This weekend was my sister's birthday and I decided to make her this about three months ago! I found the base on clearance at Target and knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.....and waited until the night before to make it! Story of my life :) Anyway, after a quick trip to the store for the pictures on the day of, it was pretty easy to do. Like I said, I already knew EXACTLY what I wanted to do with it. I took it and gave it to her at the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. She LOVED it! We had a great time at the relay too! Cousins Scott(ina) (D)Norkoli and Ian came, and were there with us, along with Mom, Sara and David, and Ashley. I am wiped out completely, but it was a great time! What a great weekend! Now to get Chris ready to go to New York for camp!

Newest art work

Well, here is the finished product that I worked on all day today! I bought this old spice rack at a yard sale about a month ago, and finally decided to do something with it! I painted it with acrylic paint. I just put a very thin coat of white on it so it looks older. Then I added some cool paper inside and out, and on the bottles of course. It could be used to store stuff for scrapbooking, or jewelry making, or even for spices again. I am going to try and sell in my etsy store. The butterfly shoes haven't had a bite yet, but these things take time I guess. I'll keep plugging away, and one day I won't have to stress about it! Enjoy the pics :)

Summer days and Baseball

So today we spent the evening at the ball field! My niece and nephew each had a game, and we went to watch! It was great seeing them enjoy themselves so much! Baseball, while it is the All-American Sport, is a little boring to watch. Soccer is always go go go! As you can tell, I am a Soccer-Mom :) Anyway, we had a great time watching them, and I had fun taking some pictures! Let me know what you think of the shots.

E-bay and Etsy listings

I have put my very first listings on e-bay and etsy today. Please look here for the links:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220118976066
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6121468
They are similar pieces with distinct differences. I am trying to actually make some money doing this thing that I love! I also went out on a limb and tried out for the Rusty Pickle design contest. Even though it was disappointing to try and not win, I am proud that I actually tried! I'll keep trying and one day I'll get a yes! That is all for today, I will leave you with a few of my recent favorite pictures!

Hello again :)

Ok, so it has been awhile since posting on here. Time does tend to get away from me :) I have submitted two cards for a card challenge on paper crafts magazine website...I will find out Monday how I did. Here is one of them:

Butterfly

Here is a picture of a Soccer Shoe that I altered into a butterfly! It really turned out great...one of my favorites so far! Leave a comment!

Here Goes Nothing :)

Well, here is the first installment on my very own Blog! I am intending to use this to share my current projects with whomever chooses to look, and hopefully meet some like-minded artistic souls in the process. Here is a card that I made earlier this week. It is a shadowbox card that I got from a tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers. I made it for my hubby's Grandmother's eightieth birthday. I just sent it out today, hope she likes it! Feel free to tell me what you think!