Vinyl decal GIVEAWAY People

Yes, girls another giveaway... not by me... but by Carol Anne (below with her family). Here is her blog for you to check out and find out all the ways that you can enter. The BEST part (other than the vinyl decals are wonderful) is that you can enter EVERY day until July 31st! That is 16... did ya hear me... 16 days from today. Can you imagine all the entries... WOW! So scoot over and check out Carol Anne's blog and find out how.

Here is the etsy shop of the vinyl decals but you can click on a link over at Carol Anne's blog.

Here is a small sample of some of my favorite designs.

A few days with Gamma

Trying to get Mabry Grace to smile is a feat in itself and after "many" attempts (she scowls when you ask her to smile) this was the best I got.

After bath time one night we (I) decided that I was going to paint her toes and finger nails. The bottom pic she is trying to help blow on her nails.

She sat very still for me... that was good but maybe I have started something and she will want to go have pedicures and manicures all the time. Nah...

Do A Little Dance

Cake Art Store in Atlanta

Saw this place mentioned on Bakerella's blog here and they do have some wonderful items, especially if you are a "serious" baker, but I have to say I was disappointed...

"Why" you ask...

When there were all of these lovely items waiting to be used... to create.... to look so fabulous in their wrappings that it makes you giddy with all the things your little heart could bake... not to mention all the "par-tee" decorations

Because all of the pictures (that Bakerella posted) I had in my head that this place HAS to be as HUGE as Sam's club... yup... that is what my pea brain thought and when we got there it was probably just your run of the mill size store. Awww

Since that burst my bubble, I then thought that there would be tons of spectacular things in there, things I have never heard of... well there weren't things I never heard of but stuff I wasn't sure what to use it for, such as, what is the difference between "gum paste" and "fondant?" Anyone?

Most of the things you could probably get at Michaels or at any party store but I think the last few isles were for the SERIOUS cake and candy maker... yes... that is where ALL the tools of the trade were hidden and since I don't have a clue about gum paste or fondant, I guess I am not as serious of a baker as I thought I was.

I did not leave empty handed though.... I did get some buttercream filling for chocolate drop candy, candy boxes, a candy marker,. (2) candy molds and some sprinkles in pale green and red for Christmas cut out cookies because last year Mabry and I had to use blue and red, gamma forgot to pick up green. Duh...

If you are around Exit 99 (Jimmy Carter Blvd) you might want to make the little jaunt (about 4 miles down the road) and go see for yourselves. I am glad we went and now we know. If I am down that way in the future I just might stop in again.

Oh... they also have classes. Some are just demonstration type classes and some you participate in. I am thinking that since I need to find out about gum paste and fondant that maybe I should go to one of these. Here is their website: http://www.cakeart.com/store/default.asp

Mabry learning to scooch down the stairs

July 4, 2009

Mabry started out her 4th of July watching some of "her" shows on TV with Kizzy and Macy... oh and of course Sheebus.

Gampa was busy on his computer working on some reports for work...

Momma was sanding some candle sticks... and daddy was sleeping so we didn't take any pictures of him.

Jessica and I were trying to decide what she could do for her living room windows and so we followed the idea from Mabel's House blog and got shutters from the repurpose store of Habitat for Humanity and sprayed them a cleaner looking white. Here is the before...

After... with the billowy white sheers. Dan says it looks "Key West" and it really does. Jessica is going to adjust the length of the sheers but we didn't have time for that before we had to get ready for the Bar-B-Q with about 10 of their friends. I didn't get any picture of the fireworks that they and their neighbors shot off in the cul de sac (they were great) but Jessica might have if you stop at her blog in the next few days to check it out.

Here is Mabry already to "party" on with her patriotic pigtails. She LOVED the fireworks, not afraid at all. The one who hid in the bathroom was our black doxie, Macy, and after awhile I had to go in there and try to calm her down a bit. Everyone who had to use the facilities were great with a growl from the pup on the rug.

GIVEAWAY

Everyone likes a giveaway... so how about a $25. gift certificate to use over at:

Go on over. What are you waiting for? You fingers should be doing a "happy" dance as you click on this blog: and visit Jessica to find out other ways you can enter and then click on her Etsy shop to view the cutest purses EVER and lovely flower pins. Go on. Why are you still reading this?

Oh, you want to see some of her CUTEST PURSES EVER...

Now if you want to see more and you want to help Jessica celebrate 10 years that Dan has been in service to our country, go on over.