Here it goes...

On our road trip we stopped for a break near these cool buildings. Not sure what it used to be...but I thought they made some interesting backgrounds.

Mini Lula all covered up...she's like why can't I see anything?????

This is Colby's senior photoshoot...it was so cold out and the sun wasn't shining in this alley way. he was fun to shoot.

Funny story here... it was his idea to drive up to an abandoned house and take some photos. It was a neat house and a great photo background. We had to cross an electric fence, not a problem. Never thinking we shouldn't be in the house. Well not even 15 mintues in the house a pickup drove up ... OMG! We hurried out of the house and walked to Mini Lula acting all cool and explaining how we were taking photos. The man was pretty cool with us and then went on to explain what the house was...a house where the migrant workers slept when they worked the beet fields. The two room houses were built about every two to three miles and this was the last one in this area. Ended he went to school with my sister and knew her and the La Casa Nueva well. Whew.

Me & sister Rhon (yeah it was @#$! cold out)

My sister, Patsy, owner of La Casa Nueva, was interviewed by a local tv station. I'm trying to get a copy of the video and once I do I'll add it to my blog. The interview was great and she was fabulous.

Meet Miles and Emily, adorable! Patsy's close friend's kids.

Remember I posted a find of some vintage luggage on a trip to Lincoln. Well here they are.. So cool. I think they would be perfect on trip to Paris, France that is.

I put up lights in my studio. They give a nice glow to the evenings.

I found this great idea in the holiday issue of Somerset LIFE.

Everyone I gave them to loved them.

Check this out....

My friend, Angela gave me the best ever birthday gift. It was such a great suprise and perfect!

I loved everything about it. All kinds of goodies and a fabulous container to boot!

Check out the office candle gifts I made.

Loved making the flowers out of crepe paper

Check out these cupcakes! I made them for a friend who was taking a leave from her job due to serious medical issues. She loved them. I loved using the nut type paper cups.


Okay, that's it for this long photo post. I have plenty more but this is it for tonight.

Thanks so much for checking out my blog.

March Madness .....

I can't believe I haven't posted to my blog in such a long time! I've been busy and on the go, but still I missed February.

Here's a pic of Robert (our nephew, #15) playing against Oklahoma. It was a blast!
























On to Nebraska............

In the freezer....

I'm in the midwest and boy is it COLD here!! Not sure but I think it's like 14 degrees outside right now!!! My little Mini Lula is like .... I thought when the sun shines it's warm out...not here. She has to be "warmed up" before we head out on the streets. We traveled the southern route thinking we'd avoid the feets of snow and blizzard conditions in northen AZ, NM & CO. But that really didn't help us avoid hours of thunderstorms, sleet and snowstorms! Man what an adventure and thank godness my husband drove cuz I would of just stopped and cried when the snowflakes started in the mountains in NM. Mini Lula was stubborn in TX and decided her steering pump needed some attention! So off to the mini dealer in Denver, CO and they were great and fixed her right up. She's doing great at 50,000 miles!! As always I have tons of photos and should find some time soon to p0st. I have photos of Husker game in San Diego, our trip to Sedona, gifts I made, Gabi's volleyball, and a few from my recent roadtrip. I haven't had time to touch my camera this week, but as soon as I can I will. Now to keep warm.....

2010!

Here we are .... 2010! I have tons to post and talk about, but for now let me just wish us a Happy New Year!

GO HUSKERS!!!

SATURDAY'S GAME WAS A HEARTBREAKER!!! I WAS SURE WE WON WHEN THE SECONDS TICKED OFF THE GAME CLOCK....BUT NOOOOOOO
1 STUPID SECOND LEFT!

#93 NDAMUKONG SUH ROCKED!!!!
It was announced he is a Hiesman Trophy finalist!

Made a BOO BOO

okay, see this beautiful bracelet and painted gift box? I made them for a girlfriend's birthday. I'm not sure what I was thinking but I thought it was her 50th birthday and thought she needs a special gift this year. Well I showed up to give it to her and she was so pleased and loved the gift. Later she texted me to gently tell me she was not 50 but 51......shhhhhh

OMG I totally messed up. I remember hearing her talk about her birthday and her husband's birthday. Now here's the worse part what did I do for her actual 50th birthday last year!!!

In my sense of time...it's her 50th birthday

I'm making more bracelets like this one since I liked it so much.

Photos I took this week...

I had to two photoshoots the past week. This is a family I've known over twenty years. I decided to post the black & white versions of their photos.

