Sunday, March 31, 2024

Guest Designer Denise D

 Happy Sunday everyone!  You know what that means, yep, time for a wonderful guest designer.  Today's guest is Denise B.  She got this awesome die cut set LAST year and I have been saving this super cute card that she made for Easter.  Happy Easter Everyone!

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com


Saturday, March 30, 2024

Happy Saturday

 Happy Saturday everyone.  I hope you have a great weekend. I don't have much planned for this Easter weekend.  My husband and I don't usually do much on said days.  I am thankful for the Friday off, and this upcoming week will be my first full week of work in the since mid-March.  Here's one of the cards that I made during my time at the convention.


Would you like to add beautiful Turkish lace to your cards? your journals? your crazy quilts? your slow stitch or Mixed Media creations?  Drop by my store for some great combos or lace and trims. https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com




Friday, March 29, 2024

Jump for Joy!!

 Wow, I can't believe it's the last few days of March.  I think this is our last day off of the year.  I think after this is 8 weeks straight for the staff and the kiddos get one day off in the middle of April for Eid al-Fitr.  I leave in just 54 days.  Can you tell I am counting, lol?   Here's a little Llama, let's all JUMP FOR JOY


Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Last day for student

I has a student leave this month.  She will be the first student that I have been with the entire year that she has been a student.  Awe. I have seen her grow all the way from 2 to 3.  That's the thing with the 2 year old class, they start with us, no matter when in the year they turn 2 and leave us no matter in the year when they turn 3.  Will miss her.  Here's my Thank You to her.  Gracias!

 Would you like to add beautiful Turkish lace to your cards? your journals? your crazy quilts? your slow stitch or Mixed Media creations?  Drop by my store for some great combos or lace and trims. https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

A little thank you card

 Just two more school days in March!  Woo Hoo.  Then it's on to April.  I wonder if that makes today --Payday.  Hmmm.  I guess a day early doesn't really matter but it is nice.  Here's a pretty Thank You card that I used a while back and gave to one of my kiddos.  She and her family gave me a lovely valentine.  So I gave them a little thank you.

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Hello, Friend

Here's a lovely card today from a PhotoPlay kit, it says, "Hello Friend" just perfect for an everyday card.  Now that it's tuesday on a short week, it's half over, WOO HOO.  I am hoping my friend's overseas are all receiving their goodies already.

I have received several wonderful thank yous in email and in the form of stunning cards!!  thanks so much. I am saving all those cards and scanning them in so they will be shared as Guest Designer projects.  I am so happy everyone is getting their goodies.


P.S. I did win a prize at the convention!!  it was a $20 gift card from Art Anthology.  I used it to buy a couple of lovely stencils and some spritzer.  Thanks so much Art Anthology!

Would you like to add beautiful Turkish lace to your cards? your journals? your crazy quilts? your slow stitch or Mixed Media creations?  Drop by my store for some great combos or lace and trims. https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Monday, March 25, 2024

Now, on to Turkiye we go....

I had a wonderful time this past weekend at the convention and I am now just 58 days to Turkiye!  Woo Hoo.  Of those, I think 42 are school days, but not this Friday, so I am looking forward to this being a 4 day week so I can catch up on my store.

 Would you like to add beautiful Turkish lace to your cards? your journals? your crazy quilts? your slow stitch or Mixed Media creations?  Drop by my store for some great combos or lace and trims. https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Guest Designer Gretagoo.art

 This card is one that i actually bought from an artist Gretagoo.art  but told her that I loved her stamp carving so much.  As you all probably guessed looking at the design. I know many of you don't like it but it's right up my alley.  I had to share it.  TOO cool.


Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Last day of the convention

 Happy Saturday everyone!  Today will be the last day of the convention so I will be getting up and going early.  If you get there by 8am (I KNOW....) but if you get there super early you a ticket to enter in to wonderful special drawings, it's totally worth it as many people don't.  One of these days, I have a good feeling.  Last year I did win a drawing, not during the grand prize saturday morning, but during the regular convention.  it was a wonderful gift certificate to booth that sells amazing brads and bling.  WOO HOO.

