Love This Phrase!

Butterfly & Dragonfly Thank You Tags.

My friend Sybil asked me to make thank you tags for her baby shower this weekend.

This is what I came up with ...


Her theme is spring and she wanted to use butterflies & dragonflies. Using the purples and yellow colors of her choice I came up with these.

On the one side it is blank with a Thank You sentiment.



On the other side I incorporated the butterfly and dragonfly adding a flower to bring them all together.

I had such FUN making these! I might even make some for my store!

Very Pink.

It was feeling very pink in my house today as I finished up two custom embellishment orders.

I made these for a customer having a Paris themed birthday party. Her order included crowns and fleur-de-lis in pinks, black, sparkles and glitter!



I also created two dozen paper tag embellishments for another customer. She is having a Barbie inspired birthday party for her daughter and she thought my "Silhouette Girls" would fit right in. She will be using these as cupcake toppers.



Over the past 14 years I have totally been into creating my handmade paper embellishments for scrapbooking. Lately my paper embellishments have been used in party planning ... I absolutely LOVE knowing my little handmade creations will be included in happy & celebratory occasions.

The best part? I'm LOVING the fact I can create custom colors and selections for those who would like them.

I LOVE CUSTOM ORDERS!! Visit me at www.missymadeit.com if you are planning a party or would like to incorporate my handmade paper embellishments in any creative occasion!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day ... a day full of love, flowers, chocolates and sweets!

My sweet boys gave me this beautiful bouquet of flowers today


Aren't they pretty? I think so. And I arranged them in this lovely pitcher I found years ago in the mountains of North Carolina.

Griffin will be sharing these darling heart lollipop bouquets with his classmates today


I think they are so cute. And different. He's also giving out his Transformer Valentine's Day cards too.

Make sure to take the time today to tell those you love that you {LOVE} them!!

You Are You.

This is one of my favortie sayings ...

Paper Flowers & Butterflies

My friend Sybil came over the other day and we whipped together some paper flowers and butterflies for baby shower invitations she wanted to create.


She added them to these darling cards, accenting them with a pearl to create very sweet and unique invitations.

She did such a great job!!

If you have a party, shower or any other creative event (even scrapbooking!) in your future stop by www.missymadeit.com for your paper embellishment supplies!!

Happy 7th Birthday Griffin!

Today this guy is seven years old ...


It's just so hard to believe he is 7 today.

It seems just like yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital.

I would like to share with you some things our seven-year-old enjoys.

* He's a Tiger Cub Scout and LOVES every single minute of it

* He's completely and totally into Transformers ~ Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are his two favorites

* His second favorite toy is Legos and enjoys creating new things all the time

* He draws all the time ... mostly Transformers

* He LOVES to read ~ his favorites are anything related to the body, dinosaurs and dragons

* Scooby Doo, Ninjago, Monster Bug Wars, America Funniest Videos and Billy the Exterminator are his favorite TV programs

* His favorite food is macoroni and cheese

* His favorite color is orange

* His favorite drink is 7-Up

* His favorite candy is KitKats

* His favorite snack is a Lunchable

* His favorite outdoor winter activity is swinging

He is the light of our lives. He's smart, funny, cute, handsome and thoughtful. We are very lucky to have been blessed with such a wonderful son.

We love you GRIFFIN ... happy 7th birthday!

Mommy & Daddy

Best. Toy. EVER.

Around Christmas time I was in Toys 'R Us looking for some Scooby-Doo stuff for Griffin. Something caught my eye and I thought ... maybe Griffin would like that.

This is what I picked up ... a Play-Doh Transformer set.

Griffin likes Play-Doh and he LOVES Transformers.


This is the absolute BEST TOY EVER!

I'm not kidding. If your child like Transformers, the Play-Doh company has knocked it out of the park with this set.

Your little one can make Autobots and Decepticons two different ways.


Griffin has literally spent HOURS playing with this set. I actually enjoy sitting down with him to create Transformers as well.

So thank you Play-Doh for making the BEST. TOY. EVER!!!!

