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I love the kids I cross for school!!! They are great bunch of kids from the neighborhood! The older ones are a bit grumpy in the mornings but I get it - your a teenager and its before 9:30 AM. so tonight Im sitting here at my desk in Microsoft Word making something for all of them on Halloween.I started with a print out of some street safety tips and some labels. Oh - and I pulled out some

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HI Gang!!! I have been soo busy the past couple of months. I've been getting used to a whole new schedule with now having 2 jobs and all - its been a bit exhausting. If you didn't know, my one little job is crossing guard for the kids here in my neighborhood! Its a great job!! It doesn't pay much but I have a fantastic group of kids and I love seeing their happy faces every morning!. I'm out

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For the first time in a while; todayI grabbed my sweat jacket as I started my day. Boy was it a nice change from those last hot summer days. It also means fall is just around the corner!!For some reason I turn into a crafting fool around fall. I guess there are just soo many things you can make for Halloween and Thanksgiving. The imagination can go wild and of course there are no rules! - A great

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From Top Left: Pops cereal , Juice, Grapes From Bottom Left: Apples, A granola square, 2 strawberry newtons /  & I added a Go-Gurt in there too. I have a SUPER crazy schedule this school year. I recently got a crossing guard job about 3 corners away from my house. It couldn't get any easier right? - but it does make for a crazy morning and I like to make sure the kids eat a good breakfast; so

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Well, we survived the first day of grade 2. It was an easy one since we started only with a half day.But tomorrow the full schedule starts and if you've been reading this silly little page I have you know that I am out to conquer this years school lunch..I am most definitely on a quest! As promised here is day 1 of our school lunches. ( to find out what lunch box and container I'm using this

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So we recently just finished getting everything for school. Sneakers , Back packs , lunch boxes, notebooks - you name it! My kids start school right after this holiday weekend (sorry , Im abut 2 days late posting this) and yes , I am counting the minuets!! But this Mom decided to get something for herself this school year.I was recently visiting my other home town; Boston. At least 2 times a year

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I love doing muffin tin Mondays - my kids eat 2 X's the food than normal . And thats a relief to this Mom with picky eaters! Linking to Muffin Tin Mom

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A couple of weeks ago I got to visit with my Great Aunt Lenora. Its always special when she comes because she was visiting from California and she doesn't come every year.This was a special visit for me, because she passed down a picture of my Mother to me.  Now you have to understand something - my Mother HATES to have her picture taken - I mean HATES  it.  - I remember when my brother got

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Here's to Target for making me laugh these last few weeks of the summer! I'm super excited for school to start! Our count down is about 2 weeks till school starts and this Mom is looking forward to it - big time! I'm looking forward to a routine again and I'm challenging myself to make some awesome lunches too!!.Also , my house might stay cleaner; longer! - I stress might!!!  I'm a bit burnt

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Even though we only have 3 weeks til school starts up again there is still enough time to get something done outside.Remember when we built the brick Bar BQ ...oh we just jumped into that one..but I'm happy to say - the Bar BQ is still standing and offering some great ribs lately!!! Well as usual, with any project, I had some materials left over from that. Probably something around 50 bricks or

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I wonder sometimes why I don't just blog in the winter. My summertime posts are always thin. I do apologise for that but you know how it is. Summer is the time for being outdoors and staying active. Oh, and lets not forget vacations!!! We all look forward to those! We did something interesting one weekend this summer - and that was to visit Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland. I have

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Last year, as I sweat to make my kids lunch every day during the week, ( OK, well maybe not sweat but struggled) I came to find ( only in the middle of the school year) he wasn't eating them. He wasn't crazy about the sandwiches I made or the variety I offered. Sound familiar to any of you?? I was a bit upset when everyday he would come home and I would pull the lunch box out to clean it and find

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Since my little one is a picky eater I have started giving him meals like this below. This is my first Muffin tin meal eva!!! From top left to bottom right - Juice, Yogurt, Nectarine, toast, blueberries, banana granola. I got this idea from HERE @ "Another Lunch". She has some great ideas for kiddie lunches. Im actually thinking of making my own lunch like this - I can see a pound or two coming

