She is not going to be very happy about this picture...BUT I know you love me BOBO! The story behind it? It was her birthday today...and tomorrow she is looking forward to "attending" the royal wedding! We wanted her to have something special to wear so we got her a tiara and wand!
Happy birthday Bonnie...We at the Perkins-Fields house love you soooo much!
Happy wedding time!
Dancingly, Denise
Okay folks...I have had several people contact me and say that they are not sure what they are suppose to do to be entered in my MICE WITH A MESSAGE giveaway.
Here it is , simply put, (I hope):
Comment on THIS post (I am deleting the other post cuz everyone said it was too complicated).
Comment and tell me either
1. the word you have chosen for your ONE LITTLE WORD of the year (just a word that is your "theme" for the year)
OR
2. One GOAL/RESOLUTION you have made for this year.
THAT is it folks, that is all you have to do to be entered in to win one of my small MICE WITH A MESSAGE.
here are a few samples of the Mice...i do not have a picture of the actual one you will win, as I need to DRESS her/him first:)
Okay folks that is all you have to do!
Only thing is if you want to know the story behind the mice you can go here: www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com/mepursenalities and you will see where you can sign up for more giveaway points:) And I guess that is where it got confusing...so just know COMMENT HERE and you are all set:)
Giveaway contest will be open for comments until Wednesday February 9
Dancingly, Denise
and I've got NOTHING:) I have set myself a goal to join some blog linky get togethers and last week I had two post that I was able to use starting right on on Monday. BUT this weekend was crazy and I have NOTHING.
I started cutting out super hero capes...but that is exciting. So in the spirit of VALENTINE's DAY I am going to bring back and idea I did in 2008 for a Valentine Day card.
In 2008 my kids (now 19 and 15) joined with their cousin David to make a card.
I cut out three large hearts from 12x12 cardstock and then cut out letters with my Cricut. The hearts said "I" "LOVE" "YOU". Then I took these pictures:
and then:
I wish I had a picture of the final card for you...but I can't find it:( If I do I will post it, but this is what I did. and ofcourse you could create the card anyway you like it is really more about the pictures.
I made a "collage" strip of the first three picture (in Picasa)
Picasa 3: Free download from Google and adhered it to the front of the card ...I used red cardstock and cut it 4.4(4 and a quarter)x5.5 folded it in half.
The correct picture I printed larger and adhered to the inside of the card. I am pretty sure I tied a piece of ribbon into a small bow on the front also, but you could decorate it anyway you wanted to.
I hope you can visualize it? it was truly the most fun Valentine's card I have made and everyone loved it!
Enjoy...and I would love to see your creation.
By the way ONE LITTLE WORD giveaway coming SOON!
and don't forget to check my blog at www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com/mepursenalities
Dancingly, Denise
Linking up to:
Made By You Monday | Skip To My Lou
Under The Table and Dreaming: The Sunday Showcase Party with Jessica N Designs {No.38}
That's right folks...I did it! 31 blog post in 31 days. I had to double up one day, but other than that I was very consistent!
What did I learn from all of this?
1. That I spent waaaaaay too much time on the computer planning, writing, reading others info:)
2. That by being consistent and putting myself out there my blog reader traffic increased.
3. Some days were much harder than others to write anything
4. I am pretty sure I won't shoot for everyday blogging, but would like to stay as consistent as possible and will try to blog on an everyday basis.
5. That I really can start and FINISH something
6. There are tons of people out there willing to help.
7. When I do another challenge on this blog I need to delve deeper into connecting with other bloggers out there.
8. I love comments!
I also did the mini 10 day challenge on my other blog: www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com/mepursenalities THAT was a true inspiration! Since it is what I am DOING and MAKING to sell I had to be productive or there was nothing to write about!
So, I am off to finish my day. It is hotter here in Maine than I ever remember it being in August...the kids go back to school in a few days, Snuggles can't walk on his front foot and tested positive for LYME disease and there are tons of things to get done...
Have a great rest of your day!
