Dress Shopping and some Popcorn

My plan this week was to go into detail on all of the Bridal Shower projects I did.
But that didn't happen as I am finally getting around to shopping for my dress for Ashley's wedding.

But I did have time to take Kristy out to buy this popcorn maker she has had her eye on.
It sure didn't take long to cook the pop corn.

I am not one for popcorn as the kernel husks always get caught in the back of my throat.
I do love the smell of pop corn though.

Most of my day was spent shopping for the dress…I don't think I have found the perfect one though…..but thought I would share one that is in the top pick.

I do love the lace overlay on this one.
The dress fit nicely, but the bust was a bit too tight, plus I didn't want blue…mind you every dress I tried on seemed to be in blue, lol.
I am also not sure about the top sheer piece.

I really should have edited my face out of the photos, lol.
This one was a nice fit, but I didn't like the very thin straps…I need a bra, and the kind I wear……these straps won't cut it, lol.

I was really nervous about dress shopping, but Ashley's fiancé's mom, Karen, wanted to come along…and it was so much more fun and relaxing :)
So tomorrow is another dress shopping day…..wish me luck.

Tracy :)

A Peek into Ashley's Bachelorette Party.

Ashley had her bachelorette party yesterday :)
Her maid of honour was a great party planner.
Of course I wasn't there, but I nabbed some photos from my girls :)

Here is the cake that they had…pretty cute eh?
It tasted good, as I got to try some as they had leftovers, yum.

Lia make these cute glasses for the girls.
There were lots of activities.
They went on a scavenger hunt to all of the places of meaning to Ashley and Tyler.

They went to Lia's mom's house and enjoyed the day in her pool…love the decorating Lia :)

Then back to Ashleys house for dinner, drinks, games and a fire.

Now doesn't that look like a great evening…..wish I was there.

I hope you all had a creative Day :)

Tracy :)

My Day in Photos….cottage edition

Another beautiful day at the cottage….but then again any day here is a beautiful day :)
We started our day with a very long quad ride.

Checked out some new roads and trails…..we did this last weekend as well.
There are so many bush roads and old logging trails..it is easy to get lost, if you're not careful.

Wayne has been in this area before…he said you used to be able to drive on the culvert pipes, which were covered with dirt, but the water washed them away…you can see a bit of one at the edge of the photo.

Here is Wayne's RZR and my quad is behind his.
We got off and did a bit of walking around to enjoy the view of the water.

Wayne cut some brush on one of our regular trails.
I rode along with him, and then got out and did a walk.
These Moccasin  Flowers are kind of sparse, so when Joy (my FIL's wife) or I see one, we get a bit excited.

Beauty is all around you here.
Even in the middle of the forest there is beauty, amongst dead fallen trees, beautiful flowers grow.

I saw this mushroom and was surprised on how big it was.
Look at those tiny bites eaten from it :)

When I saw this mushroom, I had a chuckle, as I can just picture a little field mouse sitting on top of the mushroom, nibbling on it, teehee.

Then it was back on the quads for another ride :)
I can not believe how close I got to this bunny.
I also saw a partridge and its babies crossing one of the trails in front of us.
Another bunny actually ran beside my quad as I was driving….too funny.

Here is another old logging trail/road we rode on.
I understand logging and why it is done….but what I don't understand is the waste.
These piles (and they are all over, on many roads) are the waste or the trees that didn't make the cut.
It just makes me sad that these can't be used.

Another wonderful, fun and relaxing time at the cottage….time for a sauna now ;)
Hope you all had a very creative and relaxing day :)

Tracy :)

Bridal Shower card and some Canada Fun

Here is the card I made for Ashley for her Bridal Shower.
I love this stamp, but this is the first time I have ever used it.
I coloured the image with my Copic markers.
A simple card, but I like the feminine look to it.

