tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88413867121954958202024-03-13T14:34:15.682-07:00olive jane designsKJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-77301773141343487762009-07-21T12:29:00.000-07:002009-07-21T12:34:26.676-07:00Front Page Tresuries!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SmYYNit6UqI/AAAAAAAAAiw/5DNtOg9GXQQ/s1600-h/front+page+etsy+treasury.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SmYYNit6UqI/AAAAAAAAAiw/5DNtOg9GXQQ/s320/front+page+etsy+treasury.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360999027367891618" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SmYYNGamiNI/AAAAAAAAAio/_j_P22j9Uzc/s1600-h/front+page+etsy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SmYYNGamiNI/AAAAAAAAAio/_j_P22j9Uzc/s320/front+page+etsy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360999019770710226" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SmYYMwucF3I/AAAAAAAAAig/smzHk5_V1bM/s1600-h/alternate+front+page.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SmYYMwucF3I/AAAAAAAAAig/smzHk5_V1bM/s320/alternate+front+page.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360999013948331890" /></a><br />Yay! I was featured on the front page of Etsy 3 times this month! You can see if your shop was featured to by checking out this website *<a href="http://craftcult.com/vault_list.php?list=3560&fm=2&esn=olivejanes&m=7&d=&st=2&pagenum=1&ls=0">craft cult</a>*, it will even show you archived treasuries that you were featured in...pretty nifty. It's funny that I've never been on the front page before and then 3 times in one month...not complaining though.KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-11058156724960115902009-07-05T21:31:00.000-07:002009-07-05T21:38:49.427-07:00the toothless wonder!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlF_0sVcfyI/AAAAAAAAAiY/cKyJb-XatqU/s1600-h/2nd+tooth+Gavin.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlF_0sVcfyI/AAAAAAAAAiY/cKyJb-XatqU/s320/2nd+tooth+Gavin.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355201975151263522" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlF_0QO_uXI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/ZnxTaPBScCU/s1600-h/gavin+3+teeth.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlF_0QO_uXI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/ZnxTaPBScCU/s320/gavin+3+teeth.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355201967608019314" /></a><br />My little Gavin just lost 2 teeth this week. On Monday I took the boys for a 2 mile bike ride and Gavin's bike handle hit him in the mouth and loosened up his already loose front teeth. An hour later while eating an ice cream Gavin pulled out his tooth, two days later Mommy pulled out the second tooth that was just dangling.<br /><br />So here is my question...after these teeth were lost my little Gavin's behaviour has improved so much, he has been so helpful, kind, agreeable and quite the little peacemaker. Is there a correlation?? Should I knock out the rest of his teeth?? Just joking!KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-56540705812122941632009-07-05T21:06:00.000-07:002009-07-05T21:30:57.231-07:00Canada Day and 4th of July!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlF96ArB1OI/AAAAAAAAAh4/YtE-Wzq2mZ8/s1600-h/4th+july+2009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlF96ArB1OI/AAAAAAAAAh4/YtE-Wzq2mZ8/s320/4th+july+2009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355199867486590178" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlF954O9jxI/AAAAAAAAAhw/A9_GLji4cwo/s1600-h/canada+day.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlF954O9jxI/AAAAAAAAAhw/A9_GLji4cwo/s320/canada+day.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355199865221386002" /></a><br />In our family we celebrate both, the only problem is that they are only a couple days apart and since we live in the USA we don't want to appear un-patriotic (is that a word?) by celebrating Canada Day just before Independence Day and since most Americans don't even know when Canada Day is it can appear a little insensitive on our part. <br />Nevertheless, we went to the park in our Canada t-shirts and had pizza with Canadian Bacon on it (roll your eyes if you will) and pineapple (which is essentially Hawaiian pizza and we are also Hawaiian so it works in the multicultural mix!). We had ice cream, played tag and usually sing "Oh Canada!" (which is NOT to the tune of "Oh Christmas tree" in case you were wondering!) <br />After that my husband and I reflected on how lucky we were to have all our children intact as my sister's pet polar bear recently devoured one of her children...good thing she's got 8 more (gotta do something to keep you warm in those looooong Canadian winters). Just after we write out a check to support the "Igloos for Humanity fund", then we write members of parliament to encourage them to allow the Internet to Canada cause I really miss my siblings and would like to keep in touch with them. (By the way if you believe the last paragraph please keep in mind that Canada is responsible for the inventions of the blackberry, basketball, the zipper and insulin, nor have I ever seen a polar bear except in the Los Angeles zoo!)<br /><br />July 4th was lots of fun we started with a parade and then headed to my Aunt's gorgeous house for a BBQ and slip and slide and driveway of fireworks. <br /><br />We are so lucky to live and have lived in countries that provide us with the freedoms that we enjoy and cherish. Happy Canada Day and 4th of July!KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-20946647548878141532009-07-05T20:45:00.000-07:002009-07-05T21:06:16.969-07:00New shop addition and treasury!Recently I was asked to do a custom order of a drum set, which is harder that one would think... here's what I came up with!