hello lovely people. do you like jewelry? do you like marvelous, hand crafted .925 sterling silver jewelry? (wish i could insert a fun comment about a giveaway here, but not this time) …however, my little church, Grace Outreach Family Church, is doing a fundraiser to help raise money to enclose the outside patio for expansion of the sanctuary. we are a small church so this is a big deal. :) (side note: i am the kid’s church pastor and the mister is the youth pastor and worship leader…all volunteer) :)

one of the ladies in our church is a representative for  Silpada jewelry. she is giving the church 100% of her commission from all the sales that are ordered (by February 5th). so here’s where y’all come in. if you would like to order something from Silpada, then not only are you going to receive some fabulous jewelry but you will be helping out our church. you get to look good and feel good. ;)

here are some Silpada facts:
“Silpada Designs’ products are handcrafted from the finest .925 sterling silver and semi-precious, composite and man-made materials available while subscribing to the highest standards of excellence in craftsmanship. over 30 artisans touch and create every piece of our jewelry. customer satisfaction is Silpada’s number one priority; therefore, to ensure we always exceed your expectations, we stand behind our jewelry with a lifetime guarantee and 60 day exchange or refund policy.”

there really is something for every taste and style. our 2011-12 collection includes more than 477 bold, unique and highly detailed jewelry creations and accessories. 363 of the 477 items cost less than $100!

**if orders are placed online, at checkout be sure to assign your order to “Grace Outreach Fundraiser”
**the charge will not go through until after the order is submitted on Monday, February 6, 2012. 

i, along with my church family, will be forever grateful. and if you aren’t interested in the jewelry then prayers for our expansion would be great! :) if you are interested please let me know!!! thanks everyone!

(ps…if i have the most orders then i can win up to $100 worth of jewelry. THEN i can do a giveaway!)

if you aren’t on instagram then you probably don’t know what i’m talking about (although you can share it through any media: twitter, facebook, tumblr, flickr, blog, etc.) but here’s a recap of my january photo a day challenge. i love how it challenged me to take photos of other things besides P. ;) thanks Chantelle over at fat mum slim for this awesome idea.











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**excited for february too!

i played single mama for a couple days this week. the mister went to a men’s retreat and miss p and i played and played and played…and slept a little. props to all those single parents or those whose spouse goes out of town a lot. we did have a good time. kept ourselves super busy (my excuse for not posting on here lately). ran lots of errands, visited the park several times with some friends, and just had some good extra bonding times. we even went to one of my fav kid’s consignment shops and got her some more shoes….because she is a walking fool now. :) she walks with her hands in the air. cracks me up. whatever works right?


well i’m glad the mister is back home. we missed him, but i think it’s nice to get away every now and then. it’s healthy for the relationship i think. makes you miss them even more, and appreciate them even more when they are here. :) well here’s to one more fun-filled, busy day of the weekend. be blessed!!

now that the holidays/birthday parties are done…for now, i have a teeny bit more time to focus on other projects that have been on hold. including these lovely blank canvases that have been hanging up for a few months now, reminding me each day that they need some tlc. ha. i have ideas ready for them, just haven’t had time. when i do finish them, people won’t have to ask if i left them blank on purpose. ;) my goal is to finish them by the end of this weekend! there, i said it…now you have to keep me to it! ;)

happy tuesday.

 

it’s officially time to take down her party decorations. sigh. some will be saved, some will be hung in my “studio”, and the rest will be thrown out. sigh. it was so much fun planning it and getting it all set up. even all the last minute stressing. haha. my life would not be normal if everything was done on time. ;) a HUGE thank you to my mom for helping me the night before with stuff…i might have put her to work and made her stay up really late. and i might have taken a few hours of sleep away from my dad. they are troopers. :) and also thanks to my dad, the mister, and my sister for helping with the set up too. appreciation all around!!! oh and for my sweet friend katy who made the fabulous cake and took pics! (which i also kept her up way past her bedtime…SOO sorry!) ;)

i might be having technical difficulties with the photos from the party at the moment….but that will be taken care of (hopefully) by tomorrow. so the plan is to post the party pics tomorrow. :)

now what?? well there’s tons to be done! one project/event at a time. :) i have a few etsy orders to do and then need to get started on my friend’s bridal shower coming up!!! yay! anyone else having a party that needs decorations?? :) maybe i should become a party decorator! (i’m not that good..just would be fun) ;)

oh and i did make sure to have a night off last night. painted my nails. drank a lil jam jar. and caught up on some shows. it was nice. now it’s back to work. :)