also taking orders for the following...

there are TWO sizes for these bags:

beach size & preschool

*beach size is big enough for a towel, water bottle & sunblock

*preschool size is good for your kids who go to school & take a blanket, snack..

TO ORDER OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT
ashtinnichole@gmail.com

 PIRATE

 SHARK

 PINK POLKADOTS

 BUTTERFLY

FLORAL

BEACH SIZE $40

PRESCHOOL SIZE- $35

now taking orders...

here are a few samples of what i am doing, you can order with me through email at

ashtinnichole@gmail.com

here we go!

 PIRATE BEACH TOWELS WITH NAME $35

72'X72' BEACH BLANKET WITH NAME,

FAMILY LAST NAME, FAMILY MEMBERS NAMES $50

BABY BLANKETS WITH NAME $35

first order of towels!

thank you to Karen from Norco!

i can not wait to hear from you when you get your beautiful towels!



taking customized towel orders!

summer is just around the corner!

do your kids fight over who's towel is who's?

well.. i have the solution!

i am taking towel orders now, child sized & over-sized beach towels

with your name, your childs name & a cute summery image!

towels come in:

striped red, lime green & purple

along with solid colors as well, turquoise, purple, white & red.

email me with questions or order info..

ashtinnichole@gmail.com

towels are $25/ea

& if you buy 2 you receive a 2nd image on BOTH towels!

looking forward to your orders!

**i will also accept payment via PAYPAL as well, if that's the way you'd like to go, email me & i will send you the info for that!


images to chose from:

while ive been away...

i've been at play!

i recently bought a Viking sewing/embroidery machine & a YuDu screen printing machine,

i've made about 6-8 shirts & i now have a Business Logo:

i feel so accomplished.

here are a couple of the shirts ive made, i am waiting for an oder (should be here friday) of Emulsion mix, so i will be able to burn more designs. i got my new Ink Jet printer today as well so now i can make my own transperancies, and do iron ons! i am so excited!

I AM TAKING ORDERS: wooden painted letters, screen print shirts & iron on shirts.

contact me via email: ashtinnichole@gmail.com

&

one iron-on

i will be blogging a couple times a week & adding new photos.

along with my images, so YOU can try this at home!

god bless!



so far.. so good!

 ABOVE; before Gloss

ABOVE; after the Gloss

i am loving this! simple & so easy!

How to Make a Baby Blanket | eHow.com

this weekends project!
making my girlfriend a "baby maker" blanket...
just using this pattern, im not going to use baby themed fabric..

SO EXCITED! &&& kinda nervous!

How to Make a Baby Blanket eHow.com

sleepy saturday

i was up BEFORE the kids,

go figure... i hate when that happens.

went to target last night (home away from home)

got these cute tins ($2.50/ea) for the boys plants, & some soil ($5).

& i made their garden a cute sign..

folded about 7 loads of laundry last night, & cleaned the laundry room.

i found a new craft i want to do, involving mirrors so i will keep you guys posted,

the kids & i are going on a picnic today with my parents & sisters, & i am so excited!

i hope everyone has an amazing weekend!

free friday & ruined paint brushes

t.g.i.f?

as a parent & wife, that doesn't mean much to me anymore,

my days run into more days, which run into more laundry & three crazy kids spilling cup after cup of juice..

BUT! today they are going to paint, got a few old shirts of my husbands, & some new paint brushed for them.. going to let them go at it & see what their creative minds come up with.

just now, as i was typing my sons (Mason) came up to me with his hands behind his back (NEVER a good sign) he shows me MY new paint brushes, ruined... looks like we will be making a trip to the crafts store..

i need to buy primer anyway.

i hope everyone has a great weekend, & enjoys SUPERBOWL,

even tho my Patriots didn't make it, i will still watch...

J-a-d-e-n

taa-daa!!!

j-a-d-e-n

one of my girlfriends saw the "M's" i did for my sons

& loved them..

so, tonight i went & bought the letters for her sons name

Jaden.

did my 1st & 2nd coat, & tomorrow i will start the decorating,

not too much, its for a BOY, but i have a surprise for the letters..

this craft is SO easy & the more i do, the more colors i get, so my collection is growing, id love to do this for more people, so i hope others will see my work & want me to do something for them.

calling it a night, hope everyone had a GREAT thursday!!!



borrowed from my friend Amanda Horvath

Lemon-Raspberry Muffins

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup canola oil
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
1 1/4 cups raspberries

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. In another bowl, mix eggs, buttermilk, canola oil and lemon rind. Stir the flour mix into the wet ingredients until moistened; fold in raspberries. Fill 18 muffins cups 2/3 full and bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes.

rambling & rambling..

Today's To-Do-List just doesn't seem exciting today..

We were supposed to transfer our plants, BUT the weather is going to stop us.

PLAN B- let the boys paint!

I catch myself getting SUPER side-tracked this week,

even with my list in front of me...

I still have a few paint touch-ups to do in the kids room.

