pics of the BAZAAR

thank you myleka for taking these pictures. i forgot my camera! the beehive bazaar was so much fun this year. here are a couple of fun shops! i wanted to take pictures of EVERY booth, because they were all fantastic.

fun felt goodies

MONTERS!!! AHHHH!


and heere's my booth

new hair clips!

my sign, shell cowls and puff caps

another shot of the new hair clips

BEEHIVE WINTER 2009

come check out a great craft show! buy your christmas goodies and all!

i heart spark!

it has been a while since i went to spark and did a little show and telling! i was SO sad that i wasn't able to stay for saturday's events (i had to get everything going for the bijou market,) but from what i experienced on friday it was a truly great happening. i met so many great artists! the ladies in charge really did an amazing job making each activity creative and fun, they put so much work into it and i am excited to see the future of the event.

the swag bag was full of wonderful freebies! new scissors and papers and stamps and so much more.

here are some pictures of the set up and my table.

welcome to the family Graham

bryan's little sister tanya and her hubby nelson welcomed a new addition to their family! they decided to have a c. section because of some medical difficulties and i am sure she is glad she didn't have to deliver a 9lb baby naturally..ha ha! he is SO cute, congrats tanya and nelson! HERE HE IS:

Graham Gerald Strong

born November 12, 2009

9lbs, 20in.

penelope found baby graham's eyes right away!

here is grandma tami with the baby for the first time. only kerry got to go see baby graham in the hospital, because the hospital only allowed 2 visitors, so they asked the 2 grandpa's to come.

i made him this crib/play quilt! i got the pattern out of amy butler's little stitches...the book i get SO many great baby patterns. it was my very first quilt and i machine quilted it myself. it was quite a learning experience and i am sure my next quilting experience will be better! i think it turned out cute, but it does have a number of flaws...

NATIONAL CHAMPS!!!

i am so, so, SO EXCITED!!! last night the real salt lake soccer team defeated the LA Galaxy in a shoot out. i nearly cried. we were the under dogs and we won. it was an incredibly stressful game, but we won and we now have the MLS CUP!!! wow!

i heart the it crowd

the it crowd is the greatest show!!! i love it. every time i watch it i lough so hard that i cry. it is about a socially awkward I.T. department for a brittish company. it can be watched on netflix if you are a member. you can find some golden clips at you tube. like the "This, Jen, is the internet." clip. chris and myleka introduced us to this show and i am so happy they did.

watch it. it is worth it.

my fam

we had jefra take our family pictures. i think they turned out great! here is a sneak peek! she has even MORE here.

tah dah!

my sweet penelope

i can't even believe penelope is 19 months old. she is so curious and so busy. she is learning SO much. i feel like she is learning new words every day. her dancing makes me smile and her laugh makes me MELT! she is my FAVORITE....

some of her funnys:

she used to call bryan daddy, and then she called him doggy, and now she calls him bryan.

when she wants you to leave so that she can do something naughty she says, "bye" and then she blows you kisses.

she loves to go on drives in the "caa" (a

lways said while signing the work car VERY vigorously --pretending to steer the steering wheel.)

she likes to stand on the couch and say "one," "two" and then she falls, trust-fall style, on the couch. she also likes to jump on the bed and couch...how i wish she knew the 10 little monkeys song...

when you are on the phone she pretends to be on the phone too...but louder....always louder.

and here she is:

here are a few of just us 2...bryan is still the hottest boy i know! i think he is super handsome in these pics. i think he wishes he had more time to grow out the hair...but byu doesn't agree. ps bry graduates in december!!! wahoo!!!

he doesn't like this one cuz he thinks he looks like he is in a daze....but this is MY blog and i get to pick the pictures and i say it is cute.

come out saturday

bijou market is this saturday!!!!
come out and see the goodness
10am-4pm
501 n 900 e

(across from gold's gym)

halloween pictures!!!

here are some pictures i took on Halloween. i made up penny's boo costume and megan's masquerader costume! i learned that i have a lot to learn about sewing... but it was a lot of fun. it was a fantastic day we ate homemade spudnuts and apple fritters and went trick or treated. penelope had a blast!

the beautiful megan

the adorable penelope!

they paraded at megan's elementary school

we went to pumpkin land in orem and had fun at the petting zoo, maze and pumpkin patch!

front page of etsy goodness

last tuesday my barley slouchy beret was on the front page of etsy.com! i discovered this nifty website where you can check to see it you have graced the front page of etsy called craft cult.

and here is the front page collection

also, my sweet cousin erika found that my citron slouchy beret was on the "etsy finds" email! i had her forward me the email and here is a few of the items chosen with mine. SWEEEEETTTNESSS!

i heart firdays: letterpress calendars

i love printmaking...since it was my major i guess that is a good thing. However, one type of printing that i never learned well is letterpress. i am super sad about it, and hope to learn it soon. here are some beautiful etsy letterpress 2010 calendars that i am putting on my christmas list.

pistachio press puts out a beautiful wall calendar every year and here is 2010's

this is the 2010 desk calendar from two hand design

and the perpetual calendar from orange beautiful

featured on pepermint blog

last week i was informed by brittni from paper 'n' stitch that i was featured on pepermint! this is a beautiful blog written in slovenian. here is the post, you can read it better with google translator.

snowbird

last week we were able to take a break from the everyday and were able to go up to the cliff lodge at snowbird. it was great to get out into the mountain air, go to oktoberfest, go to yoga, go to the zoo and RELAX!!! it was fabulous!

here we are with my bro at oktoberfest. my mom, seester, seester in law and i bought these SWEET knitted socks with soles!

p at the zoo

BABY ELEPHANT!! it was so cute! there were a lot of baby animals this time at the zoo--baby tigers, giraffe, elephant, monkeys and more i am sure.

mom & baby

spark the event

i am super excited about being a part of the show and tell portion of Spark. Spark is a creative workshop/event that will inspire the artist in you! tickets are still on sale on their website. it costs $300 and that includes 3 days jampacked with classes, speakers & workshops AND all the food and snacks you may want. SO, if you are busy November 6th & 7th, you should free up your schedule and GO!

penelope and doggies

penelope has grown a GREAT love for "doggies!" we have been staying with my parents for the last little while. chris and myleka's two dogs, ginger and winifred, are staying with my parents too. so there are three dogs in the house with my parent's dog Tippy. when penny wakes up in the morning she gets excited to see the "doggies" and she ALWAYS says "hi" and "bye" to the dogs. she will also give them kisses and hugs. one of her favorite places to sit is in the dogs' beds.