Craft Fair Goodies, Reveal Part 1!

So this is one of the first things I have been getting ready for my upcoming Craft Fairs. These are simple note cubes that I have stamped, wrapped with ribbon and added a small beaded pen that coordinates with the cube. These are super easy to make and sell fairly well at fairs. I hope it inspires you to GET CRAFTY!!

You can see here there is a better view of the different styles I have created and the pens that I created as well. The pens I found in the Target $1 spot like a year or 2 ago, I can not tell you how many I have, I think I bought every package they had that day. These are simple great gifts for teachers and friends alike. :)

Finally an even better look at the pen that comes with the cube. I just attached the Designer Paper to the pen directly and then added more sticky tape, heated with the heat tool and applied the clear micro beads. The beads stick SO much better when you heat the sticky strip first.

Wait till you see what I have to show you tomorrow!!! I have been busy and I still have a good supply of many of the items that I already have posted on my Blog Store http://www.stampinstore4u.blogspot.com/, check it out!

My life as a Texas transplant!

Ok, so a lot of things have happened over the last several months...one big thing- we DID NOT buy the house that I originally posted on my blog. Even though I LOVED that other house and we were able to pick out all of the design options and I loved the layout, they simply wouldn't be able to complete the house in time for us when we needed it. So we cancelled the contract and this was the runner up in our house selection. I has 2 more bedrooms than the other home and a large game room upstairs. One of these days I will take pics of the inside, one of these days! :) So, the best part of this house is the neighborhood! I have AWESOME neighbors, I will post them at a later date and my kids have like a MILLION kids to play with in the cul-de-sac we now live in. It was such a better location and choice- FOR SURE!!!

So, what have I been up to?? Well aside from getting items ready for upcoming craft shows (which I will post pics over the next several days) and hanging out with my new neighbors, I have 2 of my favorite Colorado friends come and visit. Cathy (in the cream top) and Kim (in the black and teal top) are the best gals EVER!!! I took them down to the Market Square Festival (or shops, not sure still??) and to the Riverwalk and Alamo, because what TX visit is complete without seeing the Alamo? We are having a FAB lunch a La Margarita (I think is the name of the restaurant??) and man was it GOOD!!!! Ahhh, Guacamole!!!!!!!!!!!

We walked around and found some cute items at the Market Square, but something we learned really quick is that EVERY vendor carries roughly the same items. Although this one had personal name plaques that I had made for my kids rooms. They will be so cute when I get around to putting them up...don't hold your breath. :)

We went to the Riverwalk and checked out even more vendors (mostly jewelry vendors) since there was a craft fair going on down there. There were not a lot of place to take photos since the traffic was a bit heavy, but I will post some of what we took next week. Here we are at the Alamo, and we came across these huge Cactus and decided it was a great opportunity for a FUNNY photo! Who could pass that up?

The next day the wind in San Antonio really picked up and we decided to spend the day inside, and one thing we thought would be a great time was to get our toes done. How relaxing!! Shortly after this was taken we all quickly fell asleep while we were getting our toes done, luckily I didn't snore this time! Whew!!!

Viola'! And this is the final result, can we say perfection? Then we spent the rest of the afternoon in a not-so-windy spot in my cul-de-sac and hung out with my neighbors swapping funny and some (ok, mostly embarrassing) not so funny stories among all my new and old friends! Who could ask for a better life? I know that I couldn't!! I am so blessed!

I LOVE SPOOKY TIMES!!!!

I am so excited to make these adorable items for my kids teachers for Halloween. I am waiting trying to be patient on our new home to be finished and decided to get going to my classes and events. I was told by our builder the other day that they wont have the house done until mid to late November...OH NO!!!! I almost cried when I heard that, although now I am trying to be positive, so I drug out all my stamp stuff and making progress with my time...all of it. :(

So first project on hand are Teacher's Gifts for Halloween... here is what I am making...I have made 3 different sizes for myself already and I LOVE making them, they are super easy and SO cute!!! I hope to be better at updating my blog almost daily now...I will have plenty of time. :) Hope you enjoy!!!

Get Along, Lil' Doggie...

