create the life you love

A Little Project

Last spring, these moss covered letters (larger size) were being sold in the Pottery Barn catalog for almost $80! I have wanted to make my own version ever since seeing them in the catalog, bought the supplies way back then .. and finally got around to making my own.

This 'G' was a gift to my friend Ginny to put in her shop, Ginny's Orchids ..

I also plan on doing the word 'Joy' for Christmas!

It's time for a giveaway ... game day!

In honor of the football season, how about a giveaway??

 A set of football themed cupcake toppers ..

The following are samples I have done for clients (and my family .. Go Gators, Go 'Noles, Go Rebels!!), but I am happy to design toppers for other teams. These are great for game day parties/tailgating and are not limited to just cupcakes. You can place them in other dishes, flower arrangements, or even in a pocket for team wear!

Just comment here .. and visit my etsy shop please

 

ETA: I will draw the winner on Wed, September 28

 

 and just throwing in a picture of my sweet college boy ..

 

 
 

Lilly Love ...

From the new Lilly Pulitzer Home Collection

 

Game Day!

A year Ago ...

I was in Ireland!

 

Not so fortunate this year .. although my husband is currently in Scotland on another golf trip - the wives were not invited this time around!

 

And .. remembering that  this happened last year while I was away :( 

Monogram Love

~ Lilly Caroline Cable Cardigans ~

Egg Muffins

 

Very easy and delish ... I LOVE these

Spray a muffin pan with non-stick spray

Mix eggs in a bowl - I use all eggs whites (liquid) with just 1 egg yoke, but using all regular eggs is just fine too. I just happen to love egg whites. You can also add in a bit of milk or half & half, but I omit this. 

(Basically, you are mixing as you do to make omelets)

I add some Krazy Jane's Mix Up Salt , then poor into the muffin tin.

Add diced green, red, yellow peppers, broccoli, onions or whatever veggies you like.

Bake at 350 dregrees until done (about 15 min).

Save the extras in a zip lock bag and re-heat in microwave.

So good, high protein, low fat, low carb

 

Another version here and here .. these are the 'not so' low fat versions, with meat & cheese. I make these for Griff.

 

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Also .. thank you all for the kind remarks regarding my scrapbooking. Much appreciated and I hope I can find some time to get back to it soon.  

Once Upon a Time I was a Scrap Booker ..

It's been years now that I have done a single scrapbook page and I miss it so. For many years  - I started this hobby when my youngest, Griff was one year old - I scrapped almost every day.  My little hobby turned into being published in a few different scrap booking magazines,  being a 'Garden Girl' at Two Peas in a Bucket for many years, becoming a Creating Keepsakes Hall of Famer, participating on a few design teams, and even traveling to various shows/conventions/crops. (Please know that I am not bragging here .. seriously, it is no big deal.. it's only scrap booking!)

 

Then .. I added card making to my scrap booking and somehow this turned into a little business. This 'little' business has kept me very busy over the past few years and now, instead of scrapping every day, I work almost every day. Don't get me wrong .. I really do love it and it is a way to still be creative and make a little money to help support my Lilly addiction  ;) .

I do miss my scrap booking days though and hope to some day (I keep telling myself this), be able to find the time to get back to it again. I still have a closet filled with supplies and still like to buy them. Maybe if I just set a goal of 1 layout per week .. although, I am the slowest scrapper on earth.  

I spent well over an hour this morning going through a big, rubbermaid bin full of completed layouts, all in page protectors but not yet in albums (need to do this, I even have the albums). Shed a few tears too .. just looking back a few years to the different stages of my boy's lives. Time passes way tooo fast.

A few of my oldest son, Bear ..

 

This just cracks me up. He was in the 8th grade play, Wizard of Oz and played one of those weird monkeys! One of my very favorite memories, being that this was such a departure from my usual life of boy sports and I loved seeing a different side of him. Bear did confess that he only tried out for the play so that he could miss classes ;)

 

He is just a little older than Griff here ... my first to drive and her I am all these years later doing it again.

Again .. Griff's age!

On the weight lifting team too! He played 3 sports his freshman year.

 

~ This post reminiscing about days past has encouraged me .. I just re-subscribed to Creating Keepsakes Magazine ~ :)

May We Never Forget

 

"Tonight, I ask for your prayers for all those who grieve, for the children whose worlds have been shattered, for all whose sense of safety and security has been threatened. And I pray they will be comforted by a Power greater than any of us, spoken through the ages in Psalm 23:

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil for you are with me.

This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day, yet we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world.

Thank you. Good night. And God bless America."

George W. Bush

9.11 Address to the Nation

 

My thoughts and prayers go out to all who lost loved ones on 9.11.01 and to all those who are fighting to protect this great nation.

~ May We Never Forget ~

The Bar

My new, almost daily routine. I have been going 5-6 mornings a week for almost 4 weeks now and absolutely love this workout .. yes, workout, as in exercise .. not a drinking bar ;) .. lots of comments (ha, ha) from my family about going to the bar .. at 8am every morning!

I have purposely stopped my regular weight training, cardio, and pilates and am doing only bar classes to see what type of results I achieve .. which have been fabulous! All that 'tucking' is making a huge difference in my body and muscle tone.

Love, love this body sculpting workout!

The Bar Method

 

 

 

Game Day!