tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82789685522776020312011-12-22T12:54:45.986-05:00Bobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931751736452884005noreply@blogger.comBlogger871100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-25370091931929966952011-06-30T14:22:00.002-04:002011-06-30T19:50:50.606-04:00

It's been a while.  A long while.  Eighteen months to be exact.  Much has happened and I finally feel like I'm in a comfortable place to start blogging again.  I've missed you all.  Let's catch up! My last post was shortly after the birth of our youngest son in January 2011.  The very next morning I rushed him to the ER with a fever.  At three weeks of age he was diagnosed with Vesicoureteral

Bobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931751736452884005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-45366805631049816992010-01-21T14:35:00.002-05:002011-06-29T17:51:40.475-04:00

Isn't he just precious? We are so blessed....

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Our scrapbooking app for the iPhone, Coolibah was approved yesterday!! It's now available for sale in iTunes!! We are sooooo super excited! Here's the link to find it in iTunes!!! Coolibah On a side note.. I'm going to try to find some time to get over here and update this blog. I've been so busy lately with work and preparing for this precious little baby that on it's way. I have lots of

Bobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931751736452884005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-4959826168544841892009-09-26T13:50:00.005-04:002011-06-29T17:52:06.979-04:00

Awww!! Isn't HE just the cutest little baby ever? Ok, Ok.. so I'm a little partial ;) We actually tossed around the idea of NOT finding out the sex of the baby. But, curiosity got the best of us. It's so hard to lay there on the table during the ultrasound and know that they can see and tell you what the baby is. He actually had his legs together so they tech had a hard time trying to figure

Bobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931751736452884005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-20081857121766109842009-09-10T21:57:00.008-04:002011-06-29T17:52:25.317-04:00

It's official. I survived. That clown up there did too! This week was the first week all the kids were in school. M was the last one to start. She's in preschool so she started later than the rest. I'm really enjoying being back on a schedule. Although, I can't sleep in... it's worth it. I have much more time to work on all my projects and I actually get out of the house on a daily basis

Bobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931751736452884005noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-63066385147810835242009-08-30T11:56:00.010-04:002011-06-29T17:52:36.300-04:00

We took the kids to the fair a few weeks ago. They had blast! Sean is at that age where he's tall enough to ride the big rides and still small enough to ride the small rides. So he had 2x's the amount of fun! This year he decided that he would go on an upside-down ride. He's never been tall enough so this was really exciting (scary) for him. He's lucky he has a big brother to go with him :)

Bobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931751736452884005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-30796224288919933262009-08-27T11:31:00.009-04:002011-06-29T17:52:51.281-04:00

I finally sat down the other night to download photos from my camera. I've been taking pictures like crazy all summer but it had been a while since I downloaded them. They dated all the way back to the first part of July.. WOW! One really fun thing we did this summer was purchase a membership to the Cleveland Zoo. We haven't gone as much as we'd like to but we have made a few trips. One

Bobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931751736452884005noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-42475400449327854102009-08-27T11:11:00.005-04:002011-06-29T17:53:10.480-04:00

Sandy Noble from Birdie Bound came to me needing a website design for her golf instruction classes and clinics. Her main clientele is women and juniors so she wanted something that would appeal to them but still keep a professional look. We started with her logo design and it turned out great! Then we moved onto the website design. Sandy was so much fun to work with and had some great ideas

Bobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931751736452884005noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-79972226850288848632009-08-27T10:58:00.006-04:002011-06-29T17:53:28.272-04:00

Here's a custom website that I launched recently for Cindy of Dress Up and Play Parties. Cindy offers great party packages for kids of all ages. Her website was so much fun to create! We started with that super fun logo you see up there then moved onto the website design. She came to me with a basic idea and gave me creative control :) I just love it when clients do that! She wanted a

Bobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931751736452884005noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-84481362626152448062009-08-04T02:43:00.005-04:002011-06-29T17:53:44.340-04:00

It won't be long now... are you all ready to start scrapbooking on your iPhone? Wait till you see the amazing designers who's kits we'll carry! Here's a link to the Coolibah blog so you can keep up with our progress and updates www.blog.coolibah.me

Bobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931751736452884005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-31311692031299696012009-08-03T11:54:00.008-04:002011-06-29T17:53:55.468-04:00

Well, it's a Monday... my website is down. I've contacted Pappashop and hopefully they are working on it. You'll notice that many of the graphics here on my blog are hosted there .. so they aren't showing up. Bear with me and hopefully my site will be back up VERY soon! Also my email for the site is down too. Can I please scream now??? UPDATE - My site is now back up without an explanation

Bobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931751736452884005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-56024733291271412472009-07-29T17:57:00.005-04:002011-06-29T17:54:06.601-04:00

You've all heard about the super cool Scrapbook App for the iPhone that Scott and I are developing. We're in the beta testing stage right now and we're getting ready to launch the 2nd beta test package in just a few days. We're looking for people who'd like to test it out and give us some feedback. Do you have an iPhone? Do you want to get Coolibah for free? Then come on over and beta test

Bobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931751736452884005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-56342880924378441922009-07-20T22:10:00.004-04:002011-06-29T17:54:25.554-04:00

I've been searching high and low for a organizer/planner that would fit my needs. I've tried just about every different kind out there on the market and nothing has worked for me. I buy all these really cool looking planners that come with a bunch of pages to fill out (more should be better right?). But after a few weeks they end up collecting dust. I'm sure many of you that work from home

Bobbienoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-3059686001371040542009-07-13T11:22:00.003-04:002009-07-13T11:28:37.360-04:00

I just wanted to let you all know that we posted a demo video of our digital scrapbooking iPhone app on the Coolibah blog!! I'm posting it below as well. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think! Follow Coolibah on twitter: @coolibahmeRead the Coolibah blog: www.coolibah.blogspot.com

Bobbienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-43431871276342303962009-07-03T14:08:00.006-04:002009-07-03T14:47:39.793-04:00

I've mentioned time and time again how much I love my clients. They're the best people in the world to work for! Krista Jones from Sweet Abigail is no exception. She was absolutely amazing to work with and has to be one of the sweetest people I've ever met. You can imagine my surprise when I went to get the mail today and found a HUGE box from her. You'll never believe what I found inside...

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I just wanted to give a quick update on Coolibah and the progress we've made...Just in case you don't know... Coolibah is a new digital scrapbooking app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It's a little project I've been working on with my brother and we'll be launching it very soon. He's the brains behind the technical programming end of things. Just wait till you see what you can do with this

Bobbienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-31959484577432899582009-06-29T11:16:00.004-04:002009-06-29T11:23:53.232-04:00

I turned on the t.v. this morning for some background noise while getting caught up on some work. I had NBC's Today Show on. Al Roker's clip about the 'Lend a Hand' series he's working on caught my attention. It was at that very moment that I stepped up on my soapbox. I've never wrote an email to a network to comment on a show. But for some reason I felt that I just HAD to. Here is a copy

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How many of you use an iphone? How many of you scrapbook? How would you like to be able to scrapbook on your iphone??? Cool concept right? Well, it's in the works ;) My programming genius brother has asked me to help him out with a new iphone app he's working on!! But I need your help....We're trying to figure out what scrapbooking themes are going to be the most popular. So, if you had a

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Just a quick post to let everyone know that I will be closed from June 18th through June 23rd. I'll return all emails when I re-open.

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This is the illustrated version of me :) My BFF Lisa drew it for me! Isn't she just the sweetest! I completely love her style .. she is so creative! She's started out drawing one of herself. Then she decided that her illustration needed a BFF. So she drew me!!!!!! It was a complete surprise when she showed it to me last night. Thank you Lisa!!

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In my attempt to NOT blog about Jon and Kate and what a train wreck that whole show is.... Are you a fan of True Blood? I AM!! I watched the first season last year and fell in love with the show. Season 2 is starting on June 14th and I can't wait! If you haven't heard of True Blood then you're missing out. It's a series on HBO that's based in rural Louisana. Vampires are real and have made

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I've used Mozilla Thunderbird as my email client for almost 2 years now. It's been a great tool to help keep my emails organized. My favorite feature is that it allows you to have different inboxes for every one of your email addresses. I can't stand having emails from 3 different addresses dumped into one inbox. That's just way to confusing for me! I like to keep things simple.Lately, I've

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I've decided to sell my Industrial Singer Sewing Machine. Honestly, I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I'm happy to reclaim some much needed space and maybe pocket a few dollars. On the other hand, I'm sad. "Ole' Betsy" and I have had some great times together. She's always been nice to me and has never tried to bite me. She's tough when she needs to be... think car upholstery.

