I guess it's been a while.

So I haven't posted anything in over a year.  To avoid chasing a rabbit, I'll just say that I got scared off.  I had a psychology professor in college who said I had 'self-sabotaging' tendencies.  Getting a little personal with you guys, I'll say that I feel like I live in a constant fear of completely screwing up, and that fear sometimes paralyzes me.  I am notorious for doing this when I start getting any sort of positive feedback on something.  Heck, I tried to break up with my husband right after we started dating because it was just too good.  Then later, tried doing it again the very week that he would be proposing because I was sure that whether in one year or ten, he would leave me because I was just too crazy for him to handle.

I freakout.

I quit.

I bail.

I give up.

But I don't have to.


For now, I'm back.  I fully plan on sticking around for a while, but a little encouragement from you guys would super duper help with that.  I'll share more about what's been going on in my life and what the Lord's been showing me and doing through me as we go, but for now I'd love to just show you some simple things I've been working on.  
Before I left, my BFF and I had both started getting into doing graphic design stuff.  She, being much braver than I, started doing blog design jobs and has really done awesome at it!  I'm serious! Go check out her work!  At first, I tried venturing out and offering services too...but a few things happened that scared me off. (surprise!)  Although I'm not so sure I'm ready to try that again, I still love doing graphic design fun stuff.  So, I think for now I might just be posting things that I make.  I hope you like them!  


I made this a few months ago after my husband and I moved and started a new chapter of our lives together at the beginning of this year.  I know I'm not capable of anything outside of Christ, but it's a reminder that I need.

 This one's a little more personal.  I just made it today, but I think the quote resonates with just about everyone.

And this awesome little piece of work is currently my profile picture on Facebook because, as you guys may know, Hubby & I are both gingers...and some people just don't get it.

There you go!

What do you call your Hubby?

Obviously, I call mine Hubby.  If you've ever read another entry of my dear little bloggity-blog, then I'm sure you know that.  I love petnames.  Hubsters & I come up with random names for each other in all kinds of situations. That's sooo not meant to be dirty.  haha.

Hubby when he's mad at something silly: Grumpy Bums.
Hubby when he comes home from work and I haven't seen him all day because I didn't wake up when the first alarm went off and I follow him around the house poking him: Cute Butt/Chubby Bums.
Hubby when he's being *ahem* and I'm just really really tired: Lil' Man.
Me all the time: Baby.
When he's being flirty: Cutegirl.

My blog's name even...came from a petname.  Back when Hubby & I first started sort of pre-dating, he came to see me in this little one act play I was in...a mutual guy friend helped him sneak in a bouquet of dark pink tulips & tiger lilies into the dressing room.  The community theatre group I was involved in had a social afterwards.  People clustered into the front lobby drinking wine (or coke for some of us) while solos, duets, or trios would jump on the piano and play a random song, of the broadway kind of course.  I swear this group was so much less cliche than I'm describing them to be right now!
After that wound down, we went out for a really late supper with a couple of friends, then back to their house for a movie.  Hubby had been incredibly sweet, courteous, & gentlemenly the whole night.  I wasn't a little teeny-bopper or anything. I was 21!  But I'd never dated anyone before (thank you Jesus).  While we were watching the movie (of course, I have no idea what it was because I couldn't even concentrate!)  Part way through, Hubby reached over and very nonchalantly took my hand.  Once again, I was 21....but inside I was freaking out like a little 10 year old getting her first non-cootie-cheek-kiss on the playground!
Once the movie was over and we got in the car for Hubby to take me home, he reached over again and took my hand.  I'll never forget I said, 'I think I like you, Mr. Lavespere'...and he very sweetly replied, 'I think I like you too, Miss Page'.
I know, I know....it's not even February yet and I'm getting all sappy blah blah blah gag gag smooshie mooshie.  So what.
A little bit of me knew that night that I realllly one day, wanted to be Mrs. Lavespere.


And now I am.


So.  What do you call your Hubby?

And to celebrate all of our mutual sappy blah blah blah gag gag smooshie mooshie-ness, I made my very first piece of Subway Art.  What do you think?  If you like it, feel free to grab away!  Just click it once, then right click & save the larger copy that pops up.  It's a nice 8" x 10" piece.

Enjoy!

You Won! You Won!!

I REALLY love winning giveaways.  I've only won one myself...but I just love the concept of giveaways and making someone's day by telling them, 'You Won!!'  I just love it.

I am sooo sorry for not announcing this yesterday like I said I would!  Hubby & I went out of town to stay the weekend with his sister & her hubster & kids and got back yesterday afternoon but were wiped and ended up going out with Courtney & her boyfriend (pop the stinkin question already, Skyler!!!) and a couple of other couples to our newly opened local Buffalo Wild Wings last night.

So, to not dilly-dally any longer....

the winner.......

of a custom design wall art

is........

Amie Amie Amie Amie!!!!

In case you DON'T know, that's Amie from Kitty Cats & Airplanes!!
If you don't know who that is, you should jump over & check her out at her adorable blog which my bff, Courtney helped her design!


Ok Amie, I'm gonna email you in 2 seconds so be looking for it!

