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Merry Christmas

December 24, 2012

Thank goodness it’s the 24th. I’m allllll out of ideas! I got nothing left!

This cracked me up and made me laugh out loud!!! Do you know how many nights I woke up at 3:00 am with a jolt remembering the elf hadn’t been moved!!! But oh how the kiddos love him.

Merry Christmas from the Statzer gang!!! Yes this is as close to Christmas cards that I got this year! Oh who am I kidding, I never send out Christmas cards!!!! I hope you and your family have a Christmas full of love and laughter, peace and joy.

Please meet me back here January 1 for a year full of trash to treasure projects, easy do it yourself tutorials, and lots of laughs!

^{Colossians 3:15–}Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

Merry Christmas and lots and lots of love! xoxoxo Angela

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A whole bunch of randomness.

December 18, 2012

Life has been a little crazy the past couple of months. I don’t even remember November. Now Christmas is a week away.

I spent last Friday morning with these two. I know the picture is blurry but it totally expresses the time we had together. We talked, laughed, and created.

The Nester cracking me up.

Sweet Tracie and I with our handmade journals. I was sooooo filled up that morning from spending time with them. It’s so important to slow down, take a break, and enjoy time with friends and loved ones. I tend to get soooo busy that I shut off the world and people and just having fun.

After they left, I was thinking about spending more time with the people I love. I received a text about the shooting in CT. I cried for two hours. I wanted to go and get my babies. I have a 1st grader and a 4th grader. My heart just broke for the families. I have no words and really can’t even wrap my head around what happened. I had never been so happy to see the big yellow bus that afternoon. All I can do is pray.

And love on my kids.

And trust God.

And make cookies for dinner.

My husband and I just went on a little trip together the beginning of December.

We went here. It was amazing. But the most amazing thing about the trip was spending time alone with him. We have a wonderful relationship and get along great, but with the craziness of work, his and mine, two kids, time just gets away from you. This trip reminded me why I had fallen in love with him. Reminded me that I not only love him but I reallllly like him, like being around him and reminded me how much he makes me laugh.

This is my younger brother. I love him too. As much as we fought growing up, I now consider him my one of my best friends and he cracks me up too. My friend Jen and I set him and our dear friend Beth up on a blind date.

This is Beth. They got married and now one of my best friends is my sister in law. And the best news…….. she is pregnant and being induced tonight. I am crying as I type this. I leave tomorrow to go meet my little nephew and it just fills me full of so much joy.

So much life in one month.

Some good, some really bad, and some great. So much sadness and sooooooo many blessings.

xoxoxoxo Angela

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Creative juice!

December 11, 2012

Hi There! Thanks for stopping by! Won’t you take a minute and like Button Bird Designs on face book? Right over there to the right?! Why thank you! Also sign up to receive these posts by email so you don’t miss out on any trash to treasure projects, easy do it yourself tutorials, or all the fun we are having up in here!!! xoxoxoxo Angela

I bought a spice rack at a yard sale this summer for $2.00. The spice rack included all these cute little bottles. I have been holding onto them for some time trying to figure out what to do with them. Spices you say……hmmmm not a lot of cooking going on in this house so I needed another idea!

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After searching around Pinterest I fell in love with this idea. Man I love Pinterest!! Check out my boards here and see just how much!!!!

I finally got all those sticky spice labels off the bottles by soaking them in hot soapy water.

This sweet little helper filled the bottles with water and added a drop of blue food coloring. I think this is my favorite part about my job. I could use lots of help with projects and my daughter is at the perfect age to help me. After filling the bottles she helped make tags for my art going to Sanctuary of Davidson.