DIY: Card Tags

Card tags are an easy way to keep your cards organized, based on special events.

Supplies:

Blank tags (or you can make your own),

Stamps,

Ink,

Yarn

Directions:
1. Stamp your tags with alphabet blocks to spell what bundle of cards you will be grouping. I.e. Birthdays cards, pen pal letters, etc.
2. Let ink dry then grab your yarn, tie it around the bundle of cards like a gift, and loop the two pieces of yarn into the hole of your tag and make a bow.

I also made some thank you tags to add to my sold Etsy items.

Your Dream Catcher (Outfit Post)

If you walk into my closet you’ll see that I’m a jean and graphic t-shirt girl. I would love to spice up my wardrobe but I would hate to get butter on a beautiful shirt at work. Among my regular outfits, in my closet hind some pretty cool pieces of clothing waiting to walk the runway of life.

Today, I took my Grammy (my husband’s grandmother) to watch “Larry Crowne.” It was one of those cute movies you’re glad you watched, but wouldn’t pay to watch it again. Since I don’t always get to dress up I decided I would today, on my girl date with Grammy.

Shirt and Pants: Forever 21
Earrings: Claire’s

Hair: Side part, made two pony tails, and tied them behind my ears.

Happy Two-Year Anniversary Book Club

On Sunday, June 26 “The Bookies,” my book club, celebrate our two-year Anniversary as a book club at Roadhouse restaurant. We ate and discuss the book for June, “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen. We also got new book boxes to put our book club invitations in, which one of the bookworms is holding in the group picture. We shared our favorite book club memories. I said that not only did we read great books but also I liked that I could vent my problems to them and know they would give me good advice. Some of us mentioned our favorite books like “The Shack” by William P. Young, “The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane” by Katherine Howe, and “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett, which is one of my personal favorites. I read “The Help” twice and look forward to seeing the movie.

For every book club anniversary we get a new patch to sew on our book bags. Our two-year Anniversary patch is of a worm leaning on books reading a book. The patch says, “READING FUN.” I got the patch on eBay. Click here to get yours. All our patches are  Girl Scout patches. I put the patches in little coin envelopes, hole punched them twice on the top, and ran blue yarn to make a bow. I also made stickers with our logo and designed a 2-year candle to place on top of the logo.

Happy two year Anniversary Bookies! I’m excited for the new adventures this year’s books will take us on, for the delicious food we'll eat at book club meetings, and for our continued friendship.

Dance Like No One's Watching

One of my favorite sayings is “ Dance as though no one is watching you” and I did just that today. As Michael Jackson’s Thriller vinyl record played on the record player I dance my little heart out like a fool. It’s nice to let lose once in a while!

Guess no one’s watching anymore.

San Francisco Here I Come

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I just booked my ticket to San Francisco for my one-week vacation! I will be visiting my little brother, Chuy, and my college bud, Maria. To add to the excitement it will be my first time going on a plane by myself. The last time I was on an airplane, I was 13 and going to Mexico with my parents. I’ve never been to San Francisco either. Chuy will be my tour guide in San Francisco and the Alcatraz Prison and Golden Gate Bridge is on our site seeing list.

Here’s a list of the Top Ten Attractions in San Francisco according to About.com:

1. Golden Gate Bridge

2. Japanese Tea Garden

3. Exploratorium

4. Fishman’s Wharf

5. Alcatraz

6. Cable Cars

7. Chinatown

8. North Beach

9. Alamo Square

I’m curious to see what else my brother has planned for me and if they include more of the places on the list above.

Have you ever been to San Francisco and what is your favorite thing about it?