The Glitter Workshop Dish

They did it again…

Grandma Verhoeven and Aunt Jenni love dressing up the little ones and taking them for pictures. Part of me feels sad that I’m not part of it and would like to be there when they take them, but I do appreciate them doing it. I used to take Darby and Zoe when they were little and I certainly have more on my plate than I did back then.

They got them adorable outifts, although the beret did freak me out a little at first and took them in this afternoon then sent Jerome home with a bunch of prints (yes Mom, I will send you some..).

So, here they are. Henri is seventeen months old and Luna is three months.

I have Craftacular goodies to get photos of and we are working on getting the vendor page updated, but that will have to wait til later… I have to go squeeze those cute babies.

Amazed

I am simply amazed by the support in the crafting community. I sent out some emails asking for donations to give away at the Valentine Craftacular and Storey Publishing Company sent a huge box of craft books!

My vendors are also donating some great goodies including magnets and greeting cards. I am hoping we can get to the website to update the vendor page this weekend so everyone can preview the super talented selection of artists.

I also met with someone today and think I may have secured a spot for a summer show. More info on that to come…

On a personal note, I am also amazed at this..

That is a picture of my oldest child holding my youngest. It really is a reminder of how fast time goes by. It truly seems like yesterday Darby was that small, now she is half done with her first year of middle school. For this new year I am going to try hard to remember this picture. Before I know it Luna will be in middle school and at that point Darby will be possibly out of college! It certainly reminds me to slow down and appreciate the days we are given.

So Much New!

First, I just ordered (and received amazingly fast…) a new vinyl banner for shows, new biz cards with my redesign on them (I think cleaner and easier to read…) and new barrette cards that feature the same design and have bubbles on the back!

I loooove them.

I also have about a zillion Craftacular postcards so I will be looking for helpers to get those handed out soon. The posters will be printed in the next few days. Thanks again to Andrea and her husband for another great design!!

We have also had some new steps in our household including Lunas’s first cereal!

This is definately the youngest I have given any of my kids cereal at (twelve weeks) but with the formula she has been having some digestion problems and they think this may help. So far so good!

We also got out the Bumbo chair to see how she would do in it. She is still a little small, but loves being able to watch everything. Of course, Henri thinks she is his own personal toy. He is very gentle (mostly) but LOVES trying to give her toys, binkies, kisses, hugs…

They are off with Daddy to go watch football with Daddy so I am off to sort through the piles of Craftacular applications I have! There are so many great applications and only twenty spaces for this venue. Wish me luck…

signing off!

Fuzzy and Warm

On days like this I just want to stay wrapped in a warm blanket with maybe one of these on..

Oh fine, it was a blatant plug for my kitty hats but I did get a few more listed on Etsy this morning!

Besides knitting and crocheting I have been watching the little beans changing right before our eyes. Don’t get me wrong, Darby and Zoe are constantly growing and changing too, but it is so much more gradual as they age. But Henri and Luna seem to change every day~

This guy has been busy giving lots of kisses (his new ‘thing’) and constantly amazing me with how much he understands. Here he is in a new Christmas outfit from Aunt Felina.

And for Ms. Luna, she is giving all kind of sweet smiles and growing and growing and growing….!! She is such a sweetie pie.

The girls went back to school today and this week I am starting a new work schedule for myself so today is errand day while the little ones are at Grandma and Grandpas so, time to go do my errands!

Have a great week everyone and try to stay warm…. brrrrrrrr

Goals

One of my goals (not resolutions) for the new year is going to be to create everyday. This may just be dinner some days, or a new combination of clothes, but every day I will create.

Well, today I created something brand new! No, not another child, I TOLD you I am DONE WITH THAT (well, the birthing children part, but you get the point….). ANYWAY, I made a bear hat!

My eager model looks adorable in it, if I do say so myself. And, we just aren’t all cat people so I thought I should expand a little on my animal hats! What’s next? Who knows…

Baby bear needs a bath now so I gotta keep it short!