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When we moved into our house we replaced all the carpeting - my sons room got this grey rug which had a huge leftover piece. Up until now that leftover piece had been in the basement but I got the itch to add a area rug to the living room. Can you see where this is going? But I didn't go house shopping just yet - I started looking on line and these were my favs. ( all on O.com) this first one

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OK remember this post? Remember how I made my own paint color making it impossible to share the color with you!Well, this is what it looks like now!I'm not sure what I was thinking putting a flat paint in the dining room! Guess my brain was on vacation that day. Geeesh!!Not so nice hu? I think, if you look hard, you can even make out 4 perfect little finger prints!!! YIKES!!! I love my kids, but

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OK , by some chance I found this so I figured I would share it. I never knew the color of those little tabs actually meant something!! Heres to fresh bread!

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If you know anything about me you would know that I HATE when wires and chords are showing and peaking out to say Hello. Well right behind that are sound system speakers. I hate looking at them but like to hear TV and movie thrue them. Below is the nasty little speaker that sits below my living room TV and it stares at me everyday! Well , something had to be done and since its 94 degrees today

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We recently spend a weekend at a relatives house who lives in the mountains. How does this benefit you? Well I thought I would take you around her outside property because I know your going to fall in love with some of these pictures. Talk about nature!!! ( and mosquito bites Uhg!!!) So lets start where anyone would - the front yard! First you come upon a long driveway which seems to only lead

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We had a meeting today with our realtor. No, No, we aren't moving but we were curious if it would have been a good move in this economy. See we've been watching the market and the houses popping up for sale. Houses that were out of our price range when we bought our current house have now dropped into our price range. This got me very excited! But before I tell you what my trusted realtor Mike

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I was recently asked how I get such saturated color in my photos. The answer : Picnik.comMaybe you have heard of it , maybe not. - I have been using Picnic for under a yr now & I love it.Its a great tool to use if you want to boost up your photos. If you have heard of Picnik & have been using it, whats your favorite thing to do to a photo in there? I ALWAYS hit the boost button for great color.

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As you walk around "Old City" Philadelphia you will eventualy find yourself staring at old geogouse brownstones like this one below.  My favorite detail about this pic is the planter boxes under the windows and  the tiny little basement window. Lots of people in the city dress up their brownstones with garden boxes. You could take a whole notebook of mental notes on how to do planter boxes

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This was an eventful weekend. More so than usual. One of the things me & the family did was to head over to the city (Philly) & walk around for some sights.Have you ever been to the city of Philly? - well,  we were hanging out in a part they call "Old City"."Old City" is basically the historical part of town; holding in it , Independence Hall, The Betsy Ross house & picaresque old cobblestone

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Have you ever owned one of those "Kids First" play houses? Well , we had one. It was fun for a couple of years but the kids have grown fast & it was time for it to go. ( Inside I was happy to see it go - but don't tell the kids that). In doing so we were left with a great big patch of dirt from where this little house used to sit. Well - you know me , I gotta put something in that space now, so I

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At the beginning of this year I made a promise to myself NOT to give up on my art & to make sure that I am not just a Mommy in life but also a serious artist. With this promise close to heart ; the past 2 months I have been a very busy beaver. I have been painting after the kids go to bed. - and by the way a lot of things have gone on hold for this particular project. In fact - everything for the

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Toady's victim was the dining room window. As you know I have been redoing my dining room now for "oh, I don't know - a month now"!! Yeah - this project has gone super slow but with some fabric up on the window it seems to be coming together. Here's what I did for my mistreatment. Oh , this is my very first one , so don't laugh!I probably ordered a yard more of fabric than I needed to so I

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Hello all you beautiful lovies out there! Alas , the dining room is not done - STILL!! but I have it in the back of my mind while I try to keep my mural business pumping & thriving.Its not easy to to juggle so many things at one time & it can become overwhelming too. But I do not give up!!!! I keep progressing & pushing thru it all everyday. Most importantly family comes first! - then my lively

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So I'm excited to tell you that the Dining room makeover isgoing well. I just got some curtain fabric on sale from Fabric.com.Isn't that some awesome fabric!!! Im really into the greys right now!! I love how it has some texture to it but no pattern - keeping it simple. The dining room is quite small so no patterns here! I got 3 yards of it & I can't wait to start playing with it on my windows!!

