More Vintage Groove

OK, seriously I know I've said it before but this really isn't a new hobby. I made these because I had more pieces left that I didn't want to put away, I wanted to USE them.

Too many times I've bought things that I've never gotten around to using...Project Life anyone?? I have to admit I have a few other of Becky Higgins' kits that I still have to get around to using....but I AM working on it!! ;) {{I have been making progress in finishing up the journaling on my 2009 Project 365....and I am working on more of the school kits...just a little FYI....or maybe you'd call it a confession...whichever floats your boat.}} I think I need to put these things to use instead of taking up space & THAT'S why I've made some more jewelry. And to be honest, I still have some leftover pieces that I'll be using someway or another...so stay tuned for more...eventually! ;)

These 3 necklaces are just 3 strands of the same chain pieced together. Very, very simple. I like them a lot.

Here's another simple piece made up from a few leftover pieces.

I even like layering these 2 necklaces together. But why stop at 2?? Loop another around your neck & go have fun!! Don't laugh but this is my attempt at a self-portrait...in bad lighting.
And just a little FYI....tomorrow's date is 10-10-10....How fun is that?

Listen To This!! Vol. 3

This week is more of a Teeny Bopper version!

Selena Gomez - Round & Round


Miranda Cosgrove - Kissin U


Demi Lovato - Me, Myself & Time


We The Kings Ft. Demi Lovato - We'll Be A Dream


Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed

Confession: School Kits

I have to relieve this guilty feeling I've had since Laura's post. ;)

I was inspired to work on my BH CK KOTM School kits tonight. I figured I can watch my TV shows (Rules of Engagement, 2 & a Half Men, Mike & Molly, Hawaii Five O) while putting them together better. When I say better I mean they are all in the right spots in my albums with a few things tossed in the page protectors along with their school pics but the actual pieces of the kits?? they weren't put together at all. I figured I can take the first step & get something going. Of course once I started I wanted to get more done than I was prepared for. I didn't have a lot of pics printed that I could use, just a few odds & ends, & while I was a bit discouraged, I figured BABY STEPS.

It's not going to get done all in one night.

I'm not that far behind really. I mean, Marissa's in 4th grade & Gianna's in 1st grade. While that's not really behind, especially in Gianna's case, I just wish I had recorded some memories better.

I hope to print some pics out & get moving with this. As much as I love the idea of this kit, I don't like seeing it not used to it's potential. I do that too much. I have good intentions but tend to get off track.

And in case you're wondering I'm back to working on the journaling for my 2009 Project Life kit. The pics are all taken & printed, all that's missing is a few months worth of journaling. I'm happy to say I'm up to Oct. 2009 in journaling (believe me it was a lot worse than that!!). I've been working on it while watching TV or while the girls are doing their homework.

Again I say, BABY STEPS.

Now that I've confessed I feel a little better.....the guilt isn't weighing me down to bad....HA!!

Listen To This!! Vol.2

This is more random than my last "Listen To This" post.

Timbaland - If We Ever Meet Again ft. Katy Perry


Train--If It's Love


Ke$ha -- Take It Off


Flo Rida -- Club Can't Handle Me


Kings Of Leon -- Sex On Fire

A Perfect Pair

This pic is of Marissa & my niece Nikki. It's from 2008, but when I saw it flash on my screen I found it & printed it right away. Love their faces!! They really are a perfect pair!!

STOP!!

IF YOU ARE RELATED TO ME IN ANY WAY STOP READING THIS.......... I MEAN IT!!!! ;)

And since I was at it, I decided to make 2 LO's, one for Marissa's album & one to put in a frame for Nikki.

I was stumped for inspiration since I have a hard time scrapping single photo LO's unless it's a smaller size LO. When I came across the fruit paper the title popped into my head & then I remembered THIS LO by Laura so I went with it. I swear the colors are so much prettier IRL!!

