Mrs. C with Style!

A Craiglist Find!!!

2012-02-28T09:53:00.000-08:00

Hi Ladies!!

I hope everyone is having a great week!!

I have been so busy at work lately I haven't really had

any energy for projects in the evening or on the weekend which

makes me very sad:( This whole work thing is really getting

in the way of my creative endeavours!! :)

I am sure my owner of my company would laugh at

that statement!!

Any who I decided to take a night off from working out and

sit on the couch with my hubby and look on Craigslist!!

BAD IDEA!

I have been looking for a small hutch to re-do in my

kitchen area for a long time but I really don't have a lot of space

to work with and most hutches I have found

have been so pretty but they are massive pieces of furniture!!

So anyway I am on Craigslist and came across a small beautiful

hutch for only $50!!!

I was so excited that I really didn't even check and see

how far away the lady lived:( Needless to say my

hubby and I went on a nice little road trip last Tuesday evening!

Here she is!!!

I am going to paint her black to go with the rest of my
furniture in my kitchen:) I think it is going to be a nice
piece to show case nice dishes and fun seasonal decor:)

I am so excited!!

Hope your week is going well!! I feel like
I have been so busy and this coming weekend we will
visiting family and friends in NJ so I won't have time
to paint this weekend but watch out the following week:)

Happy Tuesday!
Mrs. C

Getting Ready for St. Patty's Day!!

2012-02-20T17:12:00.000-08:00

Wow!! what a crazy week and a half!!
The owner of my company has been off on a knee surgery and it
has been nuts for me at work:( This past weekend
I had a Thirty One party and didn't even leave the house on
Sunday!!!! That is kind of unusual for me, I usually make
my trip weekly trip to Michael's on Sunday when the new coupon
comes out:)
I did manage to use up some items around my house to make
this cute St. Patty's Day Wreath!
Below are a few pictures I took while working on this wreath.

I decided to go with Green & Gold!

The picture below really doesn't do it justice

because the shamrocks actually light up!

It looks cool at night!

Well I hope your week is going great!!

I am so ready for the weekend already!! I know it is only

Monday, that is just sad!!! :)

Happy Monday!

Mrs. C

Low Fat Cresent Roll Ups!

2012-02-13T16:57:00.000-08:00

This weekend I made a fast, yummy, and most importantly

low fat appetizer!!

I got this recipe idea from another blog, this lady here:

http://www.mamalaughlin.com/

She has a great weight loss story and is doing it all over again after

having her second baby:) She is too funny about real life and I think

she does some really great posts!

The recipe is super easy!

You will need:

(1) can of reduced fat cresent rolls

(1) package of reduced fat mozzarella string cheese

and

(1) bag of low fat turkey pepporoni

and that's it:)

All you need to do is roll out the cresent rolls,

lay 4-5 pepperonis in the middle of the roll,

cut 1 string cheese in half and then roll it

up like you would if you were making just the

cresent rolls!!

Look at these cute little guys getting ready to go in the oven!!

You will bake for the same time that is recommended on the package

of the cresent rolls which is about 10 minutes.

Here is the finished product!!
At only about 180 calories each they are a tasty

treat for a snack or a party!

I hope you will try this recipe, you won't be sorry!

Happy Monday:)

Mrs. C

Winner Winner!! :)

2012-02-11T15:03:00.000-08:00

Hi Ladies!!

I hope you are enjoying your weekend!

It has been snowing on and off all day today!

I don't mind because I have a lot to get done inside today but

my hubby was a little disappointed because

he wanted to go golfing:(

Well I wanted to thank everyone for entering the Scrapbook

Giveaway!! And the winner is:

Jeriel from:

http://beamanshome.blogspot.com/

Thanks again for entering!! Please

shoot me an email with your address

so I can get your goodies out to you!!

Have a great weekend!!

Mrs. C

What color should I paint it??

2012-02-10T05:41:00.000-08:00

Below is a picture of a stand I would like to paint

for my guest room. My mom is currently cleaning

out her house so that means FREE stuff for me:)

I really think this stand is pretty but the flowers are

too busy for the space I would like to use this piece in.

Listed below is also a few pictures of my guest bedroom. I would

like to see if anyone has any good paint suggestions for the above piece
to go with the color scheme of this room.

I was thinking about an off white and then distressing it but

thought that might be too predictable:(

Please leave a comment with your color suggestion:)

I would love to hear your feedback!!

Thanks a bunch!

Mrs. C

Valentine's Party and New Catalog Lauches!!

