Missing You.

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 are all of the little goodies I stuffed their boxes with. I hope that they liked receiving them as much as I enjoyed making them. Tomorrow I'll get pictures of all the fabulousness that I received and show you. Alright, so I said I was busy, well...... here is one of the reasons. My sweet Emma graduated from 8th grade. (bragging alert!!) She ranked 5th in her class of 500, she was nominated for P.E. girl student of the year, Academic girl student of the year, Overall girl student of the year, she was President of CJSF (a scholarship foundation), and Drill Team Captain. Wow!! (I warned you about the bragging). We had an 8th grade dance, award ceremony, field trip, Drill team field trip, cheerleader try-outs (congrats on making the JV team as an incoming freshman), and lots of tumbling classes to get ready for try-outs. Wheh!! The one in red is graduating High School this Thursday. This picture is at home before Prom, goofing around with her little brothers. She's keeping us busy too. We've been figuring out college financing, senior poetry reading, senior awards, school fashion show modeling, prom, prom shopping, (and boy does prom entail a lot of running around) sending our graduation announcements, finals, oh yeah, and her school movie premier!! The little ones are chaos causers too!! lol Little league games, school parties, airtrix classes, baseball practice, team parties, little league closing ceremonies, ugh!!Here's Audrey and her date. They look so nice together.

Well, I told you I was busy, Thanks for listening to all of my chaos. I just didn't want anyone out there to think that I've been neglecting you by choice. LOL

Summer is finally here, fun is to come! "Relaxation and creation" that's going to be my goal and motto for the summer.

xoxo

Cari

Anniversary Sale

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 of your items. Yeah!!!

I know I've been missing lately, It's been total chaos around here.I'll be back soon with swap photos and a surprise.

xoxo

Cari

Treasury Love

'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 a little finesse, I had to do it twice, and I had to make it small and 3 rows to make it fit. Give it a try and see what you think.

xoxo

Cari

You and Me - Archival A... zirkulas $19.00	SALE . posy baskets in ... katescottage2 $12.00	Inevitably - Headband ... deLoop $30.00
Vintage Pink Straw Hand... CarriersCozyCo... $35.00	Vintage 1970s Pink Fros... VeriteVintage $212.00	Tea Cups in White Milk ... vintagebiffann $21.00
RESERVED FOR Mia Black ... NangijalaJewel... $85.00	White Poncho Color Spri... myhobbyshop $45.00	Vintage Handmade Pink G... QuirkVintage $9.00
A Vintage Shabby Chic ... roomofyourown $36.00	Ballet Pink Matelasse D... hoganfe $18.00	STEP LIGHTLY Vintage Bl... MouseTrapVinta... $32.00
Beaded 60s Pink Shell E... voguevintage $19.99	Vintage Rhinestone Earr... rewelliott $26.00	Poppy Pods, Watercolor ... ALDDesigns $10.00
Treasury Item Beautifu... bunnyrosecotta... $15.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Aprils Design Challenge

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.

xoxo

cari

Inspired by Easter

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 Tuesday

Cari

All art requires courage. ~Anne Tucker

So 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.

xoxo

cari

Inspirational Monday

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." Lanston Hughes

Have a wonderful week

xoxo

Cari

Almost Back

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 for
the past 3 weeks.

I can't wait till I can visit all of you again.
xoxo
cari

Much Love

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 met) will come up to me and sing her praises, telling me stories of how they were almost brought to tears by how considerate or encouraging or helpful she was to their child. I always tell them that I don't take any credit for my Emma. She's always been her own little person. Even when she was a baby and would throw fits. LOL

You should have seen her, she'd lay down on the ground wherever we were and not move or make a sound. People would say, "I think she fell" and we'd just say "nope, she's just throwing a fit" then she'd get over it and get up and be sweet as pie again. She was so good as a baby that I would forget to feed her sometimes (terrible right!!), she'd be playing sweet and peaceful and then you'd look at the clock and go "oh my gosh, you need to eat!"

Anyways,

I just wanted to share a little about my youngest daughter.

Happy Birthday Emma

xoxo

Mom