Enjoying the Sunshine

Yesterday was a beautiful day. The sun was out and it was a perfect time to enjoy a walk in one of the nearby metroparks. I'm fortunate to live near several metroparks. This particular park is a 121 acre nature preserve with some beautiful gardens. The pictures speak for themselves.

Inspiration Point #2

Between doctor's appointments and preparing for weekend guests, not much got accomplished this week in the craft room. I'm hoping to spend some time in there this week. I did find time to do some blog reading and web surfing. I thought I'd share some of the things I found this week.

On my list of things to do is to work on some Mother's Day gifts. My mother and father will be moving in about 3 weeks. They will be about a 5 minute walk away. Since they are downsizing my mother doesn't need more things for the house, so I think I'll try to whip up one of the strippy pouches that I posted about last week. Inside I can tuck in gift card from one of the local garden centers and one of these small notebooks. Aren't they cute? I spotted this post over on Sunshine Yellow's Blog. She found the directions at Obsessively Stitching. What a great way to use up some of those scraps.

Covered Notebooks

Big Picture Classes

Do you have a gazillion digital pictures you need to get organized and printed? I love using a digital camera, but one of the pitfalls for me is that I procrastinate in getting them organized and printed. In the days before the digital camera, I would get the film printed and immediately put the photos in a photo album. Then I got interested in scrapbooking. I love how the pages turned out and are personalized with journaling, but scrapbooking also takes a lot of time. Then I ventured into the world of digital scrapbooking and took a few online classes. I've fallen into a rut the last couple of years and need to get back into the swing of things, so I signed up for a couple of online classes at Big Picture Classes. Check out their site if you are interested in learning more about digital scrapbooking. They have some great freebie classes being offered right now.

Felt Food

Susan@ Hanging on by a Needle and Thread posted this picture of the food she made from felt for her grandchildren. She found patterns and tutorials here. I think my granddaughter would love this. It sure beats the cheap plastic kind found at the department store.

Butterfinger Cake

I spotted this recipe at Southern Charm. Butterfingers are one of my favorite candy bars. Doesn't this cake look yummy? I can't wait to try it out.

Parade of Homes Tour

@ Bowl Full of Lemons

You just never know where web surfing will take you. This is a new to me blog. I couldn't even tell you how I ended up at this site, but I'm sure glad I did. Check out Toni's fantastic pictures. I love her creative uses of old wire baskets.