ETA: After looking at this I realized it was a bit plain & scattered a few extra buttons around. Just too lazy to re-take the pic! ;)

Used:
Patterned Paper: American Crafts

Chipboard Letters: Making Memories

Flowers & Buttons: Making Memories

Nikki's Birthday

Today is my neice Nicolette's 9th Birthday!! Seems like she was a baby not that long ago & now she's in 4th grade!! Where does the time go?? Marissa was about 4 months old when Nikki was born & they've been BFF's ever since. She's as good as another daughter to me!

She truly has bloomed in the last few years....

Wishing my beautiful God Daughter a wonderful day!!

HAPPY 9th BIRTHDAY NICOLETTE!!

Love you!!

On This Day....

Thirteen years ago today was a significant day in my life.



I was at Disney.

With Joe.

In the Magic Kingdom.

Where MAGIC happens.

We had lunch at Tony's Townsquare Restaurant and......

He asked me to marry him!!



Yes we celebrate it. It was a memorable day in my life....and I'd still say YES!!

Weekend Update

This weekend was busy one around here. Saturday night was our street's 6th annual block party. It was fun getting together. Everyone brings an entree & the kids love hanging out late.

Then on Sunday was a birthday party for both my neice & nephew who turned 7 & 9. Since their birthdays are a few weeks apart in Sept., my sister does a joint party. Lots of chaos & laughter--just what a birthday party should be.

It was a good, busy weekend!!

Listen To This!! GLEE!!

I've seen a few people sharing their favorite songs & was inspired to share mine. I didn't intend for this to be about Glee but once I started I couldn't stop! Besides the season premiere was this week....

Contemplating.....

A while back I started making 6x6 LO's of Joe & I. I got American Crafts modern albums & made them pretty & have 4 full (make that 3 1/2 full) albums.

See? There they sit. Now I've been thinking I could really use that shelf for scrappy supplies .Here's a quick look of the albums.See how full it is?Sneak peek of the inside....why I posted these without cropping the pics first is beyond me. But in my defense I haven't been feeling good so I'm going with that.This was our wedding "album"Now these are just candid shots from family & friends that I scapped. Not from the photographer. I also included some pics from our rehearsal dinner & honeymoon.Then I went back to everyday pics of Joe & I.Another full albumAnother peek...This is the current album. I only have about 4 or 5 LO's in it & never did anything to the cover. I'm behind on this a little, but not sure if I should bother making them 6x6 anymore.
You can see them in their entirety here, & our wedding one here.


I've seen these 12x12 page protectors that will hold 4 6x6 LO's & am thinking about converting them to put into my 12x12 albums. My problem is I feel guilty about the small albums. I realized too late that I should have made all those LO's 12x12 but I don't want to re-do all those pages. Plus I find that the small size is faster to do & I tend to use more things (like stamps) on them.

What's your opinion?

Tangerine Dream

I've had these pics laying on my desk for a little while now. When I first printed them out I was really inspired to scrap them but I had another project to finish first. I have a small pile of inspiring pics to scrap laying on my desk. I love pulling out older pics that I haven't seen in awhile!

I used the Slice for the title & embossed the brown cardstock underneath with Swiss Dots. That is my ultimate favorite embossing folder.

This is Marissa's LO....

I kept these practically identical....basically because it was easier to scrap. I also used old paper (Provo Craft) from my stash. I got the title from the pics. Not because there's any fruit involved but that's what popped into my mind when I 1st saw these pics & it stuck. Then I remembered I had this QK orange die cut & used it to tie that in with the title. Flowers are Heidi Swapp & the small ones are old Prima's that I never seem to make a dent in the bottle.

Gianna's LO....

Gianna's LO seemed to get more flowers thanks to her request. I can't complain since she wants to get involved. ;)

Tyler's Birthday

Today my nephew Tyler turns 7!! He's such a cool little dude. Usually up for anything & full of energy. And those eyes....he's gonna break hearts some day.There are days when he's just angelic...if you ask his mom she'll say everyday!He's a true little boy.....doesn't every boy want to be a cowboy at some point? Maybe he's a knight riding his white stallion.....all I know is he's growing up too fast for my liking. I mean he's SEVEN!! In no time he'll be dating & then driving & then going off to college!! I think my sister needs to wrap him in bubble wrap & keep him just this size, cause he's the closest thing I'll ever have to a son & I'm not ready for him to grow up!!
Happy 7th Birthday Tyler Man!!

