Giveaway!

Howdy folks, just wanted to let you know that if you head on over to the fantastic Sweetie Pie Pumpkin Noodle blog you can check out a fun little interview that Jackie did with me, plus you can enter the giveaway! Jackie's blog is one of my daily reads - it features a great mix of interior design, fashion, art, DIY ideas, Etsy finds, "Simplify" tips, and much more!

photo by miceeatcheese

a little something to brighten your day

Steve Collins Photography

i saw this photo on the Flickr blog yesterday and couldn't help but smile. i love it! it's like the most adorable fluffy teddy bear flying through the air with a big smile on his face.
check out more photos of "Ziggi" here.

a few things i've discovered lately

there is such a thing as too much watermelon

wearing ear plugs at a (free!) concert is awesome

i know way more B.T.O. and The Guess Who songs than i thought

teenagers annoy me

double gin and tonics are best served tall

kitty-purrs can both put me to sleep and wake me up

you can get duct tape in yellow, red and blue at the dollar store

i don't have tonsillitis

i do have step throat

i AM going to vegas!

friday flickr faves

just a quick peek at some of my flickr favourites... check them out here!
i could literally spend the entire day on flickr... sooooo much inspiration!

happy friday :)

caffeine and paint

i recently discovered that the coffee shop just up the street from me has the most delicious iced mocha's i've ever had! i can't seem to stay away. they are soooo good. (and luckily not nearly as pricey as starbucks, etc.)
perhaps because of this recent (and possibly permanent) caffeine/sugar high i'm now on... i've been dusting off the painting supplies...
i am always writing down things in my journal like song lyrics, lines from books or poems, quotes, etc, that i like... so i decided to paint a few of them this weekend.

happy monday!

summer musts

well i've got the second and third pages done for my summer art journal. i'm really enjoying it! i hope to squeeze in a few more pages this weekend.

i've just realized that, for the next month and a half, pretty much every weekend i am either in a craft show, camping, hanging out with friends, fishing, or going out of town... at least i'll be keeping up with my summer commitments!

oh, and one of those out of town trips may or may not involve VEGAS!!! but more on that later.
happy happy happy friday!!!

i luv the fishes cuz they're so delicious

sorry, but i've been eating way too many of these lately...

goldfish crackers - photo from here

now i can't get that jingle out of my head!

on another completely random note - these puppies are finally up in le shoppe:
and for my final random note of the evening - my sweet husband brought me home the yummiest treat tonight - a creamsicle float! (that would be an orange soda topped with vanilla soft serve... two things i would never have on their own, but combined together? magic.)

happy wednesday!

just do it

who doesn't love a good giveaway... check this one out! lovely janel from the "run with scissors" blog is having a fantastic giveaway - the winner will receive a super cute patchwork pillow and other crafty goodies. janel's blog is a great source of inspiration, humour and always adorable photos of her cutie dog Catalina:
in other news, i did the 12 hour overnight relay for cancer on the weekend. it wasn't nearly as painful as i expected - so, i'm pleasantly surprised i'd have to say! i'm still feeling like a bit of a zombie but hopefully after a good sleep tonight i'll be back to normal.

night night!

this summer i do solemnly swear

to go:
camping
swimming at the beach
on picnics in the park
floating down the channel
on a REAL vacation with my husband
fishing and golfing with my husband

to eat/drink:
popsicles, freezies and slurpees
fresh pineapple, mango and as much watermelon as i can
cherry kool-aid and iced canadiano's ;)
campfire hotdogs and roasted marshmallows

to:
wear cute sundresses and flip flops
enjoy the sunshine
sit on patios whenever possible

some of these things may seem like ordinary things that ordinary people do in the summertime. however, i am not one of those ordinary people. i hate sweating to death in the heat. i really dislike bright sunshine blinding me. and i don't tan, i burn. summertime for me usually means being cooped up inside air-conditioned spaces and whining about how hot it is. if i absolutely must be outside, then it's in the shadiest area possible, smothered in SPF70, and much MUCH more whining. gee, aren't i fun? you may be wondering why i live in one of the hottest areas in the province, and likely the country - me too! (another fun thing is that i LOOOOVE swimming, and i live just a few blocks away from the beach, but i rarely go, because of the heat... in fact, i don't think i went more than once or twice last year.)

well, as you can imagine, i am not exactly the best person to be around in the summer. and my husband, being from Texas, looooves being out in the heat. so i don't usually do anything he wants to do from about mid-May through mid-September :( but! this year i plan to change that. i am vowing to enjoy summer like a normal person. i swear! see...?
That's the cover page for my first attempt at an art journal - for Rachel Denbow's summer art journal class! This is where I will be writing/painting/glueing/sewing all the things I am vowing to do this summer. I have a couple more pages done, to be posted in the near future. I figure the more I write, and share with people, the more accountable I will be!

What are your plans this summer? Do tell! Maybe I'll get some more inspiration:)

butter pecan with creamcheese icing

cupcakes for breakfast today. and dinner. and probably for breakfast tomorrow too...

i baked a couple batches of them last night to sell around my office today, to help raise donations for the "Relay for Life" we're doing this weekend. in case you haven't heard of it, it's a nationwide event/fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society, where you walk/run/relay for 12 hours. overnight. from 6PM to 6AM. yes, you read that correctly. i am going to be requiring a LOT of coffee. (and maybe a couple shots of Fireball too, just in case it gets too cold - shhhhhhh!)

oh, and i would like one of these at about 6:01AM on sunday morning...

bunny foot massage, image from here

although i have no more cupcakes left for you, if you'd like to donate to the Relay for Life, you can do so here.

happy thursday!

shiny baubles

i made a couple new necklaces recently...

... soon to be added to the shop!