little gi

YEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok...who else was screaming their heads off last night for the US men's relay team...

OMG!  SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!  HOW FREAKING FANTASTIC!!!!  i mean i thought it was silver for sure when Lezak was a full body length behind going into the turn for the last 50M...but MAN!  talk about fighting back!!!  and shattering the world record by 4 seconds!  i mean really.....i love it :)

so, SO cool...GO U.S.A!!!!!

& some more fantasticness for this rainy monday....August's tarisota gallery is up & it is gorgeous!  (still smiling big time that i'm included in there...eeek!!! :)
i had so much fun creating with this collection...i think i got back to what i really love to do & how i create...back to me & my "style" so to speak...the colors & all of that satin ribbon just called my name...& i went a bit crazy with my sewing machine...but dang!  was it fun!!

here is a peek at a mini book i created from the collection:

my fave pages from the book:

awwww...i know :)  they LOVE being sisters...i'm thinking i've gotta savor all of this sisterly love b/c i have a feeling the teen years won't be so lovey-dovey...lol

hope you have a great monday!

xoxo

gi

i'm STILL singing from last night...

* i think we may be watching too much Miami Ink lately....see above :)...ryan & kate opened up a tattoo parlor on my kitchen table the other day...their specialty was ostriches (yeah...i know...ostriches????) & space scenes
* some advice for myself:  working & chatting with your friends in Australia & New Zealand may make you jump ahead a day of the week & hence, you will show up for the reading bug program at the library a day early...listen to your daughter, Kelly, who obviously can properly read a calendar
* speaking of the Aussie/Kiwi posse...check out tamar's blog for some tarisota sneaks...omgosh...seriously...GORGEOUS!!!!!  & a sneak of my mini book is up there!!!!  eeeekkk!!!!
* i am in love with farm fresh sweet corn & more specifically, Tyler Florence's corn chowder made by me  using the fresh corn & baby potatoes from our local farms, actually everything i used in the recipe aside from the pantry items was from our local farms....yeah..i'm a big fan of supporting my local community...makes me SO happy :)

ok...now back to my tari box!!  got a tiny book done last night & finished up another layout this morning...have some more ideas in my head that need to get out :) but first we have to hit the library for the reading bug (the CORRECT day this time...lol)  & the market for some yeast...we are making homemade pizza today!!!  geez i'm going to weigh 800 pounds by Christmas...lol!!!

happy friday!!  thursday!!!!

xoxoxo

gi

go here & see what ker's been up to...so happy for her!!!!!!!! :)

happy wednesday!!!

xoxo

gi

p.s...this photo of my edamame & chick pea salad is for petrina...those green things are edamame (soy beans)...totally delish & i think pretty darn heathly too...double bounus!!  lol

go HERE to see the amazing lusi & her bingo markers...

ahhh that lusi....amazing & it is so awesome to hear her!!!

happy tuesday!!

xoxo

gi

thanks to this book...

the kids & i are totally obsessed with creating every single thing inside & last night i made this while a few friends came over to scrap

i think anything not nailed down is going to have a little appliqué sewn onto it :)

we are off to the beach for a week...everyone is so excited...
really looking forward to just hanging out with family, pina coladas & sand castles...
am definitely packing a bag of felt & embroidery thread so my little addiction won't have to take a vacation as well...lol

hope you have a great friday!

xoxo

gi

ok...remember the other day when i linked you up to the hoop-y goodness in the tarisota gallery? 
well...i got some hoops...

oooh man...FUN!!!!!
so i created this for this week's word up over at onelittleword

it is a belated birthday gift for my ker...

oooh i hope she likes it :)

have a happy HAPPY wednesday!!

xoxo

g

i just read this amazing post by jill...

