So I decided to plan a party less than two weeks away

G-tot is going to be 2 next week and I decided at the last minute to throw a party. Nothing huge, but I do have a theme—dinosaurs. The color palette will be green, yellow, and the variations between. Here are the invites I made this morning after a killer headache kept me from making them last night.

ignore that black line—that's me taking a crappy screen shot

blocked out the address and phone—you know, to thwart the stalkers

It's an early party and I'm thinking finger foods and cake. I have a few ideas for little favors for the kids which I'm excited to put together. I would love to hear your suggestions for food, decor, or anything else. Keep in mind our budget is very small.

Mardi Gras masks

Last week for one of our afternoon art projects JQ, G-tot, and I made Mardi Gras masks. I printed out some blank paper masks I found online and we went to town on them with markers, cut paper, stickers, and glitter glue.

When the glue had set I cut out the eyes and punched holes for the string. You know what came next right?

Pictures!




We had a blast. JQ's mask was the big hit. We all wore that one. How could you not want to put it on—with its cool yellow extension. Very fancy in a Roman Gladiator/Mexican Wrestler sort of way.

Why don't we get that last post title pushed down the page a bit

In my defense, I was quoting a movie.

Anyway, thanks for the kind words from all of you yesterday. I'm feeling much better now. Just getting my rage out through the written word helped immensely. You guys helped even more. Thanks for being a part of my craziness.

Enough with the sappiness, how about some pictures of Valentine's Day that I forgot to show you? Which may be sappy in their own right. More LOVE!

JQ made us heart shaped pancakes

colored pencils (we all wore the hearts sticker)

In the middle of a creative moment (you can see JQ's hearts sticker).

all done

Sunday whoring

I promise not to make this a habit. Seriously. I'm not trying to pressure you at all. Really. I'm just too lazy to come up with a decent post right now. Thought provoking posts take time you know. So until then, check out my wares—won't you?

Etsy Buy Handmade birddoodle

for sale

I just listed my very first Esty item. It's a cyanotype print of a photo I shot with a letterpressed Keats poem. I would love your thoughts on it. You can check it out here, but rush right back and give me some feedback! Like, maybe I should have photographed it instead of scanned it.

handmade...sorta

I made G-man a few shirts this weekend. It started with the one for his birthday. I didn't want to be wasteful of the material so I did a few more. I think they turned out great and will be doing many, many more. I have so many ideas. Once I see how they hold up in the wash I'm going to work on some new designs. What do you think?