Happy Find

coming to an end

Hello there.

First I want to thank you. Thank you for your support, lovely comments and inspiration... you are awesome.

Life is constanly moving, changing, evolving and so we too, are changing... evolving... moving to keep up. I have grown so much since my first post here and the family has too and I feel that it's time to "evolve".  There were times when I needed to "escape" from life's daily chores and motherly duties and seek refuge here and just be myself and create, but at the the same time I felt lonely... giulty of leaving the family behind in my pursuit of craftiness.

*UGH*

So I thought, why not have the best of both worlds? Why not have the family be on the quest of craftiness as well? They each possess awesome talents, ideas and are not shy to express their opinions, and thus "Suburbia Soup" was born. Here, the whole family is involved. A place where you can take a peek into our lives livin' in the burbs and your family is invited too!

I will have Happy Find open until the end of March. After that I should have most of my favorite tutorials moved over to the new blog.

I'm excited and scared.

I don't want to loose you.

Please visit the new blog and follow me there! I'll have new tutorials, new aprons and soooo much more. When you visit, make sure to say hello.

Until then, my sweet friend...

xo

out of sight

Helloooo...?

Oh boy... life can get a bit crazy, ay? With the holidays, selling our home and trying to pack, you can imgaine how it can be with kids.

*sigh*

But I do miss you. I miss being engaged in all the creative inspirations and funny stories you tell...

*sigh*

Please bare with me, friend. I will be back.

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BIG hug.

greeting spools

Hiya!

Here's a sweet little craft you can make for the holidays! I'm showing the folks over at Go Greeno on how to make these greeting spools, so hop on over and get the scoop!

belated birthday pics

Stella is officially one.

Well to be honest, she was "officially" one the 7th of November and yes, I'm just now posting. BUT, her party was on the 19th, so technically I'm not too late to share.

Got the deer idea from Apartment Therapy. I so LOVE these. They're stayin' up for Christmas... hmmm.... well actually indefinitely.

Made the garland and had it strung all over the place.

The animal jars are from Ohdeedoh, the mushrooms are from Martha Stewart, and the lovely owl is from my work.

Notice her dress? Yup... another Charlie tunic. What can I say? I LOVE this pattern!

It was a wonderful celebration with family and closest friends. I apologize for the lack of photos and the quality isn't much to boast about as well (this is what happens when the photographer wasn't doing her job). And thank you all you crafty blogs out there and Pinterest for the cool ideas. The party was a hit!

Oh my sweet Stella... how my heart aches as each passing day, you grow older. I wish I could make time stand still and just be in the moment a little while longer with you.

Happy 1st Birthday, Lala-Bear.

 

 

black friday sale!!!

Hey there!

Sorry for the lack of posts. When there's nothing going on here, it's usually because I'm workin' up a storm. No sittin' on my duff eatin' bon-bons, that's for sure!

Hey... I'm having a sale in my shop, but you have to go visit Go Greeno (AKA, Sugar Mama) for the details. You may want to see, cause it's RARE for me to have such an awesome sale. So check it out over HERE and hop on over to my wee little shop for some goodies!

I'm off to do more celebrating... it's Lily Moon's 11th birthday today.

Happy Friday!!!

 

schoolhouse tunic revised

***Hey there! I'm transitioning to a new blog and you can access this tutorial over here. Please hop on over and say hi!***

 

 

giveaway winner

And the lucky cat is...

caa48- Cynde

Congratulations!!!

Not only will you receive a lovely little toadstool pedastal but you will also get to pick any one of the Spoonful of Sugar pincushions in my shop! That's the surprise!

***clapping hands***

So Cynde, shoot me an email, let me know which Spoonful of Sugar pincushion you would like and I'll ship it out to ya.

Thanks everyone who participated. That was fun. The next giveaway is gonna be a BIG one, so check back!

race for the cure

This past weekend was a busy one. Spent all day Saturday running errands and preparing for Stella's birthday... nothing noteworthy.

But Sunday was much different. It was a day to reflect, raise awareness and support all of those who battled and are still battling with breast cancer. There is a total of 4 beautiful and courageous women in my life that has been afflicted. One is in remission, one is currently in treatment and two have fought it to the end.

I'm a pretty private person, I don't let many people in and I tend to internalize a lot of things. I kind of see myself as a turtle. I'll just crawl into my shell and pray that everything will be alright. What I have come to realize, is that sometimes I need to do more than just pray.

Now I didn't do the walk (it was already too late to register), but we (my family, cousins, nieces and nephew)came out to support my sister and aunt who did register. It was powerful to see thousands of people walking, cheering and showing their strength in numbers.

 

That was an awesome day.

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In other news... my giveaway is now closed. I'll be back with the winner...

in the shop: pincushions and bibs

Hey there!

I've got goodies...

They're in the shop.

If you're looking for something more custom made, shoot me an email and we'll talk!

on the sewing table (botanika,more grays and pincushions)

I'm using Botanika by Paula Prass and I love the mix of prints in this collection. Sophisticated, modern and just plain beautiful.

What's this I see?

Bibs?

Why yes... yes it is!

 Now on to pincushions!

The holidays are fast approaching and I'll be having some wonderful goodies for you in my shop SOON. So check back, there's more to come and check this out:

Ashley, is hosting her first holiday bazaar and has ascked me to take part. "Garsh... I'm honored!"

So take a peek, say hello and if you're gonna spend you moolah... spend it on handmade.

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Have a wonderful weekend friends!

OH...

and don't forget about the giveaway over here! There's a special surprise...