The Creative Soul

Been a long time, but this is IMPORTANT :)

2010-08-17T22:43:00.000-07:00

Please help my children's school win $500,000 and vote 5 times for them on facebook in the Kohl's Cares Contest. There is only 110 students in the school and they could really benefit from this money. Every vote counts so please vote 5 times and pass this on to those you know. I want my children to see that anything is possible if you want it bad enough :)

There's never enough time

2007-07-02T14:17:00.000-07:00

I always start the day with a list of things I'd like to do. Unfortunately before you know it, it's 8:00pm and not only have I not accomplished anything, but now I can't seem to find the list. Where do the hours go. I have read the comments left on my blog and honestyly they gave me the warm fuzzies. I really need to keep up this blog and will make a better effort to do so.

Iron Chefs Perhaps

2007-01-21T13:03:00.000-08:00

I am not a very good cook. I can't follow a recipe to save my life and have been known to ruin toast :) I thought if I start my kids at a young age, they may grow into chefs. For Chanukkah we bought the kids a play kitchen, complete with faux granite and hardwood floors. Ofcourse they needed the right attire and here they are in all their glory :) I always hear how fast they grow up and to enjoy them while you can. I try to a little everyday

A block for Penelope

2007-01-21T12:17:00.000-08:00

Let me start out by saying I am not a quilter - YET :) I can totally see going in that direction because I play with fabric just like I do paper. But there are a few crafts I want to try before becoming an official "quilter". I signed up to participate in a wonderful quilt project. Unfortunately, I forgot that I did this and appeared to be mia for awhile. Thankfully the organizers of the project, Shanna and Patricia were very patient and kept my spot awaiting my "return". Thankfully I started my blog again because this is where I was found. The color I had to use for Penelope's quilt was yellow. I don't have a big yellow stash, but enough to complete this block. I know to all the hard core quilters out there, it might be a joke of a block. The block is called Bright Hopes and I could not resist based on the name alone. I can't imagine what Kati and her daughters are going through. As a wife and mother of two myself, I try not to imagine it. I don't know them, but feel for them as if they were family. I know this block will be part of a quilt that will bring a special little girl lots of happy memories.

Monkey Love

2007-01-21T08:50:00.000-08:00

Well I've been branching out lately in my crafty endevours. I am still a paper girl at heart. But there's something about sewing fabrics together to make a 3-d item that rocks. Felt has become my new obsession. I love the feel of it, the colors it comes in and the beating it can handle. I am a craftster junkie. If you are not a member, go and join NOW. It is a wonderful site with an abundance of information. The members are amazing and the swaps are a blast. I made this monkey for the ongoing Wish swap.

I'm coming back

2007-01-16T19:49:00.000-08:00

Time sure does fly by. I can't believe my daughter started school almost 5 months ago. She is doing very well in school. Now as far as at home, I wouldn't be as kind with the grades as her teacher was on her report card. Talk about moody. Keep in mind she is only six. I've made a lot of personal promises to my self lately and figure, if I put them out there, publicly and all, than I have to live up to them. So with that said, in no specific order, my 2007 list of personal promises:

1. Get better REST - sleep sounder :)

2. Eat better - ENJOY "the no no's" but in a realistic way

3. Be a more PATIENT mommy

4. Find my creative "STYLE"

5. ADORN master bedroom, Jake's room and kids bathroom

6. Become a "BLOGGER". It actually feels good, almost theraputic

7. STAY organized. I have no problem becoming organized, it the staying power I lack.

8. Clean more OFTEN.

9. LOVE my family

10. LIVE everyday, not just the "special" ones. I have been taking lots of pictures. Of things I've made and received as well as family. We just recently took a trip to Disney. Ofcourse I took some great shot so the kids. I'll leave you with one of my favorites of my family.

kindergarten

2006-08-12T17:16:00.000-07:00

my baby has started kindergarten. Jordan willl be 6 in November and I am in complete denial. When I was pregnant with her, I went in labor at 26 weeks and remained in the hospital until she was born at 29 weeks. She was so tiny. She weighed a mere 2lbs 13ozs. She spent one month in the NICU and came home at 3lbs 13ozs. With most newborns, crawling and walking are huge milestons. with Jordan it was gaining 6ozs. At two she weighed 18lbs and was still facing the rear in her carseat. My baby is bright and beautiful and a constant reminder of how fragile life is. She reminds me to take pleasure in the little things and be happy with what you are given. One day I was told my baby might not survive and now I'm the one whose having trouble surviving. Not because I can't be without her during the day, but because I've realized there is no turning back. From now on, she will continue to grow up and away from me. I know I might sound dramatic, but I have already seen small changes in her behavior. Her face looks different to me and I guess part of me doesn't want to let go to that tiny baby that once needed me so badly.

