tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49523113798285791382012-01-27T18:16:43.637-08:00luckygirlgiftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543613061685781900noreply@blogger.comBlogger1551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952311379828579138.post-75274973893605180692012-01-26T12:07:00.000-08:002012-01-26T12:09:11.409-08:00

Busy, Busy, Busy!! (aren't we all??)Just working and thought these looked pretty. Have a lovely day.xoxoCari

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O.K, I was going to post these pictures a few days ago and then...I got sick! ugh!!! I never get sick. Anyways...I did a fabulous Christmas stocking swap hosted by Cerri Campbell. My partner was the amazing Wanda Clark from theratspajama. Look at what I saw when I opened the (very large) box. (Look at the items from Julie Collings etsy shop, LOVE the trees, Wanda dyed those herself!!) O.K, let me

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I am absolutely LOVING Yellow right now!!Probably because of lovely pictures like this. Check out acreativemint!! I could seriously pin about 50 boards from this blog. Soooooo visually inspirational.xoxoCari

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Another game of catch-up. Here are some photos of a Christmas Stocking Swap that I recently participated in. It was hosted by the lovely Cerri from littlepinkstudio.We were supposed to make a stocking! O.k.... I don't know how to work a sewing machine! I mean it, I won a wonderful sewing machine once and broke it, I took it and had it fixed and still can't work it.. I mean, I've even bought a

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Happy New Year!!O.k, Time for some resolutions.... again....but first..... I've got to play a little catch up. I was in a wonderful Christmas ornament swap with HollDoll from my Marie Antoinette group and these are the absolutely stunningornaments that she sent me. Look at all of the work that went into them!! I mean seriously, the ball ornament must have 50 handmade fabric roses! wow!!This

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O.K.!!I have officially become addicted to Pinterest!I'm obsessed, I have orders to fill......can't stop browsing....soooooo inspiring......I was actually dreaming about it last night!! Still haven't figured out how to put my pictures on my laptop and can't stand how slow my old computer is so?????? I'm at a blogging stand still. I'm going to have to call the guy at the Mac store.Be back soon

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It'll be here before you know it.I seriously, promise, saw a man hanging Christmas Decorations on his house today!(Image from GraphicFairy)and.... I signed up for my First Christmas Swap of the year yesterday!! yay!!This year, Christmas holds even more joy for me than normal, this year, my oldest comes home from school!!! yeah!! Dec. 15 th, I already bought her plane ticket! 44 days and counting

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O.K.....So I said I was back....Now, on my lovely MacBook Pro, I can't figure out how to download the pictures I need to be able to make wonderful posts..... Ugh!!I used to just stick my (large) memory stick into my computer and Voila!!No more.... Nope!!My memory stick is to big!Now what??Hopefully I'll figure it out soon.xoxoCari

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Hi all,I know I've been gone for soooo long but, I can honestly say that I think that this has been the busiest year of my life. whew!!I finally got my oldest accepted, funded, and moved into college. That was a process!Anyway......I'm finally ready to come back. yay!!I even got a MacBook today for my birthday so.....now I will really have no excuses for not posting.I'll even be able to post

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I'm finally listing some new items!I got super inspired by my growing collection of fabulous semi-precious and vintage glass beads and decided to make some earrings. You see, I recently moved a bunch of beads into little fluted tart molds and they look so darn cute, I couldn't help but be inspired.I've been corralling sweet supplies for awhile now and just haven't had the time to photo and list

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Not to long ago I received notice that I was going to be published again! I was so excited! (My picture is awful, click on the link on my sidebar to be taken to the actual printed version and to see my Halloween Ribbon)When the magazine came I immediately scanned for my item. I didn't find it. Uh oh! I thought I must have missed it, so..... I scanned again (more carefully this time) still no item

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Oh how I've missed you all! Life has been super crazy around here but let me try and get you caught up on what's been happening. First, I was in a little "Petite Inspiration Box Swap". Seriously, these are some of my all time favorite swaps. I just love everything little. So..... here are the boxes I made and shipped to my partners.This is what they saw when they opened their boxes....And these

