Cutiepies and Critters is open for business!!!

Hello everyone!  I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.  It's going good here - but very VERY hot!  I can't wait for a break in this heat.  :) 

I have super exciting news!  My website for Cutiepies and Critters just opened a few minutes ago and I can't wait to see how everyone likes it.  I have my crocheted hats, baby cacoons, fringe blankets, etc. on there for sale.  Everything on this site is special order, so it will be made just for you!  I am still working on getting my etsy shop up and going as well.  I will be selling items that I have on hand ready to ship on that site.  :) 

For now, I would love it if you went and took a look at my new shop and let me know what you think of it.  I have new products that I will be adding over the next couple of weeks to, so be sure to check back once in a while to see the new additions.  The web addy for the shop is:

http://www.cutiepiescritters.bigcartel.com/
Have fun and . . .
~til next time,
Paula

New hats that I'll have for sale soon on Cutiepies and Critters!!

Happy Friday!  It's the start of another weekend - yay!! This week one of Kaylee's 4th grade teachers, Mrs. Williams allowed Amanda (Mulberry Lane Studios) to take some photos of her adorable new baby, Kali, in some of the new hats that I have made.  There is also a photo of Mrs. Williams' older daughter in one of the larger hats that I have made.  They turned out so cute and I wanted to share some of the photos with you.

These will be available for sale soon (hopefully in the next couple of weeks).  I hope to have both my website and etsy shop up and going by then. 

I have also submitted a digikit to the team and DaisyTrail, so hopefully it will be up in their shop soon - yay!!

Now I'm off to work on organizing my yarn to make more hats/blankets and to clean my house - fun fun fun!!!  Have a wonderful weekend!

~til next time,
Paula

Back from my vacation!

Hello everyone!  I'm back from my vacation to see my family.  We were gone for 16 days - wow!  We spent a few days in Lamar, OK visiting my Grandma Huff.  Then we spent a few days in Broken Arrow, OK visiting my Grandma and Grandpa Mac, and finally we spent the rest of the time in Paola, KS visiting my Mom and Dad.  We took Gracie with us and everyone fell in love with her.  She's a good traveler.  We got to eat plenty of Mazzio's pizza and have my favorite Coneys in Broken Arrow.  It was a really fun time, but I'm glad to be back home.  Poor Robby didn't have such a good time while we were gone tho.  The television went out and the A/C went out last friday and is still not fixed - lol.  We can get it to work here and there by using a stick to get the fan moving - rofl!  We have a wall unit a/c hanging out of our bedroom window and I'm just waiting for the notice from the HOA on that one..tee hee hee!!!

I'm hoping to get my etsy shop going soon and I'll have some cool jewelry to sell on there that my Mom and I made while I was visiting, so be on the look out for that.  I've also been making some new crocheted hats and thanks to Amanda, I'll have my very own website for my children's hats/photo props very soon too.  I'll be sure to announce once I have them up and going. 

Not much else new here.  Looking forward to going to the Vera Bradley private event tonight - YAY!!  Have a great rest of the week and . . .

~til next time,
Paula

Scary day - I'm back on Facebook!

Well, I did it - something I said I never wanted to do again, but since I'm going to be starting a new business venture - I kind of had to.  So - I'm back on facebook - hehe.  Now - I just have to figure out how to work it. 

And - we have the new name for the etsy business we are going to start (by we - I mean me and Kaylee).  So..... drumroll please .......

Cutiepies And Critters
Thanks Amanda for coming up with that adorable name for us!

I can't wait to get it all started.  We will be selling all sorts of stuff from baby items/photo props, to scrapbooking things, to dog toys.  Basically, we will be making whatever we get the urge to make - rofl!  I'll be sure to let you all know as soon as we have stuff available for sale.  :)

Okies - I have to run and set stuff up!  If you're not already there - add me as a friend on facebook and you can become a fan of my cutiepies and critters page!!  Yeah!

