Posh Paisley Studio

New Tags & Goodies!

2010-09-15T16:25:00.000-07:00

Finally!
A blog update. Sorry about that. I've been updating our family blog more consistently. You can find it here: www.sweetestdays.blogspot.com

I hope you pop on it to my SHOP and see what's new. :)

Have a great day~
Linda

TGIF!

2009-10-16T14:58:00.001-07:00

Hello!

It's Friday, and I am ready for the weekend. I'm amazed at how fast October is flying by. It's my favorite time of year - but so busy! Today is my Mom's 70th birthday!! Wednesday was my Dad's 70th Birthday! There are about 6 more family birthdays coming up - including my oldest daughter and Husband. Whew - I don't know why I don't plan ahead and get more prepared in September...I seem to forget how crazy it can get when you add in all the day to day life stuff too. AND THEN HALLOWEEN & the costume drama. :O)

Here is a picture of my lovely Mom, who is a huge help to us:
(not sure what that crazy look on Ella's face is all about!)

And a here is my Dad:
(he's talking, so not the best picture-he looks kind of mad - but he wasn't!)

Hard to believe they are both 70! They don't seem 70. I think 70 is the new 50. I'm hoping 40 is the new 25 - 'cuz I'm there soon.

And........on a crafty note. Here are some new tags in the SHOP. I'm done with Halloween now. Moving on..........maybe some Thanksgiving/Fall. Or I might jump right to Christmas. Hmmmmmmmm.

Well, Have a wonderful weekend. We're heading to a big Dim Sum lunch tomorrow with my husband's side of the family for combined birthday celebration for October babies. Hoping not to eat anything too crazy - one year someone ordered chicken feet to be funny. GAG!

Be Well~

Linda

Happy World Card Making Day!

2009-10-03T11:00:00.000-07:00

Have you heard? Today is "World Card Making Day".

In honor of this, I whipped up these 3 mini holiday cards.

All are 3"x3" and have a little folded flower on the front. It's hard to see in the picture, but all the flower edges have been lightly glittered along with the white center circle. They have an old world feel. I think I might make more to add to all my Christmas packages!

Happy Saturday.

~Linda

Sill in France

2009-10-02T09:20:00.000-07:00

October Hellos to you!

Are you ready for Fall? I think I am. I love this time of year - and all of the fun crafty things there are to do. Too many ideas - NEVER enough time. :) Here are a couple of pictures from my Paris tag making spree from earlier in the week. You can find them here in my shop. I love making grab bags of them. I have loved grab bags since I was little. Must be the thrill of the unknown?

Well, my time here is up.

This little missy is on my lap and thinks she can type. Have a great weekend!

~Linda

Feeling French

2009-09-27T15:03:00.000-07:00

Bonjour!

All of the sudden I was feeling the Paris kick again. I have been working on Halloween, and needed a break. Here are a few new things that you can find in the SHOP. I'm really feeling like getting into Christmas - so, keep your eyes out for that soon.

I have also been hoarding fabric like there's no tomorrow - and trying to figure out what I'll be making with it all. I used to be a paper hoarder - now it's spilling over into fabric. Yikes! I'm running out of places to stash it all. ;)

What do you hoard???????????????

Linda

Halloween in the Shop!

2009-09-13T15:35:00.000-07:00

Happy Sunday!
Just a quickie post to show a few new tags & such that went into MY SHOP this morning:

Have a wonderful Sunday~
XO Linda

Shopping Tote Makeover

2009-09-11T10:34:00.000-07:00

I decided to try to jazz up a new "earth friendly" shopping tote that I picked up for 99 cents this week. My intention was to use it as Malia's soccer bag for toting the ball, water bottle, camera, snacks, etc. We were using one from IKEA, but it was super tall, my arm could barely reach the bottom, and it is made out of tarp-like plastic that is really noisy and crinkly. I felt like everyone could hear me each time I got something out of the bag!
So.......here is the before:

And here is the after:

I had an audience (Alex & Malia) while i was sewing - had a couple of little mishaps, but overall it came out pretty good and was easy (except for when I accidentally sewed the bottom into the side - then tore a little hole in the bag trying to get the super-tight-stitches out).
Here she is with her new bag. She picked out the fabric from some different ones I picked up. I actually bought 2 different ones with her in mind, but she chose this one. I was shocked - there is NO PINK!
Anyway, hope you all have a great weekend!
~Linda

Time to Play

2009-09-05T07:36:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday!

