tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72512388844949345302024-03-13T22:49:08.353-07:00Busym1's Random Acts of CraftingThis is my little part of the world wide web to share with you my work, my days, and my family happenings. I hope you'll visit often, and comments are always welcome! It really makes my day! Hugs!Busym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-91308534621307929452010-06-08T18:09:00.001-07:002010-06-08T18:12:05.183-07:00My son.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8QNtghDuULEEgKrnToKqfr1BN9ojrxZRXtm9Vpoym0SpGITbbYfQ-HehxWzPkX29gA-Sgy1M7OmRMfDrvanXLblR6tR_1-joL8H0JudSvPmlRkagEQASOY3gFTxjntPrSNGwsRQ_Rw69/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8QNtghDuULEEgKrnToKqfr1BN9ojrxZRXtm9Vpoym0SpGITbbYfQ-HehxWzPkX29gA-Sgy1M7OmRMfDrvanXLblR6tR_1-joL8H0JudSvPmlRkagEQASOY3gFTxjntPrSNGwsRQ_Rw69/s400/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480575050370173282" /></a><br /><br /><br />Congradulations to my beautiful son! We are very proud of you. You graduated with high honors, and that is such an accomplishment! Thanks for being the wonderful boy you are, and stay close to us always! Love you!Busym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-44218708975500960642010-06-01T02:27:00.000-07:002010-06-01T02:36:43.435-07:00Good Monday.oooops, Tuesday Morn!It sure feels like a Monday to me! I will be confused all day and all week! Well this starts the week of the next to the last week of school. My boy graduates on Friday, and I hope I make it thru that day. He is my second child, and that boy was glued to my hip till he was about 10 years old. He has turned into a young adult so quickly, but yet, he is still very close to his dad and I. He is very opinionated, strong willed, but he is still my baby. I still have 2 more in school Angela Elizabeth will be in 7th next year, and my little baby Nicholas willbe in 2nd. But David graduating really hits me in my heart. Anyway, I hope to have some pictures if he'll let me take them! Meantime here are a few things I wanted to share.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJFNHjMIlSoFKekLChvUCO24FWk47CtqcDte3D2LUOv-SAxfHwMo_UO3FDO5BlOYxSj_njD2bzVl3iS9UnlRaT9AgM4dXyxzom-5-TrraP7Z685UF4QCa0NGgZAgpKClA2tPt80ADYYqy/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJFNHjMIlSoFKekLChvUCO24FWk47CtqcDte3D2LUOv-SAxfHwMo_UO3FDO5BlOYxSj_njD2bzVl3iS9UnlRaT9AgM4dXyxzom-5-TrraP7Z685UF4QCa0NGgZAgpKClA2tPt80ADYYqy/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477735637576886866" /></a><br /><br /><br />Those are some boxes I made to put some Avon gifts in for a few people I need to have a little gift for. The bird and flower are made from templates from Paperwishes. I love those templates. I have a Cricut, a Big Shot, a Cuttlebug, but still love to cut things out with scissors once and a while. I love how these boxes turned out....<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFdV9p2YgA-ytpvgJCIpgm4RzpcijUGIe58Mu87zsK8PzpRRakB0afMwsKfG7KG_b-zdLLPGd45Y_IQ5fVYFne9az9OjG3Gzsei5P1QnT7XqpdEyCoKKqUqAqKEI2ciFqrUZcBX26TDIu/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFdV9p2YgA-ytpvgJCIpgm4RzpcijUGIe58Mu87zsK8PzpRRakB0afMwsKfG7KG_b-zdLLPGd45Y_IQ5fVYFne9az9OjG3Gzsei5P1QnT7XqpdEyCoKKqUqAqKEI2ciFqrUZcBX26TDIu/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477736206931284914" /></a><br /><br />This is just a little t light votive holder I made, again with the paperwishes bird embellishing it. I will be making a whole bunch of these for my daughters shower on July 18. They will be a little gift for the bridsemaids to take home with them. <br /><br />Well, I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! Mines was not long enough, but summer is coming and there will be many long summer days ahead! Have a great day! Hugs,<br />!Busym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-30475605452424119372010-05-30T06:31:00.001-07:002010-05-30T06:37:58.579-07:00It's been a long time...It has been a long time. I have alot to share, but I will share in two posts. First look at Sally and Will together on my couch. I was sleeping there and got up for a minute and came back and found them both. Sally looks less than happy about me snapping her picture....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSXSywUAzA-TtJOZKUKcrRQPuGsitBT0MyVhdeIuNXLhNT4vcyz6NgLx4tsOYhTn9nevzwZ50SA3Jcn4hD9OEfRrJXIWcanwtX7MYF0oJ5IglBNZ7dZbKdpOtVQWFHw6wUJgqw9U5gBQm/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSXSywUAzA-TtJOZKUKcrRQPuGsitBT0MyVhdeIuNXLhNT4vcyz6NgLx4tsOYhTn9nevzwZ50SA3Jcn4hD9OEfRrJXIWcanwtX7MYF0oJ5IglBNZ7dZbKdpOtVQWFHw6wUJgqw9U5gBQm/s200/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477055591175135186" /></a><br /><br /><br />I also got a couple stitcheries done, and stuffed them into little pillows for decorating with. I got the snowman pattern from Oldetime stitchin, a wonderful place for really nice prim patterns. The other I got from a free pattern site. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xd6tdi4n1ml2nGcD8f0LOJ5dXpdwTuK6O1iSZ58CD4AXkTAfVuyC5isNsQ315mQgQKWS1RTKqaA-g-StudIgEcjJvlXTRIwRmzeVYuVw__akzAwyozSPxT4kAocVSrJNwGU2a19Y3_pM/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xd6tdi4n1ml2nGcD8f0LOJ5dXpdwTuK6O1iSZ58CD4AXkTAfVuyC5isNsQ315mQgQKWS1RTKqaA-g-StudIgEcjJvlXTRIwRmzeVYuVw__akzAwyozSPxT4kAocVSrJNwGU2a19Y3_pM/s200/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477056163230823826" /></a><br /><br />At the end of this week, my second child graduates from high school. I am already crying about it! I can't stand it! He is not 18, and is not graduating! I cannot beleive it! We will be having a small party on Saturday. He really didn't want a party, but it is also my youngest birthday, will be 8, and so we decided to have a small party. I'm doing all the cooking. I hope the weather is nice! Well, I'll stop by tomorow with a few more things to share. Happy Memorial Day to all! God Bless the U.S.A.!Busym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-8302007981560831052010-04-11T17:51:00.000-07:002010-04-11T17:53:03.838-07:00First Picnic of the year<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVs97ibk7NczFH-ZqYUmJ16Wsim1ybZMksHvQ0l6J7k81RmfAZmCrsUZgwyfM9SX16NUvdXxNnuWOCIAT6M64QwLKbRYAJAsUIG8ceFmLIe46OvHLrXGdcUFrQAbY6m70KepqVe-1YMgRG/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVs97ibk7NczFH-ZqYUmJ16Wsim1ybZMksHvQ0l6J7k81RmfAZmCrsUZgwyfM9SX16NUvdXxNnuWOCIAT6M64QwLKbRYAJAsUIG8ceFmLIe46OvHLrXGdcUFrQAbY6m70KepqVe-1YMgRG/s200/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459047465953181266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRELrJZTR-9pc9823ue1k4pDWwDhgjK2CXmBRn03RIu49hXsI8GXA9W6VKJzBYU-WpdiKtjOWiMhB8yR8R8Aj6pvRCSEdMSh42tS4QN0TAxY41Nv5xvHXbHcp4I6QYLnLD8sRpLZSBndg9/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRELrJZTR-9pc9823ue1k4pDWwDhgjK2CXmBRn03RIu49hXsI8GXA9W6VKJzBYU-WpdiKtjOWiMhB8yR8R8Aj6pvRCSEdMSh42tS4QN0TAxY41Nv5xvHXbHcp4I6QYLnLD8sRpLZSBndg9/s200/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459047463546145490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gUs3GF7JhOh4yhygA9bCI-irdKftHePihycoBtUA9KOwrnFM0FUWw6FhYMpC669T3XNuZ-hR8TWlvjewBBLrop0o_W8EzDM1qIMefkh3hWwsXOOCziB8VCHOxFJPlyn55x3_8qDMmKo3/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gUs3GF7JhOh4yhygA9bCI-irdKftHePihycoBtUA9KOwrnFM0FUWw6FhYMpC669T3XNuZ-hR8TWlvjewBBLrop0o_W8EzDM1qIMefkh3hWwsXOOCziB8VCHOxFJPlyn55x3_8qDMmKo3/s200/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459047455222461634" /></a><br />This is just a quick post of the first picnic of the year here in our backyard. I don't know who invited the gnome....Busym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-5279321049169441942010-04-08T02:13:00.000-07:002010-04-08T02:22:34.268-07:00It's been toooo long....Since I've updated my blog. I have some projects finished that I would like to post soon as I get some batteries for my camera. In the mean time I would like to leave you with some family pics that I have. Enjoy....