A Budding Artist

I watched this really fun/cute/encouraging vid the other day on creating art with your little one.

I have read a book about being a Mom and making time for art, and I have read a few articles online about creating with kids. I didn't come across anything about creating art with a baby until recently. I usually wait for P to be in bed before I can create something, but then nap/bed time ends up being the only time I have to get house things done. I have always thought about making art with Penelope but didn't really think it was possible, until I watched Leonie's video. So, we had our very first art session the other day and it was so much fun!

Here she is investigating the paint box.

We used Crayola Washable Kid's Paint. It is non-toxic so not a big deal if she does happen to get it in her mouth, which is inevitable, lol. There are other options, such as making home made paint with cornstarch & food coloring, or pudding & food coloring etc. Different types of fruits could be used too, blueberries etc. but the food coloring and fruit dyes WILL stain EVERYTHING. So I opted to go with something that is easy to wash off. After we were done I put her in the bath tub which is one of her very favorite things to do.

Here is the finished Masterpiece. Her color composition is fabulous! ;)

What's new for February

My hair is now blonde & pink. Every time I go to a new color, I (well, my Husband) has to bleach out the old color. Each time we do this, I always like the blonde and am tempted to keep it. I really like how it looks with the pink underneath. So, I think I will keep it and rock the blonde for awhile. It is probably a good thing to give my hair some time to rest anyway. All of this coloring has been hard on my hair. I keep it shorter so it's no big deal to get it trimmed. Soon as I have some time I will post a pic. 

I received these stamps in the mail this week. I can't wait to create with these! I bought them on Etsy, they were such a great price too. I would have paid three times as much at a stamp/scrapbooking shop, or Michaels. I love online shopping. 

For an early birthday prezzie, I bought myself a travel/purse water color kit. 

I found it online here, also very reasonably priced. 

It is very compact and fits perfectly in a purse or back pack. Great for painting on the go! This will be awesome to take with us on our travelling adventures. 

Home Sweet Home

We had a great time on our vacation in the Domincan Republic. After a 4 hour time difference, 7 hour plane ride and a 4-5 hour drive we are finally feeling human again. The little one is still adjusting to her regular sleep schedule so I have been pretty exhausted lately.

P had some good bonding time with her Auntie & Uncle. We have the best travelling baby, she was well behaved on the plane ride there and back. I hope it stays that way. 

Tomorrow the hubby is taking P over to Auntie & Uncle's to watch the Super Bowl, I will have a few hours for "me" time, which I am looking forward to. Maybe I can finally finish organizing my office/workspace/studio.

This is what our day looks like today. A warm socks, cozy sweater, hot cup of tea day....

First Post for 2012

It's hard to believe that 2011 is over already, this time last year we were getting ready to have our baby, now we are preparing for her birthday party.

We didn't do much for the holidays this year, we didn't really have the time since we are renovating the basement to make it into a suite. Miss P just started crawling so we didn't want her tearing down any of the decor. On new years eve I was asleep my 10:30pm. 

Our renter moved out so I have more room to store all of our extra baby junk, Miss P's room actually looks like a baby's room now, not a disaster zone. 

In between baby time, cleaning time, etc. I have made a few new things.

After P's birthday party this weekend we will start preparing for our trip to the Dominican Republic.  We will be visiting Puerto Plata. Very exciting!

Connect your Facebook Page to Twitter

After posting the tutorial on how to post your tweets to facebook, I was doing some more reading on connecting Facebook to Twitter and found this article explaining how to post from your Facebook Page to Twitter by using the Facebook Twitter app.

Click on this link https://www.facebook.com/twitter/ 

If you are already logged in to Facebook, your page(s) will show up. Click on the button that says “Link to Twitter”  You will be brought to this page where you will enter your username password.


Then click on “Authorize App”

You will be redirected and will see that your page is now connected to twitter.

Check or uncheck anything you don’t want sent to twitter, and click Save Changes.

When you are finished, try posting something from your Facebook page and see if it has been tweeted... twittered??

Post your Tweets to Facebook

If you link your twitter to facebook, you only have to post once to twitter and the post will be sent to facebook. Reach both audiences and get two things done at once!

 Here is how:

1.  Log into your twitter account

2 .Click on the little person icon, found between the search and the compose new tweet icon

3. Your menu will pop up where you can select Settings

4. In your settings, click on the Profile tab

5. Scroll down the page, near the bottom you will see the "Post your Tweets to Facebook" button. Click on this.

6. If you are not already signed into facebook, a window will pop up like this. Click on the button to sign in

7. Another window pops up, sign into your account

8. After you sign in, the window refreshes and you should see this

9. The check box for "my Facebook profile" will be checked by default. You will have to uncheck that, then check off the "my Facebook page" and then choose your page from the drop down menu.

10. Guess what? Another window! You will have to allow permission for the two sites to connect to each other. Click on Allow.

11. When you are finished, click on Save 

Now, whenever you post a tweet it will be sent to your Facebook page so you don't have to run around both sites trying to update everything individually. 

To disconnect twitter from facebook, follow steps 1-4, you will see this. Click on Disconnect.

Click ok, and you are done. 

If you need assistance with this, or have any questions, feel free to contact me. 

You can also connect your facebook page to twitter with a couple of easy steps.

Back Home

We arrived back home on Saturday from our whirlwind visit to the Lower Mainland. My hubby had a one day course there so we drove down and had a couple of quick visits with friends and family. P saw some of her great Aunties and Uncles, second and third cousins, big and little. She saw her Great Papa too. We had a lovely time and we are looking forward to the next visit.

Yesterday was Cyber Monday , I sold a few things....

While P was sleeping last night, I packaged everything up to ship off today.

I sold more in one day than I sold at my last two craft shows, and I didn’t have to leave my house. My hubby was nice enough to mail everything off on his way to work. <3

With my hard earned cash, I rewarded myself by cashing in on some Cyber Monday deals. I ordered myself these:

They are coming all the way from Poland, from a shop called Zoana. I want everything she makes, her prices and shipping rates are great too.