Fireflies Art

no suits were harmed in the taking of this picture.

i'm beyond happy to say that jim accepted job offer yesterday!!

he'll be working at Spartan Stores corporate office.

i'm so proud of jim. all 3 interviews he went to on little to no sleep.

he's been working a factory job for the last month on overnights.

so happy that will be ending after this week!

this year has been so incredibly hard.

and lots of times we wondered how much harder things were going to get.

this job is an answer to lots of peoples thoughts and prayers.

we are so grateful for those of you who have stood by us and helped us in any way you could. thank you. from the bottom and top of our hearts. we love you.

2010 is going to be a good year.

my kids. and baby legs.

i happen to think they are pretty much the cutest kids ever.

i saw a tutorial on cally's blog the other day and had to try to make these cute socks + baby legs! i loooooove the way they turned out. and they were SO easy.

emerson told me i need to make him some boy socks now.

and once again i think my boy is cute.

and i love that he still says he's my tiny little baby.

and here are the baby legs!

i also made sage the hat.

off to finish crafting Christmas gifts! i'll be back soon with more cuteness! 
 

i made stuff.

last night i made emerson this little t-shirt and hat.

i'm pretty sure he's the cutest boy ever.

and i made sage this skirt! i used the fabric from jim's great-grandma's flannel nightgown. i can't wait to make more skirts!!
 
    

and i finally brought my gorgeous blanket downstairs that my mom knitted me.

it's the best blanket. it's so warm + heavy. i love it. i really didn't want it to get dirty or ruined. but it's supposed to be used + loved, right?
 

and i crocheted sage this little headband last week.

but i've worn it more than she has.

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my computer still doesn't work.

and i miss photoshop.

nothing else is the same.

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i'm all registered for winter classes! i'll be going tuesdays + thursdays.

all day long. 8-5.

i'm taking 2-D design.

drawing.

art history.

and creative writing. 

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we finally got our first snow tonight!!
 
 

 

from notebook doodles. i love her site.

matilda jane! (ends tomorrow!!)

some of you have heard me talk about Matilda Jane Clothing before...i love it!! and sage loves it even more! i hosted a trunk show at my house last year and everyone who ordered really loved their stuff. anyways! since then I won a contest on her blog and we were also lucky to receive a box full of stuff for sage earlier this year as a gift from them. so since life is too crazy right now to host a real trunk show i thought i'd host a VIRTUAL trunk show! anyone can order...you can have it shipped to your door! the details are below...if you have questions just shoot me an email or contact christy below. she's quick to answer any questions.

i promise you won't be disappointed.

I will be hosting a Matilda Jane Virtual Catalog Show on Tuesday, Dec. 1st. to Thursday, Dec. 3rd.  All orders must be placed by 5:00 pm. on Thursday.  Please call or email your order to Christy our Trunk Keeper at 616-891-5153 or christyi@matildajaneclothing.com  she will also be available to answer any questions you may have.  Please let her know that it is for Jill Scripps show so you can save on shipping.  Orders over $50 get free shipping!! Here is a link to the goods if you would like to do a like pre-shopping: http://www.matildajaneclothing.com/viewcategory.php?ID=16

 

Sparkletown is up!!  Here is the link:

https://www.matildajaneclothing.com/viewcategory.php?ID=17 

NOTE: you can't order online...you have to call or email Christy on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd to place your order!

stuff...

i'm here! i know i'm sooooooo behind on posting.

emerson set his leaky sippy cup on my lap top and now most of the keys don't work so i can't log on to my computer! lovely, huh? thankfully we have an adapter kit and i was able to get these pics off my hard drive so i didn't have to wait any longer to post!

i'll post again tomorrow...promise.

katlyn helped me learn how to make this hat while kristin did my hair on friday night! talk about spoiled. the hat is far from perfect. it's too big. it just kind of rest on her head. but it's still cute! :) hopefully my next hat will fit better!

this is the cover of my december daily album! i got all the pages inside done too! yay! now i just need to be sure i do lots of fun things with the kids for the month!

this is my favorite page i did last weekend when i went to a crop with 3 of my bffs.

and here is my new hair cut! i got bangs!!

kristin also colored and highlighted my hair.

so happy she's able to do my hair for me here. even with my kids running around being crazy. :)

 
 
 
 
 

Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme
TodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year?

*new running shoes!

   *anything sabrina from papaya art

*more peppermint oil and lavender oil from desert sage

(my favorite herb store in az!)

*a small cozy farmhouse somewhere not too far away

*for my kids to have a wonderful christmas!!

2. What is your favorite handmade gift you have received?

*the cable knit blanket my mom knitted me. (i'll post a picture    tomorrow!)

3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle?

a quilt!

4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child?

a ten speed bike that santa left on the roof!!

5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year?

* the new super mario bros wii game!

   *anything from where the wild things are

   *anything to do with beep beeps for emerson! (cars!!)

*mix cd's. seriously kristin made us one and sage is in LOVE.

it reads: mixt up music kristin gave this music and i danced!

6. What is your favorite holiday food?

*white chocolate covered pretzels/popcorn mix

7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays?

*i am ALMOST done with my Christmas cards!! yay!!

   *i am joining ali and making a december daily album

   *i also have a few secret gifts i'm still working on.

8. What is your favorite holiday movie?

the classic rudolph the red nosed reindeer

9. Favorite holiday song?

here comes santa clause

10. Favorite holiday pastime?

  i still miss christmas eve at my grandma's.

we always have mexican food on christmas eve!

i have lots of things i want to share here...but i think i'm going to wait until next week. we have so much going on in our little lives + i need to focus on taking care of us as we adjust to some changes! jim is starting a new job today!! the schedule is a rough one...but hopefully the transition won't be too hard. i have lots of pictures i want to share so i'm sure my next post will be a picture overload!!  

new great nephew + chocolate cake.

this is my sweet great nephew jeremy.

my niece sarah mae had him on wednesday + i got to go and hold him yesterday.

kissing newborn babies foreheads is the sweetest thing ever.

i asked sarah before she left the hospital what treat she'd like me to bring.

and she said a chocolate cake. so i ran to the store + bought some cocoa + buttermilk +heavy whipping cream + got to work! i had never made a cake from scratch...or frosting. but it was so good. so so good.
 

good day.

 

i made pumpkin chocolate chip bars.

and chocolate chip cookies.

i was in the mood to bake. 

i got this AMAZING package of scrapbook goodies!

i won a giveaway on stephanie's blog last week.

thanks again stephanie!!

her blog is awesome and you should check it out if you haven't before.

my kids got along good.

all. day. long.

i kept this sweet girl home from school today.

last night she had a headache.

she seemed fine today except she does have a sore throat now.

hoping she's ok tomorrow.

she hasn't even finished up her antibiotics from her uti.

and this sweet boy didn't whine today!

he was his sweet self.

and he cracked me up while i was baking. he kept telling me he was going to eat the cookies + pumpkin bars all gone when they were done. and that he was going to eat too much. i love his voice SO much. sweetest thing ever.

i made tacos for supper.

yes that is ketchup.

and sage picked out the cute sleeping gnome from an estate sale.

she picked the sleeping one because she has trouble sleeping.

i finished making curtains for her room today + they make it really dark(so you can't see the shadows from the trees) + we got her a fan for her room for white noise.

crossing my fingers that helps.

and tonight kristin and kaitlyn came over and we sewed!

and they brought me peppermint tea.

i looooooove peppermint tea.

i made sage a little bag + made a couple of cute zipper pouches!

today was a really really good day.