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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Loving SPRING!

It's spring finally, and it's so pretty outside!! Our trees are blooming and the grass is so green from all the rain we have had. It's such a nice change to see all the beautiful colors of spring rather than the drab greys and browns of the end of winter. It sure seemed to take a long time for it to feel like spring here... Our fur babies, Emmi and Izzie, are having a lot of fun chasing all the squirrels, chipmunks and bunnies out of our yard. One chipmunk sits on a little stone birdhouse that our cousin made for us, and taunts our little dog Emmi! Emmi love to sit on the back of the couch and look out the big front window to watch what's going on in the front yard. From that vantage point, she can see the birdhouse perfectly and that chipmunk seems to know that he can be seen, but not hurt... He chatters toward the window and Emmi goes crazy! I have tried to sneak outside to take a picture of that little chipmunk, but he's too quick!

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thanks so much for visiting today! Wishing you a GREAT Day!
~Trina

Monday, April 15, 2013

April Showers Bring May Flowers...

...That's what I'm hoping anyway! I created my little Ducks in a Puddle quite a few years ago and they have happily resided in my Etsy Shop ever since I first opened it. I sold a couple of them recently, and since it's spring and rainy, I thought this would be a good time to re-introduce my little ducks. This one is a Daddy and Baby Duck, (a darling FATHER'S DAY GIFT!) and I can custom create it with a Mommy and Baby Duck, which would be a sweet MOTHER'S DAY gift. You can see more about my Ducks in a Puddle in the listing HERE.

Ducks in a Puddle, Polymer Clay Sculpture, Duck, Keepsake

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you for stopping by today! Happy SPRING!!

~Trina

Saturday, April 13, 2013

A Flooded Basement...

We have had constant rain here and are under flood watch in many areas. The rain is expected to continue for quite some time. Our rivers are swelling and many roads are closed. We live right near a river and the creek that branches off the river, and runs along the back of our property, is rising too. My daughter is a teacher, and her school had to cancel classes yesterday due to flooded roads. I hope everyone affected stays safe, and drives carefully. Well, aside from a lot of rain, we still haven't seen too many signs of spring here in Michigan... Not many blooming trees, just the gray look of winter... No colorful flowers popping up, just puddles of rainwater. There is a bit of green grass here and there. With all the rain we are getting, we are sure to see spring colors arrive soon, but in the meantime all this rain has caused our basement to flood, three inches of water down there on Tuesday night! Luckily George had built all the shelving for storage about five inches off the ground, so no boxes or keepsakes were damaged. However, our couch and ottomans were sitting in the water, as well as all of our exercise equipment. What a mess! George bought a pump, but it was slow going, and the water was coming in rapidly. The kids helped to haul the water out of the basement, it took hours, finally calling it a night at about 11:OOPM! The smaller pump didn't keep up at all, so George had to purchase a more heavy duty pump, and that one worked better, but I swear it sounded like it was going to burn up! The basement flooded because the drain lines had become clogged with roots and dirt, so on Thursday George rented some kind of auger or fish steel to clear the lines... (I think it's called a sewer snake)... And finally on Thursday, after about three hours of George working on it, one drain cleared!! Yay, now George will move on to the second drain. Water, it's so damaging and such a lot of work! We have certainly had our share of water issues through the years. One of the other major water issues happened a couple of winters ago when our well broke, that was NO FUN! You can read all about the Saga of our Broken Well HERE. It seemed never ending... And then it continued HERE. We had to haul water IN then... This time we had to haul the water OUT! lol!

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thanks so much for visiting today! Wishing you all a Great day, hope you're staying dry!!
~Trina

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Treasury Tuesday

I am always so thankful when one of my clay creations is included in a treasury! I thank all of the curators who take the time to create such lovely collections. Below are a few treasuries that I was recently included in, along with a feature of one of each of the curator's beautiful pieces...

'Spring into Bright Pinks!' by Artful Rising

Treasury tool by StylishHome.

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you to Erika of Artful Rising for including my Pigs in Love Wedding Cake Topper in her Spring Into Bright Pinks treasury. This awesome Journal is just one of many you'll find in her shop:

Handmade Journal - Believe in the Possibilties - Custom personalized choose cover color

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'Summer by the Sea' by Lilac Cottage Cards

Treasury tool by StylishHome.

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you to Sharon of Lilac Cottage Cards and Gifts for including my Blue Crabs in the Sand Wedding Cake Topper in her Summer by the Sea treasury. Sharon makes hand stamped greeting cards and picture frames. This sweet picture frame is just one of many you'll find in her shop:

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Happy Easter Finds for Etsy Finds Friday!!

It's Etsy Finds Friday and I found so many adorable Easter goodies on Etsy, so I put some of them together in a Happy Easter Treasury!! You can click on the images to visit each of these great shops! Enjoy!