Joli Paquet Trick or Treat Swap

I only joined 2 Halloween swaps this year since I was so busy with some other work projects. I joined the Joli Paquet swap which was a lot of fun. My partner Wendy made a really cute bag and filled it with some wonderful treats!
I can't wait to get started on the cute little mini tag kits she included. And the shimmery material gives me a great excuse to get out my sewing machine and make something special for next year. Thanks Wendy for all the wonderful Halloween goodies!

Goodbye Halloween 2009...

Once again, Halloween has come and gone leaving behind tired little ones with belly aches from the buckets of yummy candy and sweet treats devoured throughout the evening.The creepers have left the building, having done their jobs of lurking, crawling and spooking.It's time to say goodbye to Halloween 2009....

This ole' witch is tired.

Sophie's ready for Halloween!

Sophie
Originally uploaded by the sweet life creations

Ok, so trying to put a witches hat on a 7 month old Lab was not the easiest (nor smartest) thing to do, let alone keep it on her. Lab's are notorious for chewing and eating anything in sight. So why would I think that mine would be any different? She was a good sport about it though. Maybe because she was tired from running in the yard and decided not to put up a fight. Maybe she just decided to surrender thinking to herself "my idiot human has her camera out again and if I don't give up now and just wear the damn hat, then she is going to make me do some stupid trick.....sigh."
Good news is, we both survived and she only tried to eat the hat twice!

Halloween 2009

Once again, Halloween has crept up on me. So many things to do! It's is a race against the clock to get everything done that I had planned. The problem....I get distracted easily.......I will start to decorate a corner of the house, need some tape, glue, wire, etc., wonder up to the craft room, and 2 hours later come down and tell my husband "look what I made!" Completely forgetting about the project that I started down stairs. So what am I to do? I guess I will have to make Halloween year 'round!

Meet Sophie Rose!

Meet the newest addition to our family........Sophie Rose. She is the sweetest most cuddly puppy!

Home Sweet Home

All of my herbs in my wonderful new flower boxes.

Spring is here and it's time for front porch rockin'! I love sitting out here in the afternoons. The breeze off of the lake is amazing.

Valentines Swap

Along with the beautifully created heart, she also sent a ton of ephemera!
Wonderful Jullie (Shabbyjules) sent me this beautiful Valentine for the Vintage Ephemera Swap "Sweets for my Sweet". She also designed my new awesome blog. Thank you Jullie!!! I love my new blog.