Still kickin'.....

Yep.  I'm still here.

Time has just seemed to fly at my house.

So many things to do.

So many places to go.

A few changes. Mostly good.

But you know how even good change can disrupt your routine.

Upending your creativity.

I've done a little crafting here and there (like giving my pantry door a facelift!)....

AND

making a St. Patty's Day banner for my living room gallery wall...

Excuse the bad light.  It looks super cute in person!

I even made something for my sister-in-law to hang in her new craft room (which I also get to show off on a certain company's Facebook page next month so stay tuned!)

But I've mostly been spending time with my family.

Good times. Good memories. :)

My kids are getting so grown up that pretty soon it'll be just Superman and me all alone (which could be good too *wink*) but if my kids want to play games and hang out, then by golly, I'm gonna do it!

My craft table will patiently wait for me.

I hope you do, too. ;)

Thanks for joining me at the Table today!

Another Valentine Banner

Hello!

First of all, check me out!  My Bingo Valentine Banner card was featured at My Crafty World!  My card is #9.  Thanks, Tiffany!

{Yes, I know. There is a TON of brown in this room.  As soon as the weather warms up enough for spray painting, the end table, coffee table and magazine holder all will receive a new coat of paint and distressing.  The only color I've decided on for sure so far is white for the end table.  I also have plans to add white painted shutters above the piano to use as a backdrop for a wreath of some kind.  It's all coming together, but slowly.}

I showed you that I've been updating my living room.  Part of that, is a gallery wall.  I've seen lots of examples on Pinterest and other blogs and the ones that are my favorite are the ones that aren't measured exactly.  I love the relaxed look of just eyeballing the frames.  I plan to get some other shaped frames in there, too.

I found this particular frame at the D.I. (my local thrift store).  It was 75 cents and already had that Aqua frame.  I knew it would look great on the wall because it was a shade or two darker than the wall color.  It actually was a white board in its former life, but I had a plan.  I wanted it to be a home for seasonal banners.  I'm thinking I won't be able to put as many of my holiday decorations in that room now just because the color scheme is so specific.  But I do want something of each holiday in there so I thought that small banners would work.

I have this great SU! patterned paper called First Edition that I put over the white board part.  I knew it would be a great backdrop for whatever banner I made to hang on the frame.  My first banner is one for Valentine's Day.

I used my Silhouette to cut little white doilies.  Then I used my Slice to cut the letters.  I LOVE that font!  Then I used my punches for the bottom of each pennant, the trim accents and circles and lastly added stitching, buttons and brads.  The awesome clear buttons belonged to my grandma. Then I used my SU! Cherry Cobbler bakers twine.  Love that stuff!

Here it is hanging happily in its new home!

Thanks for joining me at the Table today!

Ink It Up!

Good Morning!

I decided to start a card swap now that I have members in my SU! downline.  Here's what I sent to them:

If you don't already know, I LOVE banners.  I've had this Bingo Background stamp for quite awhile and have NEVER used it.  I just started experimenting and here's what happened.  Sometimes experiments are a good thing! ;)

Thanks for joining me at the Table today! :)