Card Day

It's Sunday Funday!!!

Good Morning all...

How was your Saturday? What did you get up to?

I was at the market as per usual yesterday morning, and My Paddy was holding down fort at the homestead running a massive garage sale! All our neighbors got together and we had a huge sale and sold all our junk!!! It went really well and we made over $200.00!!!! YAY!!!

The best part was when the sale was over and since the rain was starting we crammed all the leftovers in our garage and went and used our neighbor that is away on holidays covered front porch. Of course the garage sale combined with beer made our day run into dinnertime and before long the Chinese delivery guy was rocking up at the porch! ha!

Today I have a card to share...and it is pretty yummy!!!

I started with a plain white cardstock for the base and wrapped a piece of my favorite polka dot ribbon in green around the whole card. I punched out a white and blue polka dot circle and bordered it with bright blue cardstck cut with my scallop scissors. I added to cupcake stickers I had and a little "Cupcakes!" sentiment in the top corner. Super cute!

That's all for today. It is pouring rain here and I have lots of dance stuff to do since we start back TOMORROW!!!! I can't even believe it! I'm pretty excited {in case you couldn't tell}

Cheers,
Messy

This card is for the following challenges:
~ Craft Your Days Away - Cupcakes
~ Delightful Inspiration - Anything Goes
~ One Stop Craft Challenge - Bold & Bright
~ Crafty Ann's - Scallops
~ The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes
~ The Stamp Man Challenges - Anything Goes

New Lot at The Shop

Hey Peeps. Sup?

I have so many new and wonderful items in the 2MESSY shop and I just have to show you!!!! ;) My paddy and I have been so busy and we have made some really exciting furniture lately!

We have also been doing alot of fresh new art! Funny pieces and some cool abstracts!!!

Stop by our shop and take a look! Lotsof new Bitchy Bags and Upcycled Items!!! :)

Cheers,

Messy

Miss. Travel McTravelson ~ Valencia, Spain

Good Morning!

Today's travel post is about two places...Valencia & Gerona, Spain!!!! We didn't spend too long in either place so I thought I would roll them into one! :)

We took our very first European train ride from Barcelona to Valencia. It was an amazing coastal trip and the scenery was stunning. I absolutely love travelling on trains, you can see so much of the countryside and people in their normal environments and it is so cool.

The buildings in the old town really hit me. It was like it finally all sunk it that we were in Europe seeing amazing architecture that I could never see at home in Canada.

Valencia is the place where I discovered my love for Amstel. I sometimes have a hard time finding new things to like when away because I am such a box and I rarely change things up when I am home. So, not having Kokanee beer for 2 whole months was a serious problem. But...don't fret - I found Amstel AND Grolsh! :)

We spent one full day at the beach in Vallencia. It was like a full out beach day where we had to pack our beach bags, take the bus there and spend the day on the beach!!! I have to wear water wings because I can't swim and my Paddy gets worried about me in the big waves. But he got me these cool shark fin one's to wear!!! :) LOL

{this photo is funny because there are some models in the background doing a photo shoot and they are all hot and steamy LOL}

Gerona was our gateway to get out. LOL It was the only way we could find to get out of Spain and get to Italy. We had spent a lot of time in Spain and wanted to move out to the next country...but we either couldn't get flights, or trains or hotels to all link up!!! I was so frustrated!!!!

But we finally did get out of Spain and we were off to PIZA!!!!!

Thanks for peekin' today!

Cheers,

Messy

Lists

Over on the blog Lemon and Raspberry they have a giveaway going to win a spot in their 30 days of lists for September! I am super excited!!!

Here is my list of what I'm gonna do this week...

