FRAME MAKEOVER

I picked up this picture at a yard sale last summer. 

Isn't it lovely? 

What? 

You don't think so either?

Well maybe about 1985 it was lovely but not in 2011.

I actually bought it because I really liked the metal thingies on the corners.

After removing the picture and painting the frame I felt like it improved it by about 75%.

The next step was to find something unique to put in it.

I saw this saying recently and loved it.

I inserted scrapbook paper in the frame and put the vinyl right on the paper.

Now I am 100% satisfied.

I have been home bound this week because of snow.   Tomorrow I MUST GET OUT AND GO SOMEWHERE, CABIN FEVER HAS SET IN!

Have a great weekend.

HOP ON OVER

For some Easter fun, that is.  I actually used the vinyl that I cut with my Silhouette as a stencil to create these cutsie blocks.
Adding the glitter was the crowning touch, it just made them sparkle, (duh, glitter does actually sparkle, I just couldn't come up with a good adjective to describe how cute the glitter made them).

Here you can see the beige vinyl I used as the stencil.  I then painted the areas the colors I wanted and let it dry.

 Then I just peeled up the vinyl.

 It actually peeled up pretty well.

 I love how crisp the lines are. 

After I got all of the vinyl peeled I just painted Elmers Glue-All glue onto the designs and sprinkled with crystal fine glitter by Martha Stewart.

These photo's do not do these justice.  They are so stinkin' cute.

Thanks Shannon for the inspiration.

Joining up with these linky parties:

SIGNS OF SPRING

The crocuses are ready to put forth flowers.  They will be the first to bloom.

The daffodils won't be far behind the crocuses.  Look at those tight buds, they can't wait, and neither can I.

The tulips are being very brave poking their little heads out.  Also the bleeding hearts (shoots on the right side of the photo) are showing some bravery as well.

Another little patch of daffodils.

Can you tell I am anxious for Spring to arrive?   Unfortunately the weather is calling for snow and lower than normal temps. over the next few days, I am hoping these little gun jumpers are hearty enough to stand it.

ONE GREAT KID!

Let me introduce you to one GREAT kid. 

This is Matthew, my grandson.  He has been riding quads since he was three years old.  This last summer he got to ride Grandpa's Banshee quad for the first time, he was so excited and thrilled to get to ride it by himself.

 He is a really smart young man, he is currently reading the fourth Harry Potter book. 

He wrestled for the first time this year and is making wonderful progress, each meet he gets better and better.

 He is also a great cousin, he is holding his baby cousin Dawson, (how many nine year old boys would want to hold a baby?). 

Matthew is also my game player, we have one particular game he and I play all the time.  It is Skip-Bo with a twist, we call it Turbo Skip-Bo.  We have tweaked it so that we play continuously until our piles are gone, not stopping to take turns, just full on and fast.
He is also a great Banana Grams player.  He can come up with some great words, frontier for one.  He did get one of the words wrong just because I told him it was right, I looked it up later and I was wrong.  The word was forfeit which I said was right as he had it at 'forfit'.

I love this guy, he is one awesome kid in my never to be humble opinion.  Any grandma would be proud  to have him as a grandson, I just happen to be that lucky Grandma.

FEBRUARY CRAFTY LADIES

Beginning in January I invited several people to join me once a month to have a craft night.

Last night these CRAFTY LADIES came to my house for our February craft, which was making their choice of two different canvases.

This is one of the LADIES applying the vinyl to her canvas.

Wendi was the first one finished with her project.  She had just come from her Zumba class (you go girl!) and didn't want to be in the picture so I took this shot from behind her with just part of her showing.

She is an amazing crafter, she was the last one to get there and the first one finished.

Lauren was the next to get hers done.  Doesn't she look so proud?

 Doreen admiring her completed canvas.  She was so excited about how hers turned out.

Melanie didn't even want to be in this photo so she just peeked out around her finished canvas.

(Photo quality is terrible but this is the only shot I got of her with her project.)

We had lots of fun and even more laughter.   What was even better, most of these gals had never met but by the end of the night there were stories being shared like they had been friends for years.  Yep, there is something about crafty ladies that just feels so comfortable.

Randy, my daughter-in-law, was going to make one but she ended up with a very tired baby that wanted to just go home and go to bed so she didn't get hers completed.

Thanks for the fun Ladies, I look forward to next month!