Monday's My Pick: Best Buds.

I made the top 20at Made by Heidi. :) I can't tell you which project is mine, but go ahead and pick your favorite!

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Monday's My Pick: Best Friends...

This weeks pick is this sweet little ring from Scape on Etsy. Get one for yourself and one for your best bud! These rings are handcrafted and made to order! Please please check out their shop!

{Heart Ring: Scape}

{Baby, Ruari at 7.5 months, and Coral almost 5 months?}

Don't forget to check out the Paper Mama's Monday's My Pick: FBFF!

Thursday's Three: My family

Just a quick reminder.... This weeks photos challenge: Make me laugh! Ends tomorrow.. Don't forget to enter your photo in the challenge! And: I'd like to offer anyone that would like to advertise on my blog the rest of July for free: if you buy ad space for the month of August. You can click here for more details. I REALLY love handmade shops SO I do give a discount for Etsy shops (or any handmade business). :) Check it out! AND, if you have any questions please e-mail me. I do get a little busy with my crazy little babe and may take a little long to respond. I still ♥ you! (I will be setting up more info for advertising on my Paper Lady blog, but for now the info page is on the Paper mama blog. :) )

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Ok, on to this weeks Thursday's Three... it is all about my family! I want to support their little businesses any way I can. Here we go...

Thursday's Three: Family

1) Spittin Toad: My cousin, Denise, runs this fun little shop. It's full of her unique creations and I just love it. She has always encouraged me to be creative. I know that a lot of what I create today probably stems from the time I spent being crafty with her while growing up. She recently donated an item for a giveaway on my blog. (Athena Workman won!). Please check out her blog and her shop. Feel free to buy stuff too. :D

{Chalkboard Pendant: Spittin Toad}

 

 {Handmade stacked bead earrings: Spittin Toad}

2) Pepper and Farley: This is my Mom's Etsy shop. She makes some very lovely nice quality purses, pouches, pendants, and a few other creations. In addition to her Etsy shop she also has a quilting business. This doesn't mean she'll MAKE the quilts for you... she let's you do that part. She owns a GIANT quilting machine and freehands the stitching on your quilts for you with this machine. She's very good and her pricing is great! She accepts quilts from any state (you pay for the shipping). If you are interested in getting your lovely quilt quilted before the holidays, hurry and contact her! Her time fills up quick! You can contact her through sending a conversation in her Etsy shop.

{Put your custom photo on the pouch: Pepper and Farley}

Here I am laying on a quilt made by Janis (my mom). If you go to a larger photo you can see all the detailed stitching. :)

{Quilting by Janis: Contact through Etsy}

3) Cositas Bellas:  This is my VERY good friend Roxana's shop. Ok, so we're not technically family, but we've been friends for about 10 million years now and we know WAY too much about eachother. ;) I love her like she was family, so please show her shop and blog some love. She is extremely talented and very pregnant. :D

{Cora multi-strand necklace: Cositas Bellas}

{Lena multi-strand necklace: Cositas Bellas}

I hope you do visit them and enjoy their shops!!! I do!

Sad

Sad.

My sister's boyfriend, Mike, lost his brother to an accident this past Easter weekend.Melancholy Monster by, Melissa Sue

I am so so sad and upset that I cannot afford to get to New Zealand (where he is from and they are both living) to be with them.

Lonely Penguin Card by, Jamison Studio

Mike is like a brother to me and I cannot imagine how horrible it feels to lose your brother. I do not know how I would handle losing my brother (or sister) and do not ever EVER want to experience it. My heart hurts.

Sad Bear by, Office Supply Art

Please send your positive good thoughts to Mike and his family. Thanks everyone.

Sad Mermaid Print by, Burnt Feather

To Mike and Nicole: I am so sad for you and I miss and love you two.

-chelsey

How to celebrate the month of October...

My friends and I have a tradition we do every year. Around the first day of October we all get together and paint pumpkins!
Its a perfect way to get together and be with the ones you love, while being creative!

We painted pumpkins last night. Here is mine:



I usually do an abstract self portrait (that's my way of saying I'm not the best painter!).

And last years pumpkins:



Mine is on the top, while my sisters is on the bottom. Hmmm, I seem to use the same paint colors each year!

Give this a try with your friends and family. We LOVE to do this each year. What a great excuse to get together.

-Chelsey