2012-02-06T16:55:00.000-08:00

Well I hope everyone had a great weekend! Ours was very

busy but a lot of fun:)

In honor of the new Spring/Summer Catalog being launch from

Thirty One and Celebrating home I had a customer appreciation party:)

It was so nice to see a lot of my favorite hostesses and customers!

These ladies have been so great to me over the years

and really helped my businesses grow!! I can't thank them enough:)

Below are some pictures from our fun evening!

Here I am finishing up some of the final touches in our garage I was

really surprised that the temperature stayed so nice with my

little heaters!

The snacks!! What is a party without food?? :)

My lovely ladies!!

I thought this candy display looked cute with the hearts in each

container.

More pictures of my girls!

I think everyone really enjoyed their "Girls Night Out

If you would like a new Thirty One or Celebrating Home

catalog sent to you just leave me a comment with your

email address and I will get right back to you to get

your address!

I am offering 15% off the entire catalog for both companies

in the month of February for my

Fall in Love campaign!!

Not only will you get 15% off the entire catalog but you would

also be eligible to receive our customer specials for the month!!

Thirty One Customer Special:

When you spend $31 you can purchase an additional item for

31% off of the catalog price!!!

Check out my website:

http://www.mythirtyone.com/amanda156/

Celebrating Home Customer Special:

When you spend $55 you can purchase a catalog

item up to $100 at 50% off!! :)

These are some really great days!!

Feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have!

Happy Monday:)

Mrs. C

Tissue Box Re-Do!!

2012-01-31T17:05:00.000-08:00

Well this weekend I was up in our attic in the garage and came across

this old tissue box that I haven't used in a couple of years and

thought I might be able to give it a face lift:)

Here is a before picture:

I also thought I would paint these old containers that I use to

use for my jewelry and put my scrapbooking goodies inside them.

Here is what they looked like before:

Here is the tissue box after a few coats of Krylon "Watermelon"

spray paint. You can still kind of see the greetings lettering

under the paint but that isn't really a big deal because it is going to be

covered with a design.

Here are all of the completed items!

I think they turned out pretty good!

I covered the boxes with scrapbooking flowers and bling just to give them a little

flair! I am kind of going with a Paris theme in my Scrapbook room so

I cut the letters and the poodle out with my Cricut machine.

I used the Storybook cartridge for the letters and

Nifty Fifties for the poodle:)

Very inexpensive project that kept me busy and out of trouble!! :)

I will be linking up with these great party blogs over the next few days!!

Newbie Party: http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/

and

http://kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/

Don't forget to become a follower and leave a comment to
be entered in the free Scrapbooking Giveaway!!!

Happy Tuesday!!
Mrs. C

Scrapbook Room Tour & Giveaway

2012-01-26T09:24:00.000-08:00

Well I have been changing around my scrapbook room

and my craft room in the attic and I think I am finally getting a little

more organized and completing more projects!!! Yeah!

Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner and Love is in the Air,

I wanted to offer a giveaway to all of you fabulous bloggers out there:)

The giveaway contains:
A pack of Stampin Up Designer Series Paper
Stampin Up Valentine's Day Rub-Ons
3 Packs of Letter Stickers
& Another pack of Run Ons!

The winner will be announced: 2/10/12!!

To Enter for the FREE drawing just become of follower of

my blog and leave a comment on your favorite Spring Holiday to decorate for!

I have trouble with that question because they are all so much

fun! I am really excited about Easter this year:)

Now here are some update pictures of my Scrapbook space!

I loved having it up in the attic but it really wasn't piratical when it was

cold or really hot so I moved back down in my original space and I have to

admit that I am pretty happy down here:)

I have been able to get a lot of projects completed!

Over in this corner is my Storage Container/ "Scrapbox" that

holds a lot of my scrap booking tools, paper, supplies, Cricut, etc.

Also over in this corner is my beloved Elliptical, I actually really do LOVE

this thing:) I am on it at least 4-5 times a week! Easy on the knees and

a good workout!

Over in this corner is my scrap paper storage area.
Nothing fancy but it does seem to work for me.
I just have 3 plastic container and store my scraps by color.

This is my supplies closet.
I store a lot of my stamps, punches, and inks in this area.
I think it keeps down on the clutter and makes it pretty easy to find what
I am looking for!

Here is a close up of my Thirty One Organizer, I really love all of

its compartments and it works really well for keeping

my business supplies organized:0)

This area over here stores all of my flowers, buttons, and

stickers. The little cabinet stores all of my photo boxes

and miscellaneous items, but it was kind of mess so I didn't

want to show that to you!! :)

Here is a view of the room as you walk through the door.