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrXT2PEdtd-GMSAB0DRTFHNTR08KpKemCgzpHeBPTpKW3l8fANsueBpYr8aqmQh9h_PFW3pa26ysQoKsS14zCegUEzzyyNhlS86xBZaRODeADHHGdIfuAU_jkrV0fxJ0KvdESCfwWujoY/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrXT2PEdtd-GMSAB0DRTFHNTR08KpKemCgzpHeBPTpKW3l8fANsueBpYr8aqmQh9h_PFW3pa26ysQoKsS14zCegUEzzyyNhlS86xBZaRODeADHHGdIfuAU_jkrV0fxJ0KvdESCfwWujoY/s200/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457693512680677794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCFY1fpKNaFGdFY5CQz4kqzMXpeDlU8eCikpZtbbfWW7V9oEKT73s3jpCxtUyNO2219CuBfT3TnzIkMcsWPJqh0XrtEpH1chyphenhyphenQfFUpfR9EeabHo2dL4K2ds0PHnLBTmHSJnv7g7NBaxi4/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCFY1fpKNaFGdFY5CQz4kqzMXpeDlU8eCikpZtbbfWW7V9oEKT73s3jpCxtUyNO2219CuBfT3TnzIkMcsWPJqh0XrtEpH1chyphenhyphenQfFUpfR9EeabHo2dL4K2ds0PHnLBTmHSJnv7g7NBaxi4/s200/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457693053485265234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHKgLKYHEZtE5nr9oEUfkvtKICgThdU9E3vHiXtJWtyKU4Uq2vpwdz2esjsdKqZHfiszHHd6bR1oKchStdST1G5vfpZyVur8tOMtIKfq4w4fIo2r-lNdTkdCMOhjXHnLcETO8QrWFenge/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHKgLKYHEZtE5nr9oEUfkvtKICgThdU9E3vHiXtJWtyKU4Uq2vpwdz2esjsdKqZHfiszHHd6bR1oKchStdST1G5vfpZyVur8tOMtIKfq4w4fIo2r-lNdTkdCMOhjXHnLcETO8QrWFenge/s200/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457692965904672082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwEBCF7aBGRYe8Az9ntFlATilXc0JJs1tCXrttuCGfDywgr67lhWa6Ike_nG1-VaqzDsnPgPfA9aA63am6SejKniXpUjF0reIl0pcRqrJEJOPUJsiCp6ddrRCWkLQsbSS2tP83aNfT__f/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwEBCF7aBGRYe8Az9ntFlATilXc0JJs1tCXrttuCGfDywgr67lhWa6Ike_nG1-VaqzDsnPgPfA9aA63am6SejKniXpUjF0reIl0pcRqrJEJOPUJsiCp6ddrRCWkLQsbSS2tP83aNfT__f/s200/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457692812427630514" /></a>Busym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-34657652716102041822010-02-07T03:03:00.000-08:002010-02-07T03:13:10.405-08:00Please meet Will...our new addition.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ez8WFjc6-DdCPnsCDIXZtO597DrlCPIYBO4KcLxu3UpOwiu5llqdRU8wLUpvyRtgUHlgDlwlEftYnAiADnjdm1hJLL1M3r3PTimwZQuV9QJnwpQ0yhAy6QZb28FO2PjwYmPjJM-fZLCD/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ez8WFjc6-DdCPnsCDIXZtO597DrlCPIYBO4KcLxu3UpOwiu5llqdRU8wLUpvyRtgUHlgDlwlEftYnAiADnjdm1hJLL1M3r3PTimwZQuV9QJnwpQ0yhAy6QZb28FO2PjwYmPjJM-fZLCD/s320/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435455550801340770" /></a><br /><br /><br />I'd like you all to meet the new addtion to our family! His name is Will! He is a Yorkie/Shitzu mix. Is he not adorable! He is less than a lb. at this point. Sally is afraid of him! She hate when he starts whining, she goes over, looks at him, and he will start walking toward her, and she takes off. She is so cute when she does that! Anyway, my friends dog had a litter of 6 puppies, one was a girl, the rest were boys. This was the only one who looks most like the yorkie, so I picked him! She pretty much gave him to me, because we are friends, and she wants to be able to see him all the time, so he is a shared puppy! I needed this like I needed a hole in my head, beleive me! Sally is enough work for 3 dogs, but I just had to have this one! The kids love it. The poor dog will never have to walk, because they carry him around all day. Great, another one that will not climb steps! Sally will not, except for the 2 porch steps, and she flies up those. She will not climb any other stairs, not even for scooby snack! The vet says, alot of dogs have height issues, mostly smaller dogs, like her. It's actually kinda nice, when a repair man comes or something, you can put her up stairs, and she will not bother the guy who is fixing the sink! My other dog, Terry, used to get up under whatever someone was fixing, and lay there, till I had to drag him out by his collar, and then he would whine the whole time, because he wanted to play with the plumber! Luckily, our plumber was a friend, and he would laugh about it! Anyway, I hope you like Will, we do! Pray my son Nicholas does not squeeze him too hard, because he is afraid he will drop him, so he squishes him to his chest and the poor things eye's bulge out! Goodness, it's been a weekend! Hugs to all! MichelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-12106993493818430472010-02-07T02:55:00.000-08:002010-02-07T03:02:34.634-08:00Snowstorm!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xmyB00BKJrDTWHrZmUg2OwkABq4jdC5XiTCTVTy2JxPgsEyiM4wvZIITFT6BwZ88-OhUlxjeSfE6YEwckDGidogldIDJAwnHz_tW8W50eJ_Bpotysj8I1i5QVpafaHXdSGAQ4Mn88d-K/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xmyB00BKJrDTWHrZmUg2OwkABq4jdC5XiTCTVTy2JxPgsEyiM4wvZIITFT6BwZ88-OhUlxjeSfE6YEwckDGidogldIDJAwnHz_tW8W50eJ_Bpotysj8I1i5QVpafaHXdSGAQ4Mn88d-K/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435453720442394722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1yVq-pcsUeGuH52GOC1qZtQ9b-Sjj6kdvlXsm18cgtSC8VjNlM_9o18V1ltSZ2ywclB4SxSuQkO5bwfvOxe00DBNQQC2L5q9NKLLa_wqG4cafnk_hm4ptP9qu0qxArpr4deBVylYIfB-/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1yVq-pcsUeGuH52GOC1qZtQ9b-Sjj6kdvlXsm18cgtSC8VjNlM_9o18V1ltSZ2ywclB4SxSuQkO5bwfvOxe00DBNQQC2L5q9NKLLa_wqG4cafnk_hm4ptP9qu0qxArpr4deBVylYIfB-/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435453712130867698" /></a><br /><br /><br />Wow, I'm sure there are alot of you who got dumped on this past Friday/Saturday. We were only to get 8-12, we ended up with over 24 inches. Many friends in my neighborhood do not have power. I fortunately do, and I feel badly that I do. I'm warm, have lights, furnace, and my friends are worried because they are told it may be 5 days till the power can be restored. I offered help, and so far all I have been able to do is charge some cell phones. I dont have much room, but I would like to help in some way. I offered my freezer to my friends whojust did a big grocery shopping with alot of expensive meats, since they had gotten thier income tax check, they shopped big. I told them there is room for thier most expensive things, to please bring it over. They will today. I cannot beleive how bad that storm was. It was worse than the blizzard of '93. We actually got 36 inches of snow that time, but for some reason this one caused much more problem, they say. I hope where ever you are, you are warm, and have power. I am going to post another post, hope you'll stop in to see it, its a cutie!!! Hugs, michelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-80456748056150453202010-01-22T14:04:00.000-08:002010-01-22T14:09:32.481-08:00A couple of new Valentine CardsI was playing around with my digital stamps from Whimsie Doodles this morning, and my oldest son saw them and decided to give one to his girlfriend. Then my tiny boy saw them and thought he might like to give one to his girlfriend! LOL! One is 18 and one is 7! Nicholas likes a girl named Nicole. He likes her because she has horses at her house and wants to go see them! So he wants to give her a special Valentine so she'll invite him over! (She already has, but he does not know it yet! We are going over next weekend!) Anyway, hope you like the Valentines. I had fun making the newspaper flowers on them! Hugs, michelle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2UjG3yk54lWwTUS5FG7KgK5aI7CJBsWDfRO2CFHee2Vp7FdVdfaLLRy8NgM0qx-MWsqs12ePL2rDrfen-EJeus0kFIfFZWKAIOoJUVvJn9q0GUoY6Y84Fq_mUwFvn5KtBzLvzL5EruPx/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2UjG3yk54lWwTUS5FG7KgK5aI7CJBsWDfRO2CFHee2Vp7FdVdfaLLRy8NgM0qx-MWsqs12ePL2rDrfen-EJeus0kFIfFZWKAIOoJUVvJn9q0GUoY6Y84Fq_mUwFvn5KtBzLvzL5EruPx/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429689576858857586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsRoWziIGvxM1WRIo4LZ4-c5om5QegTGUYleF0fv2_Jo2ZF6JQzBKaa3K0W1_xNnzgL08whhuAaP40d2Sslchoc_VQMP7dAlqKRm6z4gMIhkWthQZhMjrxlMA6wYwO228LWbxzhlzIMg-/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsRoWziIGvxM1WRIo4LZ4-c5om5QegTGUYleF0fv2_Jo2ZF6JQzBKaa3K0W1_xNnzgL08whhuAaP40d2Sslchoc_VQMP7dAlqKRm6z4gMIhkWthQZhMjrxlMA6wYwO228LWbxzhlzIMg-/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429689575220886658" /></a>Busym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-51236796693788793312010-01-18T10:27:00.000-08:002010-01-18T10:37:13.393-08:00Who wants pie???