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlFzzyBwtGI/AAAAAAAAAhA/7SuLl5lsThc/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlFzzyBwtGI/AAAAAAAAAhA/7SuLl5lsThc/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355188765359912034" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlFzzh25U-I/AAAAAAAAAg4/stG_6GoOzEE/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlFzzh25U-I/AAAAAAAAAg4/stG_6GoOzEE/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355188761019372514" /></a><br /><br />Also I was featured in a treasury recently by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5167764">Beneath the Rowan tree</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6270521&ga_search_query=clover&ga_search_type=seller_usernames">Clover and Violet</a>, and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5067070&ga_search_query=ciuccio&ga_search_type=seller_usernames">Ciuccio</a> some fun treasuries thanks for including me:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlF2lL79K3I/AAAAAAAAAhQ/vL--wpUSmn0/s1600-h/treasury+by+clover+and+violet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlF2lL79K3I/AAAAAAAAAhQ/vL--wpUSmn0/s320/treasury+by+clover+and+violet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355191813151730546" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlF2k62VRAI/AAAAAAAAAhI/dsYMxN4m-PE/s1600-h/treasury+by+beneath+the+rowan+tree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlF2k62VRAI/AAAAAAAAAhI/dsYMxN4m-PE/s320/treasury+by+beneath+the+rowan+tree.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355191808564741122" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlF4EWadHFI/AAAAAAAAAho/BZ93OAimri4/s1600-h/treasury+by+ciuccio.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SlF4EWadHFI/AAAAAAAAAho/BZ93OAimri4/s320/treasury+by+ciuccio.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355193448051579986" /></a>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-55497076925399352992009-05-30T10:43:00.000-07:002009-05-30T10:57:43.759-07:00***away for a while***<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SiFzUHVenHI/AAAAAAAAAgA/MMELGLgb7TY/s1600-h/Picture+027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SiFzUHVenHI/AAAAAAAAAgA/MMELGLgb7TY/s320/Picture+027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341677422441831538" /></a><br />I've been missing in action for a while and have been delinquent in blog postings. I am in Canada for a while, helping out with my mother as she is in her final stages fighting her battle with terminal cancer. Here is a <a href="http://www.hattfamilyupdates.blogspot.com/">link to updates of my mom </a>and how she is doing. She is a trooper, what an amazing women. I will do a proper blog post once life gets back to some semblance of normalicy.KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-43052165820043822572009-05-18T21:25:00.000-07:002009-05-18T21:34:53.868-07:00Godzilla and the Handmade experiment<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/ShI22aY2W-I/AAAAAAAAAeY/pXMkadBO_ZM/s1600-h/godzilla.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/ShI22aY2W-I/AAAAAAAAAeY/pXMkadBO_ZM/s320/godzilla.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337388816811842530" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/ShI22A89enI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/l7O-B8_IIqI/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/ShI22A89enI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/l7O-B8_IIqI/s320/026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337388809983982194" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/ShI217A8TlI/AAAAAAAAAeI/Bo_5zY1e2ic/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/ShI217A8TlI/AAAAAAAAAeI/Bo_5zY1e2ic/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337388808390069842" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/ShI21orkC-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/o_-mMAd3jI8/s1600-h/handmadeExp-03.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/ShI21orkC-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/o_-mMAd3jI8/s320/handmadeExp-03.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337388803468561378" /></a><br /><br />I was featured on the <a href="http://emilyflippinmaruna.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/mondays-must-have-childrens-clothes-a-summer-wardrobe-worth-remembering/">Handmade Experiment </a>today with some other amazingly cute children's items. An honor to be included among such talented designers. Also check out my new addition to my shop!...<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25224688">Godzilla</a>, who would have thought he would be so popular?KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-85163573128739054062009-05-15T19:23:00.000-07:002009-05-15T19:41:48.733-07:00My Latest Eco Addictions.....<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sg4l7IKsZSI/AAAAAAAAAcA/417pPefabxE/s1600-h/il_430xN_68203446.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sg4l7IKsZSI/AAAAAAAAAcA/417pPefabxE/s320/il_430xN_68203446.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336244306215462178" /></a><br />I love love love this Eco Friendly Laundry Detergent, honestly I can't say enough amazing things about this product. It works sooo well, smells amazing (70+ scents to choose from, I chose sweetpea cause that's my nickname!) and has a myriad of uses.<br />It works for energy efficient washers as well as my old faithful one and takes less than half the amount of regular detergent and saves me so much money. Also these detergents are made with all natural ingredients, phosphate-free, non-toxic, PLANET FRIENDLY and gray water safe. You can buy them from Ashley a WAHM like myself, she has a great business called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5760585">Crunchy Clean. Check her out.</a> Here are some other uses that this amazing invention has, seriously can you tell I'm in love? It's made my life so much easier.