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Wow, time sure does fly!!It was 2 years ago today that I opened up my "Goods" shop.This was my very first banner(click on image above to connect to my shop)The shop has been a dream come true and, as a Thank you to all of my wonderful customers and blog followers, I'm having an Anniversary Sale. Just enter the code "Happy2Years" in the coupon code spot at check out and you'll receive 20% off all

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'Perfectly Pink Gifts For Her' by TwigsAndLace I am so excited!! I can finally put an entire Etsy Treasury on my blog with links and all!!Julie Collings from theadventuresofbluegirlxo has a wonderful post today showcasing a treasury that one of her lovely items was featured in. I've always wanted to do this and handmadeology figured out a way!!O.k, so I thought it would be super easy but it takes

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Every month I'm given a challenge. I've got to create something based on some form of inspiration. This month, the challenge was based on a color palette. Just happens to be my favorite color palette! yay! So.....This being the month of Easter and all I created a little Easter Egg Box. This is the "inspiration" color palette. Pretty close. Hope you like it. Have a wonderful weekend.xoxocari

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I've been so inspired by all of the Easter posts going around lately that I couldn't help pulling all of my supplies out and making this adorable little Vintage Easter Ephemera craft kit. I actually made 4 kits, each one is a little different. Now..... I'm off to make something for a challenge that is due today. Ugh! I'm such a procrastinator!! I'll show you what I come up with tomorrow. Happy

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All art requires courage. ~Anne TuckerSo does cleaning up your desk!! lol I'm going to clean up, then pluck up some courage and create something.I'll let you see what I come up with.xoxocari

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What are your dreams? What did you want to be when you grew up? (first two images are from graphics fairy, click on them to link to the site)Do you have a bucket list? Mine had learn to speak french on it. Maybe you wanted to be a Princess!Maybe it's time to take out our "bucket list's" or maybe, make one."Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly."

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Oh how I miss you all!!I miss all of the beautiful, inspiring, inspirational blogs.I feel so out of the loop......Well, I'm almost back. I've been making 1200 little tiny rosettes forthe past 3 weeks.I can't wait till I can visit all of you again.xoxocari

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Sometimes Angels fall from heaven and we just have to thank God that we get to be near them. This is my Emma. She's 14 today!!!Happy Birthday!Let me tell you a little about this amazing "Angel". She has straight A's, almost A+'s and she has for the last 3 years. (she's a bit obsessed).She's not just smart, she's the sweetest girl I've ever met. Truly, parents of her friends (whom I've never even

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I love being challenged. Here's a little tag for a Valentines challenge I'm in. The theme: "Love is in the Air". The rules: distress, lace, and no pink or red. No problem......no really, as long as you use romantic colors and fabrics it screams "Valentines". Don't you think?!Tell me about one of your favorite challenges, if you feel like it.xoxoCari

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So, you know the old sayings that "we all want what we don't have", that "the grass is always greener" etc., etc., Well, It is true!! This morning I heard that another storm is headed for the East Coast. I know you're all probably sick of thembut, I sure do think it would be fun to be there right now. It's just to darn hot here in So. Cal. I mean seriously, it's winter right? 80degree days are

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O.K, so lately I've noticed that my blog is a bit pink!!! (all of these images are from the Graphics Fairy click on them to link to the site) Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore pink, it's my favorite favorite color. See, I appreciate almost all of the colors and so my favorite color changes every once in awhile but, Pink always stays!!But as of late, I've been a bit obsessed with this

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Here is what I've been working on this week.A Sweet Marie themed tag for a fellow artist. I love this image!! Then some press kits for an upcoming event. I think press kits are fabulous. Every time I get an opportunity to make them I jump at the chance. I use the event as a reason to create new items for my shops. The crowns will be in my goods shop soon and the ribbon flower is a decorated Bobbi

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Marie Antoinette Flower Swap RevealA while back I was in a flower swap with my Marie Antoinette art group.(link on the right side of my blog). These are the flowers I made. It was really fun learning the new technique of melting fabric and layering the petals. Super Easy too!!Most of my fellow swappers used the same technique. Amazingly, they all look soooooo different.I love to see the

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Just some "Bling" I've been working on.My grandma left me some vintage rhinestone jewelery and one of the pieces she left me was a fabulous bracelet and necklace set made of these(above) links. The necklace was broken. Which means, no guilt when re-using all of the lovely little links.

