+ am thankful for all of your sweet comments, emails and well wishes about my hubbys graduation an d trip to Haiti. thank you, thank you!!+ am glad to have made it to the weekend. my mo...
Welcome to a new post series: Work Spaces! I will be sharing different workspaces of other bloggers/crafters/shop owners I have "met" via blogland or etsy once a week for the next several wee...
My hubby left very, very early this morning with a team of men from our church to go to the Dominican Republic and then on to Haiti. The team consists of five men and they will be in the DR and Haiti...
Ive heard of people making their own fabric covered buttons and have been looking into figuring out how to make my own. Well, I was at Wal-Mart the other day, looking around in the sewing section and...
Rob graduated with his Masters of Divinity this past weekend. Yay! There were definitely (lots) of tears shed :) We are absolutely grateful to God for sustaining us as we walked through a very challe...
Are you ready for Summer?! Savor the long, warm, sunny days by capturing those special moments and the day-to-day in this Mini Album Kit. The kit will be available in my shop this afternoon around 3p...
Just finished up another custom wedding book for a bride in France :) Their theme is a vintage-type "Once Upon a Time...", so I went with vintage-themed papers, including browns, tans, and pa...
So I finally figured out how to make a mini album out of one sheet of cardstock paper. Ive seen these done before, but I had trouble with the folding part. After much trial and error (I know, it shou...
A very busy, but absolutely fabulous past several days around here. Getting my workspace cleaned up and organized little by little (a new post series is coming soon on workspaces! look for it within ...
Happy Friday! Mothers Day is this weekend :) Looking for a last minute DIY gift? Here are some fun ideas that are thoughtful and fairly simple to make :) Have a fabulous weekend!Tiny Polaroid Magnets...
A very happy birthday to our sweet, sweet oldest son, Jimmy. We cannot believe he is 5 years old today! :) What a blessing and joy from the Lord he is. So grateful for the gift to be his parents, so ...
I love confetti. I know that must be obvious, because I am always coming up with (and sharing) projects to use it in, and most of my journals I make or sell have confetti windows :) I was trying to c...
I mentioned last week that I am taking a photo each day this month and will be putting them into an album at the end of the month. A simple approach to capturing one moment each day this month, ...
Finishing up putting together Summer Journal Kits. These will be available sometime next week :) So excited to finish them up and put them in the shop! I will be keeping one of these this summer - ch...
hand-cut labels are from here. journaling cards are from here.
I have a goal for May: to take a photo a day. I usually take photos daily anyways, but am making it a goal to consciously take a photo in order to put them together in some sort of mini album at the ...
Hello May! My goodness, we are almost halfway through the year! Out enjoying the sunshine, warmth and food with friends at a local park today :) A couple years ago, Joanne, from Ready, Set Craft! sha...
My name is Aly, and I blog at artisandesarts. I live in Ottawa, Canada, where I am a French teacher to a wonderful grade 5/6 class. In addition to that, I teach art daily to K-6, while my students ar...
A quick note to let you know: Im at 498 sales in my etsy shop! Whoever places the 500th sale will receive an extra little package of paper and other bits of goodness :) So if youve been eye...
I received some watercolor pencils and paper for Christmas and have been experimenting with them here and there :) I know they arent the real watercolor paints, but (even though I was an art major in...
This recipe has been a spring and summertime fave in our house for quite some time. It just tastes like summer. Its so, so yummy and will disappear quickly. A perfect recipe for a get-together ...
Yesterday, I shared my latest mini album, and how it is made from a single sheet of 12"x12" scrapbooking paper (cardstock). So for today - a step-by-step of how to make your own :) Im thinkin...
Finishing up this cute and quick mini-- its made from one sheet of 12"x12" paper! Will be sharing the final later today :)
excited for the weekend. not really any big plans in the works. which is just how we like it :) as mentioned before, we are in the thick of the end-of-the-semester and end-of-masters-program with my ...
I wanted to throw together a super quick journal with blank pages (much like this journal, but with blank pages) that could be used for throwing in a purse, taking along, and using for sketches. I de...
around here. + it is finally strawberry season (!!). i love that we have a local strawberry patch 10 minutes from our house. so easy to run over there and pick fresh strawberries every couple days. +...
Thank you all so much for playing along! I promise, I will be doing another giveaway of mini paper packs soon - my stash is still in need of thinning :) And seriously, I love giving paper away :) So,...
Thank you all so much for the sweet congratulatory comments and emails about our news :) We are so incredibly excited and cant wait to meet our sweet little girl :) To celebrate - a giveaway! :) Two ...
Working on making a few of these right now - any ideas what they are? :)Dont forget to enter the giveaway for a Mini Scrap Paper Pack - I will be choosing two winners later today!
yep, we are having a sweet baby girl in september :) so very excited about this new little one. excited for her to have 2 big brothers, and especially excited about how excited her brothers are :)
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