Happy Easter!

Well I have to say I have had an amazing weekend and wonderful Easter!  Cal (my husband) was here and so we spent some much needed time together enjoying and packing and celebrating (I am done with school!!!!  Only 2 weeks until graduation but more importantly 2 weeks until I am moving home to be with him!!!).  The exciting news is that today was our last goodbye!  We have been saying goodbye after long weekends for the past year and this was our last, the next time he comes here I am leaving with him!!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!!!!!!  But honestly at the same time I do sometimes have a hard time closing old doors, I have loved the past four years I have spent in Michigan!

Today our wonderful and amazingly sweet neighbors welcomed us into their home and into their family (or at least they did a great job making up feel like part of theirs for today), it was the best Easter EVER!  I don't know if they will ever fully know how much it meant to us, it was so special!  

And it wouldn't be a proper Easter if Cal and I didn't take an opportunity to act like big kids we are so we had a little Easter pancake competition!  Kind of fun, this might become a fun little traditions because I have a feeling that real kids (not just the kids at heart) might really enjoy this too!

I know I know I bet you don't need any kind of explanation, but it wouldn't be a blog post if I didn't make it somewhat tutorial like :o)

Bag + Batter + Small Hole in the side of the bag!

Thanks for being my blog friends even thought I am super dorky!  

Happy Happy Easter!

Spring and encyclopedia inspired little crafts

Sooo, are you sick of my crazy encyclopedia obsession yet??  Wait don't answer that!  I thought that if you are, I might distract you by some small projects with hints of spring and so that you might not hate the over-usage of my oh so loved encyclopedia pages.  

But first:

On a Personal Note:

It is official I am moving back to Wisconsin and hubs and I officially have a place to live-yes, thats right after months and months of crazy searching for the perfect rental the stars have aligned!!!!  Ahhhhh which means I have to face the facts, I am moving!  Crafting is helping me keep my sanity and my focus on one day at a time... while school is closing in on me, only a week and a half to go (hopefully!)... which means after a year of long distance Caleb and I will be together full time in only a few short week!  In the mean time I am jumping with excitement because I am going home to see him, the pups and the new house this weekend....ahhhhhhh 

change is in the air!  

A note about my shopping trip today:

And I must confess I did some browsing and bargain shopping today.  It seems that my crafting is getting a bit out of hand, I wandered aimlessly around Michaels today without a purpose which was delightful *note this is however a bit of a dangerous practice for me because I find cool things and then take them home with me (after paying of course).  Plus did you know Michaels has the best sales ever??

I bought 3 million spools of Martha Stewart ribbon originally $6.99 but on clearance for $1.00 ahhh I am such a sucker for a good deal!  Anyways needless to say I have about a million new ideas and projects (not just for the ribbon, but it would be crazy if they were!).  Aannnd to top it off I stopped at Home Goods....you know how I just said the other day that Pottery Barn is my dream store....well Home Goods is my go-to store.  I blame it on my dad.  He loves a good TJMaxx find and I think he rubbed off on me.

Here is my love of the day/week/month:

So delightful, so many possibilities ahhh I love you tiered tray thing! 

***I wouldn't blame my husband if he wanted to kill me for buying yet another super awkwardly shaped item to move in a few weeks time, but really, what does he expect when he has me moving to a town without a Home Goods?!?!  *tears*

On to the small crafts of the night:

I made some friends tonight 

nice and simple 

paint, mod podge, encyclopedia paper and sand paper

{crazy bird pre-sand paper}

Kind of fun, not sure I love them, they might need a little something else...but good for tonight.

And I made another candle, this time with my encyclopedia paper, I like the neutral idea so you can dress it up to match for holidays or decor changes.  

Click here if you missed my candle making tutorial.

* Must thank my anonymous reader for telling me about using tissue paper as another option instead of vellum (which is a bit more costly), this inspired me to think about other thin paper options---my crazy obsessed brain went straight to my old stinky books!  Just another reason I love blogs, because you can share ideas we can inspire each other---thank you for all of the inspirational comments and for visiting my blog*

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