mynameisheathermarie

i've moved

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here so please come and visit me on my new blog!

snake on the porch and new fan on the ceiling

2009-08-22T13:54:00.000-07:00

this snake was on my porch the other day when i went to let the dogs out for a potty.

and this is my new fan that me and justin put up last sunday. it's a hunter and i just think it's the beesknees! best part! it doesn't making me feel like my life is in danger everytime i turn it on and it's very quiet.

ok thats all!

heather marie

par vue, livie lou.........

2009-08-22T13:30:00.000-07:00

(thrifted owl family from forget-me-nots)

because you'll keep asking untill it's done. not that you ask alot but i always feel bad when you do

(thrifted needle work book from salvation army)

(vintage fabric thrifted from forget-me-nots)

(vintage coats thrifted from goodwill)

(handsewn quilt thrifted from forget-me-nots, multi-colored afgan thrifted from salvation army)

so there you have it some of my most recently aquired junk as justin would say, but oh how i loooooooooooove my junk :)

later gators!

heather marie

little old me

2009-05-16T18:38:00.001-07:00

most resently

see normal, nothing special. just a girl from the south.

awesome pictures of my bees

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later gators,

Heather Marie

the bees swarmed and the E.E.'s layed some eggs

2009-03-17T09:51:00.000-07:00

All the little black dot's in the sky are our bee's flying away. Justin came inside and told me to go look at the bee's and when I got out there I was not prepared for this! You could not get with in 3feet of the hives there was so many bee's in the air. Thank goodness it was the middle of the day in the middle of the week because I do not know what the neighbours would have thought of all the bees flying over there house!

Anyway we got pretty lucky, because we had our queens wings clipped so the bees had to come back to the hive, and we got them into a new hive box so now we have three hives instead of two! Which is super exciting if you ask me. That's my Justin scooping up the clustering bees to put them in the new hive with my dustpan.

and my second super exciting bit of news! My Easter Egger Bannies started laying! I've been waiting months to see these pretty little blue-green eggs, and now that there here well I'm just so happy! They look like little jewels next to the peach/brown of the silkie eggs. Yay!

oh! and yesterday we got this from the UPS man! Justin has been all over the net looking to order us some hatching eggs. I'm hoping for some fancy silkies or some wellington bannies, but i know he's been looking at some malay bannies so we'll see. But how exciting to have our own incubator!

Well that's all. I had a few other pictures on here for this post, but thanks to the stupid way the pictures are working , they keep deleting when I'm trying to get text in, so boo about that:(

later gators,

Heather Marie

at my sewing machine

2009-03-03T13:30:00.001-08:00

So this is what i'm working on these days. This quilt is the cover quilt for bh&g american patchwork & quilting apr 2009 issue. The pattern is for a lap quilt, but i'm attempting to make it a full side quilt. I'm hopeing to be done by winter so we will have a nice warm new quilt on our bed. It will be my first full size quilt.

Mermaids and cream quit.

So, I am in love with this one I used the blush color set of the Heather Ross Mendocino line with cream cordaroy and chocolate brown cotton for solids. The backing is the coral print from urban outfitters I'm using to make curtains for the living room. Totally matches my orange chair i got for my birthday.

Well thats whats up on the sewing table these days. Actually my sewing table is really my coffee table, but thats a story for another day. oh, and dear blogger it sucks that i can't move my pictures around anymore.

later gaters,

Heather Marie

sup homeslice

2009-02-28T13:13:00.000-08:00

it's been awhile so I'll break it down.

1. i turned the big 26.

2.got a Wii fit for x-mas(supper fun i have all the yoga and strength exercises now)

3. Justin turned the big 29.

4.had 6 baby chicks hatch.( my joy these days)

5. made my 4th quilt and started my 5th(this one is going to be full size, fingers crossed)

6. gage turned 5 ( this is a milestone for the whole family)

7.Thrifting

8. actually finished a mini album

9. ate 2 of our roosters one is in the freezer still.

10. still trying to coax my creativity out of hiding.

so thats whats up i'll be back on monday i hope and i'll have some pictures of said events. or maybe tonight i don't know. we'll see but right now i have a winey little white dog at my feet that wants a game of fetch.

later gaters,

heather marie

eggs, old bottles, baseball cards, and star wars

2008-11-19T13:58:00.000-08:00

the silkies have started to lay! i wish i could say this was eggs one and two, but they are not. these are eggs three and four, because Justin ate one and two before i could take any pictures. ( silly man, doesn't he know how important pictures are!)

so yesterday i went to help Justin's mom and sister clean out the attic, and came home with a box of treasures for the old man. it was super fun to go through it with him last night. this is his prized bottle collection, well the bits that didn't make it home with us when we moved.
i like this bottle because the glass is purple. i think it was some kind of liquor bottle.

i don't know anything about this one.

this one Justin tells me is worth a bit. i like the hill billy on the front.

Listerine bottle with stopper. very cool, i think.

ship bottles. i think I'm gonna hang these bad boys on the wall and put flowers in them:)

Justin loves is baseball(and football) cards like they were his kids. this is not all of them just what we sorted last night!

vintage star wars. loved and played with by Justin then his sister and now they have come to stay with us and be lovingly put on a shelf until there is a little Justin to play with them again.

well I'm off for today with the return of cold weather in our area, I've had a return of my cold and have been feeling out of sorts today. so I'm gonna catch some rest.

later gators,

heather marie

monday thrifting

2008-11-17T13:41:00.000-08:00

i love monday thrifting better than any other day of the week. i find my most favorite things on monday. today i got a great old quit and lamp.
i love this lamp, and Justin is gonna be so happy. we used to have one of these old glass lamps with the light in the bottom, it was an amber colored one, but i broke it on accident and he was so mad at me. kept saying i did it on purpose. but now i have this one and i think it's better. i was so pleased when i spotted it in goodwill, they had a green one also but it was bigger and this one was big enough. if I'd had it i would have bought both but i went out with $20 and i wasn't gonna spend more than that. (the lamp was 10.00 and the quit was 12.00 luckily i had an extra 2.00 in change for the quilt. )

this quit was marked as a cutter quilt, but it really was in good condition with need of a few repairs, so I'm just gonna do the repairs and keep it.

i just love the fabrics used in it. i wish, wish, wish i could fine some of these prints today.

and the number one reason i needed this quilt: cowboy print on the back! i could of died when i opened it up and saw this. i love love love all cowboy prints, one of my soft spots. but the colors of this one are just brilliant!

now I'll leave you with a picture of a squirrel up in my tree eating a pine cone.

later gators,

heather marie

dogs with frisbees, curtains revisited, and cushion covers

2008-11-16T07:08:00.000-08:00

this is my Winnipeg. she found her long lost Frisbee last week. since she has wanted nothing more that to act like a psycho dog with a Frisbee. she would love to be allowed to bring the dirt thing in my house and keep playing with it , but mommy (that's me :)!) will not allow this and has to chase her down at times to take it away. yesterday she brought it in and i took it away and set it on top of her kennel. after awhile my fil came to drop some stepping stones off (I'll tell you that story later) and i had to go out side and help him unload them. when i got back in the house she had stolen her Frisbee off the top of her kennel and took it inside her nigh-night to play with. i heard her as soon as i walked and knew what she was up to but she,hoping i didn't, poked her head out and gave me the I'm innocent face. i laughed so hard she forgot about the Frisbee and came to give me kisses for pets. good times people, good times.
my kitchen curtains! so i put the lace trim on. trying to get a good picture from the sink nook is near impossible. the cabinets flanking each side just suck the light right up. but here is what the looks like now.
i added the lace with a decorative leaf stitch in green (perfect with the trees).
they have me smitten.

and here is one of the cushion covers i made yesterday for the couch. i made two matching (one for each side of the couch, i have a thing for symmetry, it drives Justin crazy at times that i always need two)
they are still a bit experimental in design. but i like them.

well i guess that's all. we will be gone most of the day once Justin gets up. we have to go pick up the rest of my pavers and we have to figure out what to do about Justin's car, he got 2 (yes i said two flat tires coming home last night. so his car is some where on the highway waiting to be dealt with.

later gators,

heather marie

getting back the creative energy

2008-11-15T12:01:00.000-08:00

After months of just not feeling it, I've suddenly had a burst of that good stuff. my head has been swimming with ideas for the house and for gifts for friends and family. I'd been trying to force it for a while and that was just not working. But now, the mojo is back!

So onto the reason for a second post today.(that's right second post)

My new kitchen curtains!

The tree fabric are tea towels from Target, part of there winter collection, and the green houndstooth is a home dec. weight cotton I found at Wal-mart awhile back. i think i would still like to add a lace trim to the bottom and maybe get an "inside the window frame" rod. but over all a quick and quit lovely set up. over all i think this set of curtains cost me about $12.00 so I'm pleased. (sorry about the pictures it's raining out side and my kitchen doesn't have the best light to begin with)
Now for the paper crafting crowd. These are the invits to our annual "Southwell family holiday gathering". This year is especially important to us because we lost our beloved papa over the summer. So in an effort to keep up family traditions Marla (my mil) and I have teamed up this year to make it extra special for everyone.

i did them in three styles, just using what i had at home. since we don't have a lss anymore. (plus i have enough scrapbook stuff to scrapbook the next ten life times )

i used "Stampendous" stamps "N163 modern invite" and "journaling block OR1025" for the information side. My ink is Colorbox "chestnut roan" fluid chalk ink for the jounaling block and Tsukinek Brilliance pigment ink in pearlescent olive for the modern invite and the edges.

this one is: background paper basic grey fruit cake line.

circle tab my minds eye; Bohemia Christmas believe line.

cookoo clock stamp; poppyink in moss Adirondack embossing powder

date stamp; Heidi Swapp in warm green Colorbox fluid chalk ink

family gathering; making memories magnetic stamps rummage font in charcoal Colorbox fluid chalk ink.

this one is : background paper my minds eye; Bohemia Christmas believe line

deer head stamp; poppy ink in copper embossing powder

everything else the same as above.

this one is: another Bohemia Christmas paper but it is from the "merry" line

bird and branch stamp is from zingboom. the branch is in copper embossing powder and the bird is in verdigris embossing powder. and everything else is the same as the other two. all my embossing powders are ranger in case you where wondering.

i think the cookoo clock ones are my favorite. they are flat cards (they don't open) and the fit an A2 envelope. my inspiration was a calender square.

anywho, that about it. hopefully I'll have something later for a third post! (oh wouldn't that be just grand 3 posts in one day)

later gators,

heather marie

new coasters!

2008-11-15T06:48:00.000-08:00

In honor (and because I don't want water rings on my table) of my new coffee table, I made my self these uber cute coasters last night. I used this pattern from the allsorts blog. There was supposed to be nine coasters, but one of my fabrics was not cotton (stupid Wal-mart fabric) and it got messed up after the first cut, so I just pulled it out and continued on. All in all, I think they turned out well, but I can see where I need some improvements in my sewing techniques. I put a yellow cotton flannel on the other side and I used "soft and natural" cotton batting for the inside. The fabrics I chose are a mix of vintage and new.
And I think they just look smashing on my lovely table, so my picks must not have been so bad.

I also did this last night, it's my camera strap! I covered the "Sony" strap that came with the camera with some binding I have made a few months back out of some vintage sheets I'd been collecting up. I love how it came out. It was such an easy project I don't know why I never did it sooner. Now I just need to make a camera case.

later gators,

heather marie

friday = family workday

2008-11-14T12:58:00.000-08:00

my mother and father in-law come over Friday morning and help Justin and i do a bunch of stuff around the house ( in return i have to spend a day working around her house so i don't think it's such a bad deal.) the last week we worked on the front beds and porch.

this is how we did the planter garden i keep at the front steps. i think it came out cute.

