pinkcherrymama

hey, that was MY idea!!!

ok, so yesterday, i was looking through the lastest edition of one of my scrapbooking mags and low-and-behold, there was a short tutorial on a technique i have been doing on my pages for quite some time...crocheted borders...so, i am posting mine again...because after all, that was MY idea, and mine is better, darn it! i'm just kidding, but i have been doing it for awhile, so here it is again, because i love it so much.

since my sewing machine is being fixed, i will be doing some other fun stuff for a couple of days. i can;t wait till tommorrow, me and my friend diane are going to have a mommy day and maybe go to the movies and then make some fun stuff! yeah!!!

"see" you tommorrw!

~r~

sewing machine woes...:(

!&%$#!*#^#$$&!!!......my dang sewing machine decided to break on me today...excuse me for that outburst...i am MAD! i am right in the middle of a bunch of etsy projects, and BAM, sewing machine decides to start skipping stitches...anyone have any hints? can't find the manual either!!!

anyhow, here is what i've been up to since last night...

i'll post pix later after i figure out the sewing machine and finish!

now,  off to wallow in my misery and try to fix the !#$%^&* sewing machine... i was on a roll too :(

absolutely nuthin' done today...

well, with all good intentions for a very productive day, i set off with my "gung-ho" attitude this morning...but, to my dismay, i didn't get anything i WANTED to do, done. on the other hand, i did get alot of stuff i NEEDED to do, done...but that's no fun! i went around town dropping off letters to the area grocery stores for our food for families outreach at church, got some "buisness" stuff taken care of with suppliers and...that's about it. BORING...

so is anyone going to inspired. in may? please let me know if you are. i am BEGGING my hunky hubby to let me go, and if he says yes, i will need a roommate!

let's see...ooh, i got my pretty camera strap from em and the cute little stamps i won too.

so, tommorrow is a new day and i WILL get some things i WANT to do, done...i hope...we'll see...keep your fingers crossed!

pictures and maybe video tomorrow!

~r~

Hi lt.col. mark!!!!

i forgot, hi jeff! i am still working on getting a video of our girlies recital posted, so don't give up on me!

check back tuesday if possible. anyone who would like to, leave a nice comment for my friend in iraq!!!

our prayers are with you always

~r~

happy sunday!

after a very busy friday and saturday, i am home and trying to relax. not so easy though, i am not one to relax easily...

friday, i took my mom and kalie to tahoe for the day. 1st, we stopped to say HI! to daddy. kalie and eli hid in his truck and surprised him...

what can brown do for you?

i was able to pick up some supplies before shopping with kalie and going to lunch...i know, "supplies in tahoe?" you say. tis true, i did find some goodies at my local bead store and fabric store. the whole day was just nice.  i need to try to concentrate on having those days more often with each of the kids. lunch at the marina...

kalie has the same haircut as the little girls on her sweatshirt!

and then, a lovely end to our day....we went to the park that i grew up playing at, and played in the river for a bit...

so on to saturday...it was mine and jimmie's anniversay, so we took a lovely drive around lake tahoe and stopped at our favorite little shops, then had dinner at the buffet in harrah's. i HATE casinos! every time we end up going to dinner at one, i hit myself afterward, because we come out smelling like ash trays. oh well, the food was good. jimmie ate like 5 plates, eewwww! elijah was so good for us, the whole day. it has been a great weekend!

so, for tomorrow...i have lots of yummylicious fabric to play with and beads and trinkits. i will have some journals and books and jewelry in progress starting tomorrow, so a very creative week ahead! did i mention ALL of my teenagers are gone for the week? so, yeah, only the baby, and hopefully mama will want to "play" with eli for a bit so i can get some stuff made for etsy! i'll keep my fingers crossed :)

~r~

oil cloth creation...images of summer...

i was finally able to finish my oil cloth creation...and here it is!

