Weekend Recap!

Pin It I finished the putting the patches on Daisy Tunic!  Booga eating his Cowboy Cookie from Thrive (they were very yummy!)  Jeff guarding his beer – Yes that it Sam Adams® Infinium and The Vixen.  The Princess eating her Cowboy Cookie.  The giant sweet potato we bought at the Farmer’s Market! Thirteenth Hour from Sam … Continue reading →

Festive Friday 2012 – Card 4

Welcome to Festive Friday 2012 Card Number 4.   Card Design: Amanda Marks Paper: The card is blank 5 1/2″ x 4″ made from card stock. The background paper is Robin’s Nest – Mocha Deer (double sided)Colored With: NoneAdhesive: Scrapbook adhesive Pop Dots Other: Robin’s Nest Brown Glitter LettersDon’t forget to stop by the rest of … Continue reading →

Creative Paperclay® and Articus Studio Molds

Pin ItIf you are looking for the The Robin’s Nest Project, please scroll down! For this project I needed to use a mold from Articus Studio – I chose the Frozen Charlotte Mold. Materials:   Creative Paperclay® Modeling Materials Articus Studio™ Stamp Fondant Roller Switch Plate Cover Terri Sproul’s Mixers  Roll out the clay and stamp … Continue reading →

Robin’s Nest – Washington’s Cherry Tree

Robin’s Nest – Washington’s Cherry Tree

Pin It For Christmas I received and awesome vinetage craft book called “The Craft Book for Children: Sticks & Stones & Ice Cream Cones” from a friend and one of the projects was Washington’s Cherry Tree. Materials: Tree Template Cereal Box The Robin’s Nest Stencil Green Paper on Linen Card Stock The Robin’s Nest Brown Zebra Stripe Red … Continue reading →

Garden Edition- Tasty Tuesday

Pin ItSince my daffodils are blooming I knew it was time to really get cracking on the garden.  This weekend I was a planting machine.  I plated 6 crowns of asparagus (that I forgot I had), 39 seed of corn (2 1/4 rows), 180 seed of Sugar Snap Peas, 36 pole beans, 20 sunflower seeds, … Continue reading →

The Quest for Beauty

Pin ItA couple of days ago NPR had a report about lead in lipstick (yep LEAD) for me it was an eye opening article.  Why lead and why the hell is it in my lipstick?  Lead is a color enhancer for a brighter longer lasting color lead is used, the same for children’s toys.  It … Continue reading →

New Blog Banner (with code)

Pin ItIn my free time I went though and completed a new banner.  I know what you are thinking “It is just your old banner with photos.”  It is but it isn’t, each of those photos is hyper linked to that blog post (Manda Happy Dance Right Now!) and if you move your mouse over … Continue reading →