Craft With Me

It's official!

I am now a lia sophia advisor!!

AND I've been doing crafting lately. I don't have pics yet, but I will. I've been working on Story Blocks. We played with our first set the other day and had so much fun. 4 adults and 3 kids rolling these cute die!! :D

A New Adventure

So, I've been thinking for some time that I'd like to help my family out financially. I knew getting a job wasn't an option. I didn't want to pay for daycare, didn't have a 9-5 stamina, didn't graduate college, very little previous job experience. SO- I had kinda looked into direct sales, but I was pretty leery of most of them. Then, however, I found it!!! I found something I love that doesn't put pressure on everyone at the party, that is fun to be around, that helps me feel good about myself. I hadn't even thought of selling it at first, but after my party, someone off-handledly said that I'd be good at it, then when the party was over, I found that 3 people at the party had written my name in a form asking "Who do you think would be good at this?". It was just the boost I needed. I've done my research, talked to a LOT of people, weighed the pros and cons (and to be honest, there were only 2 cons on my list) and decided that I am going to become a Lia Sophia advisor.

Lia Sophia is jewelry. One of my favorite things about it (besides the fact that is drool-worthy) is that it has a lifetime guarantee, so if my kids break it, I can get it replaced. I also like all the hostess benefits and the way that they help their consultants (earning free jewelry so you don't have to pour your entire paycheck right back into it). I also like the stress-free feel of the parties, they really are just plain fun!

Well, I buy my kit on Monday. I'm so excited. If any of you feel like ordering and contributing to my starter kit, there is an awesome sale going on right now. Buy one item at full price and get two at half price. The best part? The full price item gets to be your least expensive item and the half priced ones are the more expensive ones. Isn't that cool? And it all helps me get my business started. It doesn't matter what state you're in, the jewelry can be shipped. Shipping is $3.80 regardless of where you are.

Curious, now? Here is a peek at the catalog  If you find you're interested in some, just leave a little not here on my comments and I'll e-mail you directly. My show closes at 10AM on Monday, so act fast. You don't know how much I'd appreciate your orders!!!

So tired of this discussion!!!!

So, when Xander went to have his kindergarten assessment, they gave him a workbook and told him that if he finishes it, that he'll be invited to a pizza party at the beginning of school. He was so excited for it! He came home and did the first page and then was bored with it. Every day since, we have had a variation of the following conversation:

Xander: Mom, can I watch TV?
Me: You need to do your homework
X: I don't want to do my homework
M: Why not?
X: It's boring
M: You don't get to go to your pizza party if you don't do your homework
X: I'll just go to my pizza party. I don't want to do my homework.
M: You say that now, but you'll be sad on the day of. They won't let you go if your book isn't done.

about 15 minutes pass and then I hear this

X: Mom, can I watch TV?
M: Is your homework done?
X: No! I don't want to do my homework! I want to watch TV!
M: You can watch TV when your homework is done.
X: I'm gonna watch TV anyway and not do homework
M: Then you'll go to your room and be grounded from the TV for the rest of the day

Then he goes and does something else and we start 100% over an hour later. This happens. Every. Day. Of. The. Week.

Happy Birthday Vaughn

My youngest turned one yesterday! I can't believe how fast the time has flown! We didn't do a big party- I didn't do invites or anything, I just posted a couple places and told a couple friends. So people came to support my big boy. My friend, Abby, took pics so I could focus on the event at hand. She took some ADORABLE pics!!

First, we opened gifts (because they were just from Mommy, Daddy, Xander, Juliana, and Rachel)It's not my best picture, but showed him with most of the gifts.

Here is him seeing his cake

Then we let him at it!

Yeah, when he was done, this was the cake:

Finished Plarn Bag

I think it took around 20 bags, but it was so much fun to do! And you wouldn't believe how much attention it got- just making it! Everyone wanted to know how I did it.

Now, ignore the fact that it looks like a disturbed cyclops bunny and just be happy that it's done!

What's the detail? you ask, well here's a close up

Hope you love it. I didn't follow a pattern, so I'm no help there, but I can't WAIT to take it in the store. I also started another one.

Pictureless update

Though after I get some permission I will have pics of some recent shoots.

Just thought you'd like to know that I have my plarn bag almost done. It just needs handles- and a cutesy flower!! I'm going to try some plarn scrubbies, too. My original plan was to put cotton around it, but I'm worried about the whole washing/drying thing, so I'll probably JUST do a plarn scrubby.

I'm also very close to being done with a baby blanket for Erin's project and my Halloween Afghan.

I have been somewhat discouraged lately. I've been wanting to try a couple cute projects, but I don't know... it's complicated. Bizarre emotional attachments to craft projects..... you probably think I'm psychotic, but oh well....

Responsibility

We're having a planning meeting tonight for YW, so I made the following forms. Enjoy them.

Download Planning Sheet
This sheet has lines for brainstorming activity ideas and a spot for the dates on the right. You can insert your own using word or wordperfect, or you can print as is and just write them in.

Download Responsibility sheet
This sheet outlines who is responsible for each activity, esp good if you're having the YW in charge of them. It has spots to see who is helping and spots to jot down what needs to be done.

More Freebie Stationary

I fixed the lines so it's actually usable. To save, click on the picture so it's full sized. Then right click and save as. Brushes by Obsidian Dawn

Enjoy!

Cool Gift

This year, for gifts, since I haven't been the best and doing things ahead of time, I've given kids the gift of music. There is a website- totally legit- it's called Free Kids Music and it's a bunch of artists who want to get their songs heard. So I have them saved on my computer and I put them onto CD's and give them as gifts. Easy, only the cost of a burnable CD and the kids love 'em!

Plots, Projects, and Plarn

My family planted a garden! I'm so excited about it, you don't even know. Most of them are peppers, but that's fine by me since they are SUPPOSED to be easy to grow and we eat them like crazy!

Here's how my Halloween Afghan is coming along:

Also, I'm making Plarn!! Yarn made from plastic bags. The more colorful, the better!