So I decide to have a yard sale.  (sorry for the double post to those who saw me on facebook) My step-mom came over and helped me get it started bless her heart.  I don’t know what I would do without her, she is definatley a motivater.  I felt better then I had in a LONG time, energized, and ready to go.  She layed out the clothes as we pulled out the stuff and worked her little fanny of,f all for me, how sweet is that?She is the best, she is my step mom but she is also my best friend, she is so close in age with me, I feel like she is my older sister.  I love her to peices.

Anyway,  as the sale started to die down she had to leave for one of the grand kids games.  I was out there by myself, kids in and out.  People were still drizzing in but slowly so I thought I would get some crafts out!  Noooo Lissa doesn’t ever pass up a chance to craft!  I started with a display…  I hung up Abby’s banner from her room with a sign that said custom-made banners.  Then a cheezy display, quick toss together of a little this and that….

Quickly tossed this and that together, anything I could find just to have a table of somethin’ !   The notebook up front is actually decorated in a doggie theme but it got blown out in the pic.  I box full of saleable card, some graduation cards that my step son never sent out.  Wine basket, one day I will get some wine and etch some glasses and pretty it all up, give it out as a gift.  (thank you Karen for that idea).  Then I just love the gift card holders and calendars, pillow boxes for favors.  If it is paper I CAN DO IT!  lol.

Shortly after, I slowly but surely brought out all my notebook making materials and started decorating away.  Who would want to just sit there and do nothing, and YES our weeds ARE out of control but only in those areas the tulips just died and we need to kill those next to the house.  Believe it or not once I got done with the sale, I went and pulled a ton of weeds on the other side of the porch.  Where I got that energy, I don’t know!

Then I started posting my first craft…

Then my  second…

and third…   It was a blast.

Then I thought I would pre cut out my little word art that comes in almost every DCWV paper pack so I can just grab one and use it….. You would think that would end my day…

But noooooooooo…

My porch looks like a … well I won’t say.  I just don’t like it.  Using a large garbage can for the cat food was just fine for my husband’s taste but it always got on my nerves so I went clear across town.  Not to the Wal-Mart close to me but the Wal-Mart  furthest away just to get this container for pet food!  lol.  The kids and I had a ball  went for ice cream cones and headed to home depot 10 min before they closed to look for a tile or marble table for the front porch.

Trying to keep the little one from power napping on the way home we cranked up the “ Zippity do da” song and “Puff the majic dragon”… oh so much fun but we were wore out at the end of day.

The next day I got started again.  Got some more crafts done.  Made my hubby a pocket notebook that I didn’t get a chance to photograph,  Made with the Cinch.  I am thinking that is SOOOO much easier then the glue.  I went to a couple copy shops earlier this year here in town and they gave me so many scraps I don’t know if I could get through them all!

So here is most of the final crafts for the weekend…

Lacking my husbands cute little pocket pad.  If you can see the one to the far right on top I just ringed a bunch of them together for the ones I didn’t finish.  I have yet to add embellishments to some but it is a fun weekend.  Wore out to the max after packing up, weeding and all but at least I will get a good night’s sleep.  Maybe the next yard sale I will have many to sell..  I could make this project my “Scrap to treasures blog hop” if I do more and just stuck with scraps!  That’s not a bad idea!  Memorial weekend there is a huge sale and I thought of doing a display of custom crafts there as well.  But ” made to order”.  Printing business cards and all.  That would be fun!  I am sure the flow won’t be to over bearing to get a banner done or some gift cards holders. to display, may Favorite to do.. To easy!

Well my tv show, “Desperate Housewives” is on its second half of the last season and I can’t believe I am in here posting so I just want to say thank you for taking the time to check out my post!   If you have any ideas to craft for sale I would LOOOOVE to hear them because I dont’ know what a great saleable item would be.

Hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day.  I was so busy I didn’t even call my own mother.  I was going to but it got to late.  Until next time, if you want to leave a comment you can do so here.  If you would like to subscribe I am at the top right on the side bar where you can get updates by email!