I am not crazy about my desk/work station but it

was free and does give you a lot of space to work.

Well it is not a large space but it is my little
piece of heaven where I can create and make
things that make me happy:)

Well I hope you have enjoyed the tour and don't
forget to sign up for the free drawing!!!

Mrs. C

Getting Ready for V-Day!

2012-01-23T09:08:00.000-08:00

This year for a customer appreciation party for my businesses

I have decided to have a Girls Night Out Valentine's Party!

I love Valentine's Day and all of the pretty colors and chocolate that

are associated with it so this party should be a lot of fun!

So far I think I have 15 people coming so I am trying to get a few

decorations made and prizes together for the games!

Here is a Valentine's Day wreath I made over the weekend with

some supplies I had left over from Christmas!

That's the great thing about Christmas, you can re-use a lot

of your decorations for other holidays since there are so many color

choices:)

I used an old 12" greenery wreath

Red & White Deco mesh from Sam's

Some left over ribbon from Christmas

and a few red picks that I got at Hobby Lobby on Saturday

afternoon for 90% off!!!! Woo hoo, they were .19 each:)

Below is a picture of my treats for my goodie bags.

I covered Hershey Nuggets with scrapbook paper to give them a little

Valentine's Day Flair!

Here is the finished product, I think the girls

will appreciate them:)

So I had a pretty productive weekend:)

I got all of my treat bags finished, the decorations are good to go,

and I made a trip to Hobby Lobby!!! I just love

that place:)

So how was your weekend?

Did you create anything fun & fabulous:)

Happy Monday!

Mrs.C

I will be linking up with Kristen's Creations

http://www.kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/

and

Debbiedoo's Newbie Party Next week:)

http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/

Making My Own Scrapbox!

2012-01-18T09:32:00.000-08:00

Well I wanted to purchase a Scrapbox for many years

but didn't really have or want to spend that much for furniture when we

could put the money towards a more practical purchase:)

I know what is more practical than scrap booking:) he he!

Try explaining that one to your husband!

Here is a picture of the original "Scrapbox" I do love the design of it!

Look at all of those compartments!!
However at almost $1,600 I had to pass and make my own!

Here she is!! Isn't she pretty, he he!!

I bought this piece last summer for $10! I have to admit I was

really happy with my purchase!

All she needed was her doors put on and a fresh coat of paint!

After: with a fresh coat of paint and no goodies inside yet!!

I did get a new pair of knobs for it at Michael's!

They were only a $1.00 each!

I was able to compress a lot of the clutter in this room with this

piece! I love how organized and easy to find everything is.

This drawer has envelopes:

My scrap paper storage containers:

Misc. Drawer:

Everybody needs one of those!

And finally the finished product in my room!

For only about $15 I have a nice piece of furniture that

stores a lot of supplies with out cluttering up my room:)

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to have a room tour

up shortly to show you my new work space:)

Happy Wednesday!

Mrs. C

I will be linking up with these great blog Parties!!

http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2012/01/wow-us-wednesdays-49.html

and
http://www.kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/

Make sure to check them out!!

Create Sign for my Scrapbook Room!

2012-01-16T16:09:00.000-08:00

Well this weekend I spent a lot of time re-arranging furniture from
our attic back down to my old scrap booking space! I move furniture a lot
in our house!
The reason for my move this time:) is the COLD weather! BRRRRR!
I love the attic because you can have it a mess and just leave it but
sometimes that is bad for me because I get overwhelmed and never really
get anything done! So what I have done is move some items back around
and made the space work for me!
Later in the week I will show you my new space and my new
new version on my very own "Scrap Box"!

So as I was cleaning out I found this vinyl piece from Stampin UP'
that I bought a while back and never did anything with:( Same on me!
Also in the attic was a perfect picture frame for this piece!

This was such an easy project and went well in my new scrapbook space:)

I applied the vinyl to the outside of the glass and then just took

some fun scrapbook paper and cut it to match the dimensions of the frame

and there you have it!!

The finished product!

I think it goes well with my new color scheme in the room.

I am kind of going with pink, green, and black...............well for now:)

I would like to paint this room but not sure what color to go

with and we have done a lot of painting over the last few months and

I could just use a break right now! :)

So what have you created lately?

Please share I would love to see your creations!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Mrs. C

Changes to My Inside Decor!

2012-01-13T05:12:00.000-08:00

So are you beating the winter blues by changing up your decor in your house?

Well after taking down all of our Christmas decorations our house felt

so empty so I decided to go shopping up in my attic to see

what I may have laying around to spruce up our house and

make it feel cozy again! :)

Here is a picture of my dining room from Christmas.