<br /><br />USE IT AS A SCRUB <br />You can actually use it by itself as a comet type scrub OR you can add some dish detergent to it to make a paste like soft scrub that works fantastic for shower floors! I use it to clean my toilets too in lieu of comet or other harsh chemical cleaners.<br /><br />ALL PURPOSE CLEANER<br />2 Tablespoons in a bucket with 1/4 cup of vinegar makes a GREAT multipurpose cleaner! I clean our ceramic tile floors, the counters, and the kitchen sink with it!<br /><br />SCRUBBY CLEANER<br />a few Tablespoons mixed with dish soap makes a wonderful scrubby cleaner - it needs to be a gritty consistency, and you can wash your tubs and sinks safely without bleach or other unsafe cleaners! :)<br /><br />STAIN PRETREATER<br />Make a pretreater - mix with water and let it sit on stains! OR, mix hot water with a tablespoon or two and let your stains clothes sit for a few hours or overnight!<br /><br />DEODORIZER<br />You can also sprinkle a little in your diaper pail to deodorize.<br /><br />Also I'm in love with <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5153886">Spa Therapy's facial products</a>, I have the patchouli mint soap, aloe skin toner, vegan deodorant stick (love this!), and the papaya and tea tree scrub (amazing!). These too shops are definite treasures that I've come across on Etsy, feel free to support these amazing women and their handmade products.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sg4nxt-q6SI/AAAAAAAAAcI/0CiJos4z8Xg/s1600-h/il_430xN_70864543.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sg4nxt-q6SI/AAAAAAAAAcI/0CiJos4z8Xg/s320/il_430xN_70864543.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336246343590144290" /></a>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-22202555714560514062009-04-20T14:08:00.000-07:002009-04-20T14:21:05.255-07:00Fuzzy Prickly Pear!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sezm9ZLNBwI/AAAAAAAAAbw/-GYJzDYeC2E/s1600-h/fuzzy+pear.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sezm9ZLNBwI/AAAAAAAAAbw/-GYJzDYeC2E/s320/fuzzy+pear.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326886401676740354" /></a><br />Check out this pincushion that I ordered from South Africa. Isn't it so cute? And it works so well, for those of you who don't use pin cushions that often you wouldn't know that there are certain elements that make up a good pin cushion so become informed before you balk at me :) One of the perks of purchasing this pin cushion is that when it arrived it had so many cool stamps from Africa on it and my kids went crazy for them. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6904804">This is where I got it on Etsy!</a> Support Handmade cause it's unique and just plain cool.<br /><br />It kind of reminds me of Heather Bailey's Fresh Picked pincushion, which is also so stinking cute!:<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sezm9SCShLI/AAAAAAAAAb4/IkgBje2aIOQ/s1600-h/freshpicked.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 293px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sezm9SCShLI/AAAAAAAAAb4/IkgBje2aIOQ/s320/freshpicked.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326886399760303282" /></a>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-30195039006769707672009-04-20T13:49:00.000-07:002009-04-20T14:04:23.859-07:00Digging for treasure!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SeziSpwLdzI/AAAAAAAAAbI/MOhWUr8B8E8/s1600-h/treasury+by+inocha.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SeziSpwLdzI/AAAAAAAAAbI/MOhWUr8B8E8/s320/treasury+by+inocha.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326881269345908530" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SezhcawCQ6I/AAAAAAAAAbA/3zf1pUfEHwg/s1600-h/treasury+by+kbshimmer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SezhcawCQ6I/AAAAAAAAAbA/3zf1pUfEHwg/s320/treasury+by+kbshimmer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326880337605837730" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SezhcN6igCI/AAAAAAAAAa4/QMXxLrxjHXY/s1600-h/treasury+by+scrapnscribe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SezhcN6igCI/AAAAAAAAAa4/QMXxLrxjHXY/s320/treasury+by+scrapnscribe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326880334160232482" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SezhcPAqNZI/AAAAAAAAAaw/lIOl_E1Fhu0/s1600-h/treasury+by+scrapnscribe+second+time.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SezhcPAqNZI/AAAAAAAAAaw/lIOl_E1Fhu0/s320/treasury+by+scrapnscribe+second+time.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326880334454338962" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sezhb4hiHXI/AAAAAAAAAao/s5iDdnm_7dc/s1600-h/treasury+by+sewnsunday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sezhb4hiHXI/AAAAAAAAAao/s5iDdnm_7dc/s320/treasury+by+sewnsunday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326880328418205042" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SezhboLE7OI/AAAAAAAAAag/VxxRhjvHg-E/s1600-h/treasury+by+the+paperkingdom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SezhboLE7OI/AAAAAAAAAag/VxxRhjvHg-E/s320/treasury+by+the+paperkingdom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326880324029050082" /></a><br />here are a few of the recent treasuries I've been featured in. Special thanks to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5687457&ga_search_query=scrapn&ga_search_type=seller_usernames">scrapnscribe</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6304430&ga_search_query=inocha&ga_search_type=seller_usernames">inocha</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6967378&ga_search_query=thepaper&ga_search_type=seller_usernames">thepaperkingdom</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5895628&ga_search_query=kbshim&ga_search_type=seller_usernames">kbshimmer</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6270521&ga_search_query=clover&ga_search_type=seller_usernames">cloverandviolet</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5633287&ga_search_query=sewnsun&ga_search_type=seller_usernames">sewnsunday</a> for including me in their collections.KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-60382843733688674232009-04-18T14:16:00.001-07:002009-04-18T14:22:38.207-07:00Easter Ties!