Sketch

I came across this really great sketch blog and thought I would try and get some 12x12 pages completed with the assistance of a talented sketcher.  I love trying to create off of someone else's sketch.  I always change it a bit and give it a little twist.  If everyone kept it the exact same it would be boring.  So here is my interpretation or twist on the above sketch.

As you can see, I turned mine to the side.  Look how small my boy was and how young my handsome husband looks.  This pic was taken when we lived in an apartment complex waiting on my house to be built.  Notice Roman's teeth:o)  They were oh so tiny.  Now, we tell him he has horse teeth, and when we do, he makes a horse noise.  Not sure how to spell that horse noise but you get the idea!  I have this huge stash of October Afternoon and 7-Gypsies cards and tags.  This was a great place to use some of those.  I love the little pic up in the corner of the parachute guy flying through the air.  Looks like my boys are looking up at it!

Tata,

Mary-Ann

Refurbishing candles!

Check this out.  I found this on Pinterest this morning and found it to be very interesting.  I throw so many candles away when they get close to the bottom.  How clever is this!

Dear Yankee Candle, 

I will not be in for a while to spend all my money, I have a solution!

Respectfully,

Me (cause you know who I am:o)

http://happy-go-lucky-harvey.blogspot.com/2011/11/easy-candle-upcycle.html

Love/Hate Relationships

Cat vs. Dog

My animals fight like cats and dogs, hahahaha.  Seriously.  I hear my cat moan or my dog yelp.  I am constantly breaking up fights.  I find that the dog is always a bit too rough with my cat.  Maybe because she is still a puppy and everyone refuses to tell her otherwise.  She also thinks that she rules the roost.  Since I recently bought all this Paper Heart by Crate Paper, I needed to find a picture that depicts true love to use some of it up.  It's almost Valentine, hence the reason I need some decoration around my house.  I searched for a photo of my husband and I.  I either didn't like my 'waddle' or my position or my face or my hands, or my socks or the background or my, whatever!!!!  Nothing was right.  Of course, I have many of my son and husband but I use those all the time.  Then I came upon the photos you will see in the layout below.  At 9pm sharp, they go from being enemies to best friends.  They forgive each other for the days mishaps and lay together like they are Siamese twins, hahahaha.  First I hear this sopping messy kissing noise of them bathing each other, then they find just the right position and settle in for the long haul.  Usually they commence this ceremony with the inevitable......snoring.  Both of them.  It is disgusting.  So, without further ado, he is my handsome boy cat, Milford and his sexy sister, Flo.  (I think they snore because they are squishing each other!)

If you are interested in adoption, feel free to contact me!  I will send them to you at no charge:o)

Mary-Ann

Banners and Tags

Pinterest, my latest addiction, has consumed sooooo much of my time.  It is funny because on facebook, I see people trying it out and then commenting on where the time has gone and how they are now thoroughly addicted.  I can completely understand this problem.  Time disappears.  My recent obsession is with tags and banners.  So, I decided to try out these hearts that I totally loved to try and create a banner for my mantel.  I found these uber cute glass hearts at Michaels.  I wish I could find some red felt hearts to place around my house.  Oh well.  See the glass heart hanging from the heart????  Maybe I should have used a thicker twine.  I love this paper collection from Crate paper.  I even did a layout that I will share with you later.  Don't you just love BURLAP????  I do.

Here are some closeups of the banner elements.  

I love some of the simplicity.  My wall color in my living room is a gold wheat color which makes this mustard stripe paper truly perfect.  Oh, and the cream felt..........I have had it for years!  Really, about 10 years.  

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This is my first year trying to decorate with valentine decor.  I recently found some vintage valentines that I propped on my mantel as well.  

Gotta go tell my boys I love 'em:o)

Thanks for stopping by.

Mary-Ann

BTW:  My van is in the shop:o(  The engine needs to be replaced?  A piece of my spark plug came off and fell into the engine causing irreversible damage.  All this happened while antique shopping.  How horrible!  Anyway, it is covered under warranty, they gave me a loaner and I will have a new engine:o)