& here is a a photo i took back in january of a bit of our shoe collection

& you know what's funny...jill is so right....this little shoe picture does mean a lot to me...

i totally remember taking this photo...
because it was a sunny, warm day in january & i was longing for spring even tho it was months away...
because i was psyched to have the screen door open to let the fresh air & sun in & how cool it was that we got to spend some winter time outside & our shoes got all muddy, probably when the kids were running around like crazies with their friends at pre-school pick-up...

because i remember thinking...wow...i'm a mom w/ little kids....look at the evidence...

because i remember thinking how tiny their little feet were in comparison to my grown up running shoes...how i've gotta savor them being little...they won't be for long....
kelly's shoes aren't included b/c she was at school & i remember thinking how quickly she is growing up...big first grader, reading & all...
i remember thinking how much kate loved those hand-me-down purple shoes that kelly & another friend had worn..how much i loved them on her, they were so cute with this cute velvet flower...i remember i had been super crazy about stuff getting dirty when kelly wore them & how now with 3 little ones, i had softened about all of that & now kate is a muddy mess half the time...

the little things do mean a lot don't they...

nicole's photostreem in flickr inspires me a lot too...she also captures those little things expertly..

i've gotta try to follow their example better...grab that camera & go...snap snap snap away...
b/c i love all those little things..
i'm very mindful that it is these little things that i'm going to so enjoy reminiscing about down the road...

hope you had a great tuesday!!!
happy little thing capturing :)

xoxo

gi

patty!!!!

she celebrated a wonderful birthday this week!!!!

the kids & i planted these pansies this week in our deck flower boxes...

& i thought of patty & her love of purple & flowers & her dreams for a huge gorgeous garden...

i'm thinkin' this is her year :)

sunshine & flowers all the way patty!!!!!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

***she & her husband also celebrated a wedding anniversary this week too...boy april is busy for this girl,huh?***

hope you have a happy weekend too!!!

xoxoxo

gi

some awesome challenges & classes that look SO SO good for the coming year....
LOVE these...definitely stuff to inspire lots of creating & introspection...
just what the doctor ordered to pull me out of my chocolate & sugar plum haze :)

annalouise has a really interesting challenge called 365 days....

court has a full year of projects lined up for projectfivetwo

sarah has an fantastic challenge starting the best me

kerry is sharing her soldering secrets

ashley is challenging us to take a deeper look in overlooked

this is me continues to encourage us to document ourselves in our art...love that

my girls at pencil lines never cease to rock it out...

& of course, i would be remiss if i didn't tell you we at onelittleword have tons in store for 2008

i know there are lots more out there....
& would love to hear about your faves too!!!

happy sunday :)

xoxoxoxoxo

gi

a mish mash today....

* i think we may be watching too much Miami Ink lately....see above :)...ryan & kate opened up a tattoo parlor on my kitchen table the other day...their specialty was ostriches (yeah...i know...ostriches????) & space scenes
* some advice for myself:  working & chatting with your friends in Australia & New Zealand may make you jump ahead a day of the week & hence, you will show up for the reading bug program at the library a day early...listen to your daughter, Kelly, who obviously can properly read a calendar
* speaking of the Aussie/Kiwi posse...check out tamar's blog for some tarisota sneaks...omgosh...seriously...GORGEOUS!!!!!  & a sneak of my mini book is up there!!!!  eeeekkk!!!!
* i am in love with farm fresh sweet corn & more specifically, Tyler Florence's corn chowder made by me  using the fresh corn & baby potatoes from our local farms, actually everything i used in the recipe aside from the pantry items was from our local farms....yeah..i'm a big fan of supporting my local community...makes me SO happy :)

ok...now back to my tari box!!  got a tiny book done last night & finished up another layout this morning...have some more ideas in my head that need to get out :) but first we have to hit the library for the reading bug (the CORRECT day this time...lol)  & the market for some yeast...we are making homemade pizza today!!!  geez i'm going to weigh 800 pounds by Christmas...lol!!!

happy friday!!  thursday!!!!

xoxoxo

gi

this is exciting....

go here & see what ker's been up to...so happy for her!!!!!!!! :)

happy wednesday!!!

