My honeysuckles are starting to bloom:)

In between the little rain showers we've had here the past few days, I've been taking full advantage of the honeysuckles that are starting to bloom.

I've been loading up the store for Halloween and have made a few of 'The Sweet Life' signs in purple.

And, as always.... trying to create New beach signs:)

I know the ones that say 'beach' and 'ocean' sell... but I really like coming up with ones that only a few people might enjoy.

Hope everyone is enjoying their last week with their children. We all know how much we'll miss them when they go back to school next week, hehehe:)

So..... Until next Time:)

I just love these signs:)

After selling the bicycle sign... I knew I needed one for my own collection...But I really didn't think the bicycle was something close to my own heart... So I went digging through my stamps.... And hit the Jack-Pot:) I have a special place in my heart for Volkswagens... and what better kind of car to go to the beach in, right? I have made one for myself... and one for the store:)

I also did one with a cute little camper stamp I have:)

Hope you love them as much as I do!!

Until Next Time:)

Hotel Signs

I recently found some Hotel stamps online. At first they were a little pricy... so I put them in my favorites and debated over how much 'I needed' them.... Then they went on sale... and You know the rest of the story:)

You can find almost all of them in my shop... I saw almost because one of them has already sold. I have since made 2 more in different colors and will have them listed over the weekend..

I love how they are from all over the world:)

I also made this little Pumpkin Carriage sign. Perfect for a little girls room:) This and the bicycle will also get listed this weekend. I decided to make me a different sign... I will show you it in a future blog post:)

Hope Everyone has a Wonderful weekend:)

Until Next Time...

A new kind of sign

Lately I've seen a lot of picture frames with the multiple colors of boards used in different magazines I look at, and have been wanting to do a sign in the similar way... And this is what was born:) I LOVE IT!!

I had to play around with it for a minute and show you what it would look like in a miniature scene. I used the items I've been using in the last couple of posts.... Oh and btw- that its a coffee table I'm using, which to me is making everything look bigger on the table.

I used a peace of scrap booking paper as wall paper.. I love the boldness of it! I think it goes well with the bike!

I think I'm going to have a hard time coming off this one, lol. I spent all day putting it together.

Well....in between working on some custom orders..... and playing around with my New white ink:) I think I'm in love all over again!

And today some new stamps arrived. Some that I'm really excited about:) Although I did have to listen to the boys complain about how they Never get anything in the mail....lol....um Hello, it's for work........right;)

So Until Next Time...

New signs:)

These are not finished... But I didn't want to wait to show you:)

I recently bought some new stamp sets to use in the store and thought I'd share them with you. One set is a cupcake- ice cream set:) That's where the 'Celebrate the Sweet Life' sign comes from...The lighting is terrible so please excuse the picture. The sweet moments and the sweet tooth sign came from this set, too. And there's also cupcakes and ice cream cones- Perfect for when I do custom shop signs:)

The 'Home Cooking' stamp I couldn't resist- I thought it be perfect in a kitchen or restaurant?!

Then I bought a beach set to use for a custom order, and lucked out with all the other stamps that came with it:) There's the life guard signs...the 'Make Waves' sign...but out of all of these my favorite has to be that little Coastal Blue 'Sea Side' sign:) I don't think I will sell this one, it's going in my collection... but I do have more cut out to make:) Around the outside of the circle it reads: "Down by the sea. Under the boardwalk. It's just you and me."
I LOVE it!!

I'm working on some custom orders right now, and when I age them I will age these too.

*And just because....this heart monitor is not holding up to my night sweats...Poor thing is just sliding down my chest, lol. And it's Itchy.. and gross looking. Just wanted to complain for a minute.

Until Next Time!

