Sunday Sunset #10
Listening To: Random iTunes shuffle. Been rediscovering some of our owned music, especially The Dresden Dolls.
Book finished: The Thirteenth Tale
Reading: How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
On the Nightstand: American Gods by Neil Gaiman, A Vindication on the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft.
Around the house: I'm attempting to baby proof the kitchen/living room area before J comes back on Friday. I've got a few things done, but I still have a few things to finish...
Farmer's Market Finds: After book club on Saturday morning, Arthur and I popped down ti the market to grab some strawberries and kettlecorn. Yum yum!
Crafting: I have two crafting projects for this week. I finished my stamp club homework in time for club on Thursday. I took the sketch and made two birthday cards for some upcoming dates. No pictures as at least one card is going to someone that occasionally reads the blog.
I also started working on my OSW sets again. This time I took some SU Twitterpated DSP and created a Valentine's/Love set and a Mother's Day set. I love the pastel colors. I even experimented with some inking techniques and embossing folders.
Finally, Pam came over on Sunday for an impromtu crafting session. She worked on some cards for the Ronald McDonald House and I worked on my OSW Christmas set and Project Life spread. We also had a lovely chat about being a Stampin' Up demonstrator, the catalog reveal event, and convention.
Watching: A few random shows for just me. A few random movies that J has watched but I haven't. And a few videos on the internet. Mostly, I've been crafting and reading this week instead of watching anything.
Shopping Scores: I've bought a ton of things in the past two weeks and they're slowly being delivered.
I snapped up these cute little cloth makeup bags on an Amazon deal. I'm sure I'll find a use for them. I don't have much makeup, but they could be cute mini crafting bags or to be mini purses for inside the diaper bag.
Tons of baby proofing supplies. I bought cabinet and drawer locks, a sliding lock for the bifold closet doors in the boys' room, a stove lock, a lock for the fridge, a cute new washable playmat, a fencing system, and a fence for the hallway. The playmat is part of my new crazy play space plan. We don't ever use the balcony off our the master bedroom. So, I bought a broom a few weeks back and set to cleaning it out. We get a horrendous amount of dust settling from the trains passing by. It took me forever to get it mostly gone. Next step is to wash off the chairs and existing outdoor rug. Then I plan on using this cute new mat to create a temporary outdoor play space for Arthur. It will be nice to have an alternative to the middle of the living room. I just need to remember to always fold up the playmat to reduce the dust collection. The fencing in front of the entertainment center seems like it will work, but I still need to find the final position and anchor it to the walls. Plus, it's currently upside down. Oops! I put it up and realized my mistake yesterday. Good thing it's not secured yet. And after getting all this I realized that I forgot a toilet lock and a cabinet door lock for the boys' bathroom. Shoot! More shopping for me.
One of my PL FB groups alerted everyone to the fact that Amazon had discounted the Olive Core Kit to ~$10 last week. It's an older kit that I've been tempted to buy before, but have always gone for the newer ones. For $10 I couldn't resist. I also found both Childhood Kits (Wellington and Bridgepot) for $5 each. I am getting quite a PL card collection.
PL cards from FB Swap and Shop group. I snapped up a partial Turquoise (right side) and a WRMK Memo (left side). Wow!
Various PL and scrapbooking supplies from Rukristin. She was having a huge PL destash sale. I bought a huge grab bag and then went on to grab some alphas and her Currently stamp. I might start doing the "Currently" cards monthly, potentially weekly.
New clothes for Arthur. Almost all of the summer wear that people bought us are too small for him. Target was having a great buy 1 get one 50% off Carter's sale. I snapped up two cute nautical outfits. I also bought him a swimsuit and swim shirt and an outfit from Old Navy.
More PL supplies... like I need any more. But Target got a WRMK set in stock that I didn't own.
Finally I received my last two PL Swap and Shop deliveries: partial Jade and partial Cinnamon. I'm really digging Jade's more subdued color palette and Cinnamon cards can act as great neutrals to spreads.
Project: A whole new business adventure! I recently (as in Wednesday) became a Stampin' Up demonstrator. I've been thinking about this for a while, but didn't know if I could actually follow through. With the announcement of a partnership between SU and Becky Higgins' Project Life, I felt that the time was right to make my move. I'm super excited to work on my business and my contact. As part of my new venture, I have started a crafting-specific blog. It's not quite ready to reveal to everyone, but I am currently working behind the scenes for a May debut!
Picture: Happy Easter from my little bunny!