magnetic energies intertwine . . .

Ladies + Crafts = Weekend Get-Away

I had the pleasure of sharing a DELIGHTFUL scrapping get-away weekend with my fabulous crafting lady friends Frances and Ashley!

We met wonderful ladies (one being Sandy!) and shared a crafting space with four other equally VIVACIOUS spirits: MaryKate, Deidra, Diane, and Michelle (all whom traveled from CT)! The ladies who attended this little get-away weekend share the same exhuberantly passionate scrapbooking, paper obsessed, embellishment-craze energy as Frances, Ashley and I do. OOOO it was SOO FUN!

I worked on my Christmas present for my brother Josh and his wife Dorey. Christmas is their FAVORITE holiday so I decided to make them an Advent Calendar. Each little drawer holds a wish along with a token directing them to their little basket of goodies that are individually wrapped and tagged Day 1 through Day 25. Each day they will read their little wish and find in their basket of goods their Daily Gift.

This weekend involves:

• Adding grosgrain ribbon with a ric-rac overlay around the box's outer edge
• Wrapping up their little gifts
• Making each gifts' tag

Products used:

• Basic Gray Holiday papers
• Ranger Stickles (LOVE them!)
• Florals (distressed with brown chalk)
• Various Holiday brads and tags
• Cat's Eye Chalk
• Karen Foster Design - Countdown Calendar
• Various Holiday Rub-ons

The girls thought it hysterical that Frances, Ashley and I had the same Tape-Gun! Here's a picture of the "Scrapping Angels":

Photos + Walls = FotoFlot

Frances shared with me a fun site to use for photos! Fotoflot offers you a unique medium without the glaring glass, fussy mats, clunky frames. Fotoflot allows you to display your BIG, BOLD, BEAUTIFUL prints on your wall; magnetically erupting in rich color and esquisite detail!

Ryan and I plan to showcase pictures from our HoneyMoon, Rehearsal dinner pictures taken by Frances Mileski and our Wedding pictures from Kristin Spencer Photography in this medium.

Check them out!

Frances + wordle.net = Having fun playing!

Heee-hee, I stumbled upon this fun website when planning for our Wedding. Infact I thought we would use a "wordle" as one of our stamps. The time lasped and Ryan chose the whimsical "Take me out to the ballgame" stamp because of the musical notes [on the stamp].

My creative and talented friend Frances sent me an e-mail this morning about wordle with a fun little type up she created for me with words about our wedding and honeymoon! Check it out!

Vivacious Fall Foliage + Ocean = Honeymoon!

Vibrant hues of corals, oranges, marigold; red-violets, purples, chartruese: Fall foliage.

Powerful aqua-blues, blue-grays and gray-greens: Ocean energy.

Organic food, delightful locals, scenic views, winding roads, Rockefeller bridges, 1800's vintage leather bound books, 1930's hob-nail depression glass plates, vintage floral steel frogs, and the nostalgic red Tool Barn of Hull's Cove - greatest source of antique/used hand-tools on the planet: Spiritual and physical Honeymoon treasures!

We had a DELIGHTFULLY MAGICAL time exploring Seal Harbor and Bar Harbor, Maine together! Our first stay was at the Asticou Inn located near Seal Harbor (gorgeous location; 15-minutes from Bar Harbor and would be a perfect place to stay during high season as it is away from the crowds). During our visit to the Tool Barn, the owner suggested for us to have lunch at the Bar Harbor Inn on their patio overlooking Frenchman's Bay. EXCEPTIONAL idea! Since we visited Bar Harbor 'off-season' we decided to book a few nights in the Main Inn at the Bar Harbor Inn. It was super to be able to walk and parooz the quaint-off-the-beaten path antique shoppes for vintage finds!

We took one of Ollie's Trolley tours sight-seeing Cadillac Mountain, Thunder Hole, the Wild Gardens of Acadia, Jordan's Pond, some of the Island's mansions, and Bubble Pond.

We look forward to continue our anniversary celebrations in Bar Harbor during our FAVORITE time of the year each year and add to our growing collection of antiques!   

HJT = Married!

Hello! I am married. MARRIED!

So exciting and the same. Feelings continue to be magical. Auras continue to be intertwined. Energy vibrations continue to be magnetic.

Mr. HJT and I have been fused long before our first date. WOW. Now we are MARRIED. I am his ex-girlfriend and he is my ex-boyfriend. Or, we are Husband & Wife. It is all exciting and the same.

It thrills me to begin documenting this new chapter in our life via the blog medium.

My first introduction to blogging was when my AMAZINGLY talented photographer and friend, Kristin Spencer, asked me to be a blogger for her and Jared's latest company Chattybrides.com. I said yes ... under the guise of HJT; for selfish reasons....so this not-so-techy woman could learn to become a tiny-bit-up-to-date on technology.

Sooo ... here are some photos from our Wedding Weekend (Columbus Day Weekend 2008) taken by my fabulous friend Frances Mileski. Professional photos arriving in a few weeks from Kristin Spencer! We had our Rehearsal at the Glen Manor House in Portsmouth, RI and Rehearsal Dinner at my Aunt Judy and Uncle Buzz's home in Bristol, RI. [Quick sneak peaks taken by my friend Frances include some of our Wedding details, my change into Reception 'Billie' dress by Melissa Sweet and Christian Louboutin shoes -wedding gift from Ryan!]....