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Happy Birthday Baby!!

February 1, 2011 By JulieK

Now, I totally know that she won't be letting me call her "Baby" for long… at least not where she can hear me :) I already get the hand-on-the-hip… "MOM, I'm NOT a BABY" most of the time when I call her that… but hey, she'll always be MY baby :) Here's a couple pics from the big day… She had a friends party at The Champion Factory… What a Blast!!! Here she is at home, getting ready for the party…

and waiting for her friends to arrive, with her Bratz cake :)

Just for fun… Here's a couple (scanned, so the quality isn't the best… they're pre-digital camera!!) photos from Kathryn's FIRST birthday… Yup… that's the beginning of the sweet tooth :) She LOVES cake!!

Another Zutter Class!!

January 21, 2011 By JulieK

Can't get enough Zutter?? Well, I'm teaching a Zutter Class tomorrow morning at The Crop Shop in Rockland, MA 10am :) We'll make 3 little projects as an introduction to the Zutter… Here's a preview of one of the projects… All 3 use the same (beautiful) My Minds Eye patterned papers, and would make a beautiful addition to your desk, or package them up and they make a beautiful gift as well… Call the store today if you want to join us!!!

Sometimes, when you make something…

January 16, 2011 By JulieK

It comes out even BETTER than it originally looked in your head :) (now, sometimes it certainly DOESN'T come out the way you think… but that's OK too :) Anyway, at Late Night Croppers, we have a monthly Card Club… We make 4 cards in a class format, and we also participate in a card swap with each of the members… We have a theme, and make cards to share with everyone… This month we had 8 participants, and the theme was Birthday :) I made 2 each of THESE… They currently have yummy teas in them, but could easily be replaced with chocolate or a gift card… I found a pattern at Split Coast Stampers, but altered it (of course :) ). The patterned papers are American Crafts, and the birthday stamp is Stampin' Up. There were 2 in each color…

Here's one all put together…

Here's the belly band by itself…

Without the band…

Open to the inside (with 2 different teas)…

The other colors… this one was my favorite!!

Christmas Card Book!!

January 15, 2011 By JulieK

This is the 3rd year I’ve made a book out of my Christmas Cards… One of my very favorite projects I make every year… When I pulled out the other 2, the kids (and I) LOVED to look through and see all the cards from past years… This book is a project for this month’s Zutter class at Ink About It in Westford Ma… This Thursday evening… gather up all your Christmas Cards, and come and make this book

Here’s a link to last year’s book

http://juliek.typepad.com/gallery/2010/01/tonights-zutter-class.html

And here’s 2008’s book

http://juliek.typepad.com/gallery/2009/01/happy-christmas-2008.html

Happy Snow Day!!!

January 13, 2011 By JulieK

Well… We're on Snow Day number 2!!! UNHEARD of here :) I don't think we've had 2 snowdays total in 3 years, nevermind 2 in a row!! (BTW, I am NOT complaining!!! We've had a fun time this morning in the snow!!) Here's a few pics from this morning, now that the sun's out!!

Sean sliding down the mountain of snow near the front stairs…

Kathryn just laying in the snow… 'cause she can :)

Both of them throwing snow at me…

Finley in Doggie Heaven…

he was bounding in the snow, and digging, and bounding some more…

Literally giddy… Not sure I've ever seen a dog laugh before :) but he was honestly giddy about the snow :) maybe all that bounding will help him shed some of his fatty mcfattyness :)