Well despite being a crummy day I did manage to make something just for me.  I am not a girlie girl but when I saw the  Ladies Diary collection from Graphic 45 I knew I had to get some!  There is just something about it. . .maybe it is a wish for a simpler life, or to be a part of a different era. . who knows!  So a big thank you to Melissa for having it in stock when I needed it!

In an earlier post I said how I hoped to take the time to start to create stuff just for me.  Well I finally made good on it.

Holy cow!  Where has September gone to?  I can not believe that it is already October.  The weather has changed drastically and the leaves have fallen.  At this rate Christmas will be right around the corner!!!

I have had a couple of great classes and have some more scheduled.  I am not sure if it is the classes that are great or the people that come to them!  This month I have the Christmas Stamp-A-Stack, and a Triple Time Stamping technique class.  November will be Christmas ornaments and gift tags.

I have a few "play projects" on the go right now. . .which is why this post will be short. . headed off to play!!!

Stay warm!

Well here we are.  The summer has come to an end and the kids are ready to head back to school.  This means it is time to get my craft on! lol!  Despite spending most of the summer in the pool, I did manage to get prototypes made for fall classes and I have even picked my dates for those classes!  AMAZING! How did that happen????

Fall always seems to be the time where I get thinking. . . .thinking of  what I would like to accomplish . . . (somehow I don't seem to fit the norm of using New Year's for my "resolutions" lol!)  I am not sure why this is. . . I always have these ideas of things I want to make, teach etc. . but somehow the every day chaos of my daily life, kids, hubby etc seem to make them fly right out the window.  Where does the time go????  How come at the end of the week NOTHING has been accomplished??  These questions are like "wonders of the world"!!!

So this year i'm going to take a new approach. . . . maybe a more realistic approach.  Since I already have increase how many classes I am doing and my fall class ideas/prototypes are ready to go I have narrowed it down to the following:

1) Blog on a regular basis;
2) Take 1 day a week to make something (big or small) just for me!

Here's hoping!!

Here is my September Class:  BURLAP BINDER BOOK which was inspired by a lovely project I did from my good friend Melissa Samuels.

Ok, so I am beyond terrible at this blogging.  I apologize.  Despite the fact that I have been crazy busy with my kids' activities I am happy to report that I have been crafting.  Norma and I continue to do 2 or 3 classes a month at various locations and that keeps us out of trouble. . .or helps anyway! :)  I am also trying to do at least 1 class a month at home.  This of course always needs to take a small break during Feb & March with dance festivals and spring break.  I am happy to say that the gerbil is still running and if only there was enough time in the day to get half the stuff done that are swirling madly around my brain!  Hope everyone is getting their crafty groove on!

                                             APRIL FRAME CLASS