i had made a version of this out of an old scrap of chipboard and a scrap of ribbon and scribbled on it with a sharpie...i was REALLY frusterated when i made it! but then, my mom kept saying what a great idea it was, so here it is. i just listed some here on etsy. it took me ALL day to finish this one because elijah has been a little monster!

yes, this is my little naked buns running away from us in the backyard. he is a fast little guy!

tomorrow, i think i will finally get around to the stack of comp. books that have been waiting on the dining room table to made into travel journals, etc. journals have been big lately...jes, my blog buddy has a cute one on her site. check out her etsy shop here. hope you are having a fabulous day, jes! ooh, and i am anxiously awaiting my pretty pink camera strap from em, and the stamps i won on her blog! check out her link, she has an awesome shop too.

have a great evening...here is a parting pic of summer......

sneak peak...new mantra...

here is a sneak peek at what i came up with using the oil cloth i bought over the weekend...i hope to finish tonight and get some pix up 2morrow of the finished product ...

in other news...i am going crazy not being able to talk to my baby girl for a whole week! while at camp, the girls are not allowed to have their cell phones and we can't really contact them unless it's an emergency since they are busy all day long...it sounds horrible, but it hasn't been as hard to deal with not talking to my step-daughter because i am used to going weeks without talking to her...i am really worried about how the 2 of them are getting along though! i guess if they were killing each other, i would have heard about it already...no news is good news, huh?

so, yet again, my sweet kalie rose has saved the day...yesterday evening was pretty bad for me. i sometimes get too caught up with life and let it get to me, and i know i shouldn't, but try as i may ,to fight it, i guess i am human. chuckle...kalie gave me her good ol' "mountains and valleys" speech about how in life we are always trying to get to the top of the mountain, but "stuff" keeps knocking us down or shoving rocks in our backpacks...this is a 15 year old talking, so just stick with me for a sec. anywhooo...she went on to say, "mom, don't let the rocks push you down"...she cracks me up. she is so right...so, my mantra for the day is, "this too shall pass", because no matter how bad my day or week or even year is going, i know that tomorrow is another day and i still can't wait to see what it will bring!

until 2morrow, my friends...

~r~

still crocheting.......

so, this is all i have been doing for the past few days, crocheting. i crocheted while i sat around waiting for the 4 people who came to my yard sale, and while i watched a movie with my daughter...

anyway, i dropped 2 of the kidlings off to go to camp this morning, a whole week with just the baby and the oldest! we are going to see what kinds of fun we will have...i got a hat done, but that was about it. it's a new design i came up with as i crocheted, i like it alot!

laundry, house stuff...you know the not-so-fun stuff, pretty much took up my day. we did watch "control" the movie about ian curtis from joy division, while i finished a hat...talk about a downer...it made me so depressed!

i bought some oil cloth over the weekend so we will see what i come up with using that sometime this week...i can;t wait, i already have a few ideas...

happy dreams and God bless!

~r~

yard sale hell!.........

i will post some pix later of some new hats i have been crocheting during my yard sale this weekend. i have had alot of time since i haven't had any customers.....so boring! i don't know how my mom roped me into this one...

yesterday was my step daughters 13th b-day...we had a nice dinner and took her to the movies (hancock) i made her favorite...pot roast and potatoes... we are sending her to camp as her gift (she begged to go)somehow though, it is never enough...i wish i could get through to her...any words of encouragement or empathy?!

cool pix later,

~r~

wednesdays nibble...

ok, why in the heck do i use that name, nibble? i hate that word, it makes me cringe when i say it, but it seems to sum up my days and trying to get a creative nibble in here and there amidst my daily chaos! so, anyway, here it is...today i thought i would hang out for a few minutes in my favorite chair and crochet.

i used some 100% wool yarn that is so cool... it is super skinny, then fat, then skinny, then fat, and so on...it makes a really cool design as i crochet. i will be making it into a small bag to wear diagonal across my chest...perfect for when i am in the city and only need my i.d and cash...i think i will make some cute little buttons if i have any left and use them on a scrapbook page...

good...afternoon....hey, i was early for once!

~r~