Halloween crafting

So who is getting into the spirit of Halloween? I am more in the spirit of crafting for the season. LOL! I was dying to use some stamps I got from a swap last year that had never been used..so I finally got to do just that. This house was cut on my Cricut Expression using a cut file from the Paper Scrap Ink blog. She makes the best cutfiles for Design Studio and makes it so easy on us that aren't computer savvy.
The box is actually a tissue box cover and the tissues come out of the chimney! start to finish this project took me about an hour and a half..not too shabby for the end result. I am quite happy with it. :)

Baby Room Pictures!

Here are some pictures of the room we are setting up for Patience when she gets here!

One Big Crazy Update!

so it seems I haven't updated my blog in like 8 months. Oh goodness! ok so here goes with the updates!
1) I am married! Married on April 18, 2009. I love being Mrs. Nichole Bryant!

2) I found out we are going to be expecting our first child on Jan. 22! I found this out On May 22 and it was quite a shock but we are so happy. Found out last Thursday that we are having a girl and her name will be Patience Grace Bryant.

3) I am taking a year off of college to prepare for Miss Patience. we figured that this was best in order to be up to par between school and family life since Patience would arrive during the school's Spring semester.

4) Crafting! Well there hasn't been much of that lately. I have just been in a major slump and can't seem to get motivated enough to do anything.

5) Did finish my first pregnancy scrapbook page today. I will post a pic at the end of this post.

6) Updating my etsy page. I am hoping to get some things on there soon. There is also a new 'Yardsale' section that will be like the name states.... a yardsale, just online. this could feature new and used items, whether scrapbook or not...just trying to clear out some things before Patience arrives!

Well I figure that will do for the updates. Check out my 3 month baby bump page!

Back to school, back to school...

Back to school to show daddy im not a foooooooool! Haha Don't you just love the movie Billy Madison with adam sandler in it? I think it's hilarious.

anyways that was way off topic. I am here at college reading, reading, and reading some more. Already a ton of homework and only the 2nd day..and i have to stay on top of everything this semester! I got a letter in the mail saying that since my GPA was 2.8 last semester that I was on probation for this semester with my scholarships. This semester is a grace one so i have to bring it up or else i might not being going to college anymore because i cant afford to lose these scholarships!

Homemade cleaning products?

Ok, so I am in awe over the people of today making homemade cleaning products. I never thought of this and I think it is an amazing idea! One that stuck out to me is for laundry detergent. Making it at home can actually cut the cost of detergent from 30 cents a load to 1 cent...yes 1 single penny! Amazing right? So I htought I would share a recipe I found. One for liquid (gel-like) and one for poweder. Enjoy! and keep a look out for more that I find. ~Amazing~

~Liquid detergent~
http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/04/09/making-your-own-laundry-detergent-a-detailed-visual-guide/

~Powder Detergent~
http://www.duggarfamily.com/recipes.html

The above actuallyhas a recipe for both kinds...and more! Hope you find this experiance enjoyable. I will be making some when I run out...unfortunately this past weekend I bought a 180 load box of Gain from Sams Club...I'm hoping to get rid of it quickly to try this!

Hey everyone! Well, here is another great week starting out!
BOOO on those Steelers winning though. hehe, not really they are great. Just not my team :).
No crafting time lately between work and getting ready for school. I go back to school wednesday. I am so ready to because well...I love school *big goofy grin*.

But anyways this is just an update. I will see what happens later...

Out of power!

Oh gosh it looks as if my last post messed up. Just stopping in to update everyone. my power was out for 3 days because of an ice storm and i wasn't able to get on. sorry for the incovenice!

Lalalalalalala! I missed youuuuu!

Oh my, my lovely ladies and gents how I have missed you! I can not stress enough how crazy life has been lately! Christmas and New years and soon valentines day and college starting back. It is just a huge blur and I feel as if it will stay that way for a while. I feel so bad to have abandoned everyone and my tutorials are dead, but soon I hope to resurrect everything and get life back on track.
Today my Etsy will be updated and I invite you to check it out. It will be great and I have so many goodies to unveil to ya'll. In case you don't know my store name it is Shortdrawbryant designs, just like the blog! Easy, eh?
I ask for prayers for my godmother Kari, and my dear friend Hailey who were in a car wreck on Monday and are still recovering. They are going to a different doctor today for their attorney. They are having to sue the person who hit them for medical bills and I pray that everything gets corrected. They have a great lawyer, Cory B, Trotz, so I have faith that everything will turn out alright.
Ok! About the crafting! Starting Monday I am going to try a picture a day to try and keep this updated and keep this blog update. SO STAY ON MY BACK! I mean it, I need someone telling me to keep going. LOL.
Well, off to find some batteries so I can finish taking pictures of my Etsy stuff.
Loves till Laters!