To everyone else, thank you sooo much for supporting my giveaway and
please please please keep reading!!

Have a Happy Whole Year!

100 Followers Giveaway!! Closed

Alright Ladies (& Gents)!

For quite some time now I've known exactly what I would do for my very exciting 100 Followers Giveaway.  Some of you may remember a certain ModPodged piece of wall art I made for a friend earlier this year.

Remember Jaimie Paris?

And Hubby's ManCave Sign?

And my dear sweet friend Michelle's abolition plaque which is currently living overseas with her?

Look at those ridiculously goofy grins.

Well, if you haven't quite figured it out yet, I've decided to create a custom made piece of Wall Art with pictures, words, paint, paper, or fabric or whatever you'd like up to maybe 11" x 14" or up to 3 smaller coordinating pieces.  Does that sound good?!

Alright.  How to win.

1. MANDATORY!  Be a public follower of Mrs. Lavespere.  because....this is a followers giveaway...ya know.  However, new followers are welcome to join in.

(2 entries...woohoo!)

Sample: 'I follow you, yo!'

2.  Follow Mrs. Lavespere on twit-twit-twitter.

(1 entry)

Sample: 'I follow you on twit-twit-twitter!'

 3.  Grab any of my past or current buttons and post them anywhere on your blog.

(1 entry)

Sample: 'Check it out!  I have your button!'

4.  Blog or Tweet about this giveaway.

(1 entry each)

Sample: 'I blogged / tweettweettweeted about your giveaway at plainjane.blogspot.com / @plainjane.'

Now that's a total of SIX possible ways to winnn!!


Make sure you leave a separate comment for each thing you do! I'll be using random.org to choose a comment number as the winner!

The giveaway closes December 31st, New Years Eve!!

And a Winner will be announced on the First day of 2011!!

 

There you have it!  Enter away!!

*Open to only blogger friends currently living in the U.S. I can't ship around the world, you know!*

Framed 3D Christmas Tree

Ok so I made this tree for our house over a week ago, but have been busy with work and never got around to working through my pictures to make a post.  I have to tell you, I am sooo super stoked about it!  I knew I'd been wanting to make something like it, but never really tried yet. 
If you want to jump to the end to see it, go ahead...but if you'd like to blindly follow me through my crazy tutorial, I'd LOVE to show you how to make one too!

You'll need:

   A frame, the size of your choosing (hopefully thrifted, like mine was)

   Coordinating scrapbook paper of your choice

   Roll or sheet of foam double sided tape

   Scissors (of course)

   Paint color of your choice

   Oh, and the use of a computer & printer

Pick your paper:

 I chose 4 different patterns for:

background

tree

& two for the ornaments.

Next, you'll need to find a tree pattern online, or create one if you'd like.

I found this one:

Source

With your fave snazzy chosen tree paper, print out this pattern.  Make sure you put your paper in upside down so that the pattern will print on the blank side.  I used photoshop to edit the size of my tree so that it would be nice & big to fit in my frame & I also grayscaled it so I wouldn't be wasting any pretty ink.

 By the way.  Don't you love my great new printer?!  It's an awesome wireless update of the old hp all-in-one I've had since college...hubby got it on sale for $20 at Staples because they'd used it as a display!  20 bucks!!

Cut out your tree.  Doesn't it look good against the background paper already?  Now, I don't know if this would work with any pattern you find, but I chose mine so that I could do this:

Fold it like so.

 So that it jumps out a little like this!

Once your tree is pretty, you'll need to find an ornament pattern.  I found a great set of 3/4...

Here

 I picked out 2 different paper patterns for my ornaments...blue winter swirls & red polka dots.  Print your pattern and cut out whichever ornaments you want.

Use your foam tabs on the back of each and scatter them over your tree pattern.

Then do the same to the back of your completed tree and stick the whole thing to your background paper.

If you hadn't had a chance to already (I didn't necessarily make this in the nicely organized order I've made up here)...grab your frame and fix it up a little bit.

$0.10 woohoo!

I painted mine bright red!  

Now, once everything's foam tab covered & painted, put it all together.  I chose to not put my glass frame cover back on to let the tree stick out.  I also had to trim my background paper a little bit to fit snugly in the frame.  All done?!  Me too.  

Here's mine!:

Do you like it?!  I love it's simplicity.  

I'm also in the middle of making a mini gingerbread style one too!  I'm just also in the middle of making 15 million Christmas presents so I'll get it up as soon as I can!

I hope you like it and might try to make one too!  If you do, please let me know!  I'd love to see it!!

Thanks for any new friday followers!  Don't forget I'll be announcing a 

super duper 100 Follower Giveaway this Saturday!!  

Happy Friday!!

Just a....

Supppper quick post to let you know that I am doing a little construction around the place...it may be messy, but it's sweepy time.  I have work in the morning but will not leave it looking like this for long.

Also, I've got a post nearly finished about some Christmas-y things that have been going on around the house.


And I'll be announcing my 100 Followers giveaway THIS Saturday!  Woohoo!  I hope you guys like it!!  It's from the heart!

Love

Yesterday...

I got a new mug. 

I like it.

Do you?