Wednesday, September 12, 2012
If you are still with me...
If you are still with me head on over to my 'other' blog. Originally I set up a couple blogs to keep subjects separate, but I can't remember where I post stuff all the time, so I am moving it all to lisabelldesigns@blogspot.com
Friday, October 21, 2011
time
I have run out of time in my life for all the wants and seem to have downsized to needs. I am learning that by doing such, I limit my creativity and add more stress to my life. What I thought was relaxing (watching TV, surfing fun craft blogs etc) just add's to my stress of needs vs wants. I love to create and school has given me that opportunity, sortof, so I am going to TRY and add a few more wants to my life. 1 being making time to blog. So here goes.
I am currently listening to my classical folder in ITunes and being mentally creative as I study for my logic class. 6 more months till graduation, and I am not excited at all.
Last week I finished a quilt and am working on another unfinished project. Pics to come soon. I am so grateful for the ability to learn.
what have you done with your 24 hours today?
I am currently listening to my classical folder in ITunes and being mentally creative as I study for my logic class. 6 more months till graduation, and I am not excited at all.
Last week I finished a quilt and am working on another unfinished project. Pics to come soon. I am so grateful for the ability to learn.
what have you done with your 24 hours today?
Monday, May 17, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Roasted Potatoes
My memory is so bad, I keep forgetting yummy recipe's in order to prevent that, I am going to post it here. I will add pics when I make it again tomorrow.
Roasted Potatoes
1 pound new red potatoes
1 TBSP olive oil
salt
pepper
garlic and herb seasoning
2 bunches green onions
1/2-1 cup water
Cube potatoes and add to frying pan with olive oil. Add seasonings and fry over medium high heat until browned. Turn heat down,add water and cover pan. Cook for another 20 minutes (depending on size of potatoes). Add diced onions half way during cooking.
Roasted Potatoes
1 pound new red potatoes
1 TBSP olive oil
salt
pepper
garlic and herb seasoning
2 bunches green onions
1/2-1 cup water
Cube potatoes and add to frying pan with olive oil. Add seasonings and fry over medium high heat until browned. Turn heat down,add water and cover pan. Cook for another 20 minutes (depending on size of potatoes). Add diced onions half way during cooking.
Monday, April 26, 2010
FRUSTRATION
no pics today just a whole lot of FRUSTRATION to say the least!!!!!!!! Since starting school in January I have had a love/hate relationship with my home and brain ;) I have LOVED being there and can't wait to learn each day. Someday's I wish classes went faster so I can take another one, others, I am running praying my feet can keep up, then I come home and repeat the same steps with the kids, dinner, activities and real life. If I could be a professional student, I think I would really like it, however my house, mom and wifely duties would suffer horribly.
That being said AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, that helped a little.
Today I really really lost my brain, and still can't find it. I have a folder that lives in 1 place in my home that houses ALL of our birth certificates, social security cards, immunization records, maybe even my marriage certificate??? and even hubby's dad's birth certificate. It lives in my metal filing cabinet and is not allowed out very often or for very long, think permanent time out. Today was supposed to be Thomas' happiest day of his life. We had scheduled his learners permit test. The state of Utah requires you to have everything except a blood sample to get a learners permit. I knew where most of the required documents live, so I didn't worry about them until just before we left, remember the not allowed out for very long statement. When I went to get them THEY WERE GONE, missing I tell you, ran away with the dish and spoon AAAAAAA. We both prayed and searched, and prayed some more, and searched everywhere I could possibly think of. Maybe I got a crazy idea and let hubby put them in the business filing cabinet, so I searched through that, NOTHING!!! I even called hubby because I remember at one point him thinking he should put them somewhere else. He remembers no such conversation... breath in, breath out... After searching for an hour, I took T to school and apologized PROFUSELY!!!!! He is taking it well. Thankfully he has football today after school and that will help him use up all his aggression right? Good news, it has lit a fire under me to really over haul and dump all sorts of stuff in the house. 1 big bag down... wish me luck
That being said AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, that helped a little.
Today I really really lost my brain, and still can't find it. I have a folder that lives in 1 place in my home that houses ALL of our birth certificates, social security cards, immunization records, maybe even my marriage certificate??? and even hubby's dad's birth certificate. It lives in my metal filing cabinet and is not allowed out very often or for very long, think permanent time out. Today was supposed to be Thomas' happiest day of his life. We had scheduled his learners permit test. The state of Utah requires you to have everything except a blood sample to get a learners permit. I knew where most of the required documents live, so I didn't worry about them until just before we left, remember the not allowed out for very long statement. When I went to get them THEY WERE GONE, missing I tell you, ran away with the dish and spoon AAAAAAA. We both prayed and searched, and prayed some more, and searched everywhere I could possibly think of. Maybe I got a crazy idea and let hubby put them in the business filing cabinet, so I searched through that, NOTHING!!! I even called hubby because I remember at one point him thinking he should put them somewhere else. He remembers no such conversation... breath in, breath out... After searching for an hour, I took T to school and apologized PROFUSELY!!!!! He is taking it well. Thankfully he has football today after school and that will help him use up all his aggression right? Good news, it has lit a fire under me to really over haul and dump all sorts of stuff in the house. 1 big bag down... wish me luck
Sunday, April 25, 2010
EMILY
Can I just tell you, I LOVE that my phone can update my blog. Maybe I will be around more often :D
This is a project I have been working on for MONTHS. I have been doing a little at a time during school and not making a ton of progress, but I feel good about it as I have been working on a few projects simultaneously. I have a butterfly mobile and a magnet board still to finish but at least started. She is off track for 2 more days so hopefully we can crank them out. Many of you have asked me to make it for you, uummmm NO, but here are the supplies I used...
letters E, I, L, and Y are from Roberts in their unfinished wood section
M is an 11 x 14 canvas
paper (except turquoise)and chipboard cutouts are Crate Paper designed by my awesome friend Lori Whitlock
Turquoise is a VERY old Provo Craft paper from back when I worked for them.