Dancingly. Denise
They are done! I thought you might like to meet them all and find out there names:) I sent them off to SILKWEEDS earlier and she said they are all out on display waiting for homes!
First the whole group:
And now, all of these are sold seperately,but I have pictures them together so yoyu don't have to look at 16 seperate pictures. Do you wonder where they get there clothes and such? You know those socks that always have one missing? Or the glove with holes in the fingers? Or a sweater that looks "chewed"? WELL...they DO have to have clothes you know!
First lets meet Phoebe whose message is "LIVE LIFE,LOVE LIFE" and Asher whose message is "LOVE". He is holding flowers behind his back for the girl he loves:)
And Dillard, whose message is "LIVE,LOVE,LAUGH". (he's got flowers behind his back too) and Marge whose message is "FAITH"
and Lisbeth who is here to "INSPIRE" and Hobart whose message is "HAPPINESS". Check out the butterflies on his nose in the second picture!
How about an entire family of mice?
and here are three of the littlest Wyatt "LIVE", Agnes "JOY", and Gertie "BE YOURSELF"
and some more littles Norris "LAUGH OFTEN", Millie "WISH" and Grady "BE FREE, TRUST IN YOUR DREAMS"
and now we have Morgan "LIVE LIFE" and Eleanor "FRIENDS"
and last, but ofcourse not least Bartley "PEACE" and he is shutting down the mousetraps of the world! and OSCAR "PEACE"
So, you may think...well now Denise can rest and relax? NOPE...as you can see I counted wrong and have 8 more friends to make. They are all cut out, I just missed them as I was sewing. So I will get them made this week. I need to do 4 dozen Fairy Jars and 4 more dozen mice to stock Etsy, craft shows and orders that will need to be filled. Again, mice can be special ordered...you want a special name or message? I can do it.
But for the rest of the day i am going to watch a movie, spend some time with my boy, Nate and do some laundry and dishes!
Thanks for looking!
Denise
I wanted to hilight some of the other items I make. I have several Primitive Dress Wallhangings in stock right now, and they will be going up on Etsy soon www.dancinglydenise.etsy.com BUT I thought I would put them here first. I sell these for 12.00 each, plus shipping. They are adorable hanging on a wall, in fact I have one in my entryway that I love! Please feel free to contact me about special colors or fabric prints. I use vintage buttons on most of them...I am always in search of buttons!
a couple of Christmas ones:
Thanks for looking, I am off to sew on mice!
Denise
Since the beginning of August my scrapbooking peeps and I have been doing what we call Finish It Friday (FIF). We came up with it when we realized we were meeting every Friday night, but not really getting anything done. You can read a little more about it and the details of how it works on this post:
A Day In My Life: Finish It Friday...
I wanted to show you what i accomplished this month. Now, the thing about me is I do NOT finish things:( I get good ideas, I plan them, I but what I need to do them, and then POOF...I am on to the next thing. Because of this, I am so dang proud of what I finished this month:
Yes folks that is SEVEN mini albums! All but one of them wasn't even started, just sitting and waiting. All but one of them was a kit...I LOVE kits! Now we were allowed to do prep work during the week and ofcourse we could finish what we wanted when we wanted to, we just needed to complete our goal every Friday night...during our scrapbooking time. I will tell you, for the first time ever nobody has sat idle. Every single one of us accomplished something!
My mini albums still need pictures and the Halloween ones are Christmas gifts for some people so i really have to find pictures for them:)
heres a closer look...This first one is a Teresa Collins kit...2008 I believe. :
The thing I am most proud of about this kit is I had to use my ZUTTER, which I had bought 2 years ago and never used! It is a binding machine...it punches holes and then squeezes the coil. But it is all manual and I think slightly difficult to get the hang of, but I did it:)
This next one is not a kit, but I got the idea on another ladies blog. I will show you more of it later, but the cover:
Now, the next ones are kits from the Button Farm Welcome
This last one is a Kit In A Bag by SEI it is about 100 years old:) (maybe not that old but I have had it forever). Once I put it together I LOVED it:
SEVEN mini albums folks! Can you tell I am proud:) What is in store for next month? Well, more kits I am sure, but I would like to get some more of my DISNEY pictures done, and I have an idea for a Halloween album for us.
