just make it if you can't buy it

So , our middle son is about to be 5... with his little brother's birthday only 2 weeks after. We have been lucky for the last 2 years to be able to have a joint party , saving time and money.. Well , No such luck this year . He has requested his own birthday party this year .. That is fine. He went back and forth between the ideas of another Mario Brothers party or another popular game.. Angry Birds.. well , since we did Mario Brothers last year. Angry birds won.. As you may know , there aren't Angry Birds birthday decor for sale... SO... out comes the craftiness again ..starting with invitations : 

these started with precut cards ( just solid color cards ) from JoAnn's they came with coordinating envelopes the rest was made by me using cardstock , and foam sheeting ..and you get these , 15 were made and each one was different , those that do not have "you are invited" on the inside had it on the outside.

this is the envelopes that they came in , each childs name was put in there , hand stamped

Have a hobby

So , it's Spring Break... and well the weather is not agreeing . So while A has been having sleep overs . The boys have been pretty much home bound. Its been nearly freezing at night and raining most the day..

With all the time indoors a couple of good things have come from it , my house is about 87% clean , laundry is caught up . and I picked up ANOTHER hobby.. After the boys fell in love the their Mario and Luigi figures from Pocketful of Clovers . They were constantly asking for more . So i thought with my ridiculous amount of paints on hand , I could pick up some wooden peg people and give it a try .. I am very pleased with our own little "pegple" and the boys LOVE them :)

here are a the first ones I made in the last two days , my very first was the black hair zombie and well.. we all just love him.

first one was the zombie <3 and our little ninja's

then we have Dash , Hulk , a pirate ,and Wolverine

Backs

Backs

soon to be Leonardo ( ninja turtle ) and a red headed zombie

and their backs

I imagine at this pace I'll have  my own little army before I get bored with this hobby .. but who knows there is a chance the last two will never be completed .

So , I was on a roll

I was posting daily , although not about anything of any particular interest . I have to admit if felt therapeutic to just ramble on in hopes someone was reading . With my husband often at one job or another , that leaves my days with the kids .As much as I love them I can only talk about Mario Brothers, iCarly and play Hot wheels so many times in a day before I just need to vent . My husband is often bombarded at Midnight by a phone call from me just telling him the adult related parts of my day, and that generally pertains to : what someone said on facebook , or some drama that's going on in a forum I belong to ,what deal I was able to snag at the grocery store or CVS . But nothing that's all that interesting to him ,but I have to give him credit , he listens ,laughs and asks questions and offers his input when he thinks im asking for it.. But how much , I'm not sure becuase he rarely remembers any of it the next time I bring it up .. but I love him anyway .

I do have some exciting news to share . My store is completed , well the graphic work is . You can see it here : www.hyenacart.com/deckydoodle .I am very excited about it .. I am planning to have a grand opening stocking mid September , I will be doing some collaborations with some other WAHM friends . So i hope that it is a successful stocking. The stores design work and layout was made by a friend at www.hyeanacart.com/dragonflygraphics  , she was wonderful to work with and I am very pleased . If you are ever needing any graphics work you should totally check her out .

one can of SPAM

I know I said I am a stay at home mom , and I am . For now, I would love to have a job , a job outside of the home that is actually worth my time... but that's a whole nother post for another day. But I do have a "side gig" if you would on the side. It all started with wanting things mainly clothes for my kids that no one else had. Well, best way to do that is make it yourself.... and that's when Decky Doodle was created.

Decky Doodle specializes in tye dyed ,shirts and play silks and hand screen printed shirts .You should check it out if you have a few minutes. You can also follow Decky Doodle on Facebook and see examples of my past work.

and just because, here is my little model (as enthusiastic as the next 2 year old boy being made to stand still outside while everyone else is playing ) my little Decky Doodle