I remember.....

.....when Amber and I went walking down the Spit (in Washington).  I had rain boots on, and before I knew it I was in the ocean!

We had just bought matching sunglasses.  Her's were red, and mine green.

We listened to music on my phone, chatted, took some photos.  It was peaceful and perfect.

I have been working on some projects that I can't share until March.  One of the projects is layout with some photos from our wonderful afternoon here.  These photos were taken about a month and a half ago, but it feels like yesterday.  Anyone else been to the Spit recently???

Have a great weekend!

Carrie

Lovely Pink

.....is her favorite color.  Ryan's niece had a birthday recently, and I decided to make her a sweet pink and white paper garland. 

To me these paper garlands are just perfect.....I first saw them on Debee Campos' beautiful blog.....she is so inspiring!!!  And now I can't stop making them.....so happy :)  I even bought this packaging from her Etsy.  It was just right for holding the delicate garland.....

Have a lovely day!

<3 Carrie

*Terrariums*

.....have found their way to my workspace.  I had the Pink Ninja Addicts Kit *Mommy's Little Monster* laid out in front of me, my nephew, and brother's girlfriend Cidney.  Earlier in the day we ran a couple errands for supplies, and now we're deciding what product to use in our creations.  Here is what Cidney came up with:

Any my nephew:

We were all really happy with the finish projects, and making them was really simple.  Here's what you need.....

• Glass container with loose fitting lid (also the top opening of the container should not be to small, as close to the size of the rest of it as possible.....otherwise too much moisture gets trapped)
• Glass pebbles (from Michaels, or regular small rocks from your backyard)
• Horticulture charcoal (this stuff turns everything black, use gloves)
• Moss (we dug up moss from my backyard, but you can get it at home depot, or a garden store)
• Spray bottle
• Liquid fertilizer (i used miracle grow)
• Mommy's Little Monster Kit

First we added the pebbles into the glass containers, then the horticulture charcoal, then the moss.  We added cute embellishments (from the *Mommy's Little Monster* Kit) to create scenes on the moss, decorate the lids, and add rub-ons to our spray bottles.  Once we were done, I added a little liquid miracle grow to some water in a spray bottle, and misted the moss.  Done. Easy.  Love it!

If you want more inspiration:

Here is a link to the Pink Ninja Addicts Blog.  They show new projects every day.
Here is a link to the Martha Stewart Woodland Terrarium.

Here is a link to the Martha Stewart Fairyland Terrarium.

If any of you a terrarium pic to share, I would love to see it :-)

Have a great week!

Carrie

This Week

I have this picture in my head of my little nephew doing silly things to make us all laugh.  A waitress walks over and hands us girls each a rose for Valentine's Day.  My nephew quickly sweeps one up, and sticks it behind his ear.....it's a long stem, and he is trying to balance it.....I snap a photo of him while he's also holding up an Alaskan king crab leg (we were at the Fish Market in Del Mar), and of course I get a shot of him with his mouth open mid chew, making the craziest face.  I showed everyone at our table the photo, and we all broke out laughing!  I can still feel it.....The smile on my face as I beam with happiness.  Isn't it great when moments like that seem to last forever?  My whole last weekend feels like that.....

This week I am happy.   This week I feel joy.  This week I enjoy the petite flowers Ryan gave me on Valentine's Day.  This week my heart skips a beat when Ryan touches my cheek.  This week is exciting.

Sometimes I forget how much taking a vacation from my daily life makes me see the world with shiny new rose colored glasses.  This week I love my rose colored glasses.

Love, 

Carrie