You're Invited

2006-07-31T19:12:00.000-07:00

Some ATC's that I made for a party hat swap hosted by the fabulous Audrey Hernandez . >

More Fatbooks

2006-07-24T21:19:00.000-07:00

I have only done one fatbook - that is submitted my pages and received a book in the mail. I have recently signed up for a few more because the end result is awesome. It's a swap return that displays itself. I just finished doing my page for the Shrines bool and the Brown book. The picture on the left is the base for my Shrine page. I did add a window over the top.

I used dry wall tape and cream paint to make the background texture. I am really pleased with the way the brown page turned out. I love playing with stencils and paint and to give the "C" a little more punch, I outlined the stenciled letter with a fine tip black pen. I had my in-laws over for the weekend and so I didn't accomplish anything creative. However this week will be a very busy work week. I have Winter Inspirations deadlines due on September 1st and Ranger DT submissions to work on. Did I mention that my daughter starts kindergarden on August 8th.

My new addiction

2006-07-13T20:58:00.000-07:00

About two weeks ago, my husband went shopping with a friend before taking him to the airport after his weekend visit. Well to my surprise, when Steven came home, het told me he had bought me a present. Okay so picture the image of little boy handing his mom "flowers", which is actuality are just dead weeds. You see that big smile on his face- that was Steven. Anyone that's knows my husband will tell you that sentimentality is not his strong suit. However that day he showed me a new side. He came home with a brand new sewing machine. I had been talking about wanting to get one for awhile now. Not only did he remember the brand I wanted, but the type. Needless to say, I have a brand new computerized Janome and I'm totally in love. I haven't sewn in awhile and so I decided to start out simple. I made this apron for my daughter. Granted it took me about 3 hours to finish - at some point I did have to stop and make dinner. She is 5 and is very creative so she was thrilled when mommy made her a new "art apron".

My Likes and Dislikes

2006-06-27T07:57:00.000-07:00

I've signed up to do some swaps with Flickr, Craftster and Swap-Bot so I thought I'd list my likes and dislikes here:

likes:
-buttons
-vintage paper, buttons, fabrics, trims and ribbons
-ribbon
-paper
-metal
-stencils
-letters and numbers
-birds and butterflies
-rings and bracelets (especially ones that are handmade)
-felt and things made out of felt

dislikes:
-coconut and coffee scents
-candles
-glittery things
-black licorice
-cutesy items
-bugs
-animal things (I do love the real thing though)
-yarn (I have way to much)

Seeing Red

2006-06-25T21:00:00.000-07:00

I've signed up to do a few fatbooks because I thought it would be a good way to get back into the swapping game. One of the themes is the color RED. It is a favorite of mine, so I didn't thin that creating my 4" x 4" page would be difficult. I was wrong. The challenge was, where to add red. I have many neat collage papers and doo dads that are red but knew if I didn't chose carefully, it wouldn't work. I finished my page and again, I am pleased. A few more 4" x 4" pages and I'll be ready to tackle a larger size. Maybe a 5" x 7" will be next.

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Altered Book Club meeting invitation

2006-06-25T20:51:00.000-07:00

I received an e-mail on Friday with an invite to attend an altered book club meeting in Fort Mill. It happens to be 10 minutes from my house and sos naturally I was thrilled to accept. This group meets once a month and along with teaching each other new techniques, they also trade ATC's. I haven't made an ATC in ages, but because of the size, they are not very intimidating. I made 6 to bring to the meeting and must admit, I'm thrilled with how they turned out. Some took longer than others, but I'm learning when to stop. I realize that it's is one of the keys to becoming a great artist. The meeting starts at 6:30pm and I will be sure to post details upon returning home.

Getting started

2006-06-20T15:43:00.000-07:00

is so much harder than I expected it to be. I'm not very computer literate so trying to set up my blog has taken alot of trial an error. It seems that my life has a whole has been alot of trial and error as well.

When Jake was born two years ago, I took a break from my yahoo groups and collage as a whole. I was so tired from having a newborn and a three year old to tend to that I just could not focus on art. I did continued to stamp and design for Stampington & Co. Inspirations magazine, which seemed like less work to me and just came naturally.

But Jake is now two and the time has come for me to get back to what I really enjoy. Since I haven't done a collage in about a year and a half, I really feel like I need to start from the beginning. Today I started by pulling out my supplies and sorting. We moved to a new house the end of March so I am in between studio spaces right now. My supplies are a bit scattered. There are so many talented artists I've found online and my creative itch is back.

2006-05-21T15:42:00.000-07:00

I decided to give this blogging thing a try. But now that I am here, I find I'm at a loss for what to talk about.