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Happy New Year!!Well, it's that time again. I hope you all had a wonderful and fulfilling last year. I also hope and pray that you all remain happy and safe through the new year.So, I've got a few questions for you.....What would you change about last year if you could? What is your New Years resolution?Here are a few of mine. I figure if I put it out there then I'll try a bit harder to stick

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I know I'm late but I still wanted to show you all of the amazing goodies I received from my Christmas swaps. So, today I'll show you my goodies from A Very Vintage Christmas Ephemera Swap and tomorrow I'll show you some fabulous ornaments from my ornament swap. First of all, Cristina sweetpeaink our hostess with some help from her momma put together these fabulous sewn bags to hold everything

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SHE DID IT!!O.k. as some of you may know, I've been M.I.A. (missing in action) lately. Well she's why. We've been going crazy here with her college ap, and essays and letters of recommendations, and sending scores, and transcripts, etc., etc., etc., well..... you get the idea. She's really smart and researched the statistics on early application acceptance in comparison with regular

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So, I have a question for you all. Do you ever feel bad when you cut up an old book?What if it was a German prayer book from 1863?I don't usually feel to bad about cutting up books. See, I feel like I'm saving them from obscurity. I'm taking something discarded and sharing it with all of you fabulous creators and by doing so turning something decaying and abandoned into fabulously cherished

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It's finally here!Remember when I told you I had a secret?I'm sure you don't, heck I can hardly remember what happened yesterday, anyways.......Here it is The very first magazine that my art has ever been published in. Yeah!!(Notice, I said first.., I'm being optimistic! lol)When I got the email ( I almost sent it to junk mail, ugh!) I was soooo excited, But, I didn't want to tell anyone because

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Happy Thanksgiving!What are you thankful for this year? I'd like to say I'm not thankful for being soooooo busy. But, I know that life has it's ebbs and flows and that this is just a time in my life when Chaos reigns! I know that the day will come when I am alone (or even just a little lonely once in awhile).For example, my oldest will be going off to college next year!!! Ugh, I can barely

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Just a little crafty re-organizing. Here is a peek at my newly (almost finished) craft space. My work space is wedged between the second fridge and the furnace in the garage. But hey, you gotta do what you gotta do! right?!Anyway, I couldn't take the yucky garage walls so I cracked open a can of "Ballet slipper Pink" paint. (I love that name don't you?)And, what a difference a can of paint and

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Surprise!That is the first thing I saw this morning when I grabbed my blackberry to check my emails. The Amazing Sadie from lollishops emailed me to tell me that my little shop is featured in an add that she placed in the most amazing online magazine!!! (I immediately start jumping up and down and squealing, which was really funny because I was in the drop off line at my kiddos school!!)How

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Happy Halloween!!This is about how I feel!! LOL I'll be back soon. Life is slowing down a bit finally. Just in time for the big Holiday rush!!Have a safe and happy Halloween.xoxocari

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Congratulations "lucky #7"!!! Yeah Nelly, just send me your email so I can get your goodies on their way!!Don't we all wish our birthdays were like this? and that we were that young again? Well.......maybe not that young! lolThank you for your sweet birthday wishesxoxoCari

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100th Follower yeah!!!Thanks to all of my followers for being so patience with my recent absences. Giveaway too!! scroll down to my previous post and enter, I know you're out there!!Now onto the big Senior Homecoming Dance!(the dance is a "Rock-a-billy" theme, we did the best we could)(notice the army boots. Thanks Ross!!)So, here's my senior getting ready to go on her very last Homecoming Dance

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I just wanted to show you guys some of the yummy things that I picked up at the last two swap meets I went to.Jackpot!!! Look at those lovely pink Mercury Glass picks and all of those wonderful rhinestone baubles. I also scored a bunch of those sweet little Czech glass flowers.Some more of the yumminess!! I love old labels, order forms, game scorecards, etc. Lately, I seem to be a magnet for them

