St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner!!!

These are a few of the signs around the store that I have been working on lately for St. Patrick's Day.... enjoy!

The front Easel sign

 CAUTION: Leprechaun Crossing

Chalkboard # 8 Irish Oatmeal & Irish Breakfast Tea

... "They're after me Lucky Charms!"...

Chalkboard #9 Simple Life Lager & Honey Roasted Peanuts

Some more chalkboards at Trader Joes

Here are chalkboards 4, 5, 6 & 7 that i've been working on in prep for the flyer drop on the 15th of February.

Chalkboard # 4 Honey Nut O's

Chalkboard #5 Organic Penne Pasta, Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Traditional Marinara

Chalkboard # 6 Organic Tomato Roasted Red Pepper Soup & Oyster crackers

Chalkboard # 7 Tuna Red Panang Curry Sauce, Tuna in Green Curry Sauce & Brown Basmati Rice

The last 4 months..

Sorry for not keeping you all posted with what I've been up to for the last few months... I have been quite busy with my new job and taken a bit of a break from blog writing, sewing and bread baking. I'm hoping to pick up blog writing again, but the posts may be fewer and far between.

In September I got hired on as a sign artist for the new Trader Joes that opened up in Omaha, so I've been a little pre-occupied to say the least... This had been a very busy time to help open a store, especially with all the sign changes that happen over the holidays on top of the pressures of opening a new store from scratch!.. So to make this a fun post I'll just show you a few of the many, many signs I've been working on over the last few months...

Ground Beef Value Sign

Steak Value Sign

Deli Template Sign

 Charles Shaw Permanent Value Sign

Barbaresco on Controlled Label Wine Template

New Belgium  Beers on Beer Template

Boddingtons Pub Ale on Beer Template

 Joe Medium Roast Value Sign

Olive Oil Value Sign

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Value Sign

Organic Whole Wheat Pasta Value Sign

.99 Pasta Value Signs

 Egg Value Sign

Peanut Butter Value Sign

 Bake Shop Value Sign

Oranges Value Sign

 Maple Oatmeal on Cereal Template

 Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal on Cereal Template

 Peanut Butter Puffins on Cereal Template

 Well that's all for now folks! Stay tuned for more to come :)

Nikki's Birthday...

My sister-in- law had mentioned to me at Thanksgiving that she had wanted to find some baking stone dishes. Later in the week, after searching on craigslist I stumbled across some pampered chef baking stoneware that had probably never been used. Since I knew that my sister-in-law had wanted them, I was able to make arrangements to pick them up.

On Sunday when we came to the party I had Spencer hide the gift outside behind the patio chair, and I had brought a "fake gift" of a children's coloring book wrapped nicely with a pretty bow on top. When she opened it up with a disappointed look on her face everyone cracked up as she said "oh........ thanks." Then I brought out her real gift and said "here's your real gift." She seemed a lot happier this time. Spencer likes that he's rubbing off on me :)

My in-laws got her a Le Creuset pot but they put it in a box filled with shredded paper (in hopes that their grandson would get into it. Sure enough he did...



Once he got in the box he got a lot quieter...


Once he got a cookie and was in his sugar coma, he didn't care what we did to him after that....

My hubby's first day of work!

Praise God, this day has finally come! Today is my hubby's first day of work. Which also means that this is the first day that it's just me and Moby, the dog. I'm going to miss being with my hubby every day, but I'm glad that he now has a job to bring home the bacon :) It's been a grueling month and a half of applying for jobs everyday with little or no response back from places. Praise God, that He is sovereign and controls all things and He always provides.


Since my in-laws work at the same place, they will be carpooling together while I stay home and manage the house. They drive an hour drive to Omaha to get to work, so they have to get up while it's still dark. This morning it was raining too, so it added to the excitement of today. I'm a very proud little wifey :)


My bible passage of choice for the day:

- Psalm 34 -

1 I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul will make its boast in the LORD;
The humble will hear it and rejoice.
3 O magnify the LORD with me,
And let us exalt His name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will never be ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him
And saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.
8 O taste and see that the LORD is good;
How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
9 O fear the LORD, you His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is no want.
10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;
But they do not seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing.
11 Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD,
12 Who is the man who desires life
And loves length of days that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Depart from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous
And His ears are open to their cry.
16 The face of the LORD is against evildoers.
To cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and the LORD hears
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is near to the broken hearted
And saves those who are crushed in the spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the LORD delivers him out of them all.
20 He keeps all his bones,
Not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22 The LORD redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.