Canada Day Evening, I was lucky enough to enjoy some fireworks from the comfort of my living room.
Some neighbour, a couple blocks over, had a wonderful fireworks display going on :)
It was awesome!!!!
Thank you unknown neighbour ;)

As Wayne and I were enjoying the fireworks show.
Heather, Kristy, Blake were over at Ashley's and Tyler's enjoying a fire in her new fire pit :)
I am sure a few toasted marshmallows were consumed :)

Onto My Day:
I worked in my a couple of my flower beds today…that was until the rain and thunder brought me inside.
Almost all of my plants I had planted last year, didn't make it this year :(
My Hosta plants are so small, they could have easily been missed if I didn't mark them.
I located them to a different flower bed hoping that the change in sunlight will perk them up.
I took everything else out of the beds (as most everything were weeds) and will go to the Garden Center to see what will work better in my flower beds.

I hope you all had a very Creative Day :)

Tracy :)

Happy Canada Day

Happy Canada Day to all of you that are celebrating today.
As you know I am proud to be a Canadian.
I am so lucky to have been born here and to have grown up in this beautiful country that I live in.
There is nature all around me, and I love living here.

Onto My Day:
My daughters are all at Ashley's house enjoying an outdoor fire in Ashley's new fire pit her and Tyler put up.
Wayne's company wanted a long weekend, so they took Monday as a holiday and worked today.
So I invited my SIL/friend Sharon over to create with me.
I got her hooked on Pocket Letters….I have no idea how, I just showed her the ones I had made, teehee.

I hope you all have a great, creative Canada Day :)

Tracy :)

Ashley's Bridal Shower

It's finally here…..Ashley's Bridal Shower!!!!!!
Here is the beautiful Bride to Be :)

When the guests arrived there was a banner that Kristy and I had made to Welcome them all.

On the entrance table there was the guest book for them to sign and the dress form to put their cards in.
See all those tiny flowers on the dress form…yup, those are the thousands of little flowers that took me and my girls days to make….but I will get more into that in another post ;)

Look, even Marilyn made an appearance :)
If you want to know more about "Marilyn" just click on her name :)

How we set up the guest's tables.
We added some pretty wedding themed sequins to the table…as pretty as they were, they were a mess to clean up at the end of the Shower, lol.

Here is how we set up the food and beverage tables…with another banner that Kristy and I made :)
Even though I had made 3 large bags of tissue paper flowers….we could have even used more.

Now isn't this adorable!!!!
Kristy made a dress form cupcake cake.
She the theme of the shower now ;)
Not only is it so pretty, it tasted delicious with her butter cream icing she made.

What is a shower without a few games.
Ashley's maid of honour was in charge of the games and she did a great job.
This game was Guess the Bride's Age….Kristy gathered up photos of Ashley through the years and the guests had to guess her age.
Ashley played along and here she is guessing her age, while Lia is telling her, her correct age.
Funny thing was…..Ashley didn't do to good, lol.
There was one photo of Ashley from college and some of the guests thought she was 10, 8 and I think we even had a guess for 6 yrs of age, lol.

I put up a photo wall and brought my big boy camera along.
We took many photos and I am so happy with how it turned out :)
Here is the Bridal party….such pretty girls.

Me and my beautiful daughters :)

And of course I had to get one of just my girls…..love them so much :)

I think the Bridal Shower was a hit, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
So much prep, for such a short time…..but it was well worth it and I think everything turned out beautifully :)

I hope you all had a very Creative Day.

Tracy :)

Busy prepping for a Bridal Shower

I am a procrastinator......and I fugured out why.

I have my lists of tasks that need to be completed.

When I complete these tasks early, I add more to the list. 

I was finished everything for Ashley's Bridal Shower, so figured I could add some more projects... You know, since I have soooo much time 

The same goes for shopping. 

If I get my Christmas shopping completed early, I figure I have time to do more. 

I was discussing this with Kristy and Heather last night, as we were completing yet another shower project, Kristy said she doesn't see a problem with the gift shopping part, lol.

I hope you all have a creative day. 

Tracy :)