OWH Memorial Day Blog Hop

OWH Memorial Day Blog Hop

Welcome to the Operation Write Home Sketch Blog Hop I am proud to be doing this Blog Hop for a second year.  Operation Write Home is a great organaztion who provide handmade cards to our service men and women.  Supporting OWH is a way I can say Thank You to the service men and women … Continue reading

Amazing Crafting Products – Flower Headband

Amazing Crafting Products – Flower Headband

I really wanted to make the Princess a headband from a found object we found on our walk. 1.  Materials: Amazing Mold Putty Amazing Quick Cast Resin Something to mold Alumilite’s Black Dye Alumilite’s Gun Powder Mica Powder Terri Sproul Mixers Pink Sapphire and Ultra Fine Glitter 3D Crystal Lacquer Headband Ribbon Hot Glue Gun/Sticks … Continue reading

Wall Hanging Robin’s Nest DT

Wall Hanging Robin’s Nest DT

Don’t forget about the Third Page Map Challenge.  If you would like more information on how to enter and what you can win please head on over to the Robin’s Nest Blog and check-out the Challenge Post. I really wanted to do something with a specific photo from our wedding.  Orginially I wanted to do … Continue reading

Testing Natural Make-up

Testing Natural Make-up

A couple months ago I posted about how I got rid of ALL my makeup.  I have been officially make-up free for 3 months which leads me to my recent dilemma, I need makeup for Friday, for my daughter’s awards ceremony.  I hunted for a recipe even though I do have mica powder I really … Continue reading

Almost Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Almost Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you were to use Caco Nibs they would be Vegan – I used Chocolates making them not Vegan. On Mother’s Day my amazing husband cooked all day long and made the Vegan Applesauce Cookies but since he knows I’m not a fan of Raisins he used Chocolate Chips.  These cookies are fantastic and I … Continue reading

One of a kind butterfly shoes

One of a kind butterfly shoes

  When you have a princess who knows you can paint, no amount of convincing will change her mind when she gets an idea.  She really wanted purple and pink butterfly sparkle shoes, one problem there was no place that makes pink and purple sparkle butterfly shoes.  So I decided (caved) make her a pair … Continue reading

Back to scrapbooking my childhood

Back to scrapbooking my childhood

I started redoing my childhood album several years ago before the Booga was born but I hadn’t even come close to finishing it.  I did my childhood scrapbook 8″s8″ primarily because there are not many photos from my childhood, we did not have a camera (weird to think that some people didn’t own cameras but … Continue reading

Confessions of a (Former) Big Girl…

Confessions of a (Former) Big Girl…

I have been thinking about writing this post for quite sometime about my weight and my weight-loss.  My weight has always been a struggle since high school, spring of my Sophomore year to be exact,  I was diagnosed with thyroid condition – I was put on medicine and gained 60 plus pounds in 3 months (literally jumping from a … Continue reading