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First Long weekend of the Summer!

Happy Happy First long weekend of Summer!

i can't even tell you how good it feels to look out my studio window and see Blue skies and Sunshine!

happy.

so looking forward to this long weekend.

G and i will spend it working on some home projects.

relaxing.

sitting in the sun by the pool.

and of course.

me...

i will be crafting!

i am working on Spark your Summer!

Meg and I hit the $ Store last weekend and holy mother!

i am so excited!

So so many fun things to create with!

Are you registered?

This workshop is going to be bomb.

i am so ready to take down Spring and get Summer going!

This workshop will include 3 Video Workshops that you can access at your own pace and go back to view as often as you need or like!

I will be covering 4th of July, Back yard BBQ's Pool Fun, and lot's of fun Party ideas, favors and decor!

If you didn't take last year we have it on Sale! You'll have access to it right away!

Looking forward to the weekend.

with my Mr.

the kids.

at the pool.

and in the studio...

i live for the weekends!

i hope you have some fun plans!

stay safe.

have fun.

even if it is like me, just staying home relaxing!

Happy Friday!

Hello Summer!

kiss kiss

m

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Summer. just around the corner. WHAT!

hello friday!

yesterday Meg and i spent an hour at the pool.

it opened on Wednesday but we didn't want to get bum rushed by 1000 kids so we thought day 2 would be a good idea.

haha.

it was.

the weather this week has been amaze.

i can't even describe what the change in weather does for this girl's spirits.

***insert happy face***

this week for Bazzill some of the projects i did for the Bazzill Blog were with one of the latest printed paper lines we released at CHA with Sweetwater called Freedom!

i love love love 4th of July.

i love the entire month of July!

Summer is my jam. it just makes me happy.

so, my mind has been all a buzz about Summer.

it's time to take down Spring and decorate for Summer!

hense:

Spark Your Summer 2013

 this Summer is going to be all about 4th of July, Back Yard BBQ's, Pool Parties, Fun Invites, Party Favors, Tabel Decor and MORE!

My head is about to burst!

Join me in the fun for 3 filled to the brim video workshops packed with inspiration for the Best Summer Ever!

Sign up today for $19.99 After May 24th it will be $24.99

We will be puting together an exclusive Summer Crafting Kit for $14.99

I can't wait!

So here's to Summer!

let the fun begin!

happy Friday!

kiss kiss

m.

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Let the Sun Shine!

What a beautiful weekend!

Late afternoon Friday i met up with one of my dear friends Shelley for a late lunch at one of our favorite places and a little shopping at Nordys.

love this girl.

after shopping we went to my house and pulled out the Raskogs and did a little smashing!

i loved it.

just the two of us laughing, talking and creating.

CRAZY but even in my spare time i love doing something creative.

we had a fun afternoon and toped the night off with Mexican food.

perfection.

Saturday my girls and i went to a bridal shower for my Nephew Andy's bride! We LOVE Chelsea and are so glad to have her joining our family.

the food was delish, the decor darling and Chelsea got some really fun gifts. I loved spending the afternoon with my girls. so grateful we are friends!

Yesterday i woke up early to the sunshine streaming into my window! i rolled over realizing it was Mother's Day so let myself sleep in. What a treat.

G and i had a lazy day just the two of us. G let me sleep in we made a salad for dinner at my Moms' and layed on a blanket in the sun my idea of perfect.

Max had to work and Griff is living and working in Idaho, i missed spending time with my boys.

the girls came over with funny cards and yummy gifts! They know me so well! New sandles, HOT pink toe polish, lipstick, lotion and bath goodies!

Saturday while we were at Target shopping for our shower gift there were tons of people looking at Mother's Day cards gasping at the cost. I told Meg just give me $5 and not a card jokingly...

in her gift there was a $5 gift card to Target! so much better than a store bought card! i laughed and laughed.

Sunday afternoon we went to my Mother's house for dinner we all brought food and the weather was so beautiful that we had our first of many Sunday dinner's outside on her beautiful pation and back yard.

My Mother's gardens are amazing. i love that at  84 it's still important to her to have a beautiful yard and home and she takes such great care fo everything and puts so much love into everything she does. What a great example!
for Mother's Day I made her a Junque Corsage, a stack of handmade cards

and the sweetest little mini book filled with photos of her kids and grandkids. I love handmade gifts. This morning she called me in tears grateful for the photos and the words written. You can't buy that in a store...

i loved creating it and she will have years of enjoyment looking at it.

