:: A Nice Day ::
Happy Tuesday! I changed the look of my blog again last night - as if you couldn’t tell - LOL! I think I like it, but I’ll have to give a few days. It was a super nice day here yesterday and it looks like it’s going to be another nice one today! It was warm enough here yesterday that Jordan could actually wear capris and sandals. She’s already wanting to go to the beach and wanting to know when we’re going to open the pool! I am ready for a beach trip myself, but I think we’ll wait until May for that. We went for the July 4th weekend last year, and it was miserably hot during the day! The sand was so hot you couldn’t walk on it barefooted. Hopefully it will be warm enough in May that we can play on the beach.
Jordan and I went to a “paint your own pottery” place yesterday. We have a couple near us, and she loves to go. I wish it wasn’t so dang expensive though! I painted a big over-sized coffee mug. It’s red inside, and black on the inside. I stamped some black harlequin shapes around the top of the inside of the cup and put some little white “beads” around the outside rim. Jordan painted a princess crown (imagine that!) It’s pink with a turquoise (same shade as her bedding) and the round points of the crown are painted the same color. Once it’s fired, we’re going to put some jewels on the points. She also painted a little pink puffy heart which has little white beads on the corners and a J in the middle of the start. They should be ready later this week. You know I’ll be posting some photos when we get them - LOL! That little trip was $40!
A few of you have mentioned wanting to see photos of Jordan’s room with all of the little altered items we’ve been making. So yesterday I snapped a couple of photos. The headboard furniture in the photo was my furniture when I was a teenager, and I’ve hung on to it! It was oak, but we painted it white for her room. It works really well for extra storage too. It used to have mirrors behind it, but those were broken during a move a few years ago. I like it better like this anyway. The framed pictures, butterflies, and birdhouses all were made with the MME Magnolia line, so they all go together.
This is the wall opposite the bed.
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My sister’s birthday is coming up this weekend. Don’t tell I said this, but she’s going to be the big FIVE-O! Yes, there’s a pretty big age difference - she’s 12 years older than me, but we have a brother in between us. I made her a birthday card from some of my MME paper, and I also made her an altered journal.
I used one of my Front Porch papers to cover the album. Everything else is part of the Bohemia line. 
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Jordan and I also had a little impromptu photo shoot outside yesterday. Trust me - it was very impromptu, and very short - LOL! I think I took all 20 photos in under two minutes! That’s about as long as she’ll humor me. Here’s one of my favorites from the bunch.
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Here’s a little sneak-peek at a sale that’s going to be starting tomorrow at the Your Digital Dream store.
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I wasn’t sure if I was going to have time to get a freebie ready for today, I squeezed one in - LOL! This is a pre-made grouping of elements from my Fly Away With Me set. It would be great for journaling or a page title.
HERE is the download link. PLEASE DO NOT SHARE MY LINKS WITH OTHERS OR IN YAHOO GROUPS! Please leave me a little comment here at my blog if you download the freebie. :-) Have a great day!
1Gen
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 10:49
Thanks for the freebie today, very nice! Jordan’s room looks so nice-we’re going to be making some changes to all of our kids rooms over the next few months (we moved our house 2 blocks over the summer & have major plaster repair work to do…). Seeing her room makes me look forward to it!
2Brianna
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 10:51
I too, will also need some time getting used to the new look =P
Thanks for the freebie, i love your stuff!! I can’t believe i’m the SECOND person to download today! I’m usually around the 300th, literally! Have a Great Tues!
3Kait
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 10:51
Love the new look of the blog! Jordan’s room looks lovely and so girly. Beautiful photo of her, too.
Thanks for the sampler.
4Laura
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 10:54
Thank you for todays goodie. It’s beautiful. I love the colors. Jordan’s room is beautiful and I love the newest picture you shot of her. Have a great day.
5Betsy
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 11:05
Traci, you do EVERYTHING beautifully! The room, the blog heading, the delightful bundle, the gorgeous daughter. Thank you.
Betsy
6Sarah
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 11:16
Thank you for the beautiful goodie!! And I love the Bedroom! my daughter has the same bedding ensemble, But I still havent gotten around to the painting
7Sharon aka Scrapcat4914
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 11:16
Thank you very much for this great freebie!
8Melinda
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 11:31
Her room looks great all put together! thanks for sharing the pics of it!
Love the Fly Away set- thanks for the element cluster!
9Sharon
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 11:54
Her room is every little girls dream. It’s gorgeous! You are so crafty. Love the new kit and thanks for the freebie.
10Anne
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 12:09
Very nice. love the crown.
11Sylvia
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 12:46
Love the bedroom!!! You are so creative!!! And I love the sample too - thank you, Traci!
