Does anyone else have problems finishing projects? I get them to the last point and seem to run out of steam. I put them aside to finish later and it sometimes doesn't happen (case in point I have a shirt I made for my grand daughter that I never made the button holes for - it's 5 years old) Other things I do finish - especially if I have a time limit (ie birthday, anniversary etc)
I'm finishing up the flowers for my swap. I re-made the super large ones so they are smaller, they turned out nice. Now to make the background to put all the flowers on, write up my info then off in the mail they go. Let's see if I can get them mailed by wednesday the 13th (crossing my fingers) I'll keep in touch *wink*
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Early Saturday morning
Woke up too early this morning (around 2 am) because of the pain. Had to take my pills and wait. My right foot is bad today - hard to walk on.
I've joined two swaps at My Paper Pantry - the flower and stickpin ones. I misread the flower instructions and thought they had to be a minimum of 2 1/2 inches wide - after I made 18 flowers I re-read and saw it was 1 1/2 inches!! Yikes! I have huge flowers hahaha. Luckily I could fix one set (they were fabric & lace) I took them apart and cut them down and re-did them (finshed that part this morning) Another set I'll have to cut out of paper again. I plan on giving the huge flower but I'll put it on the back of the tag with my info. I've just taken forever to get these flowers done!! I only need to make 4 sets of 4 (16 total) to trade, but I wanted a set for myself and another set for a friend. Turned out be 24 flowers total and only half are "done"
I have a set of the stick pins I'm going to trade - spring/easter theme. Those should be fairly easy to finish up.
Back to work for me!!
I've joined two swaps at My Paper Pantry - the flower and stickpin ones. I misread the flower instructions and thought they had to be a minimum of 2 1/2 inches wide - after I made 18 flowers I re-read and saw it was 1 1/2 inches!! Yikes! I have huge flowers hahaha. Luckily I could fix one set (they were fabric & lace) I took them apart and cut them down and re-did them (finshed that part this morning) Another set I'll have to cut out of paper again. I plan on giving the huge flower but I'll put it on the back of the tag with my info. I've just taken forever to get these flowers done!! I only need to make 4 sets of 4 (16 total) to trade, but I wanted a set for myself and another set for a friend. Turned out be 24 flowers total and only half are "done"
I have a set of the stick pins I'm going to trade - spring/easter theme. Those should be fairly easy to finish up.
Back to work for me!!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Where does the time go? I did win!!!
I can't believe it's April already. It seems to me like this year is flying by!
I did win the giveaway from MadebyEJP's (http://madebyejp.blogspot.com) blog and recieved it. So cute! She sent me a stamp set, several cards she made and various little notions to use on my cards or layouts or whatever! It was so neat to receive it in the mail (my first giveaway win!!) I had to show everyone who came by :)
I did win the giveaway from MadebyEJP's (http://madebyejp.blogspot.com) blog and recieved it. So cute! She sent me a stamp set, several cards she made and various little notions to use on my cards or layouts or whatever! It was so neat to receive it in the mail (my first giveaway win!!) I had to show everyone who came by :)
Thursday, March 24, 2011
YPP fun & I think I won??
There is so much going on at Your Paper Pantry that all I've been doing is getting familiar with the place! I've joined a few of the groups and tomorrow is when they start posting the swaps. I hope to join a couple of them - the stickpin interests me and the flowers. I'm in 5 groups total but I'll follow the others until I feel more comfortable!
I haven't created anything *blah* I started on a couple of cards last night but got side tracked and ended up doing housework! *double blah* Tonight is the night for crafts!
I think I won a giveaway at one of the blogs I'm a member of - but I was suppose to notify her by yesterday, so I think I'm too late. I dashed off an email to the blogger and I'm crossing my fingers!!
I haven't created anything *blah* I started on a couple of cards last night but got side tracked and ended up doing housework! *double blah* Tonight is the night for crafts!
I think I won a giveaway at one of the blogs I'm a member of - but I was suppose to notify her by yesterday, so I think I'm too late. I dashed off an email to the blogger and I'm crossing my fingers!!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Power Day
Today the electricity (power) was off. I finally got a hold of Rocky Mountain Power. Did you know your cordless phone wont work when the power is off? We have a corded phone just for that purpose. But I still couldn't use it - my hubby took the long distance off our home phone and the only number I could find was long distance (does this sound funny?) So I got my cell phone but the battery was dead (yes I tried the charger - but the power was out!! lol) Good thing my car charges the phone when the car is turned off (my hubbys car only charges when the car is running). This was around 4 pm and they said the power would be out until 10 pm. I undid the garage door so I could get the car out of the garage and I run a couple of errands. When I got back the power came back on (around 5:15)
I forget how much I rely on having electricity!! We had another power outage a couple of weeks ago & I started the fireplace (I'm glad we have a wood pile out back behind our shed) My husband was at a loss then - he watches a lot of TV. I'm glad I like to read and have plenty of stuff to do in my craft room. I just need light lol
I forget how much I rely on having electricity!! We had another power outage a couple of weeks ago & I started the fireplace (I'm glad we have a wood pile out back behind our shed) My husband was at a loss then - he watches a lot of TV. I'm glad I like to read and have plenty of stuff to do in my craft room. I just need light lol
YPP - Your Paper Pantry
I joined Your Paper Pantry. It's a wonderful place to meet other people interested in paper crafting. There are contests and swaps and all kinds of fun stuff to do. Great people to get to know too! I'm excited about joining and I hope this will help me get out of my funk (lost that crafty feeling). Check it out - hope to see you there :)
Sunday, March 20, 2011
March Madness
Yes it's that time of the year - my husbands favorite sport - basketball!!
I spend most of my time in my craft/computer room while he watches his sports in the living room. Sports drive me crazy!! I can't stand the sound of sneakers on the basketball court. The inane comments by the sportscasters (can you tell I don't like sports?) So I try not to complain and live with it - endure to the end (of basketball playoffs)
It will be over soon *grin*
I spend most of my time in my craft/computer room while he watches his sports in the living room. Sports drive me crazy!! I can't stand the sound of sneakers on the basketball court. The inane comments by the sportscasters (can you tell I don't like sports?) So I try not to complain and live with it - endure to the end (of basketball playoffs)
It will be over soon *grin*
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