The weather has turned here and today is rainy and gloomy. I'm not ready for Summer to be all the way over...sun, please come back.

I picked up these fun Halloween treats for myself last week. Hopefully I'll get some time over the next couple of days to create some new tags & cards for my Etsy shop. I really don't need new supplies, but I just love seeing all the fun displays and shop ideas. It always makes me want to run home and start creating things. But in reality, I never get to run home and start getting crafty - that has to wait until the 3 kiddos are in bed. Can anyone relate??

So..........I'm off to get something started before I start breakfast. :)
Have a great day.

~Linda

New Fabric - Had to Share

2009-09-02T22:58:00.000-07:00

Isn't this the cutest? Not sure what I'm going to use it for.......but thought it was too cute to pass up! :)

Is it Ever Going to Come??

2009-09-01T16:17:00.000-07:00

....it seems like the first day of school is NEVER going to get here! :) It's still another week away, and I'm not sure if I'm going to make it. We have had a great Summer up until this past week. I know this sounds awful - but my kids, well 2 out of 3, are starting to drive me nuts!! The fighting and bickering is at an all time high. I think we are all ready for school to start! Anyone else feel this way??

On a crafty note, I did manage to finish a few new cards for my shop. Here are a couple of peeks. The tree one is so much prettier in person. I am tempted to keep it ;) - but I won't.

Well, I have a quiet house, laundry to put away, our picnic bag from our lunch at the park to put away, and some fresh coffee waiting for me. Yes, it's almost 4:30 in the afternoon, but I needs me some energy!

Happy Tuesday~
Linda

This & That

2009-08-26T21:17:00.000-07:00

Well, it's Wednesday and only 2 out of 3 kiddos are home tonight. Little Alex is spending the night with Grandma. :) He's my early riser, so I'm hoping for either sleeping in or waking early to a quiet house. Not sure which I will choose if my other 2 actually sleep in! :) I think they will without my "loud talker" here.

I have been trying to get my ETSY shop up and running again. I had to put it on hold for a few months earlier in the year. Baby #3 really took a toll on my productivity! She's now 1 and we are finding our rhythm once again. Yippeee!! I had a little time today to put a few new things in the shop. I have so many things started from over the past months - now it's "what was I doing here?" as I run across them. Hopefully I'll pull it together and get them D-O-N-E! I'm a good project starter. ha ha.

As I was working today, I caught my assistant taking a break:

Of course she assumes when the camera comes out it's for her. She did want to say hi to ya'll.

Well, I just wanted to say hello. Have a good night. I need to make a "money holder" for Alex - we went to the fabric store and picked out some boy fabric (monster trucks -- funny I hadn't stocked up on that one - LOL!), so I really should have it ready and waiting for when he gets home tomorrow.

Bye for now~
Linda

Where Have I Been?

2009-08-20T09:12:00.001-07:00

Hello......is anybody out there? I don't blame you if you're not! :)

I had to take a little break from my Etsy shop to focus on life and the kids. My littlest one is now a "free-roamer", so no more sitting in the swing while I craft. Dang!

I have been trying to fit some "play time for mom" into the day, and here is a little of what I've been working on:

I almost feel like starting Halloween and Christmas goodies......so stay tuned for those.

Have a great day.

Linda

Soon I will Be Here.........

2009-04-16T09:03:00.001-07:00

Hello!

A quick hello to check in. My poor little Etsy Shop has been neglected these past few months. Life has taken over full force! Sometimes I feel like my life is more out of control than other people with kids.......as if they have it all together and I am constantly spinning. Are my kids more wild than others? I have felt "one step forward, two steps back" for awhile now.

Anyway, my hubby and I are getting ready to take our FIRST VACATION ever WITHOUT KIDS! He won a trip from his work, so we are heading to GRAND CAYMAN! I have always wanted to go there, wanted to for our honeymoon 9 years ago, but it was pretty spendy. I teeter between being excited and being so fearful and sad that we are leaving our kids for what seems like forever. Anyone know what I mean? The preparation to be gone is exhausting!

