On a Rainy Day.

On such a rainy and grey day, one can only wish for a summer holiday in the coutryside.

ATCs.

The first two are available for trade via flickr, I'm keeping the last one for my private collection, I kinda like it!

I can't believe I didn't take a photo of...

my DD's brand new pair of skates when they were in the oven for five minutes. Yes, in the oven. The things you do to help your kids... Oh, and the reason was that when you gently heat the shoe for five minutes, it moulds to your foot easier. Maybe I should stick the skates into a cold oven and snap a photo??

Uninspired.

Nothing seems to get done here. Oh well... At least I got some swaps finished! The top row is for a "time"-themed one, the next one is for "my favourite colour" and the last one is "kids".

Reorganising. Again.

My supplies have taken over our bedroom. DH built new desks and shelves in a room downstairs and has kindly (but firmly) requested I move my stuff there. Gladly!
In the process, stuff will be evaluated and some will be sold. See what is available on my flickr.

(muuttomyynti...kts. flickr-sivuni, linkki oikealla alhaalla.

Goodies.

I forgot to post a pic of my new goodies. I placed an order with Speckled Egg -- need I say more?

Doctor's orders and Too much pressure.

Just what the doctor ordered.


And the daily dosage of George for Kaya-Papaya! Come and get it!



Math can put too much pressure on a little girl.

Higher and higher.

Just an ATC I made this morning.

And I scrapped.

Finally :) I don't do chronological scrapping, I take whatever photos I find and work my way from there on. Some times it's hard work, scrapping I mean, the memories can be really overwhelming. That's why I'm happy I did two photos from my childhood today, I did a brush-thing on the journalling, because it is pretty personal. Also did my wedding day photos, well, two of them :) All pages are 6 x 6, with Bazzill and Basic Grey.

Busy days and nights.

Being a parent to a first grader is a lot busier than I thought! Tomorrow I got some time to myself, so once I've done all the grocery shopping for the weekend... :)

Little bit of this and that.

Just a little bit of this and that on this piece I did yesterday. A pretty napkin, decoupage medium, mag cut-outs and inks.

Swaps.

Finished a bunch of ATCs for a swap. Feeling uninspired (maybe due to lack of sleep and the constant rain...).

Day off -- results.

Or a result, to be honest. I did some smaller stuff, but this is what I want to share. It's a 6 x 6 with Bazzill, Basic Grey and some ribbon. Journalling tells about my DD's sleeping habits, we had a family bed when she was a baby and she assumed that she could always sleep in the "big bed": in theory yes, but in practise not doable because she really takes her space. Now she is allowed in the big bed on Fridays :)

Rainy Monday.

On a rainy Monday like today there's nothing better than to be able to stay at home -- a well-deserved day off awaits for me! DD just left to school, accompanied by DH, so the house is mine. Coffee first, crafts next. Got some swaps to finalise, stuff to sort out for selling, and two fun photos that I want to scrap today. And if there is time, I want to plan some stuff to make for selling, gift tags etc.

Silly art doll.

There are some things I'm clearly not meant to do, like art dolls. I even got the legs wrong, lol!! But maybe this will encourage others to try new things, you know, as long as you can laugh at yourself...

Oh and this is an ATC.

Fun shopping, bad bad photo.

Look what I bought, that is if you dare to look. What a horrible photo!!

Dailies.

14.8. Starting school has set my DD on an emotional rollercoaster. There is some journallling on the card, a bit diff. to see.



15.8. And wow, true stories from the office already at this hour? I saw this cartoon on a paper I was reading last night and since working with computers is sometimes very frustrating, I thought this will most likely reflect my feelings today :)

Stuff for Tuesday.

Here are the two matchboxes I did for Kaisuliina's swap.



These little parcels are the prizes I sent to some of my readers, one is still waiting for its address!


And this is my mess. Very nice.


I will now go to my mess and do my daily something :)

First and last.

First day of school for DD -- all went well. Last day of vacation for me -- all is going well. The temperatures topped + 29 degrees Celcius and I am about to take DD skating as her figure skating practises begin!

And here's my daily something: "vacations and their use. The last day of vacation -- enjoy it"

Busy.

I've been busy today, busy blogging and preparing for tomorrow -- a big day for us as DD starts school. She's a nervous wreck at the moment...

This is what I did to calm myself down. Surprisingly colorful for me! This is a 6x6" page in case you wonder.


PS. And I finished all the things on my to-do list (see below), the nap was short but sweet.