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