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Where HAve I been ?What have I been doing ?Well , Ive had a bit of some Peter Pan on the brain!Ill be back soon with some Dining room updates

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I finally made it here! I have been meaning to post this for a weeks now. Life is crazy-crazy right now! But crazy in a good way. The mural Biz has been getting some attention & that tickles me pink!!! I actually have a consultation later today for a peter pan nursery!!!But what I really wanted to show you all is my dining room!! This room is a hard one for me because its open to both the kitchen

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Yeah , Ive been absent for a couple of weeks...but I have been doing all the same things everyone Else has been doing - cleaning up after Thanksgiving - getting all the Christmas stuff out - decorating & blah , blah, blah - I think you know the gig at this time of year , so I'm back to link up to Layla's Christmas mantle party! This is a great party! 1 week of gathered Christmas Decore & ideas!

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TO GET YA IN THE MOOD - IM SHARING MY CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST, enjoy!! OOOO...& check this page out over @ Joy of Baking! for some great Thanksgiving cookin!!!

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Don't they look yummy?!! After checking out some inspiration for these cupcakes - this is what I ended up with!!!I loved the idea of black & orange icing - & I loved the idea of the spiderweb - so this is what I wound up with & I'm pretty happy with them. One things for sure , My Mom never sent in cupcakes that looked like this for school parties! Some have the " pick your poison" sign .... &

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If you have a little one in school , chances are you will be dealing with something to contribute tot he Halloween parties they all have. Ours is this Friday & yup - you guessed it - I'm making the cupcakes!So, since most of you might be doing the same thing this week I thought I would share some Halloween cupcake inspiration !!! I'm a bit torn between the first spiderweb cupcake & this last one

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Afternoon Everyone. For my last Halloween project this year - I bring you the Yarn Goblin!! Anyone seen these before? They are soooo simple to make & only take about 5-10 minutes of your time to make one.What you will need:1.A Styrofoam ball any size you want.2.Some of that fuzzy yarn - I used black, but you can imagine these in purples & greens like the picture above.3. Some googly eyes4. A hot

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First I want to say "Thanks" to everyone who commented on my Purple skull silhouette! - it was fun & easy to make.___________________________________Its that time of year again! time to get on your sweatpants , throw your hair back , grab the sunglasses & your sweat jacket & lets go to the farm for some PUMPKINS!!!I do this every year with my kids & it has become somewhat of a tradition with us.

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I know I might be going bi-polar on you all. I keep switching from early Christmas to some current Halloween stuff but I noticed that The Blessed Nest is having a Silhouette party @ the link below & I had to join in!So I decided to break out some card stock & cut my shape out- Example, that awesome skull below.Who says a silhouette has to be black? - I went with the purple. Plus I thought it was

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I have been finding it tough to fit blogging into the weekly routine this year. (Seriously - the plate is very full.) I'm not sure if that is because I have both kids in school now - or maybe its because I'm working harder on my mural biz - or maybe its because by the end of the day ( 11pm) I just want to melt away into the couch with a hot cup of tea before making it to slumber land. Either way

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Last year I encountered new territory as a Mom - The school lunch! Don't worry , we made it thru kindergarten just fine , & believe it or not my little man did eat most of his lunch. But this year I see a change in him. Yesterday he came home with only one bite in his sandwich - you know the kind where you can still see the teeth marks. And within a half hour of after school he was complaining he

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So it is the first Full week of school here & that also means I am bringing back"TOON-MONDAYS"For those of you just tuning in I am a huge cartoon fan & each Monday I find something animated to post & start off the week with. Its my little way of starting every ones week off with a smile. Feel free to go over there on the right & grab the button for this fun little Monday silliness. Oh & go tell

