Happy Sweet 19

Happy 19th Birthday

Wow....so glad I got 2 instead of 1.

Love you both!!

xoxo

Mom

Oh Sweet Sunny Hawaii...how I love you!

The hubby and I celebrated our 24th anniversary while in Maui.

What better place. Beautiful views and amazing weather
Jenn, Mike and Peyton came with us.

Peyton being buried in the sand by his Dad. Pacifier came in handy so he wouldn't eat the sand!

Dipping his little toes in warm Hawaii water for the first time. :)

Peyton and Grandpa had some major bonding time while gone.

I pretty sure he's one happy Grandpa.

Great views of the volcano. Don't let this be deceiving. It was freezing cold and the wind was blowing like crazy. Elevation 10,000 feet.

Made a trip to Surfing Goat Dairy. Just can't get away from farm life for too long. Peyton got to feed the goats with his Daddy. And they make the yummiest goat cheese.

Mike and Peyton with his new friend!

The trip was short but fantastic. Weather was perfect and had a wonderful time!

Now time to get ready for Christmas!

xoxo

Lonnie

It's a Glittery Girly Thing

Where do I start to describe the time I had with all these girls and about another 180 ones not pictured. Silver Bella has turned into an annual event and I'm so happy to have found this little place of heaven located in Omaha, Nebraska. The creative minds just amaze me, the friendships are life changing and it's like one big party!

These Indiana girls and my roomies are fantastic! Such blissful souls that have so much to offer.

I can truly say...they are amazing friends.

Stephanie, Lori, Hope, Julie (the Roswell, NM girlie who makes the most amazing caramels ever), Natalie, Stacy, Cherie and I after the welcome dinner on Thursday night.

My roomies, Nata-Loo and Stacy-Poo. I love you girls more than you can imagine. Your friendships have meant so much to me. You encourage me, make me laugh and are always there for me. It's amazing how you can have friendships with girls you only see maybe once or twice (working on that three times) a year. Thanks goodness for email.
Me and Cari Kraft, the shredded paper queen. This girl is so talented. She made the most adorable centerpieces for our luncheon. And she sent me home with a big box of paper shred. Thanks Sweetie....I love that stuff!

Natalie, Stacy, Rebecca Sower, Julie and I.

What an amazing instructor Rebecca is. So warm and friendly. This was my favorite class and I can't wait to do more. Here style is out of this world and I'm so in love with it.

Vendor night....my table. It's amazing how many goodies you can put on a 6 foot table. Great night, sales were good and I meant more fabulous glitter loving gals.

As always, this trip was amazing. The new friendships, talents shared by them, and connections made are so worth it. I'm so glad I have the chance to attend the event. Wish Colleen could have made it...miss you girl! Maybe next year.

I wish I had more pictures to share....I'm not good at the whole camera thing. Ask my family about that one.

Thanks to all my Bella friends...love you all.

xoxo

Lonnie

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

Utter Chaos

Help.... I think I need a 12 step program. I wanted you to take a look into my chaos right now. I've got way too many projects going on and I think I've tipped the craft room upside down.
Can I really get anything done in this mess?? Wish me luck! Maybe I need a little cleaning intervention tonight. Some chaos is good but this is ridiculous!
Calgon take me away....

xoxo
Lonnie

Jumping on the Jewelry Bandwagon

Boy have I been busy....don't you just love all this goodness! Been soldering and torching like crazy. These are components waiting to be made into something fabulous! At least I hope ;)

Trying to get a few pieces done for Silver Bella. Count down to 2 weeks until boxes have to be shipped. YIKES!!

Below are just close-ups of a few pieces.

Until next time
xoxo
Lonnie

Getting Things Done...with just one little Distraction

Well, for starters I told you these little girls would call out to me how they wanted to be accessorized. So late last nite I set to work. I'm not a big "Marie" fan but I think her hat is calling her name.
Running out of room....guess it's time to start boxing things up. Snowgirls and supplies abound.

Ornies crammed on top of each other. The little shoes need a little finishing today.

My punkin girl made at Terri Brush's art retreat. Not the best photo...but I love how she turned out. I found some little doll bodies I've had forever so I'm thinking snowgirls they will become ;)

I'll let you know how that goes!

And this is my one little distraction. He thought he needed to play with my camera yesterday so I decided we needed to take a picture. He loves looking at himself in pictures. Gotta love that little boy! Can't wait to spend a week in Maui with him and his mommy and daddy!

Off to finish some stockings, jewelry and those little snowgirls.

Tomorrow....antique show and Queen of Tarte's show. Yeah!!

xoxo

Lonnie