almost home

Have you missed me?
Heading home in the AM........lots of sun, good food, laughs. Not nearly enough scrap shopping, but alittle.
See you soon.

Until then...............

a little blog break for the next week or so. Heading to Utah to shop the antique stores, scrap stores, lay by the pool and eat shaved ice. I would make margarita's, but I don't think my sis would like that. :)

Take a visit back at all the blogs I have featured since April 9th. They are all up to wonderful things.

Joe

http://ravendesk.blogspot.com/



Joe is a guy! A man! Not a woman..............and he is an amazing scrapbooker! Not that men can't scrapbook.........but you gotta admit, it's not everyday you run into a male scrapper. He's got an amazing style............and a cute little dog.
Love his doodling writing on these little gems.

OK, here's the proof.........a layout about beer! What no Starbucks? :)
http://ravensdesk.blogspot.com/

I forgot to mention that Nancy from http://nancywithajones.blogspot.com sent me Joe's link last week. Thanks Nancy!

Keep sending me links everyone. The more we find, the more we stay inspired!

My name is Heather!

Thank you SO much for all the fun and lovely comments. I so appreciate them. I am so thrilled that there are so many of you that love seeing such a variety of creativness.


http://heatherbailey.typepad.com

Well, MY name is Kim, but the feature today is a blog called My name is Heather.Several readers have sent me her link. I finally had a moment to look through her blog.

Stunned! That's the word that keeps surfacing.........STUNNED.

This woman, Heather seems like a very vivacious woman brimming with creative energy. She looks hip......and I'm going to go out on a limb here...........but I have a feeling she really is hip. I mean look at her? It's no chore.............She oozes style.

She designs fabric. I always wondered how you did that. She starts out with a sketch. She has been featured in several magazines and has recently designed her own line of fabric called Fresh Cuts, for Free Spirit. It's lovely.

Really? Serious? This is her studio...........dang.

Her blog is full of great photos. And full of all her creative vices. She cooks, crafts, sews, designs and on top of that she is a stay at home mom. I'm starting to feel greatly under achieved..........but not for long, because her blog is so delightful..........I'm feeling all inspired again. She had me with the pear.

http://heatherbailey.typepad.com

Linda with Restyled Home

http://restyledhome.blogspot.com Linda is the gal you call when you want to re-stage your home. Maybe you're selling? Maybe you just want a new look.

She has so many great ideas on her blog. Beautiful photos of ideas. Organizational ideas. Fun stuff.

She wants her house to be beautiful, but functional. I am so inspired by the variety of ideas she shares. I have recently been inspired to dig out my husbands and son's silouette's and place them on my photo wall. What a perfect idea! And I learned it all on her blog!

Loving the look of this chalk board with the wall words and stool. Simple, beautiful, lots of charm.

I can't wait for our IDEA to open in July. I'm not going to camp out or anything, but once the crowds die down. I am looking for this bucket holder. It may be a Pottery Barn item, but I bet IKEA has something that will work just as good.

I might even do the laundry if my room was this cute. Those letters give me a great idea.

Linda is one of my sweetest visitors. She always leaves me such nice comments. You know how I love comments........so leave me one.

http://restyledhome.blogspot.com

Michelle with Mosaic Cottage

http://mosaiccottage.blogspot.com/
I found Michelle's blog through Maggie's. Maggie is a new reader. Her blog will be featured soon. I would post her link too, but that would spoil the surprise.
See, I really do check out all comments...........so leave me a comment!
Her mosaic art is charming. So creative.........there's that word we all love. I can't wait to shop on her non-blog website. I really need one of those cupcakes in Stella my hutch. (you can see her on my flicker banner on my personal site)

I have never seen anything like what Michelle does. My head is usually stuck knee deep in decor and scrapbooking. I must come out to see what else is out there.

I love this little cupcake with the bird.............And this little beauty with the crown. This would be perfect in my scraproom.And who can resist a cherry on top? Coffee pots, cakes, cupcakes......... that's alot of broken plates. All you cottage girls.........can you imagine a few of those cupcakes on a cake platter sitting on your table or counter! CUTE!And I couldn't pass up this darling little hutch. She placed scrapbook paper inside. Perfect!

Cruising through Michelle's blog, I could tell she has a wonderful sense of humor. I love a funny woman. Her blog is another fun read.
I am ready to smash a few plates............she must be the most relaxed woman ever.

http://mosaiccottage.blogspot.com/

Margie! I'm just a girl

http://margieromney-aslett.typepad.com Most of you probably already visit Margie's Blog.

I have been stalking her for a long time. Her blog is one of the first one's I got addicted to.

Margie has more energy than her 4 + 1 children combined. I fell in love with her two boys when she placed a video on her blog of them shaving their heads. So funny! You have to search the archives...........or maybe she'll re-post it..........hint hint.

She's got the dream job of working with Making Memories and always seems to have such a great attitude and outlook on life. She even designed a teeshirt that you can order. Her husband, who also has a great attitude even models it on the blog. I'm tellin ya.........I have a feeling she can get people to do pretty much anything, cause she is just that fun and sweet.

I begged, and I'm not kidding.........I begged her to come to Portland to teach a few classes. The Art House in Portland was ready for her, but a family emergency came up. Don't you hate it when someone has their priorities in the right place? She did however come to Portland for a work event..........and can you believe it................she didn't call! :)

Margie LOVES pink! You can see how it's influenced her home studio workspace.

