My own 365 project

day 1

Happy Ney Year!!

Rhiannon

A Touch of Light

I just have a short post today. I know, you would think I would have more to post after staying away for so long. I love I Heart Faces and all their weekly contest. This week was  a touch of sun. I recently took this picture of a friend- of- mine's beautiful daughter and thought I would enter.

Go to

and check some of the other great entries.

Happy Clicking

Rhiannon

ps- I am not sure what the lines are in the bottom of the picture, they are not in the original. I think the upload had something to do with it. I tried to upload the photo 3 times and they were in different spots each time. I got tired of trying, so if anyone knows how to fix this let me know. 

Fun with sparklers



How to Have a Great Vacation- a tutorial

Step 1

Make sure you are spending it with people you LOVE

Cousin Laura, Mom Mary Ann, Megan and Me

Step 2

Go to the Beach!!

Step 3

Spend several days doing nothing but this.

 this

this

and this

Step 4

Don't let a little rain ruin the fun

Step 5

Don't forget to bring the 4 best behaved and cutest kids you can find.

There you have it. Five easy steps for a great vacation.

Happy Vacationing

Rhiannon

All about the cake

So my good friend Karla's oldest son graduated from 8th grade this past week, and it was all about the cake. She has held onto a Martha Stewart magazine for 4 years waiting to make this cake.

She made the scrolls from eggs and sugar and rolled them while still hot. The ties are sourpatch candies. Didn't she do a great job?! I made a few decorations for the party as well. Her son went to our local catholic school, so I took some of his worn out uniforms and turned them into a ...

Table Runner

She had a local lady do some embroidery on scraps of the shirts and pants before I worked them into the runner.

I also made this Banner.

Once again we used some of his uniform. The navy pants were a great backdrob for white letters.

Finally, I made some napkins at the last minute ( very last minute- I finished them that morning)

I made 4 of these and each one had a different center design.

Karla is an awesome cook, so there was plenty of food.

Her son of course cared more about hanging out with the guys than all of our cute decorations and awesome cake.

Here we are so proud of ourselves and Cole of course!!!

Happy Celebrating!!

Rhiannon

Yes we are still here...

and yes we are still making stuff!!



Spring is in the Air....

I love the first weekend of spring weather. We have had a couple of teasers here in the Midwest, but today was finally a truly great day. Lots of sunshine. I am always motivated to tackle all those lingering projects left from winter.

Here is a shelf I saved from the dumpster behind an auction house. I love these old shelves- they are made so much better that anything you find today.

 It just needed a little love. I took the back off, it was warped and gross.

I gave it a good sanding and a fresh coat of paint. I makes a great place for all the stuff that doesn't fit in the desk drawers.

Happy Spring!!

Rhiannon