Happy Father's Day!

Will and Hubby November 2005

Wishing all the Dad's a very Happy Father's Day!

Aloha Friday....

This picture was taken in June of 2006. Will was just around 7 months old, and I have on my favorite jean jacket which leads to my question.

Question: What is the oldest item in your closet that you still wear and hope to wear forever???

Mine clearly is this jean jacket, I have had it for about 6 years, which is a very long time for me and I still love it. Even though I have about 5 other jean jackets this is by far my favorite, I think I got my money's worth on this purchase!

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This just in new lower case font available

I have been searching for a lowercase font for sometime now and finally found one that I LOVE! I hope you like it too! All three pieces have just been added to my shop HERE.

Do you like it? I will continue to add more pieces but had to add these, I am having too much fun with my new lower case stamps!

A Thousand Words Thursday: Attack of the...

Attack of the Beanie Babies! Once upon a time, I collected A LOT of Beanie Babies. Somehow I got it in my head that I could get rich down the road, fat chance! I will say they are making Will very happy. I have a huge Rubbermaid bin filled to the top with them and this is just a fraction of what is in the bin(please do not remind me how much money I wasted on these silly things, and don't laugh when I tell you a few have those special tag covers on them.... cough, cough Princes Diana Beanie)

I will say though that seeing Will enjoy them is priceless, he takes each and every one of them to bed with him every night and has most of the names memorized.

Did you ever collect Beanie Babies??

p.s. There is a site that tells you if yours are worth any money and I gave up looking since most of mine are worth about $2 each.

Winner Announced for Father's Day Giveaway

The winner for my Father's Day Giveaway is Sparkle's Soup Of The Day. Congratulations!

Wordless Wednesday/ Wordful Wednesday

They start young don't they? I asked Will what he was doing and he said, "Mom I am just checking my e-mail"

Happy Wednesday!

Favorite Things about summertime

The Summertime Meme.....

Top 10 Favorite Things About Summer: (in no particular order)

1. Spending the weekends at my parents lake house

2. More daylight... light until 9:30 is fabulous

3. Being outdoors, long walks, bike rides

4. My backyard... it is where we hang out a lot!

5. BBQ'ing easy cooking, corn on the cob, watermelon and just fabulous fruit in general

6. Warm Weather, winters are miserable in Michigan :(

7. Watching my flower garden bloom and come back each season... I LOVE MY TRUMPET VINE

8. Arnold Palmers with a lot of ice!

9. Flip flops everyday!

10. Watching Will play outside with the hose, it is pure delight to him!

Happy summer to you! Please join in if you would like!

Featured Reader: Let me introduce you to...

Hello friends Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend! I spent most of Saturday working on Father's Day orders and then Sunday cleaning. Do you ever clean and then wonder why it doesn't look like you cleaned.... oh yeah I have a 3.5 year old. I have also been watching the entire first season of True Blood and am hooked, I have stayed up way to late since I just can't get enough! Now on to my featured reader of the week!

I have the pleasure of introducing you the very popular Tiaras and Tantrums. There are so many things I love about Tiaras and Tantrums, but here are just a few. I love the photos of her family, the fashion posts of course, and the photos that give you a peek into her house, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. We also happen to watch most of the same tv shows. Go ahead grab your beverage of choice and get to know my friend Tiaras and Tantrums.

Blog Name:

Tiaras & Tantrums

Family:

I am married with three lovely children, a son who is 7 and two daughters (5 and almost 3)

How did you start blogging?

A friend of mine started a blog and sent me the link. That was the first blog I read and then I just ventured out and started to read more and more blogs and was pretty much instantly addicted. I started my own blog about 6 months later.

If you are a parent do you have a parenting philosophy?

Motherhood is all encompassing. It is for me, anyway. When my husband and I decided to have children, I became a stay-at-home mom - the stereotypical caregiver, counselor, educator, cook, maid, coach, nurse, disciplinarian, mediator, chauffeur, arts and crafts director and play pal. I chose this path and I look back with heart-swelling pride at the roller coaster ride of it all. I’m a blessed mother who can run a family and still manage to connect with the woman inside.

You will never find me without...... Blistek !!

Day job:

SAHM

Favorite Stuff:

Music: Pop

Food: Love veggies and Italian and loads of junk food!

Tv/ Movies: (I watch way too much television) Weeds, The Tudors, CSI, Lost, One Tree Hill, Brotherhood, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Californication, Entourage, True Blood, Big Love, Survivor & Amazing Race (I so want to do this!)

Reading: I don’t really have time to read books too much anymore. But I love to read blogs and magazines.

If you had to wear a T-shirt with your favorite saying on it what would it be?

“Don’t Let The Tiara Fool You!”

Favorite stores to shop at?

I love Forever 21 and H&M for myself, will I ever stop shopping in the jr sections??

If you could trade with a blogger for the day who would it be?

