pinkcherrymama

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

a little late night post...

sitting here in my little office, i am feeling guilty, as i dread the day in store for me tomorrow... my wonderful hubby was given 4 tickets to an oakland a's game for tomorrow night by a customer yesterday. oh joy...is my fist reaction; go ahead, call me a spoiled brat, it is the truth. if you could see the pure, boyish joy, exuding from his eyes, you would understand why i just cannot bring myself to tell him that i have no interest or desire to go to said game. he is soooo excited. all i can think about is the hideous drive ahead and dealing with elijah in the car for 8+ hours. anywhoooo, i know i will be glad i shared the experience with my hubby and son and my daddy, but for now, i am wallowing in my hole of self pitty at what lies ahead...

ok, i have pulled my head out now....

i am working on some new projects for my etsy store. there is nothing there yet, so i have not posted a link, but God willing, i will be getting some items listed before the week is over and i will be putting up a short "how-to" video as well. i have to admit, i am a little excited about my new direction with the shop. paper, ribbon, buttons, glitter...it is all just so exciting! much more exciting than any silly ol' baseball game, psh! i will post pictures and sneek peeks of my new stuff on wednesday...i know you will be on the edge of your seat until then! ;

 

new "vlog", mother's day cards and flowers

 

ok, so i hope i did a little better this time!

happy cinco de mayo! i am making carne asada...again....any excuse.

a few random photos of the past few days...

 

britt and mr. leiknes- talent show mc's extraordinaire...

 

my awesome hubs making mother's day cards...how cute!...

 

pink strawberry plant...

 

that's all for today...gottta rush down to the school for a dance meeting! see ya'll tomorrow!