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Hi all!!I know I haven't had much time to blog but I've been squeezing some time in to create. Here's a peak at my projects.These were super fun to make. I used Genuine German Lametta and vintage Mercury glass beads and ornaments. Then I got hooked on these sweeties. I didn't think I'd like making these very much because the directions say "do not measure your circles" Ugh!! I'm a

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Hi all,Thanks for hanging in there and being patient with me.You wouldn't believe all the chaos that's happening in my life right now! Hopefully, I'll find a few minutes to take some pictures of the goodies I got at the Long Beach Swap meet (over a week ago), so I can do a real blog post. Maybe I'll even share some?!! (does she mean a giveaway???? I think she does!!!) Be back soon.xoxoCari

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Saying "Good-bye" to Paris to the MoonIn case you haven't hear the bad news, Paris to the Moon is closing down. Boo Hoo!! This is by far my all time favorite artsy store. Where am I going to find unusual and handmade goodies that I can touch and swoon over anytime I want to. I am sorry to see you go after 9 amazing years, you will be missed.

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I just got an exciting surprise! I can't wait until I can tell you all about it.Have a wonderful day, be back soon.xoxoCari

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Hi all, just a quick little post to show you what I've been up to. Thank goodness for deadlines! Seriously?! If it weren't for deadlines I don't think I would get any crafting done lately. This sweet little box was my latest craft for the "More Paper than Shoes" forum. It was super fun to make and now I feel like I've accomplished something. Hope over to the blog by clicking on the icon to the

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I'm still here. We've been battling pneumonia. Ugh!! Don't worry, we're making it. School finally started for my oldest! Yeah that means they are all back in school. It's so funny how much I want summer to start and then how relieved I am when it starts back up. I'm a bit sad this year though.Yesterday was her last first day of school. boo hoo!! (except for college but that's different, you know

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It's finally here!! Check out all of the other reveals by clicking on the picture below. (The actual reveal is tomorrow, I posted a little early. Enjoy!!) It's time to reveal all of the yumminess that I received from my fabulous partners in the "Petite Bead Box Swap" hosted by the fabulous Cassandra Van Curen from myartfuladventures. Look at these fabulous boxes. WOW!!! What details!!My first

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Congratulations Mary Ellen!! comment #13Mary Ellen from Mary's meanderings, you are the lucky winner of my "Flea Market Sunday Giveaway" Now, I'm off to get some rest so I can play with the kids all day tomorrow, we are doing the free movies then a picnic in the park with bike riding.I'll try to take some pictures.My kids only have a week left of their summer vacation. :-(Have a lovely

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Welcome! Come on in and enter my giveaway!All you've got to do is leave a comment on this post by midnight tonight and you are entered to win all of the items below. These are pieces of my latest flea market finds and I'm going to share them with you. But wait, there's more....Hope over to lollishops blog and enter all of the other "Flea Market Giveaways" too. I was so excited when I found all of

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Warning! Warning! Warning! Fabulous items will be given away on Sunday!!Come back here and enter my "Flea Market" giveaway and then hop on over to Lollishops blog and check out all of the other giveaways. yeah!!! It's like hitting the flea market without leaving the house. xoxoCari

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We have been BUSY!!We've been going to the beach, the free movies, the pool, water parks, school clothes shopping, school supply shopping, soccer's about to start..... whoo! We are busy but, we are having FUN! Here's a peek at what I'm thinking about. Can you guess? It's crazy how fast time flys. Have a slow and wonderful summer. Hopefully I'll post again soon.xoxoCari

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Come visit this new creative forum!I was recently asked to be a designer on this wonderful new creative forum. It's called "More Paper than Shoes". There are lots of designers making fabulous little projects all the time, come over and visit when you get a chance. Here is my project for today.Have a lovely weekend,xoxocari

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Look at all of this yumminess!! Yesterday I visited this fabulous shop in Huntington Beach, CA. It's called Gramma's Attic. Where have you been all my life??? LOL O.K, so the shop is packed to the rafters with fabulous treasures everywhere. You will literally have to dig through the gorgeousness. I will have to go back at least three more times just to take it all in and by then there will be so

