take him out to the ball game!!!

sorry it's sideways...i saved it upright but for some reason...it's sideways..lol..so lay down and relax!

wednesday...and a GIVEAWAY!!!

happy good day to all!
Just out of the oven.... the little "inch and a half" teeny sock monkey above..got some plans for him!

still cool and rainy here...supposed to be in the 70's tommorrow..with huge storms..though...but 70's i'll TAKE!...only a couple more days until i head off to see my brother and his wife in SEATTLE! I leave on my birthday (5th) and return on the 12th!...I got a line on a job...too!!!! woo hooo...great hours...8:30-2:30 mon-friday! perfect...

got to the first flea market of the season here on saturday...shannon, maddy (complete with her "green" bags...and then kaleigh joined us before she had to go off to work...



the weather looked and called for rain...so the bargains were plentiful!

Cute little wooden chair..that i'm going to repaint for maxx's room...
bright dustpan, clear lacy tissue box and some faded floral fabric..and three bead boxes...sweet rose powder container...


black and white checkered purse case ((below)) (from england in the 60's the lady said) and no matter it will be great for storing some small canvas'...and a sweet hat box and a wooden folding stool..that i have plans for...stacking a set of hatboxes on after i paint it out...

i can't wait to get into the new place...and begin restoration! woo hooo....



picked up this cute kitchen so maxx can COOOOOOK!!! (only $10.00!)

step into my KEEEECHIN...he seems to be saying...(love how he says kitchen!)

NOTICE THAT FIRE TRUCK IS STANDING BY...I THINK JUST IN CASE!
was missing the phone...but he just pushes the buttons like an intercom!


who needs to wash dishes when you have all those cars to wash!




...and since it's my birthday AND my bloggerversary...the end of this next month..AND i'm approaching my 300th post ALL THIS NEXT MONTH...I SHALL BE HAVING A GIVEAWAY...all the comments left from now until the 25th of May...will be entered into a drawing for something WONDERFUL!!! SOMETHING VINTAGE...WOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!! so stop back often! each comment makes it into the drawing!

off to dance class now...RECITAL COMING UP! (and on the same weekend of the recital..school rummage...and MOVING...)

IMPORTANT MESSAGE!

Take good care of the Earth and she will take care of YOU!




HUGZ TIL NEXT TIME!

SPRING?

IS THIS A SIGN? never mind the weather forcaster "saying" it will be in the 60's and POSSIBLY 70'S THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS!!!

Robbie found this nest of little bunnies behind the house...there were three..then one hopped away...there were two...then the nest was empty....

nice thing for zoom lenses...and cropping pics...can get closer than the average bear! (do you remember yogi bear?) dating myself there..but it was one of my fav cartoons growing up!






hugz til later...got lots of pics from the kalahari water park with beth and family!!!

Finally a bit of time to CREATE!

Took a bit of a break from packing...(yep i KNEW i'd end up packing stuff i didn't know i'd need!)

maddy got some girlie nails from the big bunny! They lasted about 1/2 an hour...lol..so now we need to find some stickies to put them back on..good thing they included extra nails!



Maxx got hold of Kevin's sunglasses...shhhhhh...he's incognito here...don't tell daddy!


got a chance to make some jewelry...
stone and metal hearts...with red wire...


tiny turquoise beads from a vintage necklace and some turquoise chips...sterling letter and swavorski crystals

liking this next one...!!!


well we are off for a mini vacation in the wisconsin dells! going to meet up with beth and family! woo hoooooo...pictures next time!

hugz til then!

Gathered a couple of old friends to say...

new BABY!!!!

One of my adopted daughters, Katie, had her baby last nite!!!! Katie is one of my Danielle's best friends all thru school!

INTRODUCING....

LOGAN JAXON BAUMANN-STEMPEL!






Maddy had some fun playing with one of the old toys from their room here at our house...(the old toys will be moving to my new studio in the new house!)







She was busy for over an hour redoing all the abacus beads..into patterns!

and speaking of simple toys..(proving that old adage that the kids are happy enough with the boxes that the toys come in....

Maxx had great fun with one of my plastic storage boxes...

the box became...

A NEW SHOE AND/OR SKATE...


A MASK...


A DESIGNER HAT...



We found a house (duplex) that has a total of SIX BEDROOMS!!!!

...and it has begun to sink in that we are indeed moving...as the for rent went up in front of our house we are in...



the studio is getting packed up...and it's going into the boxes all organized...woo hoooooooo....that's a GOOD THING! but it also is bringing me to the realization that i have lots of stuff...and NOW with having no job..(except being nonnie to the babies...) i am downsizing things that i can part with...(some with gritted teeth...) I will be selling off all my somerset magazines, cloth paper and scissor magazines etc. etc. etc...

2005


2006


2007


2008


WORKSHOPS


GALLERIES


WEDDINGS


SOMERSET HOME, LIFE, HANDCRAFTED


LEGACY


HANDBAG, LIFE AND IMAGES


CLOTH PAPER SCISSORS


INSPIRATIONS


ARTFUL BLOGGING


MEMORIES


ART DOLL QUARTERLY


BABY THEMED SCRAPBOOKING PAPER CRAFTS


EXPRESSION


ALTERED COUTURE AND BELLE AMOIRE


MINATURE DOUBLE WEDDING RING TEMPLATE (NEW IN PACKAGE)


QUILTING ARTS


LOTS AND LOTS...TO LIST...TOMMORROW...

LINK TO MY AUCTIONS AT THE TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN....

SLEEP TIGHT...BIG HUGZ AND MUCH LOVE...