candy coma

in the past , i've only had a few trick or treaters

but this years was sadies (my goddaughter) first real year

i wanted to do something special and saw these great grab bags using latex gloves

so a trip to the candy store later i was busy making and eating

and of course beanie was around to help

i only got 6 visitors and now i have to get rid of all this candy

(i really can't eat anymore ,the candy hangover is bad this morning)

photos taken i my iphone

snow day!!!

after 2 days of hearing about the storm of the century

i woke up to a normal ( for canada) snowfall

schools closed, the streets were quite,

the news says 10 cm ( that's only 4 inches)

not much going on so i decided to take a look for myself

6 inches with a drift............

beanie wasn't liking it!!!!

since my encaustic class was canceled

i caught up on some paper work

playing on the computer

and watching groundhog day

btw, phil did not see his shadow today

so it means an early spring!!!!!

new addition

my new baby, molly

she is 5 months old

has the same birthday as beanie

and is a maine coon

molly had no problem moving in

or adjusting to her new home

and was eager to make friends

beanie on the other hand was a little territorial

but once i reassured her she was still my baby

she decide to let molly know who was "boss"

soon, molly won beanie over

(which i knew she would)

and found her spot on the back of the couch

all wired up

beads and wire

everywhere!!
and beanie keeping an eye on things

keepin' warm

with the temperatures below zero this weekend

it was easy to stay indoors and keep warm

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above the start of a small afghan

i had 7 balls of leftover yarn from last year

its a simple "shell" design and really easy

now i need to find more of the same

to finish it

i wish i could be my cat

"beanie"

for a day

she just rolls on the floor

catching the sunny spot

all day long!!!!

keeping busy

now that i've got the jewelry bug

i've been going back and forth from

wire to beads and then combining both

i borrowed a book from my friend

making vintage jewelry

by

emma brennan

the beaded flowers caught my eye

and have since made several

so today i added the chain to

see how they look as necklaces

and of course beanie was there to

keep an eye on things

do quality check

and to help!!!

keeping cool

with the heat still rising

thank god i have and excuse to be indoors

i'm making 50 wedding invitations

and they need to be done by tomorrow

both my printers have been on overdrive

25 sheets of sparkly linen paper

2 invites per page

25 sheets for the directions

plus rsvp cards and hotel information

good thing i have beanie the inspector on the case

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above, beanie trying to figure out just how they work

paper in here, more noise down there and

i'll just help them out here!!!

as both printer are on the go
i was busy cutting the sliver and black paper
for the invites
and 50 sheets of velum to wrap them up with
and beanie was busy guarding the printer
i needed a box to keep things organised
all i could find was a flat from the case of water

which bean used as a fort
finally she settled down and fell asleep
now i get to work layering, wrapping
and adding ribbon
i'll post the finished ones tomorrow

rainy dayz and photoshop

usually i post my encaustic class on wednesday

but it was cancelled

which is ok because next week we will make it up

by having a 6 hour class!

i had already planned to meet leslie

in the distillery before class

so off i went in the pouring rain

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before i entered balzacs

i snapped the above photo with my i-phone

we have been saying

"we should get together"

for at least a year!!

it was so nice to have a

one on one

chat and coffee

next time

we won't let so much time pass!!

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above my decaf lait

using the camera bag app

set on holga

this one for you leslie

"beanie" is as cute as ever

and had emptied out the toilet paper

cabinet while i was out

but who could get mad at this face???

after my morning coffee with leslie

i had lunch with lugera

sushi.....yummm
(thanks lu)

it had stopped raining long enough

for me to get this shot of the puddle

in her driveway

once i got home i spent some time

working on my on-line lessons

and came up with the above project

using marie's layer mask and some text
it needs some more work

but my eyes are getting tired

tomorrow's another day

all grown up

i can't believe how much my little baby has grown

she looks so much "bigger"

but she still my little bean

since i work from home i get to spend everyday with her

she is very entertaining and makes me laugh all the time

she loves to hang out with me and watch me work

and all my customers love her too

my new shampoo girl

(if only i could get her in a red pair of shoes leslie)

after a hard days work

with 2 beds, 2 couches , several chairs and

plenty of "soft" places to sleep

she love to curl up on the book shelf in the laundry room!?

we have a climber

what to do, what to do???

usually i have my christmas tree up

but i'm afraid that little miss bean

will be the new tree topper!!

mothers little helper

i've been so busy making jewelry

my first show this week was a success

i sold 24 necklaces

so today i was back at it again

with a little help from my

beanie

switching gears too!!!!

now that the yarn is under

lock and key

my beanie has switched gears too

i don't think the toilet paper had a chance

after a hard days work!

good thing she's cute

the case of the missing ball of yarn

after the "kitty" court session

last weekend

and who could forget this

innocent face

i decided that with my failing memory

i only came home with 2 balls of

chocolate brown yarn not 3

so i went shopping for more

i came home with a bag full

but just to be safe i tied the bag

well, if i didn't see it with my own eyes!!!

i still needed proof so i got my camera

after "playing " with the bag for several minutes

it finally opened

this time it was a black ball

"i'll just pull this out with my teeth,

oh! you want to play wrestler!!"

says beanie

and a little victory dance

after i stopped laughing

i managed to get the ball way from her

only to find that she was back in the bag for another ball

this time i let her play with the yarn

hoping she would hide it next to the missing ball of yarn

no such luck

missing yarn?

"honest mum,

i didn't touch the yarn"

with a face like this..............

i have to believe i only

brought home 2 balls of brown not 3

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my baby, 12 weeks old today

she has doubled her size in the 5 weeks

since we first brought her home

new addition

i can't believe it's been 7 weeks since

baby momma gave birth

she had 3 little kittens

above, our new addition to our family

she's so cute, lovable and funny

i haven't laughed this much in a long time!!

she's full of beans, so that's what i've been calling her

bean, beanie and beanie baby

not sure what will stick