Frou Frou Gypsy in Combat Boots

so i just posted that i was hoping to take over some space in my kids' playroom. Secretly i look at the HUGE corner in my bedroom, the one i didn't know what to do with, the one i decided should be a cozy little nook for me, the one my DH said i could have...and the one i foolishly decided that i didn't want to put a desk in because i didn't want all that STUFF in our bedroom to kill the romance and ambiance! shaaaaaa! Who really has that when they have young kids, or any kids at all, at home? Well, my DH gave me $1000 to buy myself a chaise lounge. Generous i think. Well we found this one and got it for $400. This was, hmmm a year and a half ago, and i am not really sure what i did with the rest of the money....rolls eyes...i know, i know! I spent a lONG time looking for a lamp to go in the corner behind the chaise. But it needed to have a on/off switch at the top, not the bottom, and it needed to hang over the chaise, not shine up...and it needed to not be modern...an...

Apparently the stars aren't aligned for me to craft right now. I have been on a cleaning out and organizing binge. I am really wanting to scrapbook...and i really need to make some cards! Maybe over the LONG weekend I can manage something. I am also considering...and exploring....taking over part of the kids' playroom, which they rarely use, for my crafty corner. Wish me luck. I have been purging toys and tossing things when the kids aren't looking. Sending things to Gran's.....she wants new toys there...and i want to get rid of some! Hope you are all having a great week! always cyndi

I have been steadily working on my DS birthday for several weeks. The invitations are almost ready to print *see the front above*. The party isn't until 9/20 so i have a little bit of time. I have to admit that i have gotten several ideas from looking around online for Indiana Jones Birthday Party ideas. this one http://sippycupsareforchardonnay.blogspot.com/2008/06/indiana-jones-birthday-party.html is one of the best that i have seen. I have taken some of her ideas, and some I got from other places and turned them into things that will work for us. I am honestly not as creative as i appear, i just get ideas from others and tweak them to suit my needs. I wish i had more to show you right now, but i just don't. Things are in the process of coming together and nothing is quite finished yet. I do have to say that the MAIN part of the party is going to be an adventure to help Indiana recover some stolen treasure. My BFF 's husband is going to dress up as Indy and my DH is g...

I have movie night with a friend of mine about everyweek. We totally abuse his netflix account. Anyway, he usually picks movies that I can't stand! Like really bad things i need to erase from my memory, i cannot belive i just waitsted two hours on this type stuff. He has picked some winners though. This is one of them. I am totally haunted by this movie now and want to read the book. he has it. i am going to borrow it. always cyndi

Ok, so again with the hair. I just "re-dyed" it. and yea, its blue..like GROVER BLUE! but i love it. so much fun! so the darker hair color that is really blue is the most recent one, its called "electric blue" and the more aqua color is called "huckleberry blue" and that is the old color...the one that was fading and washing out horribly! I realize you are probably tired of seeing silly pictures of my hair..but hey, that's about all i have going on right now! More creative and amazing stuff will be coming soon i promise! always cyndi

School starts today for DS and we are up and at 'em and back to our normal routine...if anything we do is normal. Hopefully this will cause me to be creative and actually accomplish some things. I had gotten into a bad lazy summer slump! I am busy planning an Indiana Jones party for DS in September and helping the Duchess plan a flower fairy party for September as well! I am sure there will be goodies to show from all that! Be well! always cyndi

So, i have not been very creative lately, unless you consider my new hair color! But what i have managed to put together in the last little while is a workable system to save my DS's school work and memorabilia. His 5K teachers put together a small memory book for him at the end of the year, and it was in a small 3 ring binder. It gave me a super idea! I bought the biggest, sturdiest 3 ring binder i could find, then i decorated it.... Then i found these spiffy divider pages that have pockets...great for report cards or other things that can't easily be 'scrapped' or glued down to a page. I got enough dividers for ever year 5K -12. I used some of the pages that the teachers had put in the memory book they made, added some things i had saved from the year, and scrapped a few pages myself. So as you can see, all the things are slid into page sleeves...so as he grows i can go back and weed out things..like all the color pages or spelling tests from kindergarten that i ...