Jeannie Marie & Company

I had purchased several packages of blank cards and envelops to make watercolor greeting cards, but they were not heavy enough paper to absorb water and so have been sitting in my drawer for ages.   So the other night I pulled one out and and thought about what to do with them.   This is what I came up with! Nothing amazing to be sure.  I am far to impatient to be a perfectionist, but I had fun making this. I pasted a piece of homemade textured paper on to the front as a base.  I was tossing out an old pocket calendar and thought I would cut out the little birds and assemble them on the paper. Then I added a ribbon.    Inside, I printed out a photo I discovered on Debbie Dabbles blog that touched my heart.   I added the rest of the ribbon to border it and put a button in the middle. Looking at in now, I should have just put little buttons on each end of the ribbons to finish it and maybe leave the heart of...

Picture me jumping up and clicking me heels! Yes!!! I have a whole year before the pressure is upon me once again! Well at least 11 months. I love Christmas day and all the family gathering and seeing my family opening gifts I chose for them, but the stress of getting to that point is unbelievable. Starting with no extra money to buy gifts, a medium talent for making them and receiving much more expensive gifts than I'm giving, I struggle with my self image! I have a wonderful family who make a credible fuss over my homemade items and it gives me warm fuzzies (can I use that 80's term still?) all over. That is what keeps me going. Life is short, it's amazing how quickly Christmas comes around again. I am just going to bask in the warm toasty house and enjoy my life until cabin fever or SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) sets in. I know it's coming, but not until February. Today I can just sip expensive, dark roast coffee that I found in my stocki...