Monday Morning Musings 12/30/2013

So hard to believe this is the last Monday of the year.  It seems like this year has gone by so fast.

This weekend I spent it scrapbooking at Archivers with friends.  I went Friday and Saturday and got some great pages done.  I will be posting some over the next couple of weeks.  It was so much fun but I was so exhausted yesterday we didn't do a ton. I did get some more kids clothes sorted out and will be taking one last donation bag in today.

The boys and I hung their Disney countdown chains. Every morning we take a link off and then we know how many days until we leave. They are loving this and we count them every morning.  These are what I made and had in a box to give them for Christmas. Hmm I guess I just realized what I will be doing this week and that is organizing and packing for our trip.

N got quite a few new Warrior Poet clothes for Christmas and as he keeps saying he wants to wear one everyday. C has a couple either hand me down or ones I've picked up from people and they both decided to wear them the other day.  N loves this brand and shhh don't tell him but he's getting some more for his birthday.

Hmm just noticed I haven't done a Christmas recap either. I'll work on that this week and get it posted. It will be picture heavy I'm sure. ;)  Now how did I get there you ask? Well M got me a new laptop since mine tends to randomly cut off and once I opened it then he asked me what I wanted in a new laptop and decided that we needed to exchange what he bought for a different one.  So off we went on Thursday to make some exchanges.  Not as bad as you would think. However N was being a totally hoot and wanted to have a photo session in the Office Depot parking lot. I got some really cute photos of him but realized that we really need to get his hair cut. LOL

Isn't he just crazy?  Not sure what mail I will be getting this week with the holiday.  I'm not expecting any boxes this week.  I've ordered a couple things online with after Christmas specials so I should still be getting some boxes in the mail ;)

We are pretty much staying home and just chilling for the week. M is off so he can help and play with the boys so maybe I can get some organizing in. I also need to get my Erin Condren planner going and filled in to start the new year.  That has me the most excited and giddy almost. LOL

What are you up to this week? Anything fun and exciting for the new year?

Jenny

Wantable Dec 2013 Box Review

I was out scrapping on Saturday and then I got the text that my Wantable had been delivered.  I had to wait all day to get home and check it out. Then of course I was exhausted so I didn't really dig into it until this morning.  Oh my goodness am I excited.

As usually the Wantable  box is nice and white. It also has some of the best guts around. They use egg carton type packaging so nothing moves in shipment. This is great since they send full size items that are often in glass.

Here is my list this month.  I believe it was last month that they added a complexion products category to their questionnaire so I had to go in and modify to add that.  I also finally placed eyeliner in my disliked column. As much as I do love eyeliner and it is one of my go tos I have enough to last me years.  However if there was a way to say no black or brown I probably would add it back but so far you can't be that specific. LOL I like going in and changing things up each month and then seeing what I get. So I will be back in there again before my trip so that I don't forget later.

And not what you have been waiting for.

This months goodies:

• ncLA nail laquer in Cookies and Gold ($16) - ncLA is a 5 free polish and says this color is a creamy white that is dripping with prismatic gem sparkles.  I can not wait to try this one out. It looks like so much fun and I love when I get sparkles and stuff in my polish.
• Starlooks shadow in conquest ($12) - I've gotten quite a bit of Starlooks products and I've liked them all. This is a great dark purple color that they say will be great as a liner or as a definer for the crease. 
• Color Club Magnetic Nail Polish in Magnetic Force ($12) - This has me the most interested as I've never had a magnetic nail polish before. The description says its a deep shade of purple with a silver shimmer.  I've never used this before so very curious to see what it is all about and what it can do.  And what difference the magnetic portion has with it.
• Sorme Perfect Touch Concealer in True Ivory ($24) - I use a concealer everyday so I had to add it to my likes list. This says that its a silkin fixing fluid that makes flaws, dark circles, wrinkles, dullness, and signs of fatigue appear to virtually vanish.  This is something I have to see.
• Michael Marcus Prime Foundation Brush ($20) - Since the Sorme needs to be blended in I'm glad they send a brush to go with it. I don't wear a ton of true foundation but I do use creams and lotions so this will be good for that. I think I've also said before I recently dumped all my brushes so I'm working on stocking them back up.
• Skiin Instant Skin Tightener & Line Filler Sample - Every month Wantable includes a sample product. I believe I've gotten this one before but I haven't used it so now I really need to since I have a good amount to give it a real trial.

What do you think? Every time I see nail polish in my box I get excited right away and there are some really different products for me this month.  Overall I come up with a total of $84 for this months box and since Wantable only costs $36 a month its a great deal. They also have an option for a single box for $40 if you don't want to sign up for their month subscription however they make it really easy to skip and modify on their website. They also make it easy to return your whole box if you aren't satisfied with it. I have not had to do that yet since I've loved everything but the option is there as others say its really easy.

So tell me did you get a Wantable box this month. Since each box is so different what did you get? Now I have to wait for my intimates box to come before I get another makeup box. :)

Have a great week!!!

