Beer for the Boss

My first year of working as a Speech Pathologist came to a close about three weeks ago.  This year went by so quickly, but in that short amount of time I met some really wonderful people.  This new environment ended up to be the perfect fit.  I had two wonderful mentors (one is family now), supportive coworkers and supervisors, a beyond caring secretary, and a fantastic boss.  It was a long journey to get to this point and I still have a ways to go with regards to schooling to complete a Masters, but I am so thankful to finally be where I am.  And to celebrate, I gave beer.  But... not just any beer.  One of my sites was an hour commute, which is pretty far.  One weekend, I stopped at a bakery to enjoy lunch with my mom.  This restaurant's location happened to be about half way to the site I was working at.  While we waited for the order, I noticed a beer that came from the same area where I worked.  I had to grab it... my mom had to add a few hand sewn kitchen (or shall we call them "bar") towels... and this had to be the perfect gift to end the year.  I still have two in the fridge waiting to toast in the new year when August rolls around.  Cheers to rewarding careers!

Bird Swap

I traded an egg shaped dish towel and apron, for this wooden bird.  So... in... LOVE!!! 

Junk Journals/Bobbies Swap

This post has been extremely long overdue.  It has been months (almost a year) since I received the sweetest package in the mail from Chacoy over at Living in La La Land.  I got in touch with her after we participated in a craft swap because I feel in love with her journals and bobbies.  She agreed to swap something with me.  Life was chaotic at the time and I've since then forgotten what I had sent to her (if I remember, I update this and post a picture).  I haven't forgotten what a beautiful journal and fun bobbies she sent to me.  The bobbies are so sweet, fun, and colorful.  The junk journal is put together so well and has tons of secrets stashed away like a chalkboard page, pockets, pinwheel, paint, a ribbon closure with charm, and so many other fun details.  I can't thank her enough for sharing her talent with us.  This journal will be filled with wonderful memories and happy stories.

       

       

       

       

       

        

Journals

We made journals!  Check out Gypsea Journeys for the details.  If you want to make your own, check out SeaLemonDIY for some awesome tutorials.  She has the best book binding lessons, along with other fun ideas.

Ribbon Wall

In our never ending attempt to get organized, we recently replaced a shower curtain with ribbons in hopes that this would result in easier ribbon access.  So far it has been a success and makes it so much easier to use up ribbon when needed.

Gypsea Journeys!

We have super duper exciting news!!!  We no longer have to craft just at home anymore.  Thanks to our house on wheels, we can craft anywhere.  Hints have been dropped here and here regarding the newest member of our family and it's official... our new love is in our driveway right now waiting to take us on tons of adventures.  

Join us on our travels at Gypsea Journeys!  

As always... thank you to Linna for the awesome banners!

Grad School

It's no surprise that we have been neglecting our sweet little blog here for awhile, but other things have been demanding our attention.  One of these things is graduate school.  I've been blabbing on here about online schooling for the last two years, but guess what?  Those two years were just prerequisite classes!!!  If I was a mess then, these next three years should be chaos.  I have met some really great people through this program and got to send one of them a little gift for becoming a new momma.  It seems so far away, but the thought of getting to meet everyone at graduation is pretty motivating to keep going.  It's hard not to get bogged down, but I need to be better about not abandoning the arts and crafts I love so much.