Wednesday Paper Piecing Update 3/28

Well, I have been a paper piecer today... ;-) I have listed two brand new paper piecings, relisted a paper piecing that did not sell yesterday -- though I know it was on a few people's "watch" list :-S -- and I added some "improvements" to another paper piecing to relist it today... PLUS I helped to sort and package Design Team donations for http://www.ScrappersAnonymous.com (If you haven't visited there, COME BY! Chat it up!) AND I started working on cleaning up this scrappy room! WOW!
BUSY day...

And yes, I did put a few loads of laundry through the washer and dryer, though they have yet to be folded and/or put away! ;-) Maybe tomorrow... LOL Hannah went to school today, but tonight she is looking pale and sick again. I hope my baby girl is feeling better... Time to get her some meds and put her to bed!

Here are links to all of my current auctions. Come by and take a look! I appreciate your feedback! (ego stroking! LOL)

Love, Dece

*A for Adorable - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140101688307

*A for Amaze - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140101944508

*D for Darling - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140102062693

*Chocolate Bunny So Yummy - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140102119308

Springy Sprangy Sprung

That just seemed like a good title for the day... Spring-y, Sprang-y, SPRUNG!

I'm done with my layout challenges and it's not midnight, so I thought I'd write a quick scrappy update on me. I'm struggling with getting my scrapping groove on. Oh, I've been creating things, but it's so hit or miss with whether I really like the final product or not. Thus it is with the scrapbook artist, right? ;-)

I think tomorrow is a day for helping to package design team boxes... I cannot WAIT! To touch all of those new scrappy goodies and then to have the opportunity to dive into those crafty delights... YUM! It's like Christmas but better!! I know there are some fun new things to come... for instance (just to make everyone jealous...)

http://www.ampersandart.com/ -

http://www.dudedesignsonline.com/

http://www.justritestampers.com/

www.tinkeringink.com

http://www.scribblescrabble.net/

www.cratepaper.com

Now, who would not be envious about those??? The ampersandart sent the coolest kit (at least I think that's who it came from) with all kinds of art medium in it. I cannot wait to get my hands on it and start playing. I envision some 3-D pages and altered pieces in my future... Maybe the "art minor" that I have from college will actually get put to use? I want to let that energy OUT and express myself!!

Here are the layouts from the past couple of weeks from the contests I've been in. I'm really proud of Sizzle. Of course CK didn't pick it up for the July 07 BH Sketch, but still it turned out along the lines of how I wanted it.

I currently have 3 pieces up for auction on eBay. I'd love to sell high like some pre-made pages I've seen (wow! Over $700 for ONE layout? Yikes!) but right now I'd be happy to have these pieces go to people who would like nice pieces for their layouts.
*RELISTED* A is for Adorable - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140101688307

*ends today! * B is for Beautiful -http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140099186819

*at opening bid* C is for Cherish -http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140099392052

Well, my little girl Hannah is home sick from school today so I better get back to tending her. Sometimes I *do* have to put the title of "mom" before the "scrap" part in Scrap-at-Home-Mom. ;-)
Have a great day!
Dece

No CK for me

Well it's not any big surprise that I didn't get the ck heritage/family history thing. Why it should sting, I don't know. It just would have been nice to have a focus... It's hard to see the same names chosen over and over and over again. They are wonderful people and talented, I know. I just thought I would have a chance to do something special, something that would have value to me. This is the reason I do not bother with Hall of Fame or things of that nature any more. I cannot stay "hip" or ahead of the curve in regards to trends in scrapping.

I remind myself that I scrap for me these days, not for CK or to get published. I'm so afraid that there is going to be something dramatic to happen to me in the next month that I'm going to say to myself later "I'm so glad I didn't have another worry on top..." Have you ever had that impending feeling of doom?

I'm sorry if I'm sounding down... I should get to work on the layouts that are due for contests that are due. It's Spring Break here and let me tell you, it's no vacation for me. ;-) I'd like to get Spring Cleaning done but it seems as though the kids pull things out in the guise of cleaning and it becomes clutter, spreads out, and we're back in a huge pile again.

So, hopefully next week I'll be smiling and ready for a new scrappy adventure. Anyone have an instant "pick me up"? ;-)

Happy Spring,
Dece

Scrap Night on Hold

Woooohoooooo.... Where did February go? It's already March 8th and I'm supposed to have a scrapnight this Saturday. It's on hold till the 31st. Too many birthdays and parties and etc's coming up to fill up the weekend hours!! (and trying to throw in a mad dash to clean my scrap room and the house before Saturday night is just NOT going to happen...) So, postponed until the 31st of March. Sometimes, you just have to put things off, right?

I have been scrapping because of the contests -- still plugging away at those!! (Thank you Christi, or I'd never have made layouts in the past few weeks!) Here are some of my contest layouts...

There is a project at CK that I am hoping to be a part of. It has to do with Family History and if you know me, that is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ME!! I hope I am chosen to be involved. When I started working on my Grandma Starks's genealogy in 1999, I had 3 names and one location, Reyno, Arkansas. From there I have gone back so many generations and connected to people (both distant cousins that are alive and ancestors) that I never knew. I think that in some small way my "digging at my roots" is keeping my great-grandmother's history alive -- she died when my grandmother was only 5, and Grandma was the oldest of 3 children -- by inspiring my brother to name his daughter Lillie. No, he's never told me that, but... He named her with the same spelling as our great-grandmother, Lillie.

Anyway, I'm waxing nostalgic here..

I have 4 paper piecings up on eBay right now... One ends today. Hopefully it will sell -- another of the cute monograms. I'm enjoying making the monograms... They're fun. I'm thinking of doing them as custom pieces. We'll see. :) http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=dayzeedesigns That's a link to my "about me " page on eBay which has links to all of my current auctions.

Well, Hannah has a "backwards" day today. Afternoon Kindergarten is going in the morning for Track & Field day, so I have to take her to school right about now! ;-)

I wish you all a happy Thursday. I'll post pics of our adventure at the Lehi Days Rodeo and chasing chickens on my MySpace Blog when I get home. Next week is Spring Break here, so expect some layouts, photos, and more paper piecings, too! (and hopefully I'll be doing heritage/family history layouts, too!!) Wish me luck!

Love, Dece