. I think it has something to do with the high pitch squeal. So I would have to gently tell them no then retreat further into the wilderness hoping for a small amount of quite and privacy. I saw no wildlife at all. Possibly also do to all the people and high pitch squealy girls. I'm just kidding. I would trade one, or two, maybe even all three of our boys for a girl. ;) Of course Scrappy-doo would not be happy about that!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! This is the most amazing poem I found on this cool blog.

THE HEART OF NATURE,

by American poet Edwin Gordon Lawrence.

There's a soul in the breeze as it goes softly by,
A soul in the tree as it sends forth a sigh,
A soul in the bird as it carols its song,
And a soul throughout Nature the whole day long.
Then list to this soul as it beats out its tune,
The tune which is heard in December and June,
In all the wide places of land and of sea,
Of river and mountain, of sky and of lea.
To those who in sympathy, joy, love and truth
Attune themselves gladly with fervor of youth
With the great soul of Nature pulsating life,
Reverb'rating strength through the channels of strife,
Will be given a pleasure of infinite joy,
A thrill of delight which no pain can destroy.
So go close to Nature in quest of her heart,
Receive at her hands joys that ne'er will depart.

Great outdoors on the brain!

Yikes its been awhile. Our Christmas was good. Hectic as usual. I can't wait till things quite down and get back to normal. I have been making lots of tags. Everything is nature inspired. I am planning a trip to go to a cabin in the woods. I do not know where yet. I just know I REALLY need to find some time to get back to nature. I tend to go a little (ok a lot) crazy if I don't get my nature fix ever so often.

8 Things

I was tagged by Sherry for a MeMe! So here goes.

8 Things I Am Passionate About:

Books
Making wonderful memories
Water
Paper
Creativity
Saving the Environment
Educating Women
Nature

8 Things I Want to Do Before I Die:

Go see Venice with my soul mate
Camp in Alaska with my soul mate
See my kids grown and happy
Move to the country
Explore a jungle
Write a book
Take a trip in a train
Find peace with myself

8 Things I Say Often: (Told ya I was a smart a**)

You have got to be kidding!
Oh my gosh!
Wash your hands.
I just can’t believe it!
Are you serious?
That is so cute!
I LOVE it!
Yay right.
8 Books I've Read Recently: (I put in a few magazines)
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows
Vintage Christmas Crafts
Gabriel’s Angel-Nora Roberts
The Secret
Eat, Pray, Love
Next-Michael crichton (awful book)
Country Living Magazine
Somerset Studio Magazine
8 Things that Attract Me to My Best Friends:
Love the outdoors
Like to create
(for women) Be a little bit Tomboy
Believes there is more to life than “stuff”
Has a good heart
Loves food!
Open
Spiritual

And The Winner Is..................

Winner of the drawing for the goodies below is Sherry from espirt * d ' art! Just e-mail me your address at lavenderwolf7@yahoo.com and I will ship your goodies! In case you are wondering how I selected a winner. I attached a number to each person who commented, put it on slips of paper and let my hubby draw a name. Yes, old fashioned but it still works. I just want to thank everyone who commented. I just loved hearing from everyone. Remember I plan to do more give aways in the future. As for this week...I am STARTING my Christmas shopping! Have a wonderful Monday everyone!

Oh and I want to thank Christina for mentioning me in her blog Diary of girl Friday. She has a wonderful blog and has a list of great hand made gifts from ETSY.

Christmas Fun in Blog Land

First of all thank you SO much to all your comments! It was wonderful to hear from friends and meet some bloggers I did not know. I will be visiting every ones blog soon!

Next, I have been having so much fun on two awesome blogs. These two talented people are having a 12 days of Christmas tutorial.

The first one is Teresa McFayden. For a fee you can get all sorts of tip, ideas, and techniques. Plus she is just so darn cute and funny. I made the collages in the pics from some of her techniques.

The next one is Tim Holtz ! He makes the coolest products EVER! He is having a 12 days of Christmas tag tutorial. And are they gorgeous! He is also having a daily give away.

Thank you all again for all your sweet, wonderful comments!

P.s. the tags pictured are sample of a bunch of new sets in my ETSY shop.

My first Blog give away!

All you have to do is add a comment on any post I make from today until Sunday at 12 midnight Central time. I will have a drawing for the winner and announce it on Monday December 10Th. You will get all the goodies you see plus some surprise extras! So fun! I have plans for more in the future too! Have a great day!

Snow, snow, fa la la

We had the best Thanksgiving EVER! Because it snowed! A lot! We rarely get snow here and even more rare is snow you can play in.(sticky snow) We all had so much fun playing in it. My 8 yr old son said this while we were driving "look mom a real snow man made of snow and everything" I said"what did you think they were made of?"(yes I am a bit of a smart ass.) He said "I have only seen plastic ones!" It was very cute. So I have totally been in a Christmas mood. I have been crafting and decorating. So much fun! My ETSY store http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5141120 is very full so stop by for Christmas goodies!

Happy Thanksgiving!

What are you thankful for? I am thankful that I have a big family. (I am the oldest of 5) I am thankful I have such a sweet, kind son. I am thankful I have a wonderfully supportive husband. I am thankful that my family and I are healthy. I am thankful for all the cool online friends I have made this year! I hope everyone has a safe, fun, fattening holiday!

Featured Artist on Aged Vintage Papier

http://agedvintagepapier.blogspot.com/2007/11/featured-artist-brandywine-boutique.html


Yay! I am the featured artist of the week. If you have not checked out this fabulous web site you must. There is so many talented artist with oodles of eye candy. It is put together by the sweet and talented Amy. She has a glamorous etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5022234 Razz Pizazz Boutique. (how cute is that name?!) I'm very happy to be a part of Aged Vintage Papier.

Booth Update

I'm getting my booth ready for Christmas. Here are some pics. I have a long way to go still. I do like how my cards in the metal feed trough turned out. I added moss and pine cones to it and put the cards on top. Very woodsy.

Make Everyday Magic

Make everyday magic is the slogan of my ETSY shop and how I try to live. Today I really felt that. I had one of my "really good" art days. Ideas just came pouring out. I am falling in love with banners, garlands, and hangy things. Most of the time you would see these types of things at parties or special events. I like to make them for your every day life. I would hope someone would put them up in there home and be reminded how special everyday can be, not just for certain occasions. I really love making banners for new babies of friends and family. So I hope you look for a little magic in your day today!

Christmas in the Woods

I have always wanted to spend Christmas in a cabin in the woods. I have not got the chance yet so I thought I would create something that had that feeling to it. So I introduce my Christmas in the woods collection. You can find it on ETSY. I will adding more as we get closer to Christmas.

More Natural Museum Tags

I have lots more Natural Museum Type tags to sell. I am even starting a natural museum Christmas collection. It will have birds, deer, bears, pine trees, and more! Right now I have cards and tags. I just have not listed them yet. I really love the way they turned out. What kind of natural antique looking items would you like to see?

Meet My Studio Mascot

I have been so busy lately preparing for Christmas sales that I thought I would take a break and have some fun. I added a hat and sign to this little guy. The sign says "believe" to remind me to believe in myself. I will be adding new items to my Etsy store. It was in the high 80s to day!!!! I cant wait for cool weather. Tomorrow is supposed to be 30 degrees cooler than today. I cant wait!