pinkcherrymama's daily tidbits and nibbles

vintage buttons, crafty camps, sparkly waterfalls...

well, jimmie was off last week and the only thing i got done is this...

when jimmie's grandmother passed away about a year and a half ago, jimmie gave me a jar of her buttons. there were so many, that i decided to make some jewelry out of some and save some for the kids. she must have had some pretty great outfits judging by the styles of the buttons. all of the rings pictured above were made using her buttons, and let me tell you, it is not easy letting them go. i am trying to work on not being such a pack-rat, so i had to talk myself into the fact that i can keep some and let some go....even then, i only have the heart to sell one of each style...i am working on it! each of the rings is on sale now in my etsy shop. click here to check them out!

jimmie, the girls and i are gearing up to go to camp next week with the youth group...i am excited and scared at the same time. i have never been away from elijah for even a night and i will be away from him for 6 nights next week! ok, granted, he will be at the campground next door, i still won't be able to wake up to him in the morning or tuck him in at night. jimmie and i will be in seperate cabins as well! ay, yay, yay! the things we do for these kids! as part of my motherly torture, i will be giving each of the girls in my cabin a journal to decorate, write in, draw in, etc., as part of their daily routine....way to force my craftiness on them ;)

over the past week, we were fortunate to be able to spend some time with our friends and enjoy the beautiful mountains. lake tahoe will always be my home, even tough i moved about 30 minutes away....this is a perfect example of the beauty God has blessed us with....not only the scenic beauty, but also our friends and family...

ok, so when you think about it, seriously, how much more perfect could He have created this...i mean, the beautiful bay, the island in the middle...the waterfalls surrounding....it is truly awesome!

now i am off to finish laundry and other little things before leaving for the week...but before i go, i will hold on to the hope that i will get a short moment to do something creative...the never ending quest for that stolen moment with paints, paper and glue....i am so dramatic, aren't i!

if i happen to get that moment, i will surely post it here...don't you worry!

:P 

~r

i can breathe again!

WOW! it has been a very full, very blessed, very exhausting week! we had family from out of town staying for kalie's party wich brought the grand total of people sleeping in our home to 20! thank God for blessing us with a large home. the girls got to hang out with their cousins, all boys, by the way, and it was so cool to see them all together. kalie's party was wonderful. we ended up having to do it inside instead of outside......about 60-65 people in my living room! yikes :0 we had to move all of our furniture to the back hallway to fit everyone.

kalie was able to collect almost $600 dollars for the Tumaini School in Kenya at the party. Click the link to find out more. kalie is hoping she can continue to build a relationship with the school and eventually visit in person. ( with mama, of course!)

the cake was a hit...although i almost threw it across the kitchen before it was finally finished!

elijah got the entire mushroom to himself!

ok, i guess he did get some help :)

we are so lucky that our girls have such an awesome group of friends!

i have added some new stuff to my etsy shop. take a look and let me know what you think!

i am excited to have some time to work on some projects now that the big party is over. i will post some pictures of what i get done this week, (jimmie's off so he can keep elijah occupied for a bit!) 

have a great night and be sparkly!!!!

~r

SALE IN MY ETSY SHOP!!!!!!

good morning everyone!

just a quick note to let you know i am having a sale in my etsy shop. click HERE to see my shop. i will be adding a new kit this week as well, so keep checking back for that. remember, i sell my kits in limited editions of only 5 each!

have a great day!

~r

elijah update...

good morning!

i have received so many emails asking how elijah is doing. thank you so much for your prayers and thoughts! i am sorry i haven't updated until now. i guess once things get better, i take for granted that they were bad in the first place and don't remember to be thankful. 

anyway...elijah is good as new. it took about a week, but he is back to his curious, mischievious self again. God is good! the doctor has been monitoring him almost daily. she is the most wonderful doctor i could ask for. it turns out that what elijah had was most likely roseola. again, thank you so much for your concern.

"see" ya next week!

vintage button earrings and tea parties!

EDIT: today was the last day of school for my girls!!!!!!!!!!!! yay!

this is what's new in my etsy shop...vintage button earrings. hope you like them!

i am getting so excited! i can't wait for kalie's party. my mama and 2 aunts helped me TONS this week with some of the decorations...

and this is what happens when a small, curious child steals a favor and gets creative trying to open it with  SCISSORS!!!! YES, I SAID SCISSORS! i know, i know...i am a bad mama!

and after finishing almost 70 of these cuties, i decided to take them apart and change the embellishment! yep, i did. i will post pix when i am done.

i have to add some pictures of my pretty garden too...

and my little sunshines, playing in the rain...

i hope you all have a great weekend! summer is here!!!!!!!!!!! yay!