I'm having a pickle of a time keeping the leave out and off of everything. the wind has just been awful the last few days.
this week daddy and Justin planted a hedge of viburnum along the back porch.

while Marla and I, straitened things up in the front. we made me the cutes potting bench out of some junk Justin had in the yard. the table legs are some hive boxes and the top is an old piece of picket fence. now i have a super cute space to work on my plants in the spring!

but the best part of family work day is..............going shopping with Marla after the work is done. new coffee table meet your new home.

it's round and I'm so very happy. I've wanted a round coffee table ever since i saw one in cottage living about two years back, and i recently set my mind that i wanted a coffee table and i wanted a round one. the first one i found was blue and i was broke, the second was green and Marla bought it because again i was broke, but today was my lucky day, today i found a white one and it had my name on it. i had the means to get it today, so it's mine.

later gators....

heather marie

my kichen is covered in honey!

2008-11-10T18:53:00.000-08:00

i can't beleive we lost like that!

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I mean what where the dawgs thinking! Come on people, 49 to 10, really! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED OUT THERE !!!!!!!!!!! You have to be shitting me with this crap! That was an unexceptable game tonight! jeez!!!!!! Now Justin is gonna be in a bad mood when he gets home tonight. Suck! .........................................i can't believe we lost like that..........:(

ok, so we went to see mawmaw a while back...........

2008-10-31T18:31:00.000-07:00

maybe a month or so ago. it was a blast as always. we had lunch with her and papa Nicky. and did lots of farm stuff. i didn't take a ton of pictures but here are a few of the ones i did.

Justin and maw maw out by the barn.

don't you just love Justin's sunglasses. maw maw will kill me for posting this picture because she doesn't have her face on, but i think she looks pretty.

and here is our main reason for the trip! our extra roo's and a hen. we took them a white Japanese banie roo and hen, a black Japanese banie roo, and a barred game banie roo. ( the one we sent to the stock pot was an old English game banie, just like the one in the corner of the picture below.)

this is Lady, papa Nicky's dog. she's keeping a watch on the chickens and horses from the barn steps.

one of maw maws hens with her bitties. she will NOT! let you near those chicks no matter what.

this is maw maws fancy Cochin roo. i think he's so pretty. Justin thinks he's a Cochin mix but not sure what with.

anyway that was about it for our trip. oh, Justin went for a ride on Nicky's mare, her name's patty, he said he let her loose and she was going so fast he thought he might die if he fell, and then later he found out from his mom that her parents were through breed race horses. Justin said he can't wait to ride shadow their colt after Nicky brakes him. not me I'm not a horse riding girl. but i do like to feed him lots of alfalfa treats :)

OHMYGOD!OHMYGOD!OHMYGOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-10-29T17:26:00.000-07:00

I DID THE STUPIDEST THING TODAY!!!!!!! i gave a stranger a ride. he just came to my car window and started begging me to take him back to his truck. i was TERRIFIED! i really really wanted to say NO! i should have said NO! everything in me said to tell this man NO! in fact i said NO 3 or 4 times and he just kept pleading with me. so why did i do it? because I'm a soft hearted person and a very stupid girl and i felt sorry for him. but that does not excuse me from this great big lack of judgement!
this time everything turnout just fine. he was polite and well mannered (I'm sure ted bundy was too, heather!) i dropped him off and drove strait home, scared out of my wits at what i had just done . YOU SHOULD NEVER EVER EVER LET A STRANGER IN YOUR CAR EVER!!!!!!!
anyway now i'm filled with a happy feeling that i went out of my comfort zone to help someone, but my days of giving strangers rides are behind me now. i don't like having panic attacks (which i was having from the moment he came to my car till the moment i shut my front door at home), my chest gets all tight and my skin crawls. so we'll just say this is a first and last for me. To hell with being a good Samaritan, i value myself more <-----that's what i learned today.

so......these are my chickens.

2008-10-27T17:43:00.001-07:00

We raised them from day old chicks (aka bitty's, incase you did know that one :)). They are silkies ,2 White hens ,2 Partridge;1hen and 1 roo, and 1 Buff hen. Aren't they just the fluffiest little fluffy things you ever saw. they have black skin under their feathers, and are said to be medicinal to eat.(not that we plan on it or anything, but it seems to be a favorite bit of information to Justin when he speaks of them.he always gives his cute little "wouldn't that be good to eat,because i'm a cook and i would like to cook it." face that he gets about that kind of thing. )
and these are my other chicken that went to live on the farm with maw maw (I'll tell that story tomorrow, we have a lot to catch up on.) minus one that "went to the stockpot" (saw this saying somewhere and now its my favorite.) for crowing allllllllldaaaaaaaaylooooonnnnngggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!@#$%*@#$%*@#$%*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Justin just lost his poor little mind that day and bud the rooster had to go. but after the best chicken and rice I've ever had, he decided he did not really like that part and we would just take them to maw maws if we can.
Anyway, back to the silkies. they live in our garden. it is a quit suitable arrangement,Justin built us a 8x8x4 foot pen and we bought a pre-fab dog house from Lowe's and converted it into a chicken coup. (it was to flipp'n perfect the roof even lifts up for cleaning and/or egg gathering.) we move it over a patch at a time ever few weeks or so, and plant up a new patch of garden, and in turn they peck up the ground and eat up all the bugs and weeds and fertilize the soil for the next time we move them.
they like to spend there free time out of the pin under my Turks cap bush. they roll around in the dust under neither and they hide deep in the middle when that darn orange cat comes plotting on them. I'll have to get some better pictures for you some time.

my puffy white silkie would just like to say "you should of listened to Dr.Paul. but no, now we're all going to shit. thanks a lot wall street."

my dear miss puff silkie, i dare say i agree with you for the most. I'm terribly conflicted about what I'm going to do come election day. maybe I'll decide when i get in there.

Mabel, the buff silkie thinks we can't see her behind the grass because she's a ninja chicken. we like to let her believe that. keeps up the moral in the pen. we're hoping for eggs anyday now.

today is a special day...................................

2008-04-16T15:47:00.000-07:00

Today our bees came you can read all about it here on my new blog just for all things bee related. and in honor of my bees, my little mind has been crawling with crafty bee ideas. I'm hard at work here on the homestead and feeling great about all my projects. so be on the look out for some shop news soon .
later alligators,
heather

hello, hello dear readers

2008-04-03T11:09:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile, aye! We have been very busy here at the Southwell homestead as of late. Dwight, has had us lots of landscape business,so I've spent the better part of the last two weeks at my in-laws helping out with all the work {which I love doing, don't take that as a complaint ,it's just a description.} And on Sunday, Dwight came to help me pick up our new-to-us beekeeping equipment! So Justin and I have been tying to figure out what else we need to start and cleaning up the hives we have. I think we got it all figured out and ordered today.{I really hope so because the bee's have been ordered, too!} We are gonna start with two hives in our yard so we can learn our self on the subject, but Justin would eventually like to make it another service of lavenders' blue, by setting our hives up in peoples yards as a pollination service, then we would take care of the hive(s) and your flowers will be the bomb:) and when we harvest the hive you get some of the honey for free. We have not even gotten our hives set up ,heck I've only had the stuff for a week!, and we already have people asking us about it. {Just goes to prove how blessed we are.} Here's to a good thing!(i really hope!)

Oh here's a new picture of my hand. Sorry it's so blurry I wanted to retake it but my digi-cam keeps wanting to die on me. I'm afraid it's time for a new one, but it's gonna have to wait awhile. I'm looking nice and pink these days just a little scabbed bit left now. My index finger is still a bit stiff, but I'm working on that. I'm back to doing most things with this hand but some things are still awkward, like my writing is really messy right now and I'm still not hand sewing very well, oh and my grip is weak and a bit awkward with my right hand (mostly because I can't bend my index finger all the way.)

Oh! Have you seen this movie? It's my new favorite! I have been so inspired from this movie I have a few things in mind for the shop after seeing it! i don't want to tell you what but be looking :)
Do you looooooooooove radishes? Cause I do! So I'm growing some in these pots. Justin had to thin them out today so I ate them:) dirt and all! they were just barely out of the seedling stage but tasted very radish-y still. Yummy! yum! yum! yum!:) This Kind is called the french dressing radish and it's supposed to grow a long root. I'm so excited for them !

Oh! Made this the other day! My very first pork butt! Justin put it on for me before he left for work, but I took care of it all day long all by my self. I think he was quit proud of me for it, he made the comment that I was trying to steel his place in the BBQ contest! I told him I was just trying not to mess it up!, but I was glad it liked it so much. {as I believe all chefs are, Justin, is quit the food Nazi and if I had messed this up I would have never heard the end of it. :( }

I was really excited the other day when I went to the quilt store and found pink flat pins. I'm sure lots of people already have these . But for me they where such a treat to find! I had never seen them before and I could hardly contain my excitement as I took them to the register. Especially since I had actually needing another box of pins anyway!well, I guess that's all I have to say today. I'll leave you with some pretty spring cards I've been making.
later alligators,
heather

3 years and still going strong...........................

2008-03-20T13:57:00.001-07:00

You know, Justin really is the love of my life. No matter what we fight about, we always makeup. He always has my back no matter how much of an idiot I am sometimes.

He always surprises me, when I'm sure I've really messed up, he stays by me.
My mom was a single parent so I never saw that kind of love and forgiveness between a husband and wife when I was growing up, so for him to just give me that kind of love ....well it makes me cry......a happy cry , but the tears roll down just the same.
He is so amazing to me and it makes me love him more.
He makes me want to be stronger and smarter and better just so I can show him his love is not wasted on me. My heart beats faster when he's around, still!, even after 5 years together.
so this post is for you babe! I love you and happy anniversary!

This is the layout I did for the junk challenge at poppy ink. Since yesterday was our anniversary,I decided it was the perfect time to pull out some of my wedding picture and have a go at the challenge with them . Also decided that it should center around my sweet husband !
my challenge was to:
*have at least 5 words in my title
*use at least 3 photos
*use 5 different ribbons

This is the aftermath of my little scrap session. See my soda ! Justin can't drink the stuff so we don't keep it in the house , but there is a corner store a block away so I often get one when I'm "working". I know it's bad for me but , Dr pepper is so good and tasty.In other anniversary news............ Justin got a box from Zappo's this morning , but he was out working with daddy . So I called him to let him know it was here ,and you know what he said ....."Oh that's for you .It's your anniversary present. Something leather" so I said "Oh really do you want me to open it now with you on the phone, or wait till you get home tonight?" Justin: "you can open it now." me: "OK, let me get a knife"........."i see a Birki's box, Justin what is this? what did you get? " Justin: "something leather, just open it and see?" .................................... me:"OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!! (I know this is bad to say but I always do when I'm really really excited) These are my new favorite shoes. Oh and look they make a heart when you put your feet together, these are so perfect. Olivia (my sister in law that's 17) will be so jealous (I say this when ever I get cool new shoes). Oh babe thank you so much I love them!"
He told me he only ordered them yesterday, and they came with free shipping so hey Zappo's really lived up to there promise

here's something funny , this was the Woot! shirt of the day

about a week or so ago and we just thought it was way to perfect!
Justin ,who is very Irish/Scottish, is also a self proclaimed pirate! but so is everyone else from Fernandina beach(the island has a history of being a pirate hideaway) . we were hoping it would get here for st. patty's but it got here the day after. oh well there's always next year! but it's super cute!right? love this little pirate running away!look at that bottle of rum! he he! i love pirates ! especially my pirate husband! Oh! here is a before and after of my duvet . I got it dyed the other day and I'm super happy with the results! I just love that shade of aqua. And here is something pretty to look at my vintage button collection . Most of these came from Maw maw's when we were visiting last week but, a few I had found at the antique shop for a reasonable price. Anyway I had better get a move on it. The day is getting away from me very quickly and there is always something to do around the Southwell house.

later alligators,
heather

Spring is here in Georgia.................

