HOW I SPENT MY SATURDAY

On Saturday we put in new floorings. We bought the condo August 2008 and decided right away we wanted to get rid of the carpet. It was in decent shape but with 2 dogs and 2 cats it had to go! So we found an amazing deal at LumberLiquidators.com! And then my Paps helped us install on saturday. It was so easy and the floor is beautiful. I couldn't be happier!! So another check off on our list of House Up Grades To Do! Yay!! Next big project, tearing out the deck and putting in grass for the puppies and then a little bistro patio set :-) Hopefully we will do that in May!

XOX Bella

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OFFICIALLY OBSESSED

I found this awesome new website and I am officially, legally obsessed! It's absolutely AMAZING. Check it out:
www.thenest.com

XOX
Bella

Tip Of The Day!! - PICTURE ADDED

Do you keep your camera in your purse, in your back pocket, not in a case? A cheap easy fix to prevent your camera from getting scratched....use a soap holder!! I bought a traveling soap holder for $1.99 at Walgreens and it's been a saviour to my poor camera. I usually keep my camera in my purse and it gets scratched up. I learned this tip from a magazine and I thought it was so nifty. Voila...my camera loves me even more now :-)

If you are cheap, can't find a sturdy case, or you just want something more fun, here is the perfect solution :-)



XOX
Bella

HALLOWEEN CUPCAKES

YUMMY!!

Christmas Decoration

I made this in 2007 for my parents for christmas. They have two english springer spaniels so I tried to make the dogs look like them. I used clay for the snowman, and the dogs. I bought the tree at Michael's Crafts and painted it. It was made out of a cardboard material. The house I made out of popsicle sticks and then used construction paper for the sides. Then I used pipe cleaners for the star on the tree and lined the house. I used acrylic paint and another type of paint that I can't remember now to do the snow and the ornaments on the tree. I absolutely love this decoration because I was able to incorporate so many crafts in it. And I miss working with clay so this was a fun thing to do with no pressure since it was for my parents who are biologically programmed to like anything I give them :-)

XOX

Bella

BEAUTY

MY NEXT PROJECT

Next up on my list is to create wall hangings for my scrapbook room. I am going to make 8 1/2 x 11 scrapbook pages. I will include a scrapbooking related quote and add some pizazz to the pages to make them stand out from the wall. I am hoping to complete these within the next couple of weeks, as well as my normal scrapbooking. These are the quotes I'll be choosing from:


"Just as pieces stitched together in a quilt warm our bodies, scrapbooks bind together memories to warm our hearts."

""Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun." Mary Lou Cook"

""I've spent most of my money scrapbooking and eating out. the rest I've pretty much wasted.""

"A PICTURE is worth a THOUSAND words, but a scrapbook page is worth a MILLION memories......"

"A true scrapbook addict is one who stages photographs to match paper she likes."

"Housework only comes before Scrapbooking in the dictionary"

What do you think? I'll add some more tomorrow! I am excited to start this project.

XOX
Bella

MY SCRAPBOOK ROOM!

So when My Boyfriend and I bought our condo last summer I decided I wanted one of our spare rooms to be a scrapbook room/craft room. So I took the smaller room and made it my very own. I am so in love with. I got it done for about $250 dollars and only 4 days of work :-)

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I picked Pink and Chocolate Brown. I am hoping to get a small chocolate brown recliner to put in there. I absolutely love being in this room and it's so girly that I know my boyfriend will KEEP OUT :-)

XOX

Bella

Why I Created This

I created this blog today because I thought it'd be a fun way to share my arts and crafts and tips that I pick up every day in every magazine on how to simplify life and enjoy the small treasures. I will include craft projects, scrapbooks, house hold tips, life tips, quotes, beautiful photographs, my pets and my life.

Enjoy!