Larger signs are in the Store:)

What a long week! Between the kids and the bf getting sick and trying to shuffle these cats back and forth to the vets(one at a time because I only have one cat carrier), I'm exhausted! I swore to myself that I wasn't even going to turn the computer on yesterday....so I didn't, lol. It's nice to take a day off every now and then. This week is going to be Hell too...Monday I see my cardio's nurse(he's booked until August but will be in the office).. My heart is skipping every day again- and I tell you it scares the crap out of me! Oh how I wish there was a magic pill for this- I so do Not want to go back to the cath lab! I have several of my other specialists visits this week too...and on Friday Cleo and Wilbur will be getting fixed! Finally!

I wanted to show you some of the bigger signs I have listed in the store:) I am addicted to these bigger stamps!! One can never have enough Beach signs:)

Don't you think this one would be perfect in a log cabin above a couch?

Or what about this one near a front door to a haunted mansion? The possibilities are endless:)

I just bought a 'cupcake' stamp set today.....and have a few other stamps on the way:) I keep trying to finish up all these birdhouses around here too, but I just can't seem to stop stamping, lol. I was thinking about it last night... and it dawned on me that I'm following in my Grandfather's footsteps, and we didn't even know it. He's a retired printer:) Started his career doing type set and by the time he retired, everything had switched over to computers. I like the idea that I'm keeping tradition alive:)

So Until Next Time....

2 New Signs

Ok.. So I know I am waaaay behind on my posts, and I owe you a bunch... But I had to share pics of these 2 signs I just listed in Etsy. I've used thicker wood then I normally use... and they've been aged a little more. I LOVE the owl- it's just too sweet:) Especially in the lily. Wouldn't it be cute above a crib?

And then there's the Hocus Pocus sign. Again another sign I just love!

I've been working on a sign for a Witch's shop for a customer order, so I've made a few Halloween signs, too. I took pictures of them earlier, but it's still cloudy here, and I wasn't impressed with them. It's been raining off and on for what seems like days now....but- I've figured out I can use embossing powders on my signs- and let me tell you- It has opened up a whole new world for me, lol. There's always something new to learn, huh?

Until Next Time:)

For all you snail lovers:)

My neighbor recently moved a neighborhood over...and while we were over there the other day helping her plant her blueberry bushes... Her son pulled these guys out.....And then I got an idea...

So I ran home, and got a few signs.... and then Ta da....

Of course... I didn't even think of the fact that I was letting 'snails' crawl all over product that was to be sold in my store..Until my daughter said something. I think they're cute.. She thinks they're gross....

The snail that is out was super friendly.. He stayed out the whole time... even when I moved them to take different pics.. The other guys/ or girls.... just hid...

Either way... I love the pics I got... And since I use waterproof ink now.. I was able to wash them off:)

Now if I could just get the sun to come out so I can take more pictures... I could list the rest of the signs I have made.....

Until Next Time...

Red Paint and a Squirrel Tail...

I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays...... We did. We spent a quiet evening at home with the kids:) Of course the drama was over where the turkey was going to be cooked. Our oven is not working at the moment.... And I had decided I wanted to try and cook the turkey in a Crock Pot- But I couldn't seem to find a Turkey small enough to fit in our Over sized pot... So then our neighbor offered to let me use her kitchen seeing as she was going to be at her families' all day. Then the day before Thanksgiving she calls me to tell me the her power is out in her kitchen. So we called an Electrician.... and I have a good friend who also called around the same time and offered to bring me a roaster. Well around the same time the Electrician showed up, so did the power company, and the pouring down Rain mind you, lol.... Seems other neighbors were having similar problems... and something about something that is way over my head- but by the end of the evening the power was working again... and all was well. LOL. Turkey got cooked on a bed of red apples and was delicious! But very dramatic, lol.

So..... I ordered a stamp for my store. I figured I stamp my signs, only seems nature to have a store stamp right. I ordered it from The Stampin' Place on Etsy. Really good customer service- Really quick turn around and shipping! And I have stamped everything! LOL.... No Casey- The cats did not get stamped, lol.... although the new box of cat litter that sat in the living room for too long did, lol. And so did that stick in the picture, lol. I know it's only half a stamp- but at least it's the part with my website...plug, plug.

