Hopefully the egg doesn't fall far from the basket!

My mom, now known as "Mema" has loved to decorate for as long as I can remember. Our storage room was jammed with blue tubs, wreaths, garland, signs and just about anything else you can imagine. I am pretty sure she even made up holidays, such as "back to school day". Yep we had school bus decorations, apples and rulers - you name it, if there was a theme to be found, she would find it! I am pretty sure my mom was "crafty" before crafty was even  word.

For years I did not decorate anything accept the two big holidays - Christmas (I have 4 trees) and Halloween. I LOVE vintage Halloween decorations. Since Doodlebug has arrived, I find myself decorating for all the holidays and I am sure we are only days away from me making up holidays - such as "back to school day"  - damn her! Like I needed another reason to shop.

Easter was no exception - as usually every nook & cranny (the name of her old store) was decorated. She left no egg unturned. My mom has always been really good at creating little scenes, or scape's or whatever you want to call them.  Her kitchen window this Easter may have been one of my favorites.


My mom found the darling sign on a primitive sign website similar to this Sign Shop  ... Well let me be clear. My younger sister bought it off the website. Oh my mom paid, because that is her job :) But my mom calls the Internet, the interstate and facebook, spacebook. In my heart I think she really knows their real names, but one can not be sure.



This little guy, I think my mom painted a 100 years ago ... if not we have the pair since I was a little bitty person.

All the girls in my family are creative in one way or another. Each has their own their "talent" and we got that from my Mom. I can always call her and say here is what I am thinking, how do we do that ... and she normally has the answer!  She may claim to be getting old, or only have one kidney left - but I will keep her on her toes for at least a few more years to come!

Doodlebug's Easter Board

Doodlebug can be found with me most days in our "craft room". Our craft room is the former storage room - we packed all the stuff up and sent it to the garage ... added some tables, about a hundred lamps, and POOF we had a craft room!

She also has a playroom - in most houses this would be considered the formal dining room ... there is nothing formal about this little circus, so a playroom it is! I do love to decorate, but I can not reform a playroom every month with a new theme - so I added a bulletin board. I can put little holiday characters and pictures of miss doodlebug and other little stuff on her board!

master piece

I cut most of these little critters out on my Cricut machine the (Create a Critter Cartridge) I inherited from sister - she moved onto bigger and better machines ... but the little guy and I are doing just fine. That is mainly how I got started ... and my small obsession for garland (I know I have a lot of obsession's!) For these guys I adorned all of them with stickles  little bottles of heaven: glue, glitter and color all in one!

I also love to use crepe paper - yep the $.99 roll that comes in all colors! That is what I made my grass in the basket from. On another day I will discuss the bizarre joy I get from sewing and gluing crepe paper onto things! I know there are parts of me that are just not right ... :)