I was super excited when I got the email from Wendy
letting me know the week that I was asked to be the guest blogger on the Simple
Studio blog!
I hosted last January and had a big case of the
nerves.
What would I write about?
And who would read it?
But you know what?
Everyone was totally welcoming and sweet and left
lots of comments.
So this time, there are no clammy palms, no
butterflies and no need for an extra swipe of Secret (which, by the way, and
totally off topic, is not strong enough for a man...which we were unfortunate
enough to find out during the week we went camping and someone forgot their
shaving kit).
Nope. This time I'm cool as the proverbial
cucumber.
So those of you who don't know me, my name is
Cheryl.
I am a 38 year old mom of 2 boys who are funny,
sweet and handsome and drive me crazy on a fairly regular basis (they're boys.
it's what they do.)
This is my family (one of their driving me crazy techniques is to never pose nicely and smile the first time around - the big one in the middle is the worst)
This is my family (one of their driving me crazy techniques is to never pose nicely and smile the first time around - the big one in the middle is the worst)
I teach and work part time at my local scrapbook
store in addition to having the great luck and total pleasure of being a part of
the Simple Editorial Board and also have a home organizing business with one of
my very best friends, which is more fun than work, which is quite
nice.
I am also proficient at the over-use of ( ), ... ,
the run-on sentence, and sometimes tend to overshare (see above) for which I
will apologise in advance. ;)
I also wanted to share a little project with you that I did a couple of weeks ago for Halloween (I made it out of an embroidery hoop).
and ask you to share any Autumnal (don't you just love that word? Say it outloud. Good, right?) or Halloweenie (also a fun word - mostly because "weenie" makes me laugh - I live with 3 dudes - what can I say?) decor items or projects you've done lately - just link'em up in the comments section.
I even have a little bit of Making Memories goodness to share with those of you who want to jump in and share (I'll draw tomorrow morning for the winner!)
I have some fun stuff planned for this week and hope you guys enjoy it!
I also wanted to share a little project with you that I did a couple of weeks ago for Halloween (I made it out of an embroidery hoop).
and ask you to share any Autumnal (don't you just love that word? Say it outloud. Good, right?) or Halloweenie (also a fun word - mostly because "weenie" makes me laugh - I live with 3 dudes - what can I say?) decor items or projects you've done lately - just link'em up in the comments section.
I even have a little bit of Making Memories goodness to share with those of you who want to jump in and share (I'll draw tomorrow morning for the winner!)
I have some fun stuff planned for this week and hope you guys enjoy it!
happy monday morning cheryl! so excited for your blog week. you might not need any secret this time round, but i am going to be better prepared to not be drinking anything fizzy this time so that when (not if, when) you make me laugh it won't come shooting out my nose all over my keyboard!!
marnie
mother of a weenie loving boy. no, i didn't mean it to sound like that. no, let's try again - mother of a boy who too would laugh at anything weenie...
Posted by: marnie | October 20, 2008 at 08:34 AM
Looking forward to the week ahead Cheryl!!
Happy Monday! :)
Posted by: Stephanie | October 20, 2008 at 08:55 AM
This isn't all that crafty, but I recently hung a couple of my autumn-themed LOs on my wall: http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=283319
Posted by: tape | October 20, 2008 at 09:49 AM
ahhhhhhhhh I am totally lifting an idea I saw online last week.. hoping to finish it up tonight to share b4 the deadline!!!!
Posted by: Kim | October 20, 2008 at 10:10 AM
YAY! Cheryl, you totally make me laugh! And I love your home dec ideas!
Posted by: cathy | October 20, 2008 at 11:12 AM
1. I made a layout called Halloweenies (because my friend made hot dogs that looked like pig snoots) and its here: http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/component/option,com_zoom/Itemid,28/page,viewproj/catid,58151/
2. I made a Halloween layout a few days ago about me and Halloween, I used really old halloween patterned papers, you can check it out here: http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/component/option,com_zoom/Itemid,28/page,viewproj/catid,81471/
Posted by: Katie Scott | October 20, 2008 at 11:39 AM
Can I say how super-psyched I am that you are hosting, Cheryl?
