BEST OF FRIENDS...

...PARTY LIKE IT'S 2012...
Happy February everyone! Where has the time gone! Well it's another year for me and I can actually say that I feel OLD! lol! I got a chance to get together with my "best of friends" gang and we had a blast! Good food, sweet cake and just simple wonderful FUN with the kids, the dogs and each other! I cannot thank them enough as throughout the years they have been there for me through thick and thin. I NEED them in my life and I am so glad that I do! So I wanted to share my cards that I got from each of them...This one is from Joni! Love the layout and the coloring! Thanks Joni and kids!

This one is from Michelle...look at all that glitter and cute paper too! woo-hoo!

last but not least...Teri! Look at her with her kitty...haha! What a cute card! I know us ladies haven't been creating too much, but thanks for busting out the pens and stamps to create a card for me :)

I just wanted to share a few pics with you...this one is of my dog cake! Isn't it so cute! It looks my yorkie!
Here's Teri with Chopper...he loves the attention and decided to sit on Teri's lap!

And this one with my daughter getting lots of kisses from Zashi...so cute!Well...thanks for stopping by today! I am glad I could post and share a few things with all of you! hope everyone is doing good. I am trying to get to your blogs as much as I can! I love being inspired by your creations! Take care and...
Be Blessed,

FRIENDS make LIFE Grand...

...HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012...

Where have I been? I have been asking that question too. It's been a while since I posted. I hope everyone is doing good and still crafting. Ever since I got my place renovated, I have wanted to craft, just didn't get around to doing so. Finally...my first card in the new year and I even colored an image...lol! I got to shop for some new Tilda stamps and got this one at a dear, sweet friend's store...Lacey's Stamp and Create! I decided to step down from the DT there as I didn't want to disappoint them or stress myself out, but I still shop there :) So this is a cute Tilda with heart stamp from the store. She carries so many Magnolias and at a great price! I used my new nesties, added some flowers, pearls, ribbon and used my ticket die & stamp and a heart charm both from Stamp and Create as well.

I needed to make this card for such a wonderful friend. She's so giving, fun to hang out with and makes me laugh & smile. She's also the new head coach for the UH Wahine Soccer Team. If you get a chance...please come out and support her...the team...UH! I need to send her a check, but couldn't just send it like that...now could I? so it gave me the push to create a card. Well, it's almost the end of January and so February here we come! Hope you all are ready to give me ideas to create for Valentines...lol!

Till next time...Be good to yourself...there is only one you!!

Be Blessed,

Mini Tea Boxes...

...Joy To The World...
Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. I know that this time can be stressful and chaotic at times. Busy malls, crowds, shopping, lines, what to get someone...etc! So I decided to create something for my gifts this year. Well...if you didn't know, my mom just came back from Rome/Italy/Israel. She had a wonderful time and she brought back some tea from Israel. She wanted to share it with some of her friends and her group in mini church. So this is what she tells me: "I am just going to give the tea to them in a ziploc bag". I said what? No ways! So I had to think of something. Then I thought...oh, I was so blessed to receive a original, hand crafted tea dispenser from CHALSIE. If you want to see the post...it's here. I wanted to try to make one, but in a smaller size. Here's what my creation looks like...
It's not too hard to make...once you figure out your dimensions. Then everything is easy peasy. This is what it looks like from the top. I used the new stamp set from SU called "The Sounding Joy"...haha. I had to get this set...not only because it had my name, but because it really sets the tone for the true reason for the season.

here's what it looks like from the front...

I am pretty much done with my Christmas shopping. I just have to wrap and deliver. I plan to make a few more of these mini tea dispensers for some co-workers and friends. Have a Merry Christmas! Try to remember...that if you can't find some Christmas spirit in you this time of year, then you don't have the "Aloha" spirit all year through.

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32

Be Blessed,

Renovations...DONE!

I don't have any crafting pictures to share with you today, but I do have some final pictures of my living space. I am slowly moving in and getting rid of so much stuff! Amazing what you keep over the years and now you wonder why you did? lol! But I know some of you are anxious in seeing what it looks like. I shared these pics on FB so it may be familiar to some of you.

I am so glad that the renovations...for the most part is done. here's a picture of my living area which doesn't have anything moved in yet, but my room is now filled.

here is my kitchen. I finally have a defined kitchen! I just got a microwave and am now looking for a refrigerator. so if anyone knows a good deal...please let me know! I hope that over the holidays there will be a good sale!

here's my closet. It' s pretty spacious one. I love it! It's packed with so much clothes, crafts and other things. I can fit so many things inside and I still can stand inside it and close it. hahaha!

and finally...here's my lovely bathroom! I love it because it's really big now! I have a wonderful shower and so much space! still waiting for my closet to be built, but hopefully that comes soon.

Have a wonderful week everyone! Be good to yourself and take time to see the beauty around you! Take care :)

Be Blessed,

Birthday Girl...

...JONI...

Well can you believe I am posting again?! haha! This is my very first card since my renovations. This past weekend we just celebrated a dear friend's "21st" birthday and so I had to make her a card. Her favorite color is blue and I wanted to make it special and different. So of course I had to go to Mama's blog to juice up my inspirations. I saw this on her blog a little while ago and wanted to give it a try. She called it a telescope tag/card. You can check out her post here. she has the links to where she got her inspiration from. I decided to use my lacey nesties for the outside and I just bought a new nesties for the largest circle called: Picot Edge Circles. It really is elegant.

