Sunday, February 05, 2012

Why Didn't I Think Of That ~ New Blog Post on Creating Amazing

I just wanted to share that I've compiled a few organizational tips that might make your life easier.



Go and check them out at www.creatingamazing.com.



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Saturday, February 04, 2012

Creating Amazing

Yay...I am so excited to share this with you. I have created a new blog to share my creations with you, and your creations with the world! 


www.creatingamazing.com




Please come over to www.creatingamazing.com and check it out. I would love for you to follow me there too. Every FridayI will be featuring one of my followers and their website/blog/information will stay on the Creating Amazing homepage for the entire week!!


Come by and check it out. I would love to know what you think. Any suggestions are more than welcome!!

Friday, January 20, 2012

I thought I would share a few quotes that I found on Pinterest. If you've never heard of Pinterest I suggest you check it out. I wrote a post awhile ago about it, click here to see that post. If you want to join Pinterest and need an invite, just leave a comment at the end of this post and I'll send one your way!




I hope you enjoy the quotes as much as I do :)














































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And finally.....I truly mean this if you are reading my post -




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Do you have a favorite quote? I'd love to hear it.  Leave a comment below :) 

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Exciting News!!

I am so excited! I am currently in the process of designing my new blog. Eeek!! 


When I first started this blog it was to document our trip to Ireland. Upon return it quickly turned into a craft blog, which is what my new blog will be about. 


All of my personal, family posts will still be shared on here, but all the crafty posts will go on my new site.


I can't wait! I hope you join me on my journey. I am planning on launching my new blog on February 1st. Here is a sneak peak!!


Saturday, January 07, 2012

Top 5 of 2011

I started this blog last year to keep my friends and family in the loop when we were on our trip to Ireland. After we were home it quickly turned into an outlet for me to share my craftiness. Now, I would love to share with you my 




(Click the titles and that will take you to the post)




















and the #1 Post of 2011 is .....







I'd like to thank everyone for stopping by!
I would love to know which one was your favorite :)

Sunday, January 01, 2012

Our Journey...A Piece of Art for My Husband

This Christmas, I wanted to give my husband something special. Something to show him how much I care for him and love him, and love to be with him. I remembered this pin I saw on Pinterest, where someone had cut out hearts in maps of all the places they've been.


Such a great idea as we've been to a few places and love to travel. This is what I came up with. 




I used black and red to match our bedroom which we recently organized and redecorated. (This post will be coming up soon but here's a sneak peak.)


For the hearts, I used an old atlas that I found at my local thrift store. I cut a heart template out and traced the hearts onto the maps and went to town. In our travels we've been to Toronto, Jacksonville, The Bahamas, Mexico, Ireland and Paris.

At the top I used my Cricut to cut a heart around Winnipeg. This is where all of our trips start from and where we call home. 




In May when we went to Ireland we made a pit stop in Paris for a day to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary.



I think he likes it, I know I do. I'd love to know what you think. 






I'm linking up to the following parties..be sure to check them out!








Thirty Hand Made Days    

five days five ways | feature friday free for all  Ladybird Ln

One Artsy Mama



Creations by Kara

Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Something to think about....


While exploring Pinterest the other day I came across this great pin. If only this message could reach every child.


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"A teacher in New York was teaching her class about bullying and gave them the following exercise to perform. She had the children take a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stamp on it and really mess it up but do not rip it. Then she had them unfold the paper, smooth it out and look at how scarred and dirty is was. She then told them to tell it they’re sorry. Now even though they said they were sorry and tried to fix the paper, she pointed out all the scars they left behind. And that those scars will never go away no matter how hard they tried to fix it. That is what happens when a child bully’s another child, they may say they’re sorry but the scars are there forever. The looks on the faces of the children in the classroom told her the message hit home. Pass it on or better yet, if you're a parent or a teacher, do it with your child/children."