Custom Embossers and Stampers

These custom stampers from the paper cafe are great. Would make a perfect wedding gift, birthday gift or anniversary gift. I am just sayin'. Who wouldn't want a custom label to put with home baked or sewn goods?

One to remember...

I LOVE this idea from Ms. Martha's Team....so cute but this seems different from the other homemade cards everywhere. I want to remember this. Great idea!

A new year: 2010

I am looking forward to 2010. 2009 has been one of the very best years and also one of the most difficult. Here's hoping 2010 is a little more even keeled. I have a few goals I want to reach in 2010. Hopefully this list will help me keep track of what I want/need to do this year.

Projects:

• Get Pregnant
• Make hooded towels for nieces, nephews and project 1
• Nursery (are we seeing a pattern?!?)
• Aprons
  
• Natural cleaning products
• Lotion Bars
• Handmade pillows
• Molding and paneling
• Wrap around skirt (get your martha on)
• Recipe box
• Invent new recipes
• Wedding pictures organized
• Thank you's
• Backyard: add character
• Christmas stockings altered from Pottery Barn
• Embroider something
• Large white mirror
• Long curtains (find ones that I like) for living room and kitchen
• Quilted silk blanket
  
• New favorite recipes
• Plan dinners each week
• Get a library card
• Clean and organize office, guest room and closets
• House features that I love organized and categorized
• Find inexpensive nice ceiling lighting
• Metal tiles
• Invite more people over to our house
• Make homemade ice cream
• Plant herbs
• Front porch plant: Oversized terracotta pot with boxwood bush inside
• Book page wreath (domestic notebook)
• Wall in bedroom (pictures, sconces, shelves...)
• Headboard
• Goalboard for our family
• Take pictures of delicious meals
• Make a dress out of the ivory raw silk for Easter
• Homemade mustard and pretzels
• Cardtable "House"
• 72 hr kits
• Felt pockets for Tissues (MS blog)
• Go camping
  

Other:

• Dates with the hubby 1 x per week, atleast
• Get in Triathalon shape again (if not preggers). Otherwise continue to workout atleast 5x per week
• Triathalon in July
• Start running regularly (4 times per week)
• Practice piano for 45 min daily
• Read folio edition of Emma (my wonderful Christmas gift from Sarah)
• Read Scriptures daily
• Temple once per month
• Save $
• Take care of family
• Treasure friends
• Remember to breath, smile and laugh
  

2010 Motto:

"We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams."

-Les Brown-

Personal Letterpress...what a great idea!!!

I love this personal letterpress system. Who doesn't want this? Such a classy way to personalize cards, gifts, everything and anything. I saw something similar on Sarah's blog. Really a great idea! Love it.

Homemade Tree Skirt

With only one budget, I am trying to be frugal with my holiday decorating. I LOVE how everything turned out. It feels like Christmas. One of my favorite things is my tree skirt. I used some thick white and silver pottery barn napkins (a wedding gift from Sar and Em) that were about 22 inches wide and stitched them together, leaving one seam open to fit around the tree. Presto. I have a really clean and classic square tree skirt that looks like I bought it in an expensive boutique. (This pic is using my camphone. Not so good, but he who shall not be named lost our camera.)

NOTE: He who shall not be name did not misplace our camera. My deepest apologies for the mistake. I have added a slightly better picture from our recently found camera.

am in love....

I found this adorable hat on etsy....I can't stop thinking about it. Unfortunately, it is just for the knitting pattern and I do not yet knit. So cute. Would have been lovely on little Sam.

Snowflake Dollies

Love this from Martha....just simple doilies soaked in fabric stiffener. What a cozy white winter wonderland....great for even after the holidays.