Etsy Update

Just a short one today... I got my organizing stuff yesterday via UPS and I'm rarin to go! I got a 5 drawer wheely thing and a cupboard. So hopefully I can get some stuff in them and clear out some of this mess! YES - and then create. Cool!

The last couple days have been hot! Not like sept at all. It's supposed to cool down next week, but I think some time in the hammock might be in order after I work today - what doya think?

I managed to post some more items to ETSY last night after it being so slowwwwww that I was gonna punch something! It is so frustrating! Anyways, I waited.... and around 8pm it started working. Here are some shots.






Some buttons and old bingo chips.

Gotta go!

Altered tag swap

Wednesday already! Holy. Hope everybody had a good weekend. I went to an auction sale on Sat - nice day but I didnt want to spend it all day there! But there was so much stuff and the things I was waiting for- of course were near the last. We went for a drive on Sunday and that was nice. Got some new macs! (Apples) and had to get some fudge. We stopped at a few yard sales and didnt get a thing! Monday Sarah came home and we went through all her clothes and school stuff and the day was good.

She started school yesterday and likes her classes ok. As much as you can like them in Grade 10. Homework already and in English.

Yesterday I attempted to clean out my shed - which someday is going to be my work area - HA! Seriously - that is the plan, but if you saw the pics and NO I am not gonna show them here till the AFTER pics, you would laugh too. It is so full of supplies, that I can hardly move! I made a dent in it yesterday tho and got rid of a bunch of cardboard I didnt need and sorted some things. I need room out there so I can move stuff from the house. Neverending! I have cut back on bringing more home - sort of - and need to get this organized so I can have room to work. Sound familiar?

I finished these tags up this morning and now I have to finish a collage and then ebay this afternoon.

This girl liked ocean themes, sci - fi and halloween. so I made a tag for each!







And then a little extra one too.

Artfest registration opened yesterday! I am so excited- I put mine in a while ago and can't wait to see what happens. Anyone else going?

I'm also working on the sweet and sinister swap put on by artsy mama and I am excited about making things for that.

I'll keep you updated!

More bookmarks and mail art

Here are some more bookmarks. This was a swap for mail art with handmade envelopes and then something handmade inside. I wanted to do something useful and fun so I did ones with things they like. Fish, daisies & Coke stuff.





Then their envelopes are also what they like - Daisies also, Pigs and Vintage cooking.



Well this "studio" is driving me nuts! I have way too many things in here and they have to be organized (AGain!) so I am in the mood for that now it is getting cooler. Only 9C last night (about 49F) Getting chilly! It is still nice in the day which is good tho.

Have a good weekend and maybe I can stay off this computer for a bit! Maybe......

New bookmark

This is a bookmark I made yesterday for a swap. She is a self proclaimed 'clean freak' so I went through some of my old magazines and got some old ads. I then put the background of old wallpaper and added the jewel and the ribbon.

If you know me... then you know this would not pertain to me!

There are so many other things to be doing except cleaning - Right?

Here it is!

Summer envelope all done and on its way to England!







We did the rest of the insulation on Sat and had to cut a hole in the floor EEk! But its covered by a rug and hopefully soon we will be putting something new on this floor.

I got a pic of Sean scootching on his tummy - What a job!!



All of this and more went down there.




All full!



WE are so glad it is done now tho and will be warmer this winter.

Now c'mon! You gotta admit you don't see pics like this at other blogs! lol

I just squeaked in on Artsy Mamas swap and now my head is swirling with ideas for black and white halloween. Should be fun!

Have a good day!

Best laid plans....

No, there is not a pic of the envelope up here. It rained all day yesterday, so today I had to get the addition ready for insulation. It was spitting rain a bit, but not too bad. We are blowing insulation under an existing building that had none, so I got everything out of the way and part of the walls ready. We are also insulating the main crawl space and I had to move some stuff out of the way to get down there.

THEN Sean got home early and we decided to do the blown in this afternoon! We got done about 7 and we were COVERED in the stuff - so off to shower and now we have to eat! I just wanted to do a quick post and show you the handmade postcards I did for a swap a couple days ago.



The scrapbooking thing was last night and it was fun. We all brought pics and did a page. Here is my page of part of the trip to New York with Sarah. It was part of a Creative Memories so she was trying to sell us on all the products too- but I have so much stuff now I have to use!! Neat to see new stuff tho and the tools are neat.




Tomorrow is a busy day too with the nasty pink insulation in a small crawl space. Hopefully we will be nice and warm this winter because of it!

Well, I'm off to eat!

Have a good weekend!

I did it!

I think this writing down stuff really works for me and I need to do it more often! I wrote yesterday that I wanted to get that book done by this week - meaning Sunday or before and I went and read the last pages last night!! WOO-HOO! It is such a relief. I have actually started a new one! But just a bit, cause I am doing the new entry for the mail art in England. I am now doing Summer. I had wrote that down in my book to at least get the rough drawn on today and to have it mailed by the end of Aug. I sat down this morning and I am over halfway done! YAY!