This should be a fab week with you at the helm! :)
-Jody
Posted by: Winks | October 20, 2008 at 12:10 PM
That was one of my favorite product lines from CHA!!! And this is adorable. Nice job!
Posted by: Angie Lucas | October 20, 2008 at 12:57 PM
Love the hoop project!
Posted by: Candice | October 20, 2008 at 01:19 PM
OK, here are my 2 frames i bought from Target after Halloween last year. Just added some MM stuff, bling and ribbon!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/2958956253/ and here's the second:http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/2958969547/
Posted by: cathy | October 20, 2008 at 02:47 PM
Can't wait for a fun week. I'm alittle behind. Still putting out my Halloween decorations
Posted by: Michelle | October 20, 2008 at 03:47 PM
Cheryl, wow- love your embroidery hoop frame- wow, that looks like a fun project, may have to try that since I haven't been doing much embroidering with my old hoops lately :)
Here is a link to my projects:
http://kismetart.typepad.com/kismet_art/2008/10/halloween-projects.html
Looking forward to reading your posts this week!
Posted by: kimberly a. | October 20, 2008 at 04:24 PM
Cheryl, come organize my house NOW! :)
Love the hoop. You are the queen of decorating with scrappy products!
Posted by: Linda Barber | October 20, 2008 at 05:32 PM
I LOVE that embroidery hoop project! How cool is that?!
I have a fall LO that I just did, a loose interpretation of one of CathyZ's assignments in her class over at BPS:
http://www.scrapbookcentralegallery.info/showphoto.php?photo=13881&limit=recent
Posted by: Barb | October 20, 2008 at 06:43 PM
whohoooooo I made it :)
http://nothingbutchatter.blogspot.com/2008/10/finished-project-d.html is the link to my blog where the photos are.
I have totally loved looking @ everyone else's projects too!!! fun week ahead I can tell :)
Posted by: Kim | October 20, 2008 at 07:55 PM
Needless to say I have no projects to share but am commenting anyway! Autumnal is also one of my favourite words... I used it in a sentence only yesterday ;)
Posted by: Fern | October 20, 2008 at 08:02 PM
I love the use of the embroidery hoop! I must say too, that your family looks like a fun bunch!
Posted by: katemeri | October 20, 2008 at 08:26 PM
LOVED this.......I happen to have an embroidery hoop!!
Posted by: Dale Anne | October 20, 2008 at 09:40 PM
I also love the word 'autumnal' - but here in New Zealand we are in spring, and another word I love is the sciency word for that, 'vernal'.
Enjoying the Simple Studio Blog and deciding to stop 'lurking' and start participating!
Posted by: Margot MacGillivray | October 20, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Love the embroidery hoop. Here is a little project that my DD and I did over the weekend. http://mylifeexpose.blogspot.com/2008/10/halloween-votives-and-slightly-bigger.html
Posted by: robindiane | October 20, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Love you embroidery hoop project. Could you share the instruction with us?
Posted by: Lynette C | October 21, 2008 at 01:01 AM
I love the embroidery hoop project!!! Have to remember to look for one next time I'm at the store.
Posted by: wendyp | October 21, 2008 at 03:27 AM
I agree, love the hoop project! I just posted on my blog yesterday about a couple of projects I made. http://tamivik.typepad.com/a_few_of_my_favorite_thin/2008/10/our-haunted-house.html
Posted by: TamiV | October 21, 2008 at 06:12 AM
You know I think you are the funniest person I know right?!! Love your Halloween project Cheryl and how fun that you are hosting this week! yay! you are the best!
Posted by: Leslie Herbert | October 21, 2008 at 07:13 AM
auTUMnal. i love to say that :)
happy to see you here this week!
Posted by: emily pitts | October 21, 2008 at 07:39 AM