Welcome Back - Attempt Number Two

Well, here I go again! After almost 3 years of neglect, I am going to take another stab at this whole blogging thing! Back when I first started this blog, I had just discovered the fabulous and ENORMOUS world of blogging. Although I did not expect that my blog would amount to much, I still put pressure on myself to write posts that were interesting and eloquent or to attempt DIY projects and post step by step instructions as well as before and after photos. I was reading blog after blog that had countless followers due to the creativity each blog possessed. I felt overwhelmed. Eventually, I gave up because I convinced myself that I had nothing worth writing about.

Fast forward two and a half years. A lot has changed in my life. I am still not convinced that I am a great writer and that anyone, other than myself, would take the time to read what I have to say, but I am starting to realize the value of having my own blog. This realization comes in the form of my sweet baby boy and my desire to document his life and life with him. No pressure. No expectations. Just a place for me to record memories that maybe one day will be read by my children, grandchildren and so on.

So, even though I have a lot of catching up to do...challenge accepted!

Book Page Wreath

So as I mentioned in my last post, I recently had some free time on my hands which allowed me to get some time in for crafting!! A tradition that we have at our family reunion that I just attended is to have an auction and country store to help raise a little bit of money to put toward the next reunion. So I decided to make 2 book page wreaths as my contribution. They turned out really cute so I just had to make a third one to keep for myself. For step by step instructions on how to make these lovlies, go here! :)

Here is the wreath that I kept with a personalized monogram! 

And here is one of the wreaths that I took to the reunion 

(I forgot to take a picture of the other one, sorry!)

Happy Canada Day....4 days later!

Happy 144th Birthday Canada! 

Even though it's late,

 I have a good excuse. 

I was at my family reunion, 

the "Shields Stampede 2011" and it was a blast! 

We have them every 3 years (it's my grandpa's side of the family)

 and I haven't missed one since I was a baby.

 It is so fun to see all of my family 

that I don't see often enough and 

play games, 

have fun and 

catch up. 

Well before the reunion started last week 

I had some time off school so it gave me a chance to do some crafting. 

Here is what I created in honour of Canada's birthday. :)

PINterest

I love pinterest!!! It is like the best site EVER!! For over a year now I have made a hobby out of blog creeping and there are soooo many awesome ideas out there for diy crafts, decorations and so much more. But with creeping on so many different blogs, I was never able to remember where I originally saw certain projects that I liked and wanted to try.

That is where pinterest comes in. :) This site basically allows you to create your own account (you have to request an invite first, I guess that way you feel cool when they give you the go ahead to join) and then you have boards (you can make as many as you want and label them however you want) and you attach this pin button to your bookmark bar. From there, whenever you are blog creeping you simply click on the image you like and "pin it" to whichever board you want it displayed on. That's it!!! Now all of those great ideas are organized in one location!

Oh, and you can also follow other people's boards and they can follow you. This means that every time you go onto your pinterest account, the homepage shows you recent pins from you and anyone you follow. So if you see something you like, all you have to do is repin it to one of your boards!!

And don't worry about being stuck with a picture of the project you liked but not having the how-to instructions so that you can re-create it...pinterest links that site that you pinned the image from so you always have a link right back to the original post! Easy peezy lemon squeezy!! :)

Happy pinning!!!!

Anniversary

Imagine me and you, I do

I think about you day and night, it's only right

To think about the girl you love and hold her tight

So happy together

If I should call you up, invest a dime

And you say you belong to me and ease my mind

Imagine how the world could be, so very fine

So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you

For all my life

When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue

For all my life

Me and you and you and me

No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be

The only one for me is you, and you for me

So happy together