2008-03-17T18:18:00.001-07:00

and I'm so excited to see my trees blooming again. This red bud tree had been bush hogged before we bought the house. In just 3 years it has come back and I have to say it's one of my favorites ,especially in the spring.Time to plant my vegetables and herbs. really excited about the radishes! Justin told me I could do them in pots so I'm really excited to see them turn out. Justin has beans and squash to plant in the patch also.
along with the eggplant and tomatoes we seeded today. I've also got some zinnias seeded in there. I just love these jiffy seed starter trays. We have used them for the past few years and we always have good luck with them.

here's my pretty yellow pot that i painted yesterday. I just love the pop of color I get with my little orange tree and lovely lamp as soon as i walk in the door.

my poppy kit came today. hurrah! also finally got a pic of my junk challenge kit. i think I'm gonna do a layout about Justin for the challenge since our anniversary is Wednesday.

these little prettys are for my cj group. got to get them shipped off to des soon!

well i guess I'd better go for today. Winnie looks like she's not so happy i woke her up for a picture. i better go snuggle up to her so she'll forgive me. ha!
later alligators,
heather

Day 5 burn update, plus some random loveliness....

2008-03-16T15:32:00.000-07:00

Millie says "it's a beautiful day to take a nap on momma and daddy's bed!"

Anyway back to what I'm really supposed to be talking about. I'm at day 5 from burning myself . The large blister that was on my index finger has busted just today. I'm not surprised , it had been getting bigger by the day and the skin had been looking thinner in the spot it opened at. I had so much fluid in that one blister that it soaked my bandages through.

That blister on the top of my thumb is getting pretty big now . My hand is sore, but not painful and my motion is less restricted since the swelling subsided. My thumb is still a bit throby due to a 1st degree burn on the tip.

And here is what my leg looks like. A few of the burns have been opened my dogs jumping on my leg. all of these are 1st degree, but they are very sore and makes standing and walking in shoes some what painful but nothing I can't handle.

I got a good pair of kitchen gloves today, in pink! Really happy about getting the dishes done with out worrying about my bandages getting wet.

and really excited that I'll be able to dye my duvet cover I got from Mawmaw tomorrow. I also plan to add some pretty doilies and applique and make it very Dottie angel-esk

Got this little project started today. The pot is for my little fake orange tree and the frames will hang under my crafts sign. I have not decided what will go in them pictures or pattern paper , maybe both. I found them in the barn at Mawmaws and asked if she cared if i painted them . see said no and now they are sporting a nice shade of sun yellow from Krylon. i think this will look much better against my parrot green walls than the antique gold they used to sport. I was totally inspired by some frames I'd seen at urban outfitters a few months ago as soon as i say them in the barn.
oh no! a wild mongrel is going to get me and eat me!
oh wait that's only the "partially trained mongrel" Rocco. He's only charging to investigate mommas camera! then he checks his back to make sure that cats not next door to ruin the pet fest he's about to get.
Well I guess thats all for today. I need to go put those new gloves to work and then get some dinner going. Justin may not get home till late, but he's always hungry.
later alligators,
heather

why you should never ever leave hot oil unattended.....

2008-03-14T11:10:00.000-07:00

***6 hours after burn accident.(pictures in previous post, 20 minutes after burn accident.) I tried to take some of the area today (day 3) but my camera was not cooperating so I'll have to try again tomorrow before re bandaging . It looks quite a bit different today than it looked then and it will be therapeutic to keep a record of it's progression.

The Story:
So, I had gotten home from grocery shopping and was going through my routine; take the dogs out, put up the groceries,pick up around the house, get dinner started,check my email, read some blogs........................that's what got me. In the end that's what got me................ I had started to heat some oil, because I wanted to make sweet potato fries with dinner and while it was heating up I went to look on the Internet and had got my self wrapped up in reading the lovely tiff's blog and her story of Gladys coming to stay. Once I was done, I went back to my oil and saw that it had just started to smoke. Justin told me when that happens I need to take it off the burner for a minute to let it cool down, which I immediately went to do, but I forgot to do one other thing he told me to do first, have a plan on where to put it! So I'm standing there with a pan of hot oil and starting to panic on where to put it down because all the burners are full (one had the dogs dinner cooking, one had the tea kettle set on it, and one was to hard to reach and then there was the one I had just pulled the pan off of) and I didn't want to mess up the counters. In my fine little frenzy for a place to put my very hot pan , I must have tipped it back and got hot oil all over my index finger , thump, and the palm of my right hand which then made me drop the hot pan of oil, which then splashed me on my right leg (Winnie and I now have matching spots, needless to say) and caught my kitchen rugs on fire . So instead of worrying about my hand like I needed to, I had to worry about my house first and make sure all flames where out before I could get to the sink and run it under cold water which in turn made the burns worse than they had to be.
I saw a doctor yesterday and luckily all burns are second and first degree. My mother-in-law was worried that I may have some full thickness burns since fingers are so close to the bone and Justin was worried I may need skin graphs.
The doctor gave me a prescription for Silvadene and told me to keep it wrapped for the next two weeks, watching for infection this week especially.(if a burn gets infected you run the risk of getting septic blood, septic blood can kill you.) On the plus side all my skin ,while cooked well done, is still in tack with no open areas and my blister's are growing daily (as gross as that sounds it's a good thing to have blisters on burns, the fluid inside is your white blood cells at work). The motion in my right hand is quite a bit restricted right now and makes a lot of everyday things much harder for me(e.i.:going to the bathroom,changing my clothes,putting my hair up)and some things are simply out of the question until my hand is healed(e.i.:washing the dishes,sewing,writing), but I'm managing with a little help here and there from Justin. And the last two mornings I've woke up feeling a little ill to my stomach,which Justin said is normal. He gives me a glass of ice water in the morning and that seems to clear it right up.
Justin told me yesterday, he feels bad because he thinks it's his fault for not teaching me better in the kitchen. I told him he should not at all. It's mine for letting my self panic even for that one second. I'm smarter than this most of the time, but sometimes it seems my brain floats away from me and I have very bad things happen to me like this. While I hope to grow out of this "accident prone" behavior some day , it has stuck with me for the last 23year ,and I fear it may be here to stay. My saving grace is my family and the care and support they give me when ever I do have these things happen and my inner peace with the fact that I'm the one that did it to myself and I've never let a bad thing happen twice (lesson learned).

To My Mom: I did not mean to scare you this afternoon with my email. I really, really am OK. I've even figured out how to wash the dishes(rubber gloves,duh!, over my bandages) since talking to you this afternoon, and I've already thought of a few other ways the rubber gloves can improve my Independence during my temporary handicap. Remember mother, I am your 25 year old daughter that still needs your hand when I cross the road, due to my "head in the clouds" syndrome, but I am also resilient and resourceful just like you. These things, they happen to me, all I can do is not freak out when the worst happens so I don't die. It hurt more than iodine and I didn't even cry. You are the one person I worried the most about telling because, well your my mom and you worry even when I tell you not to.

xoxo
heather

CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-03-12T16:15:00.001-07:00

well i was going to give you guys this big long post about my trip to maw maws yesterday and my grocery shopping today but.....................................................

i went and burned my self so it will have to wait for another day . sorry.
she's off to learn how to uses her left hand.

heather

hello friends

2008-03-05T15:35:00.000-08:00

As promised this post will be full of all the loveliness I've been up to these days . For starters here is Justin's quilt that I mentioned in my last few posts.Yes,yes it is a rather man-ly color scheme I know, but remember it was FOR my man. ......although in the last two days since I finished him, he has been enjoying a little "brake'n it in" my moi! He is quit a cozy little fellow, perfect for laying about on the couch with a good movie and some good wine. But, while I am very glad to have him join our little family, his birth has all but done in my little sewing machine, she is still breathing, but the labor took a toll on her petite frame and we'll just have to wait and see for know. Hopefully she'll last me for my next few projects. I have living room curtains, pillow covers , and slipcovers for the head and foot boards on my bed planned out for myself, but more importantly i have an order due before Saturday!
This pretty little patch work is more my mom-in-law,Marla. They will be the curtains in the bathrooms at her new venture "shop" a.k.a "spiritual house of prayer" She tells me it's not ,church or a part of church, it's just a place for praise and worship . Here is the lamp I told you about . Pretty huh! that fabric is what my living room curtains are gonna be . I got it over at urban outfitters on the clearance wall :) happy me

lastly here is some layouts I've done lately . i just realized i have not been posting them over here like i used to, so I'm gonna try to remember to put them over here . anyway i guess I've procrastinated long enough those curtains are not gonna make them selves you know .
peace out ! hommie,
Heather Marie<3 p.s. sorry about the links to those pictures, I can't figure out how to take them off.

2008-03-03T17:31:00.000-08:00

i was over at kelli crows blog and she had a cool quiz linked up. here is my results :

Take the Quiz here!

i love jane austin books, so this was fun to do.

post #100

2008-03-03T16:45:00.000-08:00

well, i never thought I'd get here to the big 1-0-0, but it's done so.....whew!

anywho.............. I've had my self plenty busy. how about you?
so far, just today, i have remodeled an old dusty lamp with a good shape, finished quilting Justin's quilt and have started putting the binding together, dyed some linens a lovely shade of yellow, finished up the wash, did the dishes, and almost burned down the kitchen trying to make something to eat.

the rest of the week looks plenty fun filled also. Marla has asked me to make her some curtains for the bathrooms at "shop" on top of the giant bulletin board she asked me to work on, which all needs to be done by Saturday i believe, plus she wants to go to mawmaws one day this week, so I'm hoping we go because there are some great thrift shops up there with lots of old lady stuff that is just waiting to be found and turned in to young and trendy lady stuff.

i'll be back some time this week for a good long update post. and hopfully i'll have some pictures to go along with it if i can get my digi cam to work for me. lord knows i have plenty to share!

bread, rice, and thrift

2008-02-07T12:26:00.000-08:00

Justin was off on Tuesday so after voting and dropping of my good friend Christina (she hit a beaver a week or so ago,so her car is in the shop and she needed a ride to the polls) , we went shopping! First to Goodwill to pick out the fabrics for his quilt that I'm making for him.
Let me just say that while the stuff he picked out is totally muted and fully on the masculine side of the world for me and my taste (lots of tweed,wool,and dark colors all from the men's section), I'm really happy with what we got and I'm happy that once it's finished it will be a part of our family for many, many years to come. It took me all day yesterday to pull it all apart, and now I'm washing the fabric to get rid of the bits left from ripping seams then, I'll iron and start cutting. I'm thinking about doing it in triangles instead of squares this time, and I want to add just a hint of femininity to it so I need to look for something in my piles that will match nicely, oh and Justin wants me to try my hand at hand quilting it together. I can't wait to show everyone but I'm thinking it will be a week or so before you'll get any sort of a peek. Oh well on to the rest of my post!
After goodwill we hit the salvation army. Normally I hate the SA we have here in Saint Marys, i can never find anything, but boy do I have new eyes for them now after looking through the kids section!I don't think .75cent has ever made me happier. The cash register is '74 fisher price and the little metal bell still rings and all the buttons and the drawer still work, The pull along lace up shoe I'm not sure on the year, but it's wood so thats super cool and it says "an original fisher price toy" on the front. both are missing all of their little bits and bobs but that ok because the art work is so beautiful, and I'm not above a good search for parts. "Up and Away" is third edition copyright 1963. The art work inside is amazing and the book is in great condition for being as old as my mom!
after the fun shopping was done we headed out to our local oriental store to pick up a bag of rice before heading back home for a night of cook'n and love'n.
At the oriental store we had picked up some black glutinous rice along with our normal jasmine, after the owner told us this recipe!add 1/2 cup black glutinous (after soaking for around 30min.) to 1 1/2 cup jasmine
and 2 3/4 cup water for purple rice! It does not really taste any different from plain rice, but the black rice adds a little crunch(in a good way, like wild rice, not the under cooked rice way) and makes the rice clump really well, great for eating with chop sticks! We will totally be doing this one way more often, and I think it would be a really fun food to make for kids!