It was so full and cozy.

Here is our dinning room now.

I just changed out the seasonal decor and added a couple of

pieces I had around the house to give it a little flair.

I really like how it turned out and I finally got to hang the picture you

see over on the right! I had it up in the attic since this past summer. It

was a Goodwill find for only $7!! Don't you just love those!

Here's a close up.

The cabinet below makes a great storage area

for all of my entertaining dishes and items that

I don't use daily. It also makes a nice display area:)

Here she is at Christmas!

I like using everyday items in my house and just adding some seasonal

flair to the pieces!! I didn't have an extra candles laying around that were

a good size to go in this candle holder so I filled it with pines cones:)

So I guess my decorating tip today is:

Use items that you currently have in your house!

It saves you money and clutter :)

I am so excited I have plans to work on a few projects this weekend!

I have a dresser that I hope to have finished to share with you!

Also a new layout to my scrapbook room:)!!

Have a great day!!

Mrs. C

Low Fat Thin Crust Pizza At HOME!! :)

2012-01-11T17:08:00.000-08:00

Well I know many of you are thinking that LOW FAT and Pizza

shouldn't be used in the same sentence!!

Yes I thought so too but I wanted to share with you a

pizza that I make using a store bought mix and low fat ingredients!

I think you will find it pretty yummy without all of the Guilt!!

Here is the mix I used and my new thin crust pizza pan I used!

The mix is super easy!! Just add water:)

Now I know this doesn't look like Papa John's but it is about 1/3 the fat!

I made 1/2 of it with FAT FREE Mozzarella Cheese and Onions, and

the other 1/2 was made with FAT FREE Cheddar cheese and Red Peppers, and Onions!

Yummy!

Here is the final product!

This serving size of 4 slices would be about 6.5 grams of fat

and about 600 calories.

Compared to a box pizza which is about 200 calories a slice and 12 grams of fat per slice!

I don't recommend eating this at every meal but this might

be a nice treat if you are on a diet without

blowing all of your hard work!

I also wanted to mention that I have been off Diet Coke & Coke Zero now

for 7 days!! I know that is not a very long time but for me that is a big

accomplishment:)

I have been doing the Water Diet:) I found this through Liz at

http://www.savvyseasons.com/

really has an awesome site so make sure you stop by.

The water diet pretty much consist of drinking

8oz of water before you eat

8oz while you eat

and 8oz right after you finish eating!

You really don't have to watch too closely what you eat because the

water fills you up!

Now I still do count calories and exercise regularly partly because

I enjoy it and I am happy to say that I am down 3lbs so far this week!!

I will keep you posted on my success!! I am just happy that I don't really

feel that I need the (3) Diet Cokes a day that I was drinking!!

Give it a try and see how you do:)

Warning!! You will go spend more time in the bathroom:)

Here's to getting healthy in 2012!!

Mrs. C :)

Love Is in the Air Pals Blog Hop!!

2012-01-09T19:46:00.000-08:00

Well ladies I don't know about you but I LOVE Valentine's Day!

I know most men and some women feel like it is a Hallmark made holiday

but I am ok with that:) It is fun for one day to sit back and watch men

scramble around the grocery store and most flower shops looking for last

dozen of roses before he heads home! Just teasing guys!

Valentine's Day has some really great colors! Who doesn't love

all of those pinks, reds. and white color combinations!

You've probably hopped over from

Rae Harper at http://wildwestpaperarts.com/

I'm stop number 18 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for love themed paper projects from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up below and you'll be back on track!

Here is my creation!

I made the heart shaped sugar cookie from our
Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps!
I love how fun and easy the cookies were to make!
This would be a great project to get the kids involved with:)

Below are two sample bags I made using the Big Shot
Top Note die and a few punches. I think I might
give these away as a favor for my upcoming
"Girls Night Out Valentine's Party!!"

Here is a picture of the three Sweet Pressed Cookie stamps

that come in this set.

Here is a before oven shot! :)

As you can tell below I am no Pastry Chef!
I thought I would just add a little color with some pink
icing to give it that Valentine's Day feel!

Lastly here are two close ups of the goodie bags that I

put the cookies in.

Thanks for stopping by!

Be sure to check out all of the great projects

lined up below!!

May love be in the Air!!

Mrs. C

Here is the Pals Hop Line Up!!

