I Hope you Enjoy as Much as I Did. :)

Amazing is Right. If you click on his name it will take you to all his videos. I got the link from Paper Blessings Blog. Her name is Mary too and she has shared some great ideas on her blog. Check it out.
Best Wishes for a Blessed and Happy New Year! :)



Amazing Grace Techno - Computer Controlled Christmas Lights from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.

How Jesus Loves Us

It's Christmas Eve

My granddaughter having fun in the snow!!

She is sooo cute!

I can't believe we have had a whole year go by us. I am never ready for Christmas. I hate that. My resolution for the new year is to become better organized. That is my new goal. I have become better at being on time for things which was a past goal. It's pretty easy to do when things are eliminated which cause less time.

I did not find what I was shopping for last night. So I ended up getting something else instead. Not really that happy with the whole shopping experience but hey what can ya do? Improvise.

I never got my Christmas cards done. I didn't get many cards this year as I have in the past years. What is a Christmas card anyway? Why do people send cards saying Merry Christmas? Is it something that a person came up with to make money on? I am on a mission now to find out how sending a Christmas card all started. So if anyone out there knows anything please let me in on it. Instead of making cards I made homemade Mounds candy. It took me like four hours. I will never make them again. I got the recipe off someones blog. I like the store bought Mounds Bars better. I just hope the people I give to will enjoy them. I will send out a card to family and friends in my life.

It will just be a Wish for a Happy and Blessed New Year card.

Wow ....just two days ! I am not ready.

Merry Christmas from

our warm cozy living room to yours.

Last night I had a fire going and Pippy really like it.

She is our fun Mainecoon Kitten. She came to live with us

this spring. I have to finish putting ornaments on the tree.

I also need to finish my Christmas cards.

All I want for Christmas . . . 'ummmm? But first..

These two girls are the cutest! Then they grew up and are surely Daddy's little girls!

This is the proud Dad with our cute daughters all gown up. I luv this picture of them.

Random:

Hey, I made my list and I hope it was checked at least once. But what I want is for the bills to be paid and not set aside just so we can have gifts under the tree. I hate that cuz then after Christmas when the bills are behind and the oil tank needs to be refilled the dh gets grumpy when he can't seem to get caught up. Really.

I have been eyeing the New Making Memories Slice. Then I saw it on sale for $99 at A.C. Moore craft store. They sold out fast, so I was told. Now I have been on Ebay watching for one but people are bidding way over what they should be. I thought of this great idea. If everyone would take their turn and bid like a reasonable price then we could all share in lower prices instead of acting like if they don't bid they won't get one. It's like a mad craze to own one. I think it is way over priced for what it can actually do. It really is limited as to what the Quickcuts Silluette. Check it out over at TwoPeasinabucket site. There is a video demo. This machine is awesome. And Kristina has a kool vid on her blog showing how she uses it with her software.

KWernerDesign (dot) com. This girl is so talented. I learn so much on her blog.

Maine Winter Scenes

These are a few photos I have taken of some past winters here in Poland, Maine

Forcast for Maine tomorrow is Snow!
I am just glad it's not freezing rain.
Hope you Enjoy!

I can barely see out my kitchen window.

My yard is full of SNOW!

Looking up the road from my driveway going north.

These trees are across the road from me and were very pretty with the color of the sky .

Looking south this is what my road looks like after a snow storm.

These icicles were hanging off the roof of my house. Sure sign of heat loss. pretty in the sunshine.

SNOWMAN

I luv snowmen. They are one of the cutest of many decorations of winter. It brings back good memories of the times my sister and I would trudge thru the new fallen sticky snow to build the perfect snowman. But it was sad when he melted away.

I say , after I get a snowman for my collection, I have enough snowmen. Then there is always that one that is cuter than the last one.

Snowball the Cat

Snowball is trying to escape out the window.

When the girls had Barbie dolls and some of the dolls heads would break off he would find them and run away with it . He looks like he has a beard. Plus he is deaf and has one blue eye and one yellow eye. He is quite a character. Now he steals our clothes and drags shirts or towels around the house. One day I caught Snowball dragging one of my bras into the kitchen. The girls use to dress him up in doll clothes.

Some Cards Creations to Share

First photo up is of my Christmas stamps which I have set out on shelves. I needed to have inspiration around in plain view to be creative when I start making Christmas cards. I also decorated with a Christmas theme to put me in the Christmas mood. Next photo I posted a Thankyou card I created.
This card I created for Mother's Day.

Another Mother's Day card I created. With this one I cut out a flower I found on a gift card.

Messy scrapspace!

Before......




And during the process......


I have been working on my craftroom and have it almost organized. I will be so glad when I get it done. It is a long process of weeding things out which I don't use. I even created my very first layout. I got an ispiration for my layout from a greeting card.

I have been very busy having so many different projects going on at the same time. If I get bored with one I jump to the next. I want them all done but cannot seem to stay focused. I did finally get my yellow tulips planted by the mailbox. I can't wait to see them in the spring. The moles better leave them alone. I think I will plant the pretty pink ones in a planter box just incase the moles get hungry and find the bulbs in the ground. It feels like it's going to rain tonight or tomorrow so inside projects will be tended to tomorrow. I have been organizing my craft room so I will have a nice place to do my card making and get started on my scrapbooking. I do have to focus on creating a card for my brother. He just had an operation and could use some encouragement on his healing time. Time to get making Christmas cards also. I love making cards.

I got a couple new Martha Stewart craft punches this past weekend. A butterfly and fir tree branch. One for all occasions and the branch to do up some cards with a wreath.

I have some pics of my sweet granddaughter dressed up in her lamb costume. She is the cutest little lamb I have ever seen.

BIG Background Stamps

I am trying to find the video on line that shows how to use the first Sizzix Die Press (the old one that just presses on the die and doesn't roll the die in to cut) to press a large wood background stamp. I saw this video somewhere on a site and now that I bought the die cutter I can not find the video showing how it is done. When you press the stamp with the Sizzix Press it makes the image evenly stamped on the cardstock. So PLEASE is there is anyone out there that can tell me where to find this video I would greatly appreciate it. Thankyou.

Quick Chocolate Cake in a Mug Recipe

MOST DANGEROUS CAKE RECIPE IN THE WORLD
5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
a small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug
Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well.
Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.
The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT! (this can serve 2 if you care to share).
And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?
Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!
Hints: Use a LARGE cup! Spray with Pam, or lightly grease, just in case! It's also been reported that the chocolate chips may go to the bottom, so choose to use, or not.

Thursday Afternoon

I am going to miss these Brown Eyed Susans. They have been with me all summer. They grow wild all over the place here. They pop-up just anywhere.

Next picture is my cat Fred. He loves to curl up and take a nap in the basket tote I made by hand. Next is Mr Maine Lobster my husband brought home for us to feast on. I think it should of been thown back to the ocean. The meat was not all that great. It was tough and so the lesson on this experience is that big is not always good. The medium size is the best texture and taste. Besides I did not even have a pot BIG enough to cook it in. I took the picture with it sitting next to my teenage daughter's size 8 foot.

Next is a card I made for my daughter on her birthday. I used Hero Arts stamp set and layered them on an embossed white card stock. I used the Happy Birthday embossing folder from the Cuttlebug collection. I love my Cuttlebug.

Time for Fun At The Country Fairs

fRIED dOUGH! Country fAIR time.

More pics from the Fryeburg Fair. It's rare that I can get my husband to let me take his picture. He is enjoying the company of our new Son-In-Law. I'm waiting for my fried dough. Our daughters are on one of the rides.