Anyway, while I was making purple rice, Justin was making this really great no knead, crusty bread recipe from motherearthnews.com

OH MY GOSH!!!!! It was so good ! In fact I'm making a loaf right now. It's in the oven and my house smells so amazing, I can't wait! super crusty out side and the inside is chewy, and it's so good with cheese and red wine. ummmm I can't wait till it's done! It does take a while to make, but so worth it, and the actual work is not much, but it involves lots of waiting.
Along with the bread he also made us some sauteed broccolli and cauliflower from our garden . yummy! yummy! yummy! Good food and a good man make for a very good night :)
cheers dear reads! until we meet again,
~heather

don't forget to vote tomorrow.........

2008-02-04T18:35:00.000-08:00

that is if your state is one of the "Super Tuesday" state like mine. I'm sure Justin well have us up and voting bright and early tomorrow. my favorite photo from the blimp rally.

10 things you may not know about me

2008-02-02T12:22:00.000-08:00

1. I am very, very, shy. yes, people this is the truth, and a lot of times it's taken for snobbiness because I don't say much and I have a tendency to hide behind Justin. I'm not a snob and I'm not a bitch! or anything else of that nature. I am just nervous that I'll say something stupid and I'll look like a dork or an idiot.
2. I don't think I make the best first impressions on people. Because of #1 up there, I think most people don't like me at first, but those that do end up sticking around and letting me come out of my shell end up loving me.
3.My husband and I have only been apart 2 or 3 weekend in the past 51/2 years since we meet.
4.My mom is a graphic designer, and when I was growing up she was super crafty. so it's no wonder to, well, anyone were I get it from.
5. When I was like 4, I was playing with my Babysitter and brother in our living room. My brother was the cowboy, the BS was the momma horse and I was the little baby horse and we were going around the coffee table. I took the corner to fast and bashed my front teeth in! My mom had to pull them back forward and then take me to the ER to have them properly set back in place. One sits slitly turned inward now.
6. I meet my husband when I was 19.
7. I love all 4 of my dogs equally, but Millie is special because she was an engagement present from Justin and I got to picked her out, and Winnipeg is special because she is the first dog that I ever trained by myself and I picked her out, too. Rocco and Tater, I love them to death they are good boys, but they are Justins' boys: rough playing, stinky, and dirty, oh and to big to be laying on my lap and on my couch. Millie and Winnipeg are little and pretty bulldog girls.
8.At this time in my life, I have decided to be a soul scrapper.What this means is not even thinking about design teams and getting published, just scrapbooking because I love it and only when I feel like it. After working in my lss for a year doing their store displays , being dt coordinator, and teaching classes all on top of working there, too. I just decided that was not what I wanted scrapbooking to be for me. I want it to be about me and what I want, and want to remember for the rest of my life, and to make it special for my family. NOT deadlines, themes that don't apply to my life, materials that I don't really like but have to use, and pleasing the masses with something that is supposed to be just for me, so someone else can sell more product. No, that way of scrapbooking is not for me. I'd much rather do it my way and if you like it then I thank you, it really does mean the world to me that you like my work, and if you don't thats fine to, it's your right not to like it, just as much as it is my right to tell you to screw off and leave me alone.
9.My favorite magazine is Country Living.
10.I'm ready to start having babies, but my husband is not. So, sometimes I feel really sad about it even though I feel like I should listen to my husband. He really does have our best interests in mind and his arguments are sound, but sometimes the heart wants what the heart wants.

that sneaky red ninja.................................

2008-02-01T18:19:00.000-08:00

she showed up today and decided to kick my ass! yes i said ass..... there is no nicer way to put it this bitch is kicking my ass! and i feel compleately helpless. i can hardly move. i feel it all in my hips and down my legs, and my ovaries! i feel them cramping up like some little bitches, making me feel like i have to pee every 5 minutes and then there is only like one drop of pee. this SUCKS!
i think this is a good representation of the female menstratal cycle . a beautiful thing , but one bad bitch at the same time.

"sorry I ain't pretty like a magazine girl.................

2008-01-31T19:34:00.000-08:00

but I'll sing you songs and I'll make you art........" better for dying by Mary - Charlotte Young .
You can check her out for your self here for her solo act "magic girl" and here for her group act with a brilliant musicain named Matt Williams "the violet masons". Justin fell in love with them a while back when they played regularly at the Green Turtle Tavern, and got me in to them also. Charlotte had moved to Texas some months back, so we where so excited when they put out the bulletin that they would be back here in Georgia around his birthday time. So yesterday was the day, Justin happened to get a lucky day off, so we got ourselves dressed up for a night out with good music and headed up to the Oyster Shack (it was a really cool pirate pub, and they had good seafood) in St. Simons just to hear them play one more time. They were magnificent just as I remembered. I just love Charlotte's voice and her song writing is tops, and the things Matt can do with his guitars and mixers is just amazing. So now I'm home with some new cd's and wishing I could hear them live again just one more time before she leaves.

oh p.s. i borrowed the picture from "the violet masons" my space page because i for got my camera yesterday. xoxo, heather

insert snappy title here.

2008-01-28T16:45:00.000-08:00

Alright so what was on the agenda today. well i worked on those special order notebook for Marla.i got some cute crafting kits up at TheCraftersBoutique.etsy.com. they have lots of vintage goody's in them, plus lot's and lot's of other crafty nicks and nacks.

and thats about all for today. oh but i did get my Red velvet quilt kit on Saturday! i was so excited to put this thing together. i had the quit top put together and pined by the time i went to sleep Saturday night, and i had it finished by Sunday evening for Justin and i to snuggle under while we watched some movies . I'm so ready to put the next quilt together! Justins excited too! we are gonna go together to goodwill and pick out all the fabrics! super fun fun fun!i did change the muslin quit back that came with the kit out for that cute owl print i got at urban outfitters a few weeks ago. i think that was a great move . makes it have a little more of my personality.

ahhh!

2008-01-25T16:19:00.000-08:00

well go head over to the shop, all updates have been made for today!

Today is my sweet husbands 28th birthday! soooo, i made him breakfast in bed, eggs in a basket (buttered bread with the center cut out and filled back in with an egg and cooked like a grilled cheese , just in case you didn't know) orange slices and coffee. He was very happy with his breakfast. Tonight I'm making yellow curry with chicken, mumm.............. hope he gets home early from work!

busy day ahead.

2008-01-25T11:24:00.000-08:00

just so everyone knows there will be a shop update when i get back home this afternoon. i have to run out to woodbine to pay justins tags (he's a birthday boy today) but then i'll be back to update the shop, and do a proper post here on the blog. kisses and i gotta run. ~heather

thrifted vs. new

2008-01-21T13:49:00.000-08:00

So I went to my local good will today and picked up these little beauties.
and last week i took a trip to urban outfitters and picked up these cutie pies!
I can't wait to make some lovelies for the shop and my home with them. And just to be a tease , here a sneak peek of a shop update to come by the end of the week ! so be excited, very,very excited ! I know I am.
*Special note to Marla. So I went to the scrapbook store and got the paper you asked for and these others for your order. I hope they will be good for you. <3 heather

on another note . here are some super cute vintage greeting cards i got last week . I'll be making up some ephemera kits for the shop and putting some of them up for sale. so be looking for that update also.

so i fixed it

2008-01-16T22:08:00.000-08:00

because thats how i do. :)

new year , new look

2008-01-16T17:17:00.000-08:00

i put a 4 up in my title and some how when i saved it it disappeared , i don't feel like fixing it tonight so it will just have to stay that way .

Project Runway

2008-01-10T11:49:00.000-08:00

I love that show! So after watching it all day yesterday, it's no surprise I was inspired to create this little beauty. I've had this dress form for like two years now and I'm so happy to have her done.

It was a nice distraction from my work that is waiting for me on the kitchen table. Although I'm sure all you ladies in etsy land would like me to finish ;)

Anyway I'd better make this on short so i can get back to work. But I'll leave you in true heather style and show you my lunch :p Grilled Cheese and Vegetable Soup

we liked our lunch.

The Corrupt Banking System- An Educational Series

2008-01-09T23:45:00.000-08:00

this is a great series of videos we found on you tube http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=tyrannyofsoulz You will learn the history of money and banks, where modern money comes from, why our monetary system is crumbling and the value of the American dollar is plummeting, and a few logical ways we can fix it now before it completely destroys our economy.

This man inspires me.

2008-01-09T16:57:00.001-08:00

so whats the deal people?

2008-01-09T15:51:00.000-08:00

Since you all seem to need a lesson in your rights as an American, here is a copy of the Bill of rights courtesy of Wikipedia.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights
Read up, get informed, and go out and vote.
I love being American, and I WILL do my part to help restore government control to the people of this United States of America by voting for Ron Paul in the republican primaries in my state and supporting him in the race for office in 2008. I refuse to be a victim of big government any longer. I have a right to my labors( money/income), my property, and to do as I please with my body/person with out fear of consequence from any government entity. if you have any comment please feel free to leave them negitive or positive, it's your RIGHT to express them. I will address them the best I can.

First Amendment – Establishment clause, freedom of religion, speech, and press, and peaceable assembly as well as the right to petition the government.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Second Amendment – Right to keep and bear arms.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Third Amendment – Protection from quartering of troops.
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Fourth Amendment – Protection from unreasonable search and seizure.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Fifth Amendment – Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain.
No person shall be held to answer for any capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Sixth Amendment – Trial by jury and other rights of the accused.
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
Seventh Amendment – Civil trial by jury.
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Eighth Amendment – Prohibition of excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Ninth Amendment – Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights.
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Tenth Amendment – Powers of states and people.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

Yippy!

2007-12-19T13:19:00.000-08:00

winnie got her pin out today! and the doctor said she's ready for all the ball playing she wants. she did have to get some more stitches though from where they took out the pin, but she managed to chew them out before i got there to pick her up, luckly i noticed as we where walking out and Dr. nunn put staples in instead. winnie is very happy to be back home now and spending lots of quality time with her mommy.

