Chaos breeds Creativity...

Seems as if just when your life seems in a little bit a chaos, you just...

Take a deep breath...

and JUMP!

Now that we are back from a much needed vacation, I can't get enough artsy craftsy time in.
You know, work awaits, housework awaits, bills await....
NO....they will probably ALL wait...there's only so much time to get artsy.

So, we'll see what happens next...Besides...I have new stuff to work with.

Okay...Okay. I know it has been way too long since the last blog, but hopefully this will get better.
my husband (the enabler) and I are coming close to the end of my vacation that we took at John James Audubon State Park in Kentucky this week and BOY! what a beautiful place! We stayed in a small cottage there close to the water...VERY IMPRESSIVE. They had an observation area for the birds  and a very nice museum.

 While we were there we got in a little "gathering" time. There were several antique malls in the area so we took our time and fed our passion. You never know what it is exactly that you need for your next project and some things just "Inspire" you. You just gather...gather...gather, then you'll have it when that next creative moment starts tugging on you. Here are some of my "gatherings" from my trip.

Are you ready???

                                  Are you ready??? Only 10 more nights before Santa comes!!!

                                                          Only 16 days left in 2010...
Spend as much time with your family as you can and enjoy the holidays!!! I ran across something this morning that was very inspirational and I wanted to share it with you.

                                         To your enemy, forgiveness...
                                         To an opponant, tolerance...
                                         To a friend, your heart...
                                         To a customer, service...
                                         To all, charity...
                                         To every child, a good example...
                                         To yourself, respect.

                                         - Oren Arnold-

I think I put it in my Christmas cards. Have a Merry Christmas Everybody!!

Christmas

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 Christmas is almost on us now and of course, it NEVER seems as if there is enough time to finish every little thing that just has to get done. I've decorated the trees, all the presents are wrapped, most of the handwork is done but Christmas always seems to take you back to the time when the children were little...when you worked too much, saved too little and yet if there was a special gift, a special set of dolls, just the right backpack...you would have searched high and low, far and wide to find it. Kids grow up and make families of their own. You hope you have given your children some memories and traditions to carry on. Now there are grandchildren to watch as they jump for joy. As they hollar, excited because Santa has brought them that special doll, just the perfect set of Lego and the box that another gift came in, it brings you back to what all those memories were about.

  They grow so quickly...

   

               ...enjoy your family this Christmas season and Remember to keep Christ in Christmas!!!

much needed work on etsy

I have found myself with a little extra time at this time of the year when you think that you would be the absolute very busiest so this week I will be working on my etsy and its much needed attention. So stay tuned bloggers and check out the shoppe for some new postings. Hopefully there will be some items you can't live without to finish up some of your personalized Christmas gifts for 2010. BUY HANDMADE!! Commit to making it HANDMADE!!!

Life happens when you're just not lookin'

Boy! Just when you think you have everything figured out...the rug gets pulled right out from under you! And you really figure out what's REALLY important and who REALLY loves you...the one person who is always that constant in your life...the one person who always believes in you...the one person who is always proud of you no matter what happens...and it brings you back full circle and the fact that you really have taken all that for granted. You just thank your lucky stars that he still loves you after everything and at the end of the day...THAT'S who you really want to spend all your time with...even if neither one of you never say a word. He KNOWS what you're thinking...and he just gives you a much needed hug!!

Everybody...Just enjoy your special someone!!!