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yup me today.
funny how i still feel like i'm 24.
and act like i'm still 4.

sytyc:week two

first off i haven't thanked you for the love of my turkey! so glad you like him as much as katie and i do (ahem and my boys have mentioned that it's kind of cool too).
i even got a finished picture already from one of you! ;)
i'll be doing a "look at you guys go" again so make sure you keep the pictures coming either through links or email or the flicker group!

okay so last week on sytyc...
the theme was "harvest"
my project: the "wheat pillows"

so many of you were right as to which one was my project!
the "wheat pillows" evolved when i started to think i wanted something modern, easy to make, and something i would put in my house.
and well, voila! the wheat pillows were born. i'll have a tutorial up on how to make them later on. most likely later on friday. that way you can all have some time with the winning tutorial for the last challenge.
congrats to dana for winning the first round!

now the theme for this week is "leaves" (and will be up around 9 am today mst)
can you guess which one is mine this time around?
it might not be as blatant as last time...or maybe i'm wrong and you can still figure it out.
whatever the case, go and vote for your favorite craft...and we'll see next monday if i continue on to the next round of sytyc!!!

in the end, it's the christenson's who win the game

after two days of wearing closed toe shoes (anyone who knows me personally knows that's a BIG DEAL), i whispered to jake from two rooms over "JAKE...I.JUST.SAW.IT."
it was behind the water heater. and it had come out for a mere second as my super heighten senses went off.
jake with his flash light and i with my...uh...feather duster...we thought we had it cornered until it did jackie chan moves of a series of jumps and flips in the air past the peanut butter traps, the stupid fat cat, stomping feet, and a screaming feather duster.
i have to admit i felt a little like harry potter as the seeker in a quidich game, only i don't think harry was screaming at the top of his lungs the whole time trying to catch the golden snitch.
in the end the mouses poor choice to run into our bathroom was what led to its final doom...
by a feather duster...and me attached at the end of that.

we sat there staring at it...blinked a few times...i looked up at my husband...came to and yelled...

"i cannot BELIEVE I WON!!!! i did it! ME!!! not you! ME!!!!
eeeewwwww!!!!!"
*brushing off heeby jeebies and throwing the feather duster down*

thanks for all the great support and advise, but in the end who knew it would be a feather duster...and the screaming female attached at the end of it that would end this saga...


now i can go back to wearing flip flops again.
and all is made well in my world.

how my weekend turned into "not so good"

so our house is surrounded by fields.
lots and lots of fields.
and well in fields you commonly find field mice.
this is a story about just that...but with a baaaaad ending.
read on:


we found a cute little field mouse outside and caught it in a mason jar...
brought it in the house,
the kids all loved it.
yes, yet another stupid move by the big city people living in the country.

jake felt bad that it didn't have anything to drink, so he opened the mason jar and went to give it some water... the thing shot out of there like it was bitten by a radioactive spider.
i mean i've NEVER seen anything move THAT fast, and jump THAT high and PRECISE.
seriously.

and i would of never of guessed that i would of reacted like all the cartoons depict women who come head to head with a mouse do.
i.so.did.
*shudder*
we've tore up the house and have cleaned under every big appliance.
currently the mouse is winning 1 christenson's 0

...it's still in our house.
and it's not so cute OR little any more.

i made something

thanksgiving turkey dinner made out of fabric.

turkey, garnishes, and carrots complete this super yummy feast.
now all your little one needs is some guests to arrive!
sure to be a crowd pleaser. for sure!
i know one little girl who can't get enough of it already.
i just hope my thanksgiving turkey looks as good as hers.
pdf file on sale for a limited time only here

have a great weekend!
don't forget today's the last day to vote for the best craft
see you on monday.
;)

i love my necklace

so i got me a necklace... i.love.it.
have you heard of lisa leonard designs?
seriously...
inspired.
gorgeous.
must have.
but see now that i have one i have to have another one ( insert subliminal message to husband here)
see it's my birthday in like oh i don't know a week from today...(insert another subliminal message here.) and i'm pretty sure that i would be super happy with that baby around my neck.

but you know what the coolest part about loving her stuff...
she's from where mr. v and co grew up, and where we went to college and fell in love. (if that's not a blatant subliminal message then i don't know what to do to help you get the hint...other then: I WANT THAT FOR MY BIRTHDAY!!!!! end subliminal message now.)

hey psssst

the quilt shoppe just sent me an email saying this:
1st installment of Fig Tree Club goes out on Thursday. I only have 11 spots left. Once they're gone, they're gone.

if your readers want a deal i'll do this for them:
When they sign up, we'll apply their registration fee to their 1st month's shipment AND give them 10% off ALL FOUR QUARTERS. To receive this special, all they need to do is put on note in the comments section of their order that they want the special deal from V and Co's blog.

you also get a little free "treat" every month from them!
hello! go!!!
THIS LINK HERE

today's the day: sytyc

if you've noticed lately my posts have been sort of lacking in the "overload on crap craft i've been working on" well one of the reasons is because i've been preparing for this event to start.
missy approached me a while ago and proposed the idea of going head to head with other blogs (and the marvelous women behind them) in creating for a weekly "theme"...it took me some time to jump on board.
i got a few emails saying "it would be fun"...and "come on everyone's doing it"s...
and because i totally collapse to peer pressure. i emailed back "i'm in."
i think i'm glad i did.
on the up side:
i'm grouped in with amazingly talented women.
on the down side:
i'm grouped in with amazingly talented women.

you get what i'm putting down?
so today's the day that you get to see what i made for the theme of the week...oh but here's the twist...we're not allowed to tell you who was the creator of what.
you aren't voting for ME...you are voting for the best creation.

pretty cool no?
and pretty stress induced rapid bowel movement maker too.
so go over there and check out what we 10 crafters have been working on. and don't forget to vote for your favorite craft!
wish me luck!