Friday Letter: May 18th

dear friday:  you came pretty quick this week.  doesn't matter, I'm happy to sleep in tomorrow

dear lani:  I'm so excited that I already got your b-day gift.  you will love it, but I'm not sure if I can wait until July to give it to you.  can't wait to hang out tomorrow, have a drink {m, not you} and then hit Renagade...it's going to be fun

dear risa:  I got your b-day gift too and then I got me three of the items I got for you and Lani...heheeh

dear honey:  thank you for everything.  the simple things mean the most.  also thanks for driving the kids around {and paying} for the mother's day planning - really sweet

dear anthony and kayla:  mother's day was amazing.  thanks for doing the grocery shopping for the week and making breakfast and dinner last Sunday.  I liked the gifts too, BUT LOVED that you both were so thoughtful. I'm lucky to be your mom - LOVE YOU

dear tummy:  please get to feeling better soon

dear bre:  I can't believe you will graduate in just a few days.  I'm so proud of you.  don't let anything or anyone get in the way of your AWESOME DREAMS

dear blogs I subscribe to:  I'm so behind on reading all your awesome posts.  I promise to get caught up Sunday morning after Joel Osteen and Meet the Press

this is my friday letter - have a great weekend

smooches

My Friday Letter - April 20th

helllooooooo Friday...I'm glad you're here.  I'm hoping to finish up my workstation this weekend so I can organize and decorate it

dear honey:  thank you so much for my new ring.  I love it sooooo much.

dear kayla (daughter):  thank you for talking to me about the sex ed class that was tought this week at school.  it was so funny when you told me "I will spare you all the graphic details"  LOL that was so funny.  I love you girl, I'm very lucky to be your mom.

dear anthony (son): I'm so proud of you...you will love driving school

dear scale:  you are dumb...I really hate you

dear excerise video:  you suck, but the workouts are really great after I'm done - yeah...there I said it, after I'm done

dear workweek:  you were not too bad this week - thanks

tisa's weekend in review

I had a great busy but peaceful weekend.  Friday night we went out for dinner at one of favorite restaurants - La Margarita.  I tried to be really good and I only had 4 chips with the salsa - I'm trying to stay away from chips, but when you have a margarita you gotta have chips, right???!!!

Saturday we started to work on my new workstation...I can't post those pictures until it's done...I'm so excited...this weekend I was busy filling nail holes and painting the walls.  I honestly love to paint walls {{any color but white}}

Sunday while we continue to work on the workstation, my daughter and I went to Lowe's and we got completely soaked - hahaha, it was so funny we laughed at ourselves.  We actually had to come back home to change clothes before heading to the grocery store...Sunday afternoon I frosted cupcakes while the kids took long naps and then built one of my new bookshelves...

have a great Monday everyone
smooches,
tisa

homemade chalkboard paint...

this is so simple.  I've been seeing instructions all over the web and on pinterest.  so I decided to take a stab at it. here we go...

these are the things you will need:

acrylic paint in any color (I got mine from Michael's - .89 cents)

non-sanded grout {{I got mine from Lowe's, this box was about $6 - 7}}

measuring cup - 1/2 cup

measuring spoon - 1 tablespoon

disposable cup / plastic spoon

painting surface

I poured 1/2 cup of paint into a cup {{the containers that my paint comes in are 1/2 cup}}

add 1 tablespoon of non-sanded grout

stir {{I told you it would be easy}}, it will be thick, but that's ok

I painted maybe 3-4 coats, letting them dry just a little in between each coat. 
please let them dry for 24-48 hours before moving on the the next step...

next, just rub a peace of chalk over the entire writing surface, then wipe clean...

