oc fair & seal concert...

had a blast at the orange county fair last Sat. Was able to see Seal in Concert which was fantastic! Love all the colors of the fair...the maternity barn, the photo exhibit, the smells of all the funnel cakes...just love it all. Here are a few of my favorite photos from our day at the fair! xoxo

new melissa frances products...

a couple new things that are on the way to CHA-S using Melissa Frances new goodies! Yummy new papers, sparkly acccents and more! xoxo

pepsi...

Here in the Henkel house we've been waiting to see this commerical...(click on the commercial titled "band"!) Why the excitement? Because the drummers are Dave's students! How fun is that? I went to the Universal Studios set in April to watch them film it and had a great time! You may not see it unless you watch channels catered to the Spanish speaking population. And here is the icing on the cake, I have an aunt and uncle that have worked for pepsi for several years! Three cheers for Pepsi and the celeb drummers! :-) xoxo

happiness...

My mom got me thinking yesterday as she was talking about what she always hopes for in life for Gary (my brother) and I...happiness! Then I found Ali Edwards, scrapbook superstar, daily happiness on-line journal! What is my happiness today? It's spending time outside with my husband and soaking up all the goodness a day with him brings! So to quote Ali, "What is your happiness today?"
xoxo

sweet family...

Dave and I had dinner with some friends last night...what a sweet family they are! We had yummy sushi at "sushi on the rock"....kitchen sink roll is my fav! One of the sweetest things of the whole night was this little one named Mya! Wanted to just hug and squeeze and rock and love this little bundle of goodness! Thanks Kim and Tom for giving me special permission to share your princess here! Love ya! xoxo

inspiration overload...

had such a great day yesterday at the rubber stamp show in carson on Saturday...just wasn't there long enough...will be on my list to go back in November for the next shoe! After the show went to meet our friends to go to our annual Pageant of the Masters celebration! Had dinner at Clae's...fabulous view! Then spent the night with said friends and went back to the Festival of the Arts on the way home this morning...walked around and soaked in all the art and sun! Here are some of my favorites artists this year...John Taylor, Sherry Ford, Scott Moore, Gregg Stone, Tom Swimm, Christopher Bliss, David Milton, Angela Cunningham, Karen Fadel and Andrea Huber! xoxo

just a good quote and a fun photo...

"Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it." - Danny Kaye
Have a great weekend! Happy Friday! xoxo

fair fun...

Dave & I went to the San Diego fair for the first time on Friday night and had a great time!
my fair top 10 list...
1. the Teddy Geiger concert
2. yummy bad-for-me food (beer battered mushrooms-delish!)
3. all the colors and lights
4. the 4 H animals
5. the photography and flower exhibits
6. the "swap meet" style booths
7. people watching
8. being so close to the beach...nice cool breeze
9. taking the coaster and not having to worry about parking
10. and the best for last...spending time with my guy :-) Happy Fourth of July! Hope yours is filled with BBQ's and loads of fun! xoxo

summer is now in season...

tons of people today
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SMILE
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did you know starbucks
has a promo van? Yum!
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Have you ever seen
a bicycle built for 7?
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xoxo

inspiring...

found this from daily candy in my in box...if you haven't signed up I highly receommend it...such cool things they share with you...like this one today! Enjoy! xoxo

ships ahoy...

just a fun photo of a couple homes nearby! ahoy mate! xoxo

drum corps season...

has started! Wishing Pacific Crest lots of fun and success this season! (my hubby teachs their drums) xoxo

close up...

of my creative space and what I'm inspired by as seen on the freestyle challenge page I posted yesterday...xoxo

challenge on the ...

freestyle blog...take a peek...let's see what you can come up with using patterned paper and fabric! love a challenge! xoxo

happy father's day!

just a couple memories I have of my dad...mickey mouse shaped pancakes, minature golf and pizza-n-pipes...happy father's day dad! thinking of you!

There are other special father's I'm thinking of today too...Bryan, Grandpa, Gary Sr., Herman, Tom, Ron and Ray!

xoxo

aloha...

seems like forever since we were on vacation in Lanai, Hawaii. xoxo

welcome home...

Gary! My brother just spent a few months in Japan with the Navy and returned home on Thursday..just want to give him a little shout out since I miss him so much! xoxo

photo circa 2001

smile...

for the camera! My new little purse...makes me smile...can even fit my new little camera in there! Can't wait to use it! xoxo

something sew sweet...

love cool books and hip websites and this has to be one of the funnest (I know that's not a word but it's too fun to not say it)! Discovered the book at one of my favorite stores and then found out they have a website...you can sign up to receive tips and inspiration ideas of where to go, what to try and more...just daily candy everyday in your in box. Love the illustrations! Hope you get yourself some Daily Candy too! xoxo

there are...

a few "smiles" kits left from the "freestyle" workshop. if you're interested in purchasing one, please e-mail me. xoxo
edited: kits are all spoken for.

pink pineapple...

rules! what a fun time we had thursday night sharing ideas and stories for their first book club! elena, the host for the club was fabulous! i love meeting their customers and employees...hi erin and gloria...such good, sweet people! Can't wait to hang out with them more! thanks for having such a cool store! xoxo