Thrilled!

While driving home from work this evening, I got to stare at the gorgeous and huge full moon all the way home. I kept telling myself that I needed to remember to get my camera out when I got home. Well, I'm beyond thrilled at this cool shot I got! Don't forget to click on the image to enlarge it!

So sorry!

I'm such a goof. I just realized this evening, that my pdf file was no longer showing up for sale in my etsy store because I had originally listed only 5 and they all sold so I had to relist the file for the next 5. If you have been trying to find the listing, I'm so, so sorry! It is there now. I promise!

Get it while it's hot!

Only FIVE more copies of my instructional pdf file left at the introductory offer! If you are thinking about purchasing your own copy, now is the time to do it! They are going fast! Of course you can always buy another time but you save $5.00 being one of the next five people to purchase! Thanks for the quick responses! I'd love to see books made using this instructional file!

Announcement!

Well, I know I'm a bit behind on my blog posting... life has been really busy, I got a stomach virus (my first illness in years), Sam had his birthday party at Castles 'N Coasters (another post), I celebrated my birthday yesterday, etc....

But, I have an announcement to make! Remember this book?

"One page at a Time"

It utilizes my original binding technique allowing you to bind a single page at time. It's great for swapping mail art, painting on pages outside of the book and binding them later, miniature quilted pages, etc... or, if you bind all pages ahead of time, the book lays open flat to paint in it! The technique makes a great book! I have now taught this class twice with both classes being a great success! After having many people ask me how I was doing this technique, I have decided to make my 10 page instruction booklet (complete with photos) available in a pdf file for purchase in my Etsy store! As an introductory offer, the first 10 will be offered for a discounted price of $10. After the first 10 have sold, the regular price will be $15. each. So, now is your chance! Head on over to my Etsy store and get your own copy hot off the press, so to speak!

carving pumpkins

Wednesday, I took the boys out to my mom's and we carved pumpkins! It was a fun time. The boys created their own designs and did their own carving. I decided to try one of the patterns in the little book we got with the tools. OK, I have to say, especially if you are a mom with really small children and have many years of pumpkin carving ahead, see if you can find hard core, really well made carving tools. The little kits you buy cheap? Well, they work but you'll have all the tools broken by the time you finish one pumpkin! I've not done much pumpkin carving in my life. In fact, the first I remember doing was when Sam was just over a year, I carved the Jack-O-Lantern smile to match Sam's newly grown in teeth! Anyway, this year, I bought big pumpkins not realizing that you then get thick pumpkins. They were harder to carve because of their thickness. Sam chose the smaller pumpkin I'd purchased for myself because he liked the shape. It was a bit hard to get good pictures of these lit. I need help with nighttime photography! So, here ya' go...Mine is the owl. Kinda hard to make out.

Max's is the evil grinning Jack-O-Lantern, which I love.. the eyebrows are the magical touch!
Sam wrote out and carved a Halo 3 pumpkin, one of his favorite computer game logos. Unfortunately, we are finding that the "3" part is going limp already so we're having to use toothpicks to prop it up. I think maybe it should have been carved larger and thicker.

My mom found the most gorgeous area rug and purchased it for my living room as a birthday gift! It looks so amazing on my floor! Haven't taken a picture yet though.

Well, must get boys up for school shortly so I need to dress for my morning walk and go pack lunches. I'll get back to vacation posts and wrap that up soon. Right now, I'm buried in the throws of helping Sam make his ipod touch Halloween costume!

Sunrise

I love this time of year because the sun comes up a little later and, for whatever reason, the sunrises are more vivid! This was the sunrise this morning. Amazing!

I also snapped this photo of Kenzy yesterday while we were lounging on my bed watching a movie.

Vacation part 4

Here are some of the photos I took of botanicals in CA. Some really unusual plants there! Don't forget to click on the photo to enlarge it!

Anyone know what kind of tree this is with thorns on the bark?

And these amazing, enormous orange flowers are blooms in a tree! I had never seen anything like this. A tree covered in these? Gorgeous!

These peach bell shaped flowers (don't know the real name) smell so sweet when you walk by them, especially late in the evening.

Here are a few misc. photos I snapped:

Love the patterns in the sand. Like sand trees!


Can you even believe this sunset?