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Stellarina dance, stellarina sing! (said to the tune of THUMBELINA).. do you think I have a 3 year old? LOL.

I am in love with yet another ballerina.  Yes, she is a little swollen.. yes she is a little bit off… LOL.. do you know who I am talking about??

I actually have a sentiment that is PERFECT for da STELLA  “dance like no one is watching” is that perfect or WHA?

LOVE LOVE LOVE HER…  did I say I love her?

hope you lovey da stellarina as much as I do

mwah to da sistahs who can keep their balance like stella can

Em

Please tell me that is the way to spell it.. LOL.. cuz if not.. I am gonna feel like a dumbdumb.  This is not really a bidniss post.. it’s more of a remember-those-days-with-my-fabulous-4-readers-where-i-used-to-make-fun-of-myself?  LOL.. so here goes…

I have decided that it was time to go on a little diety poo poo and do some exercise where I don’t have to jump up and down and still sweat..LOL… do I live in a bubble world or what?  ANYWAYYYYYYYYYYY  I saw my friends Amanda and Jay a couple of weeks ago and they looked ABSOLUTELY PHENOM.. so I asked them.. WHY DO YOU LOOK SO ABSOLUTELY PHENOM?  and they told me MOKSHA YOGA.. hot yoga.. hmmm.. I asked if they had to jump up and down.. and they said “nope”.. then I asked if they sweat.. and they said YUP.. and then I remembered Madonna and her TONED YOGA BODY and said to my self.. “self? (ok I know that’s old).. why don’t I go ahead and try this type of exercise”.. so as I start something new, I am just the type where I can’t DIVE into a class and humiliate myself so I booked a private class for Ryan and I… welll…. I don’t think Nicky mentioned a KABILLION times to bring water and not to faint… then she told Ryan  to watch me and make SURE that I dont keel over in the heat..LOL.. so off we went to our class.. I changed in the bathroom (cuz I don’t changey in publicky), put on my yoga gear (why not get in gear even if you aren’t into the sport)… actually that reminds me.. a few years ago I started “spinning” at a health club where you are in a dark room with FUNKY music and you are riding a stationery bike to the beat and the teacher tells you the resistance to stand etc.. LOOOVED that class… so what did I do?  I bought SPINNING SHOES and a GEL SEAT for the class… it seems that once I get “equipped” for something, it is a type of kiss of death.. do you think I “spun/spinned” again?  NOPE.. got DA SHOESIES and did not spin again…

Anyway, of course my biggest fear of this yoga biDniss was that a) I would pass out from the heat b) I WOULD LAUGH HYSTERICALLY at the silence c) I would suffer MAJOR anxiety at the silence..LOL…  So ryan and I walked in the heated room and it really was the most peaceful experience.. the class was about 95-100 minutes long and it was just wonderful.. can you believe I didn’t laugh?  I didn’t stress?  I WAS IN SHOCK.. but then again I was in a private class.. I guess it will be different when I am in a proper class….

so whaddya think I did?  I BOUGHT A YOGA MAT…

UH OH…. you know what DAT means

mwah to da sistahs who know how to spell NAMASTE

Em

what you wanna be when you grow up, don’t you?  I DO!!  This sentiment  gives me the shivers.. I dunno why but it sooo does..

meet ambitious cowgirl  and ambitious fisherman.. They are drawn by CHICHI!  LOVE THEM….