I am looking for some tips/ideas on room decor for them,

we are going towards a Dodgers theme or Pirate theme, I want to find an anchor (not super HUGE & HEAVY) but big enough that I can paint & add knobs (towel hanger) and stick it on a wall in their room..

Looks like i just Vetoed the Dodgers theme...

Any color suggestions?

Their room is a nice blue, with white trim..

FRIDAY we do a craft..

Hope everyone is READY!

my first ebay adventure...

i had some items i wanted to sell, so i can have some craft money :]]

ugh what a headache! but thanks to friends who use ebay,

i know what im doing now..

i am just so worried about the scammers..

tomorrow i am making a BIG BOY CHART for Morgan & Mason..

lets hope we can all follow it..

its only 4pm & i am ready for my glass of wine & the bachelor..

our planting adventure-- update!!

OK, so Morgan & Mason planted some seeds on Jan. 21st & boy have they grown!

I will post some photos in a few days (I am dying of a toothache & run to the ground by 3 wild kids)

They check their plants everyday & water them, and take them outside to get some "freshness"

I hope once we transfer them to bigger pots they stay alive...

Not only are we watching their PLANTS grow, but we have started a Growth Chart on the wall...

Its official!

Also, I am so happy to see fellow bloggers & friends commenting my posts and following me.

You gals are GREAT!

Happy Monday!

I can not believe tomorrow is February 1st already...

day two; post two

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
1 Tablespoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups plus 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts, optional
1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

Directions:

 1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Beat butter, vanilla, sugars, and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed. Stir in flour, salt, and baking soda. A stiff dough will form.

3. Stir in chocolate chips, and if using nuts add also.

4. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.

5. Bake about 10 to 12 minutes. Cool 1 to 2 minutes then finish cooling on wire rack.

THEY ARE AMAZING!!!

MY SONS HAD A GREAT TIME MAKING THEM TOO!!!

day two

ON JANUARY 21ST, THE KIDS & I PLANTED A FEW THINGS IN A COOL PLANTING KIT I GOT AT TARGET FOR $7.

I JUST LOOKED AT THEM &...

WE HAVE GREEN SPROUTS, BIG ONES TOO!!!

I AM SO EXCITED!!!

NOW, WE GET TO BUY CUTE POTS, FILL THEM WITH SOIL

& TRANSPLANT THE PODS WITH OUR NEW SPROUTING PLANTS.

 

THIS IS AFTER JUST 6 DAYS!

THE FAR LEFT 2 SECTIONS ARE PEPPERS, 3RD & 4TH  ARE TOMATOES (WHICH ARE GROWING SO WELL!!)

& THE LAST IS BASIL.

day one; post two

CRAFT #2

DECORATING WOODEN LETTERS

*THESE ARE FUN & SO EASY, & LOOK ADORABLE IN ANY ROOM.

I BOUGHT THREE M'S (ALL 3 OF MY SONS FIRST NAMES START WITH M)
AT THE LOCAL CRAFT STORE

FOR $3 EACH,

A FEW TUBES OF ACRYLIC PAINT (ANY COLORS YOU WANT) FOR A LOW PRICE OF $.60/EA.
THE LETTERS COME IN WOOD OR WHITE (THE WHITE ARE ALREADY PRIMERED)

YOU CAN PAINT THE LETTERS ALL ONE COLOR OR YOU CAN DO SOME TYPE OF DESIGN, LIKE BELOW:

*THE POLKA DOTS WERE DONE WITH THE CAP TO THE SALT SHAKER, PAINT THE LETTER WHATEVER COLOR YOU WANT, LET DRY, THEN TRACE THE CIRCLES & PAINT.

ONCE THEY'RE PAINTED, YOU CAN SPRAY IT/THEM WITH VASPAR CLEAR GLOSS SEALER,

LET DRY & THEN HANG.

day one

well the easy part is done; making the BLOG.

i will try my hardest to post on here daily (nightly due to 3 rowdy kids causing chaos all day)

but i will post craft ideas, pictures or crafts before, during & after, along with easy instructions so you can try them at home.

feel free to subscribe to this, & if you have a FACEBOOK add me, i am always posting on there as well.

if you have any ideas or need help conquering a craft, leave a comment on here & we will see what we can do. i hope this blog is useful to those who read it. Its also a meaningful thing for me, i am now able to document fun & crafty things i do with my boys.

CRAFT #1

HOMEMADE HAND PRINTS-

homemade dough

& TAA-DAA!

 THE ABOVE HAND PRINTS I DIDN'T DYE THE DOUGH, I BAKED THEM & THEN FILLED THE IMPRINTS WITH FOOD COLORING & SPRAYED THEM WITH SEALER SO THE COLOR STAYS ONLY IN THEIR HAND PRINTS.

 THESE ONES, I ADDED BLUE FOOD COLORING, THE FAR LEFT ONE BAKED FOR A LITTLE TOO LONG, BUT THE MIDDLE & RIGHT SIDE ONES TURNED OUT GREAT, THIS WAS MY 1ST TIME TRYING THIS SO I HOPE ROUND 2 IS A LITTLE BETTER.