Linda Fisher at http://lindas-stampinloft.blogspot.com/

Maggie Mata at http://www.maggiemadecards.com/

Kim Luitle at http://www.kimsstampin.blogspot.com/

Barb Furlong at http://www.theloveofstamping.com/

Dawn Tidd at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/tiddbits/blog

Maxine Conrad at http://www.stamptothemax.com/

Sudan Lankford at http://stampincraftycorner.blogspot.com/

Nina Dee at http://www.deesignsbyninadee.blogspot.com/

Kim Czenszak at http://www.livelovestamp.com/

Cindy Hall at http://prettyimpact.com/

Frenchiee Hum at http://frenchieesspot.blogspot.com/

Kylie Nicolosi at http://www.kyliescraftycorner.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Takacs at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/jenntakacs/blog

Angie Blake at http://www.angiesmusings.com/

Nicole Watt at http://www.impressionsbynicole.com/

Mary Fish at http://www.stampinpretty.com/

Rae Harper at http://wildwestpaperarts.com/

Amanda Cramer at http://mrscwithstyle.blogspot.com/

Sandie Conner at http://www.prettyprovisions.blogspot.com/

Nancy Gleason at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/mystampinspace/blog

Sue Bendinsky at http://www.mycolorcreations.com/

Leah O'Brien at http://www.leahsstampincorner.com/

Patti MacLeith at http://www.papercraftsbypatti.blogspot.com/

Diane Roberts at http://scoreatfourandaquarter.blogspot.com/

Emily Steggell at http://stampingwithemily.com/

Julie Trevett-Smith at http://www.thestampinaffair.com/

Beth Beard at http://www.mylittlecraftblog.com/

Jessica Ying at http://www.yoyostamping.com/

Leslie Davis at http://lesliesellalicious.blogspot.com/

Joan Norris at http://www.mycreativeimpressions.com/

Mikki Sarkisyan at http://www.mikkiscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

A special thank to Nina Dee at http://www.deesignsbyninadee.blogspot.com/
&
Barb Furlong at http://www.theloveofstamping.com/

For organizing this great Blog Hop!!

Taking Down Christmas & Getting Organized!

2012-01-04T06:28:00.000-08:00

Well this week I plan to take down all of our Christmas decorations:(

I am excited about the New Year but I enjoyed this Christmas so much

it is sad to see it go!

I have all of my totes down out of the attic and ready to go.

I want to try to be more organized this year and put things away so I can

easily find them next Christmas. I have a lot more than what I started with!

I really scored some great deals over the last few days at all of the store's

after Christmas sales! Sean really enjoyed the decorations more than I thought

he would and asked if we could do the tree in Red & Green next year so

when I was at Sam's the other day I scored two more big containers of their

100 Christmas bulbs for only $14 each!!

Here are some great organizational ideas from Better Homes & Garden
Check out their website for printable labels for each room in your house.

Here are some of my favorites and how I plan to use them!!

http://www.bhg.com/decorating/storage/craft-room/quick-clever-ideas-for-organizing-crafts-supplies/?sssdmh=dm17.570428&esrc=nwcu010312a&email=2490872871

or
www.bhg.com

I love organizing my desk and scrapbook room, it may
not stay like this long but it feels good to have it organized for a little!

I really love how this pantry looks and one

day hope to have mine look like this:)

I think I will save some money back and invest in

some nice containers like these below to keep our

snacks and goodies organized!

I think this one is great especially if you have kids.

You give each member in your family their own bucket and helps keep down

on the clutter!!

I don't have kids but think I might try this with the dog stuff

and what Sean and I leave sitting around in the kitchen area!

I think this one is just adorable!

Look at how cute these everyday little

girl's items look in organized containers!!

Love it!

So do you have any rooms in your house that needs

attention or needs to be organized?

Any good organizational tips to share?

I feel like this upcoming weekend I will be in full cleaning mode!

Happy Organizing in 2012!!

Mrs. C

Happy New Year & Birthday Club:)

2012-01-01T08:00:00.000-08:00

Well Ladies I don't know about you but I am ready for the

new year!! I think 2012 is going to be a great year.

I really enjoyed 2011!!

I am very grateful to have such a wonderful and supportive

husband, a great family, and awesome friends!

It has been so nice to meet so many nice people via my blog.

I would like to thank you for all of your sweet comments, they really do make my day:)

Let's hear it for a New Year:)

One of my goals for the new year is keep my personal businesses

growing and sharing great products with you!

I am currently a Consultant for the following Companies:

Celebrating Home

Thirty One

Stampin' Up!

So each month I will be offering specials and product ideas with you!

One thing I would like to start is a BIRTHDAY CLUB!!!

All you have to do is become a follwer to my blog and leave a comment

with your birthday like 11/7 is mine. You don't need to put the year :)

Then each month I will be sending out cards with special offers to you!