My 25th birthday in pictures

2007-12-18T21:09:00.001-08:00

So I'm officially 25 today and it was a nice quit one. On Saturday my mom and brother came to visit. My brother fixed my bathroom sink with Justin in the morning and then my mom took us to lunch and a movie after Justin went to work. We saw the golden compass, it was cute, the ending was a bit of a disappointment but it eludes to a sequel that I'll just have to go see so I'll know how the story ends (or I'll have to read the book but, frankly I can think of a ton of other books I'd rather read. ).
Then Monday Justin made me dinner. Roast Chicken with Curried Carrots, Potatoes, and Onions. don't be jealous you to can eat this good for a price and his restaurant "Le Clos" on 2nd st. in downtown Fernandina beach, fl. , but for me all it costs is love, affection, and 364 days of a clean house until death do us part.
aww..... he's making my dinner. so sweet.
i was ready with my fork. oh look there's other birthday fun time treat, a nice bottle of dark rum! yummy!Justin took away my fork :( he said "This is a barbarian feast! No forks allowed, you have to use your hands" and then he gave me this napkin. ;)he thinks this is the best idea ever and i have to say it was a pretty fun time to eat with my hands. plus he's really cute when he eats chicken. he's like a wild animal. and it makes me laugh.i know two little doggies that wish daddy would share. he he! it really was an awesome dinner and I'm so thankful to Justin for making it special for me. <3so anyway when i got up this morning Justin was such a sweetheart doing my morning chores for me. he took out the dogs, washed the dishes, AND folded the laundry then went the extra mile and made me coffee. So I got to play on the computer all I wanted, so I headed over to okcupid.com and took a few of their little tests, I found out that I'm a cowgirl(I already knew this with out the test),that I'm 88% Social Liberal+33% Economic Conservative=strong democrat (I was hoping for all the way libertarian, but at least I was dead on the libertarian/democrat line and matched up with Martin Luther King)and that i'm 42% slut(ha ha to everyone else justin is the only one that gets to see that side). Then after Justin left for work I went out to woodbine and paid my tag and registration for my car and on the way home I hit up the fabric store and walmart for some shop things, and "Sweetest Things" for a birthday cookie (or two! a snickerdoodle and an english ginger snap. yummy!) . When I got home finally (around 4:45), Justin called and said "hey baby guess what I'm coming home!" oh what a birthday surprise! so when he got home we took some funny cheesecake pictures for the Secret Santa thread at clubsi.com(J's favorite message board). Santa likes cheesecake. ummm......... and oh! here is "horny for cheesecake!"(we are not really cheesecake people at our house but it was the thought that counts) cheesecake tower (this is the one that we posted at clubsi.) Justin modeling for me with his cheesecake tower. he he!
but all cheesecake towers must fall, i just wish it was not so obvious all over my kitchen table :(
and then he made me some dinner (left overs) and a holiday cocktail (spiced apple cider, dark rum, club soda, and a spoonful of apple butter) which i enjoyed very much. on his way home he picked me up a little present "pixars short films vol. one" it was really great when we watched it and it has great commentarie so you really learn why those shorts where so important, a lot of their new, cutting edge computer animation programs come out of them. when we sat down to watch it he gave me a "Head Massage" my favorite part is when he massages my nose, i get all stuffed up when i ware my glasses, but i also like it when he gets to the back of my head. it just relieves so much pressure when he does that. it was an awesome present! after that he fell asleep and i came in here to record what a happy birthday i had!

more pictures!

2007-12-16T16:15:00.000-08:00

OK, so a month or so ago I took my dear little sister in law out for a photo shoot, and today while celebrating the impending doom of my 25th birthday with my mom and brother, I finally got them developed! So, so, so, happy I did. Here are a few of my fav's and you can see the rest here @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/8019369@N06/sets/72157603473458660/

pictures, more pictures ,& a sewing project

2007-12-14T14:50:00.001-08:00

Nice day for a glass of ice water and a good book huh. but no, because this little princess is in my seat by the window. So, I thought I'd take some pictures instead :)

Please excuse the dead fly in the back ground :( So these are the best part of my little bird collection the first three are German ,I'm not really sure how old but this first one is my favorite because of the really feathers! The last one is rather new, but I really like it because of the two birds instead of one. These guys we found at a junk sale down the road a while back. Justin just loves them. They are made of some sort of pressed pulp and are kind of heavy for there size. I like to imagine they are a little old retired sailor and his wife and they live at the top of a cliff in a cottage over looking the ocean.

Now for the sewing project. so this is for Livie for Christmas, and I'm really hoping she's not reading this at the moment. it's a really simple tote with a cute pocket and embroidery on the front. The lining is an old bed sheet that I got at goodwill and the way I sewed this togeather it can be reversed if she wants. I really hope she likes it. Well that's all for me. See ya later.

sewing and cake

2007-12-12T18:41:00.000-08:00

So I'm making Christmas presents these days. Yes dear readers my little hands and sewing machine are very tired. I made this little number from "Bend the Rules Sewing" by Amy Karol

the lovely little deer and patch work strip was my own touch though.
then I made this little sweet heart the other night. I'm quit proud of her as she is my first doll and all from a pattern I made my self. Her name is Roxy Robot and I plan on making her a little book to go with her before I pack her up for Christmas.
then today i felt like making some cake, so i dug through my cake pans to find this cute mini bunt tray and thought how fun. i filled the centers with fudge frosting and then drizzled it down the sides i did it while the cakes where still warm so some of the chocolate absorbed into the cake. YUM!
anyway that was just the last few days. but my sewing machine and i have been pretty joined at the hip for the past week and a half. I've been experimenting with embroidery, applique and quilt batting. I've gotten some cute ipod cozies out of it.
oh and if you have not been lately I added some cute Christmas crafts to the shop so check it out!

i feel it comming.........christmas that is !!!!!!

2007-11-28T11:41:00.000-08:00

i spent the better part of yesterday putting up my christmas tree. i had forgotten how cool my tree was and now with the green walls it just totally sets it off. i am in love with christmas again.and for the shop i got this little beauty finished up i've got a few more to make up befor a really cool shop update , so be looking for that hopefully by the end of the week.

Picture This

2007-11-10T16:19:00.001-08:00

You're driving down the road to pick up one of those silly cone collars, because your dog that has just has leg surgery has popped one of her stitches during the night, but since it's still holding the doctor just wants her in the silly collar when your sleeping so she won't pop any more and lick them open. (it was just the very bottom one and I'm able to protect it with a butterfly closer and a good wrap of the blanket around said leg.) Anyway back to driving down the road, and all of a sudden you see a police car with lights blaring coming strait at you. Oh at first you feel that little bit of shock and "uh oh, what did i do?", then you remember your not guilty of anything you're just on your way to get a silly cone collar for you dog that popped a stitch during the night. Then you see it! The police car is escorting someone. A funeral? No. A diplomat? you do live near a major military base, but no. Oh my, it's a motorcycle gang! about a hundred of them, Well maybe not quit that many, but a very large gang of motorcycles none the less. And who should be leading the motorcycle gang in all their leather and bushy bearded glory, you ask? Well I'll tell you, but you certainly won't believe me when I do.............. It was none other than Good Ole' Saint Nick! Yes lady's and gentlemen Santa Was the leader of the Motorcycle Gang! Man did I wish I had my camera. bye, heather

With ever christmas card I write.........

2007-11-09T15:54:00.000-08:00

and this fun pile represents everything Christmas/Winter I own and for all you etsy-landers it means my Christmas card sets and winter crafts for the shop will be on there way! but first I'm spending some quality sofa time with my girl, Winnipeg.
as you can see she is resting comfortably. Well if your not in the know, Wednesday night she broke her back leg. Thursday morning I took her to Dr. Nun (best Vet ever!) and he fixed her right up for me.
it was a clean brake of the femur bone and required a pin to put it back together. So I had to leave her over night for surgery and she'll need to have it removed in another 6-8 weeks.
I was kind of excited to see she did not need a cast and the doctor said he would like her to start using her leg as soon as possible although strenuous activity is out of the question till the doctor gives the OK.

Today she has been pretty out of it from the surgery drugs, but I have had her stand and walk a little for going potty and eating, but she is not really wanting to use that legs or be up much at all for that matter. She is having a hard time laying down by her self and needs help from me, its really the only times today I've heard her whine, but she can get up by her self. I found this out when I had her laying down confined to the bedroom floor (I was to scared to leave her up high on the couch while I was gone even though she does not seem to want to go anywhere) while I ran to the post office and when I got back she was standing in front of the door and I bumped her leg as I walked in to check on her and she gave a whine for that. but she was on the floor and she does not seem to be brave enough for that from up high.

She has just been so inspiring to me through all this. When it happened she whined for a minute right after it happened and after that she was over it. When I took her to the vet she just walked around on three legs like she was her normal happy self wagging her tail and getting pets from passer-byes, she even banged her head on the door to the exam room and still kept wagging that tail and being happy. It's like nothing fazes her at all and I really wish I could be like that, tough as nail and sweet as sugar at the same time. I guess that's why I'm so fond of this little pup.

XO heather

Shop Update

2007-11-08T12:48:00.000-08:00

i just love making these cute little notepads and i'll love shipping them off to new homes even more! http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5191790

"and what is heather doing today?" you ask ......

2007-11-07T11:59:00.000-08:00

Well just as I have been for the past few weeks, I'm working on more stock for that little shop of mine. last night i spent the evening doing this:then once I finished packaging my little pretties. I found a little time to do this: which will go up for sale in the shop shortly and once I'm finished playing here on my little journal of this and that, I have a desk full of notepads and card set to get back to. I think after I get done with this round of goody's it's time for me to work on some Christmas cards and gift tag sets. fun! fun! fun! don't you all think. Well then since the day is short and my work is long, I guess it's time for me to say goodbye and get back to work, plus I'm done with my lunch ;P But i think I'll leave you with this picture of my cutey bug Winnie that J. took the other night.
bye, heather

shop update...

2007-11-05T19:44:00.000-08:00

Well after 2 days with no net, I finally got the shop updated with a few card set.

I was so excited to put them up because I made The Crafters Boutique A.C.T cards to go with them. You can check them all out at thecraftersboutique.etsy.com. Oh! AND I made my first sale! So thank you very much Jessica from B.C. Canada! your notebook will be on it's way shortly!

and the crazy begins.................

2007-11-02T21:16:00.000-07:00

Today I feel depressed at the impending doom of another holiday season. They never go my way. I wish I could fall asleep and wake up in the spring.

Yet Another NEW LOOK

2007-10-29T10:26:00.000-07:00

all hallows eve is almost upon us so i thought i might just redo a little early. i like it. it's definitely me.

So I opened my own Etsy Shop

2007-10-28T22:02:00.000-07:00

Hopefully a good start for me. I just really wanted to do this for myself for a while now and I finally just sucked it up and opened shop. I have some notebooks and floral embellishments up for sale right now. but i have some other projects in the works. some paintings and card sets. I'm working on it and hoping its going to be a good thing.

i {heart} monkeys ; )

2007-10-23T00:02:00.001-07:00

Justin had taken me to the zoo earlier this month and we ran into Tim. We spent most of the day with him getting some camera lessons and I got to use his sweet zoom lens. I got some awesome shots of some of the animals with it.

Then a few days later I went with my Mom, Jackie, and Gage and got some really great shots of my little man and somemore of the animals. I just love taking picture at the zoo.
here is the little dude feeding the giraffe . I was so proud of him there was a time that this would have totally freaked him out, but he was all gung hoe about it. Not even scared a little bit. Way to go buddy you are rocking the whole brave little boy thing. Mom, Jackie, and Gage. Cute picture. It's different spending the day with Moms not being one myself. they just always have that MOM air about them because ....well because they are Moms. I wish I could be there with them. All in due time, I guess. We both have to be ready, right?
Anyway, Gage has been cracking me up. He has left the baby stage of his wee little life and entered into that of a little boy, with all the dirt, energy, and toughness that goes with that title. Although he does still break into the spontaneous crying thing when he really does not want to do something. I found this out when I took him to the new jungle playground they put in at the Jacksonville Zoo, he really did not want to go down the slide and even ran away from me and Jackie, the wrong way I might add! I totally had to run to get him. I laughed so hard and felt a little bad about it because he was so upset. But it was so damn funny with Jackie going down the slide and getting her butt all wet and Gage running away screaming in the other direction. There was just no convincing him to go down the slide not even if mommy went too. Anyway he redeemed him self later he just prefers apparatuses of the monkeying kind. That boy is quite
the climber!

