Contrary to popular belief instilled to us by movies such as Bambi, spring is NOT necessarily a time for love to run rampant.  Okay, maybe I should rephrase that statement.  Spring is NOT the best time for a wife.  Women are destined to begin feeling crappy about their bodies when faced the the prospect of swimsuit shopping, and therefore withdraw somewhat physically because of their insecurities.  What’s more, is that the shopping that IS done with the launch of Spring lines in the stores puts further strain on the family budget.  Don’t get me wrong- my marriage is doing well.  But gosh darn it I don’t know how cause I went and did it again yesterday.  I spent 150 dollars on clothes.  BUT (bit butt!) I got an awful lot- three jackets, one pair of jeans, two pairs of shorts, and a new handbag! Thank you T.J. Max! (hey, I’m not ashamed!)
I have been inspired by Kara’s Art is Found blog, and also by my recent shopping binges, to create a book about my possible addiction.  I used the cardboard sign from my easter picture and created the bone of the book with that and an orban outfitters bag.  I’ve got a lof of work to do yet, but here’s a sneak peak!

And while we’re on the topic of the happiness of marriages (are we?) I wanted to share an excerpt from the recent Reader’s Digest on how to be Green (environmentally friendly, not the color!).  This cracked me up, and I’m pretty sure they meant it seriously.  Oh well here’s what I read:

"Happy in your marriage?  Turns out staying together is better for the earth.  Converting one hosuehold into 2 means bigger bills and therefore more greenhouse gases."

Okay, I’m sorry if this is offensive to anybody (sorta) but I thought this was hilarious.  To stay with somebody when it’s not working out- just to help the environment?  Maybe they were just trying to come up with another item for the list, but it got a little chuckle outta me!
I recently have been become quite acquainted with waste.  In the past three days I spent possibly 20 hours, but probably 15, wasting this:

And if you’re curious as to what I was doing… you’ll have to wait cause I haven’t taken a picture of it yet!  I’m waiting until I can get some daylight to shoot it.  Anyways, I’m pretty proud of my project and I’ll be posting it next time!  Until then, I’m just happy to be wearing flip flops… and a little caught off guard that Panera just started playing the theme song from Gone With the Wind…?!  French Onion soup has never been more dramatic.

Good news!  Got an e-mail yesterday that Scrapbook Trends wants to pub one of my LOs.  Every Rose Has Its Thorn (I took it down per the contract, but you might remember it) and now the whole world (well, the part of the world that matters! ;)  is gonna know that sometimes I pick my nose when nobody’s looking.  ha

Speaking of picking my nose… green has been my my favorite color for quite some time now.  I waver between red and green (ho ho ho) but right now… it’s all green.  But it seems that I have been picking out an abundance of YELLOW items recently!  I just realized this, and it’s a bit disturbing….  Is it my desire for Spring even though the weather is extremely crappy as of late?  Perhaps.  In any case, I am going to showcase a few of my yellow loves… some already purchased and a couple others on my list! ;)  It is only a matter of time before the lovely color creeps into my scrap supplies!

First- Apparel:

Anthropologie sweater

This clutch from Chocosho, as well at this pin

And you might recognize this coat… but sorry it’s sold out from Victoria’s Secret!

Now, for my yellow lusts for my home.  I have none of these and have no illussions to obtain this yellow womb chair anytime soon!

You could get one from DWR.  Such a strange name for their company- deisng WITHIN reach?  I don’t think so.
I’ve also been lusting over this Amy Butler Fabric:

As well as this clothing for my dining room from Velocity:

So much yellow.  So little time money.

I redesigned my blog!  I still have a bit of tweaking to do, and I want to add a favorite things collumn to one of the sidebars… but it seems that my broadband is too small to hold all the crap I designed for the sidebars!  So disapointed cause I spent a lot of time making stuff that just screws up my formatting when I try to fit it in.  So don’t be surprised if you visit soon and something else had changed.
Meanwhile… I’ve been browsing yet more designs online.  This time it was at Fabulous Stationery.  I for one am guilty of overusing the word fabulous… so it figures that I would like their site!  But they truly deserve the name because I love their designs.

I was especially delighted that they call their business cards calling cards!  Remember back in the Victorian days when everyone used to use calling cards?  Maybe not.  Well, I think it’s fabulous for nonbusiness people to have "calling cards."  I make my own… but I must confess, I never use them!  haha  It’s just a fun time for me and my little girl cousins to get together and make something crafty while enjoying a victorian tea party.
But these designs are anything but Victorian!

And if you are having a change of address (ME!)  This is a nice card!

Anyway… I got a new LO up in the gallery which is nooowww off to the left.  And that’s about it for today because I spent all my time an energy in redesigning today.
Oh and P.S.  I’m still interested in links to good inspiration or graphic design websites.  Thanks!