This little clip reminds me of my husband. He is an incorrigible flirt! LOL  I so want to dress up as Gomez and Morticia for Halloween!!!

I adore the Addams Family!  If you love them as much as I do, then you’ll want to get The Addams Family – The Complete Series
asap!  *hint*This would make a great Christmas present!

Toothpaste for Dinner by Drew

http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/081611/

If you do much baking at all, you probably use quite a bit of vanilla extract.  And, if you’re like most of us, you can’t afford the real stuff, so you use that imitation kind.  It’s ok, but the real stuff is soooo much better!  And it’s also soooo expensive.  LOL

The thing is, it’s super easy to make.  Laura over at Heavenly Homemakers has a post telling us how to make it, and also where she likes to get her vanilla beans and other items she uses to make/store it.  It’s pretty much the vanilla beans and vodka, but I don’t want to copy her “recipe”, so just head on over to her site and view the whole post.  She has pictures, and everything!  LOL  There are even downloadable recipe cards!

I recently learned about Cake Pops on Bakerella’s website, and had to try them myself!!! They are so adorable!!! I can’t wait to get her book (Cake Pops: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes for More Than 40 Irresistible Mini Treats
), and try some different designs!!  Here are a couple photos of the ones Sammy and I did for a family reunion that was a couple days before the 4th of July.

This picture really doesn’t do them justice.  They are quite an impressive site all set out together…. especially when there are 100 of them!  LOL  Not bad for our first time, huh? 

The cuteness is just killing me!!!!  LOL

The really cool thing about them is they are soooo easy to make!  They are nothing but cake, icing, and those melting “chocolates” that they make molded lollipops out of.  They are a bit time consuming, but you definitely get that “WOW!!!” factor.    And when they are made to look like tiny cupcakes, panda bears, or frogs, people just get way impressed.  LOL  For now, though, I’m happy with my little balls of cake. 

Have you ever made Cake Pops?  If so, leave a link to your photos, and tell us about them!

Happy Independence Day!!!!

I get these wild hairs sometimes, and have to work on something a little different!  You’ll have to wait a bit longer to see what they will turn out to be.  LOL

This wonderful person on the left has been my good friend since kindergarten!  No matter how long it is between visits, we always seem to know each others hearts. 

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This is a painting I did for my little neighbor girl for her sixth birthday!  She asked me one day if I could paint a Snailfish, then she described what one was, so I created it for her!  Please join in and add your own Wordless Wednesday link to the box below!

Yep!  You heard me right!  I’m now a Grandma!!!  And on Mother’s Day, no less!  :-D

Which of my babies blessed me with this title, you ask?  Why, one of my Fur Babies!  Little Kitty!

Yeah, we have kitties!!!

Sammy went out in the garage and heard something, and was surprised to find our little girl in the middle of giving birth to a kitten!  All together, she had five, but one was still born, so we have 4, count ‘em, 4 adorable kittens!!!  And on Mother’s Day!  What a wonderful gift!

Here are a couple pictures and a video.  They may be a bit icky, so if you’re very easily grossed out, then you might not want to look.

I’m so excited that my first seahorse went so quickly!  And I think he’s pretty cute, if I do say so myself.  LOL. Now, seahorse #2 is getting started!  Yay!!!
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This is what my work space looks like tonight. I’ve been busy making fun, whimsical paintings lately. I did 4 with snails, and today I started one with a sea horse! My oldest daughter put in a request for several different sea horse scenes, and I am excited to do them all!

The snails are done in acrylics, but I’m doing this one in watercolor pencils. This has a softer, lighter look than the acrylics did, although, I suppose I could get that look with acrylics, too, but I prefer the bold, bright colors that the acrylics have!

Tonight, I am using watercolor pencils, and some pearlescent watercolors. They are quite fun, because they add another dimension to your painting!

For the snail paintings, I used canvas paper with the acrylics, but tonight, I’m using watercolor paper.  I like the texture of both, but I can’t paint with watercolors on the canvas paper.  They don’t work right on it, so I’m using the paper specifically for watercolors.  You’ll be able to see the difference when I show you photos of both.  They are both nice, but they have their own special traits!

If you’d like to see the snails, I have put them in my shop on Zazzle, so you can go there to see them!  The ones below are my favorites!  You can click on either of them to go to the site, then you should see where to click to look at other designs.    Of course, if you wanna buy something while you’re there, it won’t hurt my feelings any! 

Snailopatra Greeting Card by wvclaylady
More Snail Cards

The One That Got Away Greeting Card by wvclaylady
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I loved Sea Monkeys as a child!  To see more of my favorite 70s toys, please visit this page on Squidoo!  http://www.squidoo.com/my-favorite-retro-toys

Gorgeous Violets, originally uploaded by wvclaylady.

Gorgeous Violets

Very Pink Bluet, originally uploaded by wvclaylady.

Very Pink Bluet

Blanket of white, originally uploaded by wvclaylady.

Blanket of white

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Random thought for the day:  I like snails!!!

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Do you remember the post I did about a humongous spider a few months ago?? http://wvclaylady.com/2010/03/23/spider-weighs-in/

Well, I just found out that I’m not the only one who is scared of spiders.  Check out this post by a woman who shares her hilarious take on spiders!  http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/03/spiders-are-scary-its-okay-to-be-afraid.html

There are no real pictures of spiders, but it is busting at the seams with her hand drawn illustrations!  They are so cute.  I think you’ll really enjoy reading her post!  Now, I must warn you, there are a couple bad words, but not too bad by today’s standards, so if that’s a big deal to you, you’ve been warned.  LOL  Personally, I think you’ll be giggling too much to even notice! 

Do YOU have a “I hate (insert bug or critter name here)” story?  If so, please place a link to your blog post or tell your story below in the comments section! 

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