Friends Near and Far

Awhile back… a bloggie friend of mine, Erin, sent me a message that she may be heading to Boise and wanted to meet up.   Way cool!   Her husband had some business to take care of and she would probably tag along.   We’ve read each other’s blogs for a few years, and  She is quite crafty.   Erin crafts over at Inky Smiles and she helps her husband make the fabulous ink stacks like the one in my craft room.  You can read more about them at her Stamper’s Storage site.

We met down at the Capitol City Market Saturday morning and drooled over all kinds of fun stuff.  Boise has a large refugee population from Africa, Bosnia and a few other places.  There are some big community gardens that these families take care of, then sell fresh produce at the market.  They really rely on donations to get the gardens going.

Three or four streets are shut down every Saturday morning from 9:30 – 1:30 right in the heart of the city.

 

 

We could get in so much trouble if we lived near each other!   It was a great day!

 

Enjoy!

 

MIA

If for some reason you get about a months worth of blog posts this evening..  When I posted my newest post…(The Spirit of Summer). ..suddenly I was missing posts back to mid July.   What?  Where did they go???   I looked everywhere.  They were no longer in my Windows Live Writer file either.    Who knows what I did??

Luckily….   I use Carbonite..  which is a wonderful on-line backup program.   Every night my PC is backed up to their site.  

I found the backed up files and restored them all, then sent them as drafts again to blogger.    It’s really weird because once I posted them, they posted to the correct days and still have all the comments.    WHEW!   My day is complete!

Happiness is…

What makes you happy?   Can you think of one thing to do every day to make yourself happy?    We all know what makes me happy…   My Faith, My Family, My Friends,  My Card Making, My Painting…. and on and on the list goes..    I really enjoy having a nice quiet evening in bed just reading a good book.    I read quite a bit, but not enough lately.   I’ve been trying to get through all of the Harry Potter books again….  It’s been a long time since I’ve read them.   Book 5 took forever, at about 3 pages a day.. well… maybe a few more than that on some days.   I’m going to try and read Book 6 a little faster.  

I made this card for a blog Friend.   She wanted one to send to a friend..  Kelly…  You should be getting this any day now.

How do you like the pretty little crocheted butterfly in the middle?   I bought them on ETSY last year..   I make flowers but haven’t tried the butterflies yet.

Products used:

Just Right – Kaleidoscope. SU papers. SU punch. Distress ink – Faded jeans. Pink Hedge Hog – platinum baubles. Antique brads – SU.  Hand crocheted butterfly. Seam binding ribbon. Nestabilities.

Remember this song?

Happiness is…..  from You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown

HAPPINESS IS FINDING A PENCIL.
KNOWING A SECRET
TELLING THE TIME.
HAPPINESS IS LEARNING TO WHISTLE.
TYING YOUR SHOE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
HAPPINESS IS PLAYING THE DRUM IN YOUR OWN SCHOOL BAND.
AND HAPPINESS IS WALKING HAND IN HAND.
HAPPINESS IS TWO KINDS OF ICE CREAM.
PIZZA WITH SAUSAGE
CLIMBING A TREE.
HAPPINESS IS FIVE DIFFERENT CRAYONS.
CATCHING A FIREFLY.
SETTING HIM FREE.
HAPPINESS IS BEING ALONE EVERY NOW AND THEN.
AND HAPPINESS IS COMING HOME AGAIN.
HAPPINESS IS MORNING AND EVENING,
DAY TIME AND NIGHT TIME TOO.
FOR HAPPINESS IS ANYONE AND ANYTHING AT ALL
THAT'S LOVED BY YOU.
HAPPINESS IS HAVING A SISTER.
SHARING A SANDWICH.
GETTING ALONG.
HAPPINESS IS SINGING TOGETHER WHEN DAY IS THROUGH,
AND HAPPINESS IS THOSE WHO SING WITH YOU.
HAPPINESS IS MORNING AND EVENING,
DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME TOO.
FOR HAPPINESS IS ANYONE AND ANYTHING AT ALL
THAT'S LOVED BY YOU.

Turn off the music above and enjoy!

 

Award Time

My dear blog friend Kelly sent me this award and so I now forward on the joy of receiving it.

The rules are:
I need to pass this award on to five people, post on their blog to let them know I left this award, and then I need to answer a list of questions.

So here we go:

1. Where is your cell phone?…  Purse
2. Your hair?… Blonde and curly
3. Your mother?… newly retired and moving home
4. Your father?… in Heaven with my other Father
5. Your favorite food?… Mashed potatoes and gravy.
6.Your dream last night?… don’t remember
7. Your favorite drink?… ice cold water
8. Your dream/goal?… to retire and spend time surrounded with family.
9. What room are you in?… CraftRoom
10. Your hobby?… Painting, Scrapping, Stamping, Photography.
11. Your fear?… illness
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years?…  Fat and happy!   Wait! I’m already there!
13. Where were you last night?… at home cleaning my house.
14. Something that you aren’t?…. shy and quiet
15. Muffins?… Poppyseed
16. Wish list item?… new computer
17. Where did you grow up?… Pocatello, Idaho
18. Last thing you did?… just got home from a jewelry party
19. What are you wearing?… Jammies
20. Your TV?… 64 inch screen
21. Your Pets?… Tanner – yellow lab
22. Friends?… Numerous
23. Your life?… rewarding
24. Your mood?… tired
25. Missing Someone?… my Dad 
26. Vehicle?  Black Sonata
27. Something you're not wearing?… Shoes
28. Your favorite store?… None-  I don’t like to shop.. Unless there is something I need  and its on sale
29. Your favorite color?… Red
30. When was the last time you laughed?… tonight… with friends
31. Last time you cried?… today I got teary eyed talking about the joy of giving and helping others in need.
32. Your best friend?… Wilt
33. One place that I go to over and over?…  LA La Land
34. Facebook?… Yes
35. Favorite place to eat?… at home.

