I blame mother nature.

For making me take this picture with my phone camera while driving.


Yes I know its dangerous. And no I don't do it often.


But I kept hitting every green light, which on a normal evening would be awesome, and therefore didn't have any other choice but to snap this whilst in motion.


The picture is not that high quality our very magnificent, but I did get to share the magical sky with all of you :)


** side note ** this is my first blog post from my phone...not sure how it will turn out our if I will be doing it often, but its a start.

what's a smoothshake?

it's a cross between a smoothie and a shake.  

duh :)


i am more a fan of milkshakes than i am of smoothies, but smoothies are healthier and better for my waistline (or lack there of :) soooo, i decided to put the best of both worlds together and make a smoothshake. here is what i put in mine, but you can really wing it and add whatever flavor frozen yogurt, frozen fruit, and sweetener you choose.


i used a couple scoops vanilla frozen yogurt, a few splashes of 1/2% milk,a handful of frozen blueberries, and a drizzle of honey.


oh so tasty!  

i'm back.

so, i want to start blogging again.

really.

not like last time, when i said i was going to, did like two posts, then fell off the face of the planet.  i miss it and never realized how fun and therapeutic it really was.  in realizing this i have also decided that i want to try and be more "real" for lack of a better word, and share more of my personal thoughts, quirks, fears, achievements, happy moments, and frustrations with everyone, or no one, whom ever happens to be reading.  

i really need a place to organize my thoughts as i am tired of them all just bouncing off of each other in my brain and giving me headaches.

so yeah, that's my plan.

did i mention i am now a red-head. i LOVE it ;)

bug out kit example.

here is my first page using the threesixfive digital kit, called bug out!! i am super excited to finally have an sample page to share with you, and used both paper and elements from the kit! the pictures are from a camping trip my sister and i took this past june to celebrate our made up holiday, sister day :)  it was our fourth annual trip and we went to Grand Haven on Lake Michigan.  i am planning on doing a second example later this week and adding my wilkom kit to the threesixfive shop.

a secret project.

so i have a secret to share with everyone.  come closer. closer. we don't want just anyone to over hear this juicy tidbit of news.  ok. great. now you have to promise you won't tell anyone. promise? good.

**my husband and i are trying to have a baby**

now that you know, i will also disclose that i have indulged in the guilty pleasure of starting to gather pretty things for my future tiny human beings room. the colors i have chosen are pretty gender neutral and for those who know me, probably not at all surprising.  i have also started crocheting a blanket.  i love love love circles, and they are one of the only things i can crochet so that is the base for the blanket.  when it is finished it will look similar to the last photo here, but all sewn together.

i will keep you all updated on this journey and share some of the other goodies i have bought soon. until then, wish us luck!

winter is upon us.

i can feel it creeping in.  slow and steady.  the last of the leaves are falling.  there is an undeniable chill in the air. darkness falls earlier and earlier.  i am ready to light the fireplace.  warm cups of tea, cider, and coffee are in abundance.  i am parking in the garage again.  every so often there is a glimpse of tiny white flakes blowing on the breeze. the time has come for snuggling up under cozy blankets. although i may regret it come march, i am ready to welcome winter and say goodbye to the final days of autumn.

my happy place.

hello again :) these past two weeks have been nothing short of crazy and to make a very long story short, it is with a heavy heart that I am announcing that I will no longer be a part of the urban folk art family. i do believe that this decision is for the best and that my heart and passion lie in working with children and as an artist, not in event/ show promotion and planning.  that said, my new "office" so to speak is now the spare bedroom in my house that I use as my studio, and I have been doing a bit of cleaning and reorganizing and thought it would be fun to share the space with you all.  enjoy the tour :)

my hefty yarn collection that continues to grow.

 a wonderful dresser left here by the owners that offers plentiful storage.

 a vintage suitcase for when i need to take projects on the go and mae, my granny chic owl creation.

 another piece of furniture from the owner's where all my scrapbook supplies live.

 i have two shelves above my desk that hold supplies and files and such. organization is key :)

 the view from my window out over the neighborhood.

stamps, markers, pens, a tray of trinkets, tape, glue and other basic supplies for all things crafty.

my main work space. i usually work on the laptop not the dinosaur that sits behind it.  i also have another table that forms an L shape with this desk that i use to scrapbook on.  coffee is usually always in the picture too :)