I remember 10 years ago, getting ready for a vacation meant shopping for cute clothes, tanning, working out and going on a diet. Now, NONE of those things have happened. Funny what a difference kids make. I'll be the one on the beach looking like an out of style M-O-M!! ;)

Okay, I have a million things to do. I'll be back -hopefully!

:)

XO - Linda

Crazy Mixed Up Flowers

2009-02-25T10:37:00.000-08:00

Blog Greetings to you!

Here is a little something I whipped up the other night while watching some late night t.v. after the kiddos finally fell asleep. We are going through a rough sleeping phase........at least I hope it's a phase. I keep telling myself it will pass. ;)
I haven't decided what to do with these yet, but had to take a picture to share. I have a problem with starting a million projects, then not finishing them.............I get sidetracked with new ideas. I drive myself crazy!

Well, that's all I have for now. I'm hoping to have some new things in my Etsy shop soon. I have been trying to get some personal scrapbooking done too. I need more hours in the day. Or for the kids to sleep better! Ha ha.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Linda

A Fun Blog Giveaway!

2009-02-16T09:42:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends~
I stumbled across a fun blog that is having a yummy crafty giveaway!

You can visit her blog HERE to enter.

Take a look at what is up for grabs:

Have a wonderful day! Stay tuned for Spring & Easter goodies hitting POSH PAISLEY soon. :)

~Linda

SALE in the Shop!

2009-02-10T09:56:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends -
Still in need of Valentine Goodies? Posh Paisley is having a little Valentine Sale!

Go check it out! ;)
Have a wonderful day....

~Linda

Have You Seen These???

2009-02-01T09:11:00.000-08:00

Happy February! I had to share these super cute buttons I stumbled upon the other day. I think I need to have them - I keep thinking about them. :) She makes them all by hand - I'm amazed!

You can find them in this cute Etsy Shop: TESSA ANN and she is even from my home state of Oregon. Woo hoo! You can also check out her blog: http://www.tessaann.blogspot.com/

Starting tomorrow, Feb 2nd, she is offering a "Button of the Month" club for 3 months.

And here are a couple of things you may need from my shop: POSH PAISLEY STUDIO

New goodies will be hitting the shop in the coming week.
Stay tuned...............

Have a great Super Bowl Sunday.
~Linda

Valentine Tags, Cards, & Cuteness

2009-01-17T12:07:00.000-08:00

Hi, Hello, and Hola!

I hope this post finds you happy & healthy in 2009.

I am doing well, family is great & the kids are growing like crazy!! I'm working on new things for THE SHOP........and these fun things can be found there now:

Hope you all have lots o' love coming your way!

XO-Linda

Happy Holidays!

2008-12-14T10:59:00.000-08:00

I hope you are enjoying your December so far! We are getting our first snow of the season.....maybe our only snow of the season and it's so exciting! We rarely get snow in this part of Oregon. But rain is no stranger. :)

I love this time of year and all of the holiday crafts, but **ALWAYS** seem to run out of time. I did a few holiday bazaars in early December, which pushed my Etsy work back unfortunately. I do finally have some new tags listed...so go to my SHOP and check it out. :)

Here are a few of the goodies:

I am hoping to keep up the momentum and keep new things listed. Wish me luck.

Bye for now~
Linda

BOO! Halloween Goodies....

2008-10-16T21:53:00.000-07:00

Happy October to You!

I am finally getting back into a crafty place! Woo-hoo! I think I'm a little late and really **should** be working on Christmas tags and treats, but I just LOVE all the Halloween papers, colors, etc. Don't you?

Here is a sample of some of the fun Halloween goodies you can find in my ETSY Shop:

Hope you are having a fantastic FALL!
~Linda

Red & White Polka Dots.........& Mushrooms Too!!

2008-08-22T09:26:00.000-07:00

My mushroom tags made a Treasury on ETSY!!
Take a look here:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=22772

**Edited**

It looks like the treasury has expired......but these are the tags that were featured:

::Baby Update:: 6 Weeks!

2008-08-02T09:38:00.000-07:00

Greetings!

I thought I'd share a couple of new baby Ella pictures with you all. :)

Time sure is flying by that I can hardly believe it. In some ways it seems like she has been with us forever, in another it seems like she was born just yesterday. I am trying to be good about taking pictures, but realize it's much harder with #3 than with #1. With my first I would take several pictures of her EVERY DAY, now a week will pass and I realize I haven't even taken a single picture! Hopefully she will forgive me someday when she is looking at her baby book and photo album that is 1/5 the size of her sister's! :(

Here she is at 10 days:

Here she is at about 1 month:

(love this picture!)