Speaking of Chichi.. I have also launched Gardenia Gardenthumb and Pierette Pointytoes (who has THE MOST TO DIE FOR EYELASHES on the planet.. must be “great lash”-LOL)

there is moooore but I didn’t have a chance to post.. will advise

mwah to da sistahs who love da CHICHI and who NEVAH EVAH forget who or what they wanna be

Em

today was a PSYCHOTIC day at Da Bella Boutique!  I uploaded professafella (ISN”T HE HOT???) and the rest will be coming tomorrow:)

stay toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooned

mwah to da sistahs who have to wait

Em

sistahs?!  Where have you been? LOL.  I am now resurfacing from undeer our pile (which is still a pile) so please forgive us.. there was a huge volume from last week that we are working on so if you have anything RUSH, please email Ryan or I to expedite and we will try our BESTEST to please.. why is the title of this blog “happily ever after”?  Cuz I am in LOOOOVE with this new stamp..   Stella’s Chariot.. it makes me SOOOO happy… I mean what Fairy Godmother is COMPLETE without a chariot? hmmmm?

 I had so much fun coloring it and Nicky had so much fun with this layout!!  it’s so romantic and the sentiment I made for it is “happily ever after…”

http://www.stampingbella.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=happily

Jan (Stella’s creator) had the most VIVID and BEAUTIFUL painting of the chariot that just may be bought by me to put into Jayden’s room… It gives me the fuzziest and yummiest feeling…

There will be more releases tomorrow.. sorry I have been MIA.. got multiple complaints but I am glad that someone missed me

Also something is wrong with my blog where I can’t add any images so forgive the links for now!

OHHH.. also for the “local yokels”, please take a looky at my events calendar for classes! I just introduced a class for May 31st which is almost sold out!

Mwah to da sistahs who CANNOT wait to be pulled in a chariot oh and who also cannot wait for more releases tomorrow!!

Em

Happy Friday sistahs!!!

wanted you to have a PHENOM weekend!  PHENOM… after laughing my head off at my post regarding my coredinations paper.. showing my cutesie pie husband, my PILE O’ PAYPAH etc, I received comments and private emails regarding the wall decals behind my desk… wellllllllllllllllll guess whatttttttt?  I mean really.. GUESS WHAT??? Yep, we did it… we did  da sistahood in a wall decal for you!  We have included enough space in between da sistahs so you can cut them up and spread them around your craft room OR in one image (so you get 4 for one price!)! you happy? you likey?  Each package will include instructions on how to mount it… it is very easy.. we tried and tested it! So I hope you would love to bellify your room and think of da sistahs when you create!

I have also added my favorite Fiskars squeeze punches.. they stack and their shapes are quite unique.. and their NAMES??? right up my alley..LOL

I hope you have a PHENOM weekend and will be thinking of da sistahs

Will have more surprises next week!

Mwah to da sistahs who wanna stick themselves on a wall

Em

Sistahs, you must read this post and if you don’t already KNOW Lauren, I think it is IMPERATIVE that you meet her… Lauren Meader, that is.  Please read her story and learn what she is all about.  I have been an avid reader of her blog and admirer for many moons.  Her talent is INCREDULOUS (word?) and her style cannot be beat… her personality exudes on her blog and just makes you fall in love with her.

This morning I was inundated with emails from sistahs telling me “did you see Lauren’s card?”, “it BLEW me away”.. DIDJA SEE IT? HUH HUH HUH?  So with my coffee in hand I sat at my computer and read Lauren’s post.  Of course the card was the usual Lauren style, but the content of her post was even MORE meaningful.  Lauren basically visually exemplefied what the true meaning of BELLA is… of what Bella was intended to be or mean to everyone around us.. that Bella, regardless of what she looks like, exudes a persona that can be identified with.. and that is what her card and her post are about.  About her MOM.. a mom who has many different functions and meanings in our lives.

Please read it.

Lauren, you have outdone yourself and kudos to you sistah for putting the “feeling” and true meaning  of “ bella” on a card for all of us to enjoy.

Mwah to da sistahs who may be sniffling along with me as I write this post

Em

anyone out there? I’ve missed my sistahs!  It’s been cuh-RAZY over at Bella HQ (lol)… sistahs are starting to find out about my itty bitty boutique and we are having a ball (WAVING HI TO SHELLEY!).. we are constantly getting new goodies and playing and demoing and trying lots of new stuff.. how fun is DAT?  Ok, so who’s coming to visit??? you here yet? (*winks*)

We have now painstakingly installed a calendar of events on our website so our local sistahs and not-so-local-sistahs-who-wanna-visit can come and say hi and take a class!  We are still perfecting this feature so pleasssse bear with us!

