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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Bittersweet Holidays

Hi everyone!
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Hope your Christmas was a happy and healthy one. We were fortunate enough to get a chance to spend Christmas with my husband's family.

Lots of fabulous presents were given all around. The girls both got a DSi from my in-laws and were quite excited.
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Each of the girls decided to give one another DS games which were a hit as you can see from the thank you hug below.
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When we were at the Toy and Game Show in Chicago, L fell in love with the candy shaped pillows. I managed to surprise her with Jolly Ranger pillow. Like all the hair bows? She is such a goofball. :)
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Grown up presents for my 6th grader (a duffle bag in her favorite colors for sleep overs).
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The girls gave me the absolute best gift this year. One our favorite books is called the Patchwork Quilt. In the book the grandmother takes pieces of fabric from the family's favorite clothes to create a quilt that represents each of the family members. With the help of their sweet dad, the girls cut up some of their old soccer, swim and favorite t-shirts and took it to a local seamstress. She then put it all together and backed it with fleece. It is the sweetest, most comfy present ever. I didn't get a picture of the quilt yet but I do have a picture of opening the t-shirt pillow that went with the quilt.
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Our ready-to-be babysitter. She does such an amazing joy with her little cousins and thoroughly enjoys playing with them, as well as, taking care of them.
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While we were visiting we went to see a hockey game. They have the most amazing face painter there and she did the girls' faces. I was able to snap a picture when we got home.
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As I eluded to in my post title and a previous post, the holidays have been a little bittersweet for us. We found out a couple of weeks ago that they will be closing DH's office here in Bloomington. If you have read my blog for very long you have probably read where I talked about how amazing our neighborhood is and how much we absolutely love living here. It was quite a shock and I will be the first to admit that I did not take it as well as I should have. My heart breaks for the girls and the good friends we are going to leave behind. They both have the most amazing teachers this year as well. I know that finding another neighborhood like this is going to be near impossible. But I am also trying to look at the bright side of things. They are offering DH the same position in another city. We have been able to find a couple of good school districts there and several homes that look very promising. We have our health, our family and friends that we will be leaving but definitely not forgetting.
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Please keep us in your prayers for an easy transition, though. I am not looking forward to getting another house ready to put on the market so soon after the last move. There is so much to do and I am definitely feeling overwhelmed. I will most likely be a little light on the blog posts in the next month but I will try to post now and then to keep everyone up to date and post projects as I can.
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Thanks for stopping by and have a Happy New Year.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Merry Christmas

Sorry I have been MIA this last week. There is so much going on here beyond Christmas preparations. I will be able to share more with you after Christmas.
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Thankfully, we have all our presents bought and wrapped except for a few for the girls. I am looking forward to spending the holidays with family, relaxing and enjoying the season.
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I am taking the girls to see A Christmas Carol today. Can't wait. :) We have also been watching our fair share of Christmas movies this year too. The Grinch and Jack Frost being two that we watched this last week. I have to admit, the Grinch still makes me LOL. Love that movie. :)
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I have another Christmas project for you today. I just love how you can use all kinds of scraps to create beautiful tags. Look how a tag can easily dress up a simple kraft bag.
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You can check out the Emma's Paperie blog to find the supplies I used for this project.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you have a blessed and safe Christmas.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Christmas Past

Hi everyone!
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The girls have been getting their share of winter fun. K spent Friday night with her best friend as they went on a Polar Express train ride and then had a sleep over. I was afraid that they may be getting a bit too old for it but they had a blast. Anything can be fun when you are with your best friend you know. Saturday night L went ice skating with her best friend and then had a sleep over as well. By the time the snow storm hit on Sunday we had two tired little girls due to late nights and then 2 hours of playing in the snow with neighbors. :) As for me, I have been trying to get ready for Christmas. DH and I spent Friday night while L was at gymnastics shopping. It seems never ending sometimes doesn't it?
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I thought I would share a few Christmas Past projects with you today. I created each of these projects for publication. This first card appeared in Paper Crafts' sketch book. Really had fun creating projects for that book. Definitely worth checking out.
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This Christmas bag topper was one of the projects I made for Kimber's last book, 175 Fresh Card Ideas. Obviously it is not ALL card ideas. LOL
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This last card is one I created for Card Creations, Vol. 8 put out by Paper Crafts this last year. Just love that elegant Santa image don't you?
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Thanks for stopping by everyone! Have a great week!

Monday, December 6, 2010

Christmas cards and sparkly stuff

I have Christmas card to share with you today. For this card I used the Christmas tree ornament from Magistical Memories. For a full set of instructions you can check out the Magistical Memories blog.


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I added some yummy Creative Charms pearls on this card. You can find these pearls in one of this months kits. Check out this amazing deal.
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•Ivory Vintage Velvet Poppies
•Classic Grey Vintage Velvet Poppies
•Vintage Brown Vintage Velvet Poppies
•Amber Vintage Marble Brad
•Light Green Vintage Jewels
•Amber Vintage Flower Button
•Antique White Gradient Pearl Stickers
•Brown Vintage Velvet Ric Rac
Regular Price - $21.00
Sale Price $14.99 (30% Off)
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There is another kit this month as well.
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Deal of the Month – Winter Wonderland – 131 Pieces•Blue Pure Blossoms
•Blue Gradient Gem Stickers
•Winter Medley
•White Flared Flowers
•Blue Flared Flowers
•White Gem Garden
•Blue Gem Brads
•Blue Bells
•Blue Vintage Velvet Ric Rac
•Snowflake Ribbon
Regular Price $17.00
Sale Price $6.99 (60% Off)
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Thanks so much for stopping by everyone. Enjoy your week!