This is Gator and he was full of energy. Of course he was more interested in the playground then having his picture taken.

This a Grandpa with his cute granddaughter. He was harder to get to smile than she was. She loved having her picture taken.

Isn't she just the proudest Grandma.....

My other photoshoot was of Marisol. She lives in El Paso, Texas and I could not wait to meet her. I've seen pictures of her and I finally got to hold and hug her. She's as adorable in person as she is in these photos. She's been in town visiting her grandparents. I plan to see her again before she leaves. I will miss her.

Nothing cuter than baby's toes!

I aged this photo to look like a vintage tinted photograph. She's so sweet.

December is my month!!

There's this thing about December...it's my birthday month. When I was a kid my mom & dad made sure no one forgot my birthday, since everyone was so focused on the holidays. They never gave me that .... "this is your birthday and christmas present". Anyone who has a December birthday understands what I'm saying, huh? So I especially thank them and belame them for my obsession about "my birthday month". One friend made me laugh last year when he said ... December is all about Jobi and Jesus. That is the truth in my world. My friends let me be crazy and come along for the ride. This year we're having my annual cookie exchange on my birthday. That's not how it started...first I wanted it on my birthday and a friend had a conflict so I changed the date, then several other friends had conflicts with the rescheduled date, then after all was said and done .... we are having it on my birthday. Here's this years invite...but note the date is wrong because it's on my birthday!

Here's a couple of cookie exchange invites from the past years. Our cookie exchange is in it's 12th or 13th year. I have all the invites in a box and I must say I've been pretty creative with them. You should put together a cookie exchange with your friends!

A weekend of no projects ....

But, did go see " new moon " . Edward and Jacob, need I say more.
It was good.
oh by the way... HUSKERS won!

Progress

End of the weekend and back to work on Monday.

Here's some stuff that kept me busy.

Watched way too much football

Found several new magazines full of crazy fun ideas!

So I had to find time to read and study the pictures.

Tried a couple of things but found I need more paper punches!

Oh, and glitter, too.

I read somewhere or saw it on someone's blog ... 47 days til Christmas!

I think I would like to do an idea list - one thing for each day left.

1. tiny fabric trees with glitter & stars

2. tiny paper circle trees with glitter & a star on top.

3. fabric flowers

4. snowman jars

5. paper sack envelopes

6. sewn paper sack envelopes

7. sewn paper flowers on cards

8. babbles with snowflakes with glitter

9. babble stones with christmas sayings

10. photos of my dogs, colby & winston

11. earrings, red ones

12. rubberstamped cards

13. flannel pink baby blankets

14. ice skate idea

15. crochet a funky scraf

16. thank you notes

17. cookie exchange invite design

18. bake sugar cookies

19. paint a christmas themed angel

20. bracelets

21. soldered pendants

22. button designed cards

23. add to my "me" journal

Okay, that's half of the list....whew!

More to come......

Here's some of the babbles I made. I made a number of them but gifted them before photographing them.

u2 ANYONE?

u2

The seats were fine but of course it would be been the best to be on the floor with all the music energy.

This is Larry looking all so sexy!

Big video screen close ups

Oh!

Did I forget to tell you

Black Eye Peas

also performed

Midnight, again

I was on-line with Zachariah and he asked to see the photos from the trip to Lincoln. I forgot about those photos, we had a fun time.

Can you find Zachariah and Christine????

(Hint - top row)

This was the view from my seat.

Okay, this is my sister and she really believes she's meeting real life stars! She stopped to pet the dog!

We headed north to farm country. My husband's family farm and they were in the middle of combining the soybean fields. We all got a ride in the huge combine and we even lost Zachariah somewhen on the farm. "FEAR the CORN".

On a very sad note, my mother-in-law, Barb passed away unexpectly only a few days after our visit this Sunday day. We had a good visit and she cooked a homemade supper for us.

She lived a happy good long life filled with love and family.

Wow, it's November already!!

Where does the time go? Actually, here we go with that time thing, huh? One day it's super hot outside and today is a perfect sunny day. I have rainbows in "my studio" (formally my craftroom). I thought I would post some photos of my studio, where all the magic is. I never spend enough time (that time thing again!) in this room.

Here's some random photos of things I have in here.

Random collection of pens/pencils

Notebooks waiting to be altered

Books & memories

Beautiful teacup I found in San Diego

Great tier holder of stuff

Wow, color everywhere!

Every Studio has it's QUEEN, & every QUEEN must have her TIARA!