Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Happy Thoughts

 Happy Hump day, I will again be at work today prepping the school for the upcoming school year.  I should find out my assignment, I am assuming I will again be a floater going from class to class and helping out everyone.  That's been my favorite lately as it lets me meet each kid in all the different classes.


The store had reopened, there's lots and lots of new items including tons of lace by the yard!  Check it out

https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.comhttps://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

A fresh start

 Well, starting up a new school year and a new store year with new laces.  Have you dropped by the store to see all the new goodies?  I hope that both items go well this year.  It's time for as this card says, "a fresh start!"

The store had reopened, there's lots and lots of new items including tons of lace by the yard!  Check it out

https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.comhttps://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Monday, August 11, 2025

Hello Beautiful Friends

 Happy Monday everyone, I should be starting back to school this week, a little bit of training and classroom prep before the year gets going.  I am pretty sure that the kiddos will start on the 19th.  WOW.  It will be nice to see the crew.  Hello Beautiful Friends!

The store had reopened, there's lots and lots of new items including tons of lace by the yard!  Check it out

https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.comhttps://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Sunday, August 10, 2025

Guest Designer Kelly J

 Here's a great coffee theme card from Kelly J who won lovely prizes last year during the february celebration!  She mailed me this great card.  How lovely.  Thanks so very much Kelly.  I just LOVE coffee theme car

Saturday, August 9, 2025

It never hurts to keep looking for Sunshine

Well, I found my sunshine with John, he's just the best.  He makes me smile and laugh. I love him so. I hope he's always here with me.  I am so thankful for him.  Huge hugs and kisses babe.
 


The store had reopened, there's lots and lots of new items including tons of lace by the yard!  Check it out

https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.comhttps://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Friday, August 8, 2025

Sunshine

Happy Friday!  I can't believe it's the end of the weekend and come Monday we start back to work. WOW.  Let's live it up this weekend and do something fun.  Well, that's relative because it's so HOT in Texas.  I mean, when you have days over 100 degrees in MAY...imagine August.  Lol

The store had reopened, there's lots and lots of new items including tons of lace by the yard!  Check it out

https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.comhttps://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Good for your soul!

 Happy Thursday, Have you (those in the USA) checked out the store to see the new items from Turkiye? I got all sorts of wonderful lace and goodies this year.  Check out the stuff using the link below.  For my friends outside the country, so wish I could share with all of you but shipping is so crazy, it would cost twice as much as the lace just to ship it to you!


The store had reopened, there's lots and lots of new items including tons of lace by the yard!  Check it out

https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.comhttps://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Will miss my kids from last year

 Happy Wednsday, it's the last week off before we go back to school again for the new year.  WOW.  Summer went by so quickly.  But in just two months I won't believe how big my kiddos got.  Many will return to us, but some will no longer be at our school.  I will miss them.


Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Let's Roll

Welcome to Tuesday. I hope you are having a wonderful week so far. Just a week until work starts and two weeks from the kiddos starting.  I haven't ever been in a full size preschool up start of a school year so that will be interesting.  In fairness most of these kids have been there and goto school year round so it's not a new environment for most of them.  But for the new kids, as it is in basic elementary school, woah, start of the school year can be hard.

Monday, August 4, 2025

hello

 Happy Monday!  Wow, first Monday of August.  I am thankful to have a tiny bit of time to relax before school starts back up.  This lets me start up for lace.  Here's a sweet and simple card for today.  Hello!


Sunday, August 3, 2025

Guest Designer Greg

Happy Sunday, hope you had a great week, here's a great guest designer project this week,  this was made by one of my lace customers named Greg.  Aren't they awesome?



Saturday, August 2, 2025

Happy August

 Happy August.  I can't believe summer is just about over and just a couple of weeks the kiddos will be back in school.  WOW.  I think the kiddos start on the 19th but we go back on the 11th.  So maybe i have a week to prepare.  PLEASE may i have a week to get ready lol.



