Walnut Weekend

Well we couldn't have asked for a better weekend! The weather was beautiful!

It didn't start out so beautiful though. On the way to my mom's (a little over an hour drive) 2 out of 3 kids puked most of the way. I was hoping it wasn't a sign of how the weekend was going to go. I called my husband and told him to throw the eggs we had eaten that morning away, just to be safe. Once we got to my mom's they were back to normal, so who know! I guess they just wanted the trip to be memorable...

It seemed like it took forever, but I finally made it to Omaha. After a quick change at Holly's we headed to Grisanties for supper with our friend Julie. It was so nice to hang with the girls, it had been so long! After eating and talking, we parted with Julie and headed to DJ's Dugout to watch the blazing pianos. My cousin Andrea met us there. She's kind of sneaky and managed to get me on stage for my own song:


We stayed out almost til closing time! I wont go into any other details, as the girls probably don't want me to!

Holly and I did manage to get up early the next morning and head for Walnut. I did only snap a couple of pictures. It didn't seem like they had as many shoppers as usual. I'm sure the flooding in the area made it hard for some people to get there.


I wasn't really looking for anything and I didn't really buy that much. These are just a couple of the things I picked up. I had bought some things for my mom, but didn't get pictures. I also picked up some things that I'm adding to my etsy shop!


When we got back to Omaha, I headed to Archivers. I by far spent more money there! Oh how I wish I had a store like that a little closer. Well maybe not, I would be spending way too much!

It was so nice to get away for a little while, but oh so nice to get back to the kids!

Not so Crafty Post...

I'm soo excited! Only 2 more days!
Until Walnut!!

That's right folks, I'm breaking out of this joint! Tomorrow I'm taking my kids to my mom's and heading to Omaha to stay at my BFF's house. Be prepared, it could get a little wild! I can't even remember the last time I was free for a couple of days!

I've got so many things I want to do, I hope I can fit them all in! Don't worry I'll be taking a lot of pictures!

I don't really NEED anything, but I always find something I can't live without. I'm also hoping to pick up some things to sell. Is there anything you've been looking for? I love that show, I'm hoping with the flood waters everyone has safe travels getting there and back!

On to a completely different note, I don't think I've posted a pic of my herb garden yet... This is right outside my kitchen door. I'm new to the whole herb thing, so far all I've used is chives on my potatoes. Anyone have any fun recipes?


And last, I wanted to come up with a fun invite for our annual July 4th party. I was scoping the web and saw these somewhere. I used adobe illustrator to design the parts. (not hard at all!) Imported them into SureCutsAlot and cut them out with my Cricut.


I'll be back next week with my Walnut post!

Video, Really?

So I've been toying with the idea of making some videos lately. I've watched quite a few on youtube and I've recently stumbled onto Ustream. I love the idea of live video, it would be fun to do classes where the watchers have input on the design. I'm not set up to do live however. I can't hook my camera into my computer do to the fact that they are not compatible with each other. I don't even have a tripod yet!

So any of you people out there that have been doing some of this, I'm all ears for tips! This video is of a project I just finished. I've included a link to youtube and the video should show up below as well. But like I said before, any knowledge you have on this subject is greatly appreciated! Oh and please let me know what you think about the album I made, as it's the first one I've done. Thanks for your time!

Link to YouTube Santa Album

New Snowman Mixed Media

So I've kind of taken this mixed media thing and ran with it. These are my latest creations. I'm not done with them yet. There are a couple of things I'm going to add yet. I want your honest opinions on them. Yeah, nay, whatever!

I started with 3 8x8 canvas boards. I put down a layer of music sheet paper with mod podge. I painted the background with acrylics, did some stamping, and a little glimmer mist. Then I painted the snowmen and finished them off with a little marker and more stamping. I put down a protective layer of mod podge after each step.

I realize my photos aren't the best, but I just took some quick ones for you all to critique.



Each snowman has a name and I'm planning on adding the name to the picture. I don't have a fancy cursive handwriting, so I don't want to do it by hand. I was thinking about cutting the letters out with my cricut and sticking them on. What do you think?

This is Jack:
Wille
And Frosty

Thanks for your input!

Just a Little Panic Attack...

That's what I had recently. Just a little one though. I realized that it is almost June and I haven't even started on making things for the Handmade'ns show yet! I think I was almost done by this time last year! Okay, okay, so I still have 5 months till the show, but still. If I don't start now, well you know how that goes!

I also decided to spruce up my crafting area. I currently reside in a storage room. I kind of feel like Harry Potter in his cupboard under the stairs. There are the exterior brick walls and bare studs. A half torn down ceiling with wires running everywhere. It is by no means going to be fabulous when I'm done, but a vast improvement. A little paint, peg board and shelving are being added. Oh and an 8' table. That was a must! Now I can spread out a little.

