Easter Lily

Along with bunnies, chicks, decorated eggs and candy, lilies are a big part of Easter celebrations. It's known for its huge trumpet-shaped flowers and it's powerful fragrance, which is famous for causing a stuffy nose.

This lily that the little girl is smelling is almost as tall as she is...she may need to break out the Kleenex and the Zyrtec!

Easter Egg Hunt in Arizona

We do Easter egg hunts a bit differently here in South Central Arizona. We do dye hard-boiled eggs, which promptly go in to the refrigerator. Theses eggs are for eating not hiding. Temperature can get up to the mid 80s around Easter time. If the Easter Bunny hides the hard boiled eggs and any of those eggs do not get found, long about the end of the week you will know it...the whole back yard will smell like a Science project gone wrong. Instead the Easter Bunny hides plastic eggs with surprises inside...candy and money. The Easter Bunny messed up big time one year. In a effort to be more health conscience he filled the plastic eggs with stickers...that was a Easter Egg Hunt disaster! Since then the Easter Bunny has redeemed his self with the “good” kind of candy and dollar bills.

So what do we do with the dyed hard boiled eggs... we eat them, deviled eggs, egg salad, hard-boiled egg with a bit of salt and pepper

In your Easter Bonnet...

Spring has sprung, the weather is warmer, flowers are in bloom and the Easter Bunny is on his way. It is time to celebrate with a new hat. Not one of those silly "Fascinators"  but a real old fashion Easter Bonnet, with all  the frills upon it...

then when you get to the Easter Egg Hunt all you have to do is take the hat off, turn it over and go off  looking for the hidden eggs.

Valentines, Tags and Sisters

We still have a few days of February left so I'm sure it's legal for me to post Valentines.  They are from my sisters. Ever year we make and exchange Valentine cards. 

This card was created by my Flagstaff Sister...I like the combination of the red and pink flourishes, blue background and yellow ribbon.

This fun Valentine was designed by my  Tucson Sister...a vintage BINGO card with red felt hearts. Notice the music background stamp.
The three of us have different styles so it's always fun to see what kind of Valentines they create.

I was so busy this year I didn't get a card made, but I did make Valentines tags and sign them on the back with "Happy Valentines Day" and sent them out. That counts...doesn't it?

Roses are red...

Happy Valentines Day

That's what it's all about...

Valentines Day is all about glittered  hearts, bouquets flowers and white dove. Exchanging Valentine cards with friends and love ones and that very special someone. Getting all dressed up for a night out with a romantic dinner and some dancing. A gift of jewelry is always nice a nice touch

Oh yes...and chocolate, lots of chocolate!

Dancing through the Daises

This dainty little  girl is dancing through a back ground of pink daises,  blinged with Fruit Punch and Lime Green Stickles.

She is all dressed up in a blue frilly dress, that has been outlined with a glitter pen and Waterfall and Star Dust Stickles. She is carrying three gold hearts in her skirt. Handing from her hand are two red heart rhinestones.  The edges of the tag are inked with Spun Sugar Distress Ink