Roses and a Heart

Finally! I was able to finish a new little pretty for my shop. Seems like I started my new job in April that I’ve been MIA with so many things I dearly love. Alas, I did get a chance to complete something…

I’ve forever loved pretty little storage containers. From jars to boxes, there are so many cute ways to store things that we love. This little heart shaped box was such a joy to create. I actually started working on it a while ago and have worked on it occasionally for a couple months. Here it is:

I’m so happy with this little box and there’s so many possibilites with it. It’s so much better than a plain little storage box to me. Plus, it’s a sweet baby pink – what could be better??

I listed this cutie in my etsy shop “The Cozy Loft“. Just click here to go to the listing where there are a few more pics to see.

Happy Sunday!!

Green for Now

That’s a photo of our Roma Tomato plant as of the weekend before last. There’s no way you can see all the blooms and tomatoes on this one plant. It’s absolute madness!!!

A close up of some of them:

Again, that’s one plant with dozens of tomatoes and dozens more blooms… Did I mention we have like 2 full rows of tomatoes????? LOL!

Giveaway + Facebook Fan Page

I’ve been working on a facebook Fan Page for my cozy loft etsy shop and finally published it yesterday. There’s still lots to do but it is up and available for you to see and become a fan if you would like. Just click here to see it.

Also, I’m collaborating with a lovely lady named Leslie who contacted me about sponsoring a giveaway on her blog of some of my goods. There will be two prizes to be given away from my shop – a scrabble tile pendant of the winner’s choice and a sachet pillow of the winner’s choice!

Be sure to go by her blog and see all the ways you can get an entry:

http://livelovelaughwithleslie.blogspot.com/2009/06/cozy-loft-etsy-giveaway.html

This lady is super sweet and has such a nice little blog. I’m sure you’ll be so happy you visited there. Good luck!!

Also, happy father’s day to all you daddies out there! I hope your day has been super special and full of spoiling you rotten!!

Pretty Sunny Beginning

Charles signed up for a test package of Sunflower seeds this past winter. We received them earlier this year and planted them when the time was right. In return for receiving this gift, all we have to do is report bee activity back to the company who sent us the seeds. Such a little experiment. It has actually been so much fun that we plan on having more next year. It’s so exciting to watch them grow and now one of them has a beautiful bloom:

(Please note the watermark on these is for protection of the photo as these are available as cards and prints in my shop The Cozy Loft on etsy.)

These flowers are ones that just make you happy. They are so pretty and delicate yet strong and handsome. Perhaps they should be called smileflowers…

Vegas Love

We are super huge fans of Redbox. You know those red vending machines that you can find at Walgreens and Wal-Mart? For $1.10, you can watch a movie and return it the next day by 9:00 pm the next evening. When you reserve it online, all you have to do is go to the machine, swipe your card you reserved it with and it dispenses your movie. That’s it. A receipt comes to your email. Absolutely lovely! Technology is so great in so many ways.

This weekend, we watched What Happens in Vegas and it was a cute movie. I like the feel-good-couple-falls-in-love-by-the-end movies. Yes, indeedy. I’m a chick-flick kinda gal. Now, I like some of the other stuff too but a feel good romantic comedy certainly works for me.

It was funny…It was cute….Very sweet.