April 2010
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Moving On...
Hi All!
Thank you soo much for listening & following.
I’ve decided to move my blog to blogger.
If you’d be so kind to follow me there…..
http://www.kristinanicoleblog.blogspot.com
Love & grace to you all!
xo,
Kristina-Nicole
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Tumblr vs. Blogger?
Question:
Which blogging service do you prefer? Why?
Reason for my question: Ok, I’m known for my “lack of loyalty” when it comes to blog networks. What I mean is, I tried Wordpress, didn’t like it. I tried blogger, it seemed a little restricted to me. I tried Typepad for a week, but wasn’t into paying to blog. I’m in love with Tumblr, but I find that 95% of...
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{Project of the Week} "Disney Time Capsule"
Good Morning!!
This week’s project is a “time capsule” {memory box}. This box comes in at 14”x14”x8”.
Well, let me just cut & paste the description from the website:
{This box was made for a client that wanted a “Time Capsule” for her twins’ first birthday. Her party guests were asked to bring something from the year 2010, the year of...
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New Memberships & Aspiring Friends!
Good Late Morning!
So, finally jumping back on here after a couple of days, Chris was sick yesterday - so again, I apologize for not getting Monday Montage up. :(
While needing to pass the time as I waited on my future hubby, I discovered Ning. It’s a social networking site that brings people together based on a topic. It would be like Facebook, but rather, a whole bunch of...
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{Monday Montage} :x
Hi All! I just wanted to jump on here really quick. The family isn’t feeling well today, so I am unable to gather all my “Monday Montage” items for this week {today}.
Sorry about it! But I’ve got a sick man on my hands!
Have a happy Monday!
Talk with you soon!
xo,
Kristina-Nicole
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My Weekend Project & DIY Garden Markers
This weekend was sunny and beautiful. To my surprise, my fiance decided to clear out the side yard for my dad. This lead to a day of digging, weeding, and gardening. I’ve always been against gardening - I had to do it with/for my mom when I was a teenager & I never understood the concept of planting annuals. ((“Why are we spending all this energy just to plant something that will...
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{Etsy Treasure Hunt Saturdays} Damask
It’s Saturday! You all know what that means….. it’s an Etsy Treasure Hunt! This week I found some inspiration in damask print. I will admit… I was bias. I chose only black & white damask! But as you’ll see in the following photos, damask can be elegant, chic, funky, & playful all at the same time. Please support these featured artists by clicking on their item...
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one of the BEST RCIA classes thus far....
Teacher, RCIA teen x 4, Teacher {my fiance], Teacher {me}
Every year it begins, we get a new group of RCIA teens. And every year, to be honest, I always am apprehensive about the new group. I’m attached to the teens getting ready to leave us {they decided to become baptized/confirmed}, they’ve been in class for some time & I don’t want to see them go. When the class above...
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{Project of the Week} "On the Hunt"
Project of the Week: “On the Hunt” easter scrapbook page!
This is a single page layout for that most adorable easter picture! It’s made with Making Memories products, ribbon, & diecut letters. There’s machine stitching around the edges & all the flowers are 3D and glittery!!
When I found this product line, I really liked the prints. They are those traditional...
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“If Jesus didn’t rise, an even greater miracle happened…12 relatively...”
– LT_TheBiblegeek
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“Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss & my heart beats violently inside...”
– Kim Walker, How He Loves Us
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Being A Tourist In My Home Town
The past few weeks I have been going to Los Angeles quite often. Having just “discovered” the fashion district & the treasures they carry for me as a crafter (spools of ribbon covering an entire wall, just to buy by the yard, a whole other wall covered in packages of rhinestones…. by wall, I mean 10’x40’: it’s crafter’s heaven).
Recently, I went out...
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{Project of the Week} Easter Paint Can
Hi All!
Here’s the project of the week! To celebrate the beginning of Easter, I wanted to post a project I love! Here’s it’s Etsy description:
This adorable altered paint can is the perfect container to hold all those easter eggs they’ll be hunt for this year! It is also the perfect container to put easter gifts in! Can you imagine how cute this paint can would waiting for...
