beautifully...

cold. that's what it is today. it is an absolutely amazingly beautiful day. the sun is shining brightly. the sky is pure blue. not a cloud to be found. but man, it's cold!!! 42 degrees, but feels like 37 according to weather.com!! i thought i'd get my lawn mowed for the last time. when i looked outside, it looked like the perfect day to do it. but i didn't realize it was so chilly!! i had on long pants and a long sleeved shirt, plus a sweatshirt. i forgot gloves. my hands are numb as i type this!! but it's done! i don't have to get out the lawn mower until next spring!

moms are great...

i spent the entire day with my mom yesterday. it was great. despite me being a little grumpy, we had a good time. the reason, other than to just hang out, was to finish her magnet board. i've been a terrible daughter. i gave her a magnet board for christmas LAST year and didn't get a chance to get it done. so it's been sitting in her basement, naked, for the past 11 months. i figured it was WAY past time to get it done, so we planned a whole day to work on it. i'll have to get a picture from her to post. i think it turned out very cute.

the other project i worked on was a circle journal. i had such a hard time with it because i don't really have many holiday collections. but here is how it turned out. sorry the picture isn't the best...we couldn't get my mom's scanner to work.

in search of...

the perfect coloring tool. that's what i want. what are your thoughts, ideas, suggestions? i have tombow markers, but i get too many lines from them. does that make sense? the stampin up markers give me lines too. then i ruin the paper trying to smooth them out. i have a handful of prismacolor markers and absolutely love those. but they are so expensive! and don't coordinate to the colors i use most (stampin up!). i prefer markers over colored pencils for the brightness. whenever i use pencils and mineral sprits, i can't seem to get it as deep of a color that i want.

so lay it on me. do i need to just give in and pay for the whole prismacolor set? what is your ultimate coloring tool?

help!

thursday already...

where did this week go? it has flown by. my holiday circle jounal was due to be mailed yesterday. i'm a slacker in my own swap. uh oh. that is terrible. and to make me feel even more guilty, i got my own back yesterday!! the ladies in this swap are amazing. this circle journal is the neatest thing i've done. i love it. i must stop slacking...