The creative juices are flowing!!!!

As I posted a few days ago, I will be getting back into scrapbooking.  I am so excited about this that I signed up for two swaps.  For those of you who don't know what a swap is, a swap is where you sign up to make a predetermined amount of one thing.  You send what you made to the hostess and she swaps your items to the other members of your group and you will get one from those members as well.  The swaps I signed up for are for 12x12 scrapbook pages.  I signed up under three catagories, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.  I have to make 3+1 for each catagory.  The total I have to make is 12 pages for each swap.  That's right folks, that is a grand total of 24 pages!  The two swaps are the same and I signed up for the same catagories (I want to have pleanty of pages in each catagory) the only difference in these two swaps is the deadline date.  The first one is due Nov. 30th and the second one is due January 15th. 

I have already sketched two designs and I have one layout that I made several years ago that I plan on copying.  When I finish the pages, I will upload the original sketch and the finish product and review each page. 

Now when I go home, I need to take account of my current inventory and make a shopping list so that I can go to the scrapbook store on Friday.  I can't wait!  I haven't stepped foot in a scrapbooking store for a long time! 

Till next time I blog, have a great day!

What to do now???

Well, it has been three weeks since Mr. Teddybear and I were married.  I'm having a bit of a hard time because I no longer have a wedding to plan so I have free time on my hands.  Well several things have come up to help fill up my time.

I have been mulling over the idea of becoming a wedding planner/coordinator.  This has always been in the back of my mind for several years but up until now, I haven't had a real good opportunity to jump start my wedding planning/coordinating business.  Well my neice will be getting married in a year, actually she is getting married the day before Mr. Teddybear and I did, but a year later.  I have offered my services to her for free.  I also plan on taking classes and getting certified by the Association of Bridal Consultants and attending seminars for the wedding profession.  I don't know how it will turn out, but the first seminar I want to take is not until September 2011 in Vegas.  I plan on attending, it will be a working vacation for me and Mr. Teddybear.  If you have any ideas or suggestions that would help make my business better, or would help me offer the best to my clients, please leave a comment and let me know.  I want to make this a success and give my brides and grooms the best that I can offer.

The other item that I have been excited to mull over is getting back into scrapbooking.  I have not been scrapbooking for about 5 years now.  This was due to me going to school mainly but also have personal issues to deal with.  I am excited to get back into it.  I have taken an inventory of my supplies and have decided to get rid of 90% of my stamps at our next yard sale.  This is to purge my old stuff and to get a few new tools as well. I have ideas running through my head and write them down so that I don't forget.  I'm so happy to do this again and can't wait to start working on my wedding album and our family album.

I can't wait for the new year to begin and to start and to get my two new ideas into motion!  2010 was a good year, but 2011 is going to be even better!!!

Its not easy to pick up again after such a loss.

I'm sorry that I haven't posted since the death of my brother-in-law Sam.  I didn't realize how much it would affect me and my blogging.  I know that he would have been supportive of what I write about so I am going to continue and try to post my blogs on time.

I just wanted to put one short blog today.  Not too long, but I wanted to post one of my favorite craft websites.  It is Better Homes and Gardens.  Under their Crafts tab, there are a lot of craft ideas.  I signed up for their e-mail newsletter and they send you several ideas and articles from their website.  The latest newsletter had ideas on how to use your craft scraps so that you don't end up tossing them out.  It also lists how to recycle certain household items into craft projects.  I love that their ideas are in slideshow form.  It makes it easier to read.  I get several ideas for my craft projects from this website.

I think that is it for today. 

Have a great day!  Try to stay dry and be safe if you have to drive in the rain!

Till next time!