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qh4qoKV8CW0zdbkCkJIYxeSkQX5ha2X0sntRNkorBSAsfyeR4xndvcYbw4JdGQAP9fyIBLk5_uUs0iHoamAB8bNitJb9m4Vxub24fbBGLd9LIQczjZc1qeWG2OWASZUXYRGAlBuyDS2h/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qh4qoKV8CW0zdbkCkJIYxeSkQX5ha2X0sntRNkorBSAsfyeR4xndvcYbw4JdGQAP9fyIBLk5_uUs0iHoamAB8bNitJb9m4Vxub24fbBGLd9LIQczjZc1qeWG2OWASZUXYRGAlBuyDS2h/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428148418632645570" /></a><br /> <br /><br />I'm so proud of myself! It may not look like the best pie in the world, but I did it myself! Now, don't get me wrong, I can bake. I bake alot! I love baking cut out sugar cookies, pizzelles, jelly cookies, all kinds of cakes, cobblers, etc. But pie was never my "thing". I could not get the crust right , ever! I got a food processor for Christmas, a Black and Decker, and have been looking at the pastry crust recipe for some time now, and finally said, today is the day. I'm going to make a pie, a real pie with homemade crust. It worked out so well! I made one crust, then another! I made a 2 crust apple pie! I usually use storebought crust, which there is nothing wrong with that. They come out just as good. But this was so awesome! I can't wait to cut it for dinner later! I hope it tastes good! Ok, now that I have accomplished this, I may move on to homemade bread one day soon! I'll let you know! <br /><br />Meantime, its an awesome day here in the North East. It poured rain yesterday, flooded my basement, of course, made mud everywhere due to all the melted snow, and all the rain. Today it's about 42 degrees out there, and there is this foriegn orange thing in the sky....oh, it's the sun! LOL! I have not seen that for weeks! I take that back, it came out for 5 minutes on Saturday! <br /><br />I am waiting for a few things I ordered from HSN, and Papertrey Ink. I can't wait till they come. I think I will go sit down now, and finish my Valentine candle mat, so I can share it. I actually got one stitched up, coffee dyed, but I am working on another one, and then I will finish them so they can be used. I'm also working on a little coffee cross stitch project and of course, cards. Soooo, off to work on these things, then a trip to the Goodwill before Nicholas and I go pick up the other two kids at thier friends houses! Have a great rest of the day! Hugs,Busym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-15521133353600163242010-01-11T11:41:00.000-08:002010-01-11T11:51:22.799-08:00Valentine Cards...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-93bNRYS7K40KOoT782NL7CwpZ6ik3zdkS9bXWxxviDcrLvxqHcCzpgFuekukj5484qHxqggpXp62AX3DxmuZ5p2B5D1an6AXxu0HgJ54kJA-8CSYKubXl0beXT-oXwtAMgNSPz2TI7rW/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-93bNRYS7K40KOoT782NL7CwpZ6ik3zdkS9bXWxxviDcrLvxqHcCzpgFuekukj5484qHxqggpXp62AX3DxmuZ5p2B5D1an6AXxu0HgJ54kJA-8CSYKubXl0beXT-oXwtAMgNSPz2TI7rW/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425571995383860914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnMraZ2UXtitS3xZDc7DJNCTL56kG9LSvyVYqZuy1-K4LIcNqxtOViYP46gokT_kr7i8tS5l9exHWZVRbgo4WoJBrAgkgj9MlVkvynrwSoMoaUAuijwZ2FUnsygwbRSVIo0N7is-Bfcut/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnMraZ2UXtitS3xZDc7DJNCTL56kG9LSvyVYqZuy1-K4LIcNqxtOViYP46gokT_kr7i8tS5l9exHWZVRbgo4WoJBrAgkgj9MlVkvynrwSoMoaUAuijwZ2FUnsygwbRSVIo0N7is-Bfcut/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425571988693166370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZo2yP8i-vrTakswrD3bqS0pF6NDMSKYbjTRg2OSPGNT-Q0zV8jtm0_bofFqOQmpkf0EhIXXEFNyNsqoUqJptm12Qthe3Sn9gAkrQSeFBdo2mDsYKBfNlzojuMRZGTwwh51A26sbM6bYCK/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZo2yP8i-vrTakswrD3bqS0pF6NDMSKYbjTRg2OSPGNT-Q0zV8jtm0_bofFqOQmpkf0EhIXXEFNyNsqoUqJptm12Qthe3Sn9gAkrQSeFBdo2mDsYKBfNlzojuMRZGTwwh51A26sbM6bYCK/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425571985683173570" /></a><br />I finally got to sit down and use my new Crafters Companion this morning. I also got to use my new Bow-easy. Don't you love gadgets? I love all my gadgets. I got the Ultimate Crafters Companion as a late Christmas gift, and I'm so glad I did! It is so fun to use, just be sure to watch the DVD it comes with, and you can get the basics and do your own thing. I love the little Bow Easy too. It makes perfect little bows for cards everytime! Flat, and the ribbon always turns the right way! That has always been a major problem for me, making 1 sided ribbon work. Sorry the pictures arent' the best. They never are, but these are really giving me a hard time. I think it is because the paper is shimmery. It came with the Ultimate and it is such nice heavy cardstock! It is awesome! I'm ordering more of that! Anyway, one of the cards is called an Accordian Card and the other is a pop-up, the inside and the outside. I've used the digitals images from Whimsie Doodles, and used my Nesties to embellish them. And of course the Ultimate and the Bow Easy. Thanks for stoppin in. I appreciate your visits! Hugs, michelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-70870015080650372972010-01-09T04:27:00.000-08:002010-01-09T04:32:28.671-08:00The snow just won't quit!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcUNNSDpo-4U07HMz73VnmCjwQcVZsApGYQmbVjnbbGpzFvjOLNFfERR-pbVbuXib7BRM4gc92WadLnyvcC-kHrJtzKVdcpqVemvm2iB_IFIRuLZ9u7Wv9zvOe5l59Hoxoa81UG-FLasA/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcUNNSDpo-4U07HMz73VnmCjwQcVZsApGYQmbVjnbbGpzFvjOLNFfERR-pbVbuXib7BRM4gc92WadLnyvcC-kHrJtzKVdcpqVemvm2iB_IFIRuLZ9u7Wv9zvOe5l59Hoxoa81UG-FLasA/s320/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424715928399925522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4a-RBCq9AYTCbszboniEHyGWtamZwT-Y8Dhh6bArMBAd75-o-8FRu7HepvDNX8KS512GXc0Zi5VA7Xm9qBpO3K9Rf2bmZtvzV4Zmw1YCkSL3dkgrSXDZB_GTMmbP5ipGwBwA7QKQdc81/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4a-RBCq9AYTCbszboniEHyGWtamZwT-Y8Dhh6bArMBAd75-o-8FRu7HepvDNX8KS512GXc0Zi5VA7Xm9qBpO3K9Rf2bmZtvzV4Zmw1YCkSL3dkgrSXDZB_GTMmbP5ipGwBwA7QKQdc81/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424715926369646194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxN1XmcCdkfQzjK433hs37wVs-E4UXY51rx_VMc1xQKANAZZzrTfRukqb6whF0M64jtZD27NOdC-ElJv_54BS5LciHnjstM7tIMSc31N28q-hKXe6NWddn1Z9A3mtyOprkZuoPWaZvNfxm/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxN1XmcCdkfQzjK433hs37wVs-E4UXY51rx_VMc1xQKANAZZzrTfRukqb6whF0M64jtZD27NOdC-ElJv_54BS5LciHnjstM7tIMSc31N28q-hKXe6NWddn1Z9A3mtyOprkZuoPWaZvNfxm/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424715920186984770" /></a><br /><br /><br />I thought I'd share a couple of photos with you, my poor doggy in the snow, my bushes covered, there are Christmas lites under there somewhere! And my corner with the Christmas stuff still out. It will probably be there till the spring thaw!!! <br />Have a warm day where ever you are! I'm going out with my husband this mornning to do all the things I have not done all week. I need to go to the bank, which closes at noon, I need to go to Target and get some more of those flocked hangers they sell from Joy Mangano, I love those hangers! I need to go to the grocery store to get some supplies to cook and bake, and maybe I can talk him into Jo-anne fabrics, I need my craft supply fix! I hope you all have a great day! I'm going to try to get a few things done to post, yesterday with the kids home, I got nothing done! I spent most of the day in the kitchen making breakfast, lunch dinner, snax, getting hot chocolate, what a day!!!!! Hugs to all! MichelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-60997517348236999782010-01-07T03:57:00.001-08:002010-01-07T04:08:38.241-08:00First Project of 2010, calendars....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsbVe2p9_mAisosbjVc8Djj4iXWSa9p0yDTdwj8LhMCGc_SAYc0xj2hWIi43utDASWQK56cXi8N_9GnT6cV6L4wWndDNjd38SySVQStIMP0S5bgZyhOoVfrCeiYArj2QoIGXJvYGN_9Fg/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsbVe2p9_mAisosbjVc8Djj4iXWSa9p0yDTdwj8LhMCGc_SAYc0xj2hWIi43utDASWQK56cXi8N_9GnT6cV6L4wWndDNjd38SySVQStIMP0S5bgZyhOoVfrCeiYArj2QoIGXJvYGN_9Fg/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423965967659735458" /></a><br /><br /><br />I got the little calendars at Lolly Chops, blog (see sidebar) I thought I would make a couple little gifts to give to some I have not seen for the holiday! I love them! I had such fun making them! I will have some cards to share next. I also wanted to leave you with a look at my little guy doin his homework! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kmNNQDPMgGleaYoYhIHGFtgPQMNJlKj4BOkjPwj-OjJvgBfK1JouLNpWl3Q3aQ3ZKGTrpjCAyXMtXJ-2WqhQEyYHy0maa6sL65LzsN8Nkjrh-LpG_rFvUdqUXQUFC0yzuvtI-CpfsM2T/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kmNNQDPMgGleaYoYhIHGFtgPQMNJlKj4BOkjPwj-OjJvgBfK1JouLNpWl3Q3aQ3ZKGTrpjCAyXMtXJ-2WqhQEyYHy0maa6sL65LzsN8Nkjrh-LpG_rFvUdqUXQUFC0yzuvtI-CpfsM2T/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423966660400410338" /></a> <br /><br />He is only in first grade and he gets so much homework! We forgot to do this one yesterday, since we were closed due to bad weather, so we had to get up early to do this paper. He was not happy! We are expecting another snowstorm today, so look out! Another day to walk to work! Stay warm all! Hugs, michelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-29474930660638788122010-01-06T05:48:00.000-08:002010-01-06T05:57:32.650-08:00Is it ever going to end.....SNOW! It has snowed for almost 6 days now! We had 2 delays this week for school, now today they canceled because we got another 4 inches on top of the 3 yesterday, and we are in for more! I'm sick of shoveling and sweeping! Wish hubby were here to do it , but he won't be back for quite a while. <br /><br />I have a few projects I will be sharing today or tomorow. They are paper craft related. I am also hoping next week to start a little beginner quilting. I got a quliters' kit for Christmas and I have a few things I want to try to do. I also got a Debbie Mumm quilting book, it looks pretty simple, so I would love to start something there soon! <br /><br />I also got some cool things for Christmas that I had been wanting. I got a new food processor. I used it twice since I got it. I got a really nice set of melamine mixing bowls, some decent knives, a good pair of kitchen shears to cut food with, which I really wanted. Got some crafting things too, a sizzix die to make baskets, and a Cricut cartridge from my sis-in-law. We bought ourself's a Kuerig coffee pot before Christmas, the platinum version. We love it! No more coffee sitting in the bottom of the pot cooking and getting nasty after an hour. A fresh cup each time. Ours came with a My K-cup, and we bought another so we can just used our normal coffee in the pot. We got various K-cups to try also. I got a bag of Mistletoe coffee from Sam's club the other day, it is 3 lbs! It was orignially $14.95, on clearance for $3.95! I have a coffee grinder so I ground some up and tried it! Awesome! It has a hazelut,vanilla, cinnamon flavor to it. Anyway, got some gift cards too, so I used it to buy an otteman for the living room to go with our new furniture we got a few months back. So now I am done spending money, time to hibernate and use all the things I have, so I can cook, craft, and drink coffee! LOL! <br /><br />Have a great day, and hopefully will be back later with some projects....Hugs, michelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-83113249611946765692009-12-31T04:03:00.000-08:002009-12-31T04:07:51.232-08:00Doggie love to open her gifts......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kARGIgvN4fdCBn9VIagSvvFURfhwVzSk2bGAH-gOSybkt2cQmr0AJ5ydPeuNe9Y-Klp7zbBR-N6BWa2P8qGqlBhOV-VhMjfdTG95VnB02EOxLwFec14wZ_sfhyphenhyphenihD_JlOxMj19i2YSXo/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kARGIgvN4fdCBn9VIagSvvFURfhwVzSk2bGAH-gOSybkt2cQmr0AJ5ydPeuNe9Y-Klp7zbBR-N6BWa2P8qGqlBhOV-VhMjfdTG95VnB02EOxLwFec14wZ_sfhyphenhyphenihD_JlOxMj19i2YSXo/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421370484626668770" /></a><br /><br />She starts ripping....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSS-935E62UXkf6-AV5xNW1JoaNE2NBtIOXnkMOvVbHfTfcZe8B4fu_Nf6cjtyW0McGP8WkAMJ8_wlj9od2y42V675TPGDxMBuTO7R34OWwWE82TsAcSFqmMPRsdIz-CVXjuTnDUz0oTu/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSS-935E62UXkf6-AV5xNW1JoaNE2NBtIOXnkMOvVbHfTfcZe8B4fu_Nf6cjtyW0McGP8WkAMJ8_wlj9od2y42V675TPGDxMBuTO7R34OWwWE82TsAcSFqmMPRsdIz-CVXjuTnDUz0oTu/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421370479428610098" /></a><br /><br />She's almost got it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8hFG23TDpdKfrLz4SmqDmkyeY0W9SnO9e_1Ol6GADlrDEhn0EGEkm7FcMhAkqf3HYUG7Zvl9M8HcbS1DIoxYyQb-F9DI7R4OO0zlymbTuVYIihor_LcWNhQSA0ZyD_5nDgHZzQn7pqeS/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8hFG23TDpdKfrLz4SmqDmkyeY0W9SnO9e_1Ol6GADlrDEhn0EGEkm7FcMhAkqf3HYUG7Zvl9M8HcbS1DIoxYyQb-F9DI7R4OO0zlymbTuVYIihor_LcWNhQSA0ZyD_5nDgHZzQn7pqeS/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421370477725417618" /></a><br /><br />Success!!!! <br /><br />(Excuse the vacume cleaner, someone forgot it was time to take it upstairs!)<br /><br />Happy New Year! Hugs, michelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-36007639765928136832009-12-23T14:27:00.000-08:002009-12-23T14:41:01.476-08:00Have the Best Christmas Ever!Just a little post to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! I cant' wait to see my kids open all the gifts I was able to buy them, thanks to my husband working so hard all year! I have been having fun listening to my little girl, Angela, having fun exchanging gifts and fun with her little friends. She is such a sweet, thoughtful girl. Always thinking of someone else, helping me through this Christmas Season, by wrapping most of my gifts, helping with some of the baking, helping me with a few of my crafted gifts, selling bake goods at our craft show, so many things! She is a doll! She has had the worst last few weeks though, she fell and hurt her wrist (in the home), then her croup has been acting up something terrible, not sleeping, then the poor thing was going to school yesterday, with her teachers gifts of large coffee mugs and hand made coasters in her bag, and she fell on the ice, and the mugs came up and hit the poor thing in the back of her head!!! I felt so badly for her. She went to school, but I called the school nurse to please keep a check on her, and she did. I ended up going and giving her Tylenol for her slight headache, and then she was fine. My heart broke for her when she came into the house crying, she was having such a morning! Anyway, back to the holiday. I baked my butt off this week, cooked it off today too! LOL! Got some things ready for tomorow nite, a friend is coming over and we are exchanging gifts. Then I am going to kick her out early, get the younger kids to bed, and play Santa Claus! I can't wait! I can't wait to cook my dinner on Christmas day. We are so blessed to be able to have a big dinner, and there are so many that I personally know that will not be so blessed. I wish I could invite them all over for dinner! Wouldn't that be nice? It will be a nice holiday, because my husband will be home till Jan. 3, and the kids will be home till the 4th. I am hoping to be able to do a few fun things this year, since he will be here to take us! Nicholas is patiently waiting to see if he is getting the D-Rex he asked for, and a few other things. He is not even getting any toys out to play with because he does not want Santa to see a mess in the house! He's a sweetie! Last nite my older son's girlfriend brought gifts over. She got the kids some cute things, and she got me a set of 88 gel pens! She loves my handmade things, and she noticed I did not have gel pens, so she got me them. She is a cute girl, and a really nice one, too. I have to remind my son to be nice to her, sometimes he is a bit miserable with her, and I told him not to start out that way. Be nice, listen to her, don't blame her for things her parents do, she might be 18 but she still lives there and must repect them. My older daughter will be here with her boyfriend on Christmas Day. We will visit my mother tomorow, Christmas Eve. <br /><br />Have a Blessed and Happy Holiday, and I hope you all can visit with friends , family. I hope you can all stop and say a prayer for those less fortunate, or those who are unhappy or dont' seem to want to celebrate such a wonderful time of year, that they may find some kind of comfort in the Christmas Season, and the celebration of the Birth of our Lord, Jesus.....he is the reason for this Season! Hugs, to all! MichelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-25439422988708580372009-12-16T02:12:00.000-08:002009-12-16T02:31:57.429-08:00Some things to share....