I will contact you via email to get your address so I can send out the card to you:)

There will also be a monthly drawing for a certain product so be on the look out for

those details! I would love to get to 100 followers by the end of 2012 so invite

your friends to take advantage of the great give aways to come!!

I wish you the best in the coming year!!

Mrs. C

Happy New's Eve!!! Feeling Creative :)

2011-12-31T12:04:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year's Eve!!

Can you believe how fast this year went by!!

Just a couple of months ago I was planning a wedding and now

Christmas has come and gone!

2011 was a great year! I look forward to starting the New Year

with a bang:)

So have you thought about what your New Year's resolution is going to be?

I have been thinking about a couple but they say it is

better to stick to one and no more than three :)

I wouldn't really call mine resolutions as much as I would call them goals!

I would love to the lose that last 5 pounds but wouldn't we all :)

Next up I would like to be credit card debt free:) This is a big one for me

and I am proud to say I am on the right track!

Over the last two months and even over Christmas I have not used my cards!

Well last night I was feeling my creative juices and was actually able to

get a little scrap booking in and finished two pages!

These two pages were from my "Ghoul's Night Out" Halloween party!

I think they turned out pretty good!

All I have to do is finish my journaling on the one page am and I can file

it away in my scrapbook:)

Today I cleaned the house top to bottom one more time while

the Christmas decorations are still up.

I plan to take everything down next weekend! I am kind of sad that

Christmas is over, it such a pretty holiday and just make you

feel good but all good things must come to an end:)

I was at Ross yesterday and score some very pretty pillows

with the gift cards I received from Christmas!! I just love that

store!! Below is a before pictures of our sectional with our old pillows.

I thought they were nice two but with two big dogs the

pillows in this house take a beating!! :)

Here is a couple of pictures of the new pillows!

I just love the colors and textures and how

well they match with everything in the room!

Well I hope everyone has a safe & happy New Year!

I look forward to hearing what your resolutions are for the New Year

and sharing more creations with you in 2012!

Happy New Year!

Mrs. C

Christmas Table Setting for 3!!

2011-12-29T16:47:00.000-08:00

Since it was just going to be me, my Mom, and Sean for

dinner on Friday night I decided to set our smaller table in the kitchen area

instead of the large dinning room table but I still wanted it to

be festive so here is how it turned out!

I think it looks pretty! Very simply but pretty and I used

dishes I have had for years!! Total bonus!!

My Mom got me a ton of baking and home good products so

I will definitely be doing more entertaining in the near future.

She also got me two gift cards!! Both to my favorite stores!!

Home Goods and Ross!! I think she and I might be

doing a girls shopping trip over that way to see what we can score!!

Sean was so sweet and thoughtful in his gift! Just love him!
He bought me the most beautiful pair of diamond hoop earrings!!
I have wanted a pair for a long time but never expected that he
would get them for me for Christmas:)

He was so cute and wrapped up an empty box to through
me off and then made me go on a scavenger hunt through our Christmas
tree!! He had them hid in there for a week!

I guess you can say I used a lot of deco mesh!! I couldn't even find them:)

Happy New Year!
Mrs. C

What a Wonderful Christmas!!!

2011-12-27T17:12:00.000-08:00

Well I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday!!

I know we did!! I think this might have been the best Christmas ever!!

We were very busy over the last four days and celebrated each day with our family!

I wanted to share some of the great pictures we were able to capture with

each side of our family!

I can't wait to see every one's pictures!

Here is a picture of Sean and I at our house on Christmas.

In the evening we spent this time with Sean's Mom and really had a wonderful time!

I thought this was a nice picture of Sean and his Mom:)

These pretties are a present from Sean's Mom!!

They are so pretty and very comfortable!

I love Lindsay Phillip shoes, they are so much fun!!

See the flower on top you can actually change them out with other

cool "shoe jewelry" to go with your outfits!! They have a button kind of clasp to

hold them on!!

To go along with that theme she also got me this cute ornament!!

On Monday we spent this time with my side of the family.

My sister took this cute picture of us in front of our tree! I really

think it came out cute! She would make a good photographer!

I thought this one of my Mom, Brother, and me turned out nice!

I think my brother is almost taller than my Christmas tree:)

My brother-in-law is also a big Ravens fan so

we thought we would get a nice group photo of the "Ravens Fans"

VS. the "Steeler Fan:)"

I thought this made a nice family photo of my dad with

girls and their husbands:)

I think we really got some nice pictures this year!

