Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope all the Mama's have a very special day!

This just in... more in the NEW lowercase font

One of my original pieces and a customer favorite is the simple signature hand stamped two disc necklace and it is now available in my new lowercase script font. You can view it in my shop Kristen's Custom Creations.

Happy, Happy Mother's Day!!!

BEFORE I WAS A MOM
Author Anonymous

Before I was a Mom;
I made and ate hot meals,
I had unstained clothing,
I brushed my hair every day,
I had quiet conversations on the phone,
I slept as late as I wanted and I slept all night long.

Before I was a Mom;
I cleaned my house each day,
I never tripped over toys or forgot lullabies,
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous,
I had never been puked on, pooped on, spit on, chewed on, peed on, or
pinched by tiny fingers.

Before I was a Mom;
I never thought about immunizations,
I never held a screaming child so the doctors could give shots,
I never looked into teary eyes and cried,
I never felt my heart break into pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt,
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

Before I was a Mom;
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down,
I never sat up late hours of the night watching a baby sleep,
I never got up in the middle of the night to make sure everything was okay,
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

Before I was a Mom;
I had complete control of my mind, my thoughts and my body,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside of my body,
I didn't know that having something so small could make me feel so
important,
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,
the wonderment, or the satisfaction of being a mom.

Before I was a Mom;
I never knew that something so small could effect my life so much,
I never knew that I could love someone so much,
I never knew I would love being a Mom,
I didn't know the bond between a Mother and her child,
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much.

Wishing everyone a very Happy Mother's Day!

Thousand Words Thursday: Easter Brunch

Even though Will doesn't like the Easter Bunny he did want a picture!

"I told you I DO NOT LIKE THE EASTER BUNNY, but will take his candy!"

Hiding under the table when the Easter Bunny made his rounds.

Look who joined us for brunch!

The dessert table had it's own room, delicious!

Even though Will spent most of the brunch under the table it was very nice! Maybe by the time he is 10 he will no longer be afraid of the Easter Bunny. The night before Easter he said that the Easter Bunny could come to his house and leave candy but had to leave the candy outside for him, since he is big and scary!

Was/Is your kiddo afraid of the Easter Bunny??

Don't forget to enter for your chance to win a custom necklace from my shop HERE and for more Thousand Words Thursday please visit Jen The Mom.

Giveaway Hand Stamped Jewelry You Design Your Mother's Day Gift

Contest has closed. Please visit Kristen's Custom Creations to view the entire collection of custom, personalized, hand stamped jewelry.

Today kicks off a tribute to all Mother's and with that a very special giveaway!

Mother's Day is just around the corner! How about letting that special Mom in your life know you love her with a custom necklace you helped create? Or why not design one for yourself, you deserve a special necklace! Kristen's Custom Creations in conjunction with The Mom Jen are hosting a very special contest!! The winner will have a custom piece of jewelry created to their specifications! See below for details:

Who: All US bloggers may enter.

What: Win your very own custom Mommy necklace!

How: To enter, think about a special necklace, much like all of items in my shop, and design one for Mother's Day that you would purchase for yourself or someone in your life. What would it say? Would you add a name charm? Picture charm? Special crystal? Once you have your idea leave a comment in this post and also HERE. This is your main entry in the contest, a must.

When: The contest starts today, April 14, 2009, and the winner will be selected on April 28, 2009.

Winner will be selected by a panel of blogger-judges based on creativity and uniqueness. Final decision will be made by me. The winning design will be created and will be your prize!

So, leave your design idea in the comments below, copy it and leave it at Jen's post here and while you are at Jen's site you can also enter for extra entires!!!! See below for a few pieces for inspiration!!!

Good luck!

You can join in for more Tuesday Tribute's with Jay at Halftime Lessons.

A Jay and Deb Production.

Happy Mother's Day!!!!

Happy Mother's Day!

Check out the below video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGplushYwwA

Introducing my new employee...

Things have been very busy so I decided to hire
an employee to help me out. What do you think?















I didn't even have to put a help wanted ad out!
He will work for cookies and juice!