Griffin's Special Order.

Griffin had a special order request for red & blue airplane cutouts from his little shop within a shop on Etsy.

Today his very sweet customer shared pictures of what she did with them!


(Photo taken by J.W. and borrowed from blog with permission)

She used them as confetti and created cupcake toppers for her son's birthday party!

It's amazing what you can create using paper.

If you would like to see Griffin's Etsy offerings CLICK HERE to see his little shop within my shop.

Seeing Triple.

Anyone else seeing triple?

Jasper & Oliver have had a playmate come to visit several times over the past week.


She's the little girl furthest away in the picture.

I'm pretty sure she's their sister.

We've been calling her Coco.

She's very sweet and looks well taken care of. She does not have a collar so I'm not 100% sure where she lives.

And NO we will not be getting a third dog. =)

Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Race 2012

Griffin participated in his first Cub Scout Pinewood Derby on Saturday and I am excited to share ...

He won 3rd place!

He and Daddy worked together to create a super awesome car!


He is very proud to be a Cub Scout!


This is a few of the Tiger Cub cars


Watching the boys race was such fun!

The sportsmanship encouraged is wonderful to watch.


Just look at 'em go ... Griffin's is called Bee and it was number 338. If you flipped his car over the 338 spelled BEE.



They are already talking about next year's design!!

Seriously ...

I walked in the room and discovered Griffin in this stance playing with his Transformers.


Seriously ... don't you wish you could do this too?

In Our Home ...

I absolutely, positively LOVE this ...

The Deck!

My terrifically talented husband Mike has designed the MOST amazing deck for us.

Things are coming along and we had some unseasonably warm weather in January so we were able to get it stained!

Before staining we had to make sure it was good and sanded.

Mike and Griffin worked with this super cool sanding machine we rented and now our deck floor looks so nice!


We still had to do a bit of hand sanding, so Griffin and I did that together.


Here I'm sharing a picture of the deck half stained and the other part not.

Isn't it an absolutely gorgeous color?



Ta Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ...


Next up will be railing, screening and stairs!

I can hardly wait until we can use our new enclosed deck!

Pinterest, Anyone?

Wow ... I've just discovered Pinterest!

There are soooo many terrific ideas, recipes and lots of inspiration!

Join me on Pinterest and follow me here:

Click Here For Missy's Pinterest!

You will glad you did. =)

King Of The Jungle!

This week Griffin is being recognized as student of the week and he is "King of the Jungle"!

He took pictures to school to share with his friends


They put the pictures on the "King of the Jungle" bulletin board


He took his favorite book "Wacky Wednesday" by Dr. Seuss to school to read to the class


And today he could invite someone special to lunch so Mike and I will be joining him!

We are soooo very proud of our little guy.

Letter To Griffin.

Griffin is being recognized as "King of the Jungle" in his class this week.

We were asked to write a letter to him to let him know how much he means to us.

This is our letter to Griffin:

Dear Griffin,

This week you are being recognized as “King of the Jungle” and we are so very proud of you.

From the moment you were born you have brought joy to our lives each and every day.

You are smart, funny, adventurous, creative, talented, funny, silly, thoughtful, kind, loving, sweet and the light of our lives.

You make us laugh (and giggle) with your silly ways and wonderful sense of humor.

You make us think with your thought provoking questions.

You have a talent for building awesome Lego creations and you can transform a Transformer faster than anyone we know! You love airplanes, helicopters, tractors and dragons. You also enjoy being a scientist and doing experiments.

The pictures you draw will forever be our favorite works of art!

We are convinced you LOVE tractors so much because you share your birthday with the one and only John Deere … February 7th!

You LOVE eating cupcakes and you can eat more of them than Daddy & Mommy.

Thank you for being the absolute most amazing son to us!

We say it often … and we never, ever want you to forget …
You are the BEST gift we’ve ever been blessed with.

WE LOVE YOU!

Daddy & Mommy

(Secret Sign ~ kiss thumb, kiss thumb, two thumbs up)

Something New ...

