mama's been busy

new layout!

This one is based upon a layout at American Crafts. Copied it nearly exactly. :)

The Twinery Twine rocks!

The Twinery is an amazing source for twine. They have so many colors and they are the kindest people. Which matters.

And did I mention a whole bunch of colors???

Here are some projects that I made for write. click. scrapbook. 

This one is a tiny little wreath that I made for our tree. It is going to look great next to our button wreaths. And my Lavender thinks it looks just like a candy cane!

Three greens meant three trees. Lavender was excited to find trunks. Good thing we have a dead tree in our yard!

Vignettes are about threes. And I have needed a third item for a long time. When I saw the shade of yellow I knew just what I wanted! A wooden spool from the craft aisle, a button, and a bit of hot glue, and voila!

I have family coming to town in November and am trying very hard to get my house ready. I made a sign for the wall. And then stitched it with the twine. I love it!

That's it for today! I really should blog more often. And just might.

my peace

i should rewrite this journaling. it doesn't tell the story. of how i stand on the beach and immediately become another person. no, the same person, but the truer, more essential person. the person who is grounded. and for whom nothing seems overwhelming.

seeing the size of the ocean reminds me that i am small. and that nothing is that significant. in a good way. i love the perspective of realizing that things ebb and flow all around me and i am just a part of the universe, and that it is not all my responsibility. in fact, it hardly notices me at all. my role here is neither crushing nor essential.

the roar drowns out all the other noise: both that around me and that inside my head. it is the one place i can truly just be. just sit and be. no busy thoughts. no sore head. nothing at all. i don't have that anywhere else.

the colors are my essence. blues and greys of every hue. visual peace and harmony.

here, everyone is entertained by the sand and the water. nothing plugs in. nothing is digitized. laughter plays on the treble clef, accompanying the bass of the water. together they bring peace to my heart and my soul.

here i feel my father in heaven. i feel His power. and His awareness of me. this is a curious juxtaposition against the nothingness that i described above, but they truly work together. i am certain it is also intertwined with the part of not having busy thoughts. tha clarity of thought allows me to be more contemplative and more aware of my spiritual yearnings.

one day i will have this out my front door.

until then, i will visit yearly if at all possible.

fancy lady

she looks so tiny wearing my big glasses! love that!!

Birthday!

No theme this year. Just some needed clothing and our annual cd!! #42? where did the time go?

Happy Birthday! write. click. scrapbook.

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you are enjoying your birthday blog hop!

To help celebrate, we are all sharing something we love about write. click. scrapbook. This is a tricky one for me, as I spend about 30 hours a week with my baby and am at a bit of loss as for what to say, besides everything.

First, the team. For me, it is having the camaraderie of the team. Together we have babies, lose jobs, get jobs, say hello to babies, and goodbye to teens. We sometimes giggle so hard we snort. We laugh. We smile. As I read their blogs, and their pages, I am blown away by the quality of soul that they have. Amazing women who are so much more than their pages. I am honored to have them in my life.

The thing I love most about the write. click. scrapbook. site is that we create pages that are real. Pages that represent our real lives. Ups and downs. Pages that are artistic, but that remain true to their purpose of storytelling and memory preservation. I love that we are longtimers. I love that we are more concerned with your pages being authentic than we are with them being trendy. I love having a scrapbooking place to call home where the team is supportive and amazing, and where I can grow old. A place that celebrates our craft and hobby. And realizes that scrapbooking is a way of life and a way of living. I hope when you stop by, you feel our passion for scrapbooking, and are filled with a desire to make more or better pages.

This month, for our gallery, we paired up with a teammate. I was fortunate to get Karen Grunberg. The thing I love most about Karen's pages is how tenderhearted they are. I love that she fills boy pages with pink and butterflies. I love her design sense. And her titles. Her long journal-rific titles!

Here is a peek at my layout.

You can see my layout in the write. click. scrapbook. Perfect Pairings gallery.



Thank you for stopping by! I will have a printable up shortly for you as a little gift for having stopped by.

My letter is

and your next stop is the most amazing Monika!

Thank you for making write. click. scrapbook. special!

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