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In the Workshop: Reindeer Food
When we visited our nieces over Thanksgiving, we surprised them with a special package of magical reindeer food! I spied these cute little bottles at Read Lead, a local paper-crafting and stamp store, and knew they would be perfect for this project. A darling printable note from The TomKat Studio provided the perfect description for…
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Baby Bump Update: Weeks 29 and 31
The time is flying by… no official picture for Week 29. I did, however, snap this quick photo while we were out of town. Baby is definitely growing! Time: November 27th- December 3rd Highlights: James and I traveled to Kansas City over the weekend to attend a wedding. We were able to squeeze in a…
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Fall Bucket List Update
I can’t believe it’s less than 10 days until Christmas! Before sharing some Holiday projects we’ve been working on, I thought I would quickly revisit the Fall bucket list that I posted here. I didn’t get everything checked off, but here are a few highlights: 1. Savor the changing leaves. I had an opportunity through…
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Baby Bump Update: Week 27
Time: November 13th- 19th Developmental Milestones: Baby Girl is slightly more than 2 pounds now… about the size of a rutabaga! Her brain tissue is rapidly developing and her delicate eyelids are beginning to open (they have been fused shut since about 11 weeks). Cravings: Grapes! They have never tasted so good! Highlights: Lots of…
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Fall Front Porch
Despite the chill in the air, the sun is shining this week! In between getting ready for our annual Friendsgiving, my mom has been helping me put up our Christmas Tree and a few other decorations. It seems crazy to be starting this early but it just made sense given our schedule over the next…
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In the Workshop: Autumn Goodies
This Fall has been a whirlwind! Here are card making ideas from my workshop: Autumn Birthday Card To give the card some extra dimension and texture, I cut out part of the leaves so they would pop-up and reveal a metallic backer lined with glitter. Leaf Thank You Card Harvest Accordion Book I designed this…
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Baby Bump Update: Week 25
Time: October 30th- November 5th Developmental Milestones: Baby is continuing to grow this week, increasing her fat stores. Her lungs are continuing to develop and starting to manufacture surfactant. Several pregnancy week-by-week trackers suggest that you could tell the color of baby’s hair at this point! Highlights: The first day of November, I felt Baby…
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In the Workshop: Halloween Fun
A couple of recent Halloween goodies from the workshop: Isn’t it interesting how well placed gemstones can add to your design- this skull becomes a lot more interesting with the addition of orange glowing eyes! Don’t you just love how the memory box die swirls seem like magic effortlessly shooting out of her hand?… as…