12Maisie
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 12:56
Thank you for today’s freebie.
I love the look of your DD bedroom. It’s just beautiful!
I’d love to do that for my DGD. But I know my DIL probably would like it.
13Stephanie
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 13:03
Love Jordan’s room - all the items you made are lovely! Thanks for the cute freebie - my groupings never look as nice the designer ones LOL
14Priscilla
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 13:36
Thank you Traci, and I love what you have done with that room - so pretty and girly!!
15Mary
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 14:09
Thanks for the freebie - this is my favorite kit! Jordan’s room is so pretty - I love the comforter and shams…so boho chic!
16Liz
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 14:30
Gee Traci, you should be branded a crafting goddess. Jordan’s room and the bird boxes are really beautiful. I love her colour scheme, very calming I’m sure. Thank you for the last two terrific freebies. Cheers
17Sue
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 14:47
Thanks for the cute freebie… these are so nice for embellishing!
18Carla
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 14:59
Gorgeous!! Love Jordan’s room and all your crafts! Thank you for the goodie!!!
19Vickie
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 15:30
beautiful - i love bunched elements.
20Carrie
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 19:02
Thanks for the great bunchie. I can’t do them very well myself! Love it!
Just in case you want feedback for your new blog format from other computers (NOT at all a complaint, just an observation…My computer format must be really wacked), the text is now about a 2 inch skinny column down the middle with huge photos that I have to scroll to the right to see completely. The beautiful swirly flourish on the left goes to about the middle of the screen (it’s very pretty). I’m not sure if other monitors will see it the same way, but I just wanted to let you know.
THANKS again for the freebie!
21cATHY
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 19:50
I’m really liking this bunched up freebie, Traci. What a great idea. What a sweet room Jordan has and thank you for posting a picture. I could just squeeze Jordan. she looks like such a sweetie. I love her age, so innocent.
22Sharon
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 20:11
This is really cool - thanks!
23Cheryl
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 20:28
beautiful! Thank you
24Nicole Viars
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 21:10
Beautiful - thanks!
25Cindy
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 21:24
Wow, you have been busy! I loved seeing Jordan’s room, and the little princess herself. She’s lucky to have a crafty mom. My 2 boys are not so appreciative of my artsy projects! LOL Thanks so much for the wonderful freebie, too!
26Meghan
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 21:55
Very cute photos! Thanks for the freebie!!
27LaurieWe
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 22:09
Thank you for the great download, love your daughters room too!
28Myxi
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 22:36
Thank you, this is so cute!
29Melissa
wrote on 27 February 2007 at 23:36
Thanks for the beautiful gift.
30amidoodles
wrote on 28 February 2007 at 0:55
Thank you, I love the colors of the “all bunched up” freebie!
31Joanna
wrote on 28 February 2007 at 5:16
Thanks a lot for the lovely “all bunched up” goodies.
32Esk
wrote on 28 February 2007 at 6:07
This is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
33timounette
wrote on 28 February 2007 at 6:10
TFS !
It’s beautiful. I love this
34Meg
wrote on 28 February 2007 at 7:00
Such a cute bedroom
TY for the freebie!!
off to shop wee
35carmel
wrote on 28 February 2007 at 7:15
everything is so pretty! Jordan, her room, and this cluster! thanks so much, Traci…
36thinkblue
wrote on 28 February 2007 at 8:44
I think Jordan’s room looks like a mini garden. It’s very nice. And Jordan’s very pretty too. Thanks for the freebie. I love the flowers
37Michelle
wrote on 28 February 2007 at 9:25
Thank you so much Traci. I love Jordan’s room, I bet she loves it.
Michelle
38Christiane...
wrote on 28 February 2007 at 10:16
Thank you so much. Beautiful freebie.
39Carolyn
wrote on 28 February 2007 at 11:02
What a pretty bedroom!! And thank you so much for the freebie, it’s so pretty.
40Sybil
wrote on 28 February 2007 at 17:06
Lovely bedroom, would you mind telling me where the bedding ensemble is from? My 5, almost 6 year old would love it for her birthday. Thanks for the great freebie.
41Paula
wrote on 28 February 2007 at 22:44
Love, love, love that picture of Jordan! Also, her room is to die for! What a princess!
Thanks for the awesome freebie!
42denise
wrote on 28 February 2007 at 23:54
Thanks for the freebie. It’s great.
43Muriel
wrote on 1 March 2007 at 16:05
Thank you for the wonderful freebie!
44Erin B
wrote on 4 March 2007 at 16:04
Such a great set. TFS!!
45Brooke
wrote on 5 March 2007 at 2:13
thanks for sharing this! I love the ripped cardboard stuff.