This picture pretty much sums up my birthday weekend...

LOL..this past Sunday was my 36th birthday. The beau and I went out to Delta's, a jazz restaurant, for dinner on Saturday and we spent Sunday as a family day with my daughter...IHOP, Barnes and Noble, and Target. All and all, a pretty good birthday. Look at the smile on that kid...they were watching cartoons.

For some reason, William and I never get pictures together. He always tells me to bring the camera and I do but it never leaves my bag. I think he just wants proof that he's my boyfriend. Can't have me running around like the social butterfly I was before we met. LOL.

Feeling alittle mellow...

Lizz Wright's voice is so mellow. The man was playing an instrumental version of this song when we went out for my birthday this weekend. I was reminded how much I love this album...how it makes me feel. I think I should dig it out for a spin.

Correction:

My boyfriend was actually playing "Afro Blue" in the car not "Blue Rose" but Lizz Wright also does a beautiful version of that on the same album.

Supplies

Just an ongoing list of supply sources:

http://thepapermillstore.com/
http://www.actionenvelopes.com/
http://www.carrotink.com/
http://www.centralpack.com/
http://www.clearbags.com/
http://www.craftsetcetera.com/
http://www.createforless.com/
http://www.discountofficeitems.com/
http://www.envelopemall.com/
http://www.eyeletoutlet.com/
http://www.istockphoto.com/
http://www.labelsbythesheet.com/
http://www.nashvillewraps.com/
http://www.onlinelabels.com/
http://www.overnightprints.com/
http://www.palaydisplay.com/
http://www.papergoods.com/
http://www.paperpresentation.com/
http://www.planetlabels.com/
http://www.uline.com/
http://www.vistaprint.com/
http://magnetvalley.com
http://www.photoweights.com
http://www.papersource.com

Ooh the new Curvy Girl Bookmark is sent for printing

I'm doing Curves and Cocktails next month so I wanted to make a special bookmark for the goodie bags. The original girls were made by hand but I made this one in Photoshop. This is a first run.

Button button, who's got the button - Vintage Inspiration

Everytime I see vintage buttons, I'm reminded of my mother's old tin of sewing notions. There was always some fancy button with a mysterious past. Did it belong to a party dress or coat? Was it something my father found and added to the mix? My dad loves to find things. He once found a big key with the numbers 329 on them and gave it to me. Why? That's my birthday, March 29. :)

When I look at Julie's etsy shop Vintage Inspiration, I get that same feeling of nostalgia. Her buttons are like jewels in a jewelry box. Some of her buttons even make it on to jewelry, like the ring below.

And these earrings...mom had earrings like this I used to play in as a little girl. I remember feeling so grown up with my dangles on. They've even compared them to jewelry worn by Goldie Hawn. Oooh me love Goldie Hawn!!! I still watch Foul Play when it comes on. Dudley Moore dancing around in his swingers' room is worth the price of admission. Granted I didn't know what that scene meant when I saw the movie as a kid but I did think he looked silly. LOL!

For more, pop by and visit Vintage Inspiration.