Lost in Place

We were very productive and had all sorts of fun over the long weekend last weekend. It's amazing all the things you can do in a couple of days when you actually get a full couple of days to do them. It got me seriously itching for more. Which is bad. Very, very bad. But I still thought I would share some of the fun stuff we did over the weekend.

First, I love me some shrinky dinks. I have always loved this stuff. And I never get to use it. But since I am one of those nutjobs who HATES writing on things because it too often looks tacky, I was able to use it to claim Miss M's backpack as hers. I had high hopes for what I had wanted it to do. But alas, I was too big a cheapskate to buy the right colors of ink pads for one small project. So it didn't turn out exactly as planned. Still cute though.

Next, I finally got around to painting the other box I bought. The last one turned out so cute I just wanted to do another. I decided this one would be for her hair things. I had the perfect little flowery idea in my head. I found some transfers at Michaels that were *SO* cute in the package. Not so cute on the box. I finished it, took one look at it and HATED it. Immediately. And immensely. But it will serve it's purpose for now. It will be on the bathroom counter where I am sure it will get soaked a many number of times and will need to be replaced down the road anyway.

Then, I had a card swap due this week so I spent some time working on that. Coming up with cards for "simple & masculine" as the theme was not an easy task. The only cards I've ever made for men were Father's Day cards for my dad or birthday cards for my brothers in which case a tree, a fish, some random deer-ish animal would suffice. Other than that, it's all Hallmark for me. In truth, I'm glad I did it since I will get a variety of cards back of the same theme and I should be set for a while. (And yes, it was just an excuse to use more shrinky dinks!)

After that, cookies were made. It's been a long time since I've made cookies. A long time since I've cooked anything actually since I don't get home until bedtime. I forget how much I enjoy it. I'm not much of a "cook" but (I think) I can bake pretty well. If I have a recipe, of course, so that's certainly not saying I am some great baker. I wish! The cookies turned out a little cakier than I would have liked and were very, very sweet. It was a new recipe, not one I am sure I would use again. Either way, a homemade chocolate chip cookie is yummmmmy. So I've eaten way more than my fair share. Luckily I was able to pawn some off on friends, too.

It really was a nice weekend. It seems the more time I have to do things I *want* to do, the more time I want to be able to do them. And I've gotta tell yah, I love spending time being crafty and creative and productive. I just so rarely get the chance to do it anymore. This weekend was a very welcomed escape into that for me.