Bethany Hoopes Photography

If you are in Utah, I recommend this amazing photographer. She does all our family pictures and baby/children pictures. Check out her work here.

Recipe

I tried out a great soup recipe from my friend, and posted it to the cooking blog I contribute to. Go to Culinary Collie Sue to check out the recipe for Zuppa Toscana!

Announcing.......

Announcing the opening of Chic Lady 

on Etsy.

 

I've made some fabulous necklaces and flowers. They are officially for sale. Check it out, and keep checking back for a giveaway!

Card Class

Tomorrow morning I'm teaching a card making class.

These are the two cards we will be making.

I have done this card about 10 times in different colors!

I love it! We'll have fun tomorrow!

Too cute!

My mom found these adorable cupcakes at Tai Pan Trading! They are so cute! They are ceramic, and the tops come off. I have no idea what their practical function is, but they are just so much fun!  I love seeing all the fun things like this that my mom get!

Card

With my card making lately, I can't seem to get away from green and purple.  This is purple is 'Rich Razzleberry' I love the color, but It's been tricky for me to get it to work, but I love it here!

Felted Flowers

My mother-in-law has been making the cutest felted flowers, now she has a pattern for sale! It's is amazing! Go to her blog here to see felted flowers and a link to buy her pattern!

Let It Snow!

This was a Christmas gift for my mom. I prefer to frame the embroidery as opposed to a pillow.  Maybe because I like to give the frames a make over! I used a font and traced my image onto muslin. I have so  many embroidery projects I haven't shared. I was making them for each of my cousin's children, then it became a little daunting, so I haven't done any for almost 3 years now, and would have 6 to do! I know only six, but I don't have enough follow through I guess. One day I will do them, but in light of one of my resolutions, I need to finish one project before I start the next, and I have 3 projects I'm in the middle of that I started the new year with! So maybe I can make that a goal for this year, is to get caught up on those, but in due time of course!

Happy Heart Cards

I have never been a fan of Valentines Day, so I have no Valentine stamps, but I do have this phrase from an old 'Sale-a-bration' set, and it's perfect, because it's versatile, and not limited to February 14th. But I am teaching a card class in a week, so I'm figuring out what I want to teach. I totally cased this idea, but don't remember what  blog, however I simplified it. It's an easy one to use, and I've been playing around with lots of different striped paper, and punching out hearts.

I think I like this one even better because the colors are just like the little conversation hearts. But the paper is so old that I wouldn't be able to find it for us to make more for the class. It was fun to make though. Enjoy!

Chic Lady

Introducing Chic Lady at Etsy! I've opened up my shop, however, still not completely! I need to photograph my products and post them, so stayed tuned!

"Homemade art"

I wasn't sure as to how to title this blog. My husband is an artist, and we're not fans of mass produced pre-printed 'art' (such as a cheesy print found at Wal-mart). But it is still fun for me to be crafty and make little things like this.  The inside is 6"x6", so nice and small. I found the frame years ago at either a garage sale or DI. I love the blue and the worn edges, I didn't want to paint it and repeat the technique. So I made the image blue. It is with SU's Inspired by Nature stamp set. This was a Christmas gift to my mom. It was fun to do.

Lou and Lee

I found some totally adorable baby accessories on Etsy. They make felt flowers and headbands, they are soo cute, maybe trying to make them will be my next venture...

You can find their items here on etsy.

Sale-a-bration

Promotion Dates: January 5-March 31, 2010
Customers: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $50 purchase (before tax and shipping).
Hostesses: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $300 in workshop sales*, in addition to our regular hostess benefits.  *Note: Online orders do not qualify but I'd be happy to place the order for you. 
Recruits: Choose any retail stamp set (valued up to $47.95) from the current catalogs when signing up during the promotion. Plus, get 15 percent off your Starter Kit (Standard or Digital+)!

You can find a demonstrator in your area on the website!

I guess I get to get something earlier than February! WahoO!

Mini Occasion Catalog

I'm going to try to post more, but the holidays I just got soo busy! I have to take pictures still of all the Christmas gifts I made!

In the meantime, the mini occasions catalog is out! To see it, go to Stampin' Up! here.

I am in LOVE with a lot of things, but my top few are:

1. Sweet Pea Stitched Felt- they are the cutest felt flowers with stitches accenting them! 2.Vintage Vogue stamp set, just too cute, and I can see so many possibilities all ready! 3. Extra Large Two-step Bird punch -- again, so many possibilities! I can't wait to get any or all of these! However with Sale-a-bration around the corner, I'm waiting to place my order. (Sale-a-bration usually happens in the middle/end of February-not being a demo anymore I don't know the exact dates-when you order 50$ of product you get a free set or other goodies from the Sale-a-bration catalog. Best deal of the year I think!)

Stay tuned for stamped art, embroidery, necklaces and I need to finish my design board for applying to school, I share the finished product with that too.

Happy New Years!