Dalgetty's Gift

Becca, my best friend, has a friend who got married a few weeks ago.  She wanted to get them a personal gift and asked me to make a sign for her.  It was so easy and practically free, so I thought I would share it with everyone.

A few months ago I saw a stash of stuff on the side of the road marked free and sent my boyfriend to go pick it up.  Along with some great frames, there was a really UGLY shelf.  I tore the shelf apart and used the pieces to make signs.

I painted this one a glossy black and used my Cricut to cut out the letters.  I used glossy Mod Podge and gave it an extra coat to seal the whole thing.  I added a ribbon to hang it by gluing and then stapling the ribbon to the sign.

I think it is just adorable!  A gift any couple would be happy to get!

I am linking up to Frugalicious Friday.

Scrappin'

One of my goals for 2010 is to get all most of pictures put into my scrapbooks.

I thought it would be fun to share my layouts with you all!

Two of my essential tools for scrapbooking are these:

I can't tell you how many times I have gone to these wonderful books and come away with great ideas!

I bought both of mine through ebay a few years ago, and in doing research for this post, discovered that they are WAY overpriced now (like $70 bucks each!)

But, if you shop Joanne's and bring in a coupon, you should be able to pick one up for less than $10 bucks!

Becky Higgins did a great job making 'recipes' for page layouts.  She even shows a few variations on each page she has designed!

Anywhoo, on the the layouts.

Oh, how I love my family and friends!  Anyway, hope you all have a happy Monday!

One more thing.......does anyone out there in blogland know of a great vellum tape that will not show up when used with textured cardstock?

Reliving My *not so distant* Youth

Since I was up early enough to catch the sunrise this morning,

I thought we should grab some delicious breakfast.

I called up my brother and his girlfriend and the four of us head down to Big Jim's

(oops, I mean Kevin's Cafe)

The restaurant has changed hands a few times since I worked there,

but the recipes have been passed down.

They still have the best homestyle breakfast in town!

How time flies....

Oh my, the time just keeps passing and passing...

It seems like just yesterday he was still in diapers!

He is growing up way too fast.

Celbrating Caron's Love

They ran off to Vegas in November of 2007 to get hitched.

After starting their new life,

Caron & Gregg were able to celebrate their union

with family and friends on August 30, 2009.

Mr & Mrs Horn