Jenny

disclaimer: The link above is a referral link. I will get credits towards my next box if you sign up through me. Even with that all opinions are my own and if I didn't like something then you for sure would know.

Thursday Thoughts 12/26/2013

Linking up for some Holiday Thursday Thoughts with Jennifer.

• How was everyone's Christmas? Ours was pretty good. N got us all up at 8am and we went down for the presents.  Opened the stockings and looked at the unwrapped Santa gifts and then we had a donut break before digging into the rest of the gifts. After all the opening was done we did out breakfast of meat, meat and more meat. :) Yeap I made bacon, little sausages, and country ham for breakfast to go with our hashbrowns and biscuits. LOL we will be eating leftover meat for days.
• Did you get a favorite gift?  I can't say what my favorite gift is but I got to finally open my Erin Condren Planner and my October Afternoon Santa Grab Bag.  M surprised me with a new laptop which is very much needed since mine will randomly just cut off.  Of course now he's not sure its the one that I really want so we may exchange it for another one this weekend and go from there.
• I asked N what his favorite gift was and he said "All of them and I love my giant eraser" Uhm yeah kid the one thing you call out is the giant Darth Maul eraser that we got super cheap on clearance at Target. LOL
• We had friends in last night and did Kabobs on the grill. So yummy and per the kids request my homemade mac-n-cheese.  It was a random combo but oh so yummy.  It also worked in wearing my boys out who went to sleep very early (for them) and I was in bed and asleep but 9:30.  It was AWESOME!!!  Wait that might be my favorite Christmas gift of the year. Going to bed that early. :)
• Are you heading out shopping today?  Not sure if we are or not.  I took a friend to the airport so I'm up and ready but M is just now getting in the shower at 11:30am and the boys are still in jammies.  We are not fast moving today.
• Oh I get to go scrapping at Archivers tomorrow night and Saturday night so that makes me very excited and will be a great ending to the Christmas Week.

I hope everyone had a great holiday and has a great new year.

Happy Clearance Shopping,

Jenny

Merry Christmas 2013

Merry Christmas from my family to yours.

Love The Mouse Disney Christmas Card

Sharing a Christmas Card I made for people who have booked travel with me.  I like to make a special Disney card to send them each year.

I call this one of my Washi Tape Wonder Cards. The background is strips of washi over and over.  I love love love it.  Then I used my big shot and a die I found while out shopping for the Santa Mickey and Reindeer Pluto flying over the city.  

If you book a trip with me then you can look forward to a great card next year too. :)

Merry Christmas and wishing you a year full of Pixie Dust,

Jenny

Buttons, Buttons and more Buttons

My scrappy friends and I get together every holiday season and get little gifts for each other.  This year I had a plan and of course waited until the last minute but I did get them done and they loved them. :)  It all started a couple months ago when I saw a post somewhere that had a plaque with and initial in buttons.  We made comments about who ever has extra buttons and from that point I knew I wanted to make these for them.

Isn't this so great?  I love love love it and will need to be making myself one.  It wasn't that bad to make and the supplies weren't hard to find.

First up you will need some buttons.  I bought a grab bag up buttons and then roughly sorted them out.  C helped and we sorted the larger ones into colors and then as I was going we filled in with the smaller ones.  C had a great time working on his colors and helping select the perfect button.

If you've read any of my scrappy posts you already know I have an issue with naked buttons ;)  All button holes should have something in them either ribbon, thread, paper etc.  So for this project I bought some canvases and a new needles and used some linen thread to sew the buttons onto the canvas. Yes I sewed the buttons on the canvas.  I am not a sewer so this was really outside my comfort zone but not too hard to do.

I didn't take a picture of the unfinished back but I had printed the letters out in the size I wanted and then traced with a pencil on the back.  You could not see it through the canvas but it gave me a go by as I was sewing.

Then to finish off the back I just used some of the Stampin' Up fabric from a couple years ago and glued it down.  M got me some hangers and I nailed them into the frame.  

Here are the other letters that I made.

See I really do need to make one of these for myself. They are just too stinkin' cute.  Are you making any crafty gifts this year?  I need some ideas for next year.

Merry Christmas,

Jenny

My Paper Pumpkin November 2013 Review

I've had this My Paper Pumpkin since the middle of Nov but with all the craziness I just didn't have time to put it together. I knew that I was going to keep it just as shown and use them for teacher gifts so we just needed some time.

Hmm well it looks like my box pictures are missing so I'll just have to tell you what was included.  The red star in the Noel and the Wishing you a Merry Christmas are stamps and they came with Real Red Ink Spot.  We also got some extra garland in our boxes.  I plan to use that on a Christmas scrappy page.

I'm waiting on the December My Paper Pumpkin now. My shipping said expected delivery today but it did not show up so maybe tomorrow. LOL  If you are interested in the kits or just want to check them out. My Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription box from Stampin' Up that is $19.95 and it sends you a project that can be completed in about 30min.  So far they have sent cards, mini albums, notepad holders and I've made some as shown and some I'm mixed up into something else.  

Happy Crafting!!!!

Jenny