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In just a few short weeks Lisa and I will be launching the HUGE project we've been working on!! So, I'm offering all my premade products at 50% off from now until May 14th. I haven't made up my mind yet if I will still offer the current premade collections once the new project launches.... so if you see something you like.. grab it now!! See all the premade products here.

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I knew April would be a very busy month. In preparation, I only scheduled 2 custom website designs. Here is a little preview of each one....Krista Jones came to me needing a makeover for her current website. She already had a logo and liked the font.. but she wanted an update. So, we worked together to create the sweet logo you see on the screenshot up there. I had to manipulate the swirls

Bobbienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-22932014968449653302009-04-29T18:41:00.007-04:002009-04-29T19:24:19.484-04:00

Is it really almost May? Really? REALLY? Where did April go? WOW! I completely neglected my blog this month. But I had a few good reasons. I promise! My first good reason has to do with that beautiful little strawberry blond in these pictures. Her name is Alex (isn't she gorgeous?). She is my 10 year old daughter. I saw her for the first time in almost 8 years this month. I'm not going

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I finally have a day to get caught up on sharing some of my recent work! Here is a project that I had so much fun working on....If you haven't seen Lilly Anna Kids yet then you're missing out!! Misty is the owner and her creations are super fun and unique! She creates these hats that you just have to see! They're full of color and kids love wearing them (at least Madeline does)! In addition

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Here's a project that just went live today! Joanna Hakimi was frustrated. She wanted to decorate her two young childrens' rooms with something special. But after hours of searching online, she quickly realized that no single site offered a well-organized and diverse selection of original, child-oriented art. So, she decided to do something about that. Honeybee Gallery was born.Joanna has

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Here's a little project I finished up a few weeks ago...BabyHipWear is owned by Jennifer Spellman. She was inspired to start a clothing line for children diagnosed with Hip Dysplasia after her own daughter was diagnosed with a dislocated hip. Jennifer was born with bilateral hip dysplasia. So, she has first hand knowledge of clothing needs for 'hip' kids. Some children have to spend many

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after the cut..., originally uploaded by theniftystudio.And here is the after shot. I have an appointment to go back on Saturday for some color. It's so dark now! I'm going to get it lightened up a little bit. And I'm thinking of getting the edges razored a little bit more. I wanted an edgier look.....*if you look really hard behind me... you can see my desk. I rearranged my office this past

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Before the Haircut...., originally uploaded by theniftystudio.Spring is right around the corner and I decided it was time for a change. So, I decided to chop all my hair off. I've done this a few times in the past. My hair is extremely thick and grows super fast. The last time I cut it all off Madeline was about 6 months old. It only took me about 3 years to grow it this long. After a while

Bobbienoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-55013511110434247712009-02-26T19:56:00.005-05:002009-02-26T20:30:22.053-05:00

I received my order from Adagio Teas today! I love loose leaf tea. I didn't even know there was a difference until I tried it. I will NEVER buy store bought bagged teas ever again. Call me a tea snob if you want but this stuff is the best! It's gourmet tea and it's so fresh and full of flavor. And it's actually cheaper than that store bought stuff.I've been buying my teas online from Adagio

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Sean decided he wanted to get a haircut the other day. I'm actually kind of glad because as much as I loved his long, thick flowing hair he really needed to get it cut. Almost everywhere we went people mistook him for a girl. And it doesn't help much that he has these super long Snuffalufagus eyelashes (remember Sesame Street?). So, as much as he thought he looked all rock star like Steven

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I'm not sure what is going on but my internet has been running VERY VERY slow all day today. And my website is down. I'm not sure if it's because of something is wrong with our internet (and it's just on my end) or if my website is really down. I can't even send or receive any email. I have a cable tech coming out tomorrow (between 2 and 6 pm). What's really weird is that I can view some websites

