Irene! Irene! Irene Alexeeva! (oh... and WordArt Wednesday! LOL!)

So.... many many months ago (6 to be exact) I - like many of you - was trolling some freebie sites and came across a blog where I was absolutely STUNNED by the designs of someone whom I had never even heard of before... Irene Alexeeva.... I emailed Irene and told her that I'd LOVE for her to come on board at the Orchard (where we had nearly NO other designers at the time! LOL) and she explained that due to contractual obligations to her past store, she was unable to sell anywhere for the next 6 months (crazy right?)

But here we are... 6 months later and even though she has been hanging out with us over at the Orchard all this time we weren't able to open her store unti...... drum roll please....

TODAY!!!

Whoo Hoo!! Irene's store is open!!! Check out just a few of her OVER 40 products at her store by clicking HERE or on any of the previews you see below!!!










And last... but certainly not least! It's WordArt Wednesday (or close to it anyway! LOL) and that means some GORGEOUS wordart from Bethany! Click on the image to take you to the download link!!



Enjoy!!!

As if I wasn't busy enough! Totally NSBR!!

Ethan, my darling 8 year old son, and I just discovered the SINGLE COOLEST BOOK (and book idea) that I think I've EVER seen... and my "I don't LIKE to read" and "Reading is BORING" son is hooked!!!

If you have an 8-14 year old (or close enough) OR love puzzles, games and Harry Potter (I think I loved those darn books WAY more than my kids did) then check out my new blog (yes... I said my new blog... sigh) that Ethan and I have started to blog our experience with this new book series (and to document our clues and perhaps swap cards and clues in hopes of wining some of the $100,000.00) in cash and prizes!

If you'd like to join me... check out my new blog by clicking HERE !

And if not... well, um.. sorry to bother you? he he he!!