phase 2!

when wii fit came out, it was a hit at our house.  we played/worked out on it all the time.  we took it to my in-laws and it was a ton of fun.  then we got the new mario game and becoming FIT was out the window.  this time around we did things different.  we played mario first, then wii fit PLUS!  kylie started out tonight weighing himself.  he was not so happy with the reslut, but hey it's only day 1 or 539 but who's counting? oh wii fit is, dang it!  after himself, he added hazel, the dog.  she's a whopping 6 pounds.  up next was baby girl.  we had to first make her a mii, would could then be made into a baby on fit plus.  it was too funy.  of course, to fit in with the rest of the family her name is carwii.  i'm magwii and of course kywii. 

here's the whole family, plus kolbwii, kylie's brother.  and yes he does have a fro and barely has eyes.

daddy weighing carwii! and yes, i know my husband is handsome. my dad has called him a "european bruting model"  how my dad came up with that, i don't know, but i'll agree.

then it was my turn and for some reason kylie didn't snap any photos of me hula hooping away or trying to skateboard.  i'm a master hooper at about 700 spins! it helps when you have FIVE hoops on to add to the count.  my abs will hate me tomorrow.  but i desprately need to do this, because during those 700 spins, i was cramping.  not good for a 23 year old!  so, hopefully i can keep on this quest of wii fitting it up, or else next year i'll look like a bowling ball!

 

oh sweet relief

i updated! i have wanted to change my blog name FOREVER.  when i started blogging, i felt like "random thoughts of a red head" was pretty appropriate.  but i just was HATING it.  i felt like it was too blah.  i was just so over it.  luckily my amazing sister, annie, suggested my new title "Glitter, Paper, Scissors!"  it is PERFECT!  #1 LOVE glitter #2 all crafts i make include both glitter and PAPER #3 i use scissors in my job everyday.  oh annie, thank you! then i found new background that fits the kind of crafts i do.  oh how my blogging experience is changing!  by the way, i'm kind of a slacker because i can't find time.  so to all you public and SECRET blog stalkers, i'm sorry i'm not stealing some of your "work" time away to fill your hearts with my random stories.  and please send comments, they make me more motivated. have a great day!

roll it up, roll it up

stick it on a wreath? ok so i changed the words, but it's only appropriate. i made my dear friend CASEY  a wonderful wreath for Christmas.

she had went on and on about this rolled paper thing she'd seen on etsy.  then she made a treasury and featured her dream.  so i figured, eh can't be too hard.  well, after EIGHT glue stick and about 70 pages later it was complete.

i even topped it all off with a silver GLITTERY C.  she loved it so much.  she said she almost teared, but i think she actually did. and i'm so hormonal, i kinda teared up when i gave it to her.  we have very similar tastes in decor, crafts, hair, clothes, etc.  so it's very refreshing to have a friend that can appreciate the fantastic pieces of furniture or trinkets we find.  we love each other and depend on each other for new inspirations for one of our crazy projects, and can trust the other to say, "that's hideous, try again."  thank you for being my friend casey.  i'm so thankful to have you not only as a friend, but a coworker too. 

p.s. watch for more wreaths on ETHEL EDITH and our spring show!  custom orders accepted!

tucked away

after christmas, kylie and i didn't know what we were going to do with all of caroline's books and toys.  we have a huge tv cabinet with six shelves underneath and i knew it would be a great place for storage.

luckily i remembered these great locker baskets i picked up at a show this summer.  so we headed out to my mom's house where i had stored them.  they are perfect for toys!

and the extra space to the left holds the bigger toys that can't fit in the baskets.

Merry Christmas to Caroline and to ME!   oh here's a little picture of my sweet pea.  she was too pretty not to include.

she's little, but she'll cut a bitch.

and she is one...a female dog that is. meet hazel wynette daniel.

 she's our pretty, and little, but hairy chihuahua. about a year ago, we weren't getting a dog. then kolby and tiff came over and kinda "peer pressured" us. mostly just got us looking at puppies online. we came across hazel. she was adorable and TINY. the size of a pop can actually.

we kind of wanted a chihuahua, but wanted a short haired one. well, we decided to call. next thing you know we're at wal-mart buying up dog stuff before we even looked at her! one stop through the atm and we were on our way to get our pretty pup! her name listed online was Isabella. well, that doesn't cut it in our family, so we changed it. to the beautiful name hazel. and wynette because annie's dog is claudette and abbie's was basette. so it was only fitting. we love hazel so much. she's the best snuggler and is so fun to play with. she loves most of my family except abbie's husband zac. and occasionally forgets abbie and wants to get her too. she hates strangers and is very protective over kylie, caroline, and myself.  

