a picket fence life: paper bag scrapbooks

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Guy Gifts...the struggle is real.

Why are men so hard to buy for? Maybe it's just me but it seems like I have to do a LOT of research to make sure I'm buying the right golf club or tool and even clothes can present a problem when I'm thinking GQ and he's thinking "weekend white guy". Or maybe it's just that I'd rather shop for girl stuff. In any case, I'm guessing the guy in your life would appreciate a scrapbook of photos of his kids, their sporting events or even a few shots of his golf game. Throw one in his stocking and see what happens. :)

{World's Greatest Dad Scrapbook}

{Hockey Scrapbook}

{Tailgating Scrapbook}

{Bowling Scrapbook}

{Golf Scrapbook}

Sunday, January 6, 2013

A brand new year!

I know, we’re almost a week into the new year already but I, for one, am still celebrating the fact that we’ve flipped the calendar from 2012 to 2013! Hooray!

2012 was a bit of a crazy ride. Definitely a life-changing year. You can probably tell from my lack of posts that the last few months have been busy. I’m not going to go back and re-cap the year…but the one bit of exciting news from the past few months is that I have just moved into a new house! I’ve been in it now for about 5 weeks and I can finally say that I’m pretty much settled. I still have a couple of rooms to paint and lots of decorating left to do but the boxes have all been emptied and I can actually find the things that I need for day-to-day living (a bigger deal than you’d think!). It’s been about 14 years since I’ve moved into a new house…the longest we had ever lived in one place…but this time is a totally fresh start. This is the first time that I haven’t had to decorate around other people. This time it’s all about the things I want to surround me. And, to be honest…I’m not sure how I ever decorated a house before Pinterest! I’ve always been pretty good at visualizing how things are going to look but wow…with Pinterest it is so much more fun! Don’t you agree?

I thought my scrapbook studio was going to be the first room to get a re-do…but actually I’ve done nothing to it…yet. It is, however, the next room on my list. Needless to say I haven’t been doing much scrapbooking either…but I’m starting to get back into it. Today I thought I’d take a break from painting doors and climbing ladders and put together a couple of books. I’ve just listed them in my etsy shop but of course I wanted to share them with you too…

I am Pregnant! Paper Bag Scrapbook

You and Me Paper Bag Scrapbook

It felt good to crank out a few new books. I can’t wait till my new studio is done and organized so all my supplies are easily accessible again!

Have a great week!

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