Checkin' In!

I thought maybe it's time I check in and update my blog.
I know it's been a while and thank you to the handful of you who do actually read my blog.

Here it is in a nutshell:

I went on my road trip with my pal Ellyn and we took along my favorite cupcake, John Mayer.

Anytime anyone would ask about John,

we'd take thier picture with him.

All but two of the pictures actually came out!

Then I got home and started crafting again
(mostly Halloween stuff).

Then school FINALLY started!
Brendan is in Fourth Grade now and
Matthew is a big-shot Junior Higher in 7th grade!

Now, I'm back to crafting again.
Hopefully, I can come up with some good stuff for my Lollishops shop.
I'll let ya know!

Thanks for stoppin' by!!
Julie xoxo

Put On Your Party Hat!

Hey Gals! Still siftin' through all of my roadtrip pictures. Meanwhile, I'm trying to finish up all of the swaps I have due next week AND get a few things done for my Etsy shop.

Here's my latest creation:

The Queen of Halloween Cupcake

I'm also hosting ANOTHER swap.

Put On Your Party Hat Swap

Sign-up deadline: August 30th
Send deadline: September 30th
Use your vintage ephemera to make a party hat for your partner.
Then include more VE so they can keep the party going!
Once the swap is over, we can have a flickr party and post pictures of ourselves wearing our hats!

Come on over and join the fun!!!

I'm Home!!

I'm back from my roadtrip and boy am I tired!! We saw lots of corn fields and sunflower fields, averaged 10 -11 hours a day in the car and hit 10 states in 5 days (some more than once!)! I'll post pictures and stories soon. We also had a special guest join us for the trip (hint: my favorite cupcake). More to come....

Four Corners

Check it out!! My big butt can touch four states at one time!!
Time to start that diet!! :)

On The Road Again!

On Tuesday, I'm flyin' to Chicago to meet my bestest friend Ellyn for a roadtrip. She's movin back to California, so we decided to make it a bit of a Thelma & Louise trip.

Here's where we're headed:


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We won't have much time for "shopping" since we're making the trip in 5 days, but if anyone knows of any good spots or roadside attractions along our route, PLEASE let me know!

My Night with JM!

Well, my favorite cupcake did NOT disappoint!
Even with his new buzz haircut,
he still delivered on an amazing two hour concert!
I was sad to see it end!!

He even sang a new song that he had previewed
a little snip of a few months ago!
It was awesome to hear it in it's entirety! Take a listen!

Countdown!

I'm counting down the hours to my date with John Mayer!

It's been over 7 months since I last saw him

(he was minus that Aniston chick then)!

Anyway, I'm looking forward to a GREAT evening with

good friends and my favorite cupcake, JM!

Circus Dayz

Sheeze! I feel like I'n not getting ANYTHING done this summer!!
If I didn't have swap deadlines, I probably wouldn't finish anything!
Here are some ATC's I did for a swap called "Under the Big Top":

On to other things!
A total sweetie pie, Nancy , gave me this Brillante Weblog award! Thanks Nancy!!!


Now, I can really only think of one blog to pass this award on to (everyone else has already gotten one!). And the winner is....

Heather aka Merry Moon !

Here's some rules:

- Put the logo on your blog
- Add a link to the person who awarded you
- Nominate at least 1 other blog
- Add links to the blog(s) on yours
- Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs

Enjoy, Heather!! You deserve it!!!!!

NEW SWAP

I'm hosting a new swap for my Vintage Ephemera Swap Group -
it's a Fall Tussie Mussie Swap

Here are the details:

Fall will be here soon! Let's welcome it in by making a tussie mussie (embellished paper cone). Use your vintage ephemera to make a Fall-inspired tussie mussie (back-to-school, Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving...) and fill it full of more vintage ephemera and treasures.
Template available at: Crafty Secrets

Sign-up deadline: July 30th
Send deadline: August 30th

So, if you're interested, head on over and sign up!