Welcome to our campfire…

Everyone loves a great night around the campfire!! I have made quite a few of these signs, they were a hot, hot commodity this summer. Adding your family name on the bottom gives it an added touch or might ensure that it won't get stolen from your campsite. lol 

One thing I love about living on an acreage is the clear, cloudless nights…star watching at its best!! You don't realize natures beauty until you are away from that light pollution. My son uses an app on his iPad called "Skyview". He simply points to a star and it shows the constellation that it belongs to. It's a super cool App for your little ones (not that my kids get lots of game time) but this is when it's an exception. His favourite constellation is the Warrior.

After this summer my kids are getting to be pros at roasting hotdogs and making s'mores. The adults however, may have been known on a few or more occassions to have be toasted like the marshmallows. Oh well, what is summer for! lol Good times and making memories. 

Love is not about how much you say I love you but how much you prove its true…

I hung this in our bedroom as a constant reminder that even though our lives are busy and some days even when we are so tired…. a simple hug, kiss or sign of affection goes a very long way. Showing someone you love them doesn't have to be a grand gesture. After twelve years together and ten years married my husband still does all those little things.. a few things are still opening my door for me, tells me I'm beautiful, gives me a back rub, lets me occasionally sleep in.. anyone can say I LOVE YOU…but showing someone is where it counts! 

At the Lake…

This was the first sign that I ever made (4'X2'). At the lake is all the rings that we do at the Shuswap. I especially love visit the sugar shack. After a day of boating it is a tradition of ours to visit this little shack that sells candy and popcorn. Our kids get to pick out five cent candies. It's all about making memories and traditions that your kids will remember and making the most out of summer!

A new look…

I recently changed the name of my blog to Trucks and Tutus Custom Creations. My main creating focus has somewhat switched from scrapbooking to making wooden signs. I know quite opposite hobbies. I still scrapbook from time to time but making signs has become my main focus right now.

I decided on the name Trucks and Tutus because since I last posted, our life has definitely changed. My last post talked about how we were celebrating the first birthday of our daughter. Since then, we have celebrated the first birthday of our third child, Tristyn. Yes, life has been pretty busy and somewhat crazy at times with three kids under the age of seven! Since my sons are crazy about trucks and my daughter sure loves here tutus…it was a better suiting name and since I already had a blog created, I thought I would continue it as for both :) Another big family change we had, was we moved to the mountains and away from big city life. We moved onto to a small town called Blind bay (its by Salmon Arm and in the heart of the Shuswaps) and onto an acreage. We wanted our children to grow up with space to run, snowmobile, quad, boat and live the BC lifestyle … one we were not able to achieve living in Spruce Grove AND I tell you… life could not be so opposite from what I was used to. We have experienced bears, moose, coyotes, clear nights full of stars by the fire pit, NO mosquitos, hot - humid summers and very a mild winter…so far. It's been absolutely wonderful living in the Shuswaps so far..maybe minus the bears and coyotes. lol.

My husband now also works out of town. To occupy myself after the kids go to bed, and instead of watching TV… I make signs. It started out as making decor for my new house but has turned into a hobby that I am quite passionate about. I buy all my own wood… I load it into my SUV…yes I do some funny looks but I get it all to fit. I also cut, prep, stain, paint and create the signs all on my own. Totally addictive AND totally satisfying. On this blog I am happy to share what I have created.

You can also go check out my FACEBOOK PAGE - Trucks and Tutus Custom Creations and INTAGRAM as trucks_and_tutus where I post regularly. Enjoy.

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I'm back…..

It has been forever since I have posted anything on my blog. The term "life gets busy" is most definitely true. Last March, our family of three was blessed with a little girl and this last year has been an absolute whirlwind. I have not had any time for scrapbooking (or sleep for that matter), so my main focus was taking pictures of the kids. Taking pictures was the easy part since my brother and sister-in- law bought me a Nikon d7100 (I know, I am super spoiled!!). Now that Reese (our little girl), is sleeping through the night, has a napping schedule and Raydn is in preschool, I have more time on my hands (and the constant urge to fall over from exhaustion is gone). So…….bring on the scrapbooking!! 

A new purchase also lit a fire under me… a couple days ago I purchased a silhouette cameo and what a wonderful machine that is. I am so ready and excited to jump back in! To try it out, I made some decorations for Reese's first birthday party. So, so much fun! 

I kept the decorations nice and simple. I opted out of inking and for anyone that knows me that was very tough. I LOVE TO INK… EVERYTHING! Her theme is pink and grey princess but with carriages. I'm so excited to see it come together on her birthday. The table will have glass vases filled with grey and pink candy, the cake is a two tier fondant with a fondant princess carriage on top. There will be tissue pom poms and round paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Reese is my "Princess in training". Kind of hard not to go all girly when it has been birthdays with monster trucks, construction vehicles and Super mario bros so far.