Happy Halloween Everyone

2007-10-12T16:41:00.000-07:00

like the new look. well it's only for the holiday, but i have to say it's pretty cute. well i'll be back tomorrow with a real post and some pictures too. i spent all day out side working in my flower beds. got to finish laying some pine straw then i'll get some pics up.

Well hello stranger............

2007-10-11T20:41:00.000-07:00

OK OK I know long time no see. I've just had so much going on. Well first I'm no long working at Scrapbook Heaven. . . . long story, no need to dwell. I have on the other hand, been working with Marla and Dwight on the landscaping business and has been really great. We are trying to grown as much as possible in the next year so Justin can join us. oh, i painted the living room a lovely color named "Parrot Green".

and i found this really cool "crafts" at the thrift store for $12 which has been making me so happy for the past few weeks to see it in my living room. Livie turned 17. You know this is a big thing for me. Justin and i started dating when she was 11 and now she's almost grown. this freaks me out in two major ways....... 1. well the obvious SHE'S ALMOST GROWN!!!!!!!!!!!.....I feel like she's my baby sister and that's just crazy to me that she's 17 and doing all the things 17 year old do, poor Justin I think he's more freaked out than me but it's not something he likes to talk about. and 2. it just makes me feel old that she'll be a grown up next year. i really liked the barbie doll playing Lizzie Maguire watching Livie. and I'm sad to think that Livie is gone for good and replaced with a grown up, even if i do really like the grown up she's become. oh well they all grow up some time. it's just weird to feel this way martin and i are so close in age it was not noticeable with him. in fact he was out of the house before me so.......yeah I've never experienced this feeling. it makes me sad and happy and confused but wiser all at the same time. oh gosh life ...............life has had my mind in a bind lately, trying to figure out what I want for the future, for Justin and me together. I think he forgets there's no I in us. but then I'm not perfect either so I'll just keep reminding him. he loves me and that's something I'm sure of and for than he gets everything i am no questions asked. OK I'm getting a little heavy and probably not making sense anymore so I'm gonna end here. I'll be back soon with some more exciting posts. ta for now.

My baby boy

2007-05-30T13:12:00.001-07:00

today he got fixed. we left this morning at 8:15 to get to the vet. he hates car rides so even though he got in the car with little effort, he was shaking in the back seat, enough so that it was shaking my seat too. he seemed so scared i considered turning around and coming back home. but eventually he calmed down enough that we could get on with it and go to the animal hospital. once we got to the vet he was is usual sweet self letting every stranger that called to him give a pet while wagging his tail. they don't give you much time before they take your pet though and i was terrified to leave him, i though i would have a chance to stay with him for a while at least till he was settled in. after they took him i could see him looking for me while the vet techs weighed him. i was desperate to keep my eyes on him, I've never just handed my dogs over to anyone, let alone to have them cut my dog open. but it was something we had to have done so i bit my tongue and let go, at least for that little while. they said call around 2:00 and we'll let you know when he will be ready to go home, so i left and waited by the phone all day just in case something went wrong i could rush back and get to my baby. and at 1:50 i was calling to find out (sorry but i just couldn't wait another 10 minutes i had to know) they said he was doing fine and i could come get him at 2:30. hooray my sugar bear was fine! so i let the others out to potty, put them back up and off i went to get my boy. while i waited they said that after i left he kept looking for me, i could of cried, my poor boy had thought i left him for good i was sure. but soon they brought him out to me, the look on his face i could tell he was stressed and disoriented. i have never been so ready to go home and i don't think my boy had ever been more ready either. he never jumps right in the car but this time i didn't even have to say a thing he jumped right in. on the way home he cried and whined most of the way home making me feel even worse than i already did, not sure if he was in pain or mad at me for having him fixed. so now we are home and i;m very happy to have him home. he's sleeping now. i'll give him the pain meds at 8:00 like the doc said and we will move on.

so much to talk about after 10days away from here.

2007-05-25T17:49:00.000-07:00

this dog....... what am i going to do with him. i was not ready for this yet. I'm not done raising him and Winnipeg yet. Millie wasn't even bleeding. maybe she's not really in heat yet. maybe he was just over zealous. Justin said she didn't want him to. she was just tired and he caught her. i am so not ready to raise puppies again. i mean it was always the planthats why we picked him, but i have so much to do in the next 2months now so as to not end up with any nasty dog fights. Millie was extremely protective with rocks and wins litter. she would not let tater with in 30 feet of the bedroom! so now taterhas to go to get neutered on wed. the 30th. I'm a little worried. i mean my guys are big and I'm accustomed to dealing with them, but I've seen tater scared before. now this dog is the sweetest guy i know, wouldn't hurt a fly, but when he freaks out he goes a little crazy trying to get away and I'm nervous to let someone else handle him. i know how to calm him down but do they?

why!why!why! I'm not ready for this I'm still raising two from the first litter! why!why! no! I'm not ready!

anyway on to happier news........look at my new fence! oh and new bushes! daddy came over Sunday and him and Justin put it up. Then they cut my grass! which really makes me happy because it had not been cut in months! months people! we own a landscape business and my lawn was not cut in months! this was due to a few things A. daddy has so many contracts now that he has a hard time getting up here to do it. B. Justin has one day off a week from the restaurant. and C. I've never cut the grass in my life but even if i had wanted to cut it my self we don't have a lawnmower at least not one that stays at our house, so my lawn was not cut in months! but now it is and i'm happy and greatful to my mens! = )

oh another little happy thought my new tape n roller plus. so happy to have this little gadget in my possession came in yesterday and i got to bring her home tonight plus two refills just in case i go through all 33ft tonight!

something for all you vayniacs and wine people out there here's the J-man and irock sporting their vayniac wristband and i personally think they both look super duper awesome and should be on the next photo montage and i don't know why Gary has not had them on it yet! anyway love we you gary your part of the southwell home and welcome anytime. and for those of you not in the know, if you like wine and/or your a child of the 80's go here http://tv.winelibrary.com/ it will change your wine world!

so this is Anzenas Cannonau di Sardegna 2005 vintage, Italian red wine. it was on the dryer end of my spectrum good though took me all night to id the cranberry juice flavor and i only made it to that because j helped me get there. all i could think was "i like this. i really really do but i have no idea what i am tasting!" the nose was tight(this may have been just me) so i was not having much luck with smell. i believe j said it was a manily grenache based wine but I'm not sure? when he gets home tonight I'll ask and update this. anyway i give this wine 85points because i liked it. would drink it again for everyday but it's not like the best wine ever plus i had a hard time pulling the flavors out and to me it did not seem to have much depth.justin thinks it drinks like water and still really liked it after 4days me, i'm still a sipper on this one. I'm pretty sure j got this at wine library for $10 a bottle so ya know for $10 it's a great wine.

just a note and please take my advice- your not gonna like this if you don't like dry wine and you'll think I'm crazy for saying this is good wine(this really is good wine) it if your an arbor mist or any other fake wine drinker. this is real wine not alcoholic kool aid. sorry if thats sounds mean but it took me quite a while to get to this point my self and j had to start me at the bottom with Rieslings (sweet white wine, grapes are almost over ripe when the make the wine so it has a high sugar content)

now this this here is something amazing. this Clos De L'Oratoire Des Papes

chateauneuf-du-pape 2004 vintage. j brought this home for $20 but that was wholesale from the restaurant i think he said its $50 a bottle at Le Clos. this wine is awesome it's been a week now since we drank it and still the bottle smells so nice like strawberries and Cherry's and chocolates. real fleshy red fruit. man i wish i was drinking it right now. french people make the best wine. i think if your having a special occasion and you want a nice bottle this one is it! it will make you feel so good inside i promise. it was on the sweet side but not desert sweet like fresh fruit sweet. we drank it with pizza (topping- feta,chicken,spinach,and artichoke hearts) awesome combo.

just wanted to share something fun from my studio i found this star photo holder at heavenly treasures a while back and spray painted it black to match my room. love it don't you!

and my dresser top redid it when Marla brought me my new couch and i forgot to take a pic. love love love waking up to this site at the end of the bed every morning. so many pretty colors to wake up to.

this was some thing we has for Sunday supper a while ago. not sure what the wine was i think it may have been the Bordeaux but I'm not super sure it really has been a while. anyway this is everything off the Weber grill night cause the oven heats the house to much night. the menu: ribeye steak, green beans and new potato's, grilled corn on the cob, and grilled corn tortillas (the fresh kind from the cooler section). it was yummy. i liked eating it.

and now i will leave you with some pretty eye candy from my studio. my last few projects that i have not had the chance to post on here till now = )

GREAT DAY!

2007-05-15T17:46:00.000-07:00

this is a great day. so scrapinstyletv.com launched today. just an AMAZING site. if you have not been over there yet. go go now go as fast as your browser will take you. the site is already 900 members strong and they only opened for business at midnight so that's like less than a day. WHAT THE HECK IS THAT ABOUT! I'm over there and I'm like loving it. i mean really just loving it over there. so many talented artist, so much inspiration. everyone i hold as an influence on my work, they are all over there. and guess what Kristina Contes put me in her favorite artist list. i think i might of had a brain aneurysm when i got the pm that i had been added to her list. and then like a crazy person sends her a "stalker fan mail thank you for adding me" note. I'm sure she thinks I'm crazy now. but she was nice and that makes me like her even more. anyway that was my super awesome great day news.

Hold on to your hats, this is gonna be a long one.

2007-05-08T19:38:00.000-07:00

First off, my new favorite snack! Yummy! A cookie that is {semi} good for you! Who would have thought. I just love this company {Kashi}. They have so much good coming out right know and this is one of my favorites. these cookies are just what the picture looks like GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! I like my cookies with a hot chi latte {Tazo organic chai, not that fake Oregon chai mix stuff}. I've included the back of the box so you guys can see what kind of goodness your missing, if you have not tried these yet. =)

Next up Sunday night dinner. I love Sunday night dinner it's the only night a week i get to eat Justin food.
So here we have a modified Coq Au Vin(chicken braised in wine, but instead of braising, we browned everything then cooked it in a pressure cooker so we could eat in 30min rather than 3 hours) with garlic smashed potatoes all in a blue cheese cream sauce with crumbed danish blue cheese on top and tempura battered asparagus and squash blossoms(squash blossoms were fresh from our garden). To drink a 2002 Chateau Valrose, decanted for a half day. This meal was just amazing even with mushrooms and chicken necks in with the chicken (two of my NOT favorites) Justin is a gobbler when he likes something, he was so cute licking his plate (a habit I'm not sure he knows he has), he ate two full plate to my one! not me i ate slowly so i could get the full taste of my food along with my wine. I tasted the wine a few times before eating and a liked it very much as a dryer red (not horribly dry but you know that earthy, dirty, leathery taste that makes your mouth feel like the dentist swabbed your mouth with the special dentist cotton, and this may be a just me thing, but if you under stand what that meant right on sister!)
but once I started eating, oh my gosh this wine paired with blue cheese, AMAZING! I know it was the blue cheese, it's the one flavor in this dish that would linger, and then to taste the wine you got this candied fruit flavor, like grown up Kool Aid.
Now if your a super awesome wine person, I know, I know, I'm not very good with my descriptors yet, but I'm trying so don't be a wine asshole and make fun of me. I'm still working on my pallat. But it's tough to get the gumption to eat dirt or smell cat piss. OK so I'm so, so, so, so in love with my new-to-me couch. and NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED ON MY NEW COUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My very awesome mother-in-law(along with maw-maw and Nicky, Olivia, AND Cindy-who I'm sure came partly to check up on me and my cleaning skills because it only take two to bring the couch in, but luckily I have been cleaning for the past two days) brought it over to me today, it was the one she had up stairs in the office but she found one with a sleeper in it so Livy would have a bed when maw-maw or papa comes to visit. So now it's mine= ). I always liked it better that the one we had. It's dark green really but to me it always looks charcoal grey or soft black even in this picture,(when i look at really close it looks like a charcoal grey and leaf green weave, but the charcoal may be a really dark olive?I'm not really sure). Anyway, It's not really a smaller couch, but less bulky one, so it takes up less area and suits the long narrow living space in our house better. anyway after everyone left i took a trip to wally world {yuck i know, but today was not the day to go an hour to target, and i need stuff from there anyway for the garden} and found those righteous fern print pillows for $7each, picked up the solid brown chenille ones too for $9.95each{?} had the little green ones and the throw blanket. When I got it all set up. I just had to sit back and smile. It's such a great look for less than $40 bucks. Now I just need to get an area rug (I have my eye on an apple green shag one I saw at Lowe's, I'll have to spurge when I get paid again) and paint then i think I'll be a bit happier with my whole look.
So, now on to my plan to keep the dogs off the couch. I took the seat cushions from the old couch and gave then to the dogs as beds. So far they are very happy with this arrangement and I've had very little resistance when I have had to tell them to get off the couch and go lay on their beds. Tater is especially happy about his new bed and has not been off it for more than a few minutes all evening. I want to sew some new covers for the cushions to make then look a bit nicer. anyway i guess that's about it for tonight. I'm tired of typing and I'm sure your tired of reading. and really i don't have much more to say. so bye.

