Life's a Journey..Enjoy the Ride!

In this crazy messy life, we never know when hills and valleys may present themselves. It is important to be skilled, prepared, and ready, but we must enjoy the ride along the way instead of rushing to the destination.

"Enjoy the Ride" 3.5x5 flat notecards. Set of 5 with envelopes - $5.00.

Stay Cool

Here's your perfect summer stationary... "Stay Cool" 3.5x5 flat notecards are appropriate for any occasion. Set of 5 with envelopes - $5.00.

Quite the Pear!

Wedding season is here and everybody needs a stash of cute little notecards to send best wishes in the mail or tuck inside a gift bag. "Quite the Pear" 3.5x5 flat notecards are perfect to have on hand. Set of 5 with envelopes - $5.00.

Bird songs

I originally created this design to include retirement sentiments inside for a coworker. I loved the product and thought it would make gorgeous stationary. This is a cream-colored folded card with damask print, vellum, and a hand-stamped nesting bird. Get your set of nesting bird blank cards with envelopes. Set of 3 - $6.00

Cute as a "button"...

I love these new note cards. If I do say so myself, they are as cute as a button! These would be great to add to your stationary collection, for baby announcements, shower cards or invitations, thank you notes, etc. Get a set of 3 for $4 with corresponding envelopes. Each card is hand-stamped and each button is hand-sewn.

Longing for Summertime

As the school year is coming to an end, I am spending my weekends getting a taste of summertime craft-time!  I created these summer-themed accent tags a couple of weekends ago and look forward to using them to spruce up some projects.

I am blessed to have an abundance of blueberries and figs in the summertime.  When we bought our house, the fruit trees were already here and are very well established and mature.  A couple of summers ago, my mom taught me how to make blueberry jam, peach jam, and strawberry-fig preserves.  I loved sharing my products with friends as Christmas gifts and thought these Mason Jar tags pictured below would be cute gift tags if I decided to do so again.

I may even get Mom to share her recipe for fresh tomato salsa this summer.

The stationary sets shown below are new designs and I love making them.  Each set comes with 6 cards with designs in coordinating colors. The monogram is custom for each order. Corresponding envelopes accompany the stationary sets.  These make great little gifts when tied up with a piece of ribbon or twine!

Perfect end-of-the-school-year gifts for fellow teachers:

A "Sweet" Celebration

My Granddaddy recently turned 80 years old and my mom and uncles gave him a surprise birthday party.  The theme centered around burlap, mason jars, old fashioned candy, black and white childhood pictures, and a good ole' southern potluck dinner with fried chicken and baked ham.  How much better can it get?  Here are photos of some of the party details.

It is hard to condense 80 years of a wonderful life into a few pictures, but a few descriptive words and photographs that describe Granddaddy are "father", "husband", "son", "brother", "granddaddy", "great-granddaddy", "cousin", "friend", "uncle", and "LOVED".

These hand-made favor tags may be purchased in sets of 25.  Please email me for pricing and customization details.  These favors included some of Granddaddy's favorite types of old-fashioned candy.  This favor idea would also be cute for a wedding celebration or shower.

Share your Love

This year in the spirit of Valentine's Day, share your love and friendship with those you care about with a handmade gift or adding a handmade touch to a gift of your own.  I have several tag designs available.  These tags come in sets of 10 and are individually hand-stamped.

These lovely blocks boast sweet sayings.  They are sold in a set of 3, as pictured above.