Saturday, March 19, 2011

Chocolate Mint Overload Version 2

I've talked abt my dtrs
favorite cake


Well this year it had
 to be adapted because 
I couldn't find 
pirouettes
or Andes chips
I chopped up Andes candies
 for the top
and used 
Walmarts version 
of Thin Mints



So instead of










Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Plastic Cup Necklace



I found this unique idea
and had to try something out
It has been awhile since
I have made jewelery
I got the idea 
here and here

I cut the cup


Then used a circle punch
to cut out the disks


then used a
hole punch


baked them at 180
enough to firm the plastic
and give a short curve




attach the disks
with a jump ring to 
a chain


 Viola
a Springy necklace!









WYWW Peony Frame





DIY Tutorial















Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Starting to look like.....


......Spring


Magnolia





Lilacs










It's abt time!




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No More Teens!

Hard to believe
20yrs ago
Devon
 looked like this


Now


Happy 20th!


I'm not sure abt the 
heart light shapes



Happy St Pats Day!

Hi It's Izzy
I have highjacked
 Mom's blog


Yup its another photo shoot
and I'm just as thrilled
can't you tell.....


Do I have too????



ok,ok  I'll lift my head if you insist...





Happy St Pat's 
to the wee bit 
of Irish in us all!!!





Sunday, March 13, 2011

A Boy and His Dog



Tomorrow am my son
leaves to go back to Italy
where he is stationed
 for another year

We will miss him a lot
but I think these 2 will 
miss each other
even more








Cat Play Center

For my dtrs
birthday
her brother made her a play
center for her cat


He wrapped one of the legs
with sisal rope
 They spray painted
the boards
and the circle
is a cement tube






Isabella even helped


She supervised


















The master


Total cost $45

In store abt $200




The Girl Creative