Stay tuned folks for more FIF projects! Tell us about what you finished up Friday...or this month...or
Dancingly, Denise
Hello...school shopping has kept me away from home all day today. so, Nate is done, but Lauren has not begun. Luckily, we hadn't done any shopping for Lauren since we found out yesterday at the open house that she has to wear all black all the time:( She said shopping will be like being a person on WHAT NOT TO WEAR. Buying things you would never buy and having to wear them!
Anyway, I haven't had a chance to do the tutorial for the Disney scrapbooking (paperpiecing), but I will soon I promise. For now, I thought I would show you a board book Halloween scrapbook I just finished. This was a kit, so it was not my original idea. The kit was from The BUTTON FARM The Button Farm - Welcome! The kit isn't available anymore on her website, but I still thought I would share it cuz it would give you ideas for your own book. This is a black board book, but you could do 8x8 pages like it too.
Scrapworks paper, Scrapworks shimmer shapes,Scrapworks stickers and Daisy D's rub ons.
Below: The page on the right is a black large envelope.
Below:page on the right...the three tags lift up so you can put a picture underneath
Below right...another black envelop, I am going to fill it with matted pictures and attach sticker tags to them to pull them out
Isn't that cute? I love her kits...I have tons of product left over to embellish the mats I want to do, etc.
Well, I am working on mice again tonight, so I better get busy! Have a great evening! Check out my other blog to see some more steps in the mice making:) at: www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com/mepursenalities
Dancingly,Denise
Good evening! I am pooped, so I am going to make this short and sweet, BUT isn't this an adorable sign? I bought it at Silkweeds this past weekend. www.shopsilkweeds.com I believe I will hang it in my bedroom where I can see it every morning.
Today Scott, Lauren and I traveled to Augusta for open house at the Cosmetoloy School Lauren will be attending. She starts September 7 and though I am not thrilled about the 3 hours travel time she will have each day, but I am so excited for her to start her new journey:
See you tomorrow!
Dancingly, Denise
Please check out my "store" blog at www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com/mepursenalities
Over on my other blog www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com/mepursenalities I have shared THIS post today. i thought I would post it here too. Christmas is coming and great gifts are available! Take a look:
I recieved an email a month or so ago, and it is now perfect timing to share some of it and to show you what I actually do. I am trying to build my blog, and I am trying to build my business, so this is perfect!
"Hi Denise. I read your blog (www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com) consistently. I have been reading it for about 2 years now and I love how you make your life and projects so real and positive. During the year that your father was sick and passed away, I felt like I was there with you and that I KNEW him. Anyway, I have been watching you work on your business and was so glad when you moved all of that over to this blog {www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com/mepursenalities} I love that I can see everything you are making all in one place. Thank you for sharing what you do." Elisa
So I thought about that and what I want to do today, since I am hoping for a whole bunch of new people taking a look at my blog, is to LIST the products I create at this point. These are all available to the public to purchase, either through ETSY or by contacting me and everything (except the KNIT/FELTED) purses are available for WHOLESALE.
1. Knit and Felted purses of all sorts...here are a few:
2. Recycled Denim Jean purses:
3. Forgotten Fairy Jars... both original and personalized...here is one I personalized with a picture of my daughter when she was little (The Sugar Plum Fairy)
4. MICE WITH A MESSAGE (meet Theo and Gracie):
5. Wool mittens from felted recycled wool sweaters:
6. Wool Cat balls "PAWSitively PURRfect"
7. Primitive Dress Wall Hangings:
So folks...7 items. There are more projects in the mind, waiting to JUMP out, but for now hopefully that helps new people visitng and regulars a chance to see what is available.
Dancingly, Denise
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