But let's talk about this red paint. I've been working on this order for a friend for Christmas. She wanted signs to give her friends for Christmas.... I made them, took them out side to seal them- but I've been having problems with the sealer. At first I was thinking it was the weather. Then I thought it was clogged. I soaked it, poked it... and that didn't work.... so I bought a new can. And made the dumb mistake of spraying all the signs. Those are the ones in the bottom set. Well.... now they are frosty....

You can see it better in this picture. Look at the middle sign. That has a coat of sealer on it. Do you see what I mean. The top sign does not. I could kick myself in the butt for spraying ALL those signs. I tried to sand the frost off ( see the 3rd sign down in th epic) but then it started sanded off the ink, too. So I just redid them.... those are the ones in the picture above in the top half of the pic. I still have to cut them down, sand them and age them..... but I refuse to send something that is less then what I would want. I think I might try and Modge podge the frosty ones to see if I can't save those. I've spent way too much time on them to just throw them away.

Now see... I sprayed this 'lady' sign with those red ones yesterday and you can't tell! It looks fine?! This is a hand carved stamp that I made a loooong time ago. Don't think this one will be going in the shop, but if your interested, I can make one for you.


...Now who does this remind you of?
Too cute- I just had to buy this set!


OK.. I must warn you... If you gross out easy- You might want to leave now..... Sorry

My youngest was walking through the backyard the other afternoon... When he yelled:
"Ahhh Gross- Maa- There's a dead Squirrel in the yard..... Oh wait- Nevermind- It's just a Tail!"

Nice!

Thanks Guys!
Cats!

...until next time....
I'm off to start listing the unfrosty signs...

New signs.... and a med update...

I have bought a Lot of stamps lately.... too many to admit to actually..... but this little witch has got to be one of my favorites.

I can't remember where I had seen this phrase, but I knew I had to do it in mini.... and when I found the stamp, I thought it would make a cute sign- Now to find a home for it... Anyone building a witch's flying school? lol..... Neat idea, though, huh!

Just had to share these with you..... My youngest had brought one home in a milk carton and this is what they blossomed into...... so pretty! I love the rich colors of the fall!

BTW- Like my new backgrounds for my signs? It's new neighbor's walkway, lol..... I think it looks great against my 'old' signs!
I love the saying on this one......

Sorry, but before you get your hopes up, this one has already been sold...... But I can make more, but it might not be exactly like this one because I used the middle section of a big stamp to do this... I really like it, and wasn't surprised when it was one of the first signs to sell this afternoon:)

I gotta tell you..... When I went out to take the pictures, the sun was already past my yard, so I had to go across the street and use my neighbor's walkway.... And don't you know I can't go Anywhere without The Three Stooges following me... And I thought the kids were bad, lol....

... I don't think I told you yet... But do you remember me telling you about the little boy who lived across the street with leg cancer? Well.... after they took out his leg, replaced it with the rod, went through Chemo.... Went back to get checked out again and then they found out he had lung cancer. Well they removed that, went through Chemo again.... and guess what... He just went his first year being Cancer free:) And they just moved back in next door, temporally.... but it's nice to see them again every day! I miss hearing him yell... "Hi Drew's Mom!" :)

OK... You know I gotta go there..... It time for a med update.....