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SepDyrR11mI/AAAAAAAAAaY/9SLRTHj3XzU/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SepDyrR11mI/AAAAAAAAAaY/9SLRTHj3XzU/s320/028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326144047209109090" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SepDyludRyI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/eeiy53q-63s/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SepDyludRyI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/eeiy53q-63s/s320/016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326144045718521634" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SepDySNuBqI/AAAAAAAAAaI/P8pXmT5Rg7U/s1600-h/036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SepDySNuBqI/AAAAAAAAAaI/P8pXmT5Rg7U/s320/036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326144040480933538" /></a><br />At the end of the Easter treasure hunt we had at out house were <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ed+emberley">drawing books</a> and...(drum roll please!) Easter ties!! I made these from some of my favorite Amy Butler fabric....I'm such a sucker for polka dots....love to squeeze them in wherever I can.KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-62921822514959810432009-04-15T22:48:00.000-07:002009-04-15T22:52:56.835-07:00Oh Sweet Sadie!come and see me at the <a href="http://www.ohsweetsadie.blogspot.com/">Oh Sweet Sadie boutique </a>in Daybreak, Utah April 24th-25th! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.ohsweetsadie.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Oh Sweet Sadie" src="http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr349/ohsweetsadie/OSSS2009VendorButtonL.jpg"/></a><br /><br />you can find a map on their <a href="http://www.ohsweetsadie.blogspot.com/">blog</a><br /><br />Hope to see you there!KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-22866515442792381822009-04-15T22:31:00.001-07:002009-04-15T22:48:02.716-07:00sorry I've been so MIA!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SebGiCQoyEI/AAAAAAAAAaA/gS71ALQkmng/s1600-h/otter+blotter+line.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SebGiCQoyEI/AAAAAAAAAaA/gS71ALQkmng/s320/otter+blotter+line.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325161897436694594" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SebGh0NbwWI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/WvF5V08J3ic/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SebGh0NbwWI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/WvF5V08J3ic/s320/012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325161893665161570" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SebGhqiXNHI/AAAAAAAAAZw/O_v4-IvRWUg/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 146px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SebGhqiXNHI/AAAAAAAAAZw/O_v4-IvRWUg/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325161891068589170" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SebGhEy-rFI/AAAAAAAAAZo/cCDTYZZP9Xs/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 184px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SebGhEy-rFI/AAAAAAAAAZo/cCDTYZZP9Xs/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325161880937737298" /></a><br />I have been so swamped lately and unfortunately my blog postings have been going by the wayside! I have been working on orders for 3 boutiques, one in <a href="http://sugarandspiceak.com/">Alaska</a>, one in <a href="http://www.bundlebabyshop.com/c-3-diaper-covers.aspx">Colorado</a> and one in <a href="http://www.otterblotters.com/shop/page/9?shop_param=">Virginia</a>. Anyway I've been chained to my sewing machine! Here are some photos of the work in progress with 3 seperate lines for each shop.KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-90777060585741291042009-03-11T19:39:00.000-07:002009-03-11T19:44:42.124-07:00I'm treasured!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sbh2flqkUiI/AAAAAAAAAZg/FkRNZh01Prk/s1600-h/TREASURY+BY+TICKELD+PINK+KNITS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sbh2flqkUiI/AAAAAAAAAZg/FkRNZh01Prk/s320/TREASURY+BY+TICKELD+PINK+KNITS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312126045542175266" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sbh2fWPlA4I/AAAAAAAAAZY/EGJuQuVshkc/s1600-h/treasury+by+sewnsunday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sbh2fWPlA4I/AAAAAAAAAZY/EGJuQuVshkc/s320/treasury+by+sewnsunday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312126041402442626" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sbh2fAHJWZI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/HAepna1IYNw/s1600-h/treasury+by+kateblocher.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sbh2fAHJWZI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/HAepna1IYNw/s320/treasury+by+kateblocher.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312126035461495186" /></a><br />Here are three new treasuries that I was fortunate to be included in...KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-13055752209706832302009-03-11T19:35:00.000-07:002009-03-11T19:39:29.582-07:00Mind your peas and carrots!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sbh1lW9w7jI/AAAAAAAAAZA/N0u86PkVdfU/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sbh1lW9w7jI/AAAAAAAAAZA/N0u86PkVdfU/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312125045163748914" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sbh1lXQ-OWI/AAAAAAAAAZI/ZAfcNcNan7s/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sbh1lXQ-OWI/AAAAAAAAAZI/ZAfcNcNan7s/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312125045244311906" /></a><br /><br />New for spring a diaper cover combo pack perfect for a baby shower gift or for that avid swimming baby or that special cloth diapered baby in your life.