elf

Since everyone else is doing it... I think I'll elf me, my sister and hubby. The trick is to use BAD pictures! LOL!

peek.

Here is a little peek of the cover of the cute little Christmas album I'm doing. I'm using lots of the new Making Memories goodies for this one!

better photos.

Here are some better pics of Christmas decor at my house. I taught Libby to pose for pictures for treats early on in her puppy-hood. She'll do anything for a treat.... Hee hee.

I didn't quite get the Christmas album finished for eBay today, so I'm hoping for Saturday since I have to work tomorrow. I'll try and get a sneak peek up soon. Bye for now!

looking like Christmas.

I took a very blurry photo... a peek at my Christmas decor and house. Our tree is in front of some windows and I have started decorating my mantel as well. My tree has blue, green, and silver ornaments. It looks so pretty, I just want to leave it up all year long! More photos later, I promise. Maybe I'll use a tripod next time...

Thankful.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We sure did! That is until yesterday... Our beloved dog, Libby, had what we think was a minor seizure. It was so scary for me! I was very upset and usually, I'm pretty calm in the middle of an emergency. We rushed her to the vet and he said it was probably a seizure and that she may not ever have another one, just keep an eye on her. She also got stung by something on her nose while she was outside helping daddy with the lights. So, maybe that triggered it. Either way, I am SO thankful she is now okay. I love that little girl!
On to happier things... here are some layouts that I did with my Jenni Bowlin kit:

We actually had our photos done professionally for the first time and I LOVE them! (Thank you Jen!) A gal from my work is a part-time photographer on the side and we got her to come to our house and take some beautiful shots while the leaves were still changing.
This next layout was inspired by Keisha Campbell... Very inspired by that talented gal!
Yes, I have so much to be thankful for this year. Thankful that hubby is not deployed to the desert again this year. Thankful my sweet baby dog is okay. Thankful for wonderful, genuine friends. Thankful for our home and so much more. We are blessed.

Advent Calendar.

I was inspired by Ali's Advent calendar and thought I'd try to make one myself! What fun it was! I was so tempted to keep this one for myself, too becuase it looks so cute hanging there in the office. But, I figured I had eBay in mind when I created it, so there it is! I'll make myself one later... I hope... If I can find time...

plans.

I didn't quite get this finished today, but I wanted to show you a sneak peek! I love the new Noteworthy line!

long time.

Wow, sorry it's been so long since I've posted! Where does the time go? AND speaking of time, it's the first of November! YIKES! I've got to get busy making Planners!

Anyway, I have something to show you today... I've had this letter rack forever and it was kicking around the office until I finally kicked it out to the garage and thought I'd sell it at the garage sale. Then, one day, while reorganizing (again) I needed something like it. So, I decided I could fix it up a tad and make something new. Here is what I did:

Old letter rack

+ Fabric
+ stamped twill

stitched it onto the fabric & added padded top with pins for attaching notes

So, what's old is new! Have a super Thursday!