I have some new paper flowers in my shop today!


They are very detailed with three layers of petals, an antique dictionary cutout center, a sweet little heart and a beautiful little pearl.


I also have many other handmade flowers and you can click here to see all of them in my flowers category.

The Three Amigos.

The truth is I became a bit of a slacker when it came to my blog last year.

In 2012 my goal is to change that. I want to blog as often as possible as it is some what of a scrapbook for me. I want to remember the fun times, the adventures and accomplishments.

So, as I am going through pictures I will be sharing some current memories as well as some a few months old.

Up first ... the three amigos!

Heidi-Ryan-and-Evan ... say it really quickly and it sounds like one word. It's a one word phrase for three amazing friends!

They came to our house to visit in November {and yes I'm just blogging about it!}

The boys had a good time playing on Fort Griffin and just being together.


Of course no visit is complete without a ride on the buggy through the woods and over the creek.


My superbly-amazing-dog-loving friend didn't spoil the puppies at all.

Well. Not too much anyway.


After a full day of being together it was time to settle down and read some good books.


We miss our friends alot. Did I say alot? I mean A-L-O-T!!

Can't wait until our next visit.

We love you Heidi-Ryan-And-Evan!!

First New Creations Of 2012!

The calendar rolled over to 2012 and I have so many NEW ideas swimming around in my mind that I just have to get busy and start creating!

Yesterday I did just that and designed some super cute new handmade paper embellishments.

These can all be found right here in my Missy Made It! shop

I have tractors ...


Pink Volkswagon Vans ...


Airplanes! {of course}


Sweet little hedgehogs ...


Pink Princess Birds ...


And a lovable robot ...


I can make as many of these as you would like. I can also leave the twine off if you have another idea in mind for them.

Stop by www.missymadeit.com for these and many other cute handmade paper embellishments!!

The Training Wheels Are OFF!

Griffin would like a "big boy bike" for his birthday in February.

Mike told him before he could get one he first had to learn to ride his bike without training wheels.

Yesterday the training wheels came off and the practice began.


When you have a drive-way full of gravel like this it's hard to ride a bike on it ... so the practice took place in the road in front of our house.


Mike has a good steadying hand and we offered Griffin lots of encouragment.

He tried really hard. Figuring it all out will come in time.


But in the mean time he has Daddy right there by his side to help him out.

Black Eyed Peas ~ It's A Tradition.

As in most southern homes eating black eyed peas is a tradition on New Year's day.

Don't they look absolutely yummy?

When we have them we add a bit of chopped onion and fried okra.


I remember eating black eyed peas every New Year's day when I was growing up. My Daddy would also make fried hog jowl and cracklin bread to go along with them.

Though we did not have the hog jowl and cracklin bread we did enjoy ham, corn, macoroni & cheese and corn bread.

Do you have black eyed peas on New Year's day?

If not, what is your traditional New Year's day meal?

Happy New Year 2012!

Happy New Year!

2011 was a terrific year and I'm looking forward to an even greater year in 2012!



I've had some thoughts about what I would like to accomplish in 2012.

This is my "beginning" list and I am sure I will add to it as time goes on.

Be healthy ... eat healthier and move more

Be the best mother, wife, sister, inlaw and friend I can be

Volunteer more

Be creative

Find a church and read the bible

Learn how to sew

Learn how to make graphic banners

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And to be HAPPY (my 2012 one little word)

What are you hopes, dreams and wishes for 2012?

One Little Word.

My "one little word" for 2012 is ...

The Gingerbread House.

When Grandma arrives from Florida we know it's THAT time!

Time to build our annual gingerbread house.

Grandma (Bett) and Griffin got right into the building part ... first comes the walls.



We got quite a laugh with the messiness of trying to get the walls to stay on. Especialy the roof. The royal icing was quite messy.



It's quite helpful having an engineer (Daddy) help with the gingerbread house.

{He was covered in royal icing too}



Grandma and Griffin posing proudly with their finished gingerbread house.