Yesterday was one of the best Mother's Days in a long time. My sweet husband treated me like a queen gave me a sweet and thoughtful gift that i can't wait to use!

not the best photo, but for the last few years alone i haven't filled my big outdoor pots with flowers. They are my favorite. Single i just didn't do it, and i missed them dearly. For Mother's Day he gave me a small pot of flowers and in the center he created a $$$ flower, so that i could go fill my flower pots with him! i love this gift. i love that he thought it out and gave me someting i will LOVE. and most of all i love that he googled how to fold a paper flower using $$$.

now i am going to start thinking of what i can do for him for Father's Day.

Just a month away!

if you're looking for some fun handmade Card ideas Bazzill has partnered with Taylored Expressions

for ideas and giveaways! Check them out and My card will be shared this week too!

just as a reminder! i am writing the bazzill blog every Friday sharing fun ideas, DIY's and tutorials! i am having so much fun doing it!
i am one lucky girl.

great friends.

amazing family.

awesome kids.

and a husband i love.

the sun is out.

the skies are bluer than blue.

perfection.

happy Monday.

Let the Sun Shine!

kiss kiss

m.

 

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what a wonderful world.

monday got away from me.

May Day! Garage Sale!

once again i find myself playing catch up!

what's new right?

last week we celebrated my Dad's 89th birthday!

So grateful he's home and doing better and that we have 89 to celebrate!

also last weekend some of my CRAZY girlfriends and i had a garage sale!

Jamie, Shelley and i after 2 very LONG days of Garage Sale CRAZY. {we'd gone mad in the end}

Jamie is one of my trues.

She and i have been friends for years and she is like a sister to me.

she and her husband Josh are adopting a baby in Ethiopia this Summer.

the cost is outragous.

they are covering that themselves.

but,

they are earning money to buy clothing, school supplies and toys for the orphanage where there daughter lives.

amazing.

they have a daughter Zoe who they adopted from Rowanda and the experience is amazing. their story is amazing.

i am adopted.

so this not only because Jamie is my true, is close to me personally.

i firmly believe that without adotption families wouldn't be complete.

4 out of 6 in my own family are adopted.

my parents family wouldn't be complete without the miracle of adoption.

i posted on instagram and facebook etc. about some paper crafting kits that i put together for the garage sale.

so many of you who read my blog or we are friends outside of Utah asked how can we buy kits too!

I put what we have left up on the Girls' Loft site!

they are chuck full of my old Girls' Paperie product, MM product and old Girls' Loft left over kits!

this is a great cause.

close to my heart.

every adoption story is amazing.

and what Josh and Jamie are doing is so inspiring.

i am happy to be part of their journey.

Happy Wednesday!

Happy May Day!

kiss kiss

m.

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Friday I'm in love...

what a wonderful world.

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it's monday.

there is some sunshine out my window.

and some clouds.

but i am a girl that is always going to look for sunshine.

this past weekend was filled with Sunshine.

Friday the Mr. and I celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary!

what?

how did that happen?

our life together has not always been the easiest.

but.

at last.

it is the best.

i am so so grateful for my husband.

so grateful who we are today.

right now.

i love us.

  this weekend was filled to the brim.

celebrating 27 years.

hanging out with friends who were in town for Snap a blogging confrence.

{Becki, Chari, Jamie}

shopping at the Queen Bee Market...

laughing.

meeting new friends.
i have admired this darling girl's work for years! Meeting her was such a treat! 

on Saturday Jamie and I headed to Fleaattitude

what an amazing Vintage Fleamarket!

my dear friend Jen Puts it on with her partner!

Jamie and I had a great time and got some great finds! Jamie scored on some amazing Globes!

i got the cutest picnic basket and a few 5's and other bobs and bits!

after FleaAttutide we met up with our Girlfriends attending Snap for lunch.

{Shelly, Jamie, Rhonna, Jen and Becki}

love these amazing women.

they love and support my craziness.

they make me laugh until i cry.

sometimes pee.

a few hours with them and it's bound to happen.

love love love them.

Saturday night my Mr. took me on a date to celebrate 27 years together.

we went to the movies and ate Chinese.

he is my one true love.

