Maybe One More Post

I really thought (hoped, I guess) that the previous post would be the last before Bonus's arrival. The little stinker proved me wrong, though, and I've gotten a few more things done. Meg said I'm the holdup because I hadn't colored my hair or had my teeth cleaned and whitened yet (my appts were for today), and the baby didn't want to meet a granny with and inch of gray and Diet Coke stained teeth (I fell off the wagon).

When I was in NY in February, I found some cute prints that were really pictures used to help illustrate stories for school. I bought 2 for me to use in my new kitchen (HAHAHAHAHAHA! Like that's gonna get done in the next few years) and 2 for the nursery. They needed to be framed so they were never hung when we redid the room. Meg has an Aaron Bros. gift card I had given her, but there's not one in SA and she kept forgetting to bring it down. SO...I decided to cut the mats myself to fit in ready made frames instead of getting custom frames. I have a mat cutter, so that saves tons of money when framing. However, my math skills are so lacking that it gives me the shakes just thinking about measuring and cutting. Not only that, but the whole blade-at-an-angle, cutting on the back thing makes my head spin. This time *high fives, chest bump* I only made one big mistake. Because I anticipated this, I bought twice as much mat board as I needed and so, in the end, had just enough. Yea me!! Now I can hang them and finish the last bit of the nursery. Happy, Bonus?

The other thing I wanted to make was a necklace to commemorate our trip to NY. I'm not into souvenirs, but I did want something to remember our first Grandparent trip. We flattened some pennies at those machines and I used them, along with some other things I had, to make it.  A dear friend had made some beautiful jewelry for me a few years ago. One necklace had been broken by some curious fingers. I used that, along with other charms, a lone earring or 2, medallion of a saint and other baubles. Kenny drilled holes in the pennies, I bought additional chain and the little ring thingies to hang the pennies from and, ta-da!, customized vacay necklace.

I don't think the picture does it justice, it's hard to see all the individual pieces. Pretty sure it looks amateurish and maybe a little tacky, but I LOVE it. Every penny brings back memories of the trip and I plan on adding many more pennies, AND memories, as the years go by.

Now, Baby Bonus, will you please come?