work, a new job, photos and rosette making

So today was another busy day...tax day end! Which for me means manning the desk at my dad's accounting firm for their end of the year luncheon. It's definitely fun to see all those serious accountants in hawaiian shirts. :-)

It was also my husband's first day at his new job. He was so nervous this morning he couldn't finish his coffee. He came home in such high spirits today. He had the best first day I think he's ever had. He got his own office, his supervisor took him to lunch (and paid), and he got the grand tour of almost all the branch offices. Plus he'll get benefits in 90 days!! Congrats to my wonderful hubby!

A couple of days ago I mentioned that a wonderful mom took my kiddos pictures? I got to see a couple of them online yesterday. They turned out awesome! Shannon did such a wonderful job. Feel free to check the pictures out on her facebook page (Myer bunch is my group of cuties).

Lastly, I made my first paper rosette tonight; and although it didn't turn out nearly as cute as I'd hoped, it was my very first one. They are much easier to do than I had originally thought. You simply start with a piece of paper 10 inches by 1.25 inches (sizes will vary per your choice) and scored it every .25 inches (40 score marks) using my Simply Scored board. Then you adhere the two ends together with some snail adhesive or glue tape, making a circle. Push the circle flat and secure with a 1.5 inch circle dotted with glue, holding in place for a few seconds while drying. And voila! It sounds more complicated than it is.

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Birthday Inspiration

I love having my mom call me and ask for birthday cards, anniversary cards, any cards for two reasons: 1. I really enjoy looking for new designs and coming up with cute cards that are personalized and 2. She pays me (and seriously, getting paid for what you love is totally AWESOME!). =) So today I'm looking for a sweet birthday card for my niece, she's turning 4 and she is quite the little boss. She may be the youngest of 4, but she believes she is in charge of everything. It's quite cute and comical, but probably because she's only my niece. =) I came across two cards that were very similar and very cute. Here and here . I ended up combining them and came up with this: Cute, simple, and eye catching. I hope she'll like it! Hope everyone is having a good day wherever they are. It's a snow day here, so it's been a bit more hectic, but the kids have played so well together and I'm proud of them...now it's clean up time, so we'll see ho...

Christmas Crafts

So this painting is one I’ve worked on in stages because I was using some paint markers and layer my colors to get some areas to darken up a bit. It was quite a simple process, very slow and spread out over a couple days. I would sit down on the couch and be snuggled in with my husband, Sam, and half-watch a show we both liked while painting a bit. It was like my own personal coloring time, I had a love doodling and trying new things! It is based off a random painting I saw on Facebook, but I don’t remember who posted it; sorry I can’t credit anyone on this (contact me if it’s yours and I’ll link you). The one below is one I sketched out for my daughter, Lizzie, who is 8 years old. She loves craft time with Mom. So we broke out the paintbrushes and acrylics and she had a blast. We didn’t have brown at the time, so we tried to make some, but we didn’t have any yellow on hand. We used some yellow food coloring, which ended up leaking from through paper- trial and ...

Christmas Mixes for the Teachers

Every year I try to find a Christmas craft or recipe that I can make at home to gift to my children's teachers. This year I was inspired by a Pinterest© pin I found from Sprinkle Some Fun . Originally I was going to follow Rachel 's recipes and create some cute printable recipe cards to attach to the dip mixes. Instead, the process changed and while I followed her basic method, the recipes are my own creation. Please check out her post . They are really quite cute! A few discoveries in making this post: 1. Do not copy someone's recipes- It's a copyright violation (I'm new- I had NO idea) 2. Do not expect anyone's kindness or respect when you are a "hobby blogger" (Apparently I am very naïve) 3. Be brave (I have never shared a recipe that I have made up before) I did end up making some cute free printables and hope you enjoy them! Printables

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