Here's what the telescope tag/card looks like once it's opened. I decided to use TGF birthday Anya II for her card. She's so cute and I love the cupcake too! I attached the telescope tag to a card so that I could write something to her. It was pretty easy to make and I really enjoyed trying this new creation.
here's a picture of the birthday girl! for those of you who know her...can you tell what's different about her? lol. Doesn't she look fabulous?!

Well have a wonderful week. I hope to be creating more soon. Until next time...have fun and make every moment count!

Be Blessed,

Halloween Treats...2011

...PURSES GALORE...

I know that I am so late in posting this, but I finally took pictures of the last of my treats that I turned into purses. These belong to the ladies on my co-ed team, but because of rain and APEC, we haven't had a game in 3 weeks! So it must have been a blessing, so that I could take pictures of my creation! lol! I went down to J's to see what I could find and found these cute DPs and I also bought the CS to match. I ended up making at least 40 of these!

I used all the new supplies I bought while my crafting stuff was stored away. for the inside of the bag I used the bag #2 XL die (found that one in my stored box). for the shape and the outside of my bag/purse I used my new nesties: reversed wonky rectangles. love it! I also bought a few of those self adhesive half dots (in black and orange) to decorate the closure of the purse. the purse is held closed by a mini velcro dot that you can get at Wal-Mart.
Well...here is my first post in a long time! I am slowly moving things in and having access to my craft things. that was the first thing I set up...lol! As I take my time to move in to my new renovated room, I will also have more time to craft. thank you for your support and for sticking by me through this long process. I hope to start creating on a regular basis soon! take care! I hope to stop by and check out your creations too...soon!

Be Blessed,

Ali'iolani Craft Fair...2011

Hello Everyone...long time no post! I have missed all of you. my renovations are finally done and I am now starting the new phase of moving back in. I have decided to take my time and get rid of all my "hoarding" junk! lol! But I just wanted to let you know that I am still around and that we (a few dear friends) will be at the Ali'iolani Craft Fair tomorrow...Saturday, Nov 5, 2011 from 8 am to 2 pm, so if you have a chance stop by and say HI :) I have no pictures to share with you yet, but I will be back on the wagon in no time...I HOPE! thanks for sticking around and for all your encouragement and support. It is greatly appreciated! Big Hugs~ Be Blessed,

CATS sign up...OCT, NOV & DEC

***is now CLOSED***

...MAKE SOME NEW FRIENDS...
(pic: Taelyn, Kela & Laura)

I have been so busy with renovations and not being able to have access to things that I am only posting this now! I hope to get my internet back by the end of the month, so please bear with me. I can check and respond to my email by my phone, so that's how I will keep in contact for now. I am so sorry to those of you who are looking for my C.A.T.S. sign up. I forgot to open it up for the month of Sept! This is for 3 months (Oct, Nov and Dec) With that said...if I have your information from before, just leave me a comment here that you want to join again. If you are new and would like to join us then please email me your first and last name, home, email and blog address.
this sign up will close at the end of Sept. sorry such short notice!
click HERE for all the deets!
thank you!

Be Blessed,

Ebony...

and IVORY...
lol...I think of that song when I see the name of this stamp. This is a cutie from the Emerald Faeries Garden line. I just received in my DT package from Stamp and Create and wanted to create a card for a dear friend's birthday. I may be a month late, but she let me slide this time :) I am still in and only wading knee high in renovations and so whatever I could get my hands on to create this card is what I did. I was also very blessed by Taelyn's 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Chinen. She is into crafts like me and saw a 12 x 12 book of wonderful CS and DP and gave it to me! so I had some paper to use as well! So here's what I came up with...
I had access to my nesties and big shot so I could do a few things and I found some ribbon to use. I also have access to my ticket stamp and die from whimsy stamps so I lucked out on that too. I can't wait till this whole event of renovating is done! I know everyone said to be patient, but I want to craft too! thanks for sticking by me! I am still around and hoping to get in a few things or two. Till next time...KEEP CRAFTING FOR ME!!!

Be Blessed,

Sweet Kiyomi...

...BUTTERFLY SMILES...
It is a bitter sweet day...my dad passed away 5 years ago today and it was my mother's birthday yesterday. As the years go on...you realize how precious life is and to enjoy every moment you have with your family and friends. So with that, I really wanted to create a card for my wonderful mom. I had to stop by my dear friend Teri's house the other night to finish up a project for someone who asked for some box #2 favors. So Teri was so sweet to let me use her supplies! I got to use her new stamps that she just got. I think this one is so cute and would be perfect for my mom. Her favorite color is blue...so everything is in blue :) I love the border punch from SU. I think I need to get this one!

I am so glad to have had a chance to craft. It's really hard to get yourself back into the swing of things. As soon as the renovations are done...I can't wait to move back in and start crafting! will share with you my new space once it's finally completed! If you are my friend on facebook, you can see how it's coming along.

Thanks for sticking it out with me...hope you have a wonderful weekend! I have a 3 day weekend as Friday is Statehood!

Be Blessed,