lost and found

umm...thought i was gone, didnt ya?  nope.  still here.  moving, shuffling stuff around.  still no computer.  on my hubbies at the moment.  new one in a few weeks.  hopefully less.  so where have  i been you ask? wellllllll...blog surfing for my newfound addiction to primitives.  primitive dolls, antique lace and doilies.  you know, all thinks old.  and paper mache.  i am addicted.  did three or four "involved" (for me) items for halloween.  and PURGED lots of stuff for the move.  had a yardsale, didn't sell much but my bike (ha).  so it all went to Goodwill and a daycare.  moved the kids toys into the attic for a winter playroom.  i wish i could post some pics, but alas i cannot.  and moved like ALL my craft stuff to the left side of the attic. let's just say i'm still organizing. 

so my new addiction is i want to sew.  like all kinds of little things and prim stuff.  problem is i have to have an outlet for my creations because if you know me, you know i am neurotic about clutter.  i can't keep everything i make right?  a few of my friends stopped by on their walk and noted that with 5 kids, there wasn't a toy on the floor.  and i explained.  it's because i'm neurotic about it.  laugh.  it's true though.  so now i have all this scrapbooking stuff, which i am not using, but i think i can convert it to use for my new crafty outlets.  i'm beginning to have a lust for rust.  rusty things like nails and wire.  and whimsical, Coraline like things.  (dont' you love that movie?)  Emma and I made a scarecrow today.  i sewed buttons on it's eyes.  just like coraline's other mother.  funny.  he's posted up in my front garden.  wearing nicks' clothes. kids love him.  we'll have to pick a name.  and wait to you see my rendition of Grumble, the pumpkin head.  still have to put his finishing touches on, but he is so cool. 

longing for our move.  can't believe we still have so many more months.  i just want to go.  run run run and bury my head in some secluded back woods town and just raise my silly kids.  every day i hate it here more and more.  i shouldn't say  hate.  i dislike it here.  there's no joy here for me anymore.  every day i see the fake-ness of the people here and long for a genuine person with morals and one to believe in.  not everyone really.  just some.  i guess i should have been born in the 30's or 40's because i can see me in some farm house baking bread and out feeding chickens.  the first pet i am getting when we move south is a chicken.  i miss the farm.  i loved growing up like that.  it will be good for Jacob.  he looks so distraught.  he cries every morning before school.  doesn't want to go.  i feel bad for him, but make him go anyway.  he has to.  poor guy.  just tears me up.  ok, sorry for the straying off there...

so hang in there with me.  i'm so excited for halloween.  i want to have a party for the kids at school and am vowing to get involved at the school...i just have to make the time.  so i will be seeing you....miss you all out there in blogger land..

A gross halloween party treat!!!

kids halloween party ideas....
you have to check out this gross party treat...it's like the real thing!  I have so many halloween ideas floating around in my head, it's unbelievable!  not sure anyone would eat this though!!

i'm still here!

well,  the new cable  still isnt' here...but that doesn't mean I haven't been working on stuff!  I just can't load my pics :) I'm working on a few items for memoryworks...new kit....elementary...to die for!!  and if anyone knows me they know I love halloween....been getting in the spirit and found some fabulous sites....working on something scary in my garage this week...can't wait to show you...check out this cool site...love this!!!  Grumble....click there!

fingers crossed that I am up and running later today...thanks all!  bummer, brakes went on the van...our only source of transportation so it's in the shop and we are car-less!! 

virus

Sadly, my computer caught a virus last week and is down...bummer!  Have to wipe my hard drive, so I'm sneaking in on my hubby's computer :)  hopefully will be up and running by the middle of this week....

MWE Kit: Ayla's album

I got this album at Ollies...$3 people!!  It's one of those that you can change out the insert frame, I kept it the same color as the main album though, and added some leftover scraps around it to give it a calico/cottage look...I love how it turned out!  Coupled with this cute Prima flower...it made a great presentation!

This is a 6x6 album I made for an upcoming baby shower gift.

All the papers/embellie's are from the August MWE Kit from MemoryWorks.

I loved the cottage feel of these papers from October Afternoon....sure to be one of my new favorites!!

Take a peek inside...

the "baby" letters..hello?  $1 on the clearance rack!

orange ric-rac...a favorite of mine!

this page just makes me feel happy! 

To give depth to the page, I stuck some stickers on the outside of the page protector, that way, when the photo is placed on the page, the strawberry vine will sit over it...love it!

cute little butterfly...

I used my new sewing machine to add LOTS of stiching to the pages.  Since this was a 20 page album I did a simple layout, one page will hold a 4x6 photo, the others will hold a 3x5 photo.  On the above page, the green area is where the 4x6 photo will go.

I had a great time creating this album and I hope the recipient loves it as much as I do!!

Celebrate LO

I used lots of items on this layout...bling, tiny letters, felt stickers, houndstooth paper and a chicken!

Join Practical Scrappers this weekend for their online crop..lots of challenges and prizes!!

hi campers!

Well, we just got back from our camping trip to Robin Hill in fabulous Lenhartsville, PA.  Not entirely relaxing with 5 kids, but still good!

Our cottage at the campground...thank god..lots of room, but the beds were like rocks!!

Jacob was digging sleeping in the top bunk...

it's hard to see in this picture, but if you look for a small orange dot in the center above the

branch..it's the moon!  on our first night there the moon was crazy orange in color!

Nicholas thought this hand grenade was so funny, and it made a noise (an very quiet explosion)

Madi thought it ws pretty fun too!

emmy enjoying an ice cream cone...

captain crunch....

little miss mermaid....

jacob drove me crazy asking for soda...only a little I said, it will make you crazy!

Campfire!!!

Roadside America in Shartlesville, Pa

We ended up here when our trip to Knoebels (the worlds best amusement park!!

got rained out!!

inside roadside america...over 50 years in the making...it's really neat.

and they do a n ighttime scene..it's really cool!

and what camping trip isnt' complete without a trip to

Cracker Barrel???

Some little antique finds...this is a matchbox holder.  My hubby actually found it

and remembered having one in his garage.  So we got it for sentimental reasons!

My cool scale..love it!!

All in all, we had a great time.  Bummer that we didn't get to go to Knoebel's, but maybe next week when Nanny comes from Mississippi!  We did go to the zoo yesterday as well...fun!

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I've been working on a few little projects...will post soon!