Thursday, June 26, 2008

Sneak Peak for Christmas in July~Cottage Style Street Team/Etsy

Hubby had knee surgery on Monday. I know it's not fair but I just had to get a shot with this nylon thing on his knee. What was the poor man to do...chase me around the room?
The Three Bears asleep in the living room. Poor Hubby on medications for his surgery made his extra sleepy. I dont know what's up with the other 2 bears.



My son, daughter, and her boyfriend playing rockstars!!! Dont they look so enthused?


My daughter is interning this summer at this publication.
And I purchased this book for a whopping dime at our local library! It is a huge hard back book. This one was printed in 1984.






Monday, June 23, 2008

There's no place like Gnome...


What a silly title. I made this for a surprise for one of my flickr, etsy friends. She is just a sweetie. He should be on his way in a day or two!

Mister Kane wanting to blog again. What should the title of his blog be?

Hubby is having outpatient knee surgery today. Praying for speedy surgery and recovery time.


Pray for my nursing skills, too. I am lacking in that department. Not that I am not caring. I wear my heart on my sleeve, I am just not the nurse type. Hope that makes sense. I wll do my best:D




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Julie


Saturday, June 21, 2008

Flowers in my Garden

A stenciled bushel basket full of juicy red apples. This has been stenciled on my kitchen wall for 8-9 years. Contemplating on a change. Might paint over it, but have some doubts. I made the stencil myself and painted it. I was quite proud of myself at the time, as I am not that great of an artist or painter!

Some random pictures of my flower garden. Still waiting for it to "fill in". Usually by Mid July it is over growing and I have to weed some out.
The Dianthus are always my favorite because most of the time they return the next year and they don't spread all over the place like most perennials. Also, the dianthus have such pretty colors like raspberry and strawberry parfait. Who can resist with names like those. It's like a Cherry on TOP;)

Have a great weekend,
(~~)

Julie

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Cupcakes...Just my size!













LOL @ my title. Cupcakes any size are my size! I have decided to make miniature cupcakes. No two will be alike or the same size because I use my fingers as the measuring device for the pom poms. These are the prototypes so far.

Monday, June 9, 2008

Patriotic Cottage Preview

Ready for 4th of July!!!!



All Handmade by me. I have about 4 of these that I will post to my shop in a day or two. Handcut each one from chipboard, glued, assembled, painted, glued, glittered, and added extra goodies! The sturdy base is covered in patriotic scrapbook paper.





Look what is for dinner <3.>

Summer is Here!


Nineteen years and counting! My dh sent these beautiful red and yellow roses to my office on May 21. All the gals were envious of course.




Monday, May 12, 2008

Turning 21...Ahoy Matey plus New cUpCaKeS*****




I cannot believe my daughter is 21!


It does not seem possible. The years have passed by so quickly. At her age I was pregnant with her. She has been the best daughter and I am so proud of her. She has achieved so much in her life so far and I cannot wait to see what is in store for her next. She will be graduating from college in December-finishing a semester early and still with straight A's in an Honor's Program. She starts an internship this week at a regional newspaper (actually their magazines). I hope this brings her closer to what she REALLY wishes to do in her career.






In honor of her 21st birthday we had a party for her. Instead of bar hopping she chose to share the day with her family and friends at home. That makes me even more proud of her and her life decisions. Even though she is a bright young woman, she still enjoys the simple things. She is totally in love with Pirates and Rubber Duckies..lol.




Her party was a little bit of a pirate theme, but we did not go "overboard" lol, pun intended




I am definitely not a baker/cake decorator but I did my best to make her a pirate cake. The rubber duckies are hers!










Purchased a pattern for these cupcakes from http://www.umecrafts.etsy.com/. With permission granted to sell these, I have begun new projects. CUPCAKES!!!!! I hope to play and put my own little twist on these yummy cupcakes. These have been sitting around for a month or so and I am finally getting around to posting them. The best thing about them is they do not get stale or add calories!