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsAdqF2Bb0tKWLxzc4KP54ZvAVIwJeBP-1PoC5I37tTjUyLLkOgtPZjlnoPTPOzendpDx7xhp2UNsT8bORE5tKyd5ZoaeVB-huS2VokS1eK_6CJwSrqQm8ViO9Blmkm_71EN3oCIeDRcI/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsAdqF2Bb0tKWLxzc4KP54ZvAVIwJeBP-1PoC5I37tTjUyLLkOgtPZjlnoPTPOzendpDx7xhp2UNsT8bORE5tKyd5ZoaeVB-huS2VokS1eK_6CJwSrqQm8ViO9Blmkm_71EN3oCIeDRcI/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415775137054694162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5W8hI7d_Gjm04MOTm7SRjWYGMu_WvH0s69yBm12fOsv1v1f0Y1DurslMkRoXdGuZyPm97Ny78ZtNu5dPMTIPAXD-SeFZQGsWnZpwkXhm9LdTiFOe7bndv0SMZe9GMQcD8DFgQ60Ws9VW/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5W8hI7d_Gjm04MOTm7SRjWYGMu_WvH0s69yBm12fOsv1v1f0Y1DurslMkRoXdGuZyPm97Ny78ZtNu5dPMTIPAXD-SeFZQGsWnZpwkXhm9LdTiFOe7bndv0SMZe9GMQcD8DFgQ60Ws9VW/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415775130368062786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh783yEeHvRzzAQyDQO-pdlWLQoWZtWmSEkqPAZiWFh6d01tU5FsCfzzheRFw8uDZ5GEaJd2xI26cAvonP-PXD_EPtavUmQiOnWdrc4cEw5mXysW3U2LA8IQPesWX0-Q8BFSeThh5Wmgurk/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh783yEeHvRzzAQyDQO-pdlWLQoWZtWmSEkqPAZiWFh6d01tU5FsCfzzheRFw8uDZ5GEaJd2xI26cAvonP-PXD_EPtavUmQiOnWdrc4cEw5mXysW3U2LA8IQPesWX0-Q8BFSeThh5Wmgurk/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415775127726300162" /></a><br /><br />These are just some pics of some large tags and a couple tag boxes I made with Whimsie Doodle digital images. I really hate to use them on gifts because I don't want anyone to throw them away! They took me some time! LOL! Anyway, Aren't those digital's so cute! I enjoyed coloring them, even thought I don't really like to color! I try to stay away from it! I am going to put some Avon products in the little boxes to give to some people that I don't usually buy gifts for. Maybe I'll get a couple new customers! The large scallop tags were made from the Big Shot, and Sizzix dies. I used the large scallop die (Bigz)and cut it out so that it would be like a card, and used the circle, (bigz die) for the middle. I used a Cuttlebug die for the snowflakes. For the shaped tags, (bells, stockings) those too are Sizzix dies. I also positioned the die so I would get the card affect. Fun! <br /><br />On to some more things I have been working on. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LAPH3Nq_WEHBn99pFbYTJUTcMPuu5taFp7HIwQIW0kNqRtiHHJlQ4ZzdJMvzK8_0Xrkn6FgI1lKlOqz9AgH3WTVxDeER8f8GCVM3Gpv_nEY2XIIhmHEtw0SWH6U-zIeQT3-PNxNc3GHd/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LAPH3Nq_WEHBn99pFbYTJUTcMPuu5taFp7HIwQIW0kNqRtiHHJlQ4ZzdJMvzK8_0Xrkn6FgI1lKlOqz9AgH3WTVxDeER8f8GCVM3Gpv_nEY2XIIhmHEtw0SWH6U-zIeQT3-PNxNc3GHd/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415776859473158258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzX4oYp_MxF8wkGKuAPU9noGiJy3zGMRT90DBijWTJrKYt3RGijDJd_LF_Mm_us8LzRfUbDBx4YmKhk4rubR3z9sIwBNfYvtYKnq4XhLZ0gpdZxZL8Bndh0l6gFA_g3ffZ7Av1VCTRF9q/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzX4oYp_MxF8wkGKuAPU9noGiJy3zGMRT90DBijWTJrKYt3RGijDJd_LF_Mm_us8LzRfUbDBx4YmKhk4rubR3z9sIwBNfYvtYKnq4XhLZ0gpdZxZL8Bndh0l6gFA_g3ffZ7Av1VCTRF9q/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415776858103525986" /></a><br /><br /><br />These are some quilted coasters I found directions for somewhere on the internet, I will find the link and post it later. They are pretty quick and easy. My daughter helped make some for some of her teachers. We are going to put a coaster in a coffee mug, with some hot chocolate mix in each one. We don't know if they like coffee or not! The others are some cute emboidered ornaments made from Wild Olive's patterns. I got the finishing idea from visiting Pip Stitch (on my sidebar). I need to made 21 for my son's class. I better get busy! <br /><br />Well, that's it for today. I really have to get to the store today, but not sure if I will. It is supposed to snow today! I dont' drive in it! I almost went out this past Sunday, I was going to take my mom shopping for a little. It was supposed to freezin drizzle very early, then change to all rain. Well, around 9:50 I was getting ready to leave. It was raining pretty good, but I was ok with the rain. My son called from his gf's house where he'd spent the nite from all nite bowling, and said to my husband "Hey did you hear all the interstates and major roadways are closed?". My husband was surprised and of course asked why, and he proceeded to tellus we are in the middle of a major ice storm! We looked out, and sure enough the streets where a sheet of ice, the sidewalks, my flag was stiff with ice, and my car was covered in ice! We had no idea! Turned on the t.v., you should have seen the mayhem! It came as a surprise, like one second the road was wet, the next it was all ice, and people were driving like it was wet only, and suddenly they started to collide with one another, go off roads, cars were piling up, it was just a mess! Sadly, a 22 year old girl, a vet assistant on her way to work for a pet emergency, was killed in the ice storm, when she unexpectedly hit the icy roads, when off the road, over an embankment, and was killed. How sad.....Fortunatley that was the only fatality, some minor injuries, but lot's and lot's of fender benders, and damgage to property from cars carreening into yards and things. The Pa. turnpike was littered with car parts, my husband said, as he was driving to Ohio, later that day! So glad I was not out in it. I would have never drove again! I freak when there is a flurry, let alone ice!!!! Especially here, in all the hills we have around here! I am not far from the Laurel Mountains, about 45 minutes, so we are pretty hilly!!! I live in a valley, and you can't get into my town without some major hills to tackle! <br /><br />Anyway, off to embroider and get lunches packed! Hugs to all! MichelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-56842221758846939262009-12-09T15:15:00.000-08:002009-12-09T16:14:47.584-08:00A little peek of decorations in my home....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkumeSUvLzriF19c6TxbdI_vvYWJV5qg55NiO5vBYotYEkmPQHurJ1rqvvvBS0CskHfdmuwXQvfnKpeTlurRXIMz5AXA-Bs7yJfShAb8LseZXdBzxulEr_lfLOrYMfMJqthMAclG5TxIv/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkumeSUvLzriF19c6TxbdI_vvYWJV5qg55NiO5vBYotYEkmPQHurJ1rqvvvBS0CskHfdmuwXQvfnKpeTlurRXIMz5AXA-Bs7yJfShAb8LseZXdBzxulEr_lfLOrYMfMJqthMAclG5TxIv/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413379398510448514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_HBa6DCyYnhyphenhyphenX5k6L8HAlP0krkz2iVX4fUdyjEzbZQM-c_lWlKY-f-aVtThLGX04y-1pCRLCmr6ilfZErhqzJs6SqOF7FufERB2eD3j9j0RsA7oVEZ_Y9KUfen8JfSiOL_BUM7HgPui2/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_HBa6DCyYnhyphenhyphenX5k6L8HAlP0krkz2iVX4fUdyjEzbZQM-c_lWlKY-f-aVtThLGX04y-1pCRLCmr6ilfZErhqzJs6SqOF7FufERB2eD3j9j0RsA7oVEZ_Y9KUfen8JfSiOL_BUM7HgPui2/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413379394346180050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOrCgQdEfsymP4QgzRgh5CZnJLNohCeJjw5KyjFqfKnLZBI1GjQIPZuKtcN0qLVMIxE_lkRWopGnHrk0lkKjYPxZRIixj8f5CmLtIFLC0amk46oJElhsopK64fL0tL3118hTo8VnJQi7i/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOrCgQdEfsymP4QgzRgh5CZnJLNohCeJjw5KyjFqfKnLZBI1GjQIPZuKtcN0qLVMIxE_lkRWopGnHrk0lkKjYPxZRIixj8f5CmLtIFLC0amk46oJElhsopK64fL0tL3118hTo8VnJQi7i/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413379385564439970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpB6QDLNGRvzrNlb-V9h6r4rihD6msALwvpaJA3x_F6EE-RBeyw0_as6WZlsssgRawwQ5ONX_APMl1a0Tv7TRjjbKxYnqRDamVbgWYDC_gF1IRFIjkk3w4WmBE-reyFypu8RSU2RS-uQ6/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpB6QDLNGRvzrNlb-V9h6r4rihD6msALwvpaJA3x_F6EE-RBeyw0_as6WZlsssgRawwQ5ONX_APMl1a0Tv7TRjjbKxYnqRDamVbgWYDC_gF1IRFIjkk3w4WmBE-reyFypu8RSU2RS-uQ6/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413379377923137746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgO5CvwQk6VYiiCdS2jeF2_8U0UqELzI-7yS8FRRyWCsHy2t68jmTgXdFHYQciIRZtfeDSr7HwCu4XAvM82-t0MicqdMb_ytMB8ozR6E5v-AR3hVnYaNWDq5BOurADpXaTAix1_zkMv1z/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgO5CvwQk6VYiiCdS2jeF2_8U0UqELzI-7yS8FRRyWCsHy2t68jmTgXdFHYQciIRZtfeDSr7HwCu4XAvM82-t0MicqdMb_ytMB8ozR6E5v-AR3hVnYaNWDq5BOurADpXaTAix1_zkMv1z/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413379367727695218" /></a><br /><br /><br />I'm just posting a few pics of my decorations I put up today. (click on pics to make them bigger) I have made most of my decorations over the years. I painted the Christmas balls,the light bulb ornaments, the bucket under the little Christmas Tree, and the candy canes on the little tree, and the large canes hanging on the step railing. I also made the rag lighted garland on the little tree, as well as the stacked box snoman. All the ornaments on the garland, I made the plastic canvas train on the coffee table, which is an antique from my gramma. I made that train probably 20 years ago! A friend and I were seeing how long it would take us to each make one. I won! It took me two weeks, and took her three! I have not done that kind of craft for years, but I really love that train, and my kids always love it too. It does not go with my other decorations, but it will always come out, each year! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed my little peek at my decorations. There will be more soon. Merry CHRISTmas to you all! Hugs, michelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-21048903121397142012009-12-07T02:47:00.000-08:002009-12-07T02:59:16.151-08:00Is it really the 7th of December?I cannot beleive it! I finally got hubby to get my decorations out of the basement cubby yesterday before he left for Ohio. I am hoping to get my steps decorated at least today, that is always a hard job! I would like to get alot of the stuff up, but we'll see. I have to go to Wal-mart to pick up a gift for my little guy today, and get myself back home. It's going to snow! I do not drive in snow, at all. I get so upset when I am out and it starts to even flurry. I just can't do it! Anyway, here area a couple things I got done last week. They are tealite holders I made from a tutorial at SplitCoast Stampers. I made a bunch, that I plan on giving the girls at the bank that put up with me and my P.T.O. treasurer duties! The last time I was over there, I have probably 7 deposits to make, which of course, have to be made seperately so that I have a slip for each transaction I do, so I can have the record, and so the accountant can have the record also. I can't wait till he see's my book! I know it is a disaster! Anyway, here are one of the tealite holder. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVeclzWdUsHpD1j9Gncp5EQFJqyTXfIsgdRxE9oxWtIXzRTVVaF48GzxIWKv2aXhrPqOIqcyQ1sTIgOF2PQdEMhKDJWJ0zu-bIXF4fHb92JraB0ynxz9-KvDvm4i0Ef1GskuS3EhKV3Np/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVeclzWdUsHpD1j9Gncp5EQFJqyTXfIsgdRxE9oxWtIXzRTVVaF48GzxIWKv2aXhrPqOIqcyQ1sTIgOF2PQdEMhKDJWJ0zu-bIXF4fHb92JraB0ynxz9-KvDvm4i0Ef1GskuS3EhKV3Np/s320/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412446096769291938" /></a><br />I thought I had another picture of another tealite holder saved, but I must have somehow deleted it! I only have one to share today! I used my BigKick to emboss the cardstock, I used my oval nesties to make the openings, and the image is a Whimsie Doodle Digital stamp! I have not had any time to get out my rubber stamps lately, but I had these printed out and colored them while watching t.v. one nite. I am not the best colorer, I know that is not a word! But I like the tealite holders, I think they are cute gifts! I'll be back hopefully later with some pics of decorating! I' hope! Hugs, michelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-7904977160623807572009-11-27T11:35:00.000-08:002009-11-27T11:38:27.794-08:00The kids....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgfidAY-2OiViPOYyrU9xrXAU6gTL9m83QYyFI7gTV3-G7ddyVjU0tnMt8gOO6jCONuR1B2SswwU2eZSJErTIGgyAI6WPn-HFaKcVOsCQlIJMMdHzQYZWAaNzDFEtBEp8R-AraaBArdFH/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgfidAY-2OiViPOYyrU9xrXAU6gTL9m83QYyFI7gTV3-G7ddyVjU0tnMt8gOO6jCONuR1B2SswwU2eZSJErTIGgyAI6WPn-HFaKcVOsCQlIJMMdHzQYZWAaNzDFEtBEp8R-AraaBArdFH/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408869573559192402" /></a><br /><br /><br />Finally got them all in one room! Back row, Angela, David, Tara, and in the front row, Nicholas,all my kids. The other two boys are my nephews Victor (left), and Alan (right) those are my brother's boys. I am making this short, I'm not feeling well today. Not sure if I ate too much yesterday, or I am getting what others have had around me! Had a nice day yesterday, how about you? I will stop in tomorow with some crafts I have done this week! Hugs, michelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-18000490801840058192009-11-24T01:56:00.001-08:002009-11-24T02:21:36.466-08:00Gingerbreads all over the place!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNGdjDM0pfaC6Yyv0BHfxB1OTcbBrw1KTzw5pbFLlVdiMMyGCLbMkfMUC5hE5aT6SQO1sOmhDEmrpOoUQ9SXedC3dEQRDPuvxy5Jj2Qs0ZsDiPrlYkdfCM8iFPK9OLgjC3HyAmooQTQqd/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNGdjDM0pfaC6Yyv0BHfxB1OTcbBrw1KTzw5pbFLlVdiMMyGCLbMkfMUC5hE5aT6SQO1sOmhDEmrpOoUQ9SXedC3dEQRDPuvxy5Jj2Qs0ZsDiPrlYkdfCM8iFPK9OLgjC3HyAmooQTQqd/s320/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407608476961984018" /></a><br /><br />Good morning! Are you all getting ready for Thanksgiving? Are you having dinner at your house? I am. My brother and sister in law and thier two boys will be here with us this year! I'm so glad they are coming! Not sure if my oldest daughter will be here or not, she has issues.....believe me! Nicholas has another cold, poor little guy, and the other two are just fine! Anyway, the gingerbreads! I wanted to share with you my ginger breads I have in my kitchen. Make sure you click on the pics to make them bigger! I made most of them. Let me take you thru the pics. The top one is my corner in my kitchen breakfast nook. I made the little stuffed dolls, I sewed them by hand a while back. I painted the old coffee cup and the hearts I sewed, and the ginger is made of Faster Plaster (anyone remember that stuff?). I used a rice krispes treat mold to make it, then painted it. The candle holder I made too, just a jar with the heart taped off with contact paper, painted, then antiqued. The little dangly leg ginger is a gift, and the plushie is also a gift.<br /><br />Then next one is a little old chest my husbands grampa made from old crates many, many years ago. I have on this an old lunchbox I painted one time, a little coffe pot I painted, a jar candle holder I made, and little "smooshie" pillow I made, courtesy of Lollychops pattern(visit Lolly from my sidebar!) The candle holder (the gingerbread one laying down)is rom Yankee, and the stuffed ginger is a gift from a good friend. If you squeeze his hand he plays Christmas music, but it's really loud! The raisin candle is from Home Interiors, which is not called that anymore, I forget what it is now. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lQzvuAJO4v_x31_mffeWzy56e8P80LNziSfOfG0ByFr5G1MDbQnW1kIX5E50wec-o2odAkOvjisyDpTW-fbBbN9yboMVr3kQwr8jCCY8jPND4DjDGovycQ87qpihwVRk2g5xSOqxaSrD/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lQzvuAJO4v_x31_mffeWzy56e8P80LNziSfOfG0ByFr5G1MDbQnW1kIX5E50wec-o2odAkOvjisyDpTW-fbBbN9yboMVr3kQwr8jCCY8jPND4DjDGovycQ87qpihwVRk2g5xSOqxaSrD/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407609586318784450" /></a><br /><br />The next is a shelf above my kitchen nook table. I painted the muffin tin, and the little round face at the bottom, that's a candy tin, and there is a little guy peeking from behind the tea set, that is a wooden one we cut out a while back and I painted him, he's hard to see, I will take a pic of him later, he is really cute! The tea set is a gift from my mom. And there is a recylced jar candle holder I made.