Wordless Wednesday

Weekend Wrap Up

Hello Monday! Well, it's time to start the week and get things going. So, what happened this past weekend? Not too much. We got some work done around the house. On Saturday J installed an air conditioner in the garage. He's not sure how much he's going to use it, but it will be nice to have on the hot, humid days.

We also got the deck stained. And it looks so nice. We still need to do the facial boards between the stairs, but the hard part is finished. I'm very happy with how it looks. I can't wait for us to put the furniture up there so we can enjoy it again.

And while we were out working on the deck, we had an audience. We have baby bunnies. They are so cute and I just want to squish them, but I know they need to be left alone. There are two of them and they are big enough to be out and about and play. I love watching them.

And the most exciting news. I have zucchini in the garden. a lot of zucchini. I'm so excited and I'm already planning all the different things I can make with them.

I didn't get a ton of beadwork finished this past weekend, so that means I will have to work overtime this week to get everything finished. But, that's okay. 

What did everyone else do this past weekend? Did you enjoy nice weather? Did you get work done around the house or did you get some artsy stuff done? I'd love to hear about it.

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Weekend Wrap Up

It's Monday! My birthday weekend (and week) just flew by. It was fun to hang out with friends, eat good food, enjoy some drinks, and have a fire. It was absolutely perfect weather for all of these things. Thank you to all of my awesome friends who helped me celebrate sometime this week. You

guys are amazing.

I got this amazing gift from J. It's a new DSLR to replace my 10 year old DSLR. I'm in love with this new one. It's quite a step up from my Canon Rebel XT (I think I might have mentioned this before, oh well). It's quite a bit larger and it has so many crazy functions. I can control it from my damn phone. FROM MY PHONE. Technology, it's crazy. I love it and I'm one lucky girl to have gotten such a great gift from my love.

I've been taking a lot of photos trying to get use to all the new functions and options. I'm in love, I really am. I've been mostly using the animals as my models, because I don't have much else. I will be able to take some pretty flower photos soon, but there is really not much blooming in the yard.

But a new camera also means new product photos. I've already started working on new photos and I can't wait to get a few new things listed. Hopefully I'll have some time this week to get new items up on Etsy. I think I can accomplish that.

After all the birthday celebrations (and our anniversary - 11 years), we did do some work around the house. I got the garden all ready to go. We installed new carpet on the porch, yay. J cleaned up the garage. See it wasn't just all fun and games around here ;-)

So what did everyone else do this past weekend? Did you fill the weekend with creative things or did you get out and enjoy the weather? I'd love to hear what everyone else did.

May the 4th be with you my friends.

Friday Freebie!

Happy Friday Everyone! It's been quite a week. I have been so very busy in the lab. I only have 4 weeks left to get my under-grad's project finished. Nerve wracking. She'll do it, I know she will, she's a smart cookie.

I also have been busy with my class. I now have one open lab and three classes under my belt. They are progressing well and we are much quicker to recognize and fix problems. So I'm happy about that. There are only two more classes to go and I will be sending my students out into the world. I'm proud of them, they'll do fine. I guess I'll see, since I'll check in on them in June.

I've also been busy with my custom orders. I'm working on another leather gauntlet with pyramid studs and beadwork. I'm really excited to see this one done, but it's a lot more complicated than the last few, so it's gonna take a while to finish.

Other than that, same old, same old. I'm still working on getting the new studio in order. I'm getting all my little plants ready to be transplanted to the garden soon. Yay! That's about it this week.

So before I think of anything else, let's get to that freebie.

This is such a neat freebie.  This pack contains two page elements.

Don't have My Memories software, don't worry about it.  You can use my promo code, STMMMS11215, to get $10 off the My Memories Software and then an additional $10 off any purchase in the store. That's a pretty cool deal. The My Memories folks have some really great scrapbooking things. And even if you don't scrapbook, the software and extras are really awesome. I don't scrapbook, but I love the software to make interesting blog post pictures. I even used it to make some labels for my homemade granola bars, so J wouldn't have to guess flavors anymore. Just use STMMMS11215 to get the discounts.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and stay creative.

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Friday Freebie

Woo Hoo, it's Friday again.  Unfortunately, I have to be in the lab this morning, but I guess it could be worse, I could be in here all day.  This week was pretty good, busy, but good (hence the lack of blog posts this week).  I've been working on updating the Made in Wisconsin team blog.  I'm hoping to have it a little more finished by next week, but I'm pretty happy with how it's going so far.  I had an interview for a teaching/volunteer opportunity this week.  I'll let you know more about how I did next week.  I've been working on a few custom orders and I'm trying to finish up my beaded tin.  The studio is coming along nicely and I should be fully moved in by the end of the month, if not sooner.  The weather is starting to warm up here in Wisconsin.  It's supposed to be 33º today and in the 50s by next week.  And after the -6º yesterday morning, 33º sounds amazing and 50º sounds even better.  I'll take it.      

