My Birthday

My birthday was this month, on the 10th. It just happened to fall during spring break so my son and hubby were both at home because hubby took vacation time. They made me breakfast in bed - although I'm sure my Dh did most of the work. But anyway, I still got french toast and bacon. YUMMMM! And then later, they took me out to eat for dinner and when we came home, we got to eat the Italian Creme Cake that Dh made for me. It was yummy good.

Here is a picture.
Pay no attention to the number on top. That is obviously wrong as I'm really only 24. Someone must have been making a sick joke. ;) That's my story and I'm sticking with it!




And the lovely roses that they brought home for me. My son says he picked the color. It was a good birthday. (except for the getting older part)

As far as a birthday present, my DH didn't exactly get me one. Instead he said he would give me money to put towards the sewing machine I want and need. I was very excited about that as at the time, I was looking forward to the Arts and Crafts show I was scheduled to do on the 20-21st (this past weekend). I always do really well at this particular show, so I just knew I would have a huge pile of money to use for my new sewing machine. So, of course I started looking them up on the internet and dreaming about one that does fancy embroidery, etc.


But alas, I didn't go to the show because, why? why? IT SNOWED!!!! AGAIN!!! Can you believe it? All day Saturday the temperature steadily dropped and it rained ALL DAY and then Sunday, it snowed ALL DAY!


Will this winter never end????????


The Parks Dept. that sponsors the show does not give refunds or anything for bad weather but they are going to try to reschedule it. I don't know if it will be worth it though. The Azalea Trails brings in alot of tourists and lookers who all stop at the Arts and Crafts festival in the park but withough that, I think it would be pretty dead.


So, :( to my new sewing machine. I've just been listing things like crazy on etsy but I think I'm going to be stuck with my basic old sewing machine that only sews when it wants to, for awhile. Sigh.

Upcoming Spring Show

I'll be doing the upcoming Azalea Trails Arts and Crafts show again this year in Tyler. It's always a nice show with a large crowd of people. I just wish it were indoors and that we didn't have to set up my tent. UG!

But anyhoo, I've been busy getting ready for it and haven't had time to also take pics and list new stuff in my etsy shops. So, while they are still open, there won't be any new stuff in them for awhile. After the show is over, I'll be listing like crazy.

The show will be in Bergfeld Park, which is right in the middle of town, on March 21st and 22nd. If you're in the area, come on by! It's in a beautiful area of town full of azaleas and blooming spring flowers. Very lovely!

And I'd also like to say thanks to Cordovastudios and Buyhand for featuring my eye masks and sachets in their treasuries yesterday.

From CordovaStudios - Great Takes:

And from BuyHand - Sweet Dreamzzzzzz:

Thanks for the lovely treasuries, ladies. And for picking my items!

More Vacation pics!

OK, I'm going to bore you all with more pictures from my vacation.

What a sweet Koala, sleeping at the San Diego Zoo! Don't you just want to hug him?

Which one is the superhero?
The one on the right is my superhero. XXOOXX
The other is made out of Lego's.

Look! I'm a level 3 Planetary Pilot on the Buzz Lightyear game. So is DS. That is our favorite ride at Disneyland and also at the Magic Kingdom in Disneyworld.

And what is that attached to my arm? Why it's a sweet bird wristlet made for me by Cathie of Sweetwolf! Check out her etsy store - she will make you any color bird you want! I love my bird wristlet. It's very well made and so cute. The other side is white with black and the inside is a pretty turquoise blue.

Look out for the crazy driver!!!

Making out at Toontown. We mostly just do stuff like this to irritate our son. He thinks it's so gross when we kiss. So we made him take the picture. hahahahaha

The Azalea Trails Arts and Crafts show was a big success this weekend. Thanks to all my customers!!! I was a little worried about it because of the economic situation but apparently people in Tyler are still buying. YAY!

The azaleas and spring flowers were gorgeous too. So if your out and about this coming weekend, you might want to swing by and take some pics. There are activities going on for about the next 2-3 weeks.

Azalea Trails Arts and Crafts Fair

The opening weekend for the Azalea Trails is this weekend in Tyler, Texas. It's also the weekend for the annual Azalea Trails Arts and Crafts Fair at Bergfeld Park which is right in the middle of the Azalea Trails.

If your coming out this weekend to see all the beautiful flowers blooming, stop by my booth at the craft fair. I'll have plenty of goodies for everyone. We'll be open Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm.

It's suppose to be a beautiful weekend, weather wise. Warm and alittle breezy.

My etsy shops will be on hiatus for this weekend only. I'll reopen them on Monday.

Have a good weekend everyone!

I can't believe these two handsome, strong fella's can't pull the sword out of the stone!

Back to school!

Well, I'm busy working like a little bee on my inventory for the upcoming Festival on the Square Art Show. I've just listed this adorable bookmark yesterday in my etsy shop, for the princess in your life. Every girl should get to feel like a princess once in a while - even grown up girls! Click here to go to my etsy shop.




School started back for us yesterday. I always get really sad, because it means my son is growing up and one day he'll leave me. :( My friend says she thinks of the start of school as a new adventure. I guess I need to start looking at it that way - that's very positive.

Etsy Texas Crafters Design Challenge Day!

It's Monday again and time for another Etsy Texas Crafters Event! This week is our design challenge which is themed "All things Texas".

To find our Design Challenge Items, change the default search to "All Items: tags, titles" and search on "TeamEtsyTx DesignChallenge" or click on the following link: http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=tag_title_all&search_query=teametsytx+designchallenge

I've been so busy for the past few weeks getting ready for an upcoming local craft show. I'll be doing the Azalea Trail Arts and Craft show on March 15th and 16th in Tyler, Texas. If your in the area, come on down to Bergfeld Park and see all the great things. The azaleas will be blooming and the Trails wind through some lovely, historic brick streets that have beautiful yards and gardens. We get alot of visitors from out of town during this time to see our city bloom.

Here's a sneak peak of some things I've been working on for the show. Some has been listed in my etsy shop and some hasn't.