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While the hubster is off to watch the U.S. Open finals in Queens, NY me & the kids have this Friday night all to ourselves; which in my mind meant it was gonna be a Kids Night!!Something I like to do with my little ones is let them make their own pizzas - this is really great for any Friday night with the kids! here's what I doPre-heat the over to 300I defrosted some left over home-made sauce

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Here he is! My very first 1st grader!!today we were up early & back to the grind as it was the first day of school. Up early, no hassles with brushing our teeth or finishing our breakfast & eager to get goin!A quick picture with our little brother - he didn't mind, his little brother rocks!! He gabbed with his buds while waiting for the bell to ring...no jitters here!& off he went, smiles & all!!

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Before I share the last day of our summer with you all - can I just ask how many of you LOVE the new stats tab that blogger FINALLY has??!!! I love it. I love seeing where my readers are coming from! OK with that said I am jumping for joy because today is the last day of summer!!! Summer is great when it starts but if you have kids by now you are probly ready for the looney bin - or is that

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So before I say anything let me just apologise for saying the "C" word in my last post. I felt bad about that, so I decided to correctly put the horse before the cart & craft something out for Halloween.I recently went to Michael's craft store & wouldn't you know it, they were having a clearance sale. Naturally I grabbed some things & decided to make a Halloween wreath. So its off to the

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oh lord cover your ears, I'm going to do it - "Christmas" - there, I said the "C " word. I have to! Around this house you gotta plan way ahead for that time of year because we have 2 birthdays right after Santa comes & they can not be missed. So I start super early.I saw this in one of my craft magazines & thought "I got the stuff to make that". My version isnt exact but I basicly just took this

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We finally had our ice cream parlor party this past Saturday. It was so much fun! Good weather , great kids & yummy Ice cream.I held it in our back porch where I set up tables & decorated. Cray paper is so inexpensive & it can really make an impact. I love that stuff! I went with a stripe pattern & it really gave the porch a fun party feel to it. Im gonna say it - "it looked super cool" Red &

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I only manage 3 blogs....I know, that's all ? but one is pretty special to me & its the one about my grandfather.All I'm gonna say as a teaser is he was one of our great nations best bowlers in the 1930 & 40's.Over time my grandmother (his wife) would save all the articles written about him ...& well guess who has them now.I cherish these articles , so i decided to immortalize them into a

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We will be having some friends over this Saturday for an ICE CREAM PARTY!! (little friends -that is) & I have been working hard on getting all my projects together & ready for this occasion. So lets have a look see shall we!Every Party needs a game or two to play & before I show you my spin on "Pin the tail on the Donkey" for this Party ,I wanted to share with you one of the things I have

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So its time to venture out on our VACATION!!! I am soo excited. We will be at the Maryland beaches for the next 4 days & 3 nights. By the way - if you have a 3yr old in the house , don't tell them they will be going to the beach until the night before. I should have known better but I love giving them something to look forward to.I promise not to leave you out.I will certainly take some great

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This always happens to me; It is the middle of the summer & I want to bake!But I am certainly not going to turn my oven on!!! With our new grill we haven't even looked at the stove the whole summer. Its been nice.So the next best thing for me to do is to go recipe hunting!! Here are 5 good ones to try out.Are ya with me? Lets go!The first yummy treat I found is fromBecca @ Home is Where my Story

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The weekend was full of small town fireworks with friends Lots of this stuff - we got lots of use out of the new grill! Can you say "Happy"!! slow smoked ribs..MMMM!*Old Glory * *Sparklers*Day of the 4th we went city-side & headed over to Philly. The perfect place to be for 4th of July don't you think. Its the birthplace of Independence! The kids played in the fountains @ Logan Square for hours!!

