Brenda Baker Productions

Forgive me, friends, it's been about about five months since my last blog post. In that time, I've moved, changed jobs, planned two fundraisers, and was generally what you might call...preoccupied. I'm finally getting settled in our new place--and while things aren't exactly "normal" yet--life is good! It's made even better by my ability to get back to being creative. While a lot of my crafting stuff is still at Snowberry Farm (in my super messy studio), I was able to take a fun Mini-Album class with my sister last weekend. I'm not usually one to take classes, but my sister and I happened to know the guest teacher from high school, and I really was itching to make something, so we signed up. While the sample album focused on a "home" theme, sometimes I like to do my own thing. I made mine for my daughter's birthday. I loved the colors and the Crate Paper materials from their "Neighborhood Collection"--especiall...

This is the second time I have attended the "Ruffles and Rust" junk fest in Monroe and once again--it did not disappoint. We were too busy searching for fun junk to buy so we didn't take too many photos. Honestly, I didn't have too much to spend this time around but I always just LOVE taking in all the fabulous displays. I really appreciate an artist who can put together an appealing mix of new and old items, color, and elements of nature in a fresh, colorful and whimical display. My sister bought this fun cake pan that she plans to fill with primroses for spring. Good find! I also love the fact that the crazy fur thing made it into the foreground of this picture. None of us would touch it, of course. Fur is definitely in the category of things that shouldn't be at a vintage sale. Also on the list? Birdcages and bedpans--to name just a couple. See you at the next "Ruffles & Rust" sale in October!

I'm still having a blast cranking out the cards this weekend. There's really nothing better than putting on old episodes of "Project Runway" and digging into my stash of papers and embellishments. Sometimes the creativity doesn't "flow" like it should, but no worries...I just...keep...going. The added bonus of making a greeting card is that I can just throw it away and no one will ever know! It's not like I'm painting the Sistene Chapel, for goodness sake. These aren't my best designs, but I still had fun making them--AND I used up some cute scraps, too! Thanks "sew much" for taking time to see my work!

I'm spending the long weekend with my sister and best friend, and we're having a wonderfully creative time. I'm building up my card stash so I can keep up on all of my upcoming spring correspondence. Spoiler alert! If you have a late-winter or spring birthday, don't take a sneak peek! The rest of you...enjoy!