Make your own greeting cards

I have always been obsessed with greeting cards and have always had way more than I can send. These days, when I send many more emails than snail mail, I try to buy less. But the lure is still there. I like to have cards on hand for when I go to a party, hate the idea of always having to run out at the last minute to buy a card. I have many blank white cards, too, so I can create my own at the last minute. I created a few of these for friend's birthday parties and made a few extras just to have on hand for when I need a birthday card.

clam lights

Had a delicious clam dinner at my friend Bill's house. It was his birthday and our friend Ed, the clammer, brought these yum yums. I took these emptied clams home and intend to fill them up with tealights for the big party.

Goldfish bowl

I'm always trying different ways to display these two goldfish I bought in the Cape years ago....This is a pretty crystal bowl of my mom's. The lid broke a long time ago, but it was an expensive bowl so I never wanted to throw it out. I sometimes use it as a vase, but Sunday night, when I should have been sleeping, I decided to combine the two and pair it in the bathroom with my tulip/daisy/rose arrangement.

(I'm trying to pretty up the house for the upcoming party for Mr. Scott!)

This quote, from Tut, is so true. Just thought I would share:

Too often, Karen, the only difference between HAVE and HAVE NOT depends on whether or not the initial request was followed by a thank you, yee-haa, and action, rather than a question mark, timidity, and TV.
Don't ask. Give thanks. Bust a move.
Yo - The Universe

pretty Easter things

Here are some pretty Easter-y items I have seen over the last few weeks. The eggs, I made myself. The flowers and chocolates were all seen on my travels. The fanciful mums are the cutest, aren't they?!

Easter basket with a twist

I love Easter decorations. Everything about them, the pastels, the flowers, the cute little bunnies, they are all some of my favorite things.

This Easter Basket is one of the coolest decorations I have seen this Easter. This photo doesn't do it justice because the really cool element to this, doesn't some across well in a photo.

The special part about it is it's made of real grass. A woman I work with brought this to work last week - she said she grows the grass weeks before and uses it instead of that store bought stuff. It really makes a difference. When I saw it I was like "Wow." Can you make me one?

She just puts the grass in a basket, buys decorations, like little chickies and eggs, and then sticks real flowers in little water containers in the grass. Very clever.