master"PIECES" of my LIFE

he's TEN

january 31st 2002 matt & i started our journey into parenthood.  i can't believe my baby boy big guy is ten years old.  that went by so fast and i image the next ten will go even faster.  here he is waking up on his big day.  gift of choice?  i touch.  he's so excited.  i think in a way he feels independent.  his very own; not to share w/ anyone else.  the ipad, desktop computer, PS3, WII are all great, BUT are shared w/ the family.  this is his to put in his pocket and take wherever he wants.  it makes me smile, but breaks my heart a bit all at the same time that's he's growing up so fast.  

saturday is his birthday celebration.  he wanted a football party so we will have the pre Super Bowl game in our backyard with about a dozen 9 - 10 year olds.  doesn't get better than that.

and of course he can't forget about HER, who thinks she's falling behind in the electronics game.  when i pointed out she has a hello kitty boom box in her room, which he does not have, it made her feel a little bit better... temporarily.

"knock knock"

"who's there?"

"maryjo."

"maryjo who?"

"i know, i wouldn't remember who i was either".

it's been 4 months since i last blogged and i won't even attempt to explain or excuse myself.  i'll simply back track and share in subsequent posts.  right now i have some exciting news to share.

my etsy shop is up & running.  i already had my first sale!  you can check out my vintage creations on etsy here.  if your curious here's the beginning story of vintage creations.

i have also become a {flea}.  not of the pest variety but of the PaRIs FLea MarKeT sort.  the PFM is located in livermore and opens once per month for four days (thursday thru sunday) only on the first weekend of the month.  it's running right now, where you can find home furnishings, collectibles and accessories in an eclectic mix of vintage, french country, paris apartment, cottage, rustic and shabby styles (and once in a while a genuine antique!) with a past.  you can read more about it here and here.   

 so i've been super busy creating and being inspired.  can't wait to see what the future brings! 

Age of technology

So for whatever reason our computer is not functioning. SO very annoying! Anyway, Matt took it in today and hopefully I'll have it back in time so I can print out my handouts for Thursdays workshop, which is a whole other topic all together.

SOoooo, how in the world I'm I posting to my blog? My newest, bestest gadget EVER. Yes, I finally own & use, no, overuse, the long coveted iPhone. I am one happy camper!

Anway, hope to be back soon so I can post properly with photos. 'cuz you know it's not really a post in my book without a photo, BUT still pretty darn cool. I'm sure there's a way to do it from here but haven't gotten there yet. One step/leap at a type.

going digital? maybe hybird....

so i'm not a digital scrapbooker by any means & don't ever want to loose the tactile part of the craft but the computer sure is handy.  when i first started scrapping, when sebastian was born back in 2002, i used the computer to journal ALL the time.  i didn't want to use my own handwriting & "ruin" the page.  we all know we've come a long way from that place & i hand journal most of the time now.  i also used the computer to make certain accents etc. since i had knowledge of computer graphics from my professional life in marketing.  anyway, my point is that i'm willing to start dabbling in digital scrapbooking in its true sense.  i'm going to give myself a few months to play with the freebies & tutorials you can find all over the place on-line.  after that i will assess my situation & maybe join one of jessica spargue's classes.  she's so helpful without being in one of her classes, i can just imagine the wealth if information she must provide in class. 

so the point of this post?  my header is a digital compostion from some freedies i acquired yesterday on computerscrapbook.  i wanted to give credit, where credit is due.  check them out, they have a ton of cool stuff & i added a bunch to my digital collection for free.  truly free.  not buy 5 of these & you get 1 of these free.  i think i downloaded a dozen different items, from pages, to elements, to alphas.  anyway, please be gentle about my header design.  it's my first attempt with digital product & i'm brave to post it for all the world to see.  ('cuz i know i have blog readers all over the world ; ).