I will post a pic when I am done - maybe tomorrow??




This photo is of a photo I have listed on ebay right now.

Tonight I am off to a scrapbooking store for a workshop. My friend won a workshop for her and 5 friends, so she invited me. I am going to do a page of part of our new york trip. It should be fun, the only downfall being the drive - but that's par for the course up here!

Today it is finally raining, its been a long time and I guess we need it. I didnt mind the 2-3 weeks of sunshine though! It's still warm, so I have the window open and listening to the rain fall while I work on this artwork. Good place to be.

I'm back!

Time flies! So last week Wed I went with Sarah and went shopping and out for lunch. That was nice and then back to my moms to stay over and she went back to work on Thursday. Mom and I worked all day Thurs and Fri cleaning up her basement and outside. Sean came down friday and Sat we finished. So glad thats done! Mom is glad too.

I came home Sunday night and off to Wonderland at 6AM! It was fun, Sarah and her friend and her mom all went. We even went on some rides! So cool.




This one I did NOT go on tho - this is a pic of it in the air and then it comes swinging back through. The girls went on it and had fun.



We came back to town and had dinner and then Sarah went back to her Dads. 2 more weeks of work and then school starts Sept 4! She is happy and they are going to Toronto school shopping next weekend.

So now I am trying to get caught up, putting some things on ebay and cleaning up my work area - HAH! and getting caught up on some swaps I have to do. I have been getting some really neat things! This is some of it. Aren't those wings neat?



This is also some mail art I received. So much fun to go to the mail box now!



Well, I better get back to work, I have been spending SO much time getting updated on all my blogs - I was 4 DAYS without a computer - EEK! I almost have a book done tho - 100 pages or so, and it's only taken a year and half. Ugh. But it is 970 pages and I always am reading library books that have a deadline. My goal is to get it done this week cause I got some more to read yesterday!

Oh Yeah! I applied a while ago for a part time library job and I got it! I go for training next week and very part time, but that is ok at this point because I want to work here too... but a library? How perfect is that?

Talk soon.

Happy Monday!

It is a beautiful day here in the pines! The sun is shining and the breeze is blowing through the trees. The birds are all chirping crazily and I see red squirrels chasing each other around the yard.

The weekend was good - I got down early so I went to Chapters! I went to get the new artful blogging magazine but it wasnt here yet, maybe next week they said. So I HAD to get other mags. HAd to. They had the Marie Claire Idees and I've seen this on other blogs. It looks great! It is in French, but hey I'm Canadian! I had 13 years of French in school - I think I can muddle through. Also, somerset memories, adorn and a neat hobby farm book.



Then the next day we went to IKEA! Yay! But I didnt get anything, I didnt have room, but always some neat ideas. It was also so packed in there we couldnt move! Not fun, when so busy. I hit the flea market on the way home yesterday and all I got there were some fresh tomatoes and cucumbers. I KNOW! I should be growing these myself and maybe some day???

I have been getting some mail art too, this great envelope from Karla with some goodies inside



and a neat envelope from Beth with a great tag inside!



This altered journal was also sent to me in a swap. See the moose and bears? and pine cones? So perfect for me!




Well I better go get some work done! I could spend all day on blogs and then nothing is done. It's getting to be like a bad habit, like chocolate - something you can't resist.

I 'm off again on Wed. I get to see Sarah! We are doing something for the day and then I am at my moms helping her clean up till the weekend. If I dont post tomorrow, I will see you Tuesday. Monday I think I am off to Canada's Wonderland with Sarah and her friend and mom. It's Canada's version of sixflags and its a huge amusement park. I will be sure to get pics of that too!

Have a good day and make sure you get outside! It's almost the middle of August and I have to treasure these days. They are gone all too soon.

Whew, I'm tired out!

And I can imagine what Kari is feeling from Artsy Mama. I looked at a bunch of posts from the party she had yesterday. Yeah, I'm just gettting to some of them now! She had over a hundred "guests" and I'm sure she is thrilled. There were tons of great posts and tutorials and we will have that as a reference too.

There were also some giveaways and I won one already! I won the inchies on Lia's site Art Junk Girl. It will be neat to get started on that! I've been curious about working on something so small.

I also put my name in for a few people that were giving away extra copies of Artful Blogging. I have to have this! Everyone is talking about it and I cant find it anywhere up here. I am going to Ottawa this weekend so I hope I can find it there.

I am going to my aunts again to help her get organized and ready for a garage sale. - But you know what? There is an IKEA 10 minutes away from her house -SO I might have to sneak there too! I'm also hitting that great flea market on the way home on Sunday.

This pic is from our weekend - they were outside our cabin, so I had to take a pic!

I think I am leaving late morning tomorrow - I am going to a local craft show and then hitting some stores before I go there. She has a new puppy too! So I will be sure to take pics of that too.

Have a good weekend!