spring break blast!

Thursday was the start of the second half of my time off of work for Spring Break. And this is how I spend the whole day...

Early morning. Driving to Sioux Falls with my mom :) She brought me breakfast to eat on the way... and it matched my lipstick.

On the way this dog had a staring contest with me...

And my lipstick was on my breakfast burrito more than my lips...

While we were there we saw some pretty funny advertisement that we would NOT trust...

And we thrifted and thrifted, finding pretty little things like this:

We ate at on of my fav restaurants{Chili's}, and found a funny thing on the menu.

(notice that the title says bacon, yet it is not listed with everything else in it... hmm...

We also took a cute picture... Don't we look alike?

And then, to end the day right, we went to Barnes and Noble to drink Starbucks and read magazines that we did not pay for.

Overall is was a great day! We did lots of laughing, which is the best medicine! Yay for mother-daughter days!

Also- I have a winner to announce! As you know, promised.joy had it's first ever giveaway... and I am please to say that (drum roll please...) Marissa {a sweet friend} has been picked! This is what she wrote in her comment:

Yay! So excited for your new adventure, Elise! Being crafty is so fun. :) I'm a play-it-safe kind of girl so I haven't taken too many leaps, but it seems recently that's what I have been doing! Life can sure change quickly and the Lord can bring about amazing things!

She has won the newest item for the promised.joy Etsy shop- which aren't even listed yet! So lucky her! Here's a peak...

Isn't it cute?! A mustache chalkboard! Anyway, thank to all who entered!! I can't wait for more promised.joy giveaways in the future!! Happy Sunday, lovelies!

promised.joy

It's chilly this morning. Like a "it-hasn't-been-winter-but-summer-early-morning-chill". Which I guess if I think about it, if this chill is reminding me more of chilly summer mornings, then I'm ok with it.

I'd be a lot better if I wasn't out of coffee creamer. I know, I know. As avid a coffee drinker I am... I LOVE my flavored creamers! So now I am stuck with a cold glass of OJ. Which I guess is ok with me too.

Anyway, there is a semi-intellectual reason for this blog. At least in my head there is. Don't you wish sometimes that you could just connect a cord from your brain to the computer so you didn't have to figure out how to word certain thoughts? Maybe that would be kind of scary, actually... yeah. We better not invent that.

Ok, anyway... I started an Etsy shop. Let me try that again... I started an Etsy shop!!! Ah! {ok, much better} Can you believe it?! I tried not to go there... not to put myself out there like that just yet. But after much guidance counseling from a beautiful La Prima {that's my name for my cousin who has part in MayDae- she's cool.} I went for it! And I'm glad I did! Three days in the running and I've sold three banners. Yay! The fact is, I just want to make things... even if people aren't going to buy them. BUT, if people are going to buy them... then you can bet your bottom dollar I'll try selling them :)

So, why don't you hop on over to that sweet little Etsy shop of mine and have a look see? Also, this is officially promised.joy's first giveaway! Comment on this blog telling me about a time when YOU took that leap of faith and on Saturday I will choose a winner randomly!

Happy commenting lovelies!

{Instagram-in-it}

Last month I decided to take part in a Photo-A-Day Challenge after being inspired by my wonderful cousin Stephanie, who took part in one for the month of January. (you can read about her photo-a-day challenge here and here) Like, Stephanie, I have decided to show you my photos. I had fun using instagram (an app on my iPhone) to take the pictures and it was a great way to be creative! Hope you enjoy looking as much as I did taking :)

Day #1: Your view today

Day #2: Words

Day #3: Hands

Day #4: A stranger (actually, 3 strangers and a brother :)

Day #5: 10am (I was busy reading)

Day #6: Dinner (again, I was busy reading)

Day #7: Button

Day #8: Sun (it was gloomy this day...)

Day #9: Front door

Day #10: Self Portrait

Day #11: Makes you happy (hubby and puppy :)

Day #12: Inside your closet

Day #13: Blue

Day #14: Heart

Day #15: Phone

{are you sick of this yet?? half way thru!}

Day #16: Something new (in bed before 10pm)

Day #17: Time

Day #18: Drink

Day #19: Something you hate to do (fold laundry)

Day #20: Handwriting

Day #21: A fave photo of you

Day #22: Where you work

Day #23: Your shoes

Day #24: Inside your bathroom cabinet

Day #25: Green

Day #26: Night

Day #27: Something you ate

Day #28 and #29: Money and Something your listening to (background noise of tv, and reading about pricing on etsy)

Well, there ya have it. A month in photos in the life of me :)

Johnny lent me some apples...

I finally did it. I made my first ever pie. And it was soo yummy! Remember when I decided that becoming a maker of pies was my New Year's resolution? (You can read about it here) Well, I've only made the one. So if my goal (that I may just now be setting) is to make at least one pie a month, I'm behind. But, oh well. I made a pie!

Apple, to be exact. With a cinnamon roll-like crust. A while back I found Pampered Chef's Apple Corer at a thrift store for $5. It was brand new- so a definite steal. It works amazingly- if you've never seen or used one. It peels and cores, and spirals your apple all in one step.




The crust was just a store bought, (Yes, I feel like that's cheating, but for my cinnamon roll-like crust that's what it called for) and actually tasted pretty good :)



Tuh duh! Here it is all baked.



And of course, being eaten...





Happy pie making!

i {heart} nerds.

Tonight's the night... to work on more crafts! Sometimes when I say "crafts" a lot of times in a small conversation (or in this case, blog) I sense a silliness about the word. Almost like it's... nerdy. Well, maybe it is... But I am ok with that.

Can't wait to work on my 'Monster' collection! I can't wait to be nerdy and craft all the craft-long day...

:)

Now

I just finished reading the last of The Hunger Games trilogy. Great series, if you haven't read it :) I still have a special place in my heart for that darn Twilight Saga, but The Hunger Games now shares the space.

On another note, I spent pretty much all of yesterday crafting. And I had so much fun. Just me, some much needed worship music, and my sewing machine. Which needs a name... Right? Or am I the only person who names objects that I love?

Today I will do more crafting. I am really seeing things come together, and have a desire to see finished products- resulting in my soon-to-be shop. I'm hopeful today, and I like days like these.

Off to craft with Lou... or Nita... maybe it should be Bullet... I'll let you know...

What'd'ya Think?

Do you ever have those ideas that you think are just too out there? The ones that make you think "What if I try, and I fail, and then people make fun of me"? Also, do you ever have ideas that you feel may just in fact be from the Lord? Because I think I'm having one of those ideas... and I think I feel both ways about it. Which is probably why I'm just now starting to bring it to light.

What's my idea? I'm glad you asked :) I love to craft. I would like to say create- but I haven't always thought of myself as very creative, so crafting is what I stick to. I like to craft with paper, paint, fabric, things... All things I can find. My idea would be to craft things to sell. Not overly expensive- because, let's face it... I'm a champ when it comes to crafting on a dime. And this is the real reason for the desire for extra money flow. To go toward what ever I feel like I'm supposed to give toward that month, say. Or week... You know what I mean? Like for example, I have an outstanding debt to a very precious organization I once worked with. It has never been out of my mind that I will pay that off, but when all your other money goes toward other things... well... I think every person and their dog probably gets what I'm saying.

So, now the scary slash big question for you... who ever you are reading my blog... What do you think about the idea? I long for your most honest opinions. I'm a truth girl. I believe in it. I promise I won't get mad at you ;) So lay it on me!

Also, just because I think this may be the first question from any given person... How would I promote slash sell my crafts? Via another blog. Linked up to this one. Advertised via facebook. I know myself well enough to say that at this point, even if I actually do this, I'm not committed enough to have say, an Etsy shop. Ok, that's all. Opinions please!