Non-Existant Motivation

My motivation for blogging or doing anything crafty really has flown right out the door! I keep searching blogs to find it and I feel it coming back but it isn't strong yet. :o)

I will give you a run down of what has happened since my last post.
*I participated in a Wonderful Christmas in July ornament Swap! I had a duh moment and shipped off my ornament and goodies without taking a picture. I really hope my recipient liked them.
*In return I got some lovely ornaments! I can't wait for Christmas to put them on the tree. For now they are on the mantle for all to see.
*I went to visit my friend Amy and her little girls for the night. We had a good time and took the kids to a little water park. It was a lot of fun and I am ready for another trip to see them. They only live 90mins away but when life happens it is hard to find time to drive that far.
**I have dear friends in GA that I miss dearly! Love you Wendy! I know you read on occasion.**
*We have taken 2 camping/floating trips. One with just the adults at the beginning of Aug and one with the kids on labor day weekend. Let me just say the one with the kids was fun but COLD! When we got off the water from our tube float it was about 65 and the sun was going down. The poor dog was beat and slept in the car the whole night.
*We had a surprise 50th bday for my dad. It was a lot of fun and it was nice to see family members that I don't get to see often.
*I am creating a craftying/sewing room at my house. We kind of shuffled kids around when my oldest decided she wanted to move to the unfinished basement. So I am still in the process of clearing out a bedroom so I can move my sewing and crafting stuff in. It really needs a permanent home instead of getting shuffled all around the house.
~~Upcoming events:
*Hubby and I are taking a long overdue (14yrs) honeymoon. We are headed to Cocoa Beach FL during our 14th anniversy SOLO! Holy Cow! I am already nervous... I think I am worried about the kids while we are gone. They will be in good hands but still.. I have never been away longer than a weekend.

Christmas in July?

 
I know who wants to hear that word already! It is only JULY! Well I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe 4th of July this year. Ours went over well and the guys had too much fun. I believe that the 4th is definitely a mans holiday when it comes to fireworks.

Anyway...I am participating in a Christmas in July Ornament swap over at Terri's Notebook

I normally participate in an Ornament Swap with friends in December and make about 12 ornaments and come home with 11 different ornaments and one of my own. It is always a blast and I LOVE homemade ornaments. So I can't wait to get started early!

A Day of Science

I have been home with the kids for a few days and we started my mini vacation with the Twilight Triple Feature on Tuesday the 29th and let me just say AWESOME!!!
Wednesday was a full day of resting since we didn't get home until 3am and I had been up since 5am on Tuesday.

Thursday we didn't do much as I was having personal issues and had to go to the doc...It's too embarrasing to discuss on such a public place.

So on Friday I took 5 kids to the St. Louis Science Center and brought along a picnic lunch. The best thing about the science center is it is FREE minus certain activities which we opted out of. It is also close to the St. Louis Zoo which is also FREE to get in. If your ever in the area definitely check those two places out.

Here are a few pics from our day.

A GREAT GIVEAWAY!!!

I just entered an amazing giveaway over at Tatertots & Jello. It is for a Silouette craft cutting machine that can cut a multitude of items! You can using it for cutting vinyl, for your scrapbooking needs, making small packages and banner, and heat transfers for shirts!!!

Go Check it out: Silouette Giveaway at Tatertots & Jello

Newly Listed!

I have officially put items in my etsy shop! You will find 3 twilight inspired glass pendants and each will include a chain with purchase. Go check it out and see for yourself.
I will be posting more very soon and some of those adorable onesies!

Twolittlebirdscrafts.etsy.com

What a weekend!

We had a wonderful yet busy weekend! A last minute decision was made to join some friends at Mark Twain Lake on Sat. Everyone else had been there since Thursday evening but we only went up for one night on Sat. It was a nice time! I was in charge of dessert for our Saturday night cookout and I made my homemade carrot cake and cream cheese icing and hubby made chocolate chip cookies. I also made a new recipe of Apple Cream Cheese muffins and they were quite good! I know I need to share some recipes but they are at home and I am at work. :o(

Saturday morning we left and arrived at the cabin at about 11am. We unpacked and set up our little cabin then took the kids to the water park there. They had a blast and I barely saw them the whole 5hrs we were there. I did play a little myself and go down some water slides and then chilled by the wave pool with the girls. The guys sat in the little bar area and watched the baseball game. It was very relaxing! The lazy river was very enjoyable as well. If it weren't for some big kids (aka teenage boys) making it into a wave pool river it would have been lazy enough to fall asleep on! I did enjoy a few drinks while there and I don't drink very often but it just made me that much more relaxed!

Once we all got back, dinner started. We had SOOO much food! It was all so delicious and such a wonderful way to spend a weekend.  Then Sunday was spent washing all our bedding and trying to get the house in order before the work week started. I was so exhausted that I also took a small nap and felt I could have slept the day away!

I hope to have more weekends like that soon!

In the works....

Well I have been busy yet my house is a disaster!!! LOL! I guess that is because I have been busy crafting and doing other things.

I have a little something I have been working on and it is nearing reveal time. I am going to be starting my own little crafting hobby/business. Nothing big but something fun.

I have a new blog set up and also an etsy shop. Of course they are both empty right now. :o) I have taken some pics of my stuff and will be posting if for sale very soon. I am hoping to maybe get the blog out there in the blogger world and maybe do a giveaway to attrack some potential people.

Right now I am trying to get some products together and made to maybe do a local craft show and see how it does.

So here are the sites I have been working on:

twolittlebirdscrafts.blogspot.com
twolittlebirdscrafts.etsy.com
twolittlebirds10 at yahoo dot com

Feel free to see me there and follow me or let me know what you think!

Here are some items I am working on:
Ruffle bottom onesies for babies and matching head bands or hair clips and burp clothes
Baby and Toddler dresses from Whimsy Couture designs
Glass pendant necklaces....I have some twilight ones in the works...I want to keep and wear them all! LOL!

Here are some sample pics of what I will have and I took better pictures for my other site but they are still on the camera.