My two crafting loves

So recently I have been able t0 combine my two crafting *loves*; monogramming/sewing and scrapbooking to make these mini albums. I have had so much fun coming up with ideas on these. I have so many sketches in my journal on different design ideas.

So many possibilities. I am in the process of making one for my step-brother's new baby boy, with his name and birth date on the out side and space for Mommy and Daddy's favorite pics on the inside. will have pics of that when I am finished. I found some yummy cupcake fabric yesterday that I want to do something with, perhaps a mini-album, who knows. Any ideas?

Naps *Are* important

My dear sweet Mallory, I know you think I am being just horrible when I make you take a nap, but honey this is why you should not fight the nap...

She barely made it through dinner; I had just cleaned her up and went to put her bowl in the sink and this is what I came back to, less than a minute later. She was still grasping her fork.

Happy Birthday Mom

This is my Mom (and Lindsey), such a beautiful lady inside and out!



Love you so much woman! :)

*Cupcake Friday*

We are in the midst of planning *Cupcake Friday*. What is *Cupcake Friday* you ask? Well it is where Lindsey and I , Mallory too perhaps, make cupcakes; all kinds of cupcakes. So far on the list are:

~Plain Jane yellow cupcakes with sprinkles of course
~Cosmopolitan Cupcakes (sooo *YUMMY*)
~Carrot Cake Cupcakes

What is your favorite cupcake? We'd love love to know.

Why HFM?

There are two questions I keep getting asked:

1. How did you come up with the name *Half Full Martini*
2. Do you drink a martini every day?

Answers:
1. Have you heard the saying "Is your glass half full or half empty? Well I try to look at life with a Half Full attitude. Sure things can get a little crazy, but you know what; it always passes. No need to dwell on the negative. The martini part; because Martini is a *fun* word and let's be honest, martinis are *fun* to drink. So many variations to chose from.

2. No, I do not enjoy a martini everyday, if I am lucky it might be once a week, if I am lucky. :)

When in Atlanta

On our way home from Amelia Island we stopped in Atlanta for a couple of days so we could go to the Georgia Aquarium. It is the world's largest aquarium. It was very cool. David has been wanting to go for some time now so we made plans to stop on the way home from the beach. We saw Whale Sharks and touched sting rays among other things.

It's worth the trip.

Kit Club

Some HFM tags are in this kit for the month of July. Too cool! Thanks Beth.

New Stuff in the shop

Lindsey and I have been busy, she has been working on her projects and I have been working on mine. She has decided she wants to sell some of her creations, so in the shop there is a section called *Lindsey's Creations*. Check out her stuff!

I was very fortunate growing up, both my Mother and Grandmother are very creative, crafty women. They always included me when they were making stuff. I *LOVED* it. Still do. I do the same for Lindsey (and will for Mally when she is older) she pretty much has free reign in my craft space to create whatever pops into that pretty little head of hers. I am so happy she likes to create stuff. I have so many great memories of my Mom and I crafting together. I still love sitting down with her to make stuff when we visit each other. I hope Lindsey and Mallory look back on the time we spend creating together and have the same fond memories.

The "My Best Friend" mini album is in the shop as well as some of Lindsey's goodies. Check them out. I have so many other things to list so keep checking back, will work on that in between my girls and I making Summer memories. :)

etsy orders

All orders placed in the month of July will receive a surprise pack of goodies.

Also be on the lookout for some of Lindsey's creations going in the shop soon. She has been super busy making some really cute tags. The girl *loves* to create stuff and now she wants to sell some of her fabulous creations. We are busy taking pictures and writing her descriptions check-out a few of her things below...





The lighting isn't that great in our craft room at night so we are taking more pics outside tomorrow, this is just a teaser. ;) She is really excited about listing her stuff. Stay tuned.