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Here's a little peek at what I've been working on over the past week or so. I was really excited when I was contacted to do more work for Brian Fortuna. This time he needed a flyer design for flyers that will be placed around dance studios in Los Angeles. Brian and Joey are really good friends that have teamed up to offer dance lessons. So exciting!!Here are some custom sticker designs I did

Bobbienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-29677727847124189282009-02-08T13:41:00.003-05:002009-02-08T13:55:37.847-05:00

Yesterday, I decided to take a much needed break from the computer. I started feeling sick on Friday. I think I'm coming down with the flu. I hardly ever get sick so when I do it's bad. I've been feeling dizzy with headaches and my neck hurts. To make it worse... I don't like to take medicine. I did take an aleve which helps with the headache and neck pain. But the dizzy feeling just won't

Bobbienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-24127646208617715562009-02-08T13:05:00.005-05:002009-02-08T13:34:39.289-05:00

Last weekend I finally sat down and made some valances for my office/playroom. I'm really happy with how they turned out. I'm not sure how many of you know... but I have a background in home dec. I went to design school for interior and graphic design. Before that, I worked with my mother in the drapery workroom she owned. We mainly did custom work for interior designers. It was hard work

Bobbienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-58738967811778330332009-01-29T23:42:00.008-05:002009-01-30T01:16:35.273-05:00

The old adage is true... presentation is everything. This is especially true when it comes to your website. It doesn't matter if you're selling a product or a service. In the end all that matters is how well you execute your presentation. Unfortunately, the power of presentation is an often overlooked element when it comes to e-commerce websites. Think for a moment about that high-end

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I just had to share this photo! It makes me laugh every time I look at it!!Enjoy!

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Not a REAL driver's license, silly! An American Hot Rod Racer driver's license. And... just what is that you ask? Well, we have this totally rad store here at one of our malls. It's called American Hot Rod Racer. It's kind of like a Build-a-Bear for boys. Instead of building bears they get to build their own remote control car. When they're finished they get to race it on a track right in

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Are you ready to start selling online but you're not sure where to start? Do you think setting up your own website is expensive and time consuming? Are terms like domain name, hosting and content management system confusing to you?You're not alone. Many people come to me with questions about how to start a website that they can sell from. So, I've compiled the following list of 5 quick and

Bobbienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-20044485601960874132009-01-19T16:21:00.005-05:002009-01-19T16:49:27.256-05:00

How nifty is this logo! And how cute is that little bee? I love how it turned out! I just finished this logo for one of my nifty clients, Joanna. She's the owner of Honeybee Gallery, a soon-to-be online store that will carry high-end artwork from many different artists. This is such an exciting project to work on! Joanna is so much fun to work with and is totally open to new ideas (have I

Bobbienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-27659404087229854362009-01-18T00:37:00.007-05:002009-01-18T11:26:39.474-05:00

I've been playing with my new lense a little bit over the past few days. I am in complete LOOOVE with it! I still can't believe that I can actually get shots indoors at night. Madeline on the other hand... she's not so much in LOVE with my lense. I had to bribe her a few times times just so I could practice. I took the shot above tonight just before she started to get tired. I had to

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I never really thought of myself as an obsessive person... until today. I have been completely obsessing over The Nifty Studio! I thought I was happy with the last design... then I started loading products. The brown background was just tooo overpowering. So, I sat here today after all my work was finished up and re-designed The Nifty Studio once again! I really do think I'm happy with it

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I finished it! Well, part of it anyways. I've been working on this Nifty Collection for a few days now. The template is D-O-N-E. Tomorrow I will be working on the coordinating print designs. If you're looking for a premade website template then scoot on over to and check this one out!Now I'm off to catch some zzzzzz's. I'm secretly hoping that school is canceled tomorrow. It's supposed to

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The other night I was searching for a photoshop tutorial (that I never found). All of the sudden, I stumbled across something that will forever change the way I edit photos. Look at the before and after shot above. Amazing right? Can I say once again how much I LOOOOOVE photoshop? I simply added this little trick in with a few others and viola!I showed the little trick to my BFF Lisa (she now

