You know...

Sometimes there's just no hiding whatcha' been up to!

 

So share instead...

what have you been up to today?

 

Stay Cozy,

Carrie

 

Snow on the ground...

...ice in the air...

another day snow bound at home.

Coffee brewing....

craft room looming...

what a blessing a snow storm can be!

Stay Cozy,

Carrie

Hey...it's me...I'm back!

 We are having a major "snow + ice storm" here in Portland. 

We are essentially "snow-bound" ...so I decided to do a little "browsing".

 When I went to visit my blog I realized my last post was a year ago TODAY exactly!!!

 Wow A YEAR AGO!  My how time flies....

A lot has happened in a year...and where have I been?  Well two years ago I went back to work "outside the home - part-time"...and before I knew it - part-time turned into 40+ hours a week...and blogging and Etsy and Ebay just seemed impossible.

 I have really missed my blogging friends and I have so much to get ya'all caught up on 

if you are still interested? 

In fact just over the Christmas holiday we moved...again...to a new "cozy cottage"

 - so much to show you...so much to talk about -

But I can't forget it's almost Valentine's Day, it's just around the corner ♥ 

The Love Day.... 

so here's a fun + easy idea I found to help celebrate...

It's a paper basket...and we all have some awesome craft paper at hand...

A quick paper container to fill with some Valentine "sweets"...

from Chic 'n Scratch.

♥You can give them to your co-workers, kids or honey ♥

Use your imagination for the "fillings".

 

It only takes minutes to make...and here is  the tutorial.

Have fun...

And please stay tuned...I can't wait to share with you what has happened

 in my life while I was away!

 I have been following you all - but from a quiet distance! 

I am excited to return - and I hope you'll come on board!

Stay Cozy,

Carrie

A Heartfelt Surprise...

Courtesy of Sesame Donuts here in town....this sweet gem was hidden amongst the box of the usual glazed and cake...

Isn't it adorable...and delicious too!

I took it over to my mom's house for her to enjoy!

Stay Cozy, Carrie

Some "puzzling" nostaglia...

Sock Hops and Soda Counters were a little before my time...

But I can certainly appreciate the beauty of simpler days!

 This original Whitman Puzzle cries out  for days gone by...

when girls were modest and boys asked "them" out for a coke!

Days when a shared banana split meant he really liked you...

 Oh I know it wasn't all "perfect" then either...

but something inside of me wishes we could have a little bit

of the naivety of the "40's and '50's!

A little more "June Cleaver" and a lot less "Kardashian Family"!

And come to think of it the price of things wasn't bad either!

I believe this puzzle cost more than a gallon of gas!

....ahhh the memories!

(puzzle found at local thrift store for 99 cents!)

Stay Cozy, 

Carrie