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,

UPDATE...

...THANKS FOR THE FRIENDSHIP...

Hello my dear sweet blogging sisters & friends. I truly appreciate the support, encouraging comments and that you are loyal enough to stop by. I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that I will be out of contact with all of you for a little while. As of Monday...we have finally started the 2nd phase of construction...so the bathroom, cabinets and floors will be ripped out and let the rebuilding begin. So with that, I have moved everything out from downstairs... literally meaning I have no computer...no access to email or internet, unless I am at work and I have limited access to my crafts now since everything is blocking other things.

**for those of you who have joined my C.A.T.S. I am planning to hook up my computer one last time and send out the partners for August. Please don't be alarmed that I am sending it out early as this is the only way I can do it. If there are any problems, I receive email notifications to my phone & I will find a way to contact you**

Thank you so much for being a friend. I am grateful that I have friends in all of you. I will definitely try to stop by to your blogs when I have the time. Take care of each other and make sure you make every moment count...till then...BIG HUGS!

Be Blessed,

Hello Kitty...

...TAGS...
Happy Tuesday everyone! Has everyone gotten over the Women's World Cup? I can't believe what has happened, but I know that this is just a building block for the USA Women. I know that Japan needed this win...for their country...to give them some happiness filled with hope! congrats to Japan...and I am so proud of this USA Women's Soccer team!! any whoo...on to my creation. I was asked to make some hello kitty tags. I thought, why not use my cricut? it's so much easier to put together. So I did! I added a border and used my sizzix tag die.
I had to make 16 of them. Not too bad once you get a system going. It was done in no time!

Hope you enjoy your week. We have a visitor from Japan staying over and she has taken over my craft room for now. So I won't be able to create anything till after she leaves. But I hope to stop by your blogs to check out and be inspired by your creations! Have a wonderful day!!

Be Blessed,

Creepin Birthday...

...PIPER...
Hello! I am on a roll...haha! I had to make another birthday card for a "old" friend and I just got this sassy stamp in the mail and thought why not use her. She's a new creepin' called Piper. I do love this line as they are a little spunky, but cute in their own way. My friend's favorite color is purple as you can see. I colored her with my copics and I think I got carried away with the sparkle spritz...lol. I added some flowers and my own dyed ribbon. I also used my CC Designs die for the butterflies and then used my nesties for the image. I even used my ticket die as well.
Well, I hope that if you are a BIG soccer fan or are becoming one...you are enjoying the ride of the USA Women. I have been loving every moment of it. These ladies are brilliant and amazing!!! GO USA!!! (Finals: USA vs. Japan on Sunday 7-17-2011 @ 2 pm ET or 8 am Hawaii Time) BE THERE!!!

Be Blessed,