Brown bazzil cut for M using the Storybook cartridge and Cricut
misc rhinestone brads (SEI) and rhinestone stickers (Prima I think)
brown, turquoise, and pink craft paint (background of the M is freehand painted)
Mod podge
small prima flowers
glue dots
Basic Instructions:
Use letters as a template to cut out each pattern paper. Paint all letters edges brown and let dry. Mod podge base paper to all letters. I sanded the paper where it hung over the letters after the mod podge dried. Apply ALL paper to each letter with mod podge but make sure each coat is dry. When dry I coated each letter with another coat of mod podge. When all paper is adhered and dry, add 3D embellishments
E
using large scallop pattern scissors cut from dark pink a border for the left side and place overhanging the edge. Add turquoise circle near the bottom right. Apply mod podge. Add bling to turquoise. Then add the bird and black curly chipboard accent
Add brown ribbon 1/4 centimeter in from the scallop border and ribbon knots to top as well as chipboard accent.
M
background is painted freehand on the canvas then coated with mod podge, letter applied, then another coat after first dried. Small green prima flowers were added in a circular shape, like a hydranga bloom, with small silver brads. Before taking the picture I forgot to add more small clear bling, like on the E, as the inner shape of the M. I am toying with hanging it with purple ribbon but I don't have any at the moment thus havn't decided. Any opinions?
I
cut the background out of 2 different papers, 1 full size the other in the wavy shape, then mod podge onto wood and add a final coat. add ricrac. Center of flower (circle and flower) is 2 seperate chipboard accents, layered then hung with wire twisted around a pencil and taped to back of element and the letter I. Large pink flower from Heidi Swapp is placed behind chipboard. Tied ribbon knots and purple tag are added for leaves. Her birthday numbers are on the purple tag.
L
covered in dark brown paper. Use large zigzag scissors for turquoise border on the inside. Mod podge all layers to wood, remember to allow for drying time. Add misc brads to inside of flowers and adhere in a 'row' with glue dots.
Y
after covering letter with paper, final coat with mod podge, add chipboard accents. Back the large white flower with a turquoise circle to make it stand out. Add tied ribbon knots to bottom of green chipboard curly element
Think that is all...
This is a project I have been working on for MONTHS. I have been doing a little at a time during school and not making a ton of progress, but I feel good about it as I have been working on a few projects simultaneously. I have a butterfly mobile and a magnet board still to finish but at least started. She is off track for 2 more days so hopefully we can crank them out. Many of you have asked me to make it for you, uummmm NO, but here are the supplies I used...
letters E, I, L, and Y are from Roberts in their unfinished wood section
M is an 11 x 14 canvas
paper (except turquoise)and chipboard cutouts are Crate Paper designed by my awesome friend Lori Whitlock
Turquoise is a VERY old Provo Craft paper from back when I worked for them.
Brown bazzil cut for M using the Storybook cartridge and Cricut
misc rhinestone brads (SEI) and rhinestone stickers (Prima I think)
brown, turquoise, and pink craft paint (background of the M is freehand painted)
Mod podge
small prima flowers
glue dots
Basic Instructions:
Use letters as a template to cut out each pattern paper. Paint all letters edges brown and let dry. Mod podge base paper to all letters. I sanded the paper where it hung over the letters after the mod podge dried. Apply ALL paper to each letter with mod podge but make sure each coat is dry. When dry I coated each letter with another coat of mod podge. When all paper is adhered and dry, add 3D embellishments
E
using large scallop pattern scissors cut from dark pink a border for the left side and place overhanging the edge. Add turquoise circle near the bottom right. Apply mod podge. Add bling to turquoise. Then add the bird and black curly chipboard accent
Add brown ribbon 1/4 centimeter in from the scallop border and ribbon knots to top as well as chipboard accent.
M
background is painted freehand on the canvas then coated with mod podge, letter applied, then another coat after first dried. Small green prima flowers were added in a circular shape, like a hydranga bloom, with small silver brads. Before taking the picture I forgot to add more small clear bling, like on the E, as the inner shape of the M. I am toying with hanging it with purple ribbon but I don't have any at the moment thus havn't decided. Any opinions?
I
cut the background out of 2 different papers, 1 full size the other in the wavy shape, then mod podge onto wood and add a final coat. add ricrac. Center of flower (circle and flower) is 2 seperate chipboard accents, layered then hung with wire twisted around a pencil and taped to back of element and the letter I. Large pink flower from Heidi Swapp is placed behind chipboard. Tied ribbon knots and purple tag are added for leaves. Her birthday numbers are on the purple tag.
L
covered in dark brown paper. Use large zigzag scissors for turquoise border on the inside. Mod podge all layers to wood, remember to allow for drying time. Add misc brads to inside of flowers and adhere in a 'row' with glue dots.
Y
after covering letter with paper, final coat with mod podge, add chipboard accents. Back the large white flower with a turquoise circle to make it stand out. Add tied ribbon knots to bottom of green chipboard curly element
Think that is all...
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