My family

2007-05-07T17:45:00.000-07:00

they mean the world to me. {I} got some pictures back from Easter and i just wanted to post some of my favorites. all photos taken by me. all photos take with Nikon N80, yes film. so ha! to the haters for who questioned me for buying a film SLR over a digital one! it was harder to learn but so much more gratifying when i finally got it right.
p.s. for the film rockstars out there, i know their still not perfect pictures but you should see what I came from in only four months with my camera(before this i was a point and shoot girl).

little of this and a little of that

2007-05-03T19:23:00.000-07:00

so I'm here at the computer in the chair sitting Indian style. thinking about this and that. Shannon called earlier, I think April is MIA again=( So now I have to work tomorrow. I had my whole day planned out, I was going to go shopping in Jacksonville and just take my time and enjoy a day out by my self, then meet my mom for dinner by the mall before going home. now my whole day is shot! I'm going to have to rush and meet my mom then rush back home after dinner to tend to the dogs. I'm a little pissed about it i have to admit, why couldn't i just say "NO!" OK I'm done with that thanks for listening.
On a high note I stopped by Goody's today after work, and to my very happy surprise they were having there founders day sale! 60% of everything in the store! I got 2 pairs of leggings, 3 new bracelets, 1 necklace, and 4 new tops! I'll get pictures later, promise. I'm so excited about hiting that sale! I put together the perfect outfit to go with my rocket dog flats I got yesterday. yummy stuff guys ; ) but till then I jumped on there website (http://www.goodysonline.com/ has the sale going too, if your in need of cute summer clothes : ) and grabbed the stock pic they had of the shirt I bought to go with my shoes.

Edit

2007-05-03T11:26:00.000-07:00

OK so when I'm really excited I forget to check my work or just read what I meant it to say not what it really does say. I find myself going back and reworking my posts often and today was no exception. If you read my below posts any time before 2.30 5/3/07 and had a good laugh at my stupidity. Please go back and read again. I have edited both posts and hopefully made all the necessary corrections, and don't look so much like a dumb ass anymore( as Justin would say). but be aware this was not the first and i'm sure it's not going to be the last time I make dumb ass grammar and spelling errors so if it looks like crap the first time you read it please come back and read it again, because I'm a maniac with that edit button =p ha!

one more time

2007-05-02T20:56:00.000-07:00

Sorry to be at this again so soon. I just love blogging about food in our house. Partly because Justin just make such beautiful food (he better for the money Kathrine pays him) and well, when I cook I'm just so darn proud of doing it by myself, I have to tell everyone about it.
So, anyway we hit up the flea market this weekend and got some really great produce. I'm never sure where to go with fresh veggies (cooking wise) other than stir fry, which i made for dinner yesterday,sorry no pics we ate it all. yummo! so I asked Justin for some ideas yesterday and he said I should make a veggie lasagna. We had made one together a while back so I just kind of made it again from memory. It turned out so beautiful, I just had to take some pictures for you guys to see.
My lasagna is sporting my vintage Le Creuset orange lasagna pan that Maw Maw(j grandma) got for us from a yard sale right after we got married (we collect vintage Le Creuset preferably in Le Creuset orange). I looove this pan! It just makes our food look so pretty, but it's hard to get in and out of the oven because of the handles, so I only use it every once and awhile for dishes like this.
and last but not really last,these are my designs for my mothers day card class at scrapbook heaven this week . I'll be teaching it this Thursday(tomorrow) and I think we may even schedule a second class for Tuesday next week. If your in the St Marys area come check it out.

yah for me, new shoes!

2007-05-02T20:15:00.000-07:00

I hit up the local shoe store today to get some new flip flops and ended up coming home with 3 new pairs of shoes. So, I now have all my spring/summer basics down. Now I just have to get the outfits to go with them{^_^}. First up my super cute new Rocket Dog flats.(I have to confess I'm a little obsessed with Rocket Dog shoes these days this is my second set in about 3months)

and next up are my lovely new sandals from Union Bay. I got them on sale for 12.95 from 24.99. They make me happy=). I call them sandals not flip flops since they feel more like shoes with the heavy foot bed on them.

and last but not least i found these fabulous wedges. I'm in love with them, can you tell. I can't wait to find a cute rockabilly chic outfit to go with them. Plus I'm thinking Justin is really gonna dig them because he's always asking "why don't you have a pair of shoes like those?" when we see similar one at the mall or around town.

oh and here is my wonderful new nail color, its haute chocolate by Sally Hansen. I wanted something vampy and dark, but wanted to stay away from black. this is what I found and I'm totally loving this color. I'm sporting it here in all the pics.

Anyway that about it for excitment today. Oh, yesterday I got a new light for my scrap room I'll get some pictures soon to post. I'm gonna get some new curtains for in there Friday so I'll take the pictures then. see ya later.

my very last bit

2007-04-28T18:16:00.000-07:00

of dt work for inspiremecardkits.com . if you have never checked them out go now it really is a great site i'll miss it there.

so i had happy email today

2007-04-28T17:09:00.000-07:00

A minor accomplishment in the scrapbook industry but anything is something to be proud of . one of my layouts made it on to the inspiration section of the scrapbook.com newsletter. they don't tell you those things ahead of time so it was a happy surprise when i opened my email {^_^}. it's my cute house layout that's in the above post(* i had a link but when i checked it, it took me to my email and as much as i love you guys i don't want you there ; )
anywho that was my good news my not bad but kind of sad news is I'm off the inspire me card kits DT. Dannie needed a change and sadly i was not to be a part of it. but i will not linger on this i take it as a sign that i needed a change too. guess I'll need to be frequenting pub calls now ; P

today

2007-04-26T20:16:00.000-07:00

I was at slide dot com and made you guys some yummy new eye candy. see side bar. sorry i've been gone life gets away from me at times.

smile

2007-02-17T18:05:00.001-08:00

this song really makes me smile ;) a thank you to kristina contes for leading me to her name!

so i'm a bad blogger.

2007-02-10T17:59:00.000-08:00

I've put total neglect into this page in the last month. my back has been hurting again, it makes me very tired, and siting at the computer to work can be a problem. Justin has been not been at his best either, with us both sick in the bathroom this morning. I'm excited by change that is happening inside and out. spring is peeking in on us here in Georgia. Justin said he's going to give his garden another try this year, with last year being so poor i have high hopes for the new season. I've cut my hours back at the store, and should start helping Marla in the office work for lavenders blue very soon. I'm looking forward to helping our little family business going, Marla said to expect to gown fairly quickly this season, and hopefully Justin will be making enough working for lavender's that he can quit the restaurant . end post

hello to all.

2007-01-30T17:37:00.000-08:00

well i guess it has been a while. i've been around, very busy though. i finally got a new car, its very nice an acura vigor or as my step dad says "the cadillac of honda" ; ) it has black leather interior, a sun roof, power everything and only 100,000 miles (this is impressive because it's a '93!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and the paint is in excellent condition. love this car!
anyway justin had to fire his new line cook earlier this month, the guys was a total drunk. he came to work "5" sheets to the wind (he was so drunk his rag was on fire ON HIS HAND and he did not even feel it! so justin told him to go home. well instead he went to the bathroom and chug'd 2 bottles ($200 worth) of wine that he stole off the wine rack(they also found his underwear in the trash the next day in the trash, he had been so druck befor stealing the wine that he craped him self! yuck!) well after he did this justin had not other options but to fire the guy. i just don't understand how a 30 year old man can let him self be this way. even at their drunkest of anyone in my whole life i have NEVER known someone this wasted. well this was at about 3:00pm that this all went down for the hubby. the worst for justin can at about 9:00 went the guys girlfreind came to pick him up and he has to tell her that "jack" did not work there any more and that he had not seen him since the afternoon . i felt so bad for the poor girl she has just moved out here from arizona to be with that guy and he was all she had. he said he could see the tears start to well up in here eyes. anyway the worst for "jack" came later. well here, i'll let you guys read for your self this is the arrest report from one of our local papers:

i am in pain and nothing is working

2007-01-08T18:03:00.000-08:00

OK so i know I'm out of shape, but this is ridiculous. J bought me "Carmen Electra aerobic striptease" yesterday the workout was fun and easy but still a good workout that had my whole body stretched. Well today I got my period and my cramps are unbelievable! I've tried a hot shower, the massage thing, a nap and now some Advil. I just hate that it's this hard to function. It just seems like every time I get my period everything that used to hurt starts hurting again, and I just can't seem to get past it . This is when I hate my body.

Meet the farm chicks, they rock!!

2007-01-08T11:03:00.000-08:00

http://www.thefarmchicks.com/index.html

i loooove urban outfitters !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-01-07T22:49:00.000-08:00

I love coats and these two are the bee's knee's but that houndstooth one is like $450

This is like the best Georgia shirt i have ever seen totally worth the 38$ they want to be this sweet during the GA/FL game.

This shirt just rocks I'd wear it everyday with my red polka dot headband and red bangle.

I want this hanging in my office j loves pirates and I love birds!

These jams rock out.

So I'm always on Justin's nerves with the light in the office so he said to get one for my work corner and I think I'm partial to these hanging ones. These are the one's I liked best from ub.

I want this rug and these curtains for my office.

cool blogs

2007-01-07T22:13:00.000-08:00

ok so i'm gonna search scrab blogs for some sweet new blogs for my list and post the links here for you guys to take a look ; )
http://ashleycalder.blogspot.com// ashley calder has been rock'n it for a while.
http://emilypowers.typepad.com/inbloom/ this chick has some rock'n digi stuff
http://mayaroadandme.blogspot.com// love her company, love her blog
http://www.myscrapblog.com/HollyPittroff/ just want to keep my eyes on her cause she made the FPDT
http://abiteast.typepad.com/ awsome
http://angiepedersen.typepad.com/sb_industry_news/ informative
http://www.staceygeorge.blogspot.com/ cool
http://zgreenham.blogspot.com// cool
http://tenikamorrison.blogspot.com// cool
ok i'm done with this

cool, very cool, super cool

2007-01-07T21:42:00.000-08:00

OK so tonight I felt like leaving comments in the gallery's but gees I can never think of anything to say so I decided to make myself a system 8) cool, very cool, and super cool, oh and for the lucky girls I've been a fan of forever they may get an always cool here and again. It's way easier for me too, no super spelling powers required. Anyway to my other story I saw this chicks work over at scrapjazz the other day and thought she was totally rock'n it, but her link to her blog was busted. Then tonight I'm over at KMA and I found her again and her link works so here you guys go, take a look, get inspired ; )http://lifeintheobrienhouse.blogspot.com/

looove loveshack!