Friday, August 1, 2025

Happy Birthday Karin

 Happy Birthday to Karin!  She's an awesome card making artist and has a wonderful blog that is often featured here as a guest designer.  I just love her amazing work!  I wish you the happiest of birthdays and a wonderful new year.



Thursday, July 31, 2025

Choose Joy!

 WOW, so both exhausted and excited to be home.  I have SO MUCH LACE to share and can't wait to reopen the store.  That should happen soon.  I'll post a link here as soon as I reopen.  I unloaded SO MUCH lacce and so much other goodies.  



Wednesday, July 30, 2025

You're the best!

 Getting over the major jet lag of being home and trying to normalize my sleep  (LOL, sleeping is weird but way easier to do in my own house).  Thankful for a lovely trip and ready to unpack a LOT of amazing lace.  Thanks to all my dear friends in Turkiye and especially to my dear husband who made this trip possible.  Kisses.

I made this card from a kit by American Crafts plus some wooden butterflies.



Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Flying Home

I will spend the next 24 hours at the airport, on planes, at airports, on planes and FINALLY, in the arms of my dear husband John!! I can't wait to see him.  Love you dear.  I can't wait to see you at the end of this very tiring day.  


Monday, July 28, 2025

Last day in Istanbul

Well, today is my last day in Istanbul, I leave tomorrow, but at 8:30 am and I have to be at the airport 3 hours before the flight.  SIGH.  that's just SO early to get up and get to the airport, lol.  Will be running around today to say goodbye to people and having a last dinner or lovely meal.



Sunday, July 27, 2025

Guest Designer Turkish kids

 Well my trip is nearing an end, but I have one more card from the kiddos, this one being my favorite of all of them, they were all so special and made with such love from each kid, you should have seen their little faces!! OMG it would make you smile



Saturday, July 26, 2025

Summer

 Happy Saturday everyone!  It's my last saruday, so I am likely to wander over to the Pazaar in Barkirkoy and see if there is just any lace that i have to have, of course at this point, my luggage is pretty set.  I will also drop by and see my friends as I am leaving so soon



Friday, July 25, 2025

Hello!

 Hello!  Hope you are having a great day today.  Happy Friday, it's my last weekend here in Istanbul, Today is friday, so on Friday's here around noonish the mosques have holy time and prayer, but also Imams teach, so it's much longer than a traditional prayer time.  Most if not all businesses close during this time.  The turn the lights off and the employees are free to go and pray.  




Thursday, July 24, 2025

Happy Day

 Happy Thursday, Hope you are doing well. just four days left to enjoy.  what a magical time.  I look forward to having a few more lovely meals and grabbing a few trinkets for family and friends at work.  Here's a little card featuring the train on Istikal street.  Have a Happy Day!



Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Hello

Hello, here's a little Winnie the Pooh today with some adorable Piglet.  It says,"Oh, Hello there!"  I hope you are have a great Wed.  I am hopeing to goto my last pazaar at Fatih to see if there's any good last minute deals that I need to get.  Last year there was a lady who had a bag of good stuff.  Maybe she will show up again this year with her newest finds.

 

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Things to do...

Tuesday, can't say I have specific plans yet, that usually means going to the Eminonu area for breakfast and shopping and visiting with my friends.   Though at this point I have to be careful about buying as I have shipped packages and have limited space in my suitcases, lol



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Monday, July 21, 2025

Wonderful

 I am officially on my last week now.  WOW, what an amazing summer it has been but I am winding down, getting mostly rest and ready to see my DH more than anything.  I hope he misses me. You're the best babe!  Thank you SO MUCH for this amazing trip


Sunday, July 20, 2025

Guest Designer

 wow, the trip is nearing an end now, I am so very thankful to have enjoyed  my summer here in Turkiye.  here's some more wonderful art from the kiddo's.  Their teacher being my dear friend, Dilek.

don't you love that COFEE theme one?