Here she is at 6 weeks:

And here's one of all 3 kiddos:

Okay, that's enough baby pictures (I'm sure you're thinking).

Happy Saturday!!

:) Linda

::A Package of Fabric Goodness::

2008-08-02T08:54:00.000-07:00

A happy hello from this long lost blogger!

We are 6 weeks into life with 3 kids under 5. It is getting easier each day, and I am finding my "groove" little by little. I am feeling the desire to get crafty, now it's just finding the time! I have ideas that will hopefully come to life before I forget them all together. I should really jot things down a litle better.

I thought I'd share this **GORGEOUS** bag of fabric scraps I bought from Ashley at Lassie Girl.
http://lassiegirl.etsy.com If you have any need for fabric bit.........I highly recommend her!

I couldn't stop looking at it..............Here are a couple of pictures:

I can't decide which is my favorite. I am tempted to buy more. I am such a stockpiler! We'll see.

Happy day!
~Linda

Baby Ella is Here!

2008-06-26T10:34:00.000-07:00

Summer greetings to you!

Our baby girl ELLA arrived last week, June 19th, 2008. We are all doing great.

She weighed 8lbs 12 oz and was 20 inches long.

Her big sister and big brother are excited and loving her to pieces.

I plan to begin creating new goodies for my ETSY SHOP soon!

Have a great day~
Linda

New Tags!

2008-06-09T09:30:00.000-07:00

Finally.........some new tags are going to be entering my Etsy shop later today! I am suppose to be "nesting" right now (baby is due in 4 days), but instead I am feeling creative. The poor baby! :)

Here are a couple of samples of the new goodies:

Please excuse the photos.......we have just gotten a new laptop, but don't have our photo editing program loaded yet. Hopefully soon. I am missing it terribly!!

Well, that's all for now. Today is my daughter's last day of preschool, and I am taking in some teacher's gifts. I'll show you those once I take some pictures. :O)

Have a great week!
~Linda

Aren't These Fun???

2008-05-10T09:36:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday!

I have to admit, I am not a great blogger! I do apologize.......We have 2 computers, both with issues. Our newest computer (the laptop) now has a broken LCD screen, so I can only see half of it. I never realized how important the WHOLE screen is while you are working, uploading pictures....anything. There are so many important "buttons" down there, and now it takes for ever to hunt around in the blackness to hit the right one. Ugh. Apparently the cost to repair the screen is not worth it, so looks like we may be buying a new one. With a baby coming next month, its not *really* what we need to be spending money on.

Okay, now I'm typing in the blackness and cannot see what I'm typing.

I wanted to share these pictures from TAMMY TUTTEROW. I love her work!! She is a designer for Pink Paislee. I love their products too! www.pinkpaislee.com Aren't they fun??? If I wasn't so tired at this stage of pregnancy, I' try to make one or both!

Bye for now~

Okay, Gtta run~
Linda

My New Fabric!

2008-04-09T21:38:00.001-07:00

Hello!

I mentioned in my last post that I had picked up some new flannel fat quarters for a baby quilt..........so I thought I'd share them with you. Our baby girl is due in June and I would love to finish something before then. I love these pinks & greens and think I'll mix them up with some chenille fabric. I have *tons* of chenille, both vintage and new, that I was collecting a few years back when I was on a quilting kick.

What do you think??

Grandmas Quilt....One of My Favorites!

2008-04-05T09:04:00.000-07:00

Hello! I hope you all are having a great Saturday. I have not been crafting as much as I would like lately. The last few weeks seem to have been busy with my son's birthday, Easter, visiting my Mother-in-Law after her knee replacement, and the whole family being sick as well. Ugh. We are also expecting baby #3, our last addition to the family, except maybe a dog in future years to come (WAY into the future!)....so I feel the need to purge some of the "stuff" that seems to accumulate so quickly when you have kids. I have been trying to do that too (slowly). AND...we still need to get the baby's room ready, but are trying to figure out if my daughter is old enough to share a room with her (the baby is a girl!). So......we are on "hold" with that project for the moment. All of the bedding and goodies are purchased......just ready for a home. I *love* it! It's a shabby pink & blue floral set from Pottery Barn Kids. We even have the matching set for my older daughter.......hope that plan works out!

