Day 45 - Grandma's China

This was my Grandma Canady's china (my dad's mom). She was born in 1899 and lived well into her 90's. Right after I got this, I got online and found a few more pieces to it so I would have enough to use.....however after all these years, I've never used it. Guess I'm afraid I'll break it. When I got my mother's china cabinet in 2005, I was finally able to put this on display. I really like the look of it.....the rest of it is in a box in the basement. But I just LOVE old stuff....especially when it has belonged to someone I loved.

Day 44 - Coffee & Chocolate Stamp Display

"This is where I store all my "coffee" and "chocolate" related stamps. I like to keep them out where I can see them.....because I love both and have an obsession, obviously! There are a few more, but they are with "sets" that I don't want to break up.

Day 43 - Handmade Baskets

Back in the 90's, I took several basket weaving classes. These are just a few of the baskets I made, some were given away as gifts. And I have a few more around the house.
Left to right: This is kept in the family room and we keep DVD's we're watching in it. Next, the red and green basket is called a "jingle bell" basket. In the bottom there is a little inverted woven cup that is full of....what else....jingle bells. When you pick it up, it "jingles". It hangs on my basket tree in the living room with the rest of my Christmas baskets. Little one in front is based on a drum and was probably the hardest to weave because of its size. It sits on a side table in the family room (that Uncle Joe made) with some other small baskets. Next to it is the little "tulip" basket because it's supposed to look like it has flowers on it. It sits on the sink in our guest bathroom. The last one in the back hangs from one of the metal hooks (that Uncle Joe also made me) from the beams in the living room.
I really enjoyed weaving these, but the lady that taught quit to do some other things and I never managed to keep it up on my own. I'm better with hands-on learning than I am reading directions from a book.

Day 42 - Susie in a Tub

Mom bought us 2 of these tubs to put in the back of the SUV so things won't slide around and to carry shopping items into the house. She ordered them from QVC and we always say they are the best present she ever bought us. They fold down and snap in place on both ends. They wear and wear, as we've had them for SEVERAL years and they are still like new. Anyway, anytime we bring them into the house with stuff in them, unload the stuff, Susie then takes over and marks them as her own. She loves that she can see out 2 sides, plus she likes to chase her tail in them because when she falls over she doesn't go far. Silly Cat!!!

Day 41 - New Charm

Was looking around on etsy.com one day and saw they had charms. Found this place that makes them from Scrabble tiles. Thought this was a great idea and am always looking for new charms. This definitely turned out great. Might order one for my daughter's bracelet next. Glad I checked the mail box today! If you are interested in their stuff, their address is :
http://www.homestudio.etsy.com Great stuff!!!

Day 40 - Antique Storage

I found this at the antique mall in ElPaso. I'd been looking but figured I'd never find an old one....this one was in perfect condition. Before I was storing these in a box, so they never got used because I would forget about them. I do use them more now. And I like the look of this sitting on my scrapbook table.

Day 39 - Punch Storage

This is my storage for my punches, except the circle ones (which I keep right at my scrapbook table). I just love the hardware store for storage items, of which I have several. The 9 drawers on top of the small punch storage unit hold my "pigment inks" seperated by color. The books in the middle are idea books that I use often.

Day 38 - Scrapbooking

This is the page we made at "stamp camp" on Saturday. I just brought it home and added some pictures to it today. Easy, easy, easy! I did actually add the letter stickers, but the word "winter" was already there. I like pages like this because it helps me get more pages done quickly. Now it's off to "sleep all-day Tuesday"!!!!!

Day 37 - Trina is 16!!!

When the girls came over for our monthly scrapbooking session, Trina wrote the "YAY!! WOOO!! on our calendar. Can't believe she's 16 already. She got a new cell phone for her birthday, they are going out to eat tonight at Carlos O'Kelley's (Rachel, too). Plus they are making her favorite lunch at school today....one perk of having your mom being the baker at school!

Day 36 - Super Bowl XLIII

Stayed up and watched the game....just sorry that Arizona Cardinals ended up losing. But the ending was exciting to watch. David has all the pro mini-helmets, so he always puts the playing teams on the TV while we watch. Made BBQ ribs in the roaster over (cooked for 5 hours so they were tender) and Mexican Bread, which was to die for.