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Usually, I don't like to announce projects that I'm working on until they're finished and ready to go. But... I am so pleased with how Loos Stores website it turning out that I just can't wait to share. I finished up the homepage last night. I just love how this whole project has taken shape. Howard and Liliana came to me with a general idea of what they were looking for. Then they gave me

Bobbienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-24166239853459666282009-01-11T13:48:00.004-05:002009-01-13T09:56:06.283-05:00

As you can see, I'm still trying to sort through all the photos from the holidays. Here are some gifts that I made for some family members. We (the kids and I) made sugar scrubs, bath fizzies and lotions. We used 3 different scents. They were a HUGE hit! And it was a great project for the kids. Everything turned out much better than I expected. I had a hard time finding jars. I really

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I was editing the pictures I took of the jam session..... and I look over at Sean's desk and there is Madeline fast asleep. Maybe I should have her sing and dance every night before bedtime!She will fall asleep anywhere when she's tired. But this was so funny! I've never seen her do this before....

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I found a good one!! Madeline and Sean were singing "Dude Looks Like a Lady" into their air microphones. HA! Crazy kids!

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So what are 3 kids to do when they're snowed in and it's dark outside? Have an hour long Aerosmith jam session of course!Sean has been on this total Aerosmith kick lately. He found one of my old CD's and he's been listening to it faithfully everyday. He almost knows the words to each and every song. He even watches the videos on Youtube to learn the dance moves. The funny thing is that Sean

Bobbienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-21611177684000722322009-01-10T16:48:00.003-05:002009-01-13T09:56:49.672-05:00

I am so disappointed :( I have searched and searched through all my photos from our trip out of town and I can't find a good one of my niece, Trinity. All the photos I have are blurry. I guess I can attribute that to using my new lense and not knowing what settings to use. I'm still disappointed though.Trinity is as smart as a tack. She never ceases to amaze me with how she can hold a

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I'm officially measuring 11.5" on our back deck now. And the flower pot is completely covered!

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Officially, on our back deck, we have 10" of snow.... and it's still coming down. The winter storm warning doesn't end until 1:00am on Sunday. It's crazy to see the snow half way up the railing on our deck. And I just saw a snowmobile driving down the street. I wonder if we'll be able to get the car out of the garage? I guess we are lucky to have 2 boys that are more than willing to shovel!

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I guess I know what I'll be doing all weekend.... working, cleaning and baking! Hmmm... plane tickets to San Diego are under $200.00 right now......

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The Nifty Studio is now open!! I still have some content work to do and I'll be finishing that up over the next few weeks. I swear, I am my own worst client. Over the course of 3 months I changed the design concept for the site 4 times! I just see so many things that inspire me and it's hard to nail down just one thing. I finally decided to let the site reflect "me". I am so happy with the

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This is my nephew Skylar. He is Selene's little brother. And he's my lego building buddy. He is obsessed with legos. No matter what time of day it is... you can find Skylar building with legos. We made a few cool things together on our visit like a big tower with a pit in the center to throw pirates in. In the photo above, he's sending a satellite into orbit around my camera. He has a

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Isn't this the cutest little 2 year old you've ever seen? Just look at those eyes! This little cutie is my nephew, Rylan. I still can't believe that he just had his 2nd birthday. Where does the time go *sigh*? This little guy is a challenge to photograph. He's always on the move! I must have chased him all over the house for 2 whole hours before I got a good shot! I'm telling you... you

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This is my niece, Selene. She is so super duper cool that it isn't even funny. She is one rare teenager... you actually WANT to spend time with her. She is always laughing, smiling and cracking jokes. Her passion is in art. This girl can draw like there's no tomorrow. I am just in awe of her skills. So, for Christmas I made her a holder for her pencils (I'm sure there's a real name for it

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Guess what I got for Christmas! Yep, a brand new lense for my Canon Rebel!!! I've wanted this lense for about a year now and My King finally got it for me. Yippee! I've been having so much fun playing around with it. Of course I took it on our trip to visit family in West Virginia over the holidays. I'm so pleased at how some of the photos turned out. I still have a lot of learning to do

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Has it been that long since my last post? I come bearing photos of chocolate :) Will that make up for it? What if I tell you that the photo above is a chocolate covered brownie? A chocolate indulgence like no other.... will that do the trick?I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! It was so nice to take some time off to visit with family that we don't get to see that often. I was working

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Tracy @ Our Journey is our winner for the 2 Free pairs of Cuffies!!! Congratulations! Email me with your color choices and I'll get them shipped right out to you.