~r

busy making wonderland...

holy cow, i have been so busy! last night was the the final recital for my girls. i helped backstage and it was chaos as usual, but it all worked out. elijah has had a high fever for almost 3 days now, and i am finding it difficult to decide whether or not to take him to the doctor. everytime he has this fever, they just send me home with an Rx for antibiotics, and i am not so crazy about that. please keep him in your prayers :)

i have been having so much fun planning and creating all sorts of things for kalie's sweet 16! we have been soooo stinkin' busy with all of the typical "end-of-school-year" activities that it has been a little difficult to get anything done, but it is mostly over and i can concentrate more on the party now.

here is what i came up with for her invitations:

 

today, i am starting to make giant crepe paper roses to use for decorations. i am also going to make giant tissue paper puff balls, a la martha stewart, to hang all over. i will post pics tomorrow of what i get done, IF i get anythign done with my sick little guy :(

i hope you all have a wonderful sunday and start your week off good!

blessings and sparklies!

~r

shop is open!

helloooo....

i have finally re-opened my shop! my etsy links are back up on the right side of my blog. i only have a few things so far, but i will be adding more every few days. please leave me some feedback and tell me what you like/don't like. i have a busy, busy weekend ahead with recitals, family, meetings, etc., but i will be back monday with some new things.

 have a great weekend!

~r

Alice and The Tumaini City Mission School, Nairobi, Kenya

my daughter, kalie is turning 16 next month!!! i can NOT believe it.... we have been planning her "sweet 16" for a few months now. she has decided to have a "mad tea party" in the alice in wonderland style. we are having so much fun planning and making decorations...i will post some pics later.

kalie decided that instead of accepting gifts at her party, she will accept donations to be sent to the Tumaini City Mission School in Nairobi, Kenya. our church sent a team there this past april and she was touched after hearing that many kids don ot go to school there because they cannot afford it. i am still in awe of kalie's giving spirit and selflessness. here is a link to a website with more info and a video as well. with the money kalie raises at her party, she will be helping children who are living in one of the largest slums in the world, to go to school and get an education. kalie's goal is to, in any way she can, help these young people get themselves out of poverty and have a chance at a better life through education and through spreading Christ's love with our actions.

i hope this gives us all, me included, some inspiration to pay it forward, commit random acts of kindness, do any little thing that will start and continue a chain of kindness and grace to others. any thing we can do to show others kindness can only make this world better, RIGHT?!

... 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

Matthew 25:40

sneeky peeky...

this is what i have been doing for 2 weeks! it has consumed me, my mother, the dining room table, the rec room table and the bedroom table....yes, i have a table in my bedroom too. i hope to have my grand RE opening on tuesday...yay!

 

 

 

i love glitter!

 

reduce, reuse, recycle! i love the way my cute little homemade spools came out. and now some daily randomness...

 

our resident frog is still going strong...

 

and these flowers are just so darn colorful...don't you think they would look awesome with a little bit of glitter?!

 

these are the moments that bring a little tear to my eye...

 

but only for a very short moment until the quiet is shattered!

ok, i will be back in the next few days with a video blog...but seriously, my hair looks like crap and i don't even know what to do with it anymore, so ya, the video blog has been on the backburner for a while :)

sleep tight!

~r

take me out to the ball game and give me some tacky glue too!

i got home at 2 am last night! i am sooo cranky...but my son and i got to go to our first professional baseball game, so i guess it was worth it. grampa bob and big daddy came too of course :) the A's played the royals. i took elijah down to the dug-out and got him 2 autographs on his little mini baseball mit...sweeney and crosby. don't ask me who they are, but i'm sure he will think it's pretty cool someday. we sat right behind home plate. perfect seats for our first game!

 

 

 

  

and now on to the REALLY fun stuff! this is what i am up to...

 

 

it's the little things that make me happy! kits will be available soon in the shop.

some other new stuff for my etsy shop...lots of sparkly things, fluffiness and vintage stuff...these kits will be available on etsy as well and ideas will be posted here. i will let you know as soon as i get them packaged and posted.

 

i have a ton to do, so i am off for an evening of fluffing, sewing, packaging and cutting! have sparkly dreams!

~r