Lots of time

Ahhhh....school for my children started last week.

I hear absolutely nothing. Just peace and quiet and the occasional honking of Canada geese flying by.



Now that I have all day to myself, am left contemplating as to what am I supposed to accomplish first?

I could do something about this room:


or I can just sit out on our gorgeous balcony, enjoy the view and have another cup of coffee.

Repurpose and recycle

What's inside this can? (this can previously held spice rub)


A cupcake with chocolate jimmies! (that's what we called chocolate sprinkles when we were growing up back East)


The very talented lady at Inking Idaho did it again - I copied these from here. They are mini composition notebooks! You cut the corners of the notebooks (tedious but worth it) then re-cover with your favorite designer paper and dress it up to look like a mini purse!


Remember this from previous post?

Look what I made with it - a little gift box large enough to put a little trinket inside.


Materials used:
cupcake canister - Quickutz cake die (cut on fun foam), Marvy scallop punch, SU cardstock, ribbons from Michael's, patterned paper from paperpack from Target, cherry punch from dollar bin at Michael's, dimensional paint (for chocolate sprinkles)
purse notepads - notepads from dollar store, cupcake cardstock from K&Company, all ribbons used from Michael's, jeweled brads from Making Memories, assorted buttons from JoAnn's
Xmas tree box - EK Success punch, cardstock from an old pack of Making Memories, ribbon from Michael's

Zero-calorie Donuts!

Who wouldn't like these?!

They're life size (except for the giant cupcake next to them, which is more like the super-sized shape of a gigantic muffin from Costco) and even have swirled frosting over them! I was making these for my kids' school craft fair. Except. They cancelled it so now I'm thinking of posting them in my neglected Etsy shop so I can make a few $$ to buy my latest obsession: FABRIC! If you're at all interested, I hope to have them posted in my shop by this weekend. Have a fabulous day!