2009

it's been a good year. looking forward to 2010!

don't put ketchup on your dog

mustard seems to be a very 'in' color for bags and purses right now. i have resisted the urges and callings to purchase myself a purse in this color because i have a rule to not buy myself anything between thanksgiving and christmas. well, i'm glad i held out because i was gifted a mustard purse for my birthday from my parents (yay). have i mentioned that i'm a bit of a bag addict?

so, i did see a mustard bag in the store while christmas shopping for others that was covered in fabric flowers and thought that i could spice up my brand-spankin' new mustard bag with some homemade fabric flower accessories. and this is how it turned out. pretty cute. i used hair clips to attach the flowers so they can be removed without damaging the purse.

i found the simple flower instructions here http://maizehutton.blogspot.com/2007/08/frayed-flower.html

p.s. i prefer bbq sauce and cheddar cheese on my hotdogs. i only like mustard as accessories.

merry christmas from the puppies!

winter wonderland

even though i should be working on presents i thought i would drop by to share a little of our winter wonderland. merry christmas!

december has been pretty crazy

wow, i can't believe it's almost christmas. typically i have all my gifts purchased/made, wrapped and under the tree by december 10th. not this year. with so much going on i'm using every last minute to finish up the gifts.

so far this december i've completed:

-scanning and editing over 2000 photos and slides for my in-laws

-finished and wrapped 3 out of the 5 gifts i've decided to make this year (plus i'm thinking that 5th gift will end up as a birthday present later in the year so i've got to run to the store and fight all the traffic to buy something)

-a week long vacation to breckenridge, colorado

-having puppies, taking care of puppies, cleaning up after puppies

-celebrating my 27th birthday

-preparing the house for showings (and trying to keep it clean)

-attending a pee-wee hockey tournament

sheesh! hopefully the new year will bring a little more relaxation and routine to my life. now i'm off to work on homemade present #4 and shop for the others!