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I've been feeling the urge to create jewelry lately. These are my latest creations. I made them with rose quartz faceted beads, shell beads, and czech glass beads. I was inspired by this amazing package I received.This is what I saw when I opened the box.All of these beautifully packaged handmade silver and pink Marie Antoinette charms. Yummy!!Once unwrapped this is what I had. Who wouldn't be

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A Happy Mistake!!By some happy mistake I was put into two swap groups. My first group had been in contact, we'd talked a lot, we'd even sent and received our swaps when I received an email from Heather, our lovely hostess, telling me that my partners hadn't heard from me????????? Well, all's well that ends well. I was put into two groups and of course agreed, who wouldn't? So, this is what my

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The amazing Heather at speckled-egg hosted another of her fabulous "Petite Inspiration Box Swaps"The theme this time was "Paris" yeah, my favorite!! This sophisticated stunner is from Marsha at sassyminidolls my first partner. She did a fabulous job, so elegant. You should check out her blog.Look at all of the goodies that she packed into that little box. Yummy!!! Can you see the hand stamped

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Happy Anniversary Honey!!19 Years and still going strong. I am so blessed to be married to my best friend, nobody makes me feel as safe, and nobody on earth makes me laugh more than my hubby.Thanks for indulging me. I hope everyone is having a fabulous week.xoxoCari

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We are busy having fun!!This month is my month to pick the book in one of the book clubs that I am in. I am always a little nervous about picking the book when it's my turn. I'm always afraid that if I pick my favorite books that they wont like them. But, I did it anyway. This is by far in my top 10 favorite books of all time. The movie was really good too. I know that that is unusual but, it's

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I'm feeling Pink again!! I recently made a bunch of Pink and Silver charms for a swap that I am in.I don't usually use silver metal because I always used Sterling and I got tired of polishing it.I do love the way it looks though. These were so fun to make, I can't wait to see the charms I receive and assemble my charm bracelet. I might just be hooked (again!!) That does seem to happen to me

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I found my camera charger!! Yay!!So, here's a peek at what I made for my very first press kit. It's for an "ocean" themed event. I must say I was quite nervous putting my little kits together. Does anyone else get nervous when they are sending their creations out into the world? Maybe it's just me. I made these tiny flowers with pearls for the kits too.These were fun so, I made extras for my

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Here's a Sneak Peek at my Petite Inspiration Box Swap box. This time it had a Paris Theme. Yeah!! My favorite.I know I haven't been around much lately but I had big plans to change that. Yes, I said had. I've got lots of things to show you, the contents of these fun little swap boxes, some pictures of my first ever press kit, the super neat inspiration boxes I received, some new items I'm

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I am obsessed!!! I'm sure most of you can relate to one artsy obsession after another. (right???) Well, this is mine right now!! I am having so much fun soldering these little charms. I made them for my sons teachers as end of the year gifts. I put their initials on one side and the word "inspire" on the other because that's what teachers do. I made one for the room mom with her initial and

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Hi everyone,I know I promised pretty pictures but boy has this week been crazy.I'm sure many of you can relate. 4 kids and the end of the school year (little league, and drill team) = crazy!!!!So......Hopefully next week I'll be back to posting more. I do miss you all so.In the meantime, check out Tiffany Kirchner-Dixon's new blog thefancyfarmgirl. It's fabulous and been coming for awhile now.

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Well, our little visitor had her babies. After my last post about our hummingbird nest I asked around my neighborhood and was warned that the mama might abandon the nest. Well..... not my mama bird, she's still here and we discovered yesterday that her babies are here too. Unfortunately, there is absolutely no way for me to get a picture. She has (smartly) placed her nest on top of that tiny bulb

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Well, saying that I'm not the most organized person on earth, doesn't really do it justice. I'll admit, sometimes library books don't get turned in on time and teacher appreciation week gifts are a wee bit late. O.K, so I've always wanted to participated in Julie Collings (theadventuresofbluegirlxo)"Artful Thursdays" Her Thursday posts are definitely one of the highlights of my week. I've just

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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!!O.K, here goes..........The winner is the lovely Corrine Clark from 100 Pretty Things.Congratulations!! I'll get your goodies out to you right away.Thank you for helping me celebrate. On another note, the Fabulous Maija is having a wonderful giveaway too.Hopefully it's not to late, hope on over to her fabulous blog and become a follower. You wont be sorry!!! Sorry I

