The Daydream Collection

There's a brand new planner sticker kit in my shop!

The Daydream Collection is full of soothing, dreamy, summery blues and greens and I designed everything in it myself!  This collection was inspired by a photo I took of Baxter as a puppy - he had been chasing butterflies on a perfect, bright blue summer day before he passed out on the grass under the sunshine!  Such a sweet, happy memory!

There is a six piece kit which is full of everything you'd need to beautifully decorate your planner or journal. 

There are also two "Bonus" sheets that can be purchased separately from the main kit.  One sheet is full of washi style stickers.....or Fwashi as I like to call it (that's Faux Washi)!

There's also a sheet full of flags and other simple shapes that have been decked out in beautiful colors and prints.

I love how versatile these sheets are.  You can use them with the six piece kit or you can use them on their own in any size planner or journal or scrapbook or card making project or any paper craft you can think of!

Thanks for stopping by and I'd love for you to visit my shop!

Hugs,
Jenny

The Preppy In Pink Collection

These are a few of my favorite patterns that I designed for the Preppy In Pink Sticker Collection. In addition to all the florals, plaids, stripes and polka dots, I had to make a Cavalier sticker! 

Baxter was my model in this collection and Betsy will be immortalized in sticker form very soon. I'm also going to open a Spoonflower shop (print on demand fabric) full of the patterns that I'm designing. I can't wait to make quilts with my very own Belle and Buttercup fabric!!!

And these are a few of my favorite stickers sheets in my new etsy shop.  These stickers are called Full Boxes in the plannering world and they're 1.5" x 1.875."

These are washi tape style stickers and you can use them for a zillion different paper crafts!

And this sheet is full of decorative stickers - hearts, flags, quotes, flower bouquets and my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Baxter!

I'd love for you to visit my etsy shop and I'll be releasing my second collection, Daydream, later this week!

Hugs,

Jenny

Plannering!

For all of my non-Plannering friends who are wondering what on earth you do with planner stickers......this is a before and after.

You can either look at a plain, boring planner all week or you can dress it up with as many stickers as you want!

I use mine for so much more than scheduling and remembering what I need to do that day....mine is more of a journal or scrapbook for me.  I write down 3 things I'm grateful for every day, I record exercisde and my weight, I write down ideas, accomplishments, goals or interesting things that happened that day. 

Some people use it for meal planning, recording the weather, inspiring quotes, affirmations, books they're reading, what they watched on t.v. or things they bought.  The skies the limit!

Hugs,
Jenny

Grand Opening!

We're open!!! I'd love for you to visit my planner sticker shop, Belle and Buttercup on etsy. I have created all of the artwork myself and you won't find these designs in any other shop. I have spent months creating every single pattern, motif and layout from scratch and I'm thrilled to finally be able to share my first collection, Preppy In Pink with all of you! 

 

I'm almost done with my second collection, Daydream which is full of soothing, summery shades of blue, green and grey.  

 

And if you're not into planning yet.....or "Plannering" as I like to call it....you will be soon. Who wants to look at a boring black and white planner every day when you can cover it with colorful, happy stickers instead???!!! You can also use these stickers for scrap-booking or card-making or decorating a journal or any other paper craft you can dream up!

You can visit my shop by clicking HERE!

Hugs,

Jenny

National Pink Day!

We're so excited because tomorrow is the BIG DAY!!!  We're opening our planner sticker shop tomorrow!!!  We'll be releasing our first collection called Preppy In Pink and the timing couldn't be more perfect because today is National Pink Day!  And over the next few weeks, we'll be releasing several more collections in all sorts of beautiful color palettes and styles!

The shop is called Belle and Buttercup which are the names of angel Emma (my first Cav) and Baxter's dog Moms.  It will be on etsy and I'll post a link to the shop once it's open for business.

But for now, Betsy wanted to share this sneak peek with all of you and say.....Happy National Pink Day!!!

Hugs,
Jenny

Hard At Work

Remember how I told you that I was so excited because I was going to be opening a new sticker shop on June 3?  Well.....a broken printer put a slight damper on those plans and my new opening date is June 24!  I'm actually secretly thrilled that the printer broke because it forced me to buy a new, much higher quality printer and it's giving me more time to design more collections for the Grand Opening.  So, it's definitely a win-win situation!  I have been hard at work putting the finishing touches on the first collection, Preppy In Pink and Baxter is choosing colors for the next collection which is appropriately titled, Daydream!