~ drive my friend Jamie to the doctors for her post surgery check up
~ do touch ups on some furniture that got wrecked by the wind on Saturday at the market
~ paint a large fairy painting to sell.
~ baby my baby because he sprained his ankle bad.
~ spend one day at dance sorting out music with Joy.
~ play with Chuck Norris in the backyard.
~ get sorted for our Garage Sale on Saturday
~ sell sell sell at our Garage Sale

That's it - but I will keep you posted if anything extra and good happens!!! :)

Cheers,

Messy

Letters

Dear Saturday Market:

Why were you so dead yesterday?

Dear Mother Nature:

Why were you so windy yesterday that 2 of my displays blew over and wrecked cards and paintings? :( Not nice.

Dear My Paddy:

Why do you always have to be away...even on weekends?

Dear Dance:

Please please please be more organized next year {sigh}

Cheers,

Messy

Card Day

Good Morning!

The dog woke me up early and now I am sitting on the couch watching the Weather anaetwork at 6:30 am. Hmph.

I have so much stuff to do today so it will be a good start this early.

Here is card for you all today:

For this card I started with pale lavander cardstock as the background. I used one of those cute mini cards I always talk about. I mounted it on white cardstock to make it pop and used some purple flower stickers I had in my stash. I added a few deep purple jewels and a scrap of this lovely purple silk ribbon to finish it off.

This card is for the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday ~ Clean & Simple

Sweet Stamps ~ Bling It Up!

Thanks for stopping by peeps!

Cheers,

Messy

PS: My Paddy gets home from work tonight - YAY - it's been a long time :)

Etsy Love - Flowers

Today is shopping day! I have gotten tonnes of custom orders this week and I sold some Etsy stuff too! :)

Here is whats on my wishlist. I can only buy one item so please leave me a comment with your suggestion on which one I should pick! LOL

this pretty lady makes the cutest kids hats!!!

I love the colors in these flowers

this cutsie garland

how cute is this little owl???

this beautiful ring

this vintage brooch

I think this is my favorite!!!!

Pen Pals

A while ago I saw a post over on Allisons blog, Crafted Love and thought it was a fabulous idea!!!

I wanted a penpal too!!!! So, of course I signed myself up!!!

A couple weeks later she sent me an email with my PenPal's name and where to send my first letter.

I mailed my parcel last weke. {Yes, I said parcel}.

I can't help it. I love sending and getting mail. I used to send millions of home made cards a year, but now that I sell them it's hard to make enough.

I sent her a lovely opening letter and one of my mustard colored adjustable headbands! I really hope she likes it!!!!

Happy Monday to all. Sorry there hasn't been any "Weekend in a Nutshell" Posts, but it's been so hot, we haven't done anything exciting recently. LOL

Have a great week!

Cheers,

Messy

Answer Me This

My go to outfit for a dress-up occasion like a wedding is my black skirt and a bright summery top with heels.

This week has been too short. With all the inventory I sold last week at the market it has been hard to catch up!!! Plus, I have gotten NO dancing done :(

When it's dinnertime and I'm feeling lazy I'll usually eat Piggies aka Toads in a Hole akaPigs in a blanket aka cut hole in bread add egg and fry. LOL

My favorite pair of shoes is my rainbow flipflops circa 2001 (when I stole them from my BFF) or these cute leather black flips I have with a ankle wrap strap!

A random item that I own that is completely unnecessary, but that I could never part with is a green chair my Aunt Candis gave me when she left Calgary. It is so cool with wood on it's arms and blue sparkle glue from my baby cousin. {sigh} miss them. I don't even have room for it in the new house. (It's in my bedroom sized bathroom) But that thing moved all the way to Ontario with me so dammit it's gonna get used!!!! :)

My favorite person is my nephew Logan and /or My Paddy.

If I were going to write my own question it would say where were you born? or what is your dream job?

Thanks to Shannon Bear for the questions!

Cheers,

Messy

Outfit Post ~ Look at me, Makin' My own clothes!!!

I made this dress!!!!

I can't believe it.

I feel like such a Rockstar.