I have lots of new stamps, paper & fun supplies that are calling my name and patiently waiting to be turned into something POSH & PRETTY......maybe a little fun too. Hopefully this weekend I can get somethings finished and put into the shop! I keep starting new projects...now I just need to finish some. ;)

I thought I'd share a picture of one of my favorite quilts made by my 91 year old Grandma Vera. She no longer is able to quilt, but has made hundreds in her lifetime. For some reason I just love this one!! My sister was lucky enough to get this one. :)

I seem to think I am going to make a baby quilt in the coming month or so and picked up an assortment of really pretty flannels in pink & sage green. I'll have to take a picture and share with my blog friends. I have tons of chenille that I want to mix with it. We'll see if I can actually complete that project.

~Have a wonderful Saturday!

Linda

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2008-03-17T16:08:00.000-07:00

Greetings!

Happy Monday & Happy St. Patrick's Day! Our household isn't feeling too festive today......we all came down with awful colds over the weekend. I did manage to make up "leprechaun milk & leprechaun macaroni and cheese" for the kids today. :) We aren't even wearing green! GASP!

Not much to share today.....with the colds and my son's birthday I haven't created much in the past few days. Here are a few tag sets I did before the weekend.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

~Linda

A Couple of My Favorite Pictures~~

2008-03-16T09:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Sunday! Today is my son's 2nd birthday.......a day filled with dump trucks, bulldozers & "diggers"...everything he loves right now!

I just wanted to share a few pictues I love! The studio pictures are HEATHER BAILEY'S studio. I am so jealous! Check out her blog.....http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/heather_bailey/

The other photo is a cloth scrapbook.........and I cannot remember who created it...but I LOVE IT!!

HAPPY SUNDAY everyone!
Happy St. Patrick's Day tomorrow too!
:) Linda

Happy Spring!

2008-03-13T08:51:00.000-07:00

I can't beleive it's already SPRING! It feels great to see the sun and actually get outside a little bit. Now it's time to plant flowers and clean up the yard. :)

I have been slowly working on some new Spring tags for my Etsy shop. Here is a sample of some new ideas.

I hope you are all enjoying this time of year...and aren't trapped in all that snow that is falling around parts of the country.

Have a great day!

~Linda

Getting Ready for the Day of Love!

2008-01-15T09:11:00.000-08:00

Hello!

I thought I'd make a quick post and show a few pictures of some things I've been working on for my Etsy shop for Valentine's Day! I love cutting out little hearts by hand, and after cutting out a couple hundred (at least), I realized I had way more then I would need for tags or whatever. :)

So.....I decided to list some packs of hearts only. I just love how they look all together. It's all part of the paper addiction I think!!

I have other things in the works, but am trying to get a few custom orders mailed out first...then back to creating new tags.

Have a wonderful day~
Linda

Happy New Year!

2008-01-07T11:06:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a great holiday! Boy, it sure does get busy. Now that it's 2008 and the holidays are over, I feel ready to get back into everything. The house is pretty much back in order and I am trying to find my creative side again. I am getting some Valentine tags ready for ETSY and think I might make some chipboard albums too.....but not quite sure what I exactly want to do. I always have the greatest ideas in the shower or late at night while I'm lying in bed, but once the day starts and there are "distractions" I seem to forget all those ideas. Ugh.

Anyway, I always like to post some pictures.....so here are a few things I worked on in December. Not much. The tins were gifts for my daughter's preschool teachers (they are filled with Hershey Nuggets that are also decorated on the outside.) :)

Happy January!

~Linda

I'm Back! ;

2007-12-11T21:51:00.000-08:00

Hello Again!
Whew~~~~~~~I never imagined I would be away for so long. Fall was super busy with life, non-stop sickness and several holiday craft bazaars. I thought I'd share a few pictures of some things I created while I was on my "break". Happy December to everyone~

Enjoy!

My first Post!

2007-09-30T16:42:00.000-07:00

Thank you for visiting my new blog! I am just getting it up and running.......but wanted to leave a message and say hello!

Hope you are having a beautiful Sunday.