March 2010
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Paper Bag Mini Book:: G & A
Newest creation: paint+paper lunch bags+ ribbon=
See all the photos: CLICK HERE.
xo,
Kristina-Nicole
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Etsy Finds:: BFFs
It’s SATURDAY!!! In honor my of my bff & I going out to the L.A. garment district today, I thought this week’s Etsy Treasure Hunt Saturday theme would be friendship.
Peanut Butter Jelly Friendship Rings, by ClayCreations
Love, love, love this idea! Peanut butter & jelly? What goes better together?! And this seller offers these in other forms of jewelry as well!
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[ Ali Edwards ] : Guest Post : Making Memory... →
Sweet Idea. So Simple! I love it! Going to try thing one out soon! Maybe do a wedding booklet??
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A Pink Thermometer...
A pink thermometer just came in the mail. It, along with a huge box of all the necessary information for NFP. Chris & I had our first class this past Sunday. It was, well, VERY informative & very DETAILED. But, I guess if you want to scientifically figure this all out, you’ll need all the details. :) I’m very excited to begin & learn the natural family planning process!
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Monday Montage
It’s Monday! It’s only 10am but it feels like its 2 in the afternoon.
Got to spend time at mass this morning: a beautiful little 30 minute blessing.
photograph by Isela Maria Photography
But I think I might just have to take a nap later.
Well, Monday Montage: it’s going to be my inspiration that I find on other blogs - the stuff that will get me going for the week!
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The New Insurance Bill
I am so excited about the new Health Bill! I get to lose my constitutional rights. I get to wait 42 days to see a doctor. I can even opt to get a lien on my house, money taken right out of my bank account or be audited if I decide not to get government approved health insurance before the end of the year. Gee, life is great!
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“We make up the rules as we go along.”
– Alcee Hastings, Representative of the Committee of Rules & Administration
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I'm Getting Published!
“Hello, My name is Jami, editor-in-chief of Scrapbooking.com Magazine. We would like to publish you in our May issue.”
Um, sure. Why not.
So I must say, I rarely, do I ever, go onto Two Peas In A Bucket [dot] com anymore. I used to use it quite often as my scrapbooking outlet. Since the business has been getting really busy, I haven’t gone on in quite some time. But lo,...
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Night at the Cousins
Spent the evening at my cousins’ house. Pizza. Beer. Convo. It was great & relaxing. Man, is my little cousin growing up now! Above is a picture of her a few years back. Now: a cute little punk girl, err teen, with her funky style and purple streaks in her hair. Gee, I love her!
Tomorrow… NFP class. 1st one. We’ll have to see how this goes. I’m very excited &...
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Just Something I Made: Pennant Rubber Stamp Roller →
SWEET! I’m going to use this on my outgoing packages for etsy sales!
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{Water}
On the importance of H20:
Me: I don't drink a lot. I don't drink a lot of anything.
Melissa: Well surely you drink water?
Me: No. Not really.
Melissa: How could you not drink water?
... a few minutes pass...
...Melissa is reading from a Nutritional Supplements book...
Melissa: WATER: We as humans can survive 35-50 days without food. But we cannot survive any longer than 3-7 days without water. We are dying without it.
Me: ((grimaced face))
Melissa: Humans are made up of 70% water, but Kristina-Nicole is only made up of 40% because she doesn't drink water and is killing herself.
Me: ((gets up and grabs a bottle of water))
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The Etsy Treasure Hunt Of Saturdays
I am a big fan of etsy. I even have a little store front of my own. I think I am deciding that I am going to start showing off my etsy finds. What should we call it? A find? A discovery? A sojourn? I mean, sometimes finding great stuff is really easy - sometimes you find great stuff tucked into the back woods of the etsy search engine. Hmmm… please give some suggestions.
But anyways, I...
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Planning a Mass after Friday Dinner
It’s Lent. Chris made AMAZING tilapia tacos for dinner!! I’m so full I don’t think I’ll have to eat tomorrow. Later on tonight is date night. He & I are going to be planning out the readings and songs for our wedding mass. I’m soo excited! We’ve been talking a little bit about it & I think we’re going with the first reading from Tobit, the Epistle...
