The Story of My Life....

A day late, and a dollar short....LOL

I finally got around to making those Valentine's funfetti cupcakes. Yesterday. On Easter. Luckily my kids didn't mind. I mean, why would they? They're cupcakes right? I even added coconut to the batter AND the icing. Mmmmmm...

Love is in the Air

Today I managed to snag a treasury. Please stop by and enjoy it if you like! :)

More New Year's Resolutions.....

I guess it's time to admit the truth.....I LOVE playing with paper, so much that I probably won't ever go through my stash, yet I keep buying more. The bitter truth is I rarely have the attention span to do anything more than a set of tags or mini cards. I think that for the New Year, another of my resolutions should be to make more full sized greeting cards. I managed to make a Valentine's Day card today and list it in my paper shop, which hasn't made my blog lately. Chalk that up to another resolution...I better start promoting that more, or soon we're going to be drowning in paper goods!

For Your Valentine

For the first time in weeks today, I sat down at my jewelry bench and played with beads. I have no idea why I haven't had the drive to do it in a while, but I finally got my act together! Anyway, this cute little ring was the result. I love the way it came out, and I am considering making another for myself to keep. (Of course, I always find myself saying I'm going to make something for myself to keep, but I never do...) And apparently, I'm really NOT over making stuff for Valentine's Day!

My name is Diann....and I love Lampwork. No really, I LOVE LAMPWORK! If there was a 12 step program for lampwork bead addicts, I'd have to join it. Seriously. I have tons of these beads, and I rarely ever make stuff with them, do you know why? Because if whatever I create sells, then I can't keep it for myself! They're so gorgeous. Just beautiful beads. I wish I could learn to make them, but my husband would crap a brick if I took up just one more hobby!!!! The talent and focus and artistry that goes into these beads is amazing. And I love having something unique!

Ok, I've rambled on about my lampwork addiction enough for one day. I'm off to shower and then I'm going to play with paper.

Happy Creating everyone!

Heart Lock and Key gift tags

So today I really did wait until the 11th hour to create something. I was so uninspired all day....that all changed after I decided to take a trip to AC Moore on a whim after one of my children's doctor appointments. Who knew that paper was on sale there this week? Not I! In fact, I fully intended to just take a spin around and not buy anything (HAHAHA..yeah right..if you believe that, I'll tell you another one), but anyway, the purpose was to see if I couldn't jump start my creative juices. I sure did walk out of there with some grand paper (hubby just groaned when I came home!) to add to my collection. So here I am, at 11 PM creating with my new goodies. I love these little heart lock tags. I know I keep saying I'm done with Valentine's Day, but apparently I'm not. I think I secretly like it!. These were just too cute to pass up. This particular set is cream and burgundy, but I can make them in other colors (and I have! Just pacing myself with the listing!)

I've also been making little pillow box sets. They're SO cute! Perfect for party favors at baby showers, bridal showers, bachelorette parties, even kids parties! Really they're great for whatever you can think of! I'm very excited about the debut of these two new items in my Auntie's Card Shop.