Rain rain go away!!!

Usually I see the glass as "half full"....but I am here to tell you, I am officially sick and tired of the rain!  yes, that is right! 

We have peas and beans, carrots and lettuce, potatoes and zucchini, strawberries and blueberries all planted, and waiting for SUNSHINE!!!!!!  Please!

I do not mind the rain...but now I am ready for the sun...hey, is that a song?  I dunno!

We butchered the very first batch of chickens this week, oh my goodness!!!  They were huge, I cannot wait to eat one of them!

We are getting ready for the SUPER CROP at the store...the date is June 18Th 2011 from 10 to 10, hope to see some of you there!

Went to see "PRIEST" today...it was interesting to say the least....I am still on the fence with this movie.

Scrapbook CLUB was so great on Friday...I just love these ladies....you know...anyone can join!

Nikki started her "altered book club" on Sunday...OMG!!!  you should see what they started, it is amazing...you can join that club too!

That is it for now ladies...just a catch up day....love and peace to all of you!

New BLOG to check out

Check this out ladies...you won't be dissappointed.  This is a fun new Blog to follow for fun and inspirational ideas.... http://thehensdenteam.blogspot.com/

Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers Day to all of my very special friends who are mothers...have mothers...want to become mothers, to all of you...It truly IS the best job in the world!

that's all...enjoy the day!

Fabulous quote!

Totally had to lift this....it is so true, more later ladies, ENJOY THE SUN!!!!

ART JOURNALING.....

Art Journaling, Visual Journaling and Altered Book Workshops

with Nikki Pitcher

Free yourself from the 12x12 square. Embrace your child-like instinct to tear books apart and write on pages not meant to be written in. Give your photos and memorabilia a fun place to stay. In my new workshops we will be altering books, making journals and creating alternatives to traditional scrapbooks. We will tear apart old books and fill them with pictures, images, paintings, drawings, embellishments and more. We will create unique journals to take with you on your vacation or to record everyday life and moments. These workshops will be held once a month along with a monthly Altered book club. Please call the store for more information.

-Art Journaling: Art journaling is the creative process of pulling together color, words and images as you wish on a page. The process uses paint and drawing techniques along with images and words to tell your story.

-Visual Journaling: Visual journaling is a creative way to express and record life's experiences, feelings, emotional reactions, or our inner world - visually and verbally. The process uses images on paper in an abstract way to tell your story.

-Altered Book: a form of mixed media artwork that changes a book from its original form into a different form, altering its appearance and/or meaning. This process can alter a book’s pages or tear apart a book and rebind it back together.

Spring Break is Over!!!

Well over for my boys that is!  My daughter called this morning from Bellingham and said they had 2" of snow on the ground and that it was STILL snowing!  Such weird weather we are having.  That being said...they trees are blooming everywhere, and are so so pretty, the daffodils are blooming everywhere too!  I love SPRING!  Yes even the rain,. 

I am getting ready to go to the BEACH for a 3 day scrapbook weekend with my friends...OMG I am so excited to get away!  I hope to get some pages done too!  We have lots of great new stuff at the store (Sharin Memories), we got quite a few new PRIMA flowers and bling, MAYA ROAD darling albums and tiny rose ribbon, new tubes from SRM and some Mother stickers, Lots of good stuff!

We have a lot of crops on the calendar this month too, please check out the website for dates and times.  Next month too, NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY is right around the corner too.  I am hosting a fun dinner crop for that day...May 7Th Saturday from 4 to midnight, I only have 8 spots left, so check your calendars to see if you can come!

I am making some paper flowers today as a demo, so if you have time...stop by and make one with me!  Also, I cannot say it enough, Thank you for supporting our store, you are what keeps us in business during this difficult time!  So THANKS LADIES!!!!

April Showers...for sure!

Wow!!!  What a CRAZY day of weather today, beautiful sunshine in Rainier....then my husband says it is snowing like crazy!  Sun in Olympia...or oh no, rain, or is that hail?  snow? sunshine?

Well they DO say April showers bring May flowers, so I am guessing that we are going to get so many flowers in May...I'm just saying....

I don't mind the weird weather, it's just that I DO mind stupid people, and the way they drive in the weird weather, and that is all I am going to say about that!

We have gotten a delivery every day this week so far from Scott, my UPS man, and he has brought quite a lot of goodies:
1st we have Timepiece from BOBUNNY
2ND  fabulous new ribbons from MAY ARTS....wait that was last week
3rd we have Twig from MY LITTLE YELLOW BICYCLE and some really cute pieces from their spring line too
4Th  lots and lots of PRIMA I have ordered 3 times in the last 3 weeks, it is delicious

NOT HERE YET:
Carole said she ordered rose ribbon and little albums from MAYA ROAD, so hopefully they will be here soon.

We have a NEW instructor to welcome to our fabulous little store...Nikki, and she has the most amazing mixed media art journals she is teaching.  Stop by and check the CIRCUS art journal out!

We also have a few old instructors too ( just kidding)...We have some vintage card classes going on (stop by and check out the "MAN" cards,  and Cricut classes, exploding box class, and even special discounts during EASTER week! We even have a CROP almost every weekend this month, leading up to the BIG celebration of our 3rd birthday,come and join us for that, More details coming!

I will leave you with a couple of kits that are for sale at the store...ENJOY your evening and then tomorrow!