<br /><br />I must admit, I'm in love with the peas....it could be that my term of endearment (from dear hubby) is "sweetpea". For a while my boys thought my name was Sweetpea Mommy Aina.KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-72929369733875125132009-03-11T19:01:00.000-07:002009-03-11T19:27:16.753-07:00Trip to Cali!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SbhyLGSVFuI/AAAAAAAAAYg/Eld6217rycM/s1600-h/12+of+13+grandkids_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SbhyLGSVFuI/AAAAAAAAAYg/Eld6217rycM/s320/12+of+13+grandkids_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312121295475119842" /></a><br /><br />I'm way overdo for a post of a personal nature. Happily swamped with work though... A couple weeks ago we went to California with the boys to visit some family and stayed with Stephen's brother and his family. Stephen has two brothers that live there and between the three brothers' families we have a total of 12 grandchildren under the age of 8! It pretty crazy but surprisingly enough they all get along really well and it really didn't seem like there were 12 of them, most of the time anyway~<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SbhymrA7xNI/AAAAAAAAAYo/tgrBMxErykY/s1600-h/lance_6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SbhymrA7xNI/AAAAAAAAAYo/tgrBMxErykY/s320/lance_6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312121769190737106" /></a><br /><br />We were also able to go check out the <a href="http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/">Amgen Tour of California </a>bike race and Lance Armstrong was in it and my sister in law Tricia who is a whiz with a camera got a great picture of him, which is hard to do when they are riding so fast...we were pretty excited. He is the one with his head turned talking to the other rider.<br /><br />We have been fortunate to have our children in "batches"...not planned that way but it has turned out to be such a big blessing for the kids to have playmates on their levels. We have the 8 year old group, the 5 year old group, the 3 year old group and the 1 year old group and a couple of baby boys at the end. It's a lively bunch but so much fun.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sbhxl_WwPaI/AAAAAAAAAYY/CVKnNK_MNTY/s1600-h/joshua+gabriel+8_5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sbhxl_WwPaI/AAAAAAAAAYY/CVKnNK_MNTY/s320/joshua+gabriel+8_5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312120657959468450" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sbhxl-fJJRI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/dihVdnyEMD8/s1600-h/jacob+adam+gavin+5_4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/Sbhxl-fJJRI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/dihVdnyEMD8/s320/jacob+adam+gavin+5_4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312120657726219538" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SbhxlieB-HI/AAAAAAAAAYI/G85_mOWSybI/s1600-h/hannah+andrea+simon_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SbhxlieB-HI/AAAAAAAAAYI/G85_mOWSybI/s320/hannah+andrea+simon_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312120650205362290" /></a>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-41427844335116481002009-03-10T10:18:00.000-07:002009-03-10T10:20:04.637-07:00give away today!<br /><a href="http://giveawaytoday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll208/lyndsayjohnson/GiveawayButton-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />check me out on this blog this week if you want to win one of my aprons or diaper covers or a meridian of other things that she's giving away!KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-53001958359250767382009-03-06T22:10:00.000-08:002009-03-06T22:24:26.197-08:00Good Things Utah!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SbITFBFs26I/AAAAAAAAAX4/7o3RlNP7a4Q/s1600-h/damask.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 313px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SbITFBFs26I/AAAAAAAAAX4/7o3RlNP7a4Q/s320/damask.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310327887535856546" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SbIS5jN8-nI/AAAAAAAAAXw/hDNgKrGGyNI/s1600-h/header-gtu.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 86px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SbIS5jN8-nI/AAAAAAAAAXw/hDNgKrGGyNI/s320/header-gtu.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310327690538842738" /></a><br />On Wednesday March 9th my products with be featured on Good Things Utah on channel 4 (ABC) at 10 am. Emily from <a href="http://giveawaytoday.blogspot.com/">giveawaytoday.blogspot.com </a>is being interviewed and she is featuring my little shop on Good Things Utah on Wednesday and on her blog on friday 3/11. She is giving away an apron and a diaper cover both on the tv show for the studio audience and on her blog for general give away...so be sure to enter. She also has lots of other things she's giving away this week such as:<br /><br />A designer handbag from Bags that Fit<br /><br />Four all-day adult ski passes for next season to Brighton Ski Resort<br /><br />A night’s stay at Anniversary Inn in Salt Lake City<br /><br />Two All-day Family Fun passes to Boondocks<br /><br />Four Disney on Ice tickets in Salt Lake City <br /><br />A date night package to Trafalga Fun Center<br /><br />A scrapbook retreat package OR 5 CDs from Digital Scrapbook Memories<br /><br />A Photography sitting and package worth over $300 from Photo by Emilie.KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-13703916064551962582009-02-16T22:28:00.001-08:002009-02-16T22:36:42.990-08:00KSL interview!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZpakvbU7xI/AAAAAAAAAXo/dfCmlJHwAZ4/s1600-h/9540594.