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Don't forget to enter my "Anniversary Giveaway!!" Just scroll down two posts and leave a comment. Giveaway ends at midnight tonight. Don't miss your chance to score some goodies.I love the Smells of Spring I wish I had "smell-o vision" so you could smell it too.The first "smell" of spring for me is the Orange blossoms. We have 4 citrus trees in the backyard that smell fabulous. Everyone who

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There is still time to enter my shop Anniversary Giveaway. Just scroll down one post and leave a comment.We have a little visitor!! and boy do I mean little! This is a hummingbird. She (I keep calling it a "He" for some reason) has decided to make her nest underneath out patio cover on top of one of the little lights that we have strung. I'm surprised that she did this, you see.... last year we

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May 1st is the 1 year anniversary of my goods shop!! So....... I'm going to have a giveaway to celebrate. I decided to giveaway some of my new items. These are featured on the home page of the lollishops site today.This is a fabulous pack of vintage children's book pages. Each pack has a beautiful original 1953 Dick and Jane page in it. The fonts and illustrations on these pages are wonderful. 3

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I Love Swapspart 2This is the last of the swaps that I signed up for this season. This one is ArtsyMamas May Basket Swap. My partner was the lovely Ellen from Ellasedge. The picture above is a detail shot of the front of my basket. WOW!These are (some) of the amazing goodies packed lovingly inside. Look at the little handmade pouch Ellen made me. (It's on the right hand side). She is going to

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I Love Swaps!!!And, the Petite Inspiration Boxes are probably my favorite swaps. I love getting creative little goodies. I think it's a fun challenge to use things that are different from the ones you would normally purchase. Kind of broadening your artistic horizons... The box above is the one I sent out to my three wonderful partners. Here is what I filled them with. The theme was "

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Hello everyone!!I've been MIA for awhile. I've been super busy with the kids on Spring Break. But, I did manage to squeeze in some time to "thrift shop". Look at some of the yummy goodies I found. I bought the necklaces above to re purpose but they look so nice on the sweet tray I am torn.....I think my absolute favorite find was this wonderful OLD French dictionary. I think it's a

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Happy Easter!!I'm posting this early because I'll be super busy tomorrow but I still wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter. This morning my family and I walked up to our community park and the kids participated in a gigantic Easter Egg Hunt. It was loads of fun, the boys probably got 50 eggs!! There was food and games and the Easter Bunny made an appearance. Just one of the reasons we love our

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Look at these Beautiful Goodies!!! I was recently informed by the lovely Cristina at SweetPeaInk that I was the lucky winner of her amazing giveaway. Cristina and I have been partners on a swap before and let me just say WOW!! If everyone could swap like that woman does!! Seriously, look at the way everything is packaged so lovely, and with such attention to detail. You should really check out

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! The "wearing of the Green". This is apropos today since my boys definitely are NOT wearing Green. You see, I have had a sick little boy home with a high fever for the last two days and last night his fever broke. Yeah!! So, this morning when I was getting the boys ready I was really just happy to have clean clothes for them to wear. It never even entered my mind that

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Strawberry Muffins did the trick!!Well, I actually found the time and gumption to make the Strawberry muffins I had promised my lovely family. I did have to run to the store in the middle of all of it though for a lemon, even though I have a prolific lemon tree. See, my kids like to play with the lemons and make a gigantic mess in the kitchen...... well, that's another story for another day.