Pain in the rEAR

I have had a stupid ear infection all weekend. Just finished up some antibiotics. I am 35 and so far this year I have had at least 10 ear infections. When I was a child they were painful, as an adult they are still painful but more of a pain in the rear to deal with. It totally messes me up. Well enough complaining, at least my girls are healthy and that my friends is all that really matters anyway. They ROCK!

Check us out

Check us out here...Too cool!

Sneak Peak...

These little *yummies* are going in the shop soon.

~ a Fabric Covered Coaster Album for that special furry friend in your life. (our Corgi Molly inspired this little gem)

~some number tags

~some cute butterfly tags

I have other Coaster Albums in the works, babies, tweens etc. I machine embroidered the front cover , lots of possibilities here and my head is popping with ideas. Stay tuned...

Exciting

I am featured on this blog today, Handcrafted: the cure for the common wedding. I am so excited. he-he

Amelia Island Florida

This is my absolute most favorite place to vacation, hands down. If I could move there I would, no kidding. It is just a nice laid back family vacation spot. We all *love* it there. It is a bit of a drive but so worth it. This year some dear friends of ours got to go with us, which made it even more fun. This was Mallory's first trip to the beach and the girl LOVED it. She ate some sand found some shells, tried to crawl in the ocean. The child has ZERO fear. Her big sister is a bit more cautious so this *no fear* thing is an adventure for David and I. So fun. I have an *all about Amelia Island* post in the works, favorite spots to eat, shop, hang out when not at the beach of course. There are so many wonderful people there, so nice too. All of the little shops downtown are just precious. We stayed downtown this time not at the beach, we always ended up downtown at night anyway walking around, eating dinner etc. This way if the baby got tired one of us could take her back to the room. So nice.

Shop Stuff

A couple of new items in the shop and more to come.

Mini Album

This is one of the kits I have listed in my etsy shop (with a few of my own embellishments) but generally the same.

ISP Issues

OK, so Comcast has been up and down in the neighborhood since last Thursday. It went down for good Saturday afternoon. Well I can deal with no cable TV but dang man, I need my Internet. We are back up for the moment, hopefully it will last this time.

On the bright side of all that I got to play with my new embroidery machine and get some scrapping done, and that my friends is a good thing. OK, we have some screaming gotta go for
now.

She is ONE!

I think the pictures speak for themselves.

*Lulu you better take your hand off my cake*. What a look.

High Steppin'

Mallory got her first pair of shoes today, she practically talked the poor sales ladies ear off while she was getting sized and trying on her new shoes. Not sure what all she is saying, but man can she talk.

So *cute*!

We are back...

We are back from vacation and hopefully I can begin to enjoy my new life as a SAHM (actually staying home, haha). We have been so busy since I quit work, but that's OK, at least I didn't have to figure out how to do all that and work too. I even managed to get an extra mini-vacation in that probably would not have happened had I still been working. We celebrated Father's Day and Mallory's FIRST Birthday yesterday. Wow, she is One Year old already. I am so blessed to have my girls, they make me so very *happy*. I have taken so many pictures in the last few weeks that I don't even know where to begin getting them scrapped and in albums. A bit overwhelming. Anyhoo...more later. Off to start dinner, a Rachael Ray recipe I found on vacation, I will let you know how it turns out.

Picture Post

Just a few from the trip...

I'm Back...

At least for a few days. We had an opportunity for a mini vacation so we took it of course. Now I have just three days to get ready and do it all over again, this time for the real vacation. I have tons of photos to post later today, but now I hear the girls waking up so I am headed back downstairs.
Later!

Creating Stuff

I have a few new things in the shop.

Lindsey and I have been busy making more stuff this morning. She is really into felt right now, so we will see what she comes up with.

I took a lot of pictures yesterday, here are a few of my favorite subjects....



She grew tired of me taking pictures of her.

Mally in her new swing having a blast.

Happy Memorial Day

Please remember all the soldiers who have fought and continue to fight for us. This one has a special place in my heart....My Baby Brother. Love him so much, and soooo very proud of him!