OliveJuice & Company

Changes

This poor blog.  I'm not one to leave ANYTHING untouched for very long....and my poor little blog has had the same look for FAR too long.  I'll be redoing everything soon to make the style a bit more reflective of what I'm loving right now.   I've discovered a whole TON of fantastic "crafty blogs" that I am totally inspired by, and addicted to.  I need to add them on here for you to see.  I have a feeling you'll just LOVE them as well.  So if you pop in and see that everything is looking all wonky and clashing terribly....just know that a blog remodel is in the works.  :)

THE LAST ONE

I also decided that this will be the last apron I post for sale here.  I've really got to focus on the website and I want to have new stuff to show you when that launches.   So without further ado, here she is:

Don't the aprons look sooo cute on the digi girlies?!  And how do you like her red patent heels?  LOL    It was all I could do not to accessorize her to the MAX with jewelry and such, but I didn't want to take the focus off the apron.  (of course.  LOL)   The Mae is different than all my other ones......more modern and funky instead of so "floofy", but I still just love it.  EVERY day can't be full of frou-frou and fluff, right? 

Anyhow, I hope you are all having a fabulous fall week!

Updated: All gone.  THANK YOU very much!!! 

The results are in...

...and the party was a hit!  The weather couldn't have been better (okay...maybe a teensy bit warmer, but I'm not complaining) and the kids had a blast.   It went off without a hitch!  Here are some shots of the festivities:

So if you are planning a birthday party, I highly suggest a carnival theme.  It was a little bit of work getting everything together....but soooo worth it.  :)

And I HAVE to show some shots of the birthday boy himself.  He's looking so grown up!  *sniff*  Here he is picking a rubber ducky for the "Lucky Duck" game.   Doesn't he look like such a little man all decked out in his Knucklehead duds?   (Which, BTW are the coolest clothes for little dudes on the planet.)  Not to mention his newly cropped faux-hawk, compliments of his Aunt Stacie. 

And a shot of him trying to steal Aunt Jeanna's sunglasses.  LOL  Isn't my sis a DOLL?!  And she's just as sweet as she is beautiful!   I just love her!

Here's one of Grammy Joylynn (My cute Mom) feeding him a cupcake.   Uh oh Grammy....caught ya!  We won't show this one to his daddy~  aka: The Sugar Nazi.  :)   

And here's little Liv with the cutest expression.  (Daddy fixed her hair when i was getting everything set up for the party.  LOL)    She'd just knocked over one of the balls playing the "Spray Away" game. 

And finally one of my hubby filming me running around taking pics of everyone.  LOL  I'm TERRIBLE at taking videos so he's the family historian for sure.  :) 

And that's it!  I won't bore you with anymore.  LOL  We really did have so much fun.  Time to start planning the next one! 
I'll close with a little teaser....I'm cooking up another blog give-away for the little ones...so pop in again in the next few days to see what it's all about.   (Don't ya HATE when i do that?!  LOL)

Ciao~

Rain clouds and a new apron

Today was supposed to be Gray's birthday celebration.   I've been working my little tushy off this entire week getting everything perfect....making a personalized pennant banner, painting canvas to look like little carnival booths, organizing games, buying gobs of prizes and treats, caramelizing apples, etc.....  And what did we wake up to this morning?  This:

The gloomiest clouds just bursting with gigantic rain drops.  It's pouring!  I'm sooooo bummed.  Why does it have to rain on the ONLY day I need it to be dry?  Hmmmppppffff.  (Yes, that was me pouting.  LOL)   Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for the moisture because we definitely need it, I was just hoping the monsoon could come tomorrow instead of today.   Oh well, we moved the party to next week and hopefully this time it will be nice and sunny.   *crossing our fingers*

So I needed a little pick-me-up and decided I'd post my new favorite apron to show you.   Please meet Sophia:

If you've been reading my blog, you know that I am just tickled with the new Brocade Home stuff.    I actually made this apron before I'd ever even been to their site, but as I was putting the pictures together it occurred to me that this apron is very Brocade-esque.  LOL  I know I say this all the time, but The Sophia is my favorite.  My favorite favorite.    How could it not be?!  LOL   I'm just hoping you all like her too. 