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I have a new toy for my upcoming Ice Cream Party!!Its a Cusinart & It makes soft serve ice cream - any flavor you can think of!!How cool is that??!!This was a gift from Grandma. She heard all about our party ideas & decided to make it even cooler!! You Rock Grandma!!this baby can make a half gallon of ice cream in 20 mins!I plan on putting it at the begining of our "sunday bar" table!Can't wait

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The next couple of months hold many things for us -*A VACATION week to the beach : I have been waiting for that one!!*One week the kids go to "Camp Grandmas" - I have been really waiting for that one too!!*& last thing I have planed for our summer is anICE CREAM PARLOR Party for the kids!!!!SO with this party on the back of my mind; I have begun to craft up some things for it. My goal is to make

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About 3 weeks ago we decided to build A Bar BQ - a brick Bar BQ.3 weeks later we are FINALLY done!!!We are tired & exhausted but we are done!!I think if we had known that it was going to be that much work ,maybe we wouldn't have done it, but now that its done it is just awesome!I'm actually a bit impressed by it - but would I build another one - NO WAY!!If you have been following; here are the 2

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Although I would love one, we do not have a front porch attached to our house. But if we did , I would sit out there and enjoy the Summer everyday. In a perfect world my porch would be something like these below Anyone up for some porch time?

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How was fathers Day for ya? Ours was all about the Brick Bar BQ! - which I now refer to as Barbie" & the ridiculous heat wave we had here.This was Barbies" humble beginnings, remember?Then after about a weeks worth of work (2 rows a night after work) she looked like this below. She really started to look like something here & we got excited about it. But I do have to mention..we were exhausted at

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Today I decided last minute to slam together some patriotic blocks. My hubster always has some wood laying around & I stole the ends from some 2x4's - 3 to be exact. I grabbed my acrylics paints & painted then first I did the backs , sides & edges of the frontsThen I attacked my stash of foam - I have quite a bit don't I? I love working with foam! It cuts easy, its colors are super saturated &

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Ooooh Baby !! its been forever since I posted a Toon-Mondays post. I'm a bit gitty! This is our last week of school & what better way to salute all those teachers out there then to show this Goofy cartoon.Thanks Teach'- us parents have no idea how you do it all year long!!"Teachers Are People" Stay Young Kids!!!Happy Toon-Mondays!

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As we enter the last week of school for the year; I think of backyard parties, pool fun, beaches (if they are not covered in oil) & Bar -BQin"...yes, the summer would not be the summer without some great Bar BQ - don't you agree?In the stifling hot muggy weather this past weekend we started building our very first brick Bar -BQ!! This ain't easy folks!!! & ladies , if you are interested in this

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Last night we took full advantage of Grandma sleeping over & went to see the Trenton Thunder ; AKA - the Yankees double A farm team.What a great night it was! Just me & my other half at a local baseball game.Tickets werent even close to what a major league game would have been - only 12 dollars a ticket & we were about 4 rows back from touching the field, just awesome!! Hubby even got himself a

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I really wanted to go out today & buy some cute Americana things for the upcoming 4th of July..but I figured instead I would embellish the front door with what I already had.I started with this star that I have had for a few years now. I added those festive shoots on the top a year ago. but this year I added some more things. I added ribbons & layered the "hope" heart over the star. Not bad right

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I'm guessing that , If you are a blogger you are also a Photo freak! Am I right? ..well I am. I cant post something without a photo. In my mind, it just isn't right to deny my readers any eye candy I could provide. Well its been 8 months since this last Christmas. 8 months since I received the Canon Powershot SX20IS.I am in love with this camera!! The feature I like most about it is its ability

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We recently had a 6yr old loose his very first tooth over here. This set me up for a new dilemma - how to make it look like the tooth fair came for a visit. Lets just say that I looked for hours to find a tutorial on how to make a cute little pillow. All I can say is there was a lot of glitter to vacuum up..but she came non-the least. This little bit only leads me to feature Emily from "Not So

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This is the back wall to my dining room. No, that's not "command central" with the computer there. But more and more I find myself sitting in this location and grabbing things from the computer rather than running all the way downstairs. Plus having this upstairs also means that my little guy isn't alone when I'm on the computer. I have to say though, the furniture is all wrong here..the wires