I’m passing this on to Family members that I love very much…
Jennifer – My Daughter in Law,   Cristie – My Baby Sister.  Sandee – The Middle Child.  Ashley – AKA Scissorbella.  My Mama
EnJOY!

The Weekend

My Grandson spent the night Thursday.. We played and read every book that he could find about 100 times. We had a lot of fun! He’s such a silly boy! During his nap I gathered a few things for our neighborhood annual yard sale. I found more than I planned. So….. This is what I’m doing today!!! Hopefully making a little moolah!!

I haven’t been a very good blogger lately. It seems with the nicer weather I’m out and about more and not at my computer. I ordered a new desk for my craft room and when I finally received it, it was damaged so I had to return it. I don’t have a table set up to make any cards.. and I have several I need to make next week. I’ll have to bring in one of my folding tables for awhile.

Have a fabulous weekend!!

Enjoy!

One Note

Do you have One Note? It's a MS Office product. You can do alot of things with it! It is a great organizational tool! Some of the notebooks I've created are. Cards. Digi Scrap pages. Scrapbook ideas. Art ideas. Templates, etc.. Inside each notebook there are tabs.

Picture a 5 subject notebook you buy for school. Each subject has a new tab.

So for my Digi Scrap notebook; I've created a new tab for each Digital Company I buy from. And under each company I have a tab for each kit. I take a screen shot example and attach it to the notebook. This is a quick reference for me so that I'm not clicking through a ton of files on my hard drive trying to find something.







Do you know how to take a screenshot and add it to your blog? Open the page you want to take a picture of. Hold down your Alt key the same time as your Print screen button. Open up your photo editing program. Mine is PSE7. Click on the edit tab.



On the top tool bar, click on File, then New, then click on Image from Clipboard. Adjust your image as desired, then save as... Name it and change to JPG.


Now you have an image you can add to your blog. Isn't that easy?

EnJOY!

Signature

Like my new signature? I had Nina do it for me. I hope you're all having a fabulous weekend. I'm having family over today for a BBQ. It will be nice to sit around and visit. With our busy lives and different schedules it's not easy to get everyone together. ... Did you hang your flag and have you thanked a veteran yet? What about flowers for loved ones that are no longer with us? I went to the cemetery yesterday and put flowers on my Granddaughter, Cailin's grave. It would have been her 7th birthday.

Have a fabulous weekend!!

Blog Crazy

I not only create Hybrid Digital projects and Digital scrapbook pages... I create blog headers for myself and other family members. I use my Photoshop Element 7 and various digital kits, brushes, and fonts. Its all about layering. There are tons of free products and tutorials available. On my far right sidebar towards the bottom, I have a list of my favorite digital places.
Be brave! Give it a try!















EnJOY!
Michelle

Special Olympics

This year, starting in February, the Special Olympics are being held in Idaho. I read a post this morning of a young Boise couple that are volunteering their time to be Delegation Liaisons. Courtney is trying to get lapel pins from all over the country to give to the delegates. I was reading Scissorbella's friend Brandy's blog and see that Courtney is one of Brandy's friends.. HHmm.... wonder if she knows Scissorbella? any way.. Read her post HERE to find out more about the Special Olympics and more about the Pins she is trying to collect. (Turn off music player at the bottom of my blog to watch video)



EnJOY!
Michelle

Allegiance

My Mama has a blog. And when she decides to post something it is usually pretty amazing.
Here are a few of her words.....

"I'm in love with the thought that maybe, just maybe the people of this nation and the whole world are beginning a spiritual shift that is bringing the realization that we are one people who, like the flowers of the fields, have many colors, sizes, shapes and needs. Alone, we are unique and beautiful in our own way; gathering together, if we stand back and look with open eyes, we will see the exquisite beauty this blending can create."


If you want to read more.... go HERE and read here "I Pledge" post.

EnJOY!
Michelle

NTTB

WOW! today is NTTB day! NO TIME TO BLOG! I worked a little late, then had to hit the sale at KOHLS... and we have a couple of movies to watch.
X Files and Prince Caspian... Not sure which one we'll watch but I'll let you know what I think....

What's in a Name?

I came across this post today! LOL! I cracked up reading it...

http://therfamilydiaries.blogspot.com/2008/05/its-unfortunate-thing-when.html

So what is in a name?? I went to school with a Harry Butt. My kids went to school with Harley Davidson. My last name growing was Waddoups and you can only imagine how that went... probably because nobody knew for sure how to say it.



My Moms Family name is Kinghorn.
Origin - Scottish..



What do you know about your family name??

Enjoy!

Stampin When I can

Allison over at Stampin' When I can is celebrating 2 years of blogging. She's giving away some fabulous Blog Candy. While you're there, look around. She has all kinds of fun stuff to read and check out.

Giggle

I bought this fabulous multi media art project from Sharon at her Etsy shop! Its titled"Giggle" Its a gift for my Rockstar Chick! As soon as I seen it I thought of her. Her birthday is in June!

You can see more of Sharon's fabulous art projects at her blog. Check it out here.

Karma... take one day each month to visit local art galleries...

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