Take care~ and wish us luck on Monday for take-two of the carnival birthday bash!

 

A crazy busy weekend full of birthday planning and a tooth catastrophe

I love this time of year.  The hustle and bustle of summer's end and the beginning of fall.  Ahhhhhhhhh......something about this time just makes me so happy.   I love the warm days and crisp autumn nights.  Sweater weather is just almost here and that thought seriously makes me smile.  I can hardly wait!

Liv started at her new preschool this past week and she is doing sooooo well!  She really loved her other school but they quit offering the afternoon session.....and we are NOT a morning family at all.  (It is not out of the ordinary for both of my kiddos to still be sleeping at 9:30.  And they both go to bed at 7:30 or 8:00 at night!  YAYAYAYAY for good sleepers!  LOL)  So anyhow, it was going to be impossible to make it to the preschool for the morning classes.  So I found a different little place that is just ADORABLE!!!!!   It's been around FOREVER (seriously, since I was a little girl) and is in an old house that they have fixed up into the most darling little school.  Layers and layers of paint with the cutest little classrooms and fabulous teachers.   Her first day was on Wednesday and she had the BEST time.  As soon as we got out into the car she said, "This is the school for me, Mama!  All the big girls get to go here.  Can I come to school EVERY day?!"  Awwwwwwwww.....I love that she loves to learn and that she is finally breaking out of her little shell.   Such a huge difference from 6 months ago when she would always want to go off and play by herself.  I am so proud of this kid! 

Some other exciting news is that my sweet baby Gray is turning 1 this week!  I am literally in shock at how fast this year has gone by.   I swear this is the fastest any year has past yet....and I just know that they will continue to fly by.  I've got to be better about documenting stuff.  ACK!!  So anyhow, we are having his little birthday celebration this week and I am soooo excited about it.   DH is not a birthday party fan and even HE is excited about it.  LOL  We are doing a CARNIVAL  full of games, prizes, and yummy carnival foods.  I took the idea straight out of a Martha Stewart Kids issue  (Dang that Martha has the best ideas sometimes.)   and it should be a blast for the kids and the adults.   Here is the invitation I sent out:

And then I clipped a little carnival ticket onto the ribbon with a teeny tiny clothes pin.   (Special thanks to super generous Dani Mogstad for letting me use her cute digital stuff!!!  I made the little flag banner & scalloped edge using her papers from her Old School kit available here.)   So anyway, I'll take lots of pictures and show you how it goes.  Wish us luck!

And finally......we had a bit of a tragedy at our house earlier today.  Our slightly uncoordinated DD was running on the  hard-wood kitchen floor and slipped.  She splatted right on her cute little face and chipped her front teeth.  :(  The poor thing was miserable for the good part of an hour.  Looks like we will be making a visit to the dentist tomorrow to make sure there is no permanent damage.  I am PRAYING that it is minor and can be fixed.   She was devastated when she looked in the mirror and saw a big triangle gap of missing tooth....but then she figured out the she makes a little whistle when she talks so she likes it.  Silly girl. 

Looks like we've got another BUSY week ahead!  LOL 

Thanks for checking in!

This secret has been killing me!

So about a month ago I got an email from Andrea Mooney telling me that she was starting a new digital scrapping magazine.   It would be different than any other digi magazines and would be packed with inspirational eye candy, educational articles, and exclusive free kits.   She mentioned that I had some friends that were on the creative team and asked if I would be a DIGITAL ARTIST.   I was floored!   It was a big secret who was on the team, but she assured me that there were awesomely talented ladies and that I would be blown away.  Of course I accepted her offer!  How could I not?!  And then I received a list of the other artists and I was MORE than blown away.   I could not believe the talent on this list!   Some of my all time digi idols!  LOL 
So anyhow, the new magazine debuts TONIGHT and you've just got to check it out!  I KNOW the first issue will ROCK and it will only get better.  Good job, Andrea, for creating this fantastic mag.   I am truly honored to be a part of this team and KNOW that it will be a huge success!

Digital Artist Magazine!