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Just wanted to share my latest job (that's the work part)...it was a Fireplace makeover!!!Check it out at my art sitehttp://www.kmstudiomurals.blogspot.com/oh & while your over there feel free to add yourself as a follower!& now for the fun part..________________________________In every kids life there are memories, things you just don't forget as you grow up. You know the good stuff, the cool

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Since creating the "tabs" under my blog header or so called "pages" -It's given me a chance to collect all the posts of my home. A "home tour" if you will. So I thought I would add another room to the list. The Living Room!!Unfortunately I have no entry way or foyer when you enter my home. You open the door & directly enter into the living room - SOOOOO- what you see is what you get.Also, by NO

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I have been blogging , I swear!!!...but I know you didn't see any posts it your readers- that's because I have been playing with the Blogger pages...see them up there? Under my Title picture?I have been working to put a little more of myself up here by categorizing some pages & I have been doing it for both of my blogs; this one here & my art blog too. Not all of the pages are completed yet but

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Here Is a sneak preview below:If you are a follower here at my little blog you might understand my excitement when I hear that Toy Story 3 will soon be coming out to movie theaters."The Plate" is a HUGE fan of cartoons & cartoon movies - hence , "Toon-Mondays" ..(which I know I have been a bit relaxed about.).but I digress - IS ANYONE ELSE EXCITED ABOUT THIS MOVIE COMING OUT??!!!It comes out

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I took some model airplane paint..basically enamel paint. Found a font I liked in Word & typed "Welcome"Printed it outCopied the outline of it on the back of the paper with a charcoal pencil.Took a rock from the garden & transferred or rubbed the text on the rockPainted it in with my enamel paint.& Blam!! I got a new Welcome sign for my front step. All for free ..that makes me happy!!linking up

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What you see below is the result of all the snow we have had this past winter. The weight of it all cracked the trees on the side of our house. So while the big "A" was outside taking care of that big mess , I decidedTo turn the small patch of boring grass by the door into something more interesting. Our houses front door is actually on the side of the house. I know that's weird but hay this is

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So today I had a Bright Idea. I was in Wallmart making some pictures from Easter when I happened to walk down the laundry isle & saw this below These little babies were going for under 4 bucks., So of course I picked up two of them. Yes, I could use them for laundry, God knows I have enough of it but Instead I thought - " Geeze, wouldn't that make a great toy bin" So thats where they went. Its

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Spring is beginning to stretch and awake from her long slumber. And I am beginning to see some of her splendor. Below are my Sweet Kates & my Corabel's from the front garden beds. LOOK at those lime green spikes!! we have had them for a bout 3 years now & I am beginning to see them really fill out. The dark colored leaves between the Sweet Kates are Corabel's; they are about 2 years old. Each

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Hi All!! I know this post was supposed to be up by yesterday..."eeekks!!"..I hope you haven't grown impatient! I have never really played with video before & it took me some time to up load & then transfer it all to here.I went with video format to show you all this part of stretching a canvas because ..well, you will see that it would have been way too much to explain , & actually seeing it done

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Easter is only 3 days away & I haven't posted anything about it, so I thought I would show you what the kiddies will get from The Easter Bunny (A.K.A - Mom & Dad) this year. I just finally got around to making the Easter baskets last night & thought I would share.I took into consideration the Grandparents in our family who will also be handing over an Easter basket - so I went light this year.

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I finally got this post in..sorry for all who were waiting. My computer crashed in the midst of making this post & blogger was acting funny as well.OK get your peepers on (your glasses) I must warn you..this will take some time to read & go thru. I normally don't do lengthy posts like this but I know what Im talking about here & there is much to tell. So get a munchie & settle in! Today we are

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Hi Cartoon fans! back again with another great cartoon to start the week off. This week I have another pink Panther toon for you. I just love the MGM toons!This one is titled "Twinkle , Twinkle, Little Pink". Its episode 1 from the Panthers 45th season & it originally aired June, 30th 1968.Pink Panther builds his home between an observatory & the moon - ya know that can go well.(PS. I apologise

