Riot and Frolic

Hello, everybody!

If you can name the two references I just used, I will give you a free mint.  Shipping not included.  

I've been toying with the idea of starting a blog for awhile now.  I was a hard-core journaler (?) back in the day and have felt a black hole in my existence since ending my daily musings.  The kick-in-the-pants was when I started reading all these amazing blogs by these cool, put-together ladies that were so inspiring, I had to jump on their hand-painted bandwagon.  See: SouleMama, Posie Gets Cozy, and Centsational Girl– *sigh*.  So, I'm not the most organized, crafty, or creative, lovely mama out there, but I give it a go pretty much every day. 

As an example, yesterday, I decided I was going to try to make one thing every day.  Like a finished, actualized project.  Even if it's just a yo-yo.  What's a yo-yo?  Not the toy you need timing and hand-eye  coordination for, mind you.  These are yo-yos, my friends.

 They are fantastically easy to make little peanuts and will go a long way in my "make something every day" scheme.  Do you have five minutes, some scrap fabric, a needle and thread? Check out this handy tutorial: how to make a yo-yo with Heather Bailey.  It's pretty much the best description out there.  

Did I mention I have two cute kids and a nice husband?  Yeah, they're all right.  We have #3 on the way in July, and I'm taking name suggestions.  We have a Violet (two and a half) and a Georgia (one!), so think Southern Belle-ish, 1940s-esque.  The ladies are playing peek-a-boo with each other around a doorway right now, but I'm sensing the need for supervision soon.  

As my sign-off treat, here is a little something to dream about…

Nice.