More Scrappy Fun!

I did another couple LOs - one I can't post just yet because products aren't being released until next week. Both are from our beach vacation last Spring. We just took a quick trip down to Galveston with Camille (and technically, with Lily!). It was perfect. We had a great condo. There weren't very many people at the beach and it really felt like our own little paradise. Just perfect!!

Camille loved "HER" room. I can't wait to go back again and have her and Lily share this awesome retreat! http://www.waveofmemoriesgalveston.com/

Here's a LO of a fun party we went to a few weeks back at Build-a-Bear Workshop. March was a crazy-busy birthday month for us, and we attended atleast 4 parties! Lots of fun!

Another fun LO of my crazy girls. I love this latest trend - - sock eating. Lily's such a little lady!

Back on a ROLL!

Brandon was dj-ing a party tonight, so that meant some scrapping time for me. So what if I slept on my should weird last night and I'm in a bit of pain, right? I've got some BioFreeze, advil, and I'm scrappin', goshdarnit!

Here's my first LO tonight :0) - - from Camille's birthday this year.

Another LO - this one from St. Patty's day:

Lily on St. Patrick's Day at Razzoo's (eating her first corndog!!). Thanks, Daddy ;)

This One's for Mom

The difficult thing about living far away from home (well, ONE of the many difficult things about living away) is that I can't show Mom all the fun things that I pick up at garage sales or score at Hobby Lobby. So....this post is for you, Mom! Here's a little sampling of the recent thrifty goodness that I've gotten!!

GARAGE SALE TREASURES

I got this great little basket for 50 cents; a wooden charger for another 50 cents; lots of great chapter books for Camille as well as some teaching resources for me - all 10 or 50 cents each; a Southern Livng at Home metal planter for $1; a SLAH cream plate for 50 cents; and two gorgeous glittery Easter bunnies for $2. woo hoo!! I picked up a few other little odds & ends, but these made it to the "photo shoot."

THINGS I PRACTICALLY STOLE FROM HOBBA LOBBA

Cool candlestick thingies - $6.50 for the pair

Ginormous clock for $13 - the baby is there to make you oooh and ahhh and to show scale ;)


Finial thing for $2, the acorn thing I already had.
The carved circle thingy is about 15" and was just $5.
Not totally crazy about this arrangement, so don't judge....

working from the left....

Little bunny with some ivy on his back - $2 from Goodwill with a fresh coat of ivory spray paint. Bless his little bunny heart. He was the most ridiculous shade of brown when I brought him home.

The tall finial vase looking thing has a leather-like finish and was $2.

The cream & blue plate has a ruffled edge and was $1 at Goodwill.

And, lastly....here's a pic of those rockin' pillowcases I picked up at the thrift store.

A set of 2 for $3 - woo hoo!! These babies are destined to become dresses for my little lovelies.

Man! I've been having such fun finding some new treasures and fixing them up! I've got a few more projects up my sleeve that I'll share with you soon!

Little Swinger

Here's another LO from our park outing the other day. My scrapping roll kinda died down and I'm trying to kick it back up again :) More to come....

Pre-FAB!

Here's a little LO I did last night of Camille. I've been on a scrappin' roll lately!

This picture was from last weekend when we were getting ready for Amelia's Fancy Nancy party. I rolled her hair and then did it up - - so cute!! She was so excited to get all fancied up. Fancy pics to come - - I'm working on that LO today. I haven't found *just* the right kit to go with her super-fancy pics yet!

And, we also celebrated Aunt Lauren's 19th birthday last weekend. I'm telling ya, these last two weeks have been birthday crazy for us :) Two parties last weeekend, two this weekend, and Grandma's birthday next week! Lots of fun!!

Am I Bothering You?

Last weekend, Brandon was hard at work doing his taxes. I, on the other hand, was playing around with the settings on my camera......and yes, bugging him! LOL! I was snapping pics of him while adjusting my settings - practice makes perfect, right? - well, I got this shot that I thought was pretty good. Naturally, I just had to scrap it :)

We watched Mary Poppins tonight and got pizza to-go. Oh, how I LOVE nights like this. Chillin' out at home, enjoying time with each other....even Lily snuggled up on the sofa with everyone. Absolutely perfect!

Lily, bless her, is teething and has been in so much pain. Her two top teeth are coming in (little hints of white peeking through) and she's got swollen gums on the bottom as well. OUCH! I pray that these teeth come on in quickly. I just hate seeing her uncomfortable.

