Forever Beloved

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*THE* valentines box…

this is THE valentines box…jade and i have been working on it for weeks now.  as ya’all know, i LOVE love and all things associated with valentines day…so every year the valentines box is a FAV project of mine.  this year we knew we wanted something different and very original…our theme, OWLS!  something we both love, lots!
i made the base with paper mache and two balloons, one for the head and one for the body.  i also did the beak, ears and eyes with paper mache. 
i was really racking my brain trying to think of how to do feathers. then it hit me, my sizzix machine!!!  each feather is actually a heart cut out of paper, some of them curled for added fullness.  the wings and belly are an orangish color and the rest is obviously brown.

i left the bottom of the owl open so to get the cards out all we need to do is lift it out of the “nest”.  the hole for the cards to go in is on it’s back. 

i am just in love with “olivia owl” and love how she turned out.  i think once valentines day is over she will obviously need a permanant place in my home somewhere.

out for now
~kisses

weight loss *february*

here is my february weight loss post with pics as promised (sorry it’s a day late)…the pictures are totally horrid as they were taken this morning at around 6:15 and the lighting was terrible…

i managed to lose 15 lbs this month.  i’m not going to pretend it’s this great loss as some of it was weight i had gained back during the holidays. 

i struggled a lot with exercise this month, i really miss getting outside and just walking…i’ve added some weights into my routine along with my cardio and i think i can see a difference in my arms, they seem to be toning up some…

i’m also trying to eat more lean protein and a lot less carbs…one day i tracked my carbs and was SHOCKED at how many i eat!  they were even “healthy” carbs (or so i thought) like oatmeal, fiber cereal, slim fast bars…i had tons of carbs at the end of the day.

i’m also trying to up my fiber.  i hear bob talk all the time on the biggest loser about how important fiber is to weight loss.  we’ll see how that goes.  i’ve realized when one thing isn’t really working how i want it to that it’s ok to switch it up.  for a year i was too afraid to change anything, afraid the change would make me get “off track” and fail…but i’m now comfortable enough to add some change into my journey…

out for now
~kisses

day full of good and bad oo

today little miss jade and i were sick so i staid home.     luckily i wasnt that awful sick and could still get things done around the house, tons of things.  i canned chicken this morning, cleaned my kitchen, did laundrym cooked turkey and stuffing for dinner and finished jades owl valentines box.  i could sure get use to being a stay at home mama.  i soooooo love it and really feel that is where my heart is.

back tomorrow with more
out for now
~kisses