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So where Have I been? well, lets see :I had a birthday. In now 33. I don't cry over birthdays & getting older. The way I look at it is "hay I made it another year". I want to live to 100 & see my grandchildren's grand kids if I can.But I also had a funeral in our family which totally overshadowed the feelings you get around your birthday. I understand that part though. Still it was sad & a long 2

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Within the past year or so Subway art & word art has become very popular. Words & letters are powerful & they can really draw your eye to them.How awesome are these beauties? I was totally having a crush on the left one but GASP!! -Its over a thousand dollars!!! Are these things really worth that much $!! & Where have I been; why didn't I know this?Well there was no way to justify the price, so

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I have a nightly ritual. Each night before I go to bed I right down on a piece of paper what I need to get done for the next day. And up until now I have been grabbing any ole piece of paper that looks worthy from the junk draw. But last night I finally said ENOUGH-! "I gotta organize this".I was inspired from Controlling my Chaos; which is one of the blogs on my reader. She always makes these

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Sorry gang , I'm a day late with this one. Has anyone been watching the Winter Olympics?I have been trying to catch most of it here & there.Since its Toon-Mondays I thought it would be fun to find something on this topic & good Ole Goofy hasn't let me down. Here's a fun one from 1942.The Olympic ChampStay young kids!!

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As an artist, I am pretty familiar when it come to the world of color. But has anyone ever thought of Turquoise & Red? Its not a color family you see often. It can be done very soft & understated or "Punchy" with saturated reds. I also think this color combo has in some way got its own personality. Its fun!So, Yes - that is exactly what my living room has become, Turquoise & Red. Well sort-a".

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There they are. My kids most favorite T-shirts. These 2 shirts are worn at least once a week without fail.One has gotten too small & the other is decorated with holes and stains.Needless to say that if I were to toss these two shirts out my children would not let me live it down. Any ones kids have a favorite clothing that you know you cant get rid of for fear of being outcast in your own home?

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OK gang, I have been stuck inside the house with my children since last Tuesday due to the amount of snow we have gotten & the cancellation of school.This has been enough time to drive this parent simply batty!As you can probably tell from my last post, I have been trying to keep me & all of our little people happy & occupied. This challenge has become harder & harder now that we are on day 6 of

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YES!- We are under snow in the Philly area. & I mean UNDER!As if 28 inches from our fist snow storm - uh.. I mean Blizzard -wasn't enough! We are now expected to get an extra 12 -24 inches on top of it all.Help me out here - when does spring come again? - I'm just wondering.here are the headlines over here:"After more than 28 inches fell in Philadelphia over the weekend, the National Weather

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Its Monday & that means we all need a cartoon to start out our week on the right foot.& since this past weekend over here has been all about the crazy snow we got; I thought I would bring this toon to you.Remember the days of being a kid in the snow? It was all about snow forts & snowball fights!! - Oh the fun we used to have ducking & throwing until our whole bodys were frozen, & even then you

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OK so if you thought the little dog in my snow list post was cute - check out the amazing shots I got of Pepsi. You all remember her, right? If not check out this post. Pepsi pooch had an awesome time out today in the massive amounts of snow that we got. All she wanted to do was play fetch.When we started shoveling we could really see just how much snow there really was. Oh, & that landing of

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First thing this morning the kids went to the door to see just how much snow had fallen thru out the night. If you live in the north east of the US you know what I'm talking about - SNOW, SNOW & more snow!It started last night & it will be going until 5pm tonight. These are blizzard conditions & the state of Pennsylvania is now under a state of emergency warning.Talk abut the snow storm of the

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In about 48 hours the north east will be under about 2 feet of snow & Good Ole Philly will be smack dab in the middle of it all.Mr. Groundhog wasn't lying when he said winter is here to stay.Thank goodness we have boots for the kids this year. Last year was so mild; I was able to get away with not buying them.So whats a good list for about a 24inch smow storm?Hot chocolate & marshmallows is

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OK Remember my Ribbonary Tutorial?Well I cant stop making these things! They are just too much fun to make.I recently made one that's really colorful.It would be really cute in a kids room.The little vase I bought to start it out had a Lady bug on it so I went with that.I took some ladybug buttons & glued them on in some spots. Here's a pic against a white wall - just cause I think you really