I can sew, but not sew my own clothes kinda sew. But, when we went to Ogdensburg on Monday to get new fabric I found this lovely print in the clearance section. It was only $2 a yard so I had to get it!!! It is super strechy and comfortable. :)

I'm so proud!!!

Pretty impressive eh? LOL Just kidding...but I am still really proud of myself! LOL

TGIF everyone!!!

Cheers,

Messy

Card Day

 Hello?

Hi!!!!! :)

I had so many cards to choose from because I had to make a whole shwack load for the market on Saturday. It has been a crazy week. With the long weekend and My Paddy being off on Monday it's like a whole work day was lost! {Oh wait...it was!!!} Last week was my best day ever at the market and I almost sold out of everything!!!! Great news for the company - bad news for inventory. LOL But that's ok, we spent Sunday out and about at our favorite flea markets and found loads of furniture to upcycle!!! Plus, I have been sewing up a storm the last 2 days making accent pillows for our furniture and Bitchy Bags galore!!! :) I got some amazing fabric on Monday and so there are some super cute new styles and colors!

Check them out HERE.

Ok today's card is a thank you card!! No particular reason just cause I needed one. My poor family and friends...they haven't been getting very many cards!!! LOL

I started with white card stock for the base and added a strip of the green polka dot see through ribbon I love so much. I used one of those mini cards from Michael's I got years ago and just cut off the back so I only had the "Thanks" side. I have done this with almost all these mini cards and it's awesome! I mounted it on bright orange card stock to make it pop. I added one white and green leather flower that I got in a vintage bag of buttons from a Church garage sale :) Loves those buttons!

That's it today...

My friend from dance is coming over today for lunch. That's all my news.

Cheers,

Messy

This card is for the following challenges:
~ Cooking it Up with Katie - Old, New, Favorite
~ Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
~ Kelley Kid Challenges - Anything Goes
~ The Craft Garden - Bold, Bright and Loud

Answer Me This

Ya!!!! New segment on Hi. I'm Messy. :)
I love it when bloggers post readers questions and answer them!!! I have been thinking about trying it myself for a while. So, if you have a question for me you want answered...just either leave a comment or email me. Also, please follow mw either with Bloglovin' or Google!!! {BTW I love Bloglovin' - it makes it so easy to read and see all your blogs you love tp read!!!}

Here we go:

1.   My favorite color is Bright Green or Burgundy

2.  My travel destination of choice is HOTSPOT: Jamaica FOR FRIENDS: Ireland ADVENTURE: Peru {sorry can't pick one!}

3.  My favorite  food is zucchini pie and Nerds Rope

4.  My happy place is my craft room when it's clean and organized! LOL

5.  My favorite saying is "Weaver's wobble, but we don't fall down!!!"

6.  My dirty little secret is Isn't the point of a secret not to tell? Why broadcast something like that over the Internet? 

7.  Something friends might say about me is that I have a lot of idiosyncrasies and I look much younger than I am. LOL

 

Cheers,

S.

 

 

 

Outfit Post - Sun Sun Sunshine!

I wore this little ditty out and about doing errands the other day. It was so hot and humid and I didn't want to wear anything but a cool breezy dress!

I got this at a Vintage store in Calgary, but I am guessing it is no longer around since I can't find them online anymore :(

I love this spot in my backyard for photos. The greeneery behind is so pretty and makes me look happy! LOL

So sunny and cheerful!!!

Ta da!

Cheers,

Messy

Etsy Love - Purple

Well today was an AMAZING day at the market! I completely sold out of artwork (7 pieces), sold 4 Bitchy Bags and only came home with 5 of the 15 pieces of furniture I took!!!! :) Plus it was so nice out, not to humid, just lovely. It was perfect!

Now, I am trying to spend my money on Etsy - WAAHAHA!!!

I want...

This painting

this headband

this picture

this purse!!!

these earrings

these butterflies

I am on a purple kick - CLEARLY!!! lol

Happy Saturday!

Cheers,

Messy