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Made for Monday (June 27)

June 27, 2011 By JulieK

Another completely random project… But, I was at Ink About It in Westford, dropping off my July sample for Zutter Class a while ago, and when I turned around to leave, I saw the Little Yellow Bicycle Summer papers… Those lemonade colors made me buy them :) It wasn’t my fault!! Anyway, I HAD to make this little envelope book with them… It’s 5 envelopes put together, and I tucked index cards in the pockets, so there’s room for pictures, and also plenty of room for notes :) A great little summer journal…

Here’s the cover with the little belly band holding it shut…

Here is the front without the band on…

And one of the inside pages…

Thinking about making this a kids class at Late Night Croppers toward the end of July… I have enough of the paper (and if I don’t do a class with it, you all will call me a hoarder :) So, if you have a kiddo between about 5-9ish, let me know if you’d be interested!

Thankful Thursday!

June 10, 2011 By JulieK

Wait… What?? It’s Friday?? Friday night??? How did THAT happen?? Actually, I thought it was Monday for most of the morning, and was going crazy trying to figure out why I couldn’t get into the course website for the online course I’m taking… Well, I realized about 3:00 while I was waiting for the kids to come out that it is actually FRIDAY, and it doesn’t open til MONDAY… ‘eh :) that’s OK… It was a crazy week!!

I’m thankful for many things this week!!! Very successful field days at school, that were better (behavior and participation-wise) than I expected, and more thankfully… OVER :)

The major heat was bad, but not too bad… I was actually out of school on the worst day, so it was a pretty good week that way…

I had a super fun class at Ink About It in Westford last night, everyone loved the project… They have kits available at the store, so you can still pick one up if you want one… It is always fun to see my core group of ladies, plus there’s always a few new ones too… We’re using the Bo Bunny Liberty line for the July class (but it won’t be specifically 4th of July) LOVE those red white and blue papers for summery projects!! It will be completed and in the store this week, so be on the lookout for a sample :)

This weekend is the 1 year anniversary of Late Night Croppers!!! Our little crop space has been open for a whole YEAR!! And, people seem to like it and enjoy coming!!! We’re not quite full for our Anniversary Super Saturday… So, if anyone’s around and wants to stop by, please let us know… There’s a table gift for everyone (that I made… you’ll see them on my “Made for Monday” post) and of course prizes through the day… PLUS dinner is included… 9am-midnight, only $35… I’ll be there at 9am :) come on over!!! Check out the Wall-o-Cartridges, which has certainly grown over the last year… Even if you can’t crop, come on by and say hello!!

Ok… bed time… getting up early for crop!! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!!

Made for… Thankful Thursday!

May 26, 2011 By JulieK

What a GLORIOUS day!!! So much to be Thankful for!!!

First… I missed Made for Monday!! I actually made something too :) Look at this little card I made for Mia’s birthday party… She’s 1 and just the sweetest!!! I triple cut the butterflies and layered them for dimension… I thought it came out cute…

And now… Thankful for… a stretch (ok, 2 days… but that’s more than we’ve had!!) of beautiful days!!! It is so nice outside!!

We had a wonderful time at little Mia’s birthday party last weekend!!! It’s so wonderful to be able to get together with family and celebrate!! We’re not going to be able to call her “little” for long though, holy cow, She’s getting big!! Kathryn thought she was just wonderful, and had a blast playing with her!!

I picked up my glasses this week!! I don’t think they’ve ever seen anyone so excited to pick up glasses!! I can SEE clearly!! It’s taking some getting used to because they are progressive, and it’s a little tricky to find the “clear” spot, depending on what you’re looking at, but I’ve been psyched to not have to squint so much :) fewer fine lines and wrinkles :) I think they’re cute, and have worn them all day at school the last couple of days… I haven’t been driving with them on yet though, I’m still getting lots of “wishy washy” stuff at the bottom of my vision…

Just got home from Kohl’s and getting the kids some summery clothes, Sean didn’t have a single pair of shorts that fit him… Of course, I had a coupon, and saved more than I spent (does anyone ever go to Kohl’s without a coupon?? I know I never do…)

I’m also thankful that Mike is going to need to go to CA for work, ’cause we’re going with him!!! I’ve never been, and am so excited to see everything out there!!!

The kiddos are going to have a sleepover party this weekend with Meema and Auntie!!! Just one night, but it’s a night off :) They’ll have a blast, they always do :)

You may be wondering… What’s that crazy girl doing about her Theology Degree decision?? Well… For the moment, I’ve decided to take some continuing education type courses and try to ease into it a bit… I’m already signed up for a class that starts in June… It’s through the University of Notre Dame’s STEP program (Satellite Theological Education Program)… I figure it can’t hurt to know something before I jump into things, it’s not hugely expensive, and I’m *just kinda* OCD, so this may satisfy my OCness :) and if I win the lottery and discover I can actually afford the $500 a credit for the program I want to get into, then at least I’ll actually know something going in…

I hope the weather stays nice… And that everyone has a wonderful weekend!!!

Thankful Thursday

May 5, 2011 By JulieK

Today’s post will be short… I am very thankful that I had the ability to get away for a couple of days last week!! Just what the Dr. ordered this time of year! And… My Spring Concert at school is tonight… I will be extremely thankful when it is over… My kiddos are good, but the added stress of the performance is a killer… The collecting ticket money, and making sure everyone has what they need to wear, and setting up the auditorium, and coralling and keeping my 54 kids where they’re supposed to be, setting up dress rehearsals, making sure that the piano player is all set, and to top it all off, our piano broke 2 weeks ago, so we’ve been without… ACK! Yup, I’m thankful it’s Thursday, but will be even more thankful tomorrow :) Have a great week!

Made for Mondays

April 25, 2011 By JulieK

Today’s “Made for Mondays” isn’t really a “crafting” project :) It was a yummy snack that we made for Easter (well, if you like sugar on a stick… if you avoid sugar, it’s not for you!)

I found the instructions here: “Cupcake Marshmallows on a Stick”

Here’s the kiddos making them :) We used long lollipop sticks, yellow, blue, and pink candy melts, and some sprinkles… and tucked them with Easter grass into little buckets we found at the Target dollar spot…