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Daffodils and Strawberry Muffins!! I've been struggling with the blues lately. I am not the kind of person that generally allows that kind of thing so, I have been trying to figure out a way to snap out of it. Oh yeah, sure, I could do what I used to do, I could go to Michaels and buy lots of new crafting items, that always worked. Except for the fact that I have no money right now.Ugh!!So,

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" Oh, hello friend. You are loved..."Don't you just love that?!! That's what the blog is called. I just discovered it yesterday and I must say that I loved seeing those words on my blog list. It's such a nice affirmation. Kinda silly of me huh? Well, even if you don't add this stunningly stimulating blog to your blog list you should still hop over and enter their amazing (i mean AMAZING) giveaway

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Happy Birthday Emma!!Today is my youngest daughter Emma's 13th Birthday!! I can't believe how fast the time goes. I vividly remember driving extremely fast to the hospital on a really early Sunday morning. I was already in transitional labor and was terrified that she was going to pop out in the car. Well, she waited till we got to the hospital but couldn't wait for the doctor. Then, God named

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Drum roll please..........................Using the random number generator 188 entries (minus the 3 duplicates I removed) equals 185 entries. The random number generator pulled number 86 Sunny Tuesday.Thank you to everyone who entered.This was such a wonderful "Magic Carpet Ride"xoxoCari P.S. I put all of my valentines goods on sale for 15% off in my goods shop:luckygirlgoods.etsy.comand will

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Happy Valentines Day!! Come join me and lots of other bloggers and celebrate Valentines Day by sharing some of our favorite Vintage Valentines. (click on the picture above)Some ladies chose to feature lots of vintage valentines. I chose just this one this year. I think it's adorable. It says "I'll give it right back" on the inside. How sweet!! I also participated in Dolly's wonderful annual

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Just a Quick Post Today I recently participated in a soldered Marie Antoinette charm swap through my Marie Antoinette group. I was nervous to say the least. When I signed up for the swap I was still feeling very empowered from the Sally Jean Alexander class I took. But, when it came time to make my charm..... nerves set in...... Well, it only took two trys and I think it turned out pretty

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Whew!!! I made it. I didn't think I was going to get it done but I did. Yeah!! I am so happy to invite all of you wonderful people to enter my One World One Heart GiveawayThis years prize is this sweet little heart shaped wall hanging. I made it with vintage floral wallpaper, vintage lace trim, a vintage velvet flower and velvet ribbon. It says Mon Amie (my friend) in the spirit of this wonderful

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No, this is not my husband!! But, this post is about my husband. The good and the bad parts.First the good:Last Sunday night my husband took me to see the amazing Harry Connick Jr. in concert for our 21 Anniversary. It was a total surprise, especially with the economy the way it is. But, he was being romantic. How sweet!! This wasn't our first time seeing Harry. Our first time seeing Harry was

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Here they are...... Aren't they just wonderful?!!! I just can't even express how much I love this swap. I love everything little so this is perfect for me. I also feel like you can splurge with some really nice things because you only have to use up a small amount of your favorite supplies.This is the first one I received from the lovely Natalea from Kandeland she filled this fabulous creation

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Spoiler Alert!!Sneak peek at my "Petite Inspiration Box" swap.This is one of my all time favorite swaps. It's so much fun to get three little adorable packages filled with all kinds of creative bits and bobs. It's almost as fun as making and filling three little boxes.This year the theme was Valentines Day. Makes sense :-)I didn't think I was going to get these beauties done on time.Well, their

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Wow!! What a week. First, super duper busy making flowers for a really large order. A super talented artist ordered a ton of flowers and I can't wait to see her finished creations. I feel so lucky.Second, the flu!!! ugh. 3 of my 4 babies have had the flu this week. They've spaced it out. One every other night. I mean middle of the night. So, no sleep for me 2 nights this week. All the while

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I have an addiction. It's a newly acquired addiction.I don't think it's all that healthy(i guess most addictions aren't) I have been making millions of these little sweeties.Seriously, I even dream that I'm making them when I'm asleep I should be doing other things like: undecorating my really dead Christmas tree, or laundry, or 2,000 other things around the house.Instead, I'm making these. But,

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Well, it seems to be that time of year again.What time of year? you ask....Swap time, of course!!I just can't seem to help myself.I just love doing swaps. Especially the one above.Around this time last year is when I began blogging. I signed up for lots of swaps!!This one was by far, one of my favorites.This one was super fun to do too.Oh yeah, and One World One Heart (OWOH) is back for it's

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Hi everyone,I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and are still enjoying your weekend.Just a quick note to let you know I've placed my Christmas items on sale in my goods shop.Check it out when you get a chance.Have a fabulous weekend.xoxoCari