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 154px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZpakvbU7xI/AAAAAAAAAXo/dfCmlJHwAZ4/s320/9540594.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303651098435055378" /></a><br />OK, so last Thursday Amanda Butterfield (KSL channel 5) called me and said that she really wanted to come over and get a quick <a href="http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=5611813">interview</a> on my reaction to the CPSIA testing stay for the next year. I was very hesitant, there I was still in my pyjamas trying to get my 5 year old out the door for kindergarten, making the boys lunch and packaging up 15 orders...planning on hopping into the shower once the baby was down for a nap...you know usual "Mom" stuff. Amanda persisted "please, we'll be really quick, I just really need a statement from you regarding this, I promise we'll be quick".<br />When she arrived she said "your home isn't messy I don't know what you were worried about". I told her I wasn't worried about my home as much as the orders, my pyjamas and such and she wanted to put me on TV, never mind that she showed up on my doorstep 20 minutes after calling. I was freaking out. But a quick face wash, some fresh makeup and quick change of clothes and a earlier than usual nap for the baby and 15 minutes of Nintendo for my preschooler and Voila!...a interview for KSL!...with sweat dripping down my brow!KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-29706925883109656392009-02-15T18:52:00.000-08:002009-02-15T19:02:05.619-08:00Happy Presidents Day!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZjXFIPi5CI/AAAAAAAAAXg/fEXodP9C1jA/s1600-h/zilly_3_18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZjXFIPi5CI/AAAAAAAAAXg/fEXodP9C1jA/s320/zilly_3_18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303225044340761634" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZjXE0n8qKI/AAAAAAAAAXY/W0uuAYrAu6A/s1600-h/zilly_3_44.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZjXE0n8qKI/AAAAAAAAAXY/W0uuAYrAu6A/s320/zilly_3_44.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303225039074404514" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZjXE41UHxI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/kBbZ-DBpmTU/s1600-h/zilly_4_10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZjXE41UHxI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/kBbZ-DBpmTU/s320/zilly_4_10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303225040204209938" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZjXEqiCyfI/AAAAAAAAAXI/t4fnNkyo854/s1600-h/zilly_4_38.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZjXEqiCyfI/AAAAAAAAAXI/t4fnNkyo854/s320/zilly_4_38.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303225036365285874" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZjXEtP9YsI/AAAAAAAAAXA/lKXVj1CdLyM/s1600-h/Kasey_D_zilly_cakes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZjXEtP9YsI/AAAAAAAAAXA/lKXVj1CdLyM/s320/Kasey_D_zilly_cakes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303225037094740674" /></a><br />This is amazing! I found this cupcake mosaic a la presidents day theme from cakewrecks.blogspot.com ~ Zilly Rosen and her team put together this mosaic with 5,900 cupcakes...(can you imagine baking that many cupcakes, let alone frosting them and assembling them, gotta love your work that's all I can say!)<br />It was assembled at the Smithsonian in DC on 2/13<br /><br />Hope you all have a wonderful holiday!KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-33555881393913777712009-02-14T19:38:00.001-08:002009-02-14T20:05:32.815-08:00Happy Valentines Day!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZePL7aV9qI/AAAAAAAAAVw/Ot8LOuRLYw0/s1600-h/wreath.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZePL7aV9qI/AAAAAAAAAVw/Ot8LOuRLYw0/s320/wreath.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302864521341564578" /></a><br />I know that Valentines Day is a Hallmark created holiday but I still love it. It gives me excuses to shower my boys with extra love and surprises and gifts and hugs. What's not to love about that? Stephen had to work so we had a pretty low key Valentines ourselves. I arranged for a sitter and I took him to get pedicures and out for lunch. He loved the pedicure. He keeps saying, "my feet have never felt so amazing and that paraffin wax thing was great!"<br />We started out with heart shaped pancakes for breakfast and we had heart shaped sandwiches for lunch.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZeO9kCO0cI/AAAAAAAAAVo/diqgClbHJVc/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 147px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZeO9kCO0cI/AAAAAAAAAVo/diqgClbHJVc/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302864274548249026" /></a><br /><br />We made about a million Valentines this week, I was very grateful when that undertaking was finished! Just card stock, glue and crayons and some of those foamy stickers but the kids had a blast making them and I think they turned out pretty cute!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZePnXkAt9I/AAAAAAAAAV4/HaGfK9M5GUY/s1600-h/valentines.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZePnXkAt9I/AAAAAAAAAV4/HaGfK9M5GUY/s320/valentines.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302864992754776018" /></a><br /><br />We ended the day with a treasure hunt. My boys LOVE scavenger hunts/treasure hunts and the like. In the interest of time I did a simple trail laden with cards that belonged to a really cute Valentines bingo came that I bought <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21023152">online</a> and jelly beans. They had to pick up the bingo cards and the jelly beans along the way and follow the trail that went up three levels. Once they got to the top they got the big jackpot!