The room is 1/2 done and it's already produced results. See something finished for the Handmade'ns show.

New Blog

So I've finally decided to split my life in half. Blog wise anyway. When I started my blog it was way before I knew that my life would change dramatically. In a good way mind you. I started blogging about my passion of crafting and decorating. My new blog is going to be devoted to my triplets. Right There, 1 2 3 I know how fast time flies. You probably do too.

Tempest Fugit

I also know you tend to forget things over time. I've always told people when their kids do something cute or say something adorable, write that down, you forget it someday. I haven't been taking my own advise though and that is something I want to work on. That is one of the missions of this blog. I intend to write almost everyday on the goings on of our daily life, the big stuff, the not so big stuff. A journal if you will. That way when I do sit down to fill out their baby books, I'll have a reference to when something happened.

I invite you to join my journey of life with triplets! Never fear if you enjoy this blog, it's not going anywhere. I'm going to continue this blog as well, documenting my crafting journey.

Brileigh, the cutie pie!

Brett, the ornery one!

The rocken duo

Rylan, the goof ball!

New Americana + Sale!

I've had some time to work on some new Americana things! This primitive Uncle Sam hat makes a perfect shelf sitter.

This painted star has a string hanger on back for easy hanging.

Another peg shelf hanger, these bags are filled with twigs and Sweet Annie.


And last I came up with this Uncle Sam Ornament today. This guy is the prototype, I might tweak him just a little.

And last, I mentioned something about a sale in the title... Head on over to my WEBSITE and enjoy 25% off your total purchase! (there is also an EXTRA 25% off sale items!)

Growing Up!

That's what we've been doing lately. A lot of growing up! I mean, they are growing faster than the weeds in my garden! They are very independent, wanting to do things on their own, but there are days they get very frustrated when things don't go their way.

They love their bouncy turtle I got them. We've only had a couple of situations where two think they need to be on it at the same time.


Kind of like this picture. Rylan was content rocking in the chair until Brett decided he wanted to rock as well. Unless I step in, they fight for quite a while since no one wants to give in to the other.


A couple of weekends ago we headed back to my parents house. Saturday night we went to watch my dad at the races. The boys REALLY enjoyed it. Brett especially loved to watch the cars go round and round waving his arms madly as they went by. You can tell from the picture, we were in a sky box, there is no way I would have taken them if we had to sit outside. Way too loud and dirty!


We've actually had some warm weather this year. Finally. We had just got back from running a quick errand on Mother's day and when I took them out of the car, I let them roam on the grass while I set up a sprinkler. Once the water started going, the little explorers wanted to know what that was all about. Brileigh was not impressed at all. She really hated the fact that she was barefoot on the grass. (We've since fixed that problem with Old Navy flip flops!) Brett thought the sprinkler was okay, but preferred mom's new landscape of rocks. Rylan on the other hand charged into the water and thoroughly enjoyed himself. Come on Summer!


And check out Miss Brileigh! Sporting the pigtails! Her hair grows soo fast! She loves to get her hair done in the morning. She sits in the bathroom so nice. Every once in a while mom lets her play with a make up brush. She pretends to pat it in powder and they wipes it around on her face. She is ALL GIRL!

Winter Procrastination = Spring Birds

So when I put away my winter/Christmas decor, I forgot one thing. This window wreath hangs by my front door.


I rarely use my front door, but when I do I would see this and think, I really need to put that away and hang something Springy out there! Well now I can't take it down. I noticed some little birdies hanging out by the front door the other day and went to inspect. We're having babies! Birdy babies anyway.

Awe, Spring Time!

Go Fly A Kite

So recently I've been struggling with creativity. I used to sit at my craft table and just throw things together so easily. Every piece I made was different. Now it seems I'm making the same things over and over. In an older post I mentioned that I got my oils out to try and pry my creative side back out and I think it's working. If I've got a fault in crafting, it is that I'm impatient. I want to start something and finish it right away. That doesn't work with oils. My painting is coming along, but it's taking a long time. I had started it with the thought that it was going to be a mixed media piece, and it will be once I'm done. But barely. Right now I'm only planning on adding some typed text.

I decided this mixed media thing was just what the doctor ordered. I recently stumbled upon an AWESOME website. http://www.scarletlime.com/ I watched some of the videos on their blog and was instantly inspired. I ordered different supplies, but didn't want to wait for them to come in. So I put the kids down for their nap and headed down to the craft room. This is what I came up with:


Please critique! I'm such a "neat freak" it was fun to break out of the mold and just throw paint around. I started the piece by putting down a layer of old map pages. Then I painted the background. Next came the stamping, and paper decopauge. Last the pen scribbling and a little bit of glitter.





Let me know what you think, I've already got some other ideas sketched out!