xoxo

gi

p.s...this photo of my edamame & chick pea salad is for petrina...those green things are edamame (soy beans)...totally delish & i think pretty darn heathly too...double bounus!!  lol

must share straight away....

go HERE to see the amazing lusi & her bingo markers...

ahhh that lusi....amazing & it is so awesome to hear her!!!

happy tuesday!!

xoxo

gi

the felt addiction is getting out of hand...

thanks to this book...

the kids & i are totally obsessed with creating every single thing inside & last night i made this while a few friends came over to scrap

i think anything not nailed down is going to have a little appliqué sewn onto it :)

we are off to the beach for a week...everyone is so excited...
really looking forward to just hanging out with family, pina coladas & sand castles...
am definitely packing a bag of felt & embroidery thread so my little addiction won't have to take a vacation as well...lol

hope you have a great friday!

xoxo

gi

oooh this was really fun...

ok...remember the other day when i linked you up to the hoop-y goodness in the tarisota gallery? 
well...i got some hoops...

oooh man...FUN!!!!!
so i created this for this week's word up over at onelittleword

it is a belated birthday gift for my ker...

oooh i hope she likes it :)

have a happy HAPPY wednesday!!

xoxo

g

inspired...

i just read this amazing post by jill...

& here is a a photo i took back in january of a bit of our shoe collection

& you know what's funny...jill is so right....this little shoe picture does mean a lot to me...

i totally remember taking this photo...
because it was a sunny, warm day in january & i was longing for spring even tho it was months away...
because i was psyched to have the screen door open to let the fresh air & sun in & how cool it was that we got to spend some winter time outside & our shoes got all muddy, probably when the kids were running around like crazies with their friends at pre-school pick-up...

because i remember thinking...wow...i'm a mom w/ little kids....look at the evidence...

because i remember thinking how tiny their little feet were in comparison to my grown up running shoes...how i've gotta savor them being little...they won't be for long....
kelly's shoes aren't included b/c she was at school & i remember thinking how quickly she is growing up...big first grader, reading & all...
i remember thinking how much kate loved those hand-me-down purple shoes that kelly & another friend had worn..how much i loved them on her, they were so cute with this cute velvet flower...i remember i had been super crazy about stuff getting dirty when kelly wore them & how now with 3 little ones, i had softened about all of that & now kate is a muddy mess half the time...

the little things do mean a lot don't they...

nicole's photostreem in flickr inspires me a lot too...she also captures those little things expertly..

i've gotta try to follow their example better...grab that camera & go...snap snap snap away...
b/c i love all those little things..
i'm very mindful that it is these little things that i'm going to so enjoy reminiscing about down the road...

hope you had a great tuesday!!!
happy little thing capturing :)

xoxo

gi

happy birthday to....

patty!!!!

she celebrated a wonderful birthday this week!!!!

the kids & i planted these pansies this week in our deck flower boxes...

& i thought of patty & her love of purple & flowers & her dreams for a huge gorgeous garden...

i'm thinkin' this is her year :)

sunshine & flowers all the way patty!!!!!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

***she & her husband also celebrated a wedding anniversary this week too...boy april is busy for this girl,huh?***

hope you have a happy weekend too!!!

xoxoxo

gi

just want to point out...

some awesome challenges & classes that look SO SO good for the coming year....
LOVE these...definitely stuff to inspire lots of creating & introspection...
just what the doctor ordered to pull me out of my chocolate & sugar plum haze :)

annalouise has a really interesting challenge called 365 days....

court has a full year of projects lined up for projectfivetwo

sarah has an fantastic challenge starting the best me

kerry is sharing her soldering secrets

ashley is challenging us to take a deeper look in overlooked

this is me continues to encourage us to document ourselves in our art...love that

my girls at pencil lines never cease to rock it out...

& of course, i would be remiss if i didn't tell you we at onelittleword have tons in store for 2008

i know there are lots more out there....
& would love to hear about your faves too!!!

happy sunday :)

xoxoxoxoxo

gi