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZeQ16e4LvI/AAAAAAAAAWI/7nKMyGWvo9U/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZeQ16e4LvI/AAAAAAAAAWI/7nKMyGWvo9U/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302866342158282482" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZeQ189FXoI/AAAAAAAAAWA/32gVTOzPE-E/s1600-h/treasure+hunt.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 173px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZeQ189FXoI/AAAAAAAAAWA/32gVTOzPE-E/s320/treasure+hunt.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302866342821846658" /></a><br /><br />I didn't want to buy them anything that was going to be laying around accumulating space we don't have or getting broken or forgotten about. So I got them popping corn (cause we were out), rented a movie from RedBox (love those 1.00 rentals), made them a Pirate Valentine in keeping with the treasure hunt theme (arrrg me heartys, I luvs ya!) and a dust buster! Yes you read correctly a Dust Buster so they could vacuum up the popcorn if it spills (and it always spills)...plus they can do many other future chores with it! They loved it and we really needed a dust buster since ours broke 3 years ago. Kind of lame I know but I was really going to resourceful and practical! After the treasure hunt we played a rousing game of bingo using the jelly beans as markers...they loved it! <br />And the best part of the day is hearing "your the best mommy in the world", "you rock our world mommy!", "thank you for all the surprises mommy!"... that just melts my heart!<br /><br />This is a picture of one of my most successful treasure hunts. It was for Gabriel's 8th birthday and using a legend I prepared for him he had to decode the message in order to find where his birthday gifts were hidden. He LOVED it! It's much cooler if you click on the photo and see it larger!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZeSqc2ppxI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/-_9Qe4in10E/s1600-h/gabriels+treasure+map.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SZeSqc2ppxI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/-_9Qe4in10E/s320/gabriels+treasure+map.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302868344249624338" /></a>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-78898353777575629022009-02-08T19:32:00.000-08:002009-02-08T19:40:04.961-08:00January give away!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SY-k4e-7-eI/AAAAAAAAAVg/AKUjJ5HQP9I/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SY-k4e-7-eI/AAAAAAAAAVg/AKUjJ5HQP9I/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300636576735033826" /></a><br />Congrats to Biance Towler my January diaper cover giveaway winner! Here is the cover that she chose from my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5521381">etsy shop</a>.<br /> <br />Want a free cover too?<br />Blog about my covers/products on your blog and link it to me and drop me an email at olivejanedesigns@yahoo.com, random winner will be chosen March 1st. It's that simple!KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-83382917785843937982009-02-08T18:42:00.000-08:002009-02-08T19:15:38.261-08:00Happy Birthday Ali!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SY-f02IBNWI/AAAAAAAAAVY/M-A3UqywjRk/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SY-f02IBNWI/AAAAAAAAAVY/M-A3UqywjRk/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300631016669525346" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SY-f05Ae-SI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/Rxg7wxYDNtU/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SY-f05Ae-SI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/Rxg7wxYDNtU/s320/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300631017443227938" /></a><br />So I have this darling friend who turned a whopping 39 this week!!!! I can't even imagine turning 39, I might have to go get fitted for dentures and compression socks when I reach that ripe old age!(just razzing Ali, she had a hard time of it!~) Ali is one of my dearest friends and is from Canada also so we are able to commiserate together when we get supremely homesick. We are "kindred spirits" (for all you Anne of Green Gables fans!)much like sisters, we are definitely straight shooters with each other, there's no holding back or pretension, and she never judges me and believe me she knows way too much about me, I give her lots of opportunity to judge...I adore her. <br /><br />I had a few of our close friends over this week for cake, tea and presents and girl time of course. I PROMISED I would post my recipe for her birthday cake. Glad you liked it girls....<br />Happy Birthday Ali, sure do love you, idiosyncrasies and all :)<br /><br />I am a cake snob...I LOVE a cake from scratch, especially when my Mom makes it...but I have come to appreciate the fact that sometimes when you are in a pinch and need a quick cake a doctored up cake mix might be the way to go, so I'm including both and you can decide which one you have time for.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Lemon Cake</strong><br /><br />1/3 cup soft butter<br />1/3 cup soft shortening<br />1 1/2 cups sugar<br />3 eggs<br />2 1/2 cups flour (sifted)<br />2 1/2 tsp baking powder<br />1 tsp salt<br />1/2 cup water<br />1/2 cup lemon juice (preferably freshly squeezed)<br />1 1/2 tsp lemon extract<br />1 tbsp fresh lemon zest<br /><br />preheat 350 degrees.<br />grease and flour 3 8" layer pans<br />cream butter, shortening and sugar together until fluffy, beat in thoroughly 3 eggs. Sift dry ingredients together and add gradually while alternating with wet ingredients (water/juice and extract). Pour into prepared pans, bake until cake tests done (check after 12 minutes since layers cook faster). Finish with clear lemon filling in between layers and frost with lemon cream cheese frosting! Call over your girlfriends and enjoy!