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Friday, March 22, 2024

Squeeze the Day!

 I thought this card was just perfect for the day.  Let's squeeze every little bit of fun out of today and enjoy the convention.  I am taking classes and shopping for fun.  WOO HOO. I hope the classes are as wonderful as they were last year (can you believe one of the classes is about COFFEE???) and I just love looking at all the amazing samples.  The tables have wonderful "Make and takes" where you can sit down and use the manufacturer's products to create a project. (sometimes for a fee, sometime free)

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Senorita

 Day 1 of the convention, but there's only one event, the evening registration and card making fest.  We will be going for something like 7 hours lol, though I usually don't make it that long.  I often work ahead or do things other than what the kits were for (for example, if they were scrapbook pages, I will make cards instead of scrapbook pages).  I often finish early and then go back to my hotel, i mean, I gotta get up super early for tomorrow's event lol!  Here's a card I made during last year's convention


Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

YOLO!

 Happy Hump Day!  Today I am going to work then running home to grab my suitcase and take off for the scrapbook expo in Irving TX.  Woo Hoo, Excited about that and happy to have a couple more days off even though I just had spring break.  I hope I am able to get SO many cards made as I did last year, but I am trying not to hold myself to such a crazy standard.  Last year I did 175 cards in 4 days.  But this year I have only 3 days. 


Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Morning Coffee

Woo hoo!  just one more day until I leave for the convention, even though I have to work tomorrow too.  I am so excited.  I have a great substitute coming in for me, she was a wonderful teacher in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing department.  Here's a little coffee theme card today!


Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Monday, March 18, 2024

Happy Birthday Sterling!

 Wishing a dear friend that I have known since he was 4 years old a very Happy Birthday! I hope you have special plans with your family.  huge hugs from Holley and John


Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Guest Designer Jean M

 Here's a wonderful creation with one of her prizes from last year, Jean M.  I just love this stamp and the background that she used.  Lovely work Jean.

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Thick and Thin

Aren't we all glad it is Saturday?  Just curious for all my dear friends overseas....I notice this when I am in Turkiye for example, but most of my friends there don't get off work on Saturday (just the teachers and gov't workers).  Most people that I know from Turkiye work 6 days a week.  Is that true in your country?
Just curious. 

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Friday, March 15, 2024

Hello friend

 Last school day of spring break, though I still have the weekend to enjoy before I start back up monday.  I have enjoyed the week and I am super excited to be going to the convention on Wed.  What's funny is that now the countdown to Turkiye is 69 days so I am almost MORE excited how close that is.


Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Thinking of You

 Here's a lovely Thinking of you card that I did from a kit by PhotoPlay.  I like the bright colors on this particular kit they sold, everything just POPs off the card.  So lovely.

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Bloom

Wow, spring break is going too fast, lol, slow down.  Seems like when I have this time off, it just flies by!  Here's a lovely card I made using a kit from 3 Quarter Designs.

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Multilayered Flower

 Happy Tuesday everyone!  I can't believe it's day 4 of spring break.  I am working on various projects to get ready for the convention next week since I won't be at work.  *a little WOO HOO for that.  Here's a project to enjoy today.  Here's a project from Stampalistic that I made at last year's convention.

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Monday, March 11, 2024

Just be you

 Well, i really wish spring break had been next week, so that it would have corresponded with the convention.  Instead I have to take time off to go to the convention.  I wasn't too thrilled about using my days off, but I am pretty excited to go to the convention next week.  Are you ready to see all the projects that i make?  I really need to have some NON-LACE time to sit down and craft a bunch of wonderful cards.  I feel like I don't get that much time anymore.


Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Guest Designer Karin

Here's one of the wonderful creations that Karin of KarinArtScrap did at Christmas time using a prize that she got from me. I just love her beautiful Christmas theme cards.  be sure and check out her blog for her amazing creations.


Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Ahhh, first day of spring break

 Happy Saturday everyone!  I wonder what other schools in the world have a spring break like the USA does?  or do they also have a week off in the spring semester of school?  anyone?  I have LOTS of lace to cut and wrap this week.  Whew.  I am going to the scrapbook convention next week, so I need to be ahead of the game.


Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Friday, March 8, 2024

Howling good time

Happy Friday!  WOO HOO, spring break!  I'm ready for that and the week after spring break I am going to the scrapbook expo in Irving, Texas.  woo hoo, two weeks of fun.  I'm ready for a howling good time.

Thanks so much for all the prayers!  I am so happy to report that the doctor's (2nd round of testing) came back as good and there's no problem with the mass they had found in my breast!  WOO HOO. Thanks for all the positive thoughts this week.

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Every Moment Counts

Every Moment Counts.  I try to remember that now that vacation is coming up.  That I need to stop every once in a while, and appreciate the time that I have RIGHT now before vacation comes.  Sometimes we are in such a hurry to get somewhere that we are losing what we have in the moment.

Today is an important day at the doctor.  Your prayers and thoughts and good vibes are appreciated.

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Hello

 Happy Wednesday!  Hump day as they call it.  Thought it was time for a simple Hello card.  Hope you are having a good week.  I'd tell you all the countdowns again (for those of you who read yesterday), but...yeah, I know that would get obnoxious.  In my mind the countdown clocks are always running lol.


OK the following packages got mailed today:

USA:  Shelley, Suzanne H, Jean, Sindhu, and Linda

Outside the USA: Fikreta, Bissecat, Taty, Karin, Marjeta

I have two local packages left to deliver and I hope I have NOW mailed everything!!  If you didn't see your name, PLEASE PLEASE email me htondre@aol.com

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Hello Sunshine

WOW, can you believe we are in the first week of March?  Today is March 5th, not that i am counting, HA HA, but it's THREE days to Spring Break, 15 days to the Scrapbook Expo in Irving Texas, and just 79 days to Turkiye.  WOW.  I get more excited everyday.

Sorry I didn't get any packages out yesterday.  I had BOTH a doctor appointment and a dentist appointment on the same day.  SIGH.  hopefully they will go out tomorrow

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Monday, March 4, 2024

but first,...

 Happy Monday everyone!  Just EIGHTY days to Turkiye!  WOO HOO.  Doesn't that sound great?!  I am so ready.  Just a week until spring break and then there's a convention in Dallas TX for scrapbooking,...hmmm, should I goto that? maybe

I am currently seeking addresses from 
Fikreta

If you checked Saturday's list early, go back and recheck it, i added names as the day went by

Today I am mailing: Antoneta, Marjeta, Glennis, Tina, Taty

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Guest Designer Ila

 Here's a school project I just had to share. the child's name is Ila.  Every year the 2nd graders have a "Market Fair" to raise money and teach the kids about money, sales, budget,.... Anyways this child made stamped cards!!  How cute is that?!?



Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Meow

Here's a fun card from SEI, too cute.  Meow...You are PURRfect.  I just love this cute card kit from them.  What's funny is I often take card kits like this with me to Turkiye, thinking in my free time I will sit down and do one.  I mean, I get home in the evening and don't go out much after dark, so.....but still, I don't ever do them!


I am currently seeking addresses from 
Fikreta

I have mailed out the following prizes today: 

International:  Gail Tasker (2 in one envelope); Antonella (1 of 2 items), Vinita Jain, Rizzo T (1 of 3), Karin (2 of 3), Valerija, Birgitta, Tina (1 of 2), Marjeta (1 of 3)

USA: Keersten, Gaye, Kelly J, Becca, Denise, Kathy D

Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Friday, March 1, 2024

Thankful for You

 Thanks so much for celebrating with me last month.  Soon I will be announcing the last winner for Feb 29th, and then I will be starting shipping so I can get all the packages out ASAP!  Please keep your eyes on the blog each day at the bottom where I will let you know whose packages got mailed.

Update, 7am 3/1/24  Final winners have been announced.  I am going to start wrapping gifts this afternoon!!  WOO HOO


Check out my wonderful Etsy store.   I sell precut lace in wonderful packs so you get 20 or 40 pieces all different in a wide array of colors, beautiful embellishments, or Lace Menagerie which is 6 yard assortments!  You can find the store here: https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com