So that my update, let's get to this weeks freebie.

This is such a neat freebie.  This pack contains six page elements.

Don't have My Memories software, don't worry about it.  You can use my promo code, STMMMS11215, to get $10 off the My Memories Software and then an additional $10 off any purchase in the store. That's a pretty cool deal. The My Memories folks have some really great scrapbooking things. And even if you don't scrapbook, the software and extras are really awesome. I don't scrapbook, but I love the software to make interesting blog post pictures. I even used it to make some labels for my homemade granola bars, so J wouldn't have to guess flavors anymore. Just use STMMMS11215 to get the discounts.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and stay creative.

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Friday Freebie

Hello Friday. I'm pretty glad to see you.  It's been a long week.  We got hit with our first major snow storm on Sunday.  I've started working out again (ugh).  And I've started working on a project at work that runs for a continuous 7 days and one of those days is 16 hrs long.  But that's how research goes, weekends and long days.  Oh well.

I haven't really gotten any beadwork done this week.  I just haven't had time.  But I am working on a custom leather order.  I can't wait to see this one finished.  It's not that intricate, but I think it will be cool.

Luckily we're going out tonight for dinner and drinks to celebrate a friend birthday.  It will be a nice little break from everything.

But enough about that, let's get to that freebie. 

This is such a neat freebie.  This pack contains two digital papers and seven page elements.

Don't have My Memories software, don't worry about it.  You can use my promo code, STMMMS11215, to get $10 off the My Memories Software and then an additional $10 off any purchase in the store. That's a pretty cool deal. The My Memories folks have some really great scrapbooking things. And even if you don't scrapbook, the software and extras are really awesome. I don't scrapbook, but I love the software to make interesting blog post pictures. I even used it to make some labels for my homemade granola bars, so J wouldn't have to guess flavors anymore. Just use STMMMS11215 to get the discounts.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and stay creative.

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Friday Freebie

Is it Friday?  Boy this week seemed like it took forever to get through, maybe it was just me.  I'm just glad the week is over and it's time for the weekend.  We don't have any plans, but I'm looking forward to sleeping in a bit.  I know it's Superbowl weekend, but neither J or I am really all that interested in it, so we're not doing anything special for it (it was also a very bitter end to the GBP season, so there are a lot of people in WI who don't care.)

Maybe we'll have some time to work on my new studio.  It's slowly but surly coming along.  I should share some photos.  I'll also just work on some beadwork and a custom order I need to get done.  And maybe we'll get our new treadmill so I can start running again (our neighbor hood doesn't have any sidewalks and the roads are terrible, so I hate running in the winter).     

But enough about me, let's get to that freebie.  

This is such a neat freebie.  This pack contains one quick page.

Don't have My Memories software, don't worry about it.  You can use my promo code, STMMMS11215, to get $10 off the My Memories Software and then an additional $10 off any purchase in the store. That's a pretty cool deal. The My Memories folks have some really great scrapbooking things. And even if you don't scrapbook, the software and extras are really awesome. I don't scrapbook, but I love the software to make interesting blog post pictures. I even used it to make some labels for my homemade granola bars, so J wouldn't have to guess flavors anymore. Just use STMMMS11215 to get the discounts.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and stay creative. 
 

Don't forget that I'm running a sale right now.  Use coupon code NACHO20 to get 20% off your entire order of anything in my etsy store!  And also all holiday orders from now until the end of this month will come with a FREE pair of earrings (while supplies last).

Wordless Wednesday - You know it's cold when...

Wordless Wednesday

Friday Freebie

Well, well, well. Hello Friday. Has a full week really passed us by already?  And not just any full week, the first full week of the year and the first full week of normalcy.  Our time off was fun.  We visited a ton of friends and family.  We got a lot done around the house (including progress on my studio).  We spent some quality time together.  It was wonderful, but all good things must come to an end, and here we are back to the normal routine.  I'm okay with that.  Now if only the subzero temperatures would go away. 

But enough about that, let's get to that freebie. 

This is such a neat freebie.  This pack contains one quick page.

Don't have My Memories software, don't worry about it.  You can use my promo code, STMMMS11215, to get $10 off the My Memories Software and then an additional $10 off any purchase in the store. That's a pretty cool deal. The My Memories folks have some really great scrapbooking things. And even if you don't scrapbook, the software and extras are really awesome. I don't scrapbook, but I love the software to make interesting blog post pictures. I even used it to make some labels for my homemade granola bars, so J wouldn't have to guess flavors anymore. Just use STMMMS11215 to get the discounts.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and stay creative. 

Don't forget that I'm running a sale right now.  Use coupon code NACHO20 to get 20% off your entire order of anything in my etsy store!  And also all holiday orders from now until the end of this month will come with a FREE pair of earrings (while supplies last). 

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