When it Rains, it Pours!

So I thought I was finished with the photo blocks for awhile, but boy was I wrong! I had a few teachers ask about them, so I brought a sample up to school for them to look at. Before I knew it, I had 12 new orders! These are much more custom than the gigantic order of 43, so this round will be MUCH more fun and much more personalized. While I'm working on those, here are a few more pics of different ones I've done:

University of Texas

Texas A&M

Texas Tech

Local Schools

Misc.

The ones I'm doing now are much more custom and not just the standard "school" theme, so I'll post those when I finish. I know what I'm doing this weekend! :)

The Ides of March and Black Eyed Peas

Beware the Ides of March! Well, maybe not so much since it happened to fall over Spring Break. Todd and I had a great break this year -- he was in Vegas for a conference, and I got to stay home and get tons of things crossed off my never-ending "to do" list! On Thursday, I also got to go to the Rodeo with my mom, sister, and her friend to see the Black Eyed Peas concert. Here are a few photos of our night:

We tried the fried oreos... not so good. Ew. I'm assuming the other assorted fried foods offered here are just as greasy and just as unappetizing.

The calf scramble is always a highlight of the rodeo portion!

Another classic event... As the announcer said, "Strap your kids to a farm animal, it's time for some mutton bustin'!"



The Black Eyed Peas were awesome -- much better than I expected! We had great seats and sang and danced along with 74,000 other people in the stadium. Very different than the country concerts I've seen in the past!

It will be hard to head back to school on Monday, but before we know it, summer will be here. Only 9 weeks left!

Me and My Big Ideas...

Around Christmas, I found a fun new craft project to work on that make great gifts for friends and family. They are wooden photo blocks, and they have a clip on them so you can change the pictures out really easily. One of the great things about them is the fact that they are so easy to customize for any group, team, or special occasion! Here are some of the cuter ones I've done:

I'll post more pictures soon, but you get the idea.

I've sold these to individuals, but my biggest order was to make 40 of them for a local high school cheerleading team. For the last 2 weeks, I completely took over the kitchen and turned it in to my own "factory" to get the order completed. It was a lot of work, but they turned out really cute! Here are some pictures:

The block.

Lots and lots of blocks on my kitchen table!

The cheer banquet.

More Cheer Banquet

It's fun to have a craft project to work on! Now on to the next thing....