Dooce.com only for the money though! Hee hee

Other good stuff:

I love to bake and eat what I bake even more. I love to scrapbook and feed my addiction to paper. I love to spend time in the sun, which doesn’t happen very often in this city. And I love to be with my kids, I really do!

Now be sure to leave some comment love for Tiaras & Tantrums

If you would like to be featured please send an email to klacustomcreations@comcast.net with a link to your blog.

Aloha Friday

I am joining in on all the fun with Aloha Friday. I need something new and since two of my favorite bloggy friends, Jenni of Jiggety Jigg and Melissa of Proud Mommy's Daily Drama and Great deals, are doing it I feel it even more necessary to join in!

Here is my question.

Do you have a favorite summertime Tv show or series?

I have several favorites:

Amy Wives
Burn Notice
The Closer
True Blood (a new favorite I am watching season one on DVD right now)

Happy Friday friends! And a special hello to new friends visiting!!!

Have you entered my Father's Day giveaway for either a hand stamped key chain or custom golf ball marker? Enter HERE

Thousand Words Thursday: Happenings at the Estate

Just a few pictures from The Henry Ford Estate, the former home of Henry Ford. The Peony's were beautiful and the picture just doesn't do justice. I love that shot of Will, he looks all grown up (sniff, sniff)

Does anyone have any idea what kind of bird that is? I have never seen a bird like this in Michigan.

Just a few days left to enter my Father's Day giveaway for either a hand stamped key chain or custom golf ball marker, enter HERE!! Happy Thursday friends!

For more Thousand Words Thursday please visit Cheaper Than Therapy

Wordful/Wordless Wednesday: Silver Knuckles

When I came out of the shower this is what I found and Will says this:

"Hey Mommy look at my rings, do I look pretty? Rings are for boys too, Daddy wears a ring"

I didn't think he could even reach my jewelry box but apparently he can!

Happy Wednesday! Please be sure to enter my Father's Day GIVEAWAY for either a hand stamped key chain or golf ball marker. Enter HERE.

Yes! The Detroit News Feature

I was so excited to open up the Sunday paper and see my shop featured! I love the Detroit edition of Yes! Your Essential Shopper and was so honored to be featured in their shopping guide for Metro Detroit!
Will said, "Look Mommy your jewelry that you give away!"



You can view my entire collection HERE.

Have you entered my GIVEAWAY for Father's Day..... handstamped goodies! HERE

Please also stop on by Fort Thompson for another GIVEAWAY!! Just click on the the button below!!!

Featured Reader: Let me introduce you to.....

Hello friends! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Hubby was away for work over the weekend so it was just Will and I. I so enjoy my time with Will. It wasn't all play though Father's Day orders are in full swing so it was work, play, work, play you get the idea! Will has become quite the helper especially at the post office! Be sure to enter my Father's Day giveaway HERE.

I waited to announce the winner of my featured reader contest in this post, the winner is Miranda of A Duck in her pond. My featured readers have an opportunity to win a custom piece from my shop. If you would like to be a featured reader please send me an email at klacustomcreations@comcast.net Congratulations Miranda!!

Now on to the best part of the week a new featured reader!

I am really excited to introduce you to Tori of Mompreneur Musings: The Quest For Balance and owner of Zoe Foods. Tori is a busy WAHM of two girls and you have to visit her blog you will find it to be good for the mind, body and soul! I also love Tori's food so much that I just couldn't wait to feature her review and giveaway so after reading her interview please head HERE and enter for a chance to win a Super Sampler Set. Did I already say that I/we are in love with Zoe foods. Now go grab your beverage of choice and get to know my friend Tori.

Name:

Tori of Mompreneur Musings: The Quest For Balance

Family:

One amazingly supportive husband who has watched me start my com

pany, Zoe Foods, two intelligently silly girls ages five and six-and-a-half who keep us on our toes, and one big, cuddly dog who is always at my side.

How did you start blogging?

I started blogging for Zoe Foods so that my company’s customers could get to know me as the company’s founder. The funny thing is that I’ve come to the point that I love writing and at this point, almost prefer working on my blog more than my business! From this discovery, I am busy

working on launching a new business part-time!

If you are a parent do you have a parenting philosophy?

I feel like I have four kids: my two girls obviously, our family’s dog who has had all sorts of medical challenges which he has overcome, and my company Zoe Foods, otherwise known as my brain child. My philosophy is eerily similar for all, love and nurture them, treat them with respect, and whoever screams the loudest will be most likely to get my attention in the moment ;-)

You will never find me without......

I am embarrassed to say… my Iphone. It has become the backup hard drive to my brain and the way to communicate with everyone I know whether by phone, email, text, Facebook, or Twitter!

