Thứ Tư, 30 tháng 6, 2010

This... just made my day.

This is a comment left on one of the sneak peek photos I posted from a shoot.  I love Facebook because I can stalk and see what others think about my photos... people I don't know so they don't feel the need to be nice ;)
The comment was left by the "daddy's" sister:

I LOVE THIS PICTURE MORE THAN ANY OTHER PICTURE IN THE HISTORY OF PICTURES EVER IN THE WORLD, times a million! No, really - this is the shit. I want a copy.


I am so glad that I could capture them so well that it merited that response.  Yay!

I always wonder... what did I do!?

So most of you know the departmental "smack down" we had before the end of the school year and you know how we found out that someone was being ignored and mistreated for no reason at all.  I consider this person my friend and mentor-- I've shared many things with her.  So, after that meeting I knew she was upset and I told her to meet with me the following week for lunch so we could talk away from school.  I got an e-mail a couple of days after school ended canceling our lunch date with no details-- just can't make it, sorry and no plans to reschedule.  I e-mailed back saying we can meet at a later time and asked to re-schedule... no reply.

I am really hoping that the lack of reply is because her daughter had her baby and she's busy being a grandma.  I'm hoping that I have not lost a friend because I tried to make peace in the department.  I hope that the pain goes away for her.

Thứ Ba, 29 tháng 6, 2010

Count Your Blessings Tuesdays

Today I am grateful for:

  • being a teacher... I can only appreciate it in the summer ;)
  • T.... a million times over.  He makes me a better person and helps me enjoy the little things in life.
  • time spent with friends... pool dates, mall walks, pedicures... nice
  • s'mores, sparklers, fireflies.... everything SUMMER
  • photo shoots!  One today... one Sunday... LOTS to edit!
  • a whole lot more... so in summary, life!

Chủ Nhật, 27 tháng 6, 2010

Crabby bibs

Made these today for the neighbor's twins.  Every Maryland baby needs a crabby bib ;)

Thứ Năm, 24 tháng 6, 2010

Sewing Project from Pattern #1!

Got the pattern for this here.  I learned a few things while making this... canvas is no fun to sew with... sewing with a two year old around makes for some not so straight lines.... patience is not my forté (but I kinda already knew that!).

How cute is my crabby fabric!?!?  I'll be making some bibs with that fabric soon!

Thứ Ba, 22 tháng 6, 2010

Count Your Blessings Tuesdays

Today I am grateful for:
  • one more day.  'Nuff said.

Thứ Bảy, 19 tháng 6, 2010

It can't be contained...

the creativity is just wanting out in all sorts of mediums!  I made C's father's day card today and it turned out pretty darn cool.  I also hemmed T's blanket and made my own little sewing project to try out the new machine.  Check it out!

C wants an iPad eventually but I couldn't afford one so I got him the next best thing... an iDad ;)






My first real sewing project... the most useless thing ever but turned out cute!  Next time I'll do the top stitching somewhere you can't see it... I had to do it there because I forgot to add the elastic when sewing it through the machine.  Oops!



Thứ Sáu, 18 tháng 6, 2010

Hermanito is here!!!

Hermanito came in a box today and the only thing keeping me from spending quality time with him is that I didn't get a chance to buy thread and fabric just yet.   It's good I didn't have all that on hand so I could do my niece's photo edits... but, there's always tomorrow!

Thứ Tư, 16 tháng 6, 2010

I don't claim to be strong willed...

I'm very very weak.  So weak, I will soon be the proud owner of this:

Thứ Ba, 15 tháng 6, 2010

Count Your Blessings Tuesdays

Today I am grateful for:

  • dinners out with C :)
  • cute dresses
  • 6 more days...
  • having my final exams ready to go and putting a dent in my grading hell
  • having a son who can't give a kiss without giving a hug too :)
  • the fact that T loves art as much as I do and he is good at it too!
  • starting a new skein of yarn
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In other news, I may be featured on the Dating Diva's website sometime in late summer!  They're going to share my Appreciation Journal idea with their readers.  How cool!? They asked for photos to share with their readers... here are the photos I sent them:


Thứ Hai, 14 tháng 6, 2010

Summer To Do List

I'm already getting psyched about summer so I thought I'd make a little check list of things I WANT to do and things I HAVE to do... lets see how much gets done!

HAVE TO

  • organize closets
  • work on my laundry situation and come up with a system
  • paint bathroom cabinet and bathroom walls
  • replace long blinds
  • visit my Aunt in DC
  • purge crap we don't use
WANT TO
  • go on a road trip to an area in MD we have not been to before
  • meet up with JP, B, AB, WX, JC, SB, CN and SW over the summer
  • put my feet in the sand three days in a row and a sandbox doesn't count!
  • go shopping with my Mom
  • find cool playgrounds to take T to
  • go to the pool!
  • check out a few museums
  • finish a crochet project
  • SHOOT a wedding!!  ;)  

Thứ Năm, 10 tháng 6, 2010

Primele Bijuterii din Hartie!

