Capture the Details

I will be there

For my local blog readers, I will be at the Crop for a Cure this coming Saturday, November 14, to help Amy ( Kinnon Keepsakes ) raise money for Breast Health Services of Lehigh Valley Hospital. I am looking forward to seeing everyone. I miss you all!

I am so excited to let you know that I will have a P.S. it's in the details mini boutique set up. You will be able to shop and see my items *in real life* (LOL) and I will be donating 10% of my sales to the cause. I will also be sponsoring a Chinese auction prize and a make-and-take.

I'll have Christmas items available (like my new 'oh, little town' glittered paper houses, pictured) plus all of my regular line items as well. :-)

 

planning ahead

Thanksgiving is less than three weeks away (!!!) and I have a project to share with you now... you can utilize some or all of the components and be ready for Turkey Day ahead of schedule. :-)

I used the Welcome Fall Hybrid Kit and Welcome Fall Tags from Marks Paper Company to create a beautiful Thanksgiving table-scape. Everything is coordinated for you, and Stacy has such beautiful colors and designs in this line to choose from.

Click on images to see them larger.

I used the tags to make a pretty banner across the back of the chair.... simply punch holes and string a length of ribbon through (I used vintage seam binding)....

I accented the glass candle holders with strips of paper that are punched with a scalloped edge....

I made a little wine glass charm by adding a tiny tag and a pretty bead to a length of wire, then twisting the ends into curls....

The napkin holder is made from a strip of paper with the scalloped punch on one side. I added a bead, a tiny tag and a larger tag to a length of wire and twisted the ends again... I also added a green velvet ribbon accent....

The place mat looks complicated, but it is so easy to make. I printed out my design (created in Adobe Illustrator) onto two sheets of 8.5 x 11 paper. I flipped one of the papers 180 degrees and then trimmed the two sheets to match. Finally, I lightly adhered them together along the seam. The stitching is basically for show, and it makes the place mat look like a little quilt! I slipped the place mat under a vinyl tablecloth protector so it won't get gravy or cranberry sauce on it!

 
Pass the turkey, please! :-)

ride a cloud

Go ahead. Grab a nice, big fluffy one and float around for awhile. Do some dreaming. :-)

Remember those clouds from a few posts ago? I made a set of tags using them and they are available here.

:-)

Batman (not!) and Robin

I took the kids trick or treating on Friday night. They wore costumes that 'went together' this year. They watch a show called Teen Titans, and Ben dressed up as Robin, Sarah as Raven. Most of you probably have no idea who the Teen Titans are, so I found an image....

And now...

Ben is always about the pose, no matter what character he is being. And "Raven" is a very mellow, glum character, so Sarah was doing her best at being 'glum'. Cracks me up.

It was night when we went trick or treating, and the neighborhood was packed with families out and about. It was so neat, homeowners sat out on their porches and handed out candy. Most had decorations and lights and even spooky music playing. It made such a great Halloween atmosphere.

Because it was dark, and like I said not many people are familiar with Teen Titans (and everyone knows Batman and Robin), people we passed would comment, "Oh, look, it's Batman and Robin", when they'd see Sarah and Ben. They saw 'Robin' and just assumed that the dark, caped, hooded character with him was Batman. Sarah was getting frustrated every time someone would say that ~ you'd hear a low grumble coming from her. At one house Benny even corrected the lady and told her that Sarah was Raven (trying to help out his big sister) and then he got reprimanded from Sarah as they walked away that he was being rude correcting the lady. LOL!  About 45 minutes into it Sarah finally decided to take her mask and hood off so "no one would confuse her as Batman anymore".

And, it goes without saying, we now have enough candy to get us through to Easter.

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On the Etsy front, I have the new batch of Capture the Details Mini Albums available...

Even more fun stuff inside than the last batch!!! Check them out here.

Leann has some really cute neck warmers available (Christmas is coming, hint hint, gift ideas!)...

Here are a few of them....

here

 here

and here

Yes, Christmas is coming. I go back to work at the greenhouses tomorrow ~ MAKING WREATHS. Can you believe it???!!!!! So, I need to go out to the kitchen and pack two lunches tonight... one for Sarah and one for me. I'll be packing during commercials, the Phillies and Yankees are on and Ryan Howard just tied the game. Go Phillies!!!!!!! ;-)
 

I love this

...pulling papers and patterns and colors and textures together to make a cohesive project.

I sold out of my last batch of these so I am making the next batch. These mini albums are slightly different than the last, but I like them even more. They are part of my reuse, recycle, create line and incorporate fun things like corrugated cardboard from an egg carton, denim from an old pair of jeans, vintage greeting cards, paint chips, envelopes made from magazine pages, vintage trims, clear plastic packaging, and a few newer items as well.

So that's what I'll be working on this weekend. For now, I have to pack things up and start getting the kids ready for trick or treating. Gotta get a few pictures of them in costume before it gets too dark outside.

:-)

mine have a silver lining

Sarah wanted to know why it was so dark out this morning when I opened the blinds in their bedroom.

Rain.

Rain rain rain.

I am inside, no morning walk today.  :-(  I'm busy at my art table playing with my oil pastels. I've had this idea for doing something with clouds, so I am making clouds!

I'm anxious to see what the final results will be. If you live in the northeast I hope you are able to dodge the raindrops today! :-)

study hard

There's a vocabulary test coming up! These cute flash cards will help you ace the test. Just added to my shop today. Check them out here.

:-)

red

 
A beautiful red pear. So pretty that I had to stop eating it, set it by the window and take a picture of it.

Ahhhhhhhh, red.

May you find a color this weekend that stops you in your tracks and makes you aware of the beauty around you. :-)

enjoy....

....from my Eastern Pennsylvania  back yard to you ~

(click to enlarge)

... and one more... while we were eating supper I looked up to talk to Ben and my eyes went to the open door behind him. Ah.  may.  zing....

:-)

a little birdie told me

I added a new set of journaling tags to my store.

The tags are called 'a little birdie told me'.  I made a layout using them (click on images to see them larger)....

a few close-ups.....

They are very neutral so you can use them with just about any patterned paper. Check them out here. The patterned paper I used in the layout is from Marks Paper Company's new Welcome Fall digital kits and hybrid printable kits. So gorgeous! Stacy has all kinds of fun things available with this line. :-)