Oh So Lucky...

Ta-Dah! I'm feeling a little special tonight. A wee bit lucky too. I'm up to 4 (yeah, I said 4) real-live people followers on my blog!! It's a real cat-in-the-cream kind of face I've got tonight. :)  Hi'ya to my newest follower:  Crafty Girls!  So, you other 3 faithful and loyal readers of me--go look at this awesome stuff.  The things in this lady's head must be so pretty. She has some real and true wonderful things on her blog. Just go see. Do it. You'll love me for it, I promise. :)

What else have I got, you ask? Oh, I'm not just good for crafty links. I've got stuff going on. I'm thinking about Spring-y stuff. Shamrocks and clovers (I thought that was a song--but that's crimson, I think), bunnies and Easter Egg Hunts....and of course, trouncing my neighbors in our unofficial house decorating contests. So, here's my first move in the unofficial contest:

This happy wreath is going on my door this weekend.  I'll admit, I don't have tons of St. Patrick's Day decorations. I don't even have a good reason why. I just don't. But I'm going to fix that problem this year. Starting with a wreath...and then I'll move on to other bigger and better things.  Baby steps...baby steps.

I'm always surprised by the neat little treasures I find at the Dollar Store. The Shamrock sign was my treasure this week.  I'm mounting it sort of willy-wonky (that's a real craft term--well, it should be if I ran the world!) on the wreath. And here's another thing: I couldn't find any shamrock flowers! What's with that weird-ness?  I had to settle for white carnations and light green poesy flowers.  But I'm okay with it.  It works for me. And I'm happy with the final product. And that's no blarney.....hehehe!!

What kinds of wonderful things are you ladies up to?

Oh so "Paw"-some!

happy valentine's day!!!

Today is a sweet day. Or at least it should be. I think. My kids love the Valentine's Day. Now that they're older, they have such a good time deciding what Valentine to give what kids in their class. Its a funny thing to watch. My daughter is older, so the 'boy thing' is a serious dilemma.  The Valentines can't be too gushy or say ANYTHING about love....and my son is just figuring out that girls exist. This is the first year that he actually cared what his Valentines said. (and he spent an extra minute trying to figure out which Valentine to give Alex and Reese) ♥ So cute!!

I made these sweet little gifts for the kids' teachers at school. They were super-duper simple. You just need a little clip-art know-how and a paper cutter....and wah-la!

 I loved this little gift so, so much that I made a few of them.  yeah, maybe about 100. I tend to get carried away with the cute-ness. Another mom on the PTSO board helped me get coupons from a local yogurt shop. FREE frozen yogurt! How yum is that? TOTALLY ♥

So, I made a cover for the coupon (with a cut-out window). I wrapped it around the coupon--it says "U Swirl our world with sweetness...Happy Valentine's Day"

I found the picture frame card holder clips in the bargain aisle at Michaels.

 I ♥ bargains~~

I used the clip-art stuff in my Word program and cut out paw prints. (the school Mascot is a Wolf--so paw prints...) 

 Then you tie a bow in the middle.

Here's a picture of the gifts in the teacher's boxes. 

Oh So Happy!

I hope you have a sweet Valentine's Day today!

Love is the Air...

Happy February 1st!

So, I know. Its taken me a about a week to get my butt in gear and get my crafts together! I have excuses...wanna hear them? tough potatoes. I feel like being whiney for a minute. Bear with me.  I've been sick with sinus-ness yuck-ness. That sinus stuff drives me bonkers. I can't breathe, I can't sleep, I'm tired. Need I go on? And then I had school stuff with the childrens....they take up lots of my crafting time....oh kids.  And then I was flooded with boxes and boxes and boxes of Girl Scout cookies. Need some cookies? I've got some...okay, I have lots of them.  I'm the official 'Cookie Mom' for the Frog's Junior troop. I don't know what I was thinking....

So, see? That wasn't too bad. I'm done whining. On with the show. ♥

I bought this unhappy birdhouse at JoAnn's---for 90% off!!  I know!!! It was only like $2.  Did I say one? I really have two. hehe!! One for me and one for my mom.  I knew I needed the birdhouses. Why? 'cuz 1) it was on a major sale and 2) I knew I was going to re-craft into a Valentine's decoration!!  I have plans.....oh so many plans....

Take a look at that!  Its not bad, but its not happy either. Can you believe the original tag said $40. Please!! Who is their right mind would pay that? Not me. And because the  Christmas season was over, the condition of the houses was suspect --couple of missing parts and chipped paint, staples showing, some wood was coming unglued, even a little crooked....I snapped them right up and made them happy again.

And this is what I made. A happy little house for some Valentine's LoveBirds!! ♥ I know I'm being bratty, but I really love them!! I made the house on the left for myself and the house on the right for my mom. But, I'm really loving them together. I might keep them.

And....remember my neighbors? oh boy! oh boy! they are sooooo peeved at me! I totally won the Valentines decorating on the street!! 

Mu-wahahahaha!!

Happy February 1st!!

♥♥♥