     Primele mele bijuterii! Din nou uimire totala cand am descoperit ca se pot face bijuterii din hartie. Desigur primul cuvant care iti vine in minte este imposibil, caci asociezi hartia cu ceva perisabil , te gandesti ca transpiri... se uda... te prinde ploaia .. se uda... o scapi in apa... se uda....trec peste partea cu inflamabilul. Wrooong!!
     Nu se uda, sau mai bine zis chiar daca se uda nu pateste nimic. Pai hai sa analizam putin pentru cei ce aud prima data de bijuterii din hartie. Cand lucrezi hartia, desigur ca e fragila, super fragila, dar ... aici vine minunea, o poti  proteja dand o  un strat de lac peste. Desigur spunand lac, te gandesti la cel de mobila. Dar in comert, am descoperit ca sunt o groaza de substante  de protectie pentru hartie. Waaw! Grozav nu??  Va spun eu , da si nu. Da, pentru cei ce isi permit sa cumpere si un NU mare pentru restul.  Pai sufleteee, pe mine ma costa lacul de protectie cat toate bijuteriile pe care incerc sa le vand intr-un an. E.. glumesc nici chiar asa dar oricum e scump, pentru buzunarul meu desigur. 
     Uneori ma gandesc ca buzunarul asta e rupt , caci sa-i ia naiba de bani daca raman acolo, stiti cum dispar? 
Deci ,   daca nu ne permitem sa cumparam lac de protectie, ce ne ramane de facut ca sa terminam bijuteria?? Pai simplu.. sa improvizam. Deci : luati o pensula de desen cu parul moale si drept, un borcan  gol de dulceata sau  ma rog un recipient cu capac si cautati prin debara borcanul de aracet ramas de la zugravit( nu de la zugravit, ca nu e bun, ramas de la... de la ..  ramas si atat!!). Va zgariati  degetele incercand sa desfaceti capacul, sau ceva mai  usor, taiati capacul cu un cutit de bucatarie sau o foarfeca ,daca borcanul e din plastic desigur, apoi luati o surubelnita de la sot din scule si dati o gaura in stratul gros de aracet intarit de la suprafata. Largiti putin gaura si turnati ce mai aveti  in recipientul gol. Acum puneti peste el putina apa, asa ca la clatite, amestecati bine pana se dizolva complet ( daca are impuritati strecurati, continutul printr-un tifon) si  GATA lacul de hartie. 
    Acum trebuie sa va puneti rabdarea la incercare desigur, luati pensula si incepeti sa lacuiti bijuteria, mai intai pe o parte, lasati la uscat bine, lacuiti pe cealalta parte, din nou lasati sa se usuce bine, apoi lacuti lateralele si fiti atenti sa nu lasati nici o bucatica de hartie neacoperita. Sa nu va speriati daca   bijuteria e toata  alba , la sfarsit aracetul devine incolor . In fine,  o sa vedeti ca a meritat tot efortul. Stratul de aracet nu numai ca protejeaza hartia, dar o intareste asa ca nu va mai faceti griji ca se boteste si desigur ii ofera luciul dorit. Va garantez, probat, ca trece de toate intemperiile.  Nu va ramane decat o solutie: incercati!










Appreciation

I just received a lovely journal from a student as a gift and since I don't keep a written journal, I was trying to find a way to use it.  I came up with the Appreciation Journal  I wrote "M's Page" on one page and "C's Page" on the opposite page.  On my page I wrote the date and something my husband did either that day or the previous day that I really appreciated or loved.  The journal started simply with "I am so thankful that you put gas in my car last night so I wouldn't have to do it this morning."  I gave the journal to C and explained what it was all about-- he was sold!  He grabbed the journal later and wrote his first entry which was "Thank you so much for sweeping the front and weed whacking the backyard!"  Since I'm artistic I drew little cartoons with mine but I'm not expecting C to do the same ;) 


Want to try the Appreciation Journal with me?  So easy to do and so nice to open up the book and see something written there! 

Thứ Ba, 8 tháng 6, 2010

Count Your Blessings Tuesdays

Today I am grateful for:

  •  "ME" days
  • having a CLEAN house and knowing I did my best to clean it
  • freshly mowed grass (Thanks to C for his mowing skills and my weed whacking skills-- team work!)
  • stupid movies (Blades of Glory anyone?? and Lifetime Movies... yes!)
  • having finished a crochet project (even if it is too short to be a scarf... and turned curvy... I *did* finish!)
  • 12 more days-- only 9 of which are "instructional"  

Thứ Hai, 7 tháng 6, 2010

Paper Art!

        Aici aveti la propriu o incercare de a-mi testa limitele, am vrut sa vad daca pot si am putut!
Template-urile sunt trase la imprimanta, descupate apoi lipite sa arate astfel. Dupa parerea mea , oricine le poate face, chiar daca nu sunt chiar atat de simple precum par. Cand vezi coala imprimata , zambesti, zicandu-ti ca asta e lucru manual pentru copii de gradinita... apoi cand te apuci sa le lipesti iti schimbi parerea. 








Chủ Nhật, 6 tháng 6, 2010

Happy Birthday to C... (warning: mushy stuff ahead)

Gosh... I'm one lucky girl.  28 years ago today, the one person in this world who was meant for me was born.  I'm lucky that almost 10 of those 28 years were spent with me.  C has brought so much to my life and I am grateful for him.  He really does complete me and we make up for each other's weaknesses.  Not only is he a great husband but he's an awesome father and my best friend.


Thứ Bảy, 5 tháng 6, 2010

Details Are Everything!

     Din nou tablouri. Sunt preferatele mele desigur. Aici gasiti modele unice dar si reproduceri mai mult sau mai putin ale unor tablouri   gasite pe net , ale diferitilor creatori de quilling. Imi cer scuze  creatorilor ,daca unele tablouri se aseamana foarte mult cu cele originale, la majoritatea gasite nu erau tutoriale, deci le-am facut cum am crezut eu. Mentionez ca la inceput , nu retineam numele site-urilor sau creatorilor, deci nu pot mentiona pe nimeni. Sper sa mi se ierte impolitetea.  
     Tabloul cu usa rosie, l-am visat intr-o noapte, iar a doua zi m-am apucat ferm de el, mi-am schitat desenul in minte si m-am pus pe treaba. 
Daca aveti intrebari ma puteti contacta aici sau la adresa mea de mail din profil. Sper ca aceste tablouri sa va incante si pe dvs la fel de mult cat m-au incantat  pe mine.




















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