Day job:

I am a mom, wife, daughter, and friend, and last but not least, an

entrepreneur. I started Zoe Foods because I've always been passionate about making a difference in people's lives and thought that a natural foods company would be the perfec

t way to do just that. My company makes Zoe’s Granolas and Z

oe’s Bars that taste so great you won’t believe that they’re really

good for you (check out the nutrition facts). I started my blog because juggling all of my different roles in life is out of control, and I'm just beginning to see the comedy in it all. S

o please join me on my journey and share your thoughts and experiences, and together we might just make someone smile.

Favorite Stuff:

Music: Just about anything Reggae, Mozart, and Jack Johnson (how’s that for a mix!)

Food: Zoe’s Granolas for breakfast, and Zoe’s Bars for a snack (need you ask?)

Tv/ Movies: Waking Ned Devine, Private Practice, and Eli Stone

Reading: Authors – Ayn Rand & Jodi Piccoult. Books: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China, by Jung Chang, and West With The Night, by Beryl Markham.

If you had to wear a T-shirt with your favorite saying on it what would it be?

Keep dreaming, keep believing, and keep achieving!

Favorite stores to shop at: Amazon and little local boutiques for clothes

If you could trade with a blogger for the day who would it be?

Tough choice between being influential and a journalist, or just downright funny. For the first, I’d choose Arianna Huffington (http://www.huffingtonpost.com), and for the latter, Anna Lefler (http://lifejustkeepsgettingweirder.blogspot.com/).

Now please leave Tori some comment love, we all love comments! Please also visit her blog.

Father's Day Giveaway: Hand Stamped Key Chain or Hand Stamped Copper Golf Ball Marker

Father's Day is less than three weeks away so why not have a giveaway in honor of Dad or even Grandpa? You can have your choice of either the "Wise, Strong, Kind, Fair" hand stamped, hammered sterling silver key chain or a custom personalized copper golf ball marker you get to pick! Both items are new in my shop and already best sellers!

So here is how to enter to win:

First entry:

Visit my shop Kristen's Custom Creations and tell me what your favorite item is other than the items featured and also tell me which item you would like to win.

Extra entries: (please leave a comment for each extra entry)

Follow my blog

Stumble this post

Tweet about this post

Blog about this contest linking back to this post

Grab my shop button and add it to your blog (5 extra entries)

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Contest closes June 16th at 11:59 PM open to US and Canada only.

Take a peek at a few other items for Dad available in my shop, Custom personalized hand stamped Dad Key chain and a sterling silver Guitar pick that can be customized. To view the full collection of items for him please visit HERE. Custom orders are always welcome at Kristen's Custom Creations!

Good luck!

Thousand Words Thursday: Hockey Playoffs

Will Vs. Uncle Mark

My brother a.k.a. Uncle Mark took some time out to teach Will how to play hockey. I love the expression on Will's face in the second picture.

Living just outside of Detroit people are just crazy about the Red Wings being in the playoffs. I had no idea they were even in the playoffs and had to ask my hubby who they were playing against (the Penguins right?). People in the Detroit area are huge, huge fans you see so many people walking around town wearing their Red Wings T-shirts, hats you name it. It truly is hockey fever right now, when the game is on people are glued to their TVs and the sports bars are packed!

So tell me are you rooting for the Red Wings or Penguins?

Are you watching the playoffs or are you like me and have no interest. I do want the Red Wings to win though!

Go Wings!!! Go Wings!!!! Go Wings!!!! (Ok I did my part didn't I?)

For more Thousand Words Thursday please visit Cheaper Than Therapy.

Wordful/Wordless Wednesday: The Apprentice

I think I have a little apprentice in training! Often when I am working Will wants to see what I am doing and loves to get his hands on my hammers and stampes! You can see in the first picture he does watch what I do (don't tell him he is using the wrong hammer but he isn't allowed to use my heavy hammer) I think his technique is pretty good! Sometimes it takes a bit longer to complete my work but I think it is important to stop and take the time to answer the little guys questions!

Happy Wednesday Friends!

I Have Been Tagged....

I snapped this picture today at The Henry Ford Estate

I have been tagged by Kati of Country Girl City Life

Rules:

1) List Six Unimportant Things That Make You Happy.

2) Mention and link to the person who tagged you

3) Tag six of your favorite bloggers to play along, and comment on their blog to let them know they've been tagged.

Unimportant Things That Make Me Happy:

1. Starbucks makes me happy, my drink of choice is a Grande non-fat no foam latte

2. Shopping, I wish I didn't like to shop so much.

3. Fresh clean sheets on the bed and the smell of freshly laundered clothes.

4. Post It Notes... I just have a thing for them.

5. Good Hair Days... remember it said unimportant but they do make me feel good!

6. My new IPod Touch, I love music and it just makes me happy!

I am tagging:

Firefly

Stacy's Random Thoughts

Jiggety Jigg

Bee and Rose

Home of the lazy dog

Proud Mommy's Daily Drama and Great Deals