It's rain here and the snow is melting....I am thinking of organizing!

I am hoping that the rain would stop and no more snow for the weekend. Need to get the guys to move more pieces of my scrap room in.
Over at Fiskateers, Angela posted about Wendy Hammer #1463 Fiskateer of the Week & Guest Blogger
Here is a link to her scrappy room organization: http://wendyhammersblog.typepad.com

I have to show you what I have got organized to date, but I have been busy scrappin' away, cleaning up and moving on to the next project. So stay tuned....maybe this weekend I can get some pictures, between my 1st Anniversary Blog Hop, a PJ Pancake Breakfast Party with the kids & Fiskateers Online Crop, titled Cha, Cha, Cha - a play on the CHA in a few days!

Winner of the IIG Birthday Blog Hop RAK

And

the

Winner

is.....

 LisaM Love your "I do" chart and recycling ideas! I am now a follower.

Please sent your address to mish086@hotmail.com

If It's Groovy's Birthday Blog Hop

Happy Birthday If It's Groovy!

If you have arrived from Deb's blog your on the right track.

Hope you wished If It's Groovy a Happy Birthday!

Deb started us out with the letter "B"

I am following her with the Letter "I" and I have few projects for you!

So, If It's Groovy begins with an "I"! Here is a "Inchie" Birthday Card for you!

Since all 2 year old's have the "I Do" Statement down to a science, especially when you are in the middle of whatever task they would like to "I Do"!

I made my son a "I Do" Checklist

I seen this a while back in FamilyFun Magazine, but tweaked to suit our needs!

If you didn't know already my scrap space has been in a transition. I had a decently organized Scrappy Space of my own that I was able to close the door and walk away. It was great especially with the little ones, who love to investigate! Those little ones are now almost 5 years old and 2 years old. Both of course, love to craft too! But I had to pack it all up!

Then, between moving from New Jersey, USA to Newfoundland, Canada a great distance. Along with the gradualness of the movement of our belongings. Some of my scrappy things made the cut and others have yet to arrive! The main items and elements missing are the lack of ease that I was used to in my storage systems, as well as any units/bins/etc. and the shelving themselves.

So the next project came in play!

One cool thing about being in Newfoundland, Canada!

Not sure if this is across Canada, but "Ice Cream Containers" are made of plastic.

Something that I am having fun with for a number of reasons:

1. I like to re-purpose things and have a bit of a recycling issue here! OK, so when I lived in NJ too! I feel there is no reason why recycling can't be done. They heat up and melt plastics to make the bottles why not reuse them.

2. Where we are living they do not recycle anything that contain dairy products. Not a good thing for the environment, but great for re-purposing!

3. Clean them up and you end up with great storage containers. I used them for yarns, strings, ribbons that I had left behind when we were staying last Summer! Sorting the farm animals and "dinkies" called here (Matchbox/Hot Wheels) 

When the kids super big Crayola box of crayons wore out. I just dumped them into one of those plastic Chinese take out boxes. But that box somehow leaped off the table and cracked. Plus, somehow the crayon supply accumulated others along way. So, they now have a new home!

Next, is the other Re-purposing item.
"Icing Container"
So, pretty much I am organized as best I can out of Plastic Storage Totes, Boxes, 2 Rolling Scrapbooking Totes, a few Paper File Totes and whatever else.
So, if I want to use some embellishments they are in a big group together: eyelets, brads, bling, flowers, staples, tags, pins, etc!
Using the "Icing Container" I created a pin storage that allows me to just have a few stuck in the cushion I made and have the rest still in the original packaging with the rest of those embellishments.

 It works for a quick grab and match to you project. Instead of digging for the package of pins.

Hope you enjoyed what you have seen for the letter "I" from me!
Love to hear what you think and if you would become a follower of my blog.
I have a little blog candy for you too!
I will be updating with a picture later today!
I will be picking someone through Random Generator, if you leave me a comment and follow!

Hop on over to the letter "R" at Tammy's Blog Scrappy DooDads

Scrapbook Extra!