Sunday the kids were here for Sunday dinner.

we BBQed steaks.

i love Sunday family time.

i love my life right now.

today.

i feel so blessed with an amazing husband, friend and partner.

amazing kids.

who are kind and thoughtful.

i love spending time with.

love that we are friends.

i have amazing friends.

a job that not only helps support our family, but is creative and fun.

today i feel overwhelmed by all the good in my life.

sunshine...

Happy Monday.

kiss kiss

m.

 

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monday got away from me.

i started a blog post yesterday.

true to my CAD {creative attention disorder} my mind wandered onto a project i am working on for Bazzill.

i'm sure you get it...

some days i have so many ideas and lists of things i want to create or that i need to do my mind wanders.

I'm not going to lie.

my mind wanders all of the time.

there just isn't enough time.

to get it all in.

so some-days like today, i work on some of yesterday's thoughts, ideas.

i haven't blogged here for  a while.

the truth is,

i like to keep my personal blog a positve place to come.

to be inspired.

uplifted.

lately my emotions have been all over the place.

i want to hibernate.

i feel it coming on.

i have so much to be grateful for.

i know that.

i have been struggling.

i am someone who struggles with comparing.

it is a weakness.

i know it.

i recognize it.

i do my best to try not to compare.

my haves, my have-nots.

i try to focus on what i do have.

when i compare i feel like i am burying myself in a pile.

you know what pile i am talking about.

today i am going to pull myself out before it over comes me.

the good thing is that i do recognize it.

foccus in the beautiful.

the past few weeks have been full of good things.

time with my Mr.

the kids.

my family.

there have been some beautiful Spring days filled with blue skies and sunshine.

my favorite.

i have spent time in my studio creating for a fun event i am excited to be teaching at.

Crop and Create Burnaby, BC is going to be amazing!

if you're Canadian or live close enough to get to Vancouver you should try to get to this great event!

i am teaching an album class using my latest line with Bazzill Ambrosia...

also a fun Summer garland using Sweetwater's Lucy's Crab Shack for Bazzill.

the colors are vibrant and make me happy happy!

it's going to be a blast.

 Vicki Boutin  {pretty kitty i like to call her} and I together might just be cause for a ruckus!

looking forward to it!

last week i was able to spend a few days helping with my Dad.

he's home from the hospital and from the rehab.

he's on the mend, but needs full time care.

My sweet mother needed a little break so I spent 3 days with my dad.

he is such a great example to me.

he doesn't complain.

always looks for the good in others.

in life.

i sat at the kitchen table and brought my work with me.

he slept a lot. read, and watched conservitive TV and Sports.

kill me now.

but he was happy.

i was happy that i could do it.

he and my mom have done so much for me.

thank you all for your prayers.

they work!

another thing i am grateful for is my job.

i love what i do.

to get to stay home and create.

it's a blessing.

i am blogging on Fridays now over at the Bazzill Blog.

sharing ideas and hopefully inspiration.

i love making projects for the Bazzill blog!

i just finished a bunch of great Mother's Day ideas!

and now am working on Graduation ideas and projects!

with Bazzill i was part of a card Blog hop

what an honor to support our troops!

the instructions and other cards you can link to are on the Bazzill Blog!

see what happens when i focus on the good.

there's tons of it.

it snowed last night, the wind blew something fierce.

i woke up to this,

my boy shaving his face.

i love it.

today i see bit's of sunshine creeping out of the clouds.

just like life.

i am creeping out.

finding sunshine.

even when it snows in April.

Happy Tuesday.

focus on the TRUE.

kiss kiss

m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Friday LOVE.

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sunshine on a grey day...

on Monday i posted this quote on my instagram.

it got an amazing amout of likes and comments.

it's got me thinking.

hmmmm.

life is tough.

not intended to be easy.

i believe that we are here and we are tested.

that our trials make us stronger.

more compassionate.

understanding.

forgiving.

loving.

grateful.

for what we have.

what talents we have been given.

what we can share with others.

today this quote has been running through the back of my mind.

today was rough.

this week so far has been rough.

my dad is back in the hospital.

he was rushed in on Friday he thought he had had another stroke.

praise all that is holy it wasn't a stroke.

he has pneumonia.

causing some heart issues.

and his kidneys aren't working for some reason.

it's brought me to my knees.

he's going to be 89 in April.

my dad has always been my hero.

please keep him in your prayers.

today was the first day of Spring.

today was grey.

rainy.

today i spent the day in my studio creating.

today i created sunshine in my studio.

some days are rough.

but i like to look for sunshine on grey days.

my family, my kids, my Mr. and friends are my sunshine.

today i talked to my dad on the phone.

his feeble voice sounded stronger today.

sunshine.

the way he said "is this BB?"

that's what he calls me.

