Even here in San Diego, Spring comes with a welcome relief. It's been a rainy "Winter" and I'm looking forward to more warm days. Don't get me wrong ----I'm no fool! I grew up in Minnesota where Winter is a harsh awakening to the human response to survival. I hated winter. That's why I live her. Now, in San Diego, Winter is not that bad. I do miss the vividness of the change of seasons. I think that's why I seek out and cherish our subtle signs. Here are some pictures after a recent rain.
Our peach tree is now in full bloom!
And we have a few cool weather vegetables growing in the garden already.
I hope you're able to find a little Spring in your day! Happy Friday! Off to a lenten fish fry. Do you think the church will serve wine? ;) Cheers! Christy
Oh dear blog... I am alive. I'm sorry I've neglected you. It's not that I don't care. Its just that I've been so busy and you... well... you obviously don't care since you're reading this anyway. I'm happy that you've returned to read more into my crazy, creative, rather normal life.
My mama was here visiting for a little over a week and we had a great time. She's rebounding from her last round of chemo and her numbers are within a normal range for the first time in 9 years! Thank God! That woman is an amazing piece of strength and inspriation. my only regret from her visit is that I didn't take more pictures. I've also been busy making a couple projects for the next classes that I'll be teaching at Yellowbird Scrapbook Store. I saw this idea at the Daisy Bucket booth at CHA. I'd love to claim that idea as my own but ... that wouldn't be right. I did use different papers and stitched through the canvas. It's such a fun project and it'll cost only $20. i'll teach it on March 25th and on April 18th. You can sign up for it online here.
Here's a side view so you can see all the dimension. The other class I'm teaching is a 2-sided acrylic layout class. My budget was increased for this class so it has a whole lot more embellishments and fun bright papers. I really think this is a new favorite class because it's so full of techniques. You'll be an acrylic pro after this class. Painting techniques, stampling, cutting, adding glitter (2 ways), punching, layering acrylic, and so much more. This class is on March 11th and April 9th. You can sign up for it online here.
I have so much trouble taking photos of acrylic projects. Anyone have suggestions? These are a little hard to see all the details with the green wall behind it. Allright, there's my shameless plug for my new classes. Thanks for checking in!
Some days are sweet and cute as can be. (Picture above) Other days, this boy's independence trumps the cute factor. Like when he insists on dressing himself. And insists that if he wears a belt, he doesn't need pants. (Picture below).
As I sigh in defeat at these battles (and don't leave the house with him like this) I think, "Someday I'll look back at this and find it amusing."
So often I'm making something for someone else, or to teach a class, or to sell in my etsy shop. But this time, I made a couple things just for me. I find wood houses absolutely irresistible. They have so much potential! I got these 2 from Michael's. The first one is actually a pencil holder. First, I painted the edges and inside a cream color. I covered all sides with paper. The blue paper is from Fancy Pants' Valentine's line. The music paper is from Making Memories-- I think this is the most versatile paper ever so buy as many as you can now because its from the Christmas line and when its gone... its gone. All the letters are also from Making Memories. I inked all the edges, embellished it with lace, chipboard, bling, paper lace, and a vintage-style image. When my kids are being sweet, I think the picture sort of looks like Maddie and Sam. But on hell days, like today, they are definitely someone else's kids! This project will just be decorating the house for Valentine's Day. At CHA, I was hoping to score some of Maya Road's sheer birds for my little love birds but... no dice. I'll have to buy them like the rest of the world when they're out. Don't you love the roof? I got this idea to use my Fiskar's border punch from Katie Watson. She's used it on the roof of a house and even on the cover of a mini-album. So creative! I think this is going to be the year of "Use what you have but be creative in a new way" kind of year. Thanks for checking in! Have a great weekend! Cheers, Christy
I've started teaching classes at Yellowbird Scrapbook store and this year, I'm holding an acrylic series. I love working with acrylic and I've noticed so many people are intimidated by it because it is a new medium. So the idea for this series is you can learn different acrylic techniques with each class. If you take one class, you'll end up with a nice wall-hanging or acrylic layout. If you take more of the classes, we'll bind them into an album at the end of the year.
All the projects are 2 sided. This first class is rather basic but we'll be building from here. Its next Monday night, February 9th and its only $15. you can sign up online here.
Side 1
Side 2
Class Description
If you’ve ever been a little intimidated by acrylic, this is the class for you.This class is packed with techniques!There’s so much you can do with acrylic and we’ll start with inking, cutting, punching, and gluing it to make this 2-sided layout.We’ll also learn about inks, adhesives, paper tearing, and how to use the Xyron create-a-sticker tool and a Crop-a-Dile.This is the first class in a series of acrylic classes.Take one and you’ll have a nice layout or wall hanging.Take them all and you’ll have an acrylic album full of your year’s memories. Every class you’ll learn new acrylic techniques.
Techniques learned in Class:
·Inking on acrylic and paper
·Adhering onto acrylic
·Cutting acrylic
·Punching and setting eyelets on acrylic using a Crop-a-Dile
·Using the Xyron create-a-sticker tool
·Paper tearing
·Using Stickles to apply glitter
Supplies needed:
Staz-On white ink, black ink (any type), white pen, black pen, Crystal Stickles, Xyron Create-a-sticker, glue dots or ATG gun, scissors, and a corner rounder.
My baby girl just turned 5 years old. My how time flies! How did she go from this:to this goofy girl?I feel like time is speeding up and I'm grasping to hold onto every moment. That's also fueling my desire to adopt another baby. No time like now before I get too old but... that's another story and another $20,000 so for now, I'm just trying to cherish every moment I have. I feel so lucky to be a stay-at-home mom and be able to spend as much time as I do with my kiddos.
Here are some fun pictures from her "Disco Dance Party." She loves to dance and loves Abba and other 70's dance music so the theme fit so easily with her personality.I love how her tongue is hanging out just like it does anytime she's concentrating. The kids were practicing some new dance moves.... Play that Funky Music....No party would be fun without all the silly props!Don't you just love the pet rock she made?!?I pray that her next 5 years won't go as fast and will be just as wonderful as her first 5 years. Happy Birthday Madeleine!
Even here in San Diego, Spring comes with a welcome relief. It's been a rainy "Winter" and I'm looking forward to more warm days. Don't get me wrong ----I'm no fool! I grew up in Minnesota where Winter is a harsh awakening to the human response to survival. I hated winter. That's why I live her. Now, in San Diego, Winter is not that bad. I do miss the vividness of the change of seasons. I think that's why I seek out and cherish our subtle signs. Here are some pictures after a recent rain.
Our peach tree is now in full bloom!
And we have a few cool weather vegetables growing in the garden already.
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