The blog of the magazine Scrapbook Extra offers first blog candy! The journal "new version" will be released in February 2012. Henceforth, it will be published quarterly, and we will keep you inspired each month  via the blog.   Various challenges will be published and members of our blog will be honored.  
Here is the link: 
http://magazinescrapbookextra.blogspot.com/2012/01/notre-premier-blog-candy.html

Here are the prizes  :

- A one-year subscription to the new version of the magazine Extra Scrapbook, courtesy of Editions Jean-Robert

or

- A scrapbooking kit gift  from our generous sponsors.

The draw will take place on January 29, 2012 and results will be published on this blog no later than February 4, 2012.

** This blog candy is open only to Canadian residents.

Here is the link: http://magazinescrapbookextra.blogspot.com/2012/01/notre-premier-blog-candy.html

Liebster Blog Award

My scrappy blog friend at Afternoon Scrapper just gave me a blog award called the Liebster Award.  

"Liebster is German for dearest, beloved or favorite.

This award is a chain style award to showcase up-and-coming blogs (usually with 200 or fewer followers.)

The Rules:

- Choose 5 "up and coming" blogs of fewer than 200 followers to award the Liebster to.

- Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.

- Post the award on your blog.

- Link back to the blogs you have given the Liebster to so everyone can pay them a visit.

Here are my 5 picks:

Snippitysnap's Scrapalicious World

.....me stamp 2.....

PaPeRpLaTeS

Cindy deRosier: My Creative Life

My Life In Craft

Huge thanks to AfternoonScrapper for picking me!

Snow, Snowfall and Snowing Again!

Back in October, the 28th to be exact My kids and I experienced our first Newfoundland snowfall! We have been here when there was snow before....But our stay was never long enough to experience the entire season.
This week school was closed twice due to snow! Today, we tried to get out a bit to enjoy it! The winds were nipping at the kids to much to stay out long!
So, there was no SNOWMAN making today!

SNOW MAN/WOMAN/CHILDREN are my favorite Christmas/Winter Season Decor Items.

TO CELEBRATE 

MY 1 YEAR BLOG ANNIVERSARY

I am going Snowman Themed!

Grab the Button and Post it!

Come on back and Hop!

Starting Friday, January, 27th through Sunday, January 29th!

If you would like to join the blog hop as a stop. 

Please comment here or message me: mish086@hotmail.com

Here is an awesome tutorial for Melted Snowman Cookies:

http://www.trulycustomcakery.com/tutorials/25.html

Liftateers - Year 3, Week #17 & #18

Here is the inspiration for Week #17 from Wendy #1847 http://www.fiskateers.com/community/photo/9151/

Here is what I came up with:

And Week #18 inspiration from Tanya #5407 http://www.fiskateers.com/community/photo/55166/

Here is what I came up with:

Gratitude List
January 7, 2012 - Grateful for get out the scrap with the girls again! It has been a while!

January 8, 2012 - Happy that I got the chance to scrap with my niece yesterday and today!

Happy New Year!

Well, being in Newfoundland I can say we were the 1st to celebrate the New Year in North America!

So, Happy New Year!!!!!!

One of my goals for this New Year is a goal that was set by our move....It is Reduce, Reuse & Simplify!

It is amazing how much you can accumulate in the space of 7 years! Well, some of things have been accumulated for longer but that was the time span in our home before moving! I did have a bit of overflow, but it was organized and majority of my things had a space as well as a purpose......even if it wasn't an immediate purpose!

We had to condense and truly think about items as we packed. We were downsizing for a while and limited on space as well as specific rooms that we were accustom too! Not only were we moving  2846.64 kilometres  away from our current home. We were moving out of the USA too!

Since our move we have gained the basement apartment, which was occupied when we first arrived. since we are lucky enough to have my father-in-law as our landlord we were able to open up a wall between the two apartments. So, this year will start with organization and figuring out what works and doesn't! I will also be having my own scrappy room. It will not be permanent but I can live with that!

Gratitude List
January 1, 2012 - Be happy with what you have and let go what you can!