BB Margie.

sunshine.

warms my heart.

when he's gone i will have his memory.

his words.

pictures.

circa 1978.

i remember this day like it was yesterday.

my oldest sister's wedding.

i loved that blue shirt i was wearing.

with a prarie skirt from Jessica McKlintock.

and blue clogs.

i love the tie my dad is wearing.

and the gold ring with an eagle on it.

he still wears it today.

i love my dad's hands.

they remind me of his dad's hands.

never dirty or calus.

perfectly manicured nails.

my dad's an attorney so he's a thinking man.

i've never seen a tool in his hands.

all things i remember about my dad.

i've never seen him in a pair of levis.

heard him yell.

or loose his temper.

he's a big man.

he loves BYU football.

chocolate milk.

doesn't eat meat.

reads more than anyone i know.

turns his hearing aid down when he wants to ignore my mother.

has a great sence of humor.

a spiritual giant.

kind heart.

gentle giant.

i know my years with him are few.

so today i am grateful for my memories of my dad.

grateful for his example.

today i count my blessings.

the other stuff is just that.

stuff.

not sunshine.

i live for sunshine.

always have.

always will.

even on grey days...

kiss kiss

m.

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hello Friday.

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Happy Birthday to my Mr.
looking back at the last 9 months my head and heart explode!

i wake up each morning and i am overwhelmed with love and happiness that my Mr. is there.

With me.

today is his birthday!

i love him more today than ever.

tomorrow i will love him even more.

he is the love of my life.

i am so grateful we got a second chance.

at a life together.

at love.

i am blown away by it daily.

i am blessed.

grateful.

one lucky girl to have him in my life.

as my husband.

friend.

father to my kids.

my partner.

today he's one year older.

wiser too.

so the song goes...

we are both wiser.

together we can do anything.

together is the best place we can be.

so...

happy birthday to my Mr.

i loved you yesterday.

i love you today.

and i will love you forever.

happy happy birthday babe.

happy Friday to you all.

Spring has arrived in Utah.

i am going to get out there and enjoy it.

Catch me blogging on Fridays over on the Bazzill Blog!

today i'm doing a great Vintage Marketplace give-away!

much to be happy about today!

kiss kiss

m.

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hello Friday.

Friday LOVE.

an artsy weekend...

hello beautiful Monday.

i can just feel Spring is on it's way.

makes this girl happy happy.

{image created by April Meeker for Spark No.3}

over the weekend i was lucky enough to attend an Artsy Weekend with several of my dearest friends.

Marci Welcker put this very small and intimate group of creatives.

it was lovely.

the venue was styled by the amazing 3 Dotters and Jen does nothing that isn't beautiful and inspiring.

LOVE her.

The classes were delightful.

we created art boxes, with Dana Engemann and amazing artist and local Utah girl!

after a delicious lunch delivered by the famous waffle truck,

Marci loaded us up with an Art Journaling class.
it was such a fun, relaxed day, laughing, talking, sharing and creating.

Saturday we were lucky enough to have a class with my True Chrissy Gardner!

we created cuffs and learned some fun new tooling and painting techniques.

Chrissy does everything she creates and shares with love.

our afternoon was packed with classes.

Tonya LeMone from Perenial Gardens hosted a beautiful luncheon
and tought a class on homemade bread and cheese.

{Tonya & Marci}

She is a delight and oh so talented!

after Tonya's class we had another fun class with Dana creating a Wish Fairy in a Cage.

i love my little wish fairy.

i was lucky enough to win one of Dana's darling pretty dolls.

i just love her.

and she has a special meaning for me thanks to Rhonna & Chrissy sharing beautiful stories with me.

{wink}

our final class of the day was with my True Rhonna.

she did an amazing Chalk Art class.

she's a spit fire of creativity and shares everything she has.

the day was just perfect.

so inspired.

so filled with ideas and new ways to create and beautiful new friendships.

after the event some of us gathered at my True Jamie's home.

