To Everything There is A Season....

I have had this verse down on my Stampin' desk for months.  I never could remember to buy a frame for it.  Well my absolutely wonderful mother-in-law (and friend I may add), brought me one home.  She even got it on sale!! ♥  Less money for frame = more money for SU! 

I used glass cleaner on the glass of the frame to make sure there was no dirt or oil that would prevent the Decor Element from sticking.  Then I added the verse right to the front of the glass.  Behind the glass inside the frame, there is a piece of the Paisley Print dsp.  Last month we got a little sneak peek of this GORGEOUS dsp.  While you can't order it right now, it will be back in July!  I can't wait.  I'm so buying more of it! 

The nice thing about adding the Decor Element to the glass is I can switch out my dsp whenever I want. 

I'm very happy w/ my finished product.  :) 

Boring!!!

I am so glad that I ordered a clear block storage case from Stampin' Up! It is so much easier to keep track of my clear blocks and it's so nice if I am stampin' away from home.
Here's the new case. It's nice enough. It latches shut tightly.
But..... it's kinda.....welll........boring!


I thought it needed a little something to dress it up.
I went through the Definitely Decorative Catalog and found this flower is from the Just Believe stamp set. I love the stamp set so I knew this was just the decor for my storage case...

Here it is all decked out. Ahhhhh better!

Evan's Canisters

My little guy, Evan is on a special diet. Evan is autistic and after reading about ways to possibly help him, diet looked like one of the most promising and one that I could research (God bless Google!) and start immediately. He can no longer have gluten and casein (milk products). When we first started Evan on the diet, I thought he would surely starve. We are in Wisconsin, everything here has cheese on it or in it! Needless to say, I was wrong. Boy was I wrong! He is eating really good and it's so healthy. Evan has been on the diet for several months and we have seen some good improvements. ♥

With only one toddler on the diet, it is hard to keep things fresh. I found these canisters at Walmart. They were relatively inexpensive and work well. BUT the thing that I LOVE most about Evan's canisters are the LABELS.
The Oval Labels "chalkboard" are in the Stampin' Up! Decor Elements Catalog. You can write on them with chalk and wipe them off if you should want to use the canister for something else. They were a MUST HAVE at our house. There is no question what is in them and that they are 'safe' for Evan to eat. I also like the fact that they are pretty enough to leave out on the counter. :)