Gifts....

"A true sign"...this sweet layout took only minutes to toss together. The background is a lovely, rich, deep charcoal. I love how it off sets this sweet pastel girlie layout. I have dugout the Zing and the heat gun to emboss accents for the delightful layers. I need to remember that felt MELTS...ooooops....

I love the dimensions of the layout and only wish that the camera could show you the 3D of this.

The journaling reads: "Your eyes are a true sign of God's love to me...God's gift to me"

So what makes a good gift? Is the size, the price, the quantity, or is it the thought...They say it's the thought that counts. Although I do truly agree the thought matters most, I have to say to me it's a wonderful gift one that is least expected. The surprises, the little ones, the simple ones, the ones filled with delightful moments to last a lifetime.

I have been given so many gifts in the last few weeks, to say "Thank you" doesn't seem enough. Good friends and strangers have offered support, gifts and prayers. I have to say that my family truly believe the unexpected support is what brought us to the other side of this surgery. I feel the Mr.C and Belle couldn't have do it without the help. The sentiments from people I haven't heard from for moons or ever were so very appreciated and sweet. The little things are what have mattered most.

So what I have to offer is "Thank you", and may God bless each of you for taking care of my family for me. One of God's greatest gifts. Thank you for the thoughts and prayers, I had a couple of days, during this time, that I am certain I survived only on prayer. The prayer of many. This week I have follow up testing to see how things are improving and I am praying for all good news.

It is time to welcome spring in good health and lots of planting bits of goodness to add to this earth and that will take bending and stretching both of which, I have yet to do well.

Old man winter needs to say goodbye and give us a break. Unless, he plans to drop green grass he ought to be done. I say, "See ya, good bye winter, don't let the sunshine hit you on the way out...~L

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ok well today...I soooo have got to share.....

Although in the scheme of things this is small, I am pretty excited to celebrate!

I received an email from the CK blog that I was featured with this layout! That totally rocks!

I was pretty excited to wake up this morning and find this to be true. As my loving family continued to eat breakfast, with little to no emotion. "That's great honey" and "Cool Mom" slurp of cereal milk and what is that?

I ask you how could they not know! I am very excited and honored to have this layout featured. It is one of my all time favorite photos.

Thank you so much for sharing. I think the one thing to note is that I tend to fly under the radar in the scrap world, considering there is so much amazing talent out there. You know how that is, I'm a little fish in a big pond. I am swimming with joy today what a great way to start my day.

Now if I haven't bragged shamelessly enough I have to add that just before I went into surgery in Jan. Creating Keepsakes Magazine contacted me and requested a different sweet layout to be published in June/July issue. Soon to be on your bookshelves in the early summer, yeah that's really me. I am going to be published in one of the favorite scrapbook magazines. Although I have been published before something about this one is extra special. I think one reason is because they found me and asked. Second reason is because it is of my sweet Jorgie who we lost oh to soon...I can't wait for you to see...

There I feel better I got that off my bouncy self, I figure this was a good place, no one is reading anyway. It was one of the first things I said to my hubby this morning " I am sooooo excited but I have no one to tell" So now I have told my blog buddy I think I'll call him "Buddy" ( original I know, what can I say)

So I say this Buddy I rocked it today!!!!Wooottt!!...~L

2 for the road....

two for the road....a delightful creative weekend....this morning, I had a hubby that made the most delicious cup of coffee and french toast, then sent me to the studio to relax and create.

So I came up with two this morning..I love them both!!! Mostly I made a huge giant mess!! You should see the studio I am pretty sure a tornado hit, not me! Pictures of the disaster tomorrow....

Thank you for sharing!~L.

when all else fails....

make a great hat....It still amazes me that a little bit of yarn and one little hook can make something delightful...

It is so great to have a finished product that you can wear in public...hehehe

The first one I originally made a tiny little one for a sweet friend's baby. I then adjust the pattern for Belle. It is adorable, just not any to big. She said also that it isn't very warm. You know how it is to look good, you got to give up for fashion.

Then came the second one it is chunky, heavy, big and warm warm warm. This is one that a girl should wear here with all our cold weather. She loves this one. I reserve comment I am thinking it is to big, I can barely see her eyes. She thinks that rocks, go figure.

I love to make them! They work up fast and instant satisfaction.
Thanks for stopping...~L

it's a love hate hate kinda thing.....

The yellow elephant in the room......

okay well hate is a strong word..........I disliked this enormously!!!

It is a most basic crocheted throw...it is of the sweetest yellow and it is just the right size for a girl to pull on and cozy up to a great big book. I am done with this number and I have no plans to cozy with it ever...

I started this little number LAST winter when I was under the weather I must have been out of mind. I know I was out of my mind!!!! I have not enjoyed this project one single ounce, even when it was done I want to pack it up and hide it away.

For starters I had put it away and started something new. Then 18 inches from the end I run out of yarn! Really. I have a search team looking for this cheap, scratchy yarn that I am not loving. No luck. the project again gets put away. Only to find in my stash one last skein hidden in the depths of the miles of yarn that live here. Then the excuse was no more I must finish this number. There you have it, done done done.

Rule #1: Never start a creative project and not finish it in a timely matter. You'll have a hard time going back to it. I have created so many delightful things since this has been in the cardboard, growling at me.
Rule #2: It is ok to let the project go. I can't just give up, I had to finish. I needed a "clean plate" if you will.
Rule #3: Your not going to "love" everything you create. That's okay!
Rule #4: Admit and move on.
Rule #5: Don't gift it away either.

Today, life is about this crazy project, It may not always be pretty, you may not always love it, but in the end you need finish what you start. You need to face it and realize it isn't magically going to go far away. You'll be happier with yourself. You'll be able to look at it with a sense of accomplishment.

This is my little yellow elephant: now my yellow piece of mind. I climbed the yellow yarn mountain and I have won!!

Yay for me!!

In the end it is not so bad, kinda springy and kinda done. I am fairly sure that the next time you stop to visit you probably won't find it, it will be on that estate sale when I am dead!!

Have a great yellowy, scratchy day! A day of a finished project!!

~L.