{we just didn't want to leave each other}

we laughed, ate popcorn and talked till dawn.

i love these amazing women in my life.

i love that they share their talents with me.

inspire me to be more creative.

to be a better wife, mother and friend.

to be kinder to myself.

i love what i do.

i love making things with my hands.
{handmade nametages for my girls}

putting my heart into what i create.

this weekend was just what i needed.

fed my creative soul.

thank you to Marci for putting this all together.

i know the love, and time you put into it.

love to all my old and new creative sisters.

friends.

happy Monday.

this week will be all about Spark Your Spring!

creating & filming 3 new amazing workshops!

you can sign up here!

do something creative today.

share it with a friend.

kiss kiss

m.

 

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hello Friday.

hello Tuesday.

hello Tuesday.

blogging from SUNNY St. George Utah today!

i hope you all had a beautiful, fun filled long weekend!

On Saturday my family celebrated the life of my Mother's Brother George.

He was a great man.

he will be missed.

but he is free from the pains of MS and standing tall again.

it was a beautiful service.

My Mother is the only girl in her family.

She has 3 brothers.

growing up she had lots of friends.

friends that were her "sisters"

she has a group of friends that she went to elementary school with that each month get together and have lunch. They call themselves the "ensign girls." These women are 84 years old and have maintained this beautiful friendship for years! Decades!

i love the idea of this.

i love her example of having friendships.

my friendships have always been important to me.

if you know me well or have taken a class from me or just know me in my everyday life, you know that i call the women i come in contact with Sister.

it's not a "church" thing although LDS women call each other sister.

for me, it's an endearment.

i do believe we are all sisters.

we are all connected.

i love being connected.

making connections.

having old friends.

new friends.

my circle of friends just growing all of the time.

i know i have said it many times here on my blog that in the last few years it was the women in my life that got me through.

i have had some lonely times.

i have leaned on my sisters.

my friends.

recently there has been a shift in my life.

i have my Mr. back.

he and my family are my number one priority.

my real and true friends still love and support me.

support us.

i know the friendships that i have are a gift.

i know that i am blessed and have my dear friends.

friends that if i don't see for a time still know me. love me.

regaurdless of the miles apart the friendship never changes.

friends that have i have been friends with for years.

circa 1993

this friendship has been going since jr high. highschool, marriage, divorce, 9 children between us and it continues today.

i have a group of friends that i call my "Trues."

they are the friends in my everyday life.

a constant.

i post pictures of them on instagram or Facebook often.

we spend a lot of time together.

i have had so many ask what it a "True"

or how can i become a "True?"

well,

here's the answer.

be a true friend.

be loyal.

be kind.

be unconditional.

we do have a special friendship.

i know that it is rare.

it's not a club.

it's just a name i coined for this group of friends.

these women my friends, love me.

i don't have to worry about who i am with them.

how i look.

be afraid with.

i love having friends.

i love making new friends.

i love the idea of women loving and accepting each other.

just for who we are.

true friends.

i know that it is a blessing.

as my life has seen trials it has been these women in my life that have carried me through.

the past few days i have had these friendships on my mind.

in my heart.

i feel greatful that i have so many true friends.

i love being a true friend to them too.

i love supporting them in the good and the bad.

support their joy, their happiness.

share with them all that i have to give.

a very dear friend asked me to share with you a give away.

so i get to share with one of you sisters today!

Becky Higgins Project life!

Sasha was chosen from the amazing response that was left on Friday's blog post!

I read each one of your entries!

in return share Project life and it's amazing concept with a friend!

I have never tried scrapbooking before! So Project Life album must be the least intimidating and the most beautiful way to start! :)

Posted by: Sasha | February 15, 2013 at 01:56 PM

before i go i just wanted to share with you my blog friends and Spark Sisters

YES there will be a NEW Spark your Spring!

i am working on it NOW!

looking forward to Spring after a long Winter!

The Valentine's mantle is coming down this week!

Spring is in the air and i am so inspired by it!

Join me for Spark your Spring 2013!

3 video workshops filled with Spring inspired projects and ideas!

Class starts March 11! It costs $19.99 until March 4.

Happy Tuesday.

thank YOU for your friendships.

kiss kiss

m.