We'll post some sneak peeks very soon!

Hugs,
Jenny

Baxter vs. The Foxtail

My poor, sweet baby boy had to have surgery last week for a foxtail in his paw that caused a nasty infection!  And while he was under anesthesia they found four bad teeth that had to be extracted!  Yikes!
This guy just can't catch a break.....in the last 5 weeks, he's had a slipped disc in his lower back, a foxtail stuck in his ear, a foxtail stuck in his back paw, surgery for the latest horrible foxtail attack and four dental extractions.  But somehow....through it all.....he's maintained his sweet, loving, happy, playful, snuggly Cavalier spirit!  He's my hero! 
The first night after surgery was rough......he had no idea who I was and he was actually scared of me for a few hours!  But since then, my little man has made an amazing recovery and he doesn't understand why I won't let him run and play or take him for walkies!
As Baxter continues to recover, I'm continuing to work as hard as I can on a new, exciting project that I've kept secret until now!  I'm going to be opening a planner sticker shop on June 3!  I'm designing all of my own artwork for the stickers and I can't wait to start sharing sneak peeks with all of you.  This is going to be so much fun!

Hugs,
Jenny



P.S.  If you're wondering what a foxtail is......they're bristly plant awns that are common in the west, especially California.  They can easily work their way through intact skin and are covered in nasty bacteria and teeny, tiny barbs that help them quickly migrate throughout the body once they get under the skin.  They are the arch-nemesis of any dog living in California.  I meticulously check Baxter's feet and his whole body EVERY DAY for foxtails and they have still slipped by me! 

Live Like Emma

One year ago today we said goodbye to Emma after she bravely battled cancer for ten months. We're feeling a lot better now but life will never be as sweet as it was when Emma was here and we'll forever be a bit lost without her. 

Even though we always cherished every second with her, the longer she's gone the more I realize how amazing she was. She enjoyed the simple things in life. She was wise, mellow, loving, brave, confident, forgiving, sweet, funny, lazy and happy. She was my zen master, my hero and my role model. She never worried and she unapologetically went after whatever she wanted. If something bothered her she didn't pick a fight, she just walked away. She gave the best hugs EVER! She was the embodiment of everything we should all strive to be and I was so incredibly lucky to have her in my life for nine wonderful years. 

I will forever be grateful to all of you who showered me with love and support during her cancer battle and the months that followed. And I will forever be grateful to Emma for teaching me everything I need to know about life: live in the moment, love with all your heart, be grateful for everything good in your life, enjoy the simple things, greet everyone and everything with a joyful, positive attitude and spread sunshine wherever you go! 

The world would be a better place if everyone remembered to Live Like Emma!

Hugs,
Jenny

Merry Christmas And Happy New Year!

Merry late Christmas and Happy New Year!  We hope your holidays were full of lots of love, fun, snuggles, treats and happiness!

Over the holidays we turned our house into a tartan plaid, woodland, Christmas wonderland…..

And had our picture taken in front of the F-15 that Baxter, Betsy and Sammy’s Daddy flies……

And we went on our 2nd Annual Pre-Christmas Snowy Mountain Day Trip…..

And we took a mini pre-Christmas vacation to beautiful Carmel, California……

And Betsy got to enjoy her first Christmas as a loved and pampered Princess after being rescued from the horrible and abusive backyard breeder where she spent the first four months of her life!

And now we’re looking forward to a fresh new year that will be filled with wonderful new memories!

Big Hugs!
Jenny

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

I know!  I know!  It isn’t even Thanksgiving yet and I’m already talking about Christmas!  My mind went straight to Christmas the day after Halloween.  I’m planning on going all out this year and turning this house into a Christmas wonderland!  I’m going with a Tartan Plaid – Woodland theme with lots of greenery, lots of pillows and lots of soft and cozy texture.

