Happy Weekend!

Happy Weekend everyone! I hope that today finds you well!

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and it looks beautiful outside. Then please tell me why am I sitting at the computer in my PJ's? Well to show you all a couple of pictures, silly!

I have neglected you pretty much all week. I think that I've had a bit of the dull-drums. Of course yesterday was beautiful too and tomorrow we've got a storm coming in. It's just the way the ball bounces I guess. I get kinda sad because we really don't have much of a spring here. It seems to go from cold winter to hot summer in a flash. So these pretty days I cherish. I've got a couple of pictures of my tulips to show you. Yes, I know they are not craft related but I pretty much talk about everything here.

The sun was out yesterday afternoon and it was shining on the flowerbed. It looked so pretty that I had to snap a few pictures. Tulips are one of my favorite flowers, but they don't last too long so I had to snap these pictures!

This year in one of Danielle's classes they were having a fund raiser and they were selling flower bulbs. I like this idea better than the cookie dough or candy bars. Yes, I love the cookie dough (don't I Betty?) but the bulbs is something that everyone can share in the beauty. So I bought a few and these are the black tulips. I know they look purple. But they are so pretty.

Ok ~ were done with the flowers... Thanks for staying with me...

Now I want to show you the happy mail that I received yesterday. I was in a swap in the Swaps group over on Paper Craft Planet and these are the cards that I received. They are all so cool. Isn't it kinda neat to see all the different ways people craft. I'm always amazed at what people come up with.
I'm sorry but that's all I have for today. I've got to get the day going. Today is Danielle's junior prom and we've got a million things to do!!

Have a great day everyone!
Hugs,

Joani

Another day, another project!

Here it is almost noon time and I still have barely got out of my own way. Hubby spoils me. On the weekends he cooks breakfast. Oh, he can cook a darn good breakfast. He leaves a giant mess ~ but the breakfast is SO worth it!

Then I thought, I'll just sit at the computer and take a look around blog land for a few minutes.... Well, that turned out to be a trip to Jacksonbell's and a few dollars later (she's having a Labor Day sale!!) I'm still sitting here.....

So I figure I might as well be productive and show you what I did yesterday.

These cards need a little something else... But the idea was to show the actual birthday. I've got a little something else cooking along the same lines as this though. Hopefully I'll get that done today and show you tomorrow!

I took the Calendar set from TAC (it's discontinued) and stamped the calendar, date and month out. Then layered that on a piece of TAC paper from the Brighten my Day collection. I then took the happy bday from the Changito set that Nic sent me and stamped that out. I used a little glitter here and there and I was done.

I am in need of making some items for my stampers group. I've been busy making things for my family and the Peddler's Mall that I've "neglected" my other duties.

I always sent little things that I make along with my customer orders. I think that it is only right. Just because we are not sitting down to actual "parties" does not mean that they should not get something. Just my way of thinking....

So being stumped ~ I was off to look at my TAC catty. I think that it's kinda cool to have "recipes" for different projects right in the catty itself. And this is one of them.

It's called a treat holder. Now, I'm not sure what type of treat you can put in there because of the belly band, but I was thinking of using it as a coupon holder for my purse... And it was really super easy to make. The directions right there in the catty with the picture really helps!

I took a piece of Chocolate Chip cs for the base. You use a paper lunch sack to create the inside.

The belly band is made up with paper from TAC's Willoughby collection and a piece of Certainly Celery cs. I used my Mega and Giga scallop punches to adhere the image on to. The image is one of the previous stamps of the month from TAC. I added a loopy brad and some ribbon scraps ~ stamped the sentiment from Trendy Greetings and I was done! I am so using this as a coupon holder....

Well, enough of my babble ~ it's time to get going and try to make something out of this day.
I hope you all have a safe and happy holiday weekend.
Hugs,
Joani

***Edited 08/31/08
As some of you asked about the directions for this teat bag/coupon holder you can go HERE
and it gives directions for this project***