Well, so I know I said I would post more about Convention shortly, however life has a way of getting in the way... So my husband has been offered a job in Texas and we have decided to pick up and relocate to the LONE STAR STATE. We will be leaving our beautiful home in Colorado at the end of Aug. for our new home in San Antonio. This is a picture of the model home of our exact floor plan. I am looking forward to having a new home with all the colors and textures that I personally have chosen. Here is what the front of the home looks like.
I love the warm look of the house and my favorite part, the flower box on the second floor window. I just love that touch.
This is the breakfast/sun room area. I know it is kind of hard to see the sitting area back there, but it is cute!
This is what our new kitchen will look like, we choose the same cabinet and counter top colors...but our floors are different.
I can't wait to sit in that tub (which by the way has jets, and is deep enough to cover ALL of me) I am SOOOOO looking forward to that, but I wont have it until around Oct-ish.
This is what my house looks like now...can you believe in a matter of weeks this will be transformed to a completed home. I will update as soon as we get there to see what progress has taken place.

Convention, SO INCREADIBLE!!!!

IT WAS SOOOOOOO AMAZING!!!! Ok, so the FIRST wrist band that they showed for a door prize was MINE!!! I didn't win a thing last year and this year was SO different, I got some much FREE stuff it was AWESOME!!! I had a blast. I won the scallop edge punch and package of DSP and a stamp set...I don't remember what it was called because I had to ship a ton of stuff that I won and bought since my bag wouldn't hold it all, and it has not made it home yet. :( I can't wait till it gets here! This is a sneak peak of what Phase 2 of the Decor Elements will look like, can we say our signature designer colors and even more ADORABLE shapes and variety!!! I can't wait! I will be sharing more photos of these items later in the week for you to preview, MAN do I LOVE the wall decor!!! Wait till you see the other idea's they came up with.
This was me trying to get a pic of my BUDS and my cousin was talking (I think) before I snapped it, it was just so darn funny I HAD to put it in, when she sees it she will kill me! Although she has a pic that she might post of me that is pretty funny as well, I will have to wait and see. :)
Now, those are some FUN gals!! We were so sleep deprived and dehydrated that we usually had head aches and dozed off in a few classes and had to be nudged by one or the other, but even with that we had a BLAST and would do it over and over again!

Convention Continued...

These were my BUDS at Convention, on the right of me (I am in the pink *grin*) is my cousin Shannon (this was her first Convention and she had a BLAST and on the left is my Demo friend Carlyse (she adopted me at my first Convention last year when I went alone and she befriended me- she is a sweetie!!!!) This is a small glimpse of what 6000 demo's look like when they are trying to swap cards, dance, get a glimpse of Jaren, and catch up with old friends!!
The BIG Give away at the last General Session!!! EVERYONE got a RMHC (Ronald McDonald House) stamp set "Say it with Scallops" This set is adorable and seriously it felt like we were on Oprah's "My Favorite Things" Show!!!
The last thing we did was head to the SU! Home office where we took photos of us in front of and on top of the SU! Sign. We actually were being honked at while we were taking these. The other gals were amazed that I was able to make it up there without killing myself or messing up my pedicure. :) Although if you lean to far back you fall right off...

Where in the World is Erin??

Ok, so it has been almost a month since my last post...I have no real GOOD excuse other than I have not felt *REAL* creative. I am not really sure why but I assume it is because since my kids are out of school, I don't have a ton of personal free time. I work M-Wed during the week so when I am off on Thurs. and Fri. I feel that I should do fun things with them since they are stuck in the house with my while I work. So no *ME* time, at least until school starts. Although I did come across this picture on another blog a few months ago, and I get a kick out of it EVERY time I see it, so I thought I would share. I am counting down the days until CONVENTION!!! I am super excited and trying to get everything done and printed before so I DON"T forget a thing!!! If I get a chance I will post something crafty later this week...HOPEFULLY!!! :)

EDIT: I almost forgot...TOMORROW Stampin' Up! will post all the RETIRING ACCESSORIES LIST, I will send them to you (if you are on my mailing list) via email first thing tomorrow! I can not wait, and I know you will want to grab the items you want ASAP because unlike the stamps once the items on the accessories list are sold out, they do not re-stock, so they are gone for good. Believe me that could be MUCH sooner than 8/10, when the current catalog expires. So email or call me with your orders to me ASAP to avoid missing out.