I have a lot more to down load from this weekend so

I will be back with more and more presents that we got!!

Our families and Santa were too good to us this year!!

I hope you were able to spend this holiday with

loved ones!

Happy New Year!

Mrs. C

Fun Christmas Games to Play at Your Parties this Weekend!

2011-12-22T04:43:00.000-08:00

I thought I would share a couple of games to play at your upcoming holiday

parties! I use these a lot at my parties and they are usually a big hit

with everyone especially the kids!

Please feel free to email with any questions that you may have:)

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
Give each guest a sheet of paper and pencil. Ask them to sketch Santa Claus while following
your step-by-step instructions. Sounds easy? It is, but there’s one little catch - they must close
their eyes while they do it!
Draw a circle (his body)
Draw a smaller circle (his head)
Draw his left leg
Draw his right arm
Draw his nose on the head
Draw his boot on the left leg
Draw his right leg
Draw his eyes
Draw the sack beside Santa
Draw his beard
Draw his boot on the right leg
Draw the left arm
Draw a present in the sack
Draw gloves on his hands
Draw a hat on his head

Score points as follows:10 for legs in right place;
15 for nose on the head;
20 for boots on the legs;
25 for eyes on head;
30 for the sack;
35 for gloves on hands;
40 for the present in the sack;
40 for both arms attached;
50 for the beard on his face;
75 for the hat in the proper place.
Total the points and award a gift to the guest with the highest score!

SNOWMAN GAMEHave guests follow these directions:
Draw a circle the size of a half dollar in the middle of your paper
Now you’re drawing Frosty the Snowman, so you need to make one larger and one smaller circle
to complete the body.
Put two eyes on his head
Give him two arms
Give him a carrot nose
He needs a broom to hold
Go back to his face and give him a big smile
He needs buttons down the front give him 3
Finish by putting a hat on his head and a pipe in his mouth

Score points as follows:
5 points if all 3 circles touch each other
5 points if his broom touches anywhere on either arm
5 points for each eye in the smallest circle
5 points if the smile touches the small circle anywhere
5 points for each button in the middle circle
5 points if the hat touches his head anywhere
5 points if the pipe touches his mouth

CHRISTMAS TRIVIA (I)
What color is the Grinch? - Green
What was Rudolph’s punishment for his red nose? -Couldn’t play any reindeer games
How many pipers piping did my true love give to me? - 11
In _Do You Hear What I Hear? what was dancing in the night? - Stars
What do you hear on every street corner? - Silver Bells
What did Grandma get run over by ? - Reindeer
What was Brenda Lee doing around the Christmas tree? - Rocking
What does the government mail on Dec. 26th? - Tax forms
What does Johnny want for Christmas? - Pair of skates
Jingle Bells chime in jingle bell time in what song? - Jingle Bell Rock
Visions of what danced through the children’s heads? - Sugar plums
What popular toy was named after Theodore Roosevelt? - Teddy Bear
What Frankenstein actor was the voice of the Grinch? - Boris Karloff
What is the name of the most famous Christmas Ballet? - Nutcracker

I hope you enjoy these games!

Merry Christmas!!

Mrs. C

Wrapped Christmas Presents!

2011-12-21T06:49:00.000-08:00

Well I feel like I have been wrapping for days:)

Well actually I have been:)

Here is just what I finished wrapping last night:)

I was trying to give each person a special bow and use

up some of my ribbon! I think they turned out pretty good!

I love the Fa La La Wrapping Paper:)

It was a better quality paper and was very easy to work with!

I think I am going to go out after Christmas and replenish my stock:)

I really liked how this one turned out!

It is a popcorn machine with all the goodies!

I thought the popcorn bucket would go well with their

present!

I thought I would share a picture of my two helpers:)

(Not really helping!!)

Between them taking off with the wrapping paper and chewing on it

and rolling in the tissue paper I am surprised anything got wrapped!

Don't the boys look handsome in there new Christmas bandannas:) ?

So are you ready?

I am so excited!!

Our Christmas celebration starts Friday!!

Merry Christmas!

Mrs. C

Ornament Exchange Party!

2011-12-19T05:43:00.000-08:00

Well we are in full holiday spirit now:)

This past weekend was my ornament exchange Christmas party

and we really had a nice time:)

I can't wait to celebrate with our families this week!

Here is a few pictures from the party!

I found the red & green tortilla chips this week:)

They were really yummy!

I love this snowman, he makes such a festive decoration!

Jenn loved her cupcake wreath!

She sent me a picture of it on her door as soon soon as

she got home:)

Here is my Mom proudly showing off her ornaments! :)

I loved my Aunt's Grinchmas T-shirt!!