<br /><br />if you would rather just doctor up a box cake here is the recipe:<br /><br />1 yellow cake mix<br />1 3 oz package of instant vanilla pudding <br />1/2 cup water<br />1/2 cup lemon juice<br />4 eggs<br />1/3 c oil<br />1 tbsp lemon zest<br />combine all ingredients, pour into 8" greased and floured layer pans and bake at 350 degrees for 12-20 minutes.<br /><br /><strong>Clear Lemon Filling</strong><br /><br />1 cup sugar<br />4 tbsp cornstarch<br />1/2 tsp salt<br />1 cup water<br />2 tbsp grated lemon zest<br />1/2 lemon juice<br />2 tbsp butter<br />combine ingredients in saucepan, bring to rolling boil for 1 minute stirring constantly. Chill before using.<br /><br /><strong>Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting</strong><br /><br /><br />2 3oz packages of softened cream cheese<br />1/2 cup softened butter<br />2 tsp lemon juice<br />beat on low until light and fluffy. Gradually add 4 cups powdered sugar. Add more if necessary until desired spreading consistancy is achieved. Stir in 1 tsp lemon zest.KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-46857989949297428752009-02-02T20:39:00.000-08:002009-02-02T20:59:46.453-08:00FOE tutorial time!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SYfOoLmZ5gI/AAAAAAAAAVI/_h3NnGKX1pM/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SYfOoLmZ5gI/AAAAAAAAAVI/_h3NnGKX1pM/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298430676328637954" /></a><br />Ok, so by multiple requests I am finally getting my act together and hopefully my customers will forgive me that I am really behind in orders and taking an evening to put this tutorial together. So here it is.....right <a href="https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=f0a9810c-5a46-4cfb-a598-c4c002fd08d1">HERE</a>!<br /><br />If my tutorial was unclear here is another on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc4BLL2MhVY">youtube</a> if you feel like it would make more sense to see it visually. You might still want to read my tutorial though cause it offers a few tips that may expand on what she demonstrates.<br /><br />Also here are a few suggestions besides skirts and covers to use FOE on and they are really neat ideas!<br /><a href="http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2008/06/summer-dress-or.html">Dalia's dress</a><br /><br /><a href="http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2008/04/omg-foe-is-my-n.html">A blouse</a><br /><br /><a href="http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2008/06/new-summer-dres.html">Sadie's dress</a><br /><br />Also here is a couple of great places to get FOE:<br />1. <a href="http://www.sewzannesfabrics.com/">this</a> is where I get my 5/8" FOE for children's clothing etc. <br /><br />2. I also LOVE Crystal from <a href="http://www.foeyourdiaper.com/joomla/">Foe your diaper.com</a> She has a great selection of the 1" plush FOE and great customer service, often has great sales AND she's Canadian...what more could you ask for!KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-12668302221950151872009-02-01T17:55:00.001-08:002009-02-01T18:05:09.721-08:00Cheap clips??<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SYZUz0ucRII/AAAAAAAAAVA/GqQEKW2CUZ4/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SYZUz0ucRII/AAAAAAAAAVA/GqQEKW2CUZ4/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298015260951463042" /></a><br />Does anybody out there know what it's like to do a marathon hair cutting session with 4 (soon to be 5 once Simon needs a haircut...I've been putting it off!) boys/man that need haircuts all at once? Picture if you will a freshly washed floor that I was hoping would last at least for 2 or 3 days and then it happens...."honey, do you think I could get a hair cut today?"....then Son #1 "Mommy I need a hair cut too!"...then Son #2 "Mommy I really need a haircut too and please don't cut it like Troy from High School Musical cause I really don't like my hair tickling my eyes and it's not appropriate for school!"...then son #3 "Mommy my hair is really long too and it tickles my ears can I go before Gavin?"<br /><br />And then the mayhem begins, trying to keep the 16 month old out of the hair that's piling up without success, having little particles of hair that have now become needles poking into my shirt and pants (and I've already showered!), trying to keep heads steady, making sure my husbands is PERFECT he is quite a stickler...despite the fact that his increasingly grey hairs have a mind of their own, and of course I am left with all the hairy clean up and suddenly my clean, sparkling floor is no more. To any woman out there that knows my plight my heart goes out to you. But when I think of the thousands that I've saved us...well, I'll be doing it again in a couple weeks.KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841386712195495820.post-55352872411463384912009-02-01T17:49:00.000-08:002009-02-01T17:54:40.079-08:00kind words from stellablue!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SYZSHA5lYLI/AAAAAAAAAU4/hzL8bnUUyXM/s1600-h/professional+photo+stellablue.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yuTE9mD6wSo/SYZSHA5lYLI/AAAAAAAAAU4/hzL8bnUUyXM/s320/professional+photo+stellablue.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298012292102054066" /></a><br />Today I received the sweetest email from one of my etsy customers, check out her darling baby, photography compliments of <a href="http://www.unscriptedmomentsphotography.com/">unscripted moments</a>. thanks Stellablue, you made my night.<br /><br /><br />Hi :) <br /><br />I recently purchased a cover from you. We had some newborn pictures taken today and our little one was wearing the cover. It looks great in the pictures and I just wanted to pass it on to you! We LOVE the cover and can't wait to buy more :) <br /><br />Thanks for making such a great product!!!<br /><br />StellablueKJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126651761765071046noreply@blogger.com0