~til next time,
Paula

I've been crocheting and a prayer request

Hi all!  I hope you are having a great start to summer.  I've been spending quite a bit of time with my kiddos at the neighborhood pool and crocheting some cute photo props and baby stuff.  I've also been working on a new digi kit that I hope to have done in the near future.  ;) 

I want to tell you about my dear friend, Joni, and what she has been going through.  She has just recently found out that she has a serious infection in her knee that she had replaced a few years ago, and the infection is more than likely in her hip as well.  She will be going in for surgery on Thursday and I would like to ask that everyone pray for her that the surgery will go well enough that she won't have to have more surgery, and that she will have an easy recovery (as easy as possible anyway).  I have made her a prayer shawl that I will be taking to her on Tuesday, so Joni - if you read this - you'll know what's coming - hehe.  Anyway, I recently found out about these and think they are a great thing.  If you have not heard about them, it is a crocheted or knitted shawl/blanket that someone makes for another person who might be going through a rough time or illness.  The maker of the blanket prays for the recipient while making it and it is supposed to bring comfort to that person and let them know that they are cared for and being prayed for.  If this is something you might be interested in doing, Lion Brand yarns has some free patterns on their website.  All you have to do is register on their site - it is free also - then you can have access to these and many more free patterns.  Here is the one I made:

 
As I mentioned earlier - I have also been crocheting some photo props.  I'm hoping one day to open an etsy store to sell them and some of the other crafts that Kaylee and I make.  We're working on finding a name for our shop - so if you have any ideas - I would love to hear them.  :)  We are wanting a name that will show that we do all sorts of crafts and maybe even that we are a Mother/Daughter team.  Ok - back to the props - hehe (I get easily distracted - squirrel!!! - rofl) anyway - here are some photos of the props that I have made so far:

Well, tonight my and Robby's 13th anniversary.  We are planning to go out to eat, and possibly to a movie.  The movie we want to see really bad, Grown Ups, isn't out yet - bummer!  But at least we'll get a little time by ourselves at dinner.  Speaking of that - I'd better run and get ready.  Have a great rest of the week!

~til next time,
Paula

Kaylee's Alice In Wonderland Play - A Huge Success!

Wow - we have had a busy couple of weeks with Zachary graduating from Pre-K, Kaylee finishing 5th grade and leaving elementary school, and Kaylee's big play. I've got so many photos for you that I'm having to split them between 2 posts - lol.  Zachary's photos are in the post below - be sure to check them out.  He was just darling! 

This post is about my musical diva, Kaylee.  I know I'm her Mom and all, but I just have to tell you that watching her up there on that stage belting out those songs and acting like I've never seen her do before, I was just shocked and could not believe that it was actually my little girl up there on that stage!  I was so proud I was about to bust!  One of her classmates came up to her after the show and told her that she needed to be on broadway - what a compliment!!  For the many of you who came to see the show - I really appreciate you showing up and supporting her.  I know it meant the world to her.  I also have to say that ALL the performers did an excellent job!  It wasn't just Kaylee - the whole production was unbelievable.  Many people said they could not believe that this was an elementary production, but that it was something they could have paid to see at Casa Manana.  I have to agree, and a big part of that is due to the wonderful job done by the art/music teacher, Mrs. Shannon Jackson.  She is a phenomenal woman that is so talented and really knows how to teach and motivate the children.  She has been such a blessing to Kaylee and to all of Remington Point Elementary - Mrs. Jackson - if you are reading this - you are awesome and we can't thank you enough for all your hard work and dedication!!  Now I have to show you some, ok, many photos of the play.  I think you'll be able to tell even from just the photos how great it was.  So without further adieu...

Okay - now you have to read my next post about my little boy that I am equally proud of.  Keep reading.  :)

Zach Pre-K Graduation

This post is about my dear little boy, Zachary.  I was so proud of him and he looked so cute in his little graduation hat, although I think most of the festivities were lost on him - hehe.  He was just interested in the cookies and the fact that Meme and Papa were here to see him.  That boy just LOVES his Papa!!  Anyway - here are some photos of the evening for you.  :)

That's a ton of photos, I know - but I just had to share them with you.  These are big times here at the Phillips' household.  Now hopefully we can calm down and enjoy our summer!

~til next time,
Paula