Peep Peep - Duckies!

We have 2 new furry friends in the house.  All I wanted to do is get pictures of Bianca with the Ducks at the local Farm Store.  However, they wouldn't let her "hold" them for a few pictures... so we bought them instead!  
Meet "Peep" and "Cheep"  

Bianca LOVES them.  Well, she'd like to "eat" them as everything seems to go in her mouth these days. But it's adorable on how they will follow her around and climb on to her leg when we let them out to play.  She thinks they are toys, so she'll swat at them and they get right back up and go after her again.   I'm going to take Easter pictures with them probably on Monday.  Still looking for the "right" outfit.

Once they are bigger, we'll be bringing them to a bigger farm just a few miles away. They have ducks, chickens and turkeys there.  With our cats they wouldn't last long outside, and we don't really have a "coop" to put them in so that the coyotes don't come up to the house to try getting to them.  But we'll enjoy them while they are here :)  

Diamond Candles

I got an early birthday present from Tom the other day.. he ordered a candle from Diamond Candles! This was our first time ordering from them and we are very happy with how fast it came.  He ordered late on a Tuesday night, it was marked shipped Wednesday, and it was at the post office by Friday.  

I've just recently found out about these and after my first one.. I'm in Love!  He ordered "Chocolate Truffle" which is AMAZING!  Anyways, with these candles, there is a ring INSIDE the candle!  It could be worth $10, $100, $1000 or even up to $5000.   I've seen pictures on their facebook page of people who have found the more expensive rings in the candles.  

Below is my candle burning - there's a gold foil package on the right side - that's the ring! 

And just after about 3 hours of burning, I was able to pull the package out and get to the ring.  I didn't "strike it rich", but it's still pretty! 

Click HERE for a $5 off coupon, which basically will cover the shipping.

I just placed my 2nd order and have 2 on their way - this time I got Vanilla Lime and Orange Vanilla. 

**I was not paid or given any gifts for this post - they are just wonderful candles that I had to share with my friends!**

Bianca's 1st Birthday Invitations!

Miss Bianca will be turning 1 at the end of April!  Oh my has the time gone by fast :(

I saw this on Pintrest and thought that I'd try it out.. after all, her room theme is butterflies and it just seemed fitting for a happy occasion.   She cooperated for a little while and then Mama's arms were getting tired holding her lol.   But we got 14 of these made, which I think will be just enough for her small party.
We'll be having 2 of them, one in Iowa with Tom's side and one in MN with my side.

I used acrylic paints to do the footprints...I took her feet and put them in the paint first and then on the papers.  

 And although they are not the fanciest cards by any means, they were made with Bianca's footprints, which to me is worth a lot more than a fancy invite.  (hoping that more people will choose to keep them rather than toss them, they've got special meaning to them now!)  I'm actually thinking of doing this for each year so it'd be like a "watch me grow" type thing.  I bought 2 canvas's also to do her foot prints on and I was going to hang them in her room.

And here is Miss Bianca, these pictures were taken at 10 1/2 months.   She now has 6 teeth!  4 on top and 2 on the bottom.  (and it's been very hard to get a picture of the top 4, always seem to just miss them when taking pictures)

My Quilt is in a Contest!

I have entered my quilt in Cre8time / CHA 's National Craft month contest.
If you have a moment, please click the LINK and vote :)
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Thanks so much!