your chalkboards are now ready to use...now most instructions that I've seen ask you to discard the paint.  I actually poured the paint back into the container it came in and it seems to be hold up really well...{{{I will follow up on this part if later I find you really should just get rid of the paint}}}

smooches,

 tisa

Friday Letter - March 23, 2012

dear honey: thanks for your support in everything I do - it was a tough week and guess what I'm still alive and I made it through

dear blog readers and friday letter friends:  I've missed you...sorry I've been MIA for the last few weeks - I had a huge order from Very Jane and then right after another huge order from GroopDealz.  I've been up to my eye balls in packing tape and shipping labels. I'm go glad to be back

dear apple:  thank you for my new computer - I love it; the data transfer wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, althought you followed none of my directions on what to transfer, it's fine.  I'm not sure why you asked if you were going to do it the way you wanted.  I will find time to take all the old things off my new computer and add them to an external hard-drive

dear self:  I'm proud of you, not having fried foods is no longer a huge issue for me - I do miss chips.  I'm affaid if I have baked chips I will eat the entire bag...I'm good for now.

dear post office workers:  thank you for all your help, I'm not sure if I really like the new girl, I hope you train her to be as nice as all of you - because I love my post office

dear time off:  you are coming soon - it will be great to close my etsy shop for 4, yep 4....four whole weeks.  I plan to work on new items for all my fall craft shows - well that's the plan, we will see what happens

dear boss (at my real job):  thank you so much for a great bonus - this makes me and my family really happy

this is my friday letter
smooches,
tisa

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Friday Letter - March 2nd

dear friday:  Thank you for coming.  I truly missed you this week.  I can't wait to sleep in a bit tomorrow.

dear Lani:  Can't wait to hang out tomorrow.  It's going to be fun {{yay}}

dear Renagade:  Please accept my craft show application.  It's my first time applying, I'm a little nervous.

dear Honey:  I love you.  Sorry about the phone call on Thursday.  I really feel bad, but you can do it.  And I will do it too!

dear Orders:  At this very moment I'm unable to see the end of the tunnel. I'm sure I will start to see some light this weekend -- hopefully

dear self:  Great start on getting up earlier this week.  The kids noticed how it's makes us a happier person.  Let's try for a little earlier next week.

dear Fried Foods:  I do miss you but I must day I'm doing better without you.

this is my friday letter
smooches,
tisa

Friday Letter

dear IRS:  finally, thank you.  just in time for shoe shopping with my daughter.

dear honey:  I love you.  I know I wasn't happy to know how much you spent on the concert tickets for the kids, but they will have a great time.  enjoy YOUR time with them.

dear lady at @ the ice machine in the break room.  YES it's broken, don't continue to push the button over and over hoping to get ice...it seriously doesn't work.

dear self:  let's try getting to bed on time and waking up just a little earlier during the week, have a cup of coffee, then wake the kids.  it really make us less grumpy at work and more organized for the kids.

dear gas prices:  really?  UGH

dear a stylish little lady - thank you for inviting me to join your My Style Wednesdays...can wait to post more creative items.

dear starbucks:  WELCOME BACK into my life.  my 40 days without you is OVER

dear lani:  can't wait to see you tomorrow - it will be fun

this is my Friday letter, have a great weekend

smooches,
tisa

tisa's creations featured on Very Jane

Make a statement with these chalkboard tags.  Each package contains five tags measureing 4 inches round. These are handmade from heavy chip backing board and can be re-used over and over again.  Your tags will come with either a hole punched and twine (great gift tags) or a chip added to the back (perfect for organizing).  All packaged in a clear resealable envelope and are shipped in a padded mailing envelope.

These are featured for Very Jane for $1 each (in sets of 5).

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tisa's creations jumbo bookmarks

These are sooooooo super easy to make and I wanted to share with you how I make them.

Here is a short list of what you will need:

     Paper punch

     Scrap paper

     Modpodge

     Foam Brush

     Bookmark Blanks (I have these available on my website - click here to purchase)

Step 1:  Punch out your circles - you will need two. 

Step 2:  Apply Modpodge to both the front and back of your bookmark blank

Step 3:  Adhere your paper circles to the bookmark blanks

And you’re done!   And I have a new bookmark to match my planner!

You can emblish these more with glitter paper, rhinestons, buttons, the ideas are endless.
Have fun and let me know if you have any questions.  

smooches,

tisa