And now I’m off to finish sewing a zillion pillows so I can turn this place into a Christmas wonderland by the end of the week.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Hugs,
Jenny

The Christmas Village

A few weeks ago, I randomly came across a picture of a beautiful, sparkling, magical, lit up Christmas Village on Pinterest and I fell in lovel!  Then, I remembered that I have a few unpainted houses that my Mom bought for me about thirty years ago and I actually found them in the garage!

Unfortunately, the company that made these, California Creations, went out of business over ten years ago but they released a new collection of houses every year for about fifteen years.  Luckily, I’ve been able to find a zillion of these houses on eBay and I’ve been having so much fun hunting them down!  Very quickly, my small village of four houses rescued from the garage has become a bustling city of thirty two adorable little houses and shops with a Cavzilla guarding over them…..

It’s taking me FOREVER to paint each house but I’m having so much fun doing it.  I actually painted and shaded each individual, teeny, tiny brick on this one and used six different colors so it would look more realistic.

There’s still a lot of work left to do on this one but I’m so in love with how my soft, faded, shabby chic brick turned out that I had to show an “In Progress” photo!   One house halfway done!  Thirty one more to go!

Hugs,
Jenny

P.S.  If anyone knows where I can get some of these houses other than eBay and etsy, please let me know!  They’re sold under the name California Creations or Creative Crafts and the average size is about 5″.

Heat Wave

A major heat wave was in the forecast a few weeks ago……so, instead of suffering through 110 degree temps, we packed up the dogs and headed to cool and cloudy Carmel, California for a few days.

Betsy got to see the beach for the first time EVER and she loved it!  So much to see and smell and so many places to dig, dig, DIG!

 

We enjoyed slow, lazy, cool mornings in front of the fireplace on the outdoor patio at The Cypress Inn…..

We went sweater shopping so these two cuties would stay toasty warm during the cold, foggy evenings…..

We had some amazing dinners at incredible restaurants and Betsy learned how to be a proper, little lady!!!  All she needs now is a strand of pearls to complete her classy look!

And these two realized it’s exhausting to play on the beach, shop at doggy boutiques and be ooohed and aaahed over by a zillion strangers.

It’s a ruff life!

Hugs,
Jenny

The 50th Birthday

A few weeks ago we took a vacation to celebrate John’s 50th birthday.  We packed up Baxter and Betsy and flew off in his little red plane without much of a plan.

The first night we stopped in Bend, OR.  We had wanted to make it to Washington but after I started crying over a little turbulence we decided to call it a day.  Being in a giant tin can zooming through space while being held up by air molecules is scary! Anyway…….Bend, OR – you were great and I hope to see you again soon!

The next day we flew up to Bellingham, WA and stayed with some friends who have a house on the lake.  It was absolutely beautiful. The dogs got to run and play and frolic in the water and we got to totally relax for a few days.

And finally, we flew off to Sonoma for a few days of wine tasting, eating and exploring vineyards.  I kept telling John that it was the best “Not My 50th Birthday Trip” EVER!

And if you’re wondering, the dogs do GREAT in the plane!  Baxter excitedly looks out the windows and Betsy curls up in a little ball and says “wake me up when we get there!”

Hugs,
Jenny

My New Favorite Quilt

It seems like every quilt I make becomes my new favorite and this one is no exception.

But this one seems extra, super, duper special because I started it back in January when Emma was still here and she was napping and snoring at my feet as I cut and pieced every single block.  I can just feel her soul in it whenever I look at it.

And she was there as I started quilting it……and then decided I had to start over.  I was 1/4 of the way done with the quilting when I realized that there were way too many puckers and uneven stitches and the imperfections were driving me nuts.  Soooo…..I spent EIGHT hours carefully ripping out all of those less than perfect stitches.  It’s a good thing I don’t mind picking with the seam ripper and that I love NetFlix marathons.

And before I had even finished sewing the binding on, Betsy claimed it as her own.

It kind of reminds me of the amazing days I spent with Emma at the beach in Florida with all it’s beautiful colors of the sand, the sea, the sky and the sea oats.  Emma LOVED the beach and I think she would have loved snoozing the day away on this quilt.

Maybe Baxter and Betsy will also be able to feel Emma’s sweet soul in this quilt as they spend many lazy afternoons napping on top of it.

Hugs,
Jenny