Hippity Hop Easter Swap Day 7

Carol Campbell of Sassafras and Lulu created this wonderful hanging that I immediately placed on my front door! It's adorable!!! Thank you, Carol!

(photo borrowed from Scrappy Jessi..again...until I get my camera working)

Hippity Hop Easter Swap Day Six

Michelle from Life on this Good Day made me the most wonderful soldered pendant with a handstitched bunny! I am borrowing the photo of one side of the pendant from Scrappy Jessi. The other photo is from Michelle. I got the one with the bunny! It's just wonderful!!! Thank you, Michelle!!!

Hippity Hop Easter Swap Day Five

Look at this adorable box that I got to open today! Isn't it sweet? This little treasure was made by Jennifer at A Charming Life.

(Photo borrowed from the fabulous Scrappy Jessi)

Hippity Hop Easter Swap Day Four

Look at what I got from Nola! Isn't it wonderful? She created a mini-paperbag scrapbook for our fourth Easter surprise. I'm going to save it for Baby's first Easter next year.

Thank you, Nola!!!!

Hippity Hop Easter Swap Day Three

I just opened my day three package and it is so cute!!! Teresa of Plum Water Cottage made us the sweetest papier-mache glittered bunnies! I'll try to post a photo later. Thanks Teresa!

(Photo borrowed from Michele at On This Good Day)

Hippity Hop Easter Swap Day Two

I got to make the gift for Day Two (today!) and decided to do a little two-sided charm. I'm having trouble with the camera so I am borrowing this image from Scrappy Jessi!

Hippity Hop Easter Swap Day One

I got to open my first Hippity Hop package yesterday and boy was it a good one!!! The incredibly talented Cathy from Tadpoles and Teacups made a papier-mache bunny from a vintage chocolate mold. Doesn't he look good enough to eat? I just love it!!! Thank you so much, Cathy!!!

(my picture didn't turn out very well so I am borrowing Cathy's photo)

Vintage Flashcard Tutorial

If you haven't been over to Heidi's wonderful blog, you are in for a treat! Today, she has a tutorial on how to make your own vintage flashcards. I have really been wanting to try this and now I know how!!!

Find the tutorial (and Heidi!) here:

LINK

Dreaming of Warmer Weather

Still haven't chosen a paint color for baby's room yet but I'm working on it! Thanks for the suggestions. I am trying to match a yellow on the baby's quilt. The only problem is that there are three different colors of yellow on the quilt and I can't decide which one would be best.

My mother gave me this wonderful patio set last year for my birthday and my husband put it away for the winter. I can't wait to get it back out again. We got it at Target on sale and it is so comfortable! Now that the weather is getting warmer, I am fantasizing about filling our flowerbeds and getting our garden all tidy. I really want to get one of those free-standing patio warmers this year. I would love to sit outside on my lovely furniture in the evenings but it gets cold here in Northern California when it gets dark. We have a chiminea but it doesn't put out much heat. I think a patio warmer would be wonderful. Don't you?

Spring Fever

Hello my friends!

It's a beautiful day today in Northern California and I am wishing that I was not stuck at my desk at work.

I spent the weekend trying to choose a paint color for Baby's room. It is tough! There are so many to choose from and they look completely different on the wall than they do on the paint chips. I think we have narrowed it down. I really want a creamy pale yellow and there seem to be lots of different shades out there.

I also need to get out to the garage and find my Easter decorations. My mom's birthday is right around Easter and she'll be visiting so I want the house to look festive. I better get busy because I'm running out of time!

Hope you all have a beautiful day!