Lenz Monzters Will Eat You Up!

Have trouble getting the kiddos attention at the photo shoots?

Are the kiddos afraid of your BIG camera?

Tired of searching in your camera bag for a toy?

My Lenz Monzter will ease those kiddo struggles!

It fits over your lens.

There is a squeaker in their tongues.

It's bright and camouflages your camera without obstruction.

It's totally custom and handcrafted.

It's available!

Holiday Monzters will make their debut this month!

Maternity Leave on Etsy - Dates to Know

MATERNITY LEAVE NOTES

* I will not be taking custom orders from September 20-October 15th

* The shop will be closed from October 1st-October 15th

* I will be taking a very limited amount of custom orders from October 15th-January 1st, 2011

!! Please keep this in mind and order your holiday items early!!

Catching Up

Oh my.. Time does fly!

I can hardly believe it's been months since I've posted.

Well.. I had 3 blogs and think that overwhelmed me.

I am now starting my 7 month of pregnancy and that definitely overwhelmed me.

I've decided to condense all my blogs into this one.

I'll tag each post so if you want to skip to Etsy, cooking, or family

you will be able to quickly.

In brief here's the news from the last couple of months..

Isabelle

She is doing awesome! She is a chatterbox. Loves to sing and will be starting dance classes in August. Isabelle is very excited about the upcoming birth of her sister, Julie.

We had 2 summer vacations in Park City, 2 Thomas the Train rides,

a visit to WA for cousin Maggie's Confirmation, a visit from Nana and Myron,

and visits from Gaga & Gigi Bird.

She was sick for about 3 weeks this past month, but

all the blood tests revealed is that she had some sort of virus.

Right now I can hear her giggling in Gaga's lap, so all is well :D

Julie (Juliette)

I'm starting my 7 month of pregnancy.

It has not been an easy pregnancy.

I won't go into the details of every crazy detail, but let's just say I'm eager to meet my angel and have my body get back into some sort of normalcy.

We are bouncing back and forth on the name Julie or Juliette.

Our angel is named after one of the most life loving women I have

ever met that was taken from our lives much too young.

We are starting work on her nursery. Lots of Riley Blake cowgirl fabric and vintage western.

It is sure to be envied by all the other rodeo queens!

And no Thomas is not disappointed to be blessed with another beautiful, loving little girl.

Cooking Contests

I've won somewhere around 11 contests in the 2 1/2 months I've been entering.

The biggest prizes have been a check for $250, a $400 Le Creuset pot, 2 Magic Bullets,

and lots more fun things.

Thomas has even gotten into the action and started entering grilled recipes.

We have our fingers crossed he'll win a grill this summer.

I've taken the last couple week off from entering. During Isabelle's 3 week sick stint, we didn't know what was wrong and it was impossible for me to focus on anything but my angel.

Etsy and Other Crafts

Etsy is slow during the summer so I have been building up my inventory.

There are currently lots of baby cocoons and hats that are ready to ship.

I'm also really enjoying getting back into sewing, and have been adding a lot of new type of items.

I will stop taking custom orders mid-September and take a maternity leave for the first 2 weeks of October. From mid-October to January I will be taking a very limited amount of custom work, but I will add a lot of ready-2-ship items.

I'm doing a lot of craft challenges right now and have started entering quilt contests.

I'm still creating designs for A Charming Place. I was also finalist for Vanna's Choice yarn contest. I'm currently working on another Lion Brand yarn entry.

Personal News

I was nominated and accepted a director position for the Junior League of Salt Lake City. I'm still doing sub work at the local libraries.

Thomas has really gotten back into mountain biking since our last trip to Park City. He is busy moving his home office, since that room is to be Julie's nursery.

Wooh.. Lots of info.

I'm hoping to be blogging more now that I have 1 blog to care for..

but we'll see...

I'm on Twitter/Facebook daily and post weekly to my Flickr account

if you would like more pics!

Life is what happens when you think you'll have time to blog.....

April #2 ACP Challenge

Go Read A Book!

For this week's challenge, you must create an accessory that is related to a book.

My inspiration was "Alice in Wonderland", though my color choices are more from Tim Burton's film.

I used a book mark base, extra large DIY button, fabric, and ACP teapot charm (I cut off the loop).

Have fun!

April #1 ACP Challenge

As a design team member for A Charming Place, ACP, in the month of April I will be creating a challenge each week. Want to participate, just register on the site and dive in!

Here we go..

It's the Stash in a Flash!

You know what this weekend is? Easter!

Yes ya'll, your first challenge is to use what you have in your stash (no last minute runs to the craft store..lol) to create an Easter or spring accessory.

You can make something for your hair, jewelry, cell phone charm.. you name it! Just use what you have in your stash and make it spring-y!

Have ?? about my project.. I used 3 different flower embellishments, an awesome ACP silver tone flourish charm, and it's secured with a silver brad. The flower was then hot glued to bobby pin bases.