Christmas Lantern Luminaries

Beautiful Christmas Lantern Luminaries made by Sally Jenks
(mom to me)

Hi All! Had a great time at a family "Girl's Christmas Party" -- I know, Christmas already? It was a great time and the girls on my side of the family got to do http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifthe planning. My sister, Emily, and I made some beautiful vases filled with water, cranberries, and floating candles (and my sister made some awesome cake batter dip - yum!) My Aunt Ann made these clever and cute paper hangers that fit on a bottle water and held a Crystal Light package. Today I am sharing these gorgeous Christmas Lantern Luminaries my mom, Sally, made. I tried to help her with it but did not have the talent she has. She made 6 of these and they all looked great. I begged her to let me take one home. She used the "Crisp Days of Fall" svg set from SVGCUTS.com along with SCAL2. She also removed the original leaf pattern and made her own holly for the middle. How clever! These lanterns are illuminated with an LED. I think my favorite part is the poinsettia.

A lot of Catching Up 2 Do

So it has been awhile since I have posted. I got in the "funk" where the nights fly by with nothing being accomplished but 2011 is a new year and I am starting it off right! I finally got all those pictures organized. I now have them saved on the computer, on an external hard drive, and on cd. Plus they are all put into folders. I like folders rather than having a ton to search through but I also wonder if it is harder to remember where certain pictures are located. Now I have the big task of getting a Snapfish order in before the 1 cent a pic deal is over. It is always so hard to choose which pictures to print and even more time consuming to download them all.

By the way, for the most part, I did stick to my 3 month hiatus from Scrapbooking stores. I did go the semi-annual paper sale at the paper warehouse. I also bought 2 10 cent ribbons at a church rummage sale. I think I might have also had a slight splurge at Hobby Lobby near the end but otherwise I held strong.

Becky Higgins Project Life Relaunch - Finally

Was bumming around the web this morning and decided to channel Aunt Ann and visit Becky Higgin's site. She has relaunched "Project Life" and has the kit for sale again in both kit-style and digital-style. Whooohooooo! I am sticking to my no purchases for 90 days but am super tempted. The designs look very similar to last years but still has a ton of style.

The kit is $49.99 and can be purchased on Amazon with free shipping.


Check out beckyhiggins.com for more information.

90 Days and No Hobby Lobby - What will I do?

I don't spend a ton of money on scrapbooking. It is more like 5 dollars at Jo-Ann's, 10 dollars at Hobby Lobby, and another 5 dollars at Michael's. The bigger problem is that I have so many stickers, letters, papers, ribbons, you name it at home. Please kill me if I buy one more baby-themed sticker sheet. I have decided to go on a diet... not a lose 10 pounds diet but a craft store diet. And for how long, 90 days. Yes, 90 days. I figure by than I can slowly break my habit of buying things that are "sooooo cute" rather than things I will actually use. Will it be hard.. yes, yes, yes. I am actually rethinking this decision as thoughts of multi-colored jewels dance in my head. But I am sticking to it. My last purchase... the "Say it in Style" stamp set from Close to my Heart. I have been using my sister's for way too long and she needs it back at some point. So from today until November 22 I will be kissing the craft stores goodbye. I promise to not even go there to finish gifts I am making. I will utilize my fully stocked supply of scrapbooking impulse purchases to the fullest of their capabilities. Wish me luck! (Good thing November 22 is just in time for Black Friday!)