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Sean and Madeline checked to see if they were on Santa's Nice List. You can see for yourself if they made it by clicking here. It' actually pretty cool! I wish that I could post the video here but all it gives at the end is a link.

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Just a quick reminder that today is the last day to purchase your Cuffies for guaranteed Christmas delivery. They are still Buy One Get One FREE! So, go ahead and grab a few to stuff your stockings!

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Who wants to win some Cuffies? I'm giving away 2 FREE pairs (you pick the colors). All you have to do is leave me a comment on this post. That's all. Easy. Right?Now, if you post about this giveaway on your blog then I will give you 3 extra entries (make sure to leave a link in your comment). So, tell all your friends!I'm going to announce the winner on Monday Dec. 15th so I can get these

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This year for Christmas I'm buying as many handcrafted items as I can to complete my list. And I'm making quite a few things as well. I can't show a few things on here yet because they are gifts for "certain" people that just might stumble across this post *wink*wink*.First up is this adorable little doll from Polar Bear Creations. Every year for Christmas I buy Madeline a handcrafted doll. I

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I'm reading on Fox news and CNN that the auto industry bailout has collapsed despite intense negotiations. I've been silently following this without much of an opinion on the whole thing. I do have strong feeling about certain aspects but I'm not an expert and can't claim to know how to solve the problem. All I know is that no matter what happens a LOT of people will be effected. My family

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Where does all the "Stuff" go to that we consume? And where does it all come from? I stumbled upon this little video and it really made me stop and think. More and more it's confirming my decision to scale back on "stuff" this year for Christmas. I'm focusing on personal and very well thought out gifts that have meaning behind them.Seriously.. you should The Story of Stuff. I'd love to hear

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Can I please let out a small scream? Just a tiny one? Why? You ask. Because I was contacted by Brian Fortuna and Kristina Rihanoff's manager, Sarah, to do some graphic work for their blogs!! Me? Yes. Me. I've worked with Sarah in the past and she is completely awesome. I just love her! She throws an idea out there and lets me totally run with it.Here is Brian's finished blog. I

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I seriously need to update with what's been going on this week... but it's like 2:20am and I've been working like a DOG. So this is just a quick little drive by post to let you all know about a new product of mine!Cuffies e-pattern! Now you can make your own removable fur cuffs! This pattern is so awesome!! I took lots of photos and made the instructions super easy to understand. So, even if

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I hope everyone out there had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had a great time filled with tons of great food. This is the first year that I scaled back on work so that I could spend more time with my family. I do not regret it one bit. Thanksgiving dinner was at Joe's grandmother's house in Youngstown. We are usually in charge of bringing deserts. So, you know I had to make some yummy cake

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Over at cuffies.com I'm running our 3rd annual Black Friday Sale! This is a great opportunity to stock up on cuffies. The sale will run from Noon till 6:00pm EST. Everything is premade and ready to ship! Get there early. Our stock is limited and some colors may sell out.

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Around here it's a tradition to break out The Christmas Story dvd this time of year. I mean, would it really be Christmas without watching it at least once? My Nifty little kids will run around the house all throughout the holiday season just looking for opportunities to sing, "You'll shoot your eye out!". And who could forget the kid who got his tongue stuck on the flag pole? No matter how

Bobbienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278968552277602031.post-75880073349925999462008-11-22T16:09:00.000-05:002008-11-22T16:11:04.634-05:00

Are you looking for Printable Christmas cards that are super cute.. and FREE? Well then get on over to my BFF Lisa's blog This Yummy Life. She just posted a FREE download! What a great way to save money in these hard economic times. She also has a few other free downloads that are holiday related and just as cute!Enjoy!

