The Phantom Moon

Pinterest love

Can I share a dirty little secret with you?  Sometimes, I stay up real late at night and waste spend hours on end looking at pictures on Pinterest, pinning and re-pinning until I realize it's way to late and I'm going to regret it in the morning.  And I sure do when I throw myself out of bed wake up and look like a zombie as I stumble to BB's room when she wakes up.  Okay, more often then not I've been sending the hubs to wake her up in the morning but I digress.  Pinterest is fantastic!

There are oodles of photos you can find which will totally stimulate your imagination.  Take a peek at some of the fantastic finds I've pinned on this baby:

From Board: Recipes I Need To Try

From Board: Amazing Women

From Board: Craft Projects I Need To Try

From Board: Inspiring Images

From Board: For The Home

From Board: Possible 2nd Husbands

From Board: El Oh El

If you're a fellow Pinterest user, take a look at the other pins I've made plus some of the awesome followers and people I'm following.  And if not?  What are you waiting for!  Leave a comment with your email (or email me) and I'll send you a nifty little invite. 

Now pardon me while I add more pins to my Possible 2nd Husbands board.

And The Winner Is

Congratulations, Amanda!  I'll be contacting you shortly so we can chat about your very own custom hoop.  I can't wait to hear what you have in mind :)  Hmmm, I wonder if it'll be a Harry, Home or Name hoop?

Hogwarts House Cup

I spied this on Pinterest and just had to share it ...

My how they grow up, lol!  Happy weekend, peeps.

It Was Good For A Week

One of the most exciting things about buying our new house (to me at least) was the fact that I would finally get my own space to create whatever my little heart desired.  It's on the first level of our basement and within easy access of just about every place in our house.  And for one whole week, it was clean and everything was exactly where I wanted / needed it.  And this is what it looks like now.

Ugh,  I know, I know.  Not so organized or creative anymore.  I blame it on the flurry surrounded by last years craft shows, holidays and the hub bub of moving.

My resolution is to get this place back up in tip top shape and keep it that way!  I'm a bit embarressed to even show you these pics but I'm hoping that'll keep me accountable and on my toes to get this baby back in tip top shape.

I hope that when it's finally at a place that works for me again I will be able to easily keep it perfectly organized so that I can create without having to waste time looking for supplies, space, etc.

Now I'm off to Pinterest for organizing and crafting space ideas.  Is it just me or is this site plain addicting?  Check me out on Pinterest if you haven't already.  I'd love to see your pins and ideas!

And don't forget to enter your name (last day on Sunday!) for our giveaway!

The Secret World of Arrietty

About 10 years ago, I was introduced to the amazing work of Hayao Miyazaki.  My hubby and I were vacationing at Universal Studios (after spending a few days in Disney World of course) and we decided to hit the movies which we often did back then.  One of our movie choices was Miyazaki's Spirited Away.  

Since we're both lovers of anime it was a no brainer ... we bought tickets and settled in with a big ol' bucket of popcorn, some Buncha Crunch and matching sodas.  I was immediately in love with Miyazaki's style of story telling and his gorgeous animation, not to mention that the feisty Chihiro / Sen reminded me of my second oldest niece.

Since then, I've collected Miyazaki's movies whenever they've been made available in the US and have enjoyed his offerings, especially Howl's Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and Kiki's Delivery Service just to name a few.  

And now it seems that Miyazaki is giving us another treat inspired by the Borrowers.  Take a look:

Via Wikipedia of The Secret World of Arrietty "The film tells the story of Arrietty, a young Borrower who lives under the floorboards of a typical household. She eventually befriends Sho, a human boy with a heart condition since birth who is living with his great aunt Sadako. When Sadako's maid Haru becomes suspicious of the floorboard's disturbance, Arrietty and her family must escape detection, even if it means leaving their beloved home."

As a lover of Miyazaki and The Borrowers I can't wait to see this movie!  BB's birthday is just a few days after it's release so we're debating on whether to take her to see this or not, but you know Miyazaki ... there is usually a dark element or two in his films and this child of  mine has a big imagination as it is.  If we do see it I will share my thoughts for sure.

What's your favorite Hayao Miyazaki film?