cristmas project number one.

I'm crafting like crazy this Thanksgiving! I promised Chase I would watch a movie, so this is a quick post to show you my new wreath I made.

I used Basic Grey Figgy Pudding double sided paper, cut in 1x4 strips:

december daily, ready to begin

I completed my December Daily album! Woo hoo. Ali Edwards' blog inspired me, and I just couldn't not do it! Plus, I haven't done any scrapbooking in a longtime, and it was nice to work on something manageable. I started off thinking I would just do red and green and keep it traditional, but I feel in love with this basic grey paper, so that added blue and brown.


**I didn't have time to edit all of these pictures, so please excuse any bad ones***

Front Cover:











Now I'm just going to have to remind myself to keep it updated each day!

fall retreat, take 2.

This was my second retreat in two weeks. I just got back from spending two nights in the words with 60 something middle schoolers, scary, I know. And man, was it ever cold.

60 middle schoolers + 15 degree weather + a swinging bridge = one eventful weekend

I would say the weather was an obstacle this weekend, but we really had an amazing weekend. I think I need a few days to recover before I can really put it into words. Here's the best picture I had. I'm not sure why I like it so much, but the overexposure on the stage, kind of works for me.

happy birthday card.

Here is the last card in the set I made my mom. Well, actually I made one more, but I didn't get a good picture.

When I stitched up the greeting on this card I accidentally threw it away, and I promise I search everywhere before I thought about looking in the trash! So frustrating.
Stamps: A Flower For All Seasons, Occasions Collection
Ink: Black Stazon
Paper: R. Red Designer Paper, S. Saffron, White
Estras: Ribbon, Koh-I-Noor pencils and Copic Markers, White Pen, Pearls

women's retreat.

I just got back from the Women's Retreat this weekend. It's been awhile since I've stayed up to 2:30 AM. It's funny to me how even though I'm 26, when you put a group of girls in a room together, it's like we are 16 again.

I meant to take a lot of pictures, but this is about it (I look like I'm 12):Now I just need to gear up to go on ANOTHER retreat with the middle schoolers!

the first step in the living room.

So here is the first purchase we have made for the living room:We are hoping to do several more things in the coming weeks. I'll keep you posted.

working on the living room

There are a few blogs that I read (well maybe a lot more than a few, google reader helps), but one of those is The Lettered Cottage. Layla just started offering a service for design assistance. I don't know Layla, but when you read a blog frequently, you get the feel for the kind of designer they are. The first thing that sold me on Layla is that I LOVE her house. The second thing was the price! The third was that I was totally stuck on what to do in my living room.

I sent her some picture of our living room (which basically is a blank slate) and she came back with three different schemes for us to pick from:

Before:
Please excuse that picture above! Oh and the pillows on the couch. I would never use those, they just came on the couch!

Here are the three schemes Layla sent us:
We really love pieces from all of the rooms. Also, there is a second chair, but from this view she wasn't able to add it. And the coffee table is the wrong direction, but you get the idea. We decided that we will go with the rug, pillows, and chairs from the second scheme; the curtains and possibly the lamp from the third, and currently I'm torn between the picture ledge in the second and the mirrors from the first scheme. Which do you like better?

Layla also sent me a link of resources to purchase the products. Great huh?