9 Fabulous Friday

I had some VERY mixed comments yesterday about my Tantrum.  I hope that I didn't offend anyone.  My tantrums are MY opinion and MY opinion ONLY.  I write these tantrums to strike up conversation, not emotions.  It seems I did both yesterday. 

Today is the first day of SPRING break!  The kids will be out for 10  days straight.  We have some fun things planned for them to do, and I think it will be a great break.  This does mean that I will NOT be beading as much!  I never get to get many things done when they are home!

I have been working on a little MINI challenge with CrossStitchCards over the past week and we have a new MINI challenge.  Here is her color scheme 

So, any of you that want to join in, please do.  When you get done, please post your photos on my kraftymaxoriginals fan page!  Let's get all our projects done by April 8th.  YA HOOO! Let's have fun!!!

SPRING is so beautiful!  Since my kids are on Spring Break I thought I would show off some spring photography from CountryDreaming.  Sit back and enjoy a spring day!

Remember to take time today to not just smell the roses, but to also enjoy their beauty!  ~KM

5 Marvelous Monday

Today is the first working day of 2011.  For most of us it starts off the New Year.  I have had a wonderful Christmas and New Years holiday, better than I could ever expected!  I was fortunate to have family, friends and some very cherished loved one's around me during the holidays.  Santa was very good to our family and spread the holiday cheer without sending any coal this year.  

I feel like I am standing on a cliff, with the choice to jump or not.  My beaded work is very slow to sell, and yet I still see the light at the end of the tunnel.  My home is filled - to the brim - with 'things' that need to be cleaned out.  And my weight is still a BIG issue (pardon the pun).  So as today kicks off the New Year, so will I.  I have been working on many new beaded creations over the holidays and will slowly list them for you to see.  My cleaning will add lots more to my DESTASH studio - and not just beads and beading supplies.  My weight, well, that is something I have to do on my own! 

So I thought I would kick off the New Year with a wonderful artist that seems to catch my mood and feelings with this photograph.  'Here Comes the Sun' is a beautiful photo that was taken in rural Kentucky.  You can almost feel the morning mist.

Please check out CountryDreaming's studio and look at all the wonderful photos there.  Being a self taught photographer you will be delighted in the style and beauty of each photograph.  

What are your New Years resolutions?  Do you even make them? Do you write them down for everyone to see?  Do you tell anyone?  

Let's make it a MARVELOUS MONDAY and 2011.  I am sure that together we can do ANYTHING that we set out to do including making all of our resolutions come true!   ~KM