<br /><br /><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrGnEg-yTfKrNxPiwKz05iqqWTx11jKwpi7zx9G-ysZ9IUaRWCfKlQdWkRGT_-2Cr0PoTgJYHkQ5SylCwTTf1ge3Tydhyphenhyphenbo_6-_ne-EIEIzFVmRXT4gWv1VBLEFPteble6ygRqrHhvrgB/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrGnEg-yTfKrNxPiwKz05iqqWTx11jKwpi7zx9G-ysZ9IUaRWCfKlQdWkRGT_-2Cr0PoTgJYHkQ5SylCwTTf1ge3Tydhyphenhyphenbo_6-_ne-EIEIzFVmRXT4gWv1VBLEFPteble6ygRqrHhvrgB/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407611300681641378" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUAtA4I00XW47nJv-dIPuGlR7EXDhDMJdxANegZ176cNP93cAWDlQFJVDs-kPKnxJZxz3ofcjN_dhLM9Eua_x2zs5Q_UWFxtp_gM_Xv_hECRNInbQxvYmQB3aHqAHdyXzIqHIAbQgXjBf/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUAtA4I00XW47nJv-dIPuGlR7EXDhDMJdxANegZ176cNP93cAWDlQFJVDs-kPKnxJZxz3ofcjN_dhLM9Eua_x2zs5Q_UWFxtp_gM_Xv_hECRNInbQxvYmQB3aHqAHdyXzIqHIAbQgXjBf/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407612668474554162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />One more. This is just the things hanging from the shelf. I made the two wooden gingers hanging there, and the Welcome star with the berries was bought at at craft show a while back. I was kinda mad about this particular thing, though, because I bought it and a little spindley tree with berries and bows, and something else, can't remember. Anyway, when I got the star home, there was a sticker on the back that said "made in china". I thought it was handmade!!!!! That was the first time I realized that people dont' always make what they sell. They sell things from china at a craft show. I am more careful now. I like it, that is the only reason it is used, but I look at it and get mad about it sometimes! Anyway, those are my kitchen things. There is more, but that's all I have time for today! Take care, have a safe and Happy Thanks giving, whatever you do! Hugs, michelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-25025573001004220952009-11-12T15:44:00.001-08:002009-11-12T16:27:16.653-08:00Some painted pans.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkpK7kKxFeLACnx_vmSNYM1TV1IRcjtfdOocBNKwcfIYXUz4wyh4Dq3mgoiemq1PyK1_LcpWQAah8O13q3DU9Cz2P6oevyrB64uT7qqdmf08eCZxsMeAzlCwQXYbup9_QUoNquy7wkoms/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkpK7kKxFeLACnx_vmSNYM1TV1IRcjtfdOocBNKwcfIYXUz4wyh4Dq3mgoiemq1PyK1_LcpWQAah8O13q3DU9Cz2P6oevyrB64uT7qqdmf08eCZxsMeAzlCwQXYbup9_QUoNquy7wkoms/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403367393887119890" /></a><br /><br /><br />Aren't they cute? I got them at a yard sale, so I painted some snowmen on them, and I'm going to put them on a shelf in my kitchen. I had a few more, but sold them at the craft show last weekend. I also worked on a little challenge project for the Papercraft Planet Group I joined. It's Whimsie Doodles. You can visit them from the links on my side bar. Whimsie Doodles are digital stamps, and they are so cute! Go and check them out, they are alot of fun! <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JCIglQPWbtr4slcvyecVUFVD08bGiwYG5BvTFcacj8F_u1bylYOXS8Q5NIlhr7ejnLE0pF5R80fRQ5zglcgyQ1oV8QcIdHPWoER1CJ_ht7EOH8YfQtX_Qbgz_6lRq-xz3VEcJ32FVRFh/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JCIglQPWbtr4slcvyecVUFVD08bGiwYG5BvTFcacj8F_u1bylYOXS8Q5NIlhr7ejnLE0pF5R80fRQ5zglcgyQ1oV8QcIdHPWoER1CJ_ht7EOH8YfQtX_Qbgz_6lRq-xz3VEcJ32FVRFh/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403370323632609602" /></a><br /><br />I got my bank stuff all straightened out yesterday. The teller said my problems were mild compared to what they'd seen and heard all day! I can't imagine! Then on top of it, I was having trouble with the internet banking, so the girl tells me to delete the cookies, temp. internet files, and all that. So what do you think happened? I lost all my passwords, and my usernames, and spent half the day yesterday and this morning trying to restore or create new ones for the many millions of places I frequent! What a job! I wrote them all down and put them in my room, so if that ever happens again, I will be ready! LOL!You all have a great eveing! Hugs, michelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-75159452780322888262009-11-10T02:32:00.000-08:002009-11-10T02:44:39.052-08:00A look at some of my Fall Handmades<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfKbhB6YVZhYxbAUCRMCa8VrdZk8brzY_8YwX137qZA3yLr98ldYTEgefFX7UyvVCGSex64mUA3yfCl-dA1r2cvvYtKiCU8nG0tyPM09Dy4URWBhixeY75DsHEKA6ycx3GBQhwh2zYc93/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfKbhB6YVZhYxbAUCRMCa8VrdZk8brzY_8YwX137qZA3yLr98ldYTEgefFX7UyvVCGSex64mUA3yfCl-dA1r2cvvYtKiCU8nG0tyPM09Dy4URWBhixeY75DsHEKA6ycx3GBQhwh2zYc93/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402424050208812722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dROXNCL5iV0kTfcOAHO46CpKd-2HJPaV58OR2NkoZa8D2oNucBAdy7QWsst3OUBqnynbgA5EIZpk5UVIyhTaa2N1xN2BpMTgbdOnpWyUM7eOfpvjRIB7H9KroL65_d4vS7yCenTuHWKC/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dROXNCL5iV0kTfcOAHO46CpKd-2HJPaV58OR2NkoZa8D2oNucBAdy7QWsst3OUBqnynbgA5EIZpk5UVIyhTaa2N1xN2BpMTgbdOnpWyUM7eOfpvjRIB7H9KroL65_d4vS7yCenTuHWKC/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402424042778364610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPBJ_xKTtemhsst5wEavnvjzdIhyphenhyphenV-5j2sXp9-zFucxjCZo4whNAZCs-VHE-XUpDRZ7JsfjIyWy2na-YLYw4hQhlTFATTMHrCq9zUgErsLaPcnVhGfz1KEZGemIPKZB_W30eKVYaonibF/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPBJ_xKTtemhsst5wEavnvjzdIhyphenhyphenV-5j2sXp9-zFucxjCZo4whNAZCs-VHE-XUpDRZ7JsfjIyWy2na-YLYw4hQhlTFATTMHrCq9zUgErsLaPcnVhGfz1KEZGemIPKZB_W30eKVYaonibF/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402424038946706338" /></a><br />I am sharing with you a punchneedle turkey coaster I made, from a pattern I got I believe in Create and Decorate, I am pretty sure. The litle wool leaf mat, I just sorta put together my self using a cookie cutter for my pattern. Then there is Spike. He just had to dress up like a pilgrim for the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday. I love how he likes to dress up! Sally is jealous, because she does not have a pilgrim outfit. We will just have to get her one! Anyway, hope you enjoyed me little things. I have a busy day today. Our bank has changed over to a new bank, and so far I'm not liking it. I dont' like how they add deposits and make you wait for 3 business days for it to show up. I am a little worried about a large deposit I made yesterday, because the girl was new and seemed confused. I'm not seeing it on my online banking account, so I am really worried! I'm going to call customer service today, but I have a feeling, I am going to the bank! I wanted to stay home and work on my quilted hot mats I've been working on. Oh well! <br /><br />Last nite, my little boy and I cleaned his toy corner. I wished I would have taken a pic of what it looked like before. He is a total pack rat, worse than me!!!! His little table was packed solid with the tiniest little pieces of I dont' know what, money, cars, papers, cards, gumball machine prized, old glow sticks and glow bracelets, you name it, it was there! We had these opened top containers for him to put his "special" toys and matchbox cars in. You cannot imagine how many "special" toys he had in those, they were overflowing all over the floor, under the chair, just everywhere. So I bought two huge containers with lids, filled those, threw almost all the crap on the table away, except for actual toys, got all his webkinz in the open topped container, took the table out of that corner, put it behind my couch and put a fall table cloth on that, stacked all neat over in the corner, and it looks so much better. I wish we had more closet space in this house, but we dont', so much of my life is organizing, putting things in places that I can't find it later, we are a little cluttered in this craft/dining/play room. Anyway, I am glad that is done for a bit anyway! You all have a great day! Hugs, MichelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-60778690981593083752009-11-08T15:40:00.000-08:002009-11-08T15:55:48.144-08:00Craft Show Report......