Another project done!

As promised, here's a pic of my most recent project. No, that is not a picture of my baby yet, we are still waiting. That is sweet Jules days after she was born.

This is a Kaiser Craft desk calendar. Don't you think this would be a great gift idea?!? I already know a couple of people I will be making this for! It has a little storage compartment back behind it where you can store all of the extra months and days... too cute!

I just found this paper this week, and fell in love! It's funny that I am still finding new things that Kim ordered this summer and fall... what a nice surprise! It is from the g.c.d. Cosette Collection called "Black on White", and I also used "Fiesta", a paisley pattern from that same collection on the back. The adorable numbers are one of the new Unity sets we just got in called "Number Bouquet", and I used the Heidi Swapp month stamps... fun font eh? Everything was stamped in Brilliance "Graphite Black".

You will notice that I mounted the back black layer with a circle shaped clip below so you can easily change the photo. Overall this was a very simple project that would look great with any paper, masculine or feminine! Kim just put an order in late last week for more of these (I wanted to make a sample to see if it was cute project before ordering a bunch), so we should have them in late next week if you are interested.

Also, THANK YOU for the nice thoughts, wishes and suggestions! I think I'll just keep on creating until the babe comes... I'm in the mood!

Baby Update...

Hello Ladies!

This is Kell posting today, so as you've guessed, STILL NO BABY!!! I am anxiously waiting for some sort of feeling to let me know today is the day, but nothin'. Tomorrow I will be one week over due, which I know is nothing compared to some of you! I've heard some pretty wild stories in the past few weeks!

So I wanted to share a few things that I have been doing the past few weeks...

The first thing I wanted to share is my belly photo session! Matt and I went to get pregnancy pic's done, and I am SO thrilled! We went to London, to a very talented photographer Cynthia, and here is my absolute favourite picture! I just LOVE the shape of the babe... kinda like a pear in there. You can check out her work at http://www.cynthiamoorephotography.com/, hopefully we'll see some of my pic's on her site someday! I just booked a newborn session for December 1st... I can't wait!!!

Ok, so now I need some advice of what to do to get this baby moving. I thought I'd tell you what I have tried in the past week, and then you can tell me what I am missing?

Here we go, I have...

- been drinking Raspberry leaf tea every day

- been walking 30- 45 minutes most days

- ate pineapple many days (I just learned of this last weekend?)

- cleaned EVERY room in my entire house (do I ever have a happy husband!)

- organized all my kitchen cupboards, including my Tupperware cupboard! (I know I said to some of you at the open house, that is probably what I would have to do to have the baby... well that didn't work, I did that last Saturday night!)

- washed the kitchen cupboards inside and out!

- scrubbed the kitchen and bathroom floors on my hands and knees

- made plans and went to the craft show on Sunday with Kim and the kiddies

- made more plans, and had and amazing dinner at Chef's Table to celebrate or 3rd anniversary.

- been creating... you'll see the advent calendar I made below, which I have been wanting to make for weeks!

- put up all of my Christmas decorations yesterday

- packed and re-packed my hospital waaaaay too many times!

- bounced on my exercise ball

- had naps some days

- didn't naps some days

- worked at the store some days

- worked at home most days

- got all of my thank you cards out from my baby shower

- made a playlist of music for the hospital

- went shopping out of town (well, it was only 15 minutes away to Blenheim, but still, out of Chatham)

- (I think) we finally finalized a girls name... boy has been set for a long time.

So my list of things to do before the baby comes has grown and grown as I wait. All I have left on my list is this (to post a baby update) and put batteries in all of the babe's things. Any suggestions of anything I haven't thought of?

But good news, if I don't go in this weekend, I will be induced on Tuesday, so hopefully by Wednesday there will definitely be a baby!!!

With a clean, organized craft room, I am so inspired to create right now!

Like I said above, I made an advent calendar this week. The basic box itself is from Karen Foster, it just comes plain white, and then you get to decorate it however you want! How fun would this be for kids for a Birthday, or Easter, or end of the school year countdown? It's endless all of the things you can countdown! Or why not even a little reward box rather than a countdown?

I had a whole bunch of Halloween candy left, so I put little treats in each box. I have the sample in

the store if you want to check it out!
I've used mainly Making Memories "Mistletoe" Christmas paper and embellishments, I love every bit of it! The other three papers I used were Jillibean Soup's "can tomato soup", g.c.d. "snowflake" and My Mind's Eye "under the tree", they all work so great together!

To give it some dimension, and to help me open some of the drawers (these swollen fingers weren't fitting in the holes very easily!) I used some Karen Foster sparkle brads and made some ribbon tabs. The numbers seen on here are actually stickers that come with the box.

Hopefully tomorrow I will post my project I am currently working on... it is a desk calendar by Kaiser Craft! I am trying to work on projects that will make great Christmas gifts... did you realize it is only 36 days away! Yey, I can't wait!