I'm Finished!

I'm finally finished with the stuff I made for my swap partner! I have been stressing about it a little because I did some painting and I am NOT a painter...LOL! I woke up at 5:30 in the morning and everyone was still sleeping and I thought ...ok....I need to do this cuz I need to finish and if I mess up I'll just make her a new one. Well it turned out better than I gave my self credit for , don't get me wrong I am no artist when it comes to painting but it had the feel that I was looking for ...wheeew! I can't wait to send it to her,I hope she likes it.

As you can see I am pretty new at this whole blogging thing and I have been poking around at other blogs and there are soooo many cool ones out there! I really need to sit down and write them down so I can put them up here on my blog so you can check them out. There are some fantastically talented women out there! I'm jealous that some of them get to create for a living,very cool :)

Bittersweet Weekend

We had to put one of our dogs down this weekend :(....Let's hope I can write this without crying! She was awesome and I am so so sad that she is gone. We have been of course spoiling our other dog like crazy because it makes us feel better ( kinda) and well.. he lost his playmate. On the other side of the coin...we had family in town this weekend and it was really nice and fun and a good way to keep our minds off of it.Talk to you later.....:(

The Culprit

The Culprit
Originally uploaded by Dottie Lou Knits.

This is the baby bunny I caught eating my new purple flowers that my husband just planted for me :( He is so cute though isn't he?!

Blue umbrella

Blue umbrella
Originally uploaded by Dottie Lou Knits.

This one is going to be mine :) I love the fabric and can't wait to get started on this one!

Purple umbrella

Purple umbrella
Originally uploaded by Dottie Lou Knits.

Inside the purple umbrella

Purple umbrella

Purple umbrella
Originally uploaded by Dottie Lou Knits.

pic of the handle on my purple one

green umbrella

green umbrella
Originally uploaded by Dottie Lou Knits.

Ok,I finally did it, I took some pictures of my umbrellas that I have been working on. One of them is for my swap partner and the rest I am going to sell on my Etsy site. They are still a work in progress , I still have to paint on the tops and I'm thinking about some other embellishments. I'm really excited about these they are turning out great!

Craft Swap

I am in the Free People craft swap ,this is the second one they have done and this one is travel themed. I am almost finished with what I decided to make, just a few more touches and I'll be finished. I just have to find some cool little stuff to put with it and decide how to package it up pretty! Sooo I am brainstorming because what I made is kind uv big and awkward for sending. I soo hope that she likes it! I'll post a pic of the progress when I get home today or at least I'll try and get it done...lol! I need to go and buy some paint and some brushes tonite. If anyone gets a chance go and look at the Free People Travel Swap on flickr , I think you can still go and look at the FP Valentine swap pics on there...it's got some really pretty stuff on it. Everyone involved can post pics of what they are making on there and there are alot more people involved in this swap so it should be pretty neat to see everything!

My Little Perfectionist

I made it thru! I didn't cry ! She was so cute up there singing, I was so proud.She was so nervous all day about the letter O song (they sang an alphabet song) , she did great of course but thought she did terrible and we had alot of tears after the show because she was embarrassed that every one noticed :( My little perfectionist! I thought she was perfect of course and loved every minute of it!

Kindergarten Graduation!

It is going to be a busy week,actually a busy rest of the month! My daughter has her kindergarten ceremony this Thursday ( I'm going to try my hardest not to cry, lol) and then next week is her last week of school so they have alot of activities planned plus the actual graduation on the last day of school and then that weekend is 3 days of dance recital! woooo........Then summer vacation! Life sure does change when they start school. I'm looking forward to summer vacation,we are going to California to visit my husband's family and to take the kids to the ocean...I can't wait! It is always so much fun and I am forever amazed at how big the ocean is, I could stare at it all day. If I ever won the lottery I would buy a house by the ocean so I could visit it anytime i wanted.

Home

Home
Originally uploaded by morningk.

How cute is this? MorningK made this for a swap and it's just adorable, don't you think? I would love to make one of these for my mom, she would love it. There are so many talented women out there,it really is amazing to see the work and creativeness!

Olive Juice & Co.

My Weblog

Olive Juice & Company makes the cutest aprons. You should really go and check out her blog,way cuter than mine ;) Did I mention that I collect aprons?! I mainly collect vintage but I have vintage inspired ones too. I am def. going to get an apron from her one day.Her choice of colors and patterns are adorable and make me happy

My Mom makes these great little pin cushions too!

I just have to write about my mother's Etsy shop , especially since it is so close to Mother's day. She makes the cutest little hanging birds nest and she makes them in pin cushions. Check out her shop at www.robinbirdsnest.etsy.com. She hand felts and makes the nests by hand too,I love them!

The coolest bike basket!

I looove this bike basket! I have an Electra beach cruiser and it will look so very cute with it!

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