.Corydon, IN Trunk Show.

{ Gerty }

for more of the photo session with my niece Gerty ...click here

.the miller family.

For more of the Miller family photo session...click here.

.ARTIST TRUNK SHOW.

There will be items for sale plus you will get an idea of what all the artist can offer. We {Dawn White/Dert Bag Jewelry, Keith White, and myself/Studio Bee Design} plan to hold shows in the following cities in the near future featuring different artist each evening. Carbondale, IL--Nashville, TN--Evansville, IN--Owensboro, KY--St. Louis, MO--We are looking for talent in your area! Contact: Dawn White dwhite61299@aol.com

Hope ya'll can make it out to see the Rex, Dawn White's jewelry---Dert Bag Jewelry, my paper crafts---Studio Bee Design, ...to taste Laura Green's talent in baking ----Sweet Treats and to hear Keith White's music. Should be a fun night of creativity... please join us :)

{ klem family }

new family photo session up on www.flickr.com/photos/brandiwhite

.Stampin' Up.

Five lovely ladies from my small group and my cousin's wife, Laura {a nice surprise} came for a night of crafting Wednesday. It was good to finally meet the Stampin' Up demonstrator, Rhonda, who i've been chatting with on the phone for weeks about this class and another project i've got going {i'll share soon!} Also, gotta say i'm happy about having a demonstrator in the same town as me for once-never know when I might need her ;) Here is a link to her website for Stampin' Up products

The photo above is the adorable thank you she brought me for hosting the party. It opens! And there were tiny chocolates inside! Covered in Razzleberry Lemonade patterned paper! i'm in love with it. Made with the new Stampin' Up Big Shot die-cutting system and Razzle Dazzle stamp set
She brought three designs for us to make. The first two using the NEW Medallion background stamp and NEW in color Melon Mambo. Then, for the final project we used Dasher for a Christmas card. I tried to capture its beauty but, the glitter just can not sparkle like in person...so pretty! I love the design Rhonda put together for us-so simple. Background embossed with Big Shot Texturz Plate. What a refreshing evening of crafting with friends along with a preview of all the new Stampin' Up products! My wist is a mile long now! Here are the ladies crafting away. I turned the living room into a craft space by moving the dining table in and rearranging a little. Worked out great and I think I could even squeeze in a few more seats next time.

blackberry jelly

My first attempt at homemade jelly was a success, kind of...

My grandparents have a huge garden and have always put out a garden as long as I can remember. I picked strawberries and green beans with them as a young kid. It is such a treat to enjoy their produce all year...never realized just how much hard work it is...and they are still doing it at 70+ yrs. old ~ that is amazing to me! I work in the yard/garden for a day and can hardly move my body for 24hrs. at 28yrs. old!!!

I enjoyed picking blackberries with my Grandparents and Mom a few weeks ago. They were huge, beautiful and easily plucked off the bush...and I love tedious work like that ~ could have stayed out there for hours picking. Just this year I've become very interested in the whole process and planted my first tiny garden: tomatoes, broccoli, peppers, cucumbers, and herbs: lavender, sage, and basil.

I decided to use the blackberries from my Grandparents garden for jelly. It was a very messy job as you can see below ~ looked like someone had been murdered in my kitchen that night! Actually, any kitchen project for me is messy so I guess that was normal. Oh, and I was wearing white, that was a mistake.

I boiled with sure gel and reused glass jars to store in. The jelly didn't set up firm enough so, Grandma suggested me putting the jelly back on to boil longer so, that did the trick...ended up taking longer than it should have but, I'm enjoying my first jar of homemade jelly ~ especially with peanut butter :)