Love this clock she did. I should do one of these for my scraproom.

Well, because Margie always ends her posts with "kiss kiss" I should probably do the same.

kiss kiss

http://margieromney-aslett.typepad.com

Wendys World Art

http://wendysworldart.blogspot.com/


I just found Wendy today! She left a comment and like I told you, I try to visit every site of each commentor. So come on leave me a comment!!!

I was thinking I should do something a little out of my norm. I love all the cottage stuff and of course the scrapbooking, but I also know that some of you may want a different inspiration at times.

Wendy has such cute designs and I love how she has made a business out of her talent so she can be home with her two toddlers. Two really cute toddlers I might add.

I always think I can paint something on canvas, then there's a rude awakening that happens when I try. Not pretty people. I did paint a treasure map on a large piece of canvas once for my son's room.......you should have seen me sweatin. Basically brown blobs for islands. But my son thinks it's cool and no one see's his room anyway. So it's all good.

Now if I had only known Wendy, I bet she can paint a mean treasure map. She does personalized paintings too. Like the one below. Hey! My Son's name is Lucas! No wonder I chose that one. :)

She also makes some other cute things, but I was focused on the paintings. So go visit her and remember..........tell her I sent you. :)

http://wendysworldart.blogspot.com/

Amy Mowbray!

http://amymowbray.typepad.com/

If you haven't been to Amy's blog...........go! She has so many resources for everything that needs to be organized. She really needs to be my neighbor, cuz I'm sure she would love to organize my scraproom since I am sure there is not one thing out of place in her house and surely she must be bored.
I love her cards! I'm new to her blog and she could be a hall of famer for all I know..........but I do know I love her cards and layouts. (I know.........I'm really bad at knowing "names" in the scrap industry..........I just know what I like)



Her layouts have such great balance.
Another great card. Such great ideas.
And how can you not fall in love with this layout? Love the buttons, the doodling.... Very very cute.

Amy has so much more on her blog than scrap related stuff. She has a ton of downloadable forms to make your life run smoother. She has a list of blogs for organizing. So much information. Thanks Amy. Wanna come visit?
http://amymowbray.typepad.com/

Hey, Todays Creative Blog readers..............I'm gearing up for a giveaway..........stay tuned. :)

Kandy Kisses

http://kandykissesboutique.typepad.com

I am SO glad I had a boy!

Because I would have had to buy several of these outfits since I can't sew my way out of a paper bag.

I had no idea that little girl fashions were so..........so...........frilly, cute and just down right amazing! I would love a pair of pants like those below..........but somehow I don't think they would look so cute on my behind.
Laurie is a homeschooling mom of 5........Ok, Laurie........when do you have time for everything? Please tell me your kitchen floor is dirty.

Her house is probably perfect too. :)

Her oldest son is graduating from highschool and she made this cool cupcake tower. I want to try this.

She seems like such a cool mom. She has to be cool. How can you not be cool if you're wearing these boots?

Can't wait to see more from her. I bet she is way crafty.

http://kandykissesboutique.typepad.com

Red Roof!

http://undertheredroof.typepad.com Tin Roof................rusted! .......................You caught me singing that old B52s song. That's what I sing everytime I visit her site.

BINGO! Wouldn't you love a few of these beauties?

You know I don't even know her name and maybe that's the way she likes it, but I love looking at her old family layouts. Now this is what scrapbooking is all about. I am so jealous of the family she came from. They look like such a great group of people. I love the one of her grandmother showing her muscle! You go girl.

Look at that cabinet! Holy cow! I want it.

I love how she altered these coffee cans. That is so creative. Perfect I am thinking for one of those end of the year teacher gifts.

She LOVES glitter. It's everywhere.

http://undertheredroof.typepad.com

Stephanie!

You probably thought I was too exhausted to post tonight didn't you? You can read about my camping trip on my personal blog http://scrap-to-my-lu.blogspot.com Then you'll know just how tired I am. :)
While cruising through my blog list, Stephanies caught my eye because of this bed spring thingy. If it's not a bed spring, let me just say I'm sorry, but it jolted a memory for me, plus it's so dang cute I can hardly wait to try and steal the idea.

The memory and story always sends my husband into hyterical laughter..........he's a city boy. I grew up in Central Oregon. We had just had a house built in the high desert. While moving in, my dad hooked up the TV so us kids would have something to do and hopefully wouldn't be bothering my parents while they were so busy unpacking and such. Well, back in the day, we didn't have cable in Central Oregon, you had to use an antenna..........and my Dad thought he could just prop it up against the house instead of climbing to the roof...........but that didn't work...........so he saw an old pile of stuff.......not uncommon out in the toolies........and one item was an old bed springs...........Yep, he hooked the TV up to it, propped it up and it worked great. So when the channel wouldn't come in clear, one of us would go out and jimmy the springs....maybe that's where my love of vintage decor comes from???.........ahh memories. Maybe I'll tell you about floating down the irrigation ditch in a burnin......not burninG, but burniN barrel someday...... Thanks Stephanie

Oh, that's right, this post is about Stephanie. Not me and my back country ways.........

http://stephaniehowell.blogspot.com

Stephanie has a great scrap style! I love how she does the one photo thing, but seems to really document an important mile stone, event, etc....

She's a busy momma, about to get busier in about 8 months. But for some reason I think she'll be just fine. She seems to have tons of energy and zest for life.

Go check her out. Tell her I sent you. :)

http://stephaniehowell.blogspot.com