With All My Heart

another fun LO from our park outing :)

Things to Share

We've been busy here in the Couch house - lotsa projects, birthday parties, and general merriment! We knew the cold weather was to be hitting us soon, so we headed to the park a few days ago to have some fun before the rain & cold came. It was fun going all together :) We love it when Daddy can get out of the office and have some fun with us!

I made this cutie-cute little Saint Patty's day decoration. It's really the only green thing I've got up. I had thought about decorating for Saint Patrick's day, but it just didn't happen. I'm too ready for Easter & Spring anyway to spend too much time fussing about on this little holiday. Oh well.....

Happy Birthday, Cora Paige!

Today would have been Cora's first birthday. She is spending it in heaven, her parents are spending it at a gravesite. I don't understand how the Lord works, and although there have been many God-breathed occurences throughout this journey for the McClenahans, I still don't totally get it. Perhaps we're not supposed to totally "get" these things, but instead have faith and hope in His perfect plan. How I ache for them though.

Today, the family had plans to visit Cora's gravesite and release pink balloons for her. All over the place, other families were going to do the same. Camille and I had talked about doing this sometime today - and can I just brag on my girl for a minute? When she finished up at the dentist and they offered her a balloon, she told the assistant about Cora and asked for a pink balloon. Of course, the gal gave her two - one for Camille & one for Cora. We knelt and prayed right outside the dentist's office and sent a balloon up to Heaven for Cora. Camille seems to think that God is going to catch it for her :)

Crafty, Crafty....

Phew! I finally got all the shirts I made this weekend listed on etsy for the Cora Paige benefit :)

Camille was a little disappointed that I only had FIVE to sell. Yeah, I'm such a slacker. Truth be told, I did make seven shirts - but that included one for each of the girls.

Now, click on my little etsy banner thingy on the side and have a look-see!

Whee!! and other musings....

Yesterday the girls, Bear and I went to the park here in our neighborhood. It was Lily's first time on the swings and she had such a fun time! I'm not sure why in the world I haven't swung her before?!?! She's kinda swung in my lap with me, but yesterday was the full-on, wind in her face swinging. She LOVED it!!

Today we're having a chill day. I've been crafting for Cora and doing some scrapbooking. Brandon and Camille have been cleaning (all day) his car. Bless him. His car was so completely and totally dirty that it took the better part of the day - LOL! Camille has enjoyed spending some one-on-one time with him, though, and didn't seem to mind that a little work was involved!

Here's a quick pic of Lil at the park - - love that RED hair!!

Get out there and GO SHOPPING!!

I have been blogging lately about Cora Paige, the precious little girl who recently lost her battle with cancer. I have been so moved by her story and by her parents' faith and have joined the etsy community to craft for Cora!! Even Camille has gotten involved!!

I've already sold several things and I just listed a few more! I am so excited to be crafting and donating to this awesome cause & can't wait to see how much money is raised for Cora's Playground - a memorial to that sweet little baby!

Here are some things we've made & you can check me out at http://thiscraftychick.etsy.com.

Oh I Could Totally Do That

Yes, I've said it many times. In the midst of awesome craftiness, with the effort to save money, because I take off more than I can chew.....I seem to have the belief that I can do anything ;) Rather than buy a handmade something (candle, soap, earrings, canvas painting, whatever) or a pricey something (custom curtains, personalized outfits for the girls, high-end stuff), I usually just marvel to myself how completely capable I am of doing that myself.

I do kinda love that about me. (Note to self: Could that same optimism please make its way over to the losing weight areas of my psyche?!?!)

Well, yesterday, I just had to chuckle at myself. Brandon has been cutting his hair in a buzz-cut or whatever you call it. Just a No. 2 blade on the shaver all over. I kinda wanted him to have like messy-boy hair. I'm certain this is what Paul Mitchell calls it. Messy boy hair. He had been growing it out a bit and finally got on me to do something with his hair this weekend.

So.....a few YouTube videos later. Yes, YouTube. I watched some hairstyling tutorials! Oh the internet is a marvelous thing! Anyway, I managed to cut his hair into what I think is a pretty darn good style. It was pretty stress-free. If I absolutely wrecked his head, we could always just shave it all off as he had been doing, and no harm. So, I got to play barbershop with him, and my Valentine is looking pretty good! Proof? You want pics? Yeah, I didn't take any of those unfortunately. (bad blogger)

Happy Sunday! Enjoy your sweet families and Praise God for the many blessings in your lives. I am grieving today with the McClenahans. Sweet Cora went to heaven one week ago today. Pray for this precious family.