In A Whirlwind !!!

Hi Friends.  Sorry I have been away so long. I have been extremely busy lately.  Trying to get the whole house packed up so we can finish painting and get new carpet installed.  WHAT A JOB !!!

We did sneak in a 4 day vacation to Okaloosa Island Florida.  Thought we could get away to a little bit warmer climate, but it was cool and very windy while we were there.  Did enjoy the sightseeing and shopping though, and some nice restaurants.

I have been back to work in my studio again and have a few things to show you today.

I have never made an Explosion Box Gift Card so I thought I would give it a try.  Not as hard as I thought it would be.

I also finished up a couple of all occasion cards that would be appropriate for Graduation or Weddings.

Finally I have some more Christmas items to add to my Etsy shop.   I am always making extra items for Christmas.  I participate in a Holiday Gift & Craft Show the first week of November, so I need to make lots of items up ahead of time to have a full booth.

I had better get busy now and finish packing.  The carpet installers are suppose to be here Monday morning and I still have some work to do to get ready for them.  Can't hardly wait for the new carpet !!!  LOL  It has been a long time since we did any redecorating around here.  Looking forward to having a brighter fresher look.

Hugs,
Carol

Happy Valentines Day !!!

Hope everyone is having a SWEET Valentines Day.  My True Love took me to one of my favorite restaurants yesterday for lunch.  We decided it might be to crowded if we went today.  It was crowded yesterday !!!  LOL  We still enjoyed our outing and our time together.

Here are a few additions to my Etsy Shop.  I was in a Birthday Card mood and just kept on and on making them.  The first card has Paper Roses that I made.  I had seen several tutorial on making them and thought I would give it a try.  It was not hard at all, and I like the way they turned out.  I also put one of my handmade stick pins in the rose bouquet.

Talk to you again soon.

Hugz, Carol

Recent Additions and Trying My Hands at a New Craft

I have been using stick pins for a while as an embellishment to my decorative cards, so I thought I would try my hands at making some custom beaded ones.  You can find them in my Etsy shop along with some more recent additions to my greeting card collection.

Hugz,   Carol