AprilWine

Last night my husband and I and some friends went out for a nice dinner and then to an Aprilwine concert! They played some really great hits. A lot of them came back to me and I was like oh, I didn't know they did that song! My favourite songs were, Just Between You and Me, and Gypsy Queen! It was a really great concert, kind of funny to see a 60 year old up on stage rockin' out! The lead singer Miles, is an interesting character. He was pretty proud of these funky red and black running shoes that he had on! Something about him kind of reminded me of Jack Nicholson,:-) Just the look he had and some of his mannerisms! Anyhow it was really good! I've been busy updating some of my lenses on Decorating and so forth! Also working on designs for t-shirts, postage, magnets and other items for my store! It's getting to be a busy time of year! Gotta keep creating! Have an awesome day!

Shopping Mode

Well just got back from Vancouver, did my first Christmas shopping today! Wow, for the state of our economy I'd say it hasn't hit people too hard yet! The mall was full and several of the stores had big line ups at the tils! I think people are in the holiday shopping mode already! On-line shopping is so much more peaceful and you don't get pressured like at the stores, either! So head to the zazzle stores and shop away! You get totally unique designs and some very creative work! I am constantly amazed at all the talented artists I keep coming across too! We'll I better get into some more designing myself! Keep Smilin'

Scent of Oranges

Just opened my first box of Mandarin oranges for the season! Mmmm, love the scent of oranges! We will go through probably a box a week now through Christmas! I never get tired of eating those, and so good for you too! Well I have recently been working on a new lens. An article on decorating with ornaments using glass bowls and vases, ways to display and arrange them for the holiday season! I've posted the links to my lens here on my blog, so if you have a few moments you may want to check them out for some tips and interesting reading! Now is the time when everyone gets into the shopping mode for gifts for friends and family for Christmas! I've been designing more christmas items, snowmen, teddybears,and other great designs for my zazzle store. Here are some of my latest creations!

Creating Lenses

Halloween has come and gone. We had about 200 kids trick or treating at our place. I can't believe we are into November now! Well on our way to holiday creating! I've been learning alot about creating lenses on Squidoo! Lenses are articles on one particular topic that you want to share! Could be a recipe, or about your store or business, or about pets, or fashion, pretty much anything you want to talk about! I recently created a couple of new ones! It's pretty interesting! There are some very creative topics and articles to read out there, one sure could spend a lot of time on the computer! Above are some of the gift tags and cards I've been designing!

It's Over

Awe... the cleanse is over! That took great discipline but very glad I went through with it! I would definitely recommend this particular lemon cleanse if you're looking to do one! Actually now, several of our friends are asking for the recipe and are wanting to try it! Now it's just slowly getting back to regular eating, takes a little time as your stomach feels full much sooner and needs simple foods to digest at first! Anyhow now I have to get inspired and come up with some creative ideas for my store! I created some cute "Joy" Christmas cards yesterday! The O in Joy is an ornament with a little frosty design on it! I also did some other Christmas cards with whimsical trees for the winter season! Pop in and have a look around, grab a coffee or whatever! :-)

Lemon Cleanse

It's the third day of the Lemon Cleanse otherwise known as the MasterCleanse! My husband and I started this 3 days ago! It's to remove toxins, germs, (gunky buildup) :-)We are just doing it for 3 days and incorporating juice and soup back into the diet on the fourth day! So just have to get through today! We make the mixture of fresh lemons, pure maple syrup and cayenne pepper in the morning and then we drink six glasses throughout the day! At first it didn't taste too bad but at the end of yesterday it got really hard to down the juice. No food is allowed! Today is no better, I'll be glad when we are finished! However, I have lost 6 lbs. so far and my husband has lost 9 lbs. My stomach is so flat, I love that! I am feeling really hungry right now, so I should get back to designing to distract myself from food once again! Has anyone else done a cleanse like this? If so, how was it? I will post some of my lastest creations that I've been working on! I've been designing adorable snowmen with different colored hats and scarfs! Really cute on t-shirts, postage and today I will be working on some Christmas cards! Chat again soon!

Ornaments Galore

I went a little crazy with these ornament designs! I thought they were really pretty so I put them on several different products! You will find them on t-shirts, postage stamps, mugs, magnets and stickers! I really had fun creating these, changing there colours and so forth! Sometimes I don't know where the ideas come from but I'm sure glad when they come together! It's kind of putting me in the decorating mood! I do love to decorate my home for Christmas but I don't do that until around December 1st! Anyhow come by my store and see my designs! I'll post some here too, of course! Time to get some laundry in! Will chat soon!