21 February 2010
By Amber
In Happy Thoughts, Projects, Shopping Smart
This is based off of another fun posting from the Pleated Poppy Check out her beautiful Family Rule board here:
Mine isn’t ‘polished’ yet and I might change the bottom paper but I was so excited I wanted to show you guys. Here is my words to live by board:
Here is what I learned I learned while doing this, re-read the directions. I just sat down and started building it from memory. I like how my turned out but I wish I would have cut my strips a little shorter than the 9×12 inch canvas I bought. I painted underneath yellow and orange and I wish you could have seen that around the edge. Also it would have made it easier to adhere the paper. I like the embellishments I chose to do they look cool and I love the bold colors and different textures.
I also made this much more wallet friendly by using papers I already had on hand and bought a cheap canvas with a 40% off coupon from a local craft supply store. The quality of the canvas dosn’t matter so much since you will be covering it and the coupon is especially important for larger versions of this canvas can get expensive, even the lower quality ones.
20 February 2010
By Amber
In insperation
Here are some posts from blogs I read frequently these are the ones that have either touched me or inspired me this week:
“Good Grief”
This one really touched me it was talking about realizing that grief could be a good thing. That is exactly the stage I’m at right now.
“The sound of the Wilderness”
For lent this insightful woman has giving up multi tasking (not sure I could but I should.) This post includes some of her observations of things she has noticed by giving up multi-tasking. The things she talks about reminds me alot about why I started ‘needing’ noise at all times after Mark passed away.
“The boys quilt”
After I made my first quilt with ALOT of help from my sister in-law
Becky and her mom I thought I was done but I like this quilt so much I think I might try to make one more. Ry (the hubby) likes the quilt I made so I might make this ‘boys quilt’ for him!
PS here is a picture of the quilt Becky helped me make and her blog as well she just started so give her some love!
19 February 2010
By Amber
In Green, health and beauty
I’m currently researching cost effective natural make-up. My hope is that after I find natural make-up I want to transition to natural facial cleansers. I have some acne problems and I think the transition will help (I will let you know.) So the first thing I’m trying Everyday Minerals you can get a Free Sample of their colors and coverage styles all you have to pay is the shipping! I’m excited to try it out, they even have a matte oil absorbing formula which may eliminate the need for me to use a 2nd powder!! I’ll let you know what you think. (They just came last night I’m going to try this this weekend when I have time to play!)
If you were perchance wondering what prompted this though pattern here it is, this is my wonderful, soft, bamboo towel. This is what it looks like after coming into contact with my harsh acne soap:
Since this is a bamboo and organic towel they don’t use the harsh dyes that other towels do (one of the reasons I bought it) and in normal conditions they hold up just like any other quality towel. But when exposed to harsh chemicals it messes with the color 
Oh well it works just fine it just won’t be hanging as a display towel anymore.
This isn’t going to be a fast transition first I have to use up the stuff I have and then switch over. But I will keep you updated as I go along.
In the mean time let me know what natural products you have tried and love.
18 February 2010
By Amber
In Thoughts on Thursdays
‘The ‘game’ of life.”
Recent postings and revelations have lead me to find that one of my love languages is “words of affirmation” and even though I shouldn’t need them to feel good about myself they still are a way of showing love. But there is no way my spouse knows that this is something I want unless I tell him.
Just for a funny example, we have been playing a lot of Mario Wii its a team play game and often times right before we die one of us does something dumb to the other one. The next thing one of us says is “why did you do that?” We do best if before we start we tell the other person our plan. Same in life huh? It would just be easier if we would tell each other our game plan. Let each other know what we need to succeed. We can’t expect it if they don’t know what we need.
I actually have not read the book “5 love languages yet” let me know if you think I should! I do believe in the whole concept though I think people do show and receive love in different ways.
17 February 2010
By Amber
In Happy Thoughts
Card for my Honey, that I made:
Sorry the picture is cropped bad Ry has it on his wall under a shelf so it was hard to photograph.
Email from my Grandparents:
Roses are red and violets are blue we sure do love you two.
Will you be our Valentines???
Hope you had a loving day!!!
Grandpa and Grandma