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I was lucky enough to join Thriftymisspriss's "Winter White" themed fat book swap. and, here is what I received.This page is by Kelly from inmysepiastudo. The little tag pulls out. Just adorable.This page is by Joyce from justifiedjourney.I don't know if you can tell from the picture but the house is on top of a fabulous satiny fabric with the most beautiful trims.This is one of my pages. I made

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I wanted to share what I received in another fabulous swap.This was the 2009 Bloggers Ornament Exchange swap.I have to think I actually swooned when I opened the package.These are so absolutely fabulous and yummy. The pictures DO NOT do them justice.My super duper talented partner (she sewed these!!! boy, I wish I could sew) was April from frilyyfrolic. I am so glad I was finally able to

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Whew!! The mad dash to finish all of the things on my list before school let out is done!!Yeah. Now, I can breath a little, slow down, and really cherish this last week before Christmas with my kids.I have missed posting soooooo much.I have so many wonderful swap pictures to show you. Here is the first one:The wonderful Katie who has a sweet little etsy shop Smart Li'l Cookie,contacted me and

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Hi all!Gosh, it's been too long.I am so crazy busy. I know everyone out there is too, I just don't know how you lovely ladies post so often.Maybe that will be my New Years Resolution, then I won't be beating myself up during Christmas. I recently participated in 2 fabulous swaps and intend on showing you the lovelies I received SOON.This picture should be o.k, to copy. I found it while searching

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I'm feeling Pink! O.K,Most of the time my family is really understanding about my crafting crazes.Some of the time they actually "get" it.Not so much with the whole "pink Christmas" thing. I can't seem to help myself though. I just keep creating in pink. I have a pink and white little Christmas tree right by where I sit in the family room but, that's about it. So, I just keep making pink things

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Happy ThanksgivingJust a quick little post to tell all of you wonderful ladies how much I am Thankful for you. I have been so busy lately, that I have been popping by your blogs and not leaving comments. I am planning on fixing that soon. (I hope) But truly, you wonderful, creative, generous, ladies have made me feel a sense of belonging and community. I no longer feel misunderstood. Well, I

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O.K, I talked about it enough, now let me show you what I made...I am of course referring to my soldering class with the famous Sally Jean Alexander (who is absolutely adorable and sweet as pie, by the way)The class was a Christmas House Necklace class. We made 6 pieces, 4 of them were 2 sided.Sally gave us about 40 minutes to do our artwork. Ugh!! I don't usually work that fast. It turned out to

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Here is a peek at some kits I just put in my shop.I was super inspired by the "winter white" theme used on a recent chubby book swap I participated in. So, I put together these adorable little kits in similar color combinations as the ones I used on my pages. Silver, creme, and pink! Yummmm!This kit is silver, creme, and aqua. Like a frost bitten winter morning. Last but not least, this one is

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Just a quick post to announce the winner of my "Goods" shop Anniversary Giveaway.Congratulations Bellemere Cottage!!!Thank you to everyone who entered and to everyone who has made my shop a success.You all mean so much to me.Have a fantastic weekend.xoxoCari

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Here is a quick sneak peek at some pages I made for a "Chunky Book Swap" with the lovely Robin from Thrifty Miss Priss.The theme is "Winter Whites" I can't wait to see the wonderful book put together with all of the pages finally in place.I'll show you more when I get it.P.S.I couldn't find my cameras battery charger so I had to go out and buy a new one. Ouch!!I did save the receipt because you

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Today is the 6 month anniversary of my "Goods" shop!!Wow! Time really does fly.So, to celebrate the occasion, I am having a GIVEAWAY.All you have to do is go to my shop pick your favorite item and leave me a comment, between now and Thursday 11/4 at midnight, telling me what it is. The giveaway will be whatever item you picked if you are the winner.Good Luck!!I'll announce the winner this Friday

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Just a super quick post to show you what I received in the "Sweet and Sinister" swap hosted by the A Year of Color blog.My swap partner was Cristina Sequino from Sweet Pea InkLet me just say, she is absolutely fabulous. So this is what I see when I open the box, in the car because I just can't wait until I get in the house. And, I make my husband sit there with me to see what sinister treats

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