Love you!!!

Broken

These both broke awhile ago but I'm tired of tripping over them. I've tried the tinfoil trick but it hasn't helped.

Any tips??

There's A Fairy In My Kitchen!

I love these pics of Gianna! She was 3 years old & into dressing up. Another quirk of hers is to sit in that spot on the floor of my kitchen & watch TV. Nevermind that they have a TV in the Den they can watch, this one gets used A LOT!!

Back before our trip I started scrapping these old pics of Gianna. I was trying to get it done before we left to leave you with something pretty to look at but it just didn't happen.

I think the thing that hung me up on this LO was the embellies. Usually it's the journaling but this time I had ideas for embellies but then I didn't have the room. I kept walking away from it hoping something would come to me but finally gave up.

I figure it's done & in her album. Years from now she won't know the scrapping trends that I tried or not. She'll just know that I loved these memories enough to put them on paper. I think I'll be doing that more. I don't submit my work so there's no one to please but myself.....and hopefully my kids. Hopefully by letting go of that "pressure" I'll be scrapping more again!

Boys Are MEAN!!

Today I was having a pretty good day.

I got some laundry done AND put away. (it's great when I do that all in the same day!)

I went for a 2 mile walk with my girlfriend. (applause welcome) ;)

It was a beautiful day. That's about where it comes to a screeching halt.

After coming back from my walk I got a phone from the school. Seeing that come up on the caller id puts me in a PANIC. Sure enough it's the principal.

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Principal: Mrs. Rossi? This is (his name). Everything's ok, but I have Gianna in my office (My mind: WHAT?? ALREADY??) and while in art class a boy from her class cut off a tiny piece of her hair. It's not noticeable but Gianna can tell & she's upset. I've had a long talk with the boy & will be calling his parents. There will also be repurcussions to let him know that is not tolerated. Gianna wants to talk to you if you could make her feel a little better. (lots of smoozing, making sure I'm not going to flip out--doing his job)

Gianna: Mommy! (hiccups & sniffling...she's in tears) He cut my hair!!

Me: Sweetheart it will grow back. You know I can fix it if I need to & it will look like nothing happened. (meanwhile she's breaking my heart hearing her cry like that...I'm tearing up!)

Gianna: But it's gonna take a LONG TIME!!

Me: No it won't, when you get home how about you take an extra vitamin? You know how those make your hair grow so long. It's ok & Mommy loves you.

Gianna: Ok, I love you too.

Principal gets back on the phone....more smoozing....

Me: I know this boy from Kindergarten & remember how he always wanted a playdate with Gianna. I think he might have a crush on her & it might be part of why he did what he did.

Principal: That's interesting, good to know. I thank you for your understanding & will be contacting his parents. Call ends.....
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Seriously?? The kids haven't been in school a full week & already this is happening?? This little boy was always after Gianna for a playdate. I was standing off to the side one day when I heard him say to Gianna;

"Ask your Mom if you can have a sleepover at my house.".

Ummmm, WHAT?!?! The answer would be NO. For several reasons.....the main one being YOU'RE A BOY!!

But nothing more than that...and no I never responded to that sleeopover request. Towards the end of Kindergarten, Gianna was saying what a pain the boy was & that's it.

So of course I call Joe & explain things to him. Now the boy's really on his "list". He's worried that Gianna might be afraid to go back to school, etc, which worries me more.

I made sure to get to the school early at pick up time. The boy's Mom came up to me & apologized.

When Gianna came out, she was all smiles & happy. I asked her what happened & she told me the boy had his hand on her paper & she moved it. That's when he cut her hair. Then I find out Marissa & her BFF Ariel heard about it at recess & went to see her to make sure she's ok. AWWWWWW!!! I love those two!! It made me so proud & got me all teary eyed again.

I know these things happen & no serious harm was done. He didn't hurt her, or that would have been something else. You really can't tell where he cut her hair....unless Gianna shows you!

But there's no way he's ever dating her!!!