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Oh Blog, Oh Blog
If you know me, I am pretty sure you’d think of me as a loyal person. {{and thanks btw}}.
But when it comes to blog sites - I’m quick to leave. Alas! After 4 different blog hosts I have found my match! Tumblr: The scrapbook of blogs! It’s a match made in heaven!! They advertise their blogging site as a “scrapbook” of online journals & blogs! Yippie!!!
So, my...
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Wedding Cake Box Give-Away!
The wedding season is quickly approaching! As we prepare for the busy season, our partners at MelonCauliflower have graciously asked us to sponsor a give-away! It’s that time again - make sure you get entered in to win!
What’s up for grabs? A wedding cake card box!
Pictured above is a square, 4 tier cake. These card boxes are custom made to match your wedding colors! It is also the PERFECT...
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I Have A Dream.... {repost of MLKjr Day}
Today is a national holiday for the United States - Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A man with revolutionary ideas, hopes, and actions.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the
difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I
still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted
in the American dream. - mlk
This line from a 17 minute speech is one of many...
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Whooo Loves You?
Every year, for the past 10 years, my best friend S.B. & I trade Christmas presents. This year, we decided on a DIY Christmas. She had been talking lately about organizing her favorite photos of her and her boyfriend…. so I really wanted to make her a mini book.
I had been thinking for awhile on the shape of the book I wanted to use. S.B. loves owls. Did I say loves? I mean LOVES owls....
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Making New Friends
So, for the past two days I have been suffering from ‘acute sinusitis’. Though, for my head, it doesn’t feel acute. I haven’t been able to work, per se, but I’ve been making use of the time by networking.
Starting a FACEBOOK fan page for Kristina-Nicole has been great. And the promotional give-away that we’re having in 2 days is exciting! And now, I wanted to...
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My 1st Attempt At Sewing
This week has been crazy wonderful with projects for Kristina-Nicole. In the midst of my “break-taking”, I was perusing through an idea book I have in my arsenal, Step By Step Projects Fabric Scrapbooking, by Donna Downey.
During Thanksgiving I was a busy bee in the kitchen, along with the rest of America, and really wanted a home made apron. Here it is!!
My Oma was a seamstress. I remember...
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The New Wedding Department @ Kristina-Nicole
So, I am so excited to start up wedding projects for the company. We have recently decided to dive into the wedding world. Although it is a big task to take on, at Kristina-Nicole we are so happy!!
Here are some layouts that I’ve done recently:
xo,
Kristina-Nicole
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The Maegan-Shaped Hole {In My
So, I haven't seen one of my dear friend's for awhile & she finally came to visit. Here's the end of the night convo:
Maegs: I love you alot! Tonight was wonderful! In case you are unsure of how much I love you... Its alot alot :)
Me: It was wonderful!!!! And I love you more!! It was sooo good to sit face to real face with you.
Maegs: Oh man... It was more good than I can even convey! My heart misses you so much! It was just more confirmation of how important you are to me!
Me: I feel the same. I've had a Maegan shaped hole in my heart. I got to fill it up for the night :)
Maegs: Amen! Except my hole is Kristina shaped :)
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Wedding Cake Card Boxes!
I am so excited about this project that I have been asked to create. A client has asked me to make a card box for her to sit on the gift table at her wedding reception. So, is it square? No. Is it a bowl? No. It’s a 4 tiered wedding cake!! The pictures below are my sample cake that was made for the portfolio. This cake is a 3 tiered round cake.
Above is the front view [[ you can see the...
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I {LOVE} Rit Dye!
A project that I have been working on for the past week has been making ribbon roses. A client requested yellow and red roses. Did you know that ribbon to create such beautiful flowers does not exist?! Lo and behold, I made them using dye, paint, white ribbon, and a handful of stitches.
Here you can see the ribbon drying off… with a photo of what they should soon be made into…
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