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZbqNZyrZV9TuNYK5eKlBOn5j1gvP0ePqdpcBjFwBS3v_Js5Q_275Et87XCAbkFPX5_WbEiuu3OS4j-NthapuHO1YcJGXZrj3XpbDM9Z-bZCBjKR7EjsApae9AHfNVVVIkeJ0Fd1_olKC/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZbqNZyrZV9TuNYK5eKlBOn5j1gvP0ePqdpcBjFwBS3v_Js5Q_275Et87XCAbkFPX5_WbEiuu3OS4j-NthapuHO1YcJGXZrj3XpbDM9Z-bZCBjKR7EjsApae9AHfNVVVIkeJ0Fd1_olKC/s400/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401885325607276034" /></a><br /><br />This is a pic of a canister set I rescued from the trash, I was going to pitch it , and changed my mind. I'm sure I posted it before, but I wanted to share it again. These are the kinds of things I like to do. As far as the Craft Sale I did, <br /> I sold alot of things this time, for a change. The show was quite busy all day! I was so amazed! I think it is all in the timing of these things. I dont'like doing October shows. Everyone around here is busy going to pumpkin patches, homecoming games, fall festivals, Halloween parades and parties. They are too busy doing all that to worry about small craft shows. November and early December have always been good to me! I sold all my painted lite bulb ornaments. I could have sold 50, but I didn't have that many. I sold all my painted flea market finds, the measure cups and all that. I sold all my painted puzzle pieces too. I made some pins, ornaments, and I had some really huge floor puzzle pieces that I painted black, and painted snowmen themes on them, punched holes in top with my Cropodile, and hung them with homespun material ties. People love these things! I had a lady that paints all glass ware, plates and vases, candle holders, ornaments, come over to me and ask me if I would paint for her. What a wonderful comliment, but I declined. You see, I don't want my love of doing these things to become a job! Been there, done that. Some years ago, when my husband and I were cutting all that wood stuff on our scroll saw, and I was painting my rear off, we were in heaven! We sold out every show, and then would sit down in that dirty cellar for hours and hours and cut and sand milk crates full of wooden treasures. I would sit in my dining room for hours and paint and stain and seal. No one painted like I did , because I took no classes, bought no books, just did my thing. My painting background consisting of teaching ceramics classes when I was 16 years old, that was it. I did that till I was 21, then life started for me! Anyway, people began ordering our wood stuff, and it was ok at first, but I didnt' like the push of orders needing to be filled at certain times, people telling me how to paint, trying to change my work too much. So we got burned out, and I quit. Now we can't cut wood, because he works too much, and my kids can't take the dust that comes up thru the vents of the cellar, they have respiratory problems, so till we get a way to do it outside, I am stuck, and I miss it terrible! So when this kind lady asked me to paint for here, while I was flattered, I did have to tell her no, but thank you so much for thinking my work is that good! It is not that great to me, it's very "primitive" to me at times, but "fun" at other times, depends on my mood. <br /><br />As soon as I can get a chance, I will post some pics of the light bulbs, I am just so busy right now trying to get my house cleaned again for the month! Soon it will be Christmas shopping time, and I will never get anything done! Thanks for reading all this, I appreciate it! Have a great evening! And to all who do stop by my little corner here, thank you! It means much! Hugs, michelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-59054945803411939222009-11-03T09:56:00.000-08:002009-11-03T09:59:41.355-08:00Working on some things.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1Vuqt3FhndPcXmDSuKYmVTHF4F9aJHSjYTApg7kmEUMYjcKFubYaTlOF5U2uS1x3QkI1v1Sqn-P2FYhhGVIZq08DEbeEqT_DHAW1Ty_96hchLJlM1Z6q7iwk-AealobW7FI5NW1ZGD7n/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1Vuqt3FhndPcXmDSuKYmVTHF4F9aJHSjYTApg7kmEUMYjcKFubYaTlOF5U2uS1x3QkI1v1Sqn-P2FYhhGVIZq08DEbeEqT_DHAW1Ty_96hchLJlM1Z6q7iwk-AealobW7FI5NW1ZGD7n/s400/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399938081995501090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5C5H0WNfA5fs6lx9sBMUDRv1Q7hpE4YTGMi9I_qqYUriCTtTyrVVpS1JfAD0WxVvZlRpr0qRFMHwKBBrwrEAQKJh6dcJoNM8hl374_vutXJ9lEOqZO1e8FRAqkXz3rkEM3dgm0AAU3ZR/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5C5H0WNfA5fs6lx9sBMUDRv1Q7hpE4YTGMi9I_qqYUriCTtTyrVVpS1JfAD0WxVvZlRpr0qRFMHwKBBrwrEAQKJh6dcJoNM8hl374_vutXJ9lEOqZO1e8FRAqkXz3rkEM3dgm0AAU3ZR/s400/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399938076173411122" /></a<br /><br /><br />I made a bunch of salt dough onrnaments and little cookie type ornaments. I dipped them in an old almond biscottie candle and sprinkled cinnamon and cloves on them. I have some plans for them, so I hope I will get them done for the craft show Saturday. <br /><br />The kids are off school today for Election Day. I have to work at 2 today, and we probably won't be busy. I hope not, I am tired today! Well, back to cooking my dinner so I can get going soon! Have a great day, hugs, michelleBusym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251238884494934530.post-29636000608129958492009-11-02T05:55:00.000-08:002009-11-02T11:39:13.939-08:00It's Monday....already!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDRSfaaoXuunZGDwEPJo34SwdQQZCH5U70BfN5xQ3kifeRXZoHx8sl5DVeWPdm1qsje8DZphrdB0fP7w_PqCMKYva-y38EtdgoSJu1OthI_UISFUdb-FpJO12T-kSAmhtGaje7-up5FQH/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDRSfaaoXuunZGDwEPJo34SwdQQZCH5U70BfN5xQ3kifeRXZoHx8sl5DVeWPdm1qsje8DZphrdB0fP7w_PqCMKYva-y38EtdgoSJu1OthI_UISFUdb-FpJO12T-kSAmhtGaje7-up5FQH/s400/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399505179666603090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarNPYoLqXCXmv_KYi8zr3Yn2nZOt_57NkHBE0MJyIJ74OlSdhTLAEPkV2tudaL6KHoujtbc5JpYRFq28-iw8N_faK4WPFKAHtM9pMLwrGPYucHAZzAJlmyT2VUsZbJe8uzemR7gF9CgQV/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarNPYoLqXCXmv_KYi8zr3Yn2nZOt_57NkHBE0MJyIJ74OlSdhTLAEPkV2tudaL6KHoujtbc5JpYRFq28-iw8N_faK4WPFKAHtM9pMLwrGPYucHAZzAJlmyT2VUsZbJe8uzemR7gF9CgQV/s400/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399504695701729170" /></a><br /> Good November 2nd already morning! Where did the month of October go???? Sally wonders too! She also wonders why we always put something on her for the holiday! She did not like her kerchief we bought her, cant' you tell? She also did not like the trick or treaters banging on the door! She's a little spitfire! The picture of the kids did not turn out so great. I had to grab them before they went flying out the door, and the "witches" did not have thier hats on either! The one with the mask is sick Nick. He did not go out to get candy, but my son's girlfriend, got him candy from the neighbors. <br /><br />Now, what is this mess? I'll tell you later. I'm not done yet. I sure do have a messy table, but I work better that way! I love having my paint water in my way, so I can spill it while reaching for my coffee! It just works for me! I'll hopefully show you tomorow what I a made with these. I will tell you this much, they are salt dough ornaments. Hugs, michelle<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlzm4UGO-YN9X82Y2N7dC7SS-GtFhwJbp_PTj-jGwGvgtxJvEevegfiUlAjzFmEHt-N4kQ9aFQM36Yi0MdkYCiQOOqJ35KsjVhzcQD8d7E8xjIVuZFZaDGPLQfHdoOuM2l5kLPsgbAhn2/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlzm4UGO-YN9X82Y2N7dC7SS-GtFhwJbp_PTj-jGwGvgtxJvEevegfiUlAjzFmEHt-N4kQ9aFQM36Yi0MdkYCiQOOqJ35KsjVhzcQD8d7E8xjIVuZFZaDGPLQfHdoOuM2l5kLPsgbAhn2/s400/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399505706616970754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8LH_ZpopvCYYwWp_gKLShyerEiMdoO_AS-GIuLRihekHBY6XS7_isPzTJgwtD_7P-MiGlnwJ3E_bwFgnBpT0GLr_I-LWrzA0e217ATcItKLh6xvHZE9FKEpPAf4v79R20CJDBIxd2POr/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8LH_ZpopvCYYwWp_gKLShyerEiMdoO_AS-GIuLRihekHBY6XS7_isPzTJgwtD_7P-MiGlnwJ3E_bwFgnBpT0GLr_I-LWrzA0e217ATcItKLh6xvHZE9FKEpPAf4v79R20CJDBIxd2POr/s400/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399505703253300018" /></a>Busym1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00694214535330817199noreply@blogger.com1