Happy Veteran's Day

Quick post . . . hope you all had a restful Veteran's Day.  A time to reflect and a time to give thanks.

My family & I met a bunch of our friends at Ala Moana Beach.  For the past 2 days, it was touch and go because of the weather forecast . . . FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ALL ISLANDS AND RAIN, RAIN, RAIN!  Plan B?  Our place!  That would be a bummer if it rained, but thankfully, the skies cleared up and it was such a nice day!  The kids got to swim & play in the water (had to watch out for the invasion of box jellyfish though) and the parents got to talk-story.  Of course, had some delicious grinds!  Zippy's chili and crispy chicken, layered rice with spam, noodles, roast pork, bbq meat . . .  shall I go on?  Okay, mac salad and veggie sticks, chips and brownies!  OMG!  The food always taste good at the beach!  We all had lots of fun . . . so much fun that I forgot to take pictures!  The little girls had manicures and pedicures by Aunty Corena . . . yes, Little Peony too!  I couldn't believe she actually sat there letting Aunty Corena do her nails!  That I have pics of . . . maybe I'll have to post them to show proof!

Well, 2 more days till the weekend!  Enjoy the rest of your week people!

The Circle of Life

The 'Circle of Life' is something we all experience . . . in the birth of a newborn to the death of someone we care about.  That's just the process of how God made it.  Joy, at A Place To Be Me, sent out a post the other day.  A dear friend of hers had passed away and was asking if anyone wanted to make a handmade card for the family.  ~ Go over to her site to see the details ~  I had to make one for the family because a good friend of mine emailed me about a week before to specifically pray for "Susan".  Can you believe how small this world is?  Not knowing "Susan", I prayed for healing and recovery, but the Lord had other plans.  Then my focus became praying for the family especially the children she left behind.  Here is a card that I made for the family . . .  very simple.

I added a mini circle accordian album on the front of the card.  If you pull the album one way, it reads, "You're In Our Prayers" & if you pull the album the other way, it reads, "With Heartfelt Sympathy Kawelo Family".  I didn't take a picture of the inside, sorry.  Keep the family in prayer too, as this is a difficult time.

Well, the Baby Shower is over and we all had a blast!  No card to share here, but wanted to share how I made the Parents-To-Be cake or should I say, cupcakes.  Take a look . . .  no laughing please ;o)

I get inspired when I watch Cake Boss, Ultimate Cake Challenge, or Ace of Cakes.  I wish I had that kind of talent to build a cake.  Unfortunately, I don't!  My last cake that I made was a disaster.  So, instead of baking a cake for the shower, I made cupcakes.  Who can go wrong with cupcakes?  I baked red velvet cupcakes & topped it off with Butter Cream Frosting.   Added some strinkles and voila!  I printed a picture of Shelley & one of Will to top the cupcake.  I then used my Cricut to cut the baby image.  This is how it came out!  Nothing fancy . . . simple!

Today is rest day for me and the family since we had such a busy weekend.  Looking forward to JOURNEYING through this week.  The madness never ends!  That's part of the 'Circle of Life'.

Baby Shower Projects

I've been busy this week, but still had a little time to do some projects.  1LuvnDad & I are hosting a Baby Shower at our home tomorrow.  I had to come up with quick ideas for favors.  I remembered seeing a Diaper Fold Pouch over at A Place To Be Me.  It looked simple to do and it looked like it didn't take much effort.  BINGO!  The perfect idea to make 30 favors!  Here's the favors that I made!

I cut a 12 x 12 designer paper into 4 pieces of 6 x 6.  It's super easy!  Just fold the square diagonally to form a triangle.  With the point facing upwards, fold one side of the outter corner over the center and crease.  Repeat the other side.  Then bring one of the upper triangles layer down and crease.  It's that simple!  Thanks Joy for sharing this idea!

Okay, I just had to do an Origami Card since Teri over at big Ideas From A Little Girl had posted some pics of her Origami Card.  She also has a tutorial on it, click { here } to see it.  Here's the one I made using her directions.

I just used some designer paper, cardstock, my Cricut to cut out the baby image, Nesties, a bling, and Stickles for the bow.  Also used my computer to print out the verse for the front of the card and my congrats stamp.  Thanks Teri for sharing your idea!  It was fun to make and I luv that this card is so unique.

Well, I'll be JOURNEYING to a busy weekend of a family dinner tonight, a Baby Shower/UH football game on Saturday, and hopefully a restful Sunday!  Hope you'll have a great weekend!