2007-01-06T21:21:00.000-08:00

and rock lobster(another b52's song) ain't bad either ; )

justins new favorite layout of mine! he said it looks like flash animation!

what i did today. 1/6/2007

2007-01-06T21:12:00.001-08:00

well i cleaned out most of the day. then i cleaned a little house then i went to walmart and got these for a dollar each. and a couple of these for $.88 each. then a made this for hubby because he's been in recipe inventing mode latelynow i'm playing with this and cleaning at the same time,oh and talking to you guys :)

thanks for the inspiration jenelle!

2007-01-06T20:40:00.000-08:00

http://mugsyboo.blogspot.com/ Jenelle sent me this one this morning. first time I've seen it but miss Martha Bonneau is simply brilliant, i think I'll be visiting often for a dose of inspiration! ; )

brilliant idea for a baby's nursery....

2007-01-06T20:30:00.000-08:00

just had to save and share so i can remember when the time comes, Hilary Lang is simply brilliant! such good taste. you can find her here: http://weewonderfuls.typepad.com/wee_wonderfuls/

oh my gosh i need this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

2007-01-06T19:56:00.000-08:00

http://www.uptowncountryhome.net/barbara-schriber-designs-m-17.html

or any of this stuff! looooove it!

Maya Road contest at Scrapbbokheavenga.com

2007-01-05T17:10:00.000-08:00

i hope to see you guys enter over there! it's gonna be a really great contest.
Maya Road Contest Gallery-The Maya Road contest will open for entries january 1st, 2007-Contest entries must be uploaded by midnight (EST) on the deadline date (January 31, 2007) to be eligible. -Contest winners will be announced Febuary 5, 2007-entries must be uploaded to our Maya Road Contest gallery to by eligible to win. please no more than two entries per person. -Entries must include 70% of maya road products featured for the contest to be eligible.- designs must be original work. Scraplifted designs are not eligible for the contests.-items accepted are layouts(any size), altered items, and albums using Maya Road products. -Design Team members of Maya Road are not eligible for the contest.-Scrapbook Heaven design team members are not eligible to win the contests. -International entries (outside the US and Canada) are NOT accepted.as always our talented design team will be judgeing this contest. 1st prize is a generous prize package from Maya Road 2nd prize is a small prize from Maya Road and one of our monthly kits (a $25 value)good luck ladys and happy scrapp'n! from all of us at scrapbook heaven

i may be bias but SWEET WALL ART !

2006-12-31T11:21:00.000-08:00

ok i planned them out last night and make them this morning. the frames are from micheals ($1.00 each) i spraypainted them black and sanded them down after they dryed. the paper is cut 4x6 (basic grey crush "amire") this chipboard is etcetera(a couple different sets)

this makes me so happy!!!!!!!!

2006-12-27T22:57:00.000-08:00

my new shelves! $14.95 each and a can of black spray paint from Micheal's and I'm in heaven and I'm only out $35.00. but I'm dieing to go get some more. i'm thinking ill but two more next to these three more on the opposite side of the room.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

2006-12-23T21:24:00.000-08:00

sorry to be MIA lately a lot has happened in a week. i turned 24 on the 18Th . yippee although i doubt I'll be saying that next year when i turn 25 ha! I'm off till next Thursday ya! i baked some cookies this morning yum. i finished up Christina's and Christy's tins. but i still have work to due lots of classes to get planned. tomorrow we are doing the rest of our shopping then going to my moms. I'm so excited I'm looking forward to taking pics of gage opening his presents. i think he is gonna love the g.i. Joe uncle Justin picked out for him. and it will be fun to watch him find all the goody's i tucked away in his new back pack! really can't wait till Christmas when we go up to the farm. I'm hoping to get some good shots with my new camera. anyway I'm out of stuff to say. i have to get back to work. got a book i need to do quickly for a client. stupid people don't even call to tell me what they want me to do but then calls tonight wanting to now if i was done. ha! i mean i can be quick with it but i need to know what the heck you want me to do! anyway I'm gonna do my best to get it done tonight, tomorrow is Christmas eve. you know. I'm not completely heartless. but dang call me that same day and give me some direction.

thank you emily!!!!!!!!!

2006-12-15T18:58:00.000-08:00

http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=e6011d569b55574bb88de1c_20061207
ok guys seriously hours of holly jolly goodness. thanks to emily falconbridge. your blog has been an inspiration tonight. it has saved me from a humdrum evening waiting for my huney to get home from work. which by the way he told me he would be late because the violet masons are playing at the turtle. i don't know what i want more for us to live closer to fernandina or if i want him to work closer to st marys.

accident update

2006-12-15T17:58:00.000-08:00

OK so i have a rental car now. still no word on anything else. i only got the car because i called my insurance and cried because i had been having trouble getting a hold of the other guys insurance and i was gonna be stranded at work with no way to get home. so ashley(thank you jesus for progressive insurance. you guys are the best i will never change companys after this) called there manager and i had a car that night!

fancy pants designs DT call Entry

2006-12-15T17:39:00.000-08:00

so i completely understand that I'm a long shot for this but i just could not stand the thought of all my friends trying out and me just not even giving it a go. so here is what i entered plus the essay they wanted (not really an essay but once you get the bio, experience, and a few words why you want to be picked it sure looks like one) i think i gave a strong showing but i know there has to be tons of people just as good or better also trying out. so I'm not gonna get my hopes to high. it was a lot of fun to do these though. my favorites are glow and the note tin (that one is gonna double as a x-mas gift for my mommy-in-law, between her and my own mommy i get a lot of encouragement with this stuff and they really do help me to get better . art is one thing I've always been very good at and scrapbooking is a favorite to express this, and it's good to know that it is appreciated .

cocktail anyone

2006-12-09T17:08:00.000-08:00

OK so being rear ended is the suck of the world. and yes it could have been worse and yes I'm thankful it was not. but it's still the suck of the world. anyway this happened on Monday(12/4) on my way home from walmart to make dinner. now I'm not one for pain in any form but I'm also not one to let it stop me from doing what needs to be done (most of the time) but i have to say WHIPLASH ROYALLY SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my back hurts, my arms hurt, my neck hurts, my stomach hurts. when i went to the ER they only gave me 800mg Motrin and something else that turned out to be extra strength asudomediphan (sp?) so i could function but was still in a lot of pain from the muscle spasms(they suck) so when i went to see doctor butcher yesterday he gave me muscle relaxers which make me way more comfortable and I'm able to do tasks around my home with minimal pain until i finally succumb to the sleep that they bring on.
anyway there is way more to tell but that's about all that i have the energy for today. I'll go on later.

Happy Birthday to ME!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-12-02T22:33:00.000-08:00

thank you honey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i love it like it was my first born (although I'm sure i would not say that if we had kids ; ) OK so if you ain't know. this is my new to me in perfect condition Nikon n80 and it absolutely RAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i will be rock'n out with my socks out when i go back to school. i spent 2 hours on the phone with James tonight, had him explaining every single nob on it to me. he's the best to talk camera with, Justin gets to frustrated with me.
i need to order a manual for it though, still. I'll have to start looking for one. man I'm so glad it's here, i was hoping so all day today at work. had ants in my pants you know. sweet! OK that's all i got for now.

for all you sewing divas out there

2006-11-28T17:12:00.000-08:00

let me just say i am in love with this site www.weewonderfuls.com hilary you rock! this is pointy kitty and wee bunny. freebie patterns from her site. let me just say i have never sewn anything this small. it was a little tough but it's not gonna stop me from makeing a whole ton of kitty's and bunny's. if you get the notion go download the patterns and make your own. they are so cute and fun. oh and i can't wait to get the spaceboy and robot patterns! yum!

Slo-Mo Home Depot

2006-11-27T13:50:00.001-08:00

haha oh my gosh this is to funny. don't you wish you could have been there! sorry for all the videos today guys. i'm over here at you tube haveing a good time. just learned a new trick you know :)

london bridge

2006-11-27T10:54:00.001-08:00

you just can't stop this girl.

this song so rocks!

2006-11-27T10:51:00.001-08:00

i'm sorry to all my gwen love'n freinds , but fergie is rock'n it harder these days. don't get me wrong i'm still a big gwen fan but fregies beats off the duchess are hot.

a cup of tea

2006-11-26T22:58:00.000-08:00

so its late and I'm catching up here and with my scrapping I've been working on my paper project today for the fancy pants DT submission. it's cute, it's for my sweetheart it was his chocolate box from last years valentines day. I'll start my layouts tomorrow. it should go fairly fast. i need to get my pictures from thanks giving developed i may have some cool stuff on there. i made a jello mold tonight,cherry. Justin fell asleep before he could have any. poor guy he's so exhausted form work, not to mention all the stuff we have going on at home. life is mostly good most of the time, but some times your down and though we are OK, still in love, still talking, and still growing stronger in our marriage. we are being tested and that is a strain. but i trust in the lord and my faith will make me stronger as our bond is tested. i know i love Justin and he loves me, what does not kill us makes us stronger,and the lord is great and will protect us and help us through what ever troubles we may face. but for now i will sit and drink my tea, ponder life, and continue my work. until next time. night.

mynameisheathermarie

i've moved

snake on the porch and new fan on the ceiling

par vue, livie lou.........

little old me

awesome pictures of my bees

the bees swarmed and the E.E.'s layed some eggs

at my sewing machine

sup homeslice

eggs, old bottles, baseball cards, and star wars

monday thrifting

dogs with frisbees, curtains revisited, and cushion covers

getting back the creative energy

new coasters!

friday = family workday

my kichen is covered in honey!

i can't beleive we lost like that!

ok, so we went to see mawmaw a while back...........

OHMYGOD!OHMYGOD!OHMYGOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so......these are my chickens.

today is a special day...................................

hello, hello dear readers

3 years and still going strong...........................

Spring is here in Georgia.................

Day 5 burn update, plus some random loveliness....

why you should never ever leave hot oil unattended.....

CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!

hello friends

post #100

bread, rice, and thrift

don't forget to vote tomorrow.........

10 things you may not know about me

that sneaky red ninja.................................

"sorry I ain't pretty like a magazine girl.................

insert snappy title here.

ahhh!

busy day ahead.

thrifted vs. new

so i fixed it

new year , new look

Project Runway

The Corrupt Banking System- An Educational Series

This man inspires me.

so whats the deal people?

Yippy!

My 25th birthday in pictures

more pictures!

pictures, more pictures ,& a sewing project

sewing and cake

i feel it comming.........christmas that is !!!!!!

***Picture This***

With ever christmas card I write.........

Shop Update

"and what is heather doing today?" you ask ......

shop update...

and the crazy begins.................

Yet Another *NEW LOOK*

So I opened my own Etsy Shop

i {heart} monkeys ; )

Happy Halloween Everyone

Well hello stranger............

My baby boy

so much to talk about after 10days away from here.

GREAT DAY!

Hold on to your hats, this is gonna be a long one.

My family

little of this and a little of that

Edit

one more time

yah for me, new shoes!

my very last bit

so i had happy email today

today

smile

so i'm a bad blogger.

hello to all.

i am in pain and nothing is working

Meet the farm chicks, they rock!!

i loooove urban outfitters !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cool blogs

Picture This

Yet Another NEW LOOK