WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

Hiya sistahs!  Sorry for da late post.. it’s been a crazy and hectic day trying to prepare for da ARRIVAL of da BABES!  Paulabella is arriving tonight with hubs JIM and Lindabella is arriving tomorrow afternoon.. that means we have all night to PLAY!!! WOOOOHOOOO!  All the classes are full and I am so excited to be in Bellaland this weekend cuz there is SUCH a BUZZZZZZ when the classes happen.. it’s so much fun!  you BETTAH be there for the next classes sistahs..LOL.

So I went to Jenny Craig today to get weighed in and I lost 4 pounds!  Am I thrilled?  NO CUZ I WANTED TO LOSE AT LEAST 86.5 this week but I will take the 4 🙂  It wasn’t that difficult and I was grateful that all the planning was done for me 🙂 (It’s funny, the second I gave birth to my children I asked the doctors if my placenta weight 85 pounds.. LOL)  Will keep you posted about the weekly journey :).

Ok now down to BidNiss.  Winnahs from last week’s Bellarific friday:

Commentaytah ($10 in bella buckeroonis! just for placing a comment!)

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34- SARAH A, YOU WIN!! Please email me and I will send you your voucher!

Timestamp: 2010-09-24 21:30:35 UTC

Now for da WINNAH for SUBMIITING ($20 in bella buckeroonis!)

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9- Margo S. you win!  please email me and I will send you your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2010-09-24 21:33:15 UTC

Ok, so let’s discuss this week’s theme which of COURSE I forgot to post on last week’s post.. Hmph.

This week’s theme is PAPER PIERCING or STITCHING.

Let’s see what da BABEROONIS came up with!

Paulineabella used  BABYCARRIAGEABELLA

Wendybella used KNOWLEDGE SPEAKS

Crafty CATHABELLA used LITTLE EMMY

Elainabella used LITTLE PEEP’S HEART

Danabella used the BIRTHDAY BOY

Lindabella used PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Paulabella used SAVVYSHOPABELLA

Aren’t they STUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNING?   I think they are fabby dabby.

Ok now for FABBYNESS from da sistahood!

now how’s DAT for some eye candee?

Ok NEXT WEEK’S CHALLENGE IS (hold on I have to check a babe’s post to find out..LOL) One moment please…  HALLOWEEN!! I expect 60 kajillion comments and a HUGE amount of entrants next week.  ok?  DO YOU HEAR ME?

I hope everyone enjoyed the release on wednesday.. I just love those images!!

Enjoy da weekend sistahs!  Will try to take pics of the weekend to share with you but I will make sure there are no cross eyes..LOL

Mwah

Em

I have tried the monthly releases…  I am not that organized and I don’t enjoy the UNspontaneity of it…so I am gonna go back to my old ways and SURPRISSSSE you with new images… it could be every month, could be when I LOVE an image and must get it out (LOL), could be every week.. I am just gonna do them when I feel like making some rubbah.  I think you will enjoy this way much bettah.  I remember years ago where people would play hide and seek on da website and squeal with delight when they found a new image so that’s what we are gonna do.  Hope you enjoy this way.. I think it will be fun!  And yes, I will announce on da blog once an image is up so no worries.. you are not gonna miss ANYTHING.

So this is a small release.. I wanted to get some WINTERY Christmas images out there… so I chose some MO’S and some VOL. 25 and a GREENBEANBABY (a Peep).. I think you are gonna LOVE IT!!  I fell in love with all of these images (as usual).. hope you do too!

Here goes…

SINGIN’ SO BEAUTIFUL by Mo Manning

JINGLEBELLS by Mo Manning

THE CHOIR with a STAR on top by Mo Manning

Christmas PEEPS by GREENBEAN BABY.. I wanna SQUOOSH them. BADLY.

Now for Jessica Rose (VOL. 25)

DOILY STRAND and MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR LARGE SENTIMENT (my card)

Peace on Earth LARGE SENTIMENT and YUMMY HEARTS (not new) (a great shadow stamp)

HANGING ORNAMENTS–  LOOOOVE!

Ok, that’s my WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY.. replacing TANTALIZING TOOSDAY this week.  YOU LIKEY?

