It's Almost finished...

... just a few more things to hang.

-the remaining art prints

-the dry erase board

..and I'll need to fix the cords to the wall or hide them. 

Or maybe in my laziness they'll be left to hang there

in all there beautifulness. ha.

But it has come a long way.

And I'm still kicking myself for not having before shots.

From the doorway looking in:

I really want THIS pink rolling chair from Ikea..

or THIS one, even though I could never convince myself 

or david for that matter, to buy that chair for that price.

And I do understand neither would probably be as comfortable 

as the ugly gray one I currently own.

Another view:

Handy little baskets:

My Printing & Shipping Center as I like to call it.

It feels so good to have this *mostly* finished.

I can think more clearly in an organized & fresh space.

Hooray!

We didn't put on any special St. Patrick's outfits...

...but I did notice there indeed were green 

polka-dots on her adorable little hoodie dress!

Play time on the playground at our mall.

Spring Cleaning

I should have taken before photos of my office space.

It was a disaster zone!

But, I've already cleaned lots of it up so... bummer.

I went to Ikea and got a few things to get my work 

a little more organized and create a much brighter 

and happier place for me to create in.

I LOVE Ikea.  

McKenzie and I just strolled through taking it all in

for a little over 2 hours.  She was so good for Mommy!

Frames from Ikea that I painted and I cut down some

art prints from Ikea as well. They're so happy looking!

I bought baskets for storing things, and spruced them up a bit...

and polka dot tins, and pink lampshades, and a lovely flower pot

for my flowers from Michael's (50% off this week).  

Pictures of the finished space to come :) 

Spring Time, I love you!

Oh Spring , how I'm ready for you!

My table is ready...

and new supplies are coming in for some cheery spring time creations!

Happy Birthday, Cora.

Read Julie's post HERE.

I can't imagine.
My heart will ache for them today
(a little more than it has since I heard their story).
I will pray continously for their family and friends.

Cora's Playground benefit has been more
than i could have ever expected. It's truly amazing.
Visit Meg HERE for a wonderfully written post about it.

I've gotten to hear from others about how they know Cora's family...

One lovely woman shared with me that her husband
is the basketball coach of the team Cora's uncle plays on,
and they've all been wearing pink shoelaces
on one shoe in her memory. So beautiful.

I know Cora's having the most wonderful birthday in Heaven today.

New for Stella Jade

I had an order yesterday for one of the butterfly necklaces

I made in memory of Cora.

This special necklace is going to a friend of the purchaser 

as a birthday present.

So as I started packaging it up, I became frustrated with the way

I've previously been sending my items...

Just wasn't as pleasing to the eye as I'd like.

So I decided on making these cards for my jewelry:

and then some pretty gift wrap for the birthday girl:

I also recently got my order of kraft jewelry boxes

(many months after starting to look and trying to decide

exactly what I wanted/needed), 

and a huge box of 'Go Green' mailing envelopes.

I've rearranged my work space a bit, and am working

on hanging pictures and such to bring some color and fun in.

A space to feel inspired in.

I'm excited about all the wonderful change!

Donations for Cora

I still have a few items left that are listed

in the "Cora Paige" section and

100% of the proceeds from these pieces

will be donated to Cora's Playground.

Donation day is Thursday...

(what would have been Cora's 1st birthday)

Help us make this rough day, a little brighter for the Macs!

Click on the pretty pink button in the side bar

 to find lots of wonderful items

that will help build this special playground!