Last night was my recent up dose. I'm now taking 3 pills( 75mg) of Topiramate a night (don't think I've actually told you the name of the med before.) So My toes/feet/fingers/ and hands still go numb for random reasons and actually as I type my left foot is asleep. I find myself stomping my feet in the strangest of places- like in the grocery store- between my bagging issues and now my stomping issues, I know those people think I have lost my mind!). The night sweets(LOL, I had to leave that typo- to funny sweets, lol...meant to type sweats) are gone, but I'm getting hot flashes... and I'm having a hard time maintaining my body temp so I'm drinking lots of warm fluids. I'm still not hungry. I have begun my old regime of drinking nutritional drinks in the mornings again to maintain some kind of normal for my body. Not having too much of a problem with my IBS- but then again, I'm not really eating so there's nothing there to annoy me. And in the past few days I've noticed my heart rate increasing. I have SVT (Supraventricular tachycardia) anyways, and take meds daily, but if it gets worse or to a point where I think I need to call someone I will. I know how my 'Lemon' works, and I know when to push it and I know when to back off...... at this point, I'm still 'treading water'** The worst symptom is my mind and is still really messing with me. Now there's been a LOT of 'family' drama, so I can't tell if I'm just stressed or if I'm really losing it, but I've been on meds like this before and I'm kinda thinking that it's a combo of both. You know- Forgetting if I feed the cats or not- And they don't help- They always act like they're hungry! Or When you drive to the pharmacy and end up at the post office instead, but you normally catch yourself en route... well I'm not catching myself till I get to the post office and I'm sitting there trying to figure out wtf I'm doing at the post office..... go ahead, laugh... I do. I always do! Well.... I cry, too. This med just really has my head all screwed up, lol. Up down and all around. Damn it, It better be worth it! LOL...

**When I was a kid, I grew up next to a lake. We used to go swimming all the time, some days we'd swim from the time the sun came up, to the time the sun went down, and then there were the days we'd push our luck and wait for our parents to come yell at us to get out. But it wasn't till the other day that I realized that it was then that I learned how to Really tread water. Eventually you get to the other side:)

Did I tell you I had my one year anniversary with the store:) And I didn't go bankrupt, lol. One day.... I'll get around to having a blog giveaway to celebrate, but my real life just has me all hemmed up right now. So I might be giving away pumpkins for Christmas, but you guys will understand, right?! LOL

In case you didn't notice... this is why I'm not blogging.... I'm rambling..... so instead I'm working:) I'll be starting to work on Christmas signs here soon.... If I can ever get away from the Halloween signs... They are just so addicting..... SO when you get a chance- Come check out the store:)

Until Next Time...

A new size sign....

I found these tiny tiny stamps at the crafts store yesterday..... and made a few signs with them.... I ABSOLUTELY love these tiny signs!!! ((LOL... I came running in here last night after I made this one, and shoved it right up in the kids' faces, to where it scared them a little and when they read it.. they giggled! Weidro Mom!))

Just so you can see.... tiny, small... and large. I am working on a Christmas custom order, and I needed a stamp, so I called my Mom, asked her if she had it... and next thing I know, I'm getting a package with 15 different stamps in it.... Silly Mom! But now I have some different signs to make for the shop:) I love this Peace on Earth sign! And the FAMILY sign came from the same type of set as the BOO one did... too cute! I so hope I can find these at Christmas! (I bought these 2 sets yesterday- a Thanksgiving set and a Christmas set- both were only $1... oops-wait! They were on sale... they were both only .60 each! :)

Well.... I'm off to go catch up on some work that I am way behind on! The weather isn't helping this weekend... It's cold and rainy and I would just love to lay in bed all day. Too bad the kids don't get that, lol.

..until next time!

What a week!

Yeah! I know... he's smiling now.... Today it's cool- Tomorrow when it starts to itch... he's not going to be smiling anymore. This is Cameron.... my youngest.... he hit one of his skinny friends, playing around and broke his ring finger right where it meets his hand.... and will be wearing this beautiful shade of green for 5 weeks. Doesn't he know it's summer time and like a million degrees outside???

However.... he can still hold the play station controller so "It's all Good!" LOL

I also want to thank everyone that left me a comment about my 'other' family. I really do appreciate it! I have cried everyday, more for the family then anything.... I miss them dearly. I've been trying to text her several times a day to let her know I love her..... I also made her some signs that she can put in her purse. LYLAS is something we've put in letters since childhood.... it means Love You Like A Sister...... I also have a book for her.... When we were in higschool, she handed me a note in the halls one day.... It was a poem she had found in the library about best friends.... Made me cry then... and still makes me cry now... But years ago, I turned it into a book, and have just been waiting for the perfect time to give it to her..... I still need to sit down and write her a letter, but I just can't get my words right yet..... soon.

