Prima Tote bag

Hello crafty friends! This is the Prima tote bag I received at Inspired! 2011 just a few weeks ago. I couldn’t wait to decorate it! Well, it’s finally finished and just in time, too! Prima is having a contest using this very bag. So here goes!

I wish I had taken a picture of the before, but if you are interested it’s the Donna Downey Canvas Tote #921538. I used a white rose trim at the top. I misted it with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Tutti Fruitti. I then added some of my favorite lace trims. (I have a major lace trim addiction!) Then I used some of my favorite fabrics. I machine stitched the edges so they look finished. Then I cheated with the pleats! I don’t know how to sew very well and I have a very simple machine so I simply glued the material in place and pleated it as I went. You know, “glue, pleat, glue, pleat, glue, pleat”. You get the idea.

Here is a close of up the flowers I used. I think they are from the Botanical Love Note collection. I stitched them on with some vintage buttons. (I’m addicted to those as well! – Shhhhh!!)

Here is a close up so you can get a better look at the lace trims.

Here is a close up of the fabric. I got it while in Fancy Gap, VA. I love the colors and the stripes. Everything is glued on except for the flowers/buttons. I really love how it turned out. These totes would make wonderful gifts.

Bless this child

Yesterday was truly a special day for us as a family and specifically in the life of my oldest, Drew. He received the Sacrament of Holy Baptism and Confirmation at church. Four other children were also confirmed but Drew was the only one baptized.  I grew up Baptist but we have been members of the Methodist church for about 8 years now, so it was a little different for me. Drew wasn’t baptized as a baby. I wanted to wait and let him learn about Christ and accept the Lord as his savior on his own, which he did over Spring Break. God’s timing really is perfect.

So after attending Confirmation Classes for about 6 weeks, Drew was ready. I thought I was, too. I didn’t realize just how emotional it would be. But I held it together and didn’t embarrass him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drew is truly growing up to be such a wonderful, respectful, smart young man. I am so proud of him.

And now back to our regularly scheduled goof-ball!

Happy Mother’s Day!

Okay, so I’m a day late but I still hope every mother everywhere had a wonderful Mother’s Day. My day started with breakfast in bed and handmade cards from two of the sweetest boys ever to be born. Then we were off to church.

 

After church I sat on the sofa stitching and watching a movie on the “big screen” while Jeff took the boys to Wal-mart for new water guns. Then they played in the back yard for a while with the water guns and hose. Finally, Jeff pulled the sprinkler out! There’s no video game invented that can compete with a sprinkler in the yard on a beautiful, warm day.

 

 

 

For dinner, Jeff prepared a wonderful meal of Fettuccini Alfredo. Yum! It was very tasty!

Now am I looking forward to a week of scrapbooking fun! Donna Downey’s Inspired! starts on Wednesday. Today, (Monday) was spent at her store helping to get kits ready. Tuesday I am taking a class from Margie Romney-Aslett and then helping to get ready at the hotel where the event will take place. Wednesday I am taking a few mini classes and helping at the vendor fair. I am hoping to get to help as a teacher’s assistant at one of the major classes beginning Thursday morning. I’ll be sure to take a few pictures for a future post.

Hope you get to be crafty this week!

His first middle school dance!

Tonight was the first school dance Drew has attended. He hasn’t really been interested in the other dances but now there is a girl who likes him. So he was much more interested!

Because it was the last dance of the year it was “semi-formal” so he wanted to wear a button-down shirt and tie. Of course he waited until last night to tell me this! So off to Wal-Mart I went today. The shirt was just a tad big but it was the last white, long-sleeved shirt they had and he insisted it had to be white and long-sleeves. 

The flowers were cut from my Gerbera Daisies. I wrapped them in a wet paper towel, tucked inside a baggie and tied neatly with matching ribbon. He said he received a lot of grief for the flowers. But then I asked if “she” like them and he said “She loved them.” I don’t think he minded the ribbing too much after that.

He was very nervous when I dropped him off but I don’t think that lasted too long. He said the tie only stayed on for about 30 minutes. Then it stayed in his back pocket. He took my camera and took several pictures of “her”, including one of the two of them in a photo spot made to look like a castle entrance.

When I picked him up he said he had a great time. I asked if he had offered to get “her” a snack or drink and he said he did. Then I asked if she looked nice. She did. Then I asked if he told her she looked nice. He just grinned at me. Ooops. I suggested that he tell her how nice she looked at the dance the next time he speaks to her. He’ll learn, I suppose.

Here is a picture I took of Drew before taking him to the school. I’m not going to include a picture of “her” since I haven’t met her parents yet and don’t know if they would mind.

 

I’m very proud of how he’s is growing up to be a nice, polite, handsome young man!

Now, for the big reveal!

If you recall, I gave you a sneek peek at something I was working on just a few weeks ago. I finally got to finish it! I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. And as always, creating it just fed me more ideas so now I'm off to play with more canvas!!

Let me know what you think!

Spring in the South

I just love spring in the South! I was born and raised here so I really can't speak to any other part of the country. But here it's just beautiful. The azaleas, the tulips, the pink and white dogwoods - just love it!

However, the older I get the worse my allergies get! That's the only problem with springtime.

Just a peek…

at what I’m playing with this weekend.

Are you being crafty this weekend?