Hello blogging friends. It has been awhile since I updated as life just caught up with us.
First and foremost, my Dad has not been well and was hospitalized for a week for congestive heart failure. He has been suffering since summer but his cardiologist (who has since been replaced/fired) did not diagnose this condition correctly and it worsened and last Friday he was finally admitted to the emergency room. He also suffers from 2 forms of blood disease, in which he needs to get well and stronger soon to continue his chemotherapy.
Needless to say, it has been a difficult time for all of us and more difficult for me as I am not anywhere near them. I will, however, be finally flying down there to help my Mom out in getting things lined up for Dad's aftercare and any other necessary arrangements we need to make to get him home healthy, safe and comfortable.
My in-laws volunteered to come down early for Thanksgiving to be here for my children. My 2 little ones are the busiest children I know with all their afterschool activities so that alone will be a handful to handle. Right now I'm busy stocking up the pantry and freezer so they will have an easier time getting meals prepared. I've also gotten request from my kids to make sure i stock up on baked goods for the freezer (spoiled children - they only want home-baked cookies).
Also, if you've noticed on my sidebar that my Etsy shop is missing. That too had to be closed temporarily as I could not imagine crafting when I should be attending to my family. I hope to return to that wonderful place when time allows me some frivolity. I did have my last "hurrah" with crafting last weekend when I participated as a vendor for my son's school where a percentage of our proceeds from sales went back to the school. I had great success and am thinking that craft fairs are another fun way to make money (without the added headache of figuring out shipping or finding the right box to ship stuff out in).
Here are some fun photos for you all to enjoy. I will post again after I return from Florida and hopefully I'll have nothing but very happy and healthy news.
These are some things I made for the Holiday Boutique:
Snowman Poop tic tacs - the snowman is a Quickutz die cut; cardstock is all SU! and the ribbon is also SU! (may be retired); the stamped "Snowman Poop" was done with JustRight stampers.
Owl Post-It Notepads - inspiration for the Owls comes from here. This talented lady used nothing but punches to make these adorable owls. She also has on her website the instructions on how to make the notepads.
The felt candy cane mice were from a sample my Mom got from someone last year. I made mine a little bigger. The tag is stamped with PaperTrey clear stamps (I just love their stamps!) and used SU!
cardstock and retired silver cord.
The Santa Tags were also inspired by the same stamper linked above. I used mine to make tags and you can go check out her site to see how else she used the adorable Santa heads.
These last 2 photos were my attempt at crocheting. The stacked "Oreos" were made using a found free pattern on the Internet and the cupcakes were a pattern provide to me for free by an Etsy seller whom I purchased a pattern from (I purchased a crochet a tea set pattern). I've since found the cupcake pattern on-line - all for free. So, if you can crochet, try these! They are fun and quick to make. These I sold and they sold the quickest. I am now making a batch of both as party favors for my daughter's birthday party.
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