December 31, 2010

Wow, it's hard to be 2011 is almost here, I've had to use the date a few times already typing.... 1.1.11 with a start like that it's gonna be a great year!
2010 has been quite a year for us with many struggles and many successes. It always amazes me to take a few minutes and reflect on all that really did happen throughout the year.

I'm looking forward to a wonderful New Year! May 2011 bring you all that your heart desires.

Happy New Year!

Another fabulous customer photo

Around the house this morning

What pretty decorations do you have around you this morning?

customer photo's

I love to get customer photo's. The decal was custom sized to fit the laptop.

It's been a busy Saturday around here

I helped my daughter with a sewing project. We thought and thought about what she could sew and finally came up with Christmas stockings. She's new to sewing, she's made a few small pouches for the family cell phones and Ipod's...as well as a pillow case for her room. It turned into a fun shopping trip where she picked out some fabulous colored fat quarters. This morning, I googled stocking templates online, only to find once I printed them they were too small, so I drew a template on a piece of cardboard and we cut the fabric out with that as the pattern. After a bit of flipping fabrics around I managed to get the pieces laid out for her to stitch together. I haven't done alot of sewing myself so getting all the layers in order is really much more complicated then it seems!




As these projects continue we're having a great time as she learns to sew! I'm so proud of her and the fact the she loves to learn new things.

Customer Photo's

I absolutely LOVE to find customer photo's in my inbox
Pirate ship decal

Published!

Circlelinestudio was included in a article in Seven Magazine. I had to make a quick run to dunkin donuts this morning so that I could grab a copy...or two{I had to get one for my mom}


SEVEN digital addition

It's decision time

I'm makin' my lists for the holidays
decorations - check
gifts - I'm making progress...but everything that needs to be shipped is done
Christmas cards - check
Menu planning for the holidays.....this is where it gets really tough around here

dinner Christmsas Eve...lasagna or takeout pizza
Christmas breakfast...cinnabon cinnamon rolls or yummy homemade baked egg casserole
Christmas lunch is easy....appetizer plates
Christmas dinner...turkey, stuffing, potatoes or crab legs, baked potatoes and salad
New Year's Eve...this one's easy Fondue!
New Year's Day...Ham and scallop potatoes

I need to make some decisions pretty soon, I think I'll have to talk it over with my hubb's and the kids and get their vote.

What do you have planned for your holiday dinners? Any MUST have items it just wouldn't be Christmas without?

So Close

I took a quick trip to the mall the other day with my daughter and she decided she'd like to go talk to Santa...so as we walked to his section we started talking about what she'd like for Christmas. Her plan was to ask for a lime green Dell laptop and while I think this is a spectacular gift idea, I suggested that she might ask for something else too so that she would be surprised {and not broken hearted when the lime green laptop wasn't awaiting her under the tree on Christmas morning}. So we walked a bit while she did some thinking, then just as we approached with her all ready to go talk to Santa, they closed off the gate...soooo while we were close, just not close enough...thankfully I know you can email Santa so we'll do that soon.
Or maybe tomorrow while she's out of school and the boys both have school we'll sneak back over to the mall for a quick lunch and visit with Santa.

And the new work binder

So yesterday I posted that Maggie at GussySews had inspired me to organize my work space...no more post it notes stuck to the wall...I now have a Gussy inspired note book to keep the idea's in order. See Maggie's tutorial to create your own folder

Decking the halls...roasting the chestnuts!

Okay so I'm not roasting chestnuts, but I've finished getting the house all ready for the holidays! white twinkling lights, glowing candles...cinnamon scented votives!


Now to tackle the rest of the to do list...
I need to pick up a few gifts for my kiddo's and my hubb's
grab the apples and carmel to make white chocolate covered carmel apples
make some yummy fudge and divinity!
and organize my work space...Thanks to Maggie at GussySews, now I need to put together a work binder

So tell me what's on your holiday to do list

New Decal

I just added a new chandelier decal to the collection. If the rest of the weekend goes as well, I hope to have a few more decals to share!

Available here for $28.00

I LOVE customer photo's

As see in this photo
lone pine tree decal available here

just 3 little bird decal set available here

Getting things in order

It's that time of year, time to get all your paperwork in order.
I just received my new {muchadoaboutyou} planner. It's so beautiful, I'm having a hard time bringing myself to write on it's crisp clean white pages.


Stop by {muchadoaboutyou} and pick up your own planner to start 2011. What a great stocking stuffer or gift for the paper addict in your life!