the creative living center

the creative living center

This is what's been going on with us!!!

Adjusting to all of this, unpacking and starting to forever clean ;)

Cara-box!

 This month I participated in an online event called Cara-Box!

It was so much fun. :)

It involves signing up on this website and committing to send another Cara-box member a package in the mail, a theme for that month's box is given, along with some other guidelines.

It was great fun and I loved it so much!

I loved getting to sneak around Kaitlin's blog to see what her life is like and what she is into,

you can check out the box I sent to her over at this site!

This is the box that I received from a very thoughtful woman named Anna K:

 The box smelled heavenly when I opened it :)

 I just love Burt's Bees.  

I also am looking forward to trying nail polish strips for the first time ever!

 I am a huge fan of brads....how did she know??

 This was the good smell culprit....I'm stoked to try this!

 How cool are these little candles!!??

 Love, love, love the TEA!

She was right that I will sip and RELAX!

 Again! more Burt's....:)

A huge blessing too was these crafty items; stickers and a mini album to fill!

Anna K. was very thoughtful and wanted me to just retreat and enjoy some "me-time".  she was very thoughtful and I appreciate all her thoughts and the package!

Thank you Anna!!!!

I am blessed and excited to receive these,....I really do enjoy creating and being crafty!

Thank you Cara-Box!!
If any of you want to be involved in next month's Cara box exchange head over to this site and check out what is involved,
you don't have to be a blogger to participate!

Homemade Soft Pretzels

I made these!!

Let me tell you, they weren't very hard to make at all!

Thanks to Alton Brown, i found his soft pretzel recipe online and followed the steps...and 

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm delicious soft pretzels that taste exactly like store bought ones, or the ones you get in the mall!! seriously!!

go to this link for the recipe!

make it monday!

hello friends!

i've been deeply inspired....seeing all these blogs and crafting pictures on pinterest...oh boy!

i want to create sooooooooo badly!

i have to make good use of the little time i have,
when not taking care of 5 young beauties!
 but today i've purposed to make "something".

so after looking at this:

and this:

from my favorite new website !

it is super inspiring!!

so, i've decided to make a fabric flower today, and maybe every day this week!

and i want to challenge all of you crafters out there to make one too!!

join me in making a fabric flower--!
 and add it to a headband, or shoes, or use it on a present!

options are endless! :)

happy flower making!!

i think i'm in love with fabric!

i went to ikea yesterday, and wow.

they are very pro-textiles (fabric).

i never really realized it until i looked through a book on their rack, and there

are soooo many ideas of things to do (esp. decorating) with fabric!

i'm really really excited!

i've been busy making curtains for my house. 

i cannot tell you how many years it's been that we've lived in this house and i am finally putting up curtains! ....(actually about 4 1/2 yrs people!)

yowsa!

can you believe that?

it finally feels like a home! 

why did i wait? 

i will never do that again!

so here is to inspiration! 

when we get inspired it's like a new breathe,

new wind,

new gusto!

i love it!

may you get some your way today!