Shop Update

I've made more of the handmade journal kits available in my personal Etsy Shop.

With the move only two weeks away, I am turning my last chunk of 'making' time into de-stashing the craft room and putting goodies together for purchase. This batch is similar to the last batch in the types of papers used but I've added a few new bits and pieces to the embellishment pile. The kit comes with a prompt sheet for journaling ideas and instructions on how to put your journal together.
I think there are at least 50 of these journals floating around in the world so with the addition of this batch, I feel it is time to start a flickr group to share your customization. If you've already got one, feel free to add it HERE.
I also wanted to share two projects I've recently made for our new place.

The Laundry Bag is for hauling our dirties to the 'on sight' unit. In our first Seattle apartment, we learned about taking our wash to the laundromat once a week and spending a whole afternoon catching up on reading to the hum of the machines and the smell of urine. Quarters will have to be a part of our lifestyle again. In many ways it was like college. Our second apartment in Seattle had the 'on sight' amenity but it was a long walk down the stairs and to the basement with a wee baby and a large pile of clothes. This time, we're prepared!

The second is a floor pillow to add some color to the beige room Sebastian will have. He already loves it but he may have to wrestle it away from Brett. I figure I should make two more so they can have something to wrestle/jump/sleep on when they need to.


The boy is awake. Off to enjoy the unusually cool weather.

~R~

Let me introduce you to my brother.

He is a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army National Guard, runs marathons, does triathlons, climbs very large mountains, finished Army AIRBORNE School, spent a month in the woods without a shower, lived in Africa for a summer, ran the Army 10-miler in D.C., and survived falling out of both of the trees in our front yard when he was six. Oh, and he's single. (wink, wink)
Feel free to leave him some love. He'd like that.

~R

I'm In Love!

I have often wandered over to the Hambly blog to add my comment for the giveaway and secretly wished I could be a Guest Designer. When Allison e-mailed me to see if I was interested in May, I started to palpitate. She was generous enough to let me post my gallery mid-month since my April schedule was already packed and has been lovely to work with. I had so much fun with this product because the possibilities are pretty much endless with those overlays and rub-ons. NOT TO MENTION how beautiful the colors of the papers are!
There is a giveaway going on over there so if you haven't been by yet, don't delay!
P.S. If you are curious about some of the how-to's for the projects, check my flickr photo site.

Making Do

My computer had to be shipped off to the Apple Manufacturer to be mended. Life is not the same without her. I am still working to get things posted on the RVKC blog to showcase our new DT and maybe a few pics on Flickr for fun but unless its necessary to fulfill an obligation to another party,its not worth the hassle working from two different borrowed PC's. I shall be back AS SOON as our Mac shows up.

You will be saturated with the backup of pictures.

More fun news this week!

Rachel

The Day After NSD

And the winner is:

Sara

These are so cool! I would love to see more tree and house shapes on tags - and how about swingsets and slides? Thanks so much for the chance!

So, if this is you, send me your full name and mailing address via e-mail (Check profile) and I'll pass that along to Veronica.

Thanks for your patience with the drawing. My computer died about 5 minutes after that last post and had to be taken to the Apple hospital to be fixed. She may be back on Tuesday but in the meantime, I'm borrowing my dad's.

The last of the Etsy orders will be shipped out on Monday! I've got four big projects I'm juggling in the next two weeks. Two will be announced this month and the other two may have to wait awhile. And then there's the move to Missouri! I've been thinking about apartment decorations non-stop and making notes in my planner and ripping out Anthropologie pages for inspiration. If you check my Flickr.com favorites, its mostly beautiful rooms. I'll upload some fun mail pictures that I received yesterday from Elsie when the computer comes home.

What did you end up doing on NSD? I'd love to know...

You KNOW What Day It Is...

...and if you don't, its not your fault.  I couldn't figure out what NSD was last year until finally, FINALLY, someone actually spelled out National Scrapbooking Day.  Then I was like, "They have a day for that?"

In honor of the big day, I've got a give away for you fine folks. This tag set is from Vmilan.etsy.com. Check out their blog for tag ideas and another giveaway! You can see how others have used her tags in their layouts and cards here.  All you have to do is leave a comment describing your favorite tag or an idea you would love to see on a tag and I'll draw a name tonight and post the winner.  (10 p.m. or so, Pacific Time)

We're about to take the majority of our kits to the post office to get sent off.  Its the first month we've been ready to ship these babies early so we're giving ourselves a little pat on the back.  Ha!  I'll be back later to check the comments but I hope you all have a sunny day of enjoyment, whether you're the scrappy type or not.  

Kits Are Up

I'm really happy with how this lovely turned out.  She's a keeper.  I'm going to make a few more for the new place and change them up with the seasons.  The base for the pillow case is 100% natural linen and looks so pretty with the monochromatic pinks spread all over the top.  We've got them available in the Etsy Shop.

If you haven't seen Elsie's Etsy Shop, you're in for a treat! Go check out the new embroidery kits and a few new paintings!  

The burn is feeling fine today.  I've been putting Neosporin and Aloe Vera on it all day which means everyone has to stare at my greasy chin.  Sebastian has been crinkling his nose at it!

I'm out for a few days to catch up on life and take care of a few loose ends from April's big, fabulous, secret project.  We've got about a month left here in Fresno so I'm keeping the calendar in full view to make sure I don't miss anything.  Its way past my bedtime, ya'all.  

Rachel