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Thanks To all who entered my 200th post giveaway!!You are all just the sweetest!!& to be fair about who would win ; I used one of my rugrats to pick a winner out of a basket. This would be him. -"whats he doin with his jacket on?" -well, we were on our way to a flea market, which I'll post about tomorrow. All of you who entered were entered twice!! Which means that this cute little matt is

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As a young kid I used to dream all the time & I would remember it. In fact I had one that would occur over & over.But now a-days I'm lucky to remember 1 dream a year. Really a bummer!With that being said I wound up remembering 2 dreams just this week.The first one I can remember; I was in my laundry room looking at the floor & noticing that all my laundry had been done. The floor was clean & I

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Hi gang!! I'm so happy to start up "Toon- Mondays" again! I know its well after the holidays but better late than never right?!!Today I bring to you a toon that I remember seeing at a young age. Its the famous cat & mouse chase again with Tom & Jerry. Only this time Jerry's Uncle from Texas is in for a visit.One of the reasons this toon never left my memory banks is because of silly yet fun song

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I am still doing "new year things". Like cleaning out my desk. & in doing so I found pictures of what our kitchen looked like when we moved in. SOO - you know what that means right? Before & After pictures! I'm giggling inside because I love looking @ these kinds of posts & here I am finally getting to do one. Good thing I cleaned out my desk.OK - you have probably seen worse off kitchens before

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I finally made 200 posts. I never thought I would even get to 100 but here I am.No, its not some major discount coupon to an awesome store or a big basket full of decorating goodies. I figured I would make you something small, cute & simple. & with Valentines coming up I figured I would run with that theme.So drum roll please....Here is a cute little paper collage 8x10 picture frame matt to show

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Last week were able to say that we live with a 6 yr old; this week we can say we now live with a 6yr old & a 3yr old! In laments terms - our house is a Zoo! But its an entertaining Zoo.So Happy Birthday my little man you are pure joy in our lives!!So with 2 birthdays passing you can bet that we will be having a family party here soon for both little monkeys. & with that on my mind I have begun a

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tomblandSometimes it takes me a while to reflect on things that were. This past year was a tough one. It just felt like everyone was in a slump; financially, emotionally & I know many people who wrestled with themselves this past year on a spiritual level & that includes myself.Some people tend to wallow in this state of "funk", but I have decided to make 2010 the year of positive thinking.I

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So as if Christmas & New Years didn't make this time of year crazy enough; Our family also has 2 Birthdays this month a week apart.If your a faithfull reader or family you know that we obtained a 6 yr old this year - well next week we will obtain a 3 yr old too.and because I have been so busy - for the first time i have decided to send out our Birthday Party invites ( for the family party) by

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Has anyone seen these? They are window markers from Crayola!! I got them for my kids but I found myself having a great time with them! I drew some hearts on our windows for Valentines -cute right?!!It comes off easy with some Windex & paper towel.How cool is that!!So go ahead kids -draw on my windows!

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Since my oldest (who just turned 6 this past Wednesday -yes here he is in all his birthday glory)- has been going to any type of schooling; I have saved & saved all his little projects in this little art folder.Its been filling up for about 2-3 years now & things are getting smooshed.I don't want to loose any of the awesome drawings that my kids make me; I really cherish them, so I had a bright

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It's January 1st 2010! I hope you are all able to look back on this past year & say it was a great one!I did a lot of blogging this past year. I hit over 100 posts , had a giveaway & I gained some great readers & friends who I love getting comments from! I read everyone of them!!I learned a lot from "bloggyland" too. There were so many crafts this year that you all shared, so many decorating

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So my year is shaping up to be a good one even before it has started - Why? Well I just found out that Pantone has made Turquoise the color of the year for 2010!! ( pantones full press release)So , OK, Why does this make me giggle? Well I have been doing "light & slightly washed out" Turquoise as the colors for my house for about 2 years now. & No , if you have to ask, I am still not done

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