DH is a happy camper! Our Corned Beef Soup is amazing, and he has officially requested that it be added to our Recipe Book. Meanwhile, I am crocheting the ‘fast hats’ … here is another ‘Rainbow Plum’ to add to our growing display. I feel like we have a ‘Baby’ hat, now a ‘Mama’ hat …
Category: crafts, crocheting, family, recipes Tags: blue kote, chicken-fights, chickens, corned beef, crochet, distress oxides, dye inks, ER nurse, family, gel press, happy husband, hats, hens, keeping DH happy, paper crafts, recipes, soup, stamping, stamps, stencils
It wasn’t quite the way we planned, but we had all of our kids over for dinner. It was supposed to be something along the line of mano a mano … So that we could spend time with each of our offspring in a meaningful way, with good food in a relaxed atmosphere, making each …
Category: chickens, cooking, crafts, family, fused glass, recipes Tags: card making, chickens love mirrors, Clayton Hill Studio, date night, fused glass studio, keeping tabs with adult kids, my ladies, ring bowls, spoon rests, stamping, unique glass, vitrigraph cane
We’ve had a busy week … welcoming pups on Tuesday. Our Georgie is doing a great job as a first time Mom, but we’re staying close to keep an eye on all. So – I’ve had plenty of time to work on cards – stamping, masking, die-cutting, coloring … And(!) – I organized my growing …
Category: cooking, crafts, Neapolitan Mastiff Tags: bulldog, card making, Epic sucks, ER nurse, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, stamping, unicorn, watercolor painting, wavy roses
Sorry for the really long lapse between postings. The reasons are varied, but combine busy-overload with creative funk, along with a bit of cleaning and reorganizing. And … officially entering my 5th decade of life. OUCH! My family knows me so well … And they all came to celebrate with dinner and cake at our …
Category: cooking, crafts, custom orders, enamel, fused glass, life, Neapolitan Mastiffs Tags: birthday, Brutus, card making, Clayton Hill Neo's, cooking, CVT, ER nurse, family celebrations, fused glass, glass spoon rests, glass studio, stamping, tortellini, turnabout stamps, WRMK stamp press
I spent the better part of the week bringing the spoon rests thru to their final slump. All but three. This other one had air bubbles I didn’t like, so it’s in the baby kiln for a flip and fire, along with some murrini nibs. I hope to use the nibs (otherwise ‘useless’) in an …
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, fused glass Tags: alfredo, bulldog puppies, cardmaking, Chloe & Ro, custom request, english bulldogs, freezer jam, fused glass studio, stamping, unique glass
DH and I quietly rolled into 2019 with a new family member. Meet Giorgana … or Georgie, for short! She’s 5 months old, and such a sweetheart! The bulldog gang, along with the rest of the crew have already bonded… And Chloe likes to ‘mother’ her! And, I’m cleaning and reorganizing the studio, with a …
Category: crafts, family, non-glass ... dogs Tags: birthday cards, bulldogs, card making, computer struggles, ER nurse, Georgie, Neapolitan Mastiff, New Year, stamping, studio reorganizing, temporary fix
Time to get out of the pool and back into the swing of things! DH got a bit ahead of himself … and bought a boat. I have to say, though – I like the view from inside the pond (boat)! I stamped a few card fronts, ready for coloring. But, decided I needed those …
Category: cooking, crafts, fused glass, life, recipes, vitrigraph Tags: adult coloring, card making, coe96 Murrini, fused glass studio, our lake placid, stamping, trying new recipes, vit stacks
Somewhere along the way, DH decided to enlarge the dried up baby pond we have in our backyard. Sure, I said – thinking to myself, “yeah, someday …” Nope. That excavator spent a week at my house, and ‘A Boy With His Toy’ got busy. Turns out what I had envisioned vs. what time, his …
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, fused glass, non-glass ... life, recipes Tags: bulldog puppies, cardmaking, Clayton Hill Neo, ER nurse, excavator, fused glass studio, neapolitan mastiff pups, Purdy Pond, stamping, trying new recipes, wine bottle ornaments
I did some coloring this week. That led to organizing my available markers, deciding which colors/color-families I wanted to grow … A wee bit of online shopping … (Umm, Mother’s Day is coming …) More coloring and new stamps to color (I’m not too sure about that clown, but the witch and Frankie are pretty …
Category: crafts, embossing, non-glass ... dogs Tags: adult coloring, bulldog sisters, card making, copic markers, die cuts, hearts & flowers, must love dogs, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, sharkey, stamping, summer, Yorkie
I’m taking this “NOT ADULTING” to a WHOLE new level… DH is cooking dinner – IF/WHEN he wants to eat; I haven’t done laundry … in a REALLY long time; I am stocking up on stamps and card making supplies – LIKE A BOSS(!!!); I’m keeping the sisters fed and happy. [Here’s Ro, soaking up …
Category: crafts, fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... life Tags: card making, date night, embossing, english blulldog, fused night lights, movies, Rotunda, stamping