Camera Strap Slip Cover

I got a really cute camera strap slip cover idea from "Kevin and Amanda's blog" so I thought I'd give it a try for myself. It turned out wonderfully!! So cute!

Old Family Christmas Recipes

My grandparents from my dad's side of the family have been gone for over ten years now. However, I still have vivid memories of sharing special holidays with them. Each Christmas my grandparents would make Diblonskis. These are kind of like a filled donught. The recipe is an old family recipe that came over from Czechoslovakia. My dad and I tried our hand at making these for the first time.

The Dough - A Sweet Donught Dough Recipe

Filling with Strawberry Preserves

Frying - 4 minutes each side on medium heat.

Eat and Enjoy!

What a fun thing to do at Christmas...remember your family traditions!

Wondering why I haven't posted in days and days? Well, I've been a bit busy as a full-time graduate student and a full-time teaching intern. I go to school on Mondays from 8-5 and then teach full time on Tuesday through Friday - 6th grade math. Now, let me be the first to say that, "I LOVE IT!"...but I'm getting SICK of writing papers, doing reflections, and being so busy I can't seem to do anything well. But, this too shall pass and soon I'll have my own classroom all to myself.....and, I'll also be the proud owner of a Master's Degree!

Even with all this business, I've found a bit of time to still do some craft projects. I've found my Cricut machine to be truely a LIFESAVER for teachers! Below is a picture of a fall bulletin board I did using shapes from the "Doodle Charms" cartridge.

Blueberries

Summer is good in Northwest Arkansas. This morning my mom, sister, and I went blueberry picking for the second time this season.  A total of 5 gallons all together. My mom spent the afternoon freezing the berries, while I spent some time making some pies!

These are a couple little note cards. Supplies used on "Just a Thought": Textured Flourish Stamp-Stampabilities; Flower - Making Memories Giggle Kids; Sentiment - The Paper Studio; Cream Ribbon; and Green & White cardstock. I hand cut the white scalop Box. Supplies used for "A Little Somthing For You": Sentiment - Stampabilities; Leafy Stem- Paper Inspirations; Butterfly Stamp; and green and white cardstock.

Inspired by Julie Cameron http://www.paperhearts.ca/
 

This is a great little Thank-You card I made from a great idea at KWernerDesign Blog (link below).

Products used included:

C-Motion Cloud Stamp

Me&My Big Ideas Specialty Cardstock

Heidi Swapp "Thank You" sticker

Inspiration from "Make A Card Monday" on KWernerDesign Blog at:

http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/?p=3407

 

 

Hello! Hope you're enjoying your day! This is a scrapbook page I did from our Church's Valentine Banquet Play entitled "Western Plains". I love the colors in these photos and the western paper.

Now that I'm only taking one summer class, I've had time to do some LONG OVERDUE scrapbooking. "The Big Night" is from our church valentine banquet. The youth group put on a play that I wrote and directed called "American Heroes". You can view the play on youtube."Sleepy" is from our youth group's world wide camporee that was held in Oshkosh, WI.

Accomplishment is a sweet reward for very hard work! I graduated from the University of Arkansas with my Bachelor of Science in Middle Level Education. No rest yet though...going straight on to get my Master's Degree!

It was a great weekend and I'm thankful for all my friends and family who made it so special!

Our Little Friends

Our pets become such a BIG part of our lives. They are our companions, and for some, our children. We feed them, wash them, clothe them, walk them, pay for them....LOVE THEM. When we loose a pet, it is devastating. I know...I recently lost my Pomeranian, Casey, to liver cancer... after 12 years. It was hard, really hard. It's been four months ago and I still tear up when I think about "my little muffin". We put him to rest in our pet cemetery.  I recently decided to try to adopt another puppy, and after several weeks of looking, I found the perfect little friend...Finley. He came to live at our house from our city's animal shelter. What a little love bug-raga-muffin he is! God had him in mind for me all along...I firmly belive that!  Take a few moments today to photograph your family pets. You'll be glad you did!

Remembrance Scrapbooking Video