52 Project - #9 Cricut Expression Machine

For this week I did a little of everything ...

1 ) I did something that I wanted to do in awhile now.  I was given for my Christmas gift (2-3 years ago) a Cricut.  I am big in Scrapbook and making my own cards so after wanting it for more than 2 years, I broke down and bought the biggest one.   They had an awesome deal for Black Friday so I could not resist anymore.  Then, I used it for awhile  - after a few months I started to get myself into other things and the poor Cricut just stayed there - waiting to be used again.

Thanks to my friend Tok I was able to get back to it.  Picked up the instructions booklet to refresh myself and I started playing with it.  Love it all over again! I made leaves, flowers, words, hello kitty, etc...! but I did not take pictures of them yet.  This is the first part of a scrapbook book that I am doing and will take more than a week! But, I was able to rearrange my cricut area so it is easy to get to it.  You know that is the key to it.  Promise lots of pictures next time!

2 )I am also doing another doll for someone that loved the one I made last time.  So, it is a gift, but she does not know that is coming her way ;) (I will post pictures of her  [ doll ] as well)

3)  I am getting ready for spring.  Bought this beautiful Liberty of London Water Can at Target + some bird houses + Squirrels feeders + a new water bath for the birds and went around the yard setting it up, the birds loved it! 

 

WPP #12- Esmeralda

This is Esmeralda.  She used to be a caramel/ honey color gerbil, but she is a little more than 2 now so she is turning white.  We bought her and her 3 babies (Sophie, Geordi, and Data) from the Animal Welfare League after my last 2 gerbils passed away.  I wanted two, they had 4. I could not leave the other 2.
I was sitting next to her watching her build their nest.  They don't pouch like hamsters, and I did not like their tails in the beginning, but they are very cute to me now.  I just bought a new bottle for them too.  As you can see in the picture  the water level is low due to a small leak.  New bottle it is!  I just realized many times I talk about my cats and my poor gerbils do not get the front page...

Outing to an antique show and Michigan City

Our day started by going to the Antique Expo Show at Valparaiso, IN.  Here is the place!  My sister asked Mike what do you wear to this places? Mike's answer:  "Clothes".  So silly.

My sister found two things that she liked a lot.  Both were for the hair.  One was a feather band, and the other one she has in her hand.

The proceeds were going for the Mental Health Association in Porter County.  It was a nice cause.

They were a lot of vendors.  Lots of jewelry and older books. One booth did have all kinds of barbies in boxes.

Then, we went to Long John Silvers.  It was very good.  Very fresh and quick which was good because we were starving.   Arianna found this pirate's hat and we took turns at it.  We made faces and funny noises all to Arianna's delight!

She wanted us to say "grrrrrrr" and she will scream as she was scared and then laughed out loud.  We repeated this a few times.

She was getting ready to leave.  It was all fun, but it was time to go to the mall.  I liked their sign below!

It was a rainy day, but at least it stopped for awhile so we did not get too wet.

I did something that I don't do very often.  I bought some Bare minerals make up.  I figure I would give it a try when I go out...

Then, we stopped at Rue 21.  My sister loves this store.  I don't.  For one, it is too noisy, too crowded and small, and they don't have my size.  I am just too big for them.

 But, we did stop at one store that I go to for time to time... Fossil.  I bought a new bag!

I like this perfume.  It was DiaNoche by Daisy Fuentes.  Well, I don't know if I like the perfume as much as the bottle itself....

Mike liked this glasses.  Maybe he wanted some guinness.  He has not drink one in a long time...

And these are the goodies that I found at the Antique Show:

A bottle of buttons!  I'd been liking buttons now.  I think I got that from my Grandma!

Two really cute books

and a box of all Greetings Cards (which was my favorite).  It said things like: Happy Returns, You both are certainly justified, I'm not one for long orations, some gals are cute, we're still in swell condition, until you are up and well... I'll be beside myself... That is so cool :)

And that ended our day for today :)

Out with friends..

Mari (on the left ) and Rosalva talking about something very interesting...

Lubia is getting ready to receive her second baby! Good luck Lubia! 

Had to put pictures of the 2 desserts that we got a Maya del Sol restaurant located at 144 S Oak Park Ave., in Oak Park.  It was good, but the portions were too small for my liking! ;)

Arianna in motion!

Arianna was waiting for dad when he came from work!  Hi daddy!

Waiting anxiously for her swing to be done!  You know how hard it is to wait for something that you love so I decided to entertain her outside.  So, we run for awhile.  Here are some of the shots:

Then, she found a stick... she is fond of sticks....especially so she can do what she has done every summer... (poke holes in my pots!)

Random stuff...

Isn't she adorable?  This is Misty and she had not lay down like this in long time.  Well, we did bring another cat in the house...

Remember this plant Evelyn?  It is still budding!

Mike got the pots out of the garage ready for planting... is that a hint honey?

Mike was working in the swing set... he cleaned the space in the garage, put his phone as a radio with some good songs for cheering and just work and work...

Then Arianna decided to speed the process by lending a hand... (She was sooooo excited when she realized that it was a swing.  She kept saying " I love swings") (I will post pictures of the done swing later!)

My mother has a beautiful hand when it comes to knitting and crocheting.  She is so even in her points.  Not too tight, not too loose.  I envy that (in a good way).  I wish my crocheting was as uniform as her.  I guess I need to keep practice :) Aren't these blankets beautiful?

52 projects #8 - Photography and doodling it...

Today was a nice day to be outside.. .so nice that Mike built Arianna's swing set giving to us last fall.  He said that was his weekend project so I guess it is contagious.  Even my mother finished two baby blankets, I will post pictures of those as well in another entry.   :) But  for me, my project was to take some nature pictures (mostly birds and squirrels), I have not done that since I went back to work and realized how much I love it (again ).

Mike also refilled and bought some new bird feeders.  Here we have our first purple finch birds of the season (I can't remember for sure if they are finch, but I remember their name started with purple! )

It always amazes me how flexible this creatures can be and how cute as well.  We also try to have enough food for everyone.  I love this shot of the squirrel eating a piece of pear.

 

What are these birds?  Sparrows? finches?  They come each year... Need to check with my book...

And I'd never seen this one before... Deborah can you help?

I am going to trim my plants for the upcoming Spring... but here we have what will be some awesome Coneflowers and Honeysuckle Vines!

As for my doodling it, I am trying to do my own "Cloth dolls" design, what do you think? The first one is based in a girl that is not skinny, but that loves herself anyhow ;)

This drawings were from memory.  I used to draw them all the time from about 5 - 12 years old.  I wish I would have keep them since I think I was a better doodler when I was little.  I used to call the watermelon doll, maybe I used to make the face more elongated... if I knew who Jay Leno was then, I could have called them the Leno doll since I always drew a bigger chin...

I am trying to draw my cat Jack and make him into a stuffed animal and since I love owls so much, I combined both! (Oh, the doll in the corner was based in Kelly Osbourne... )

The last 2 drawings are for my daughter that loves trees that dance and blue's clues!

Had an awesome time!  (By the way, I bought a juice maker following the cue from Breen and Jane.  Now, I need to buy some yummy vegetables and fruits!  Maybe that will be a future project!)