sometimes she's a bad dog and gets spanked, but we love her. we've tried and tried and tried to break her of her barking and aggression to strangers, but she won't have it. luckily she has small teeth, haha. yikes!

this is my favorite day.  even hazel knows when it's bed time.

a new found love

rachel ashwell...oh how i love thee. 

kylie got me her book "Shabby Chic Interiors-My rooms, Treasures, and Trinkets" for my birthday.  last night was the first time i got to look at it and i melted in to a pool on the floor.  it is absolutely beautiful.  it's a home filled with such gorgeous sparkling things, but looks absolutely cozy and comfy.  

check out this bed, it's just adorable.  she says in her book she loves a bed that looks just as inviting un-made as it does made.  and i have to agree with her totally.  i just discovered today that she is the one that designs the "shabby chic" line at target, which would explain why i love all of it.

look at this beautiful chandelier.   i've just been dying over a great chandy recently.  i have three of them in my salon and really want to add some in my trailer.  right now i'm rocking some pretty serious lighting and if i'm going to live here another 3 years, i need to spruce it up.  and nothing says beauty like a light dripping in crystals!

i also love in this book how she mixes natural woods with the soft colors and fabrics.  she also features a brown leather tufted couch in her book.  i never would have thought leather, especially brown, would fit into a shabby home.  but it was great.  it made the room masculine, but soft at the same time.  kylie even liked it!

this last picture is a amazing sunroom.  i love everything about it.  when i build, i dream of having wood planked ceiling like this.  the windows and french doors just melt me.  the chandy is perfect.  the couch looks so inviting, then the fresh blue flowers just add the perfect amount of pop to the room.  oh rachel, how you have inspired me so much.  once i finish gawking at this book, i'm looking forward to investing in the others she's had.  oh and i found her BLOG!

“in Kentucky we’re called mam-maws”

This weekend we took a short, but long drive, trip to KY to see Kylie’s family. Every Christmas we load up in the Daniel van and drive EIGHT hours to Catlettsburg. It’s a long trip but, we usually sleep and play video games or watch a movie. This year was different since Miss Caroline is in the picture. Kylie and I loaded up with Beanie and left bright and early Saturday morning. We left as soon as Caroline woke up(5:30am) and then she slept for 3.5 hours! It was awesome. We only had to stop 3 times and made it to Mam-maw and Pap-paw’s by 2:30, they are a hour ahead so it was exactly 8 hours. The rest of the family made it in that evening. Kentucky had had some winter storms so there was snow and unfortunately…no electricity! Thank goodness they had a generator, but NO hot water. I couldn’t stand not washing off and washing my hair and neither could Kylie. So, we braved an ice shower. Wow was it cold, but darn it I was clean!  Sunday morning, the Daniels from IL and Mam-maw and Pap-paw loaded up and head about an hour away to Paintsville, to see Mam-maw Kathleen(Kat) and Pap-paw Hobert(aka Hobe). Kat and Hobe are in a extremely nice nursing home, they’re Kylie’s great grandparents and Carlie’s great great! Mam-maw Kat absolutely LOVED Carlie! As soon as I walked in the door she had her hands up ready to hold her, and she never let go until we had to leave. She had Cathy take her around to her friends rooms to show her off. She was glowing from ear to ear. It was too sweet. Here’s Mam-maw and Caroline.

I love this picture. Kylie took it and it melts my heart. Because Caroline is the first 5th generation baby, we had to have a photo op of that too. So here is Great GreatPap-paw Hobe, Caroline, and Great Great Mam-maw Kat(front row) and Great Pap-paw Doug, Kylie, and Grandpa Greg(because that’s what we call them in IL!)






 This one is all of the above, but we added the other women. Great Mam-maw Easter, Grandma Cathy, and Me. After the nursing home we went back to Doug and Easter’s to relax. Later that night the rest of the family came over. Greg has two brothers. One has two daughters and the other has three daughters and four sons. So the house was packed! We had some delicious food, great grab bags, and lots of laughs. When the excitement was over, we got everything packed in the Jeep so we could, again, leave first thing in the morning. Caroline was a great traveling baby. Kylie drove 80 on the way home so it only took us 7.5 hours. I couldn’t complain, I was ready to be home too. So after a long weekend of traveling, family, and fun, I’m beat! It’s now 8:30 and it’s the first time I’ve sat down since we got home this afternoon. I usually dread this time of year because it’s so much in one week but it’s always worth it in the end. I’ve married into an excellent family and I’m so thankful to have the Millers and Daniels in my life. They love me like their family and I love them like mine. And that’s what makes it worth it.