Too Cute:)

We were joking around after everyone left that we are going to need

larger wine glasses to survive the holidays!!! :)

Just teasing, I really enjoyed seeing everyone and getting together

for a fun evening!

So did you have any fun holiday parties?

I would love to see your parties!! Leave a comment

with your blog name so I may stop by!

Only 5 days until Christmas!!

I can't wait!!

Merry Christmas!

Mrs. C

Santa Wrapped Hershey Bars!

2011-12-13T05:55:00.000-08:00

Hey ladies are you looking for a fun and inexpensive

gift to add to packages or to give to your kids classmates?

I am having a Christmas party at my house this Saturday and
plan on using these as my favors!

I was able to use a lot of scraps from my stash so I didn't really have
to spend any money on these besides the chocolate bars which were
on sale the other day 3 for $1.00!!

The piece of red card stock will actually be your wrapper.

I cut that piece at 5-1/2" by 5-1/2" and attached it to the

back with adhesive.

The next piece will be the white card stock which you

will need to scallop with a border punch or if you don't have one

I don't think it would look bad not scalloped.

This piece I cut at 2-1/2" wide by 5-1'2" long.

You will then want to make Santa a belt:)

I cut a piece of black card stock 1/2" wide by 5-1/2" long

and attached it to the back of the candy bar with adhesive.

For the buckle you can kind of use your imagination or what ever

supplies you have. I just cut two squares out of black and yellow card

stock and layered them on top of each other. The yellow square should be

slightly larger than the black.

And the last step is the buttons which I punched out

with a 1/2" circle punch from the dollar section at Michaels!!

I made about six of these in 15 minutes so this might be a fun way to

wrap up some last minute gift favors to go along with a gift card

or to give to your mail man:)

Listed below are just a couple more pictures of the supplies

and steps as I went along through the project.

Well I found this cute idea from another blog site and attempted to give them a

try! The name of her blog is:
http://www.kerryspapercrafts.com/

Stop by and check her out she makes some really neat
projects!

I hope you enjoyed this cute holiday project!
Happy Holidays!
Mrs. C

Linking up with :
Amaze Me Monday at
http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/
:)

Deco Mesh Cupcake Wreath!

2011-12-10T18:07:00.000-08:00

Who doesn't love cupcakes??

My girlfriend is a pastry chef and absolutely loves

anything with cupcakes on it so I decided to make her a cupcake

deco mesh wreath for Christmas! I tried to use a lot of fun colors that

were not typically used at Christmas so she could put it out for a longer

time period.

I started with a styrofoam wreath form and just covered it with a

fun pink glitter ribbon! She loves pink so this should be a hit:)

Here is a picture of the supplies I used:

Green & Silver Deco Mesh

Pink Glitter Ribbon

Floral Pins to hold the deco mesh in place

Cupcake ornaments to go on the wreath and

some other fun picks to add some jazz to it:)

Here is a picture after the ribbon has been added.

I think it actually looks kind of pretty with just the ribbon

on it!

Here is a close up of the ribbon and the floral pins,

you get the pins at pretty much any craft store.

Below are a few photos of the wreath after the deco mesh

and ribbon were adhered to the styrofoam.

Next I just hot glued the cupcakes, ornaments and present

to the wreath.

And here is how it turned out!

I hope she likes it. I think the colors are fun and could be used for

other occasions besides Christmas!

The "Noel" is just and an ornament the I attached with

a floral pin so you can remove it when Christmas is over and

maybe re-use this wreath for a birthday or I think it might even be

fun for Valentine's Day!

This is just a lid to an old box that I had in my craft room

that I hot glued to the styrofoam.

Just a close up of the cupcake!

Well I feel pretty today :)

One more project completed!

Cleaned the entire house!

Wrapped a few presents.

Hung the outdoor decorations (I will show those to you later!)

and now I am taking a few minutes to relax!!!

So is everyone getting ready for the holidays?

Anyone having a holiday party?

Please tell!

Happy Holidays!!

Mrs.C

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Happy Birthday Mom!

2011-12-09T05:00:00.000-08:00

I would just like to wish my Mom a very Happy Birthday and

let you know that I love you very much!

I am very lucky to have such a great relationship with my Mom.

She is a great Mom but also my best friend!

Today as part of her birthday present I am going to decorate

her Christmas tree with deco mesh and ribbon to match her snowmen theme!!

I hope everyone is having a great week!! We finally made it to the weekend!!

I should have lots to show you over the weekend!!

Hugs!!

Mrs. C