A Scrap of Life

Lately I've really been into crafting. Some of it has to do with a new monthly crafting group, http://www.stickychickscrafts.blogspot.com/ , that my friends Melinda, Hattie and I started together. We get together once a month to chat, eat and make a fun craft. We've only met three months so far, and we made this: and these (the insides are interchangeable for the seasons... "HOP" for Easter, "I <3 U" for Valentines and "USA" for Memorial Day/4th of July are the ones we've made so far, though at a later group we'll also do "BOO" for Halloween and "JOY" for Christmas): Last month it was this cool subway art: This month coming up it's my turn to host and we're making pedestal frames and an apothecary jar. I can't wait! Being part of the craft group has really got me in the crafting mode and I've started making things on my own a bit too. Like this little setup, made with things I found at the thrift st...

Spring has sprung and that means it's time for photography. I had a shoot Sunday with a beautiful family (which is posted on my photography blog... see the link on the right) and in preparation for that shoot we visited the park I was shooting at. The kids played on the playground equipment and Brian and I scouted around. We found some good places for pictures and I found these flowers growing in a clump. I gathered Rissa and asked her to take pictures with me. She happily agreed, regardless of the fact that I asked her to lay belly-down on a rock covered in moss and even a creepy crawly bug or two. She even managed to look fairly happy while doing it. :)

One of my scrap sites does a question of the day. Today's was to list your guilty pleasures. It got me thinking about the things I love to do just for myself. Here are some of my favorites: Staying up late, after eveyone has gone to bed and the house is finally quiet, to watch girly movies and scrapbook. Curling up on the couch with a good book and reading all day long. Shopping for scrapbook goodies on the internet Driving in the car alone and singing along (very loudly) to my favorite tunes. My spendy-but-fabulous Biolage shampoos and conditioners. Sleeping in late on Sunday mornings. Burgerville Raspberry Milkshakes (which I can only get in July!). Midnight premiers of the Twilight Saga movies.