Pretty Paper Blog

I was ordering my brother & sister-in-law’s wedding cake yesterday at Mim’s Bakery here in Chico. My goodness it’s hard to make decisions for a bride that is 2 states away! However, I was drawn to how beautiful the cakes were. They had some tiny little cakes on display and I thought to myself: Those little cakes are piece of art in themselves! The thought and time the the baker put into these tiny cakes…I can only imagine the time it’s going to take to bake and decorate a wedding cake (no wonder they’re so expensive)! Of course I had to buy a couple of the tiny ones - they were only $3! I could spend that much on a soda and a candy bar!

And I thought scrapbooking was artful, you have to check out these beautiful little cakes:

OK, can I just say that my husband is AWESOME! I put together a “top banner” for my Pretty Paper Blog with some of my favorite scrapbook supplies today…so my computer genius of a husband hooked me up with his sweet skills and well, thanks to him my little “Pretty Paper” banner is now at the top of my blog! How sweet is he, right?

I bought the new Teresa Collins paper and 7 Gypsies paper & rub-on’s at PSB the other day. I finally squeezed in some time this morning before work and finished my “Marley” mini book. There’s a lot of little pages and tons of little details. It was so fun to do!

I came across my box again…

I made this box several years ago. It was an old box that originally cards came in. I decided to make it in to a keepsake box. I lined the inside and covered the top with a collage of things that I love. I keep copies of my very favorite photos and letters from my family and friends inside. I love discovering my box time and again. This time it was up high in my photo closet collecting dust. I blew on the top and opened the lid…

Hidden treasure. My most prised possessions…I came across a letter from my dad, a couple from my sister and brothers, and a card from my mom. There are notes from my grandparents and friends; Photos of me as a child, photos of my children, husband and friends that are dear to my heart. I really love this box!

There was something inside me today was SCREAMING to create. I wanted to make something new, something pretty, stretch my mind and think of a new creative way to do something. I had an idea to combine paper and flowers to make a hanging flower arrangement. I drove to the store in the middle of my busy day and bought some silk flowers. I got home and instead of making the flower arrangement I end up re-arranging my entire living room. It happens.

My husband says I get the “itch to switch” about every six months (I don’t think it’s quite that often). When I asked him how he felt about the current state of the living room he mentioned to words: awesome, cozy, nifty, nice…I can’t believe this man puts up with me!

As for the flower arrangement, I hope I’ll get to it sometime this weekend…

For now my dining room table still looks like this: