Now open! Our Etsy store!

It is now official! The store is open! I only have a few items listed but it is a start! Now I need to work on the Whimsy Bits and Bobs website. Visit our new store at whimsybitsandbobs.etsy.com!

Valentine Gingerbread Houses

I am finally getting the pictures up of our wonderfully festive gingerbread houses! We (my friend and I) had a great time decorating (and eating the decorations) these Valentine houses. I did not get to make my traditional Christmas house, so this year I decided to use the red and white candy for a Valentine themed house (well I did go out and "splurg" on some traditional Valentine candy. It is not Valentine's Day without conversation and cinnamon hearts!). My husband told me to make so that it would light up... and I have to say that his idea was a great one! Not only does it look pretty lit up (with the lights shining through the front door and candy stained glass windows) but it smells wonderful too!

I think that I just started a new yearly tradition. Oh by the way... the little pink conversation heart on the front of my house says "Yum Yum"! I did not realize this until I was done with the house!

Valentine's Day Cards

Here are some pictures of the making and the finished Valentine's Day cards that I made last night. I was going to decorate my Valentine's Day gingerbread houses... but got caught up in making these rosy cards. (My cell phone does not do too bad at taking pictures!) I save a lot of cards that I receive and use them to make recycled cards... in this case for Valentine's day.

I hope to get some pictures of the gingerbread houses today (since I plan to decorate them today and not make cards). Until then... have a beautiful day!

Coming Soon!

That is right! We (my sisiter, mom and I) are opening an etsy store where you can find an eclectic collection of our handcrafted items. You have seen some of the items that I make and my mom and sister will be adding one of a kind hand sewn potholders, aprons, hand dyed silk scarves and bamboo socks, fairy wands, prints, cards, and sooo much more! We are really excited about this new venture and hope that you will be too! We will definatly keep you posted!

Have a fantastic day!

Sketches

I think that blogging has become like my journal writing... very sparse. Sorry!

Any who...

I have been wanting to start a small collection of "portraits". So tonight as I was watching the Bachelor (the truth comes out... I really do enjoy watching the TV love drama. It is like morbid fascination... ok that is enough) I began to do some sketching and I came up with this regal lady. When I first started to draw her I did not think I was going to like the way she was going to turn out at all! But now I can't stop looking at her and getting drawn into her little world of fine dresses and etiquette. I really want to put her on canvas but am a bit afraid that she will lose some of her charm. But I could totally see her in a deep crimson gown, her rich chocolate locks curling around her fair face and shoulder and seated upon a rich purple velvet chair.  *sigh* I

 guess she is just asking to be painted!

I have been wanting to upload some more of my most recent projects... but our camera died about 8 days ago. We went on a cruise to the Grand Turk and got some great pictures but our last picture was of my hubby and I in front of the ship before we left the island... so sad. So until then there might bee some very strange looking pictures that will be taken with my photo booth on my computer.

I hope everyone had a great holiday! Valentine's Day is coming up fast and I am hoping to get some cards made and posted soon.