We are introducing a new STELLA class…  Nicky makes an assortment of PHENOM and ELEGANT cards… we introduce you to her wacky character (not NICKY”S- ok well maybe hers too ) and show how versatile she is (Stella)… especially for the STELLA in YOU! 

I have put a new product online.. a product I completely believe in and love… it’s the Lyra 72 pce Colored Pencil set.. I LOOOVE THIS SET!  It is an amazing deeply pigmented colored pencil.. the lead is beautiful and soft (perfect to use with odorless mineral spirits) and doesn’t break! I own Prismacolors and LOOOOVE THEM and use them but the Lyras are soft soft too and don’t break (do you know how many times I have sharpened my prismas and ended up having a little ‘stump’ cuz it always  broke? ! LOVE Lyras!.. and you know what?  Lyra has 72 colours only and you know you won’t be missing anything in this set.. the colors are stunning and come in different shades of each color! A bit of an investment but in my opinion, worth every penny!

Enjoy!

mwah to da sistahs who wanna take a class with us and fall asleep in a pile of SOOOFT colored pencillllsssss

Em

Hiya sistahs,

I was surfing through our splitcoast forum and noticed that people were looking for some sort of coupon or something? (LOL)… I know that the economy is in a slump and I know that people everywhere are feeling it and are budgeting etc.. and TRUST me.. I totally capiche!  So Ryan and I decided that it would be nice on this gloomy rainy day in Toronto to have a FREE SHIPPING weekend.. just to uplift some spirits, allow some people to enjoy and afford some happy things

The minimum order for free shipping is $45.00 and the sale is on until Sunday April 13th at midnight.. and TRUST ME.. after you see what I will launch today, you will be SOOOO HAAAAPPPPPPYYYYYY.. each and every stamp in today’s collection.. OMG.. words cannot express how I feel about them.. I mean HOW redundant can I be???

So I will be posting throughout the day and will let you know when I am done

I will keep on editing this post with more information .. so always scroll to da BOTTOM

mwah to da sistahs who wanna hop into a free shipping envelope and come visit me

Em

***** meet “all punked up and nowhere to go“*****

>>> check out the metallic texture.. CAN YOU FAINT??? stay tooooned, the metal will be for sale next week!!!

LOOOOVE tutuface.. you lovey?

made with our square window card kit!

Here’s FABBYYYYYYYY notice her little nostrils and crooked smile? LOL

little johnny depster and his sentiments (people made fun of me with YAARRRGHHH) but I lovey it.  I was screaming Yaargh for about 2 days at the office.  People were NOT happy with me..LOL

check out the CORE PAYPAH.. is it amaazing or wha?

to go with happy forest comes HAPPY NEIGHBORHOOD

LOVEY?  cuz I DOOOOO

hee hee.. just added GEORGINA GLAMOURPUSS.. LOVE HER? LOVE HER? LOVE HER?

meet CECILY CINNAMONSTICKS… she goes with life is how you bake it..and it’s a cupcake thing.. cute no?

Nickabella (rhymes with Stella, Ella and BELLA-in case you haven’t noticed) was a biZzY BeE this week.  We had SOOO muc fun with DA stellas… Stella is a funny, goofy, ageless character.. she has swollen feetsies at times, she can drink a little, and that darned wand.. she hangs on to it for dear life.. sometimes she may “misplace” it… you will see that in another stella coming out soon (LOL)

so see Stella come to life.. Thank you NICKY and thank you JAN for da Stellas

Mwah!

 please notice the LIP EMBOSSED PAYPAH! LOL

mwah to da sistahs who want to DIP into a martini glass

Em