Thought I'd share some cuteness.... God knows I need it.... When I came earlier... this is what I saw....

Wilbur is the black one.... And the orange one is Otis.... They just look so cozy....

One more picture before I go...... See my monster blackberry?? I still can't not believe how many blackberries we got from our vines..... And.......... I made Jam:) I'm actually quite proud of myself.... I didn't use a recipe.... But I did read several websites about how to do it before I did it... Just used equal parts berries and sugar..... mashed everything, let it sit over night, strained it and then boiled the crap out it.. I honestly didn't think it would work..... But it did :) And OMG is it yummy! I went and bought some yummy bread earlier and later me and the kids are going to have another taste:)

As for everything else..... I'm so behind! LOL.... Story of my life, hahaha..... I have so much to get listed on Etsy.... Just haven't really been in the mood to do much of nothing.......

so
until next time.....

Happy Birthday Cora!

I can't believe it's been 14 years since I gave birth to my beautiful daughter!!
(This picture was taken about 2 weeks ago for her 8th grade dance)
Omg... I've already got tears coming...lol.... Over the years we have spent a Lot of time in and out of the hospital.... She has asthma and my shitty body.... not a good combo! But I am a tough Mom and have pushed her through all the crap.... and She's a survivor, just like her Mom. And I couldn't be any prouder of her! She's an honor student in an advance program... she's involved in the school's SCA.... and this year she'll be going to camp as a camp counselor! I am so glad she's not anything like I was at that age- I was a mess! (to say the least!)

I love you Cora!

This year we did things a little different! When I asked her what kind of birthday cake she wanted.... She told me she wanted to make her own...... And so she did! Of course I had no candles... so we had to substitute with one of my miniature candles, lol. Poor thing- I had her blow this candle out 4 times before I finally got a picture I liked.


I was also able to get some signs finished today.... I had made a bunch before.... sprayed them with a sealer and for some reason everything ran..... So I bought a different sealer, and this one did the job. Of course I made myself one of these- and one for the store:)

I thought the vineyards sign was neat with the blackberries?!

And then there's Mini T. He was an inside kitty, that never let us to get close to him.... And then he started spraying, so he went back out. He still won't let me touch him... but he follows me around the yard yelling at me! I sure wish I knew what he was saying! lol

.... OK.... Lesson learned.... Can't eat dinner while blogging! Cause the cats will steal my pizza and I'm left with crumbs! Nice! Not like they just ate dinner or anything!

....My back is still hurting, and I've been trying to ween myself off the pain meds... I seem to think I'm super woman when I take them, and washed half the trailer this weekend..... so that may be why I'm still sore, lol. As for the kidney stones, they're not bothering me, so that's nice! And I still haven't heard back from the doctor yet... I will give him a few more days and then I'll call to remind the nurse again to get him to look at the CT report. I know he's a busy guy... but I think I just need to hear him say everything's ok and that he understands. I will say it has been nice being pain free this past week!

Well, alrighty then..... I'm off to Etsy to get some of these signs listed:)

Until next Time!

Just a quick pic

Thought I'd show you the difference between the 2 sizes of signs I make. I make them all different sizes..... but the width is always the same for both. I ran across this phrase "BAKED FRESH DAILY" and thought they'd make some neat signs..... and then I made some bread signs... and some bakery signs... and a few others. My goal is to have them listed by the end of the weekend:) Good news is I already have them photographed:)


I also want to get another blog post up this weekend about my recent purchases and a surprise gift I received! And I need to catch up on my comments. I was able to comment on a few blogs the other day..... but it is still not letting me comment on everyones! **Ara- is your reading this- The recent photo of Arabella in the dollhouse is AMAZING! I loved it so much I sent a link to my Mother, so she could see it too! She's just beautiful Ara!!!

Ok.... see ya later!

Until Next Time...