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Originally posted on 11/21/2008It's been nearly 3 weeks since I heard her voice. And 4 weeks since I received an email from her. My heart aches. My eyes are red from the tears. When the house is quiet and my thoughts are allowed to wander.... they always wander to her. Is she safe? Does she know that my heart and door are open to her? Does she know I am here with my arms wide open? Is she

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Originally posted on 11/20/2008Over on the Cuffies side of things.... we are in full swing! The past few weekends we have spent covered in fur. This is our 3rd year making Cuffies. The first year they were made to order (long shipping times). Last year we did a mix of premade and made to order (inconsistent shipping times). This year we decided to do all premade. We've been able to

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Originally posted on 11/20/2008I just wanted to give everyone a quick update on the new website. I've been so busy working on custom orders that I haven't had a chance to do much work on my website. I have the design all finished and now I just need to add all the products and info pages in. That's usually the most time consuming part of the whole process. I've decided to change direction a

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Originally posted on 11/18/2008Guess what we woke up to this morning....Our first REAL snow of the season. My Nifty little kids are extremely overjoyed that it's winter. They love playing in the snow. I guess moving to the snowbelt a few months ago was the right move. Our city gets an average of 58" of snow a year. 2" down... 56" to go. It was so funny when I turned on the news this morning

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Originally posted on 11/12/2008I have so much to blog about that I don't even know where to start. We had a busy weekend that was so much fun! My mom and step-dad drove up to celebrate the 4th anniversary of my 29th birthday. They live about 4 hours away so we only get to see them every few months. It's always so nice when they drive up to see us. That means we don't have to pack stuff for 3

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Originally posted on 11/06/2008I found this really cool recipe at the Bakerella blog and I had to try it! They are called cake pops. You can find the recipe here. The recipe is really quick and easy. It's the dipping and decorating that takes time.I picked up everything but the cake mix and frosting at our local Joann's store. And it only cost me $3.99!! How you ask? Well, it was my lucky

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Originally posted on 11/01/2008Wow... aren't these two scary!Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. The anticipation is so exciting. This year we had a great Halloween. The costumes turned out great and the weather was perfect. These little mummies collected more treasures than you'd find in The Valley of The Kings (or so they think).I'm usually not big on scary costumes.

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Originally posted on 10/30/2008We've been at it again! More baking...I saw a recipe for these in a magazine and I had to make some! They are YUMMY... mmmm....mmmmm.48 Hershey's Kisses 1/2 cup shortening 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 1 egg 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt

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Originally posted on 10/26/2008I cried today. It was a good cry. The tears were made of joy. My 10 year old daughter sent me an email today that simply said, i wish i was there. This sentence rocked my world. You see, I've dreamed of this day for 7 long years. The last time I laid my eyes on her or held her in my arms was in 2001. It was right before her 3rd birthday. I can still hear

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Originally Posted on 10/25/2008Halloween is sneaking up on us fast! 3 weeks ago Madeline wanted to be Tinkerbell. Then she changed her mind and wanted to be the classic princess. For a few days she went through a Batman phase. And I was all ready to make her a pink cape. Then she changed her mind again and wanted to be a ghost. I knew we had to do something to get her to narrow down her

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Originally Posted on 10/25/2008This week was packed with lots of work and a little bit of fun squeezed in. Last weekend we baked sugar cookies and decorated them with homemade frosting. 4 hours and a new hand mixer later, our cookies were all done! It was not all smooth sailing. We did run into a few obstacles along the way. Here is a list of things I will remember for next time.Keep the

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Originally posted on 10/18/2008It's official... we turned our heat on today. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? I haven't made up my mind yet. I feel so conflicted this time of year. Mainly because I have mixed feelings about winter. I mean, how IS a California girl supposed to feel living in Ohio when winter is quickly setting in? I will admit that I look forward to the weather turning

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Originally posted on 10/12/2008It's so nice of you to stop by. For those of you who have found me through Girl Indie, you know that my grandmother recently passed away. Her influence on my life is undeniable. She was a strong, independent woman and a very talented seamstress. Her quirky fashion style defined her and represented all she stood for. If you met her on the street or shopping in a

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