Mwah to da sistahs who love da wednesdays

Em

mwah to da sistahs who are stalking

em

I just needed to let off some steam as I am preparing for an upcoming class.. so I decided to walk around da BOOOOOTIQUE and see what makes me happy and what doesn’t make me happy and what makes me not so sure if I am happy or not… so enjoy the show and the captions.  LOL.

so whaddya think of my show?  How badly would you have liked to see THAT on video..LOL (if only I knew how to do it)

Tantalizing TOOSDAY is delayed til tomorrow cuz there is a SURPRISSSSE

STAY TOOOONED

Mwah to da sistahs who love to be silly

Em

Hiya sistahs!  I hope you had a great weekend!  So this was my first weekend on Jenny Craig and I must say I was VERY good.  I listened, I ate, I was IN CONTROL.  My worst “pecking” time is at night… TERRIBLE.. I dunno if it is habit, hunger or boredom (can’t be)… but I decided to keep my fingers BuSy.  If they are BUSY then I don’t have to think about PECKING..LOL (just call me chickenbella).  I sometimes color at night which I love to do but I wanted to try something new… I have been EYEING embroidery work on blogs.. have been drooling actually and decided I wanted to try so of course I bought every book known to man and learned nothing..LOL.  I spoke to Ryan’s aunt who is an embroiderer (sp?) and she said that as long as you know a couple of stitches, don’t freak out and stress out that you need to know a kabillion.  Just focus on a couple and then increase your repertoire 🙂  .. so that’s what I decided to do.  And what better image to use than MAVIS HAS A DAISY! I love the idea of “HYBRIDING” a craft.. using your tools for different purposes.  So I tried a couple of fabrics the other day to embroider on and I am just gonna test one more and I think I will carry the best one in da STORE.. just to play around with and see what you can do.  I am now OFFICIALLY addicted and how great is it that you can use what you have!  (I stamped it using BLACK INDIA ink which I will have in da shop soon)  So while sipping my BANANA NUT BREAD tea (THE YUMMIEST.. actually the blend looks EDIBLE), I came up with this.  I can’t believe I am showing you this sample because Jayden decided to admire it with AVOCADO on her hands.  HMPH.. so please disregard the stain 🙂 (LOL).. Also I have learned a lot from this first attempt.. this fabric (muslin) is way too thin.. or the next one I will try to line it with batting so that you can’t see the threads through it… Lots of things learned, PLUS A STAIN but hey… that’s me… imperfection at it’s best!  WE MUST EMBRACE IMPERFECTION sistahs!

Hiya sistahs

Hope you had a great week!  I did lots of stuff and I wasn’t gonna tell anyone but I kinda made this deal with myself.. to share more about ME.. you’ve been with me for so long, that I feel like I don’t even have any secrets..LOL.  So as you must know.. I am always struggling with my weight.. up, down, sideways, vertically..LOL  So today I decided to commit to Jenny Craig.  Like I said, I really didn’t wanna say anything but this announcement makes it more real for me.. more committed.. more ACCOUNTABLE.  So my journey starts TOMORROW and I am very excited :).  If any of you have ever done Jenny Craig and have favorite meals, please do let me know.. I am very interested!  I will also be starting a post in our FORUM (If you haven’t joined, please do.. we are working on making it a very amazing place to “hang”).

OK.  I feel better.  I now COMMITTED myself to doing this by announcing it to my 4 readers..LOL

Now let’s discuss WINNAHS from last week

Winnah for CONTRIBUTING to last week’s challenge ($20 in Bella Bucks) is

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3- JANE BRACHT you win!  please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH

Timestamp: 2010-09-17 16:39:07 UTC

Now for da winnah for COMMENTAYTIN’ ($10 in bella bucks) is

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23-LILLIAN you win!  please email me and I will send you your VOUCHAH!

Timestamp: 2010-09-17 16:40:42 UTC

This week’s theme is this GORGEOUS sketch by Lindabella

Let’s see what da sistahood came up with!

Wendybella used ECOBELLA

Paulabella used KING OF THE CANDY CANES

Danabella used JILL IS TWO

Paulineabella used LIZZY LAPTOP

Elaineabella used WITCHYBELLA

Lindabella used WHO ME by Mo

Catherine GRODENabella used TRICKORTREATABELLA

Is that EYE candee or what?

Now let’s see da SISTAHOOD’s works of artttt

Arent’ they AMAYYYYYYYYYYYYZING?

Hope you have a great weekend and please leave a comment and say hi and you can win $10 in bella buckeroonis!

Oh and the 10% ends MONDAY NIGHT! be sure to take advantage by using code toosday0914.. OH and you should stay toooooned.. cuz next week we have a SURPRISE 🙂

Mwah to da sistahs who think that I am gonna look like VALERIE BERTINELLI LOL

Em