Zumba Madness

Soooo it is registration week at Gasper's School of Dance (Fargo, ND). This year we revamped some of classes and added a "fitness program" called - G Fitness. It is an exciting addition to the dance studio this year. As the studio's main focus is still on it's dance classes, technique and learning, we have found the outlet for fitness to be huge and wanted to make it affordable with no gym membership fees or registration fees.

Anyway! This week we are offering FREE Trial classes. Last night we had Zumba & Positive Motion and tonight we have Cardio Karate @ 7:15pm and Circuit Training @ 8:30pm.

Here is the new Fitness Brochure (created by me).


So last night I took Zumba class. This was the first time taking it. It was a lot of fun. And we had a HUGE turnout. There had to be over 35 people in the room. Lots of fun was had! We have 3 Fitness Staff members.

• Patrick Kasper (Postive Motion & Cardio Karate) - Patrick is also one of the tap teachers at the studio
• Jill Lawrence (Zumba)
• Matt Gasper (Circuit Training, Cardio Karate, Personal Training). Matt is part owner of GSDPA, he is a classically trained Ballet Dancer but can teach and dance it all. Very well rounded dancer. He is also a certified personal trainer (he's awesome and my boyfriend).

Here are some photos from Zumba Class (I got these from Jill Lawrence's Zumba Facebook Page)

Cozierific

I've been working on some new coffee cozies to put up for sale on my Etsy site. Here are the new additions!

"Tea" Coffee Cozy
Pale Pink w/ Heather Grey & Cream Flower

"Tea" Coffee Cozy
Heather Grey with Pink & Cream Flower

"Tea" Coffee Cozy
Black with Fuchsia & Gold Flower

"Tea" Coffee Cozy
Fuchsia with Orange & Green Flower (SOLD)

The new items should be up by the end of the day today :)

I can make custom orders! Email me with your color combo of choice! Allow 1 - 2 weeks for completion.

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August Express Kit

I LOVE MemoryWorks - August 2010 Express kit. It was filled with fantastic, bright papers and fun little embellishments. I adore the flower included on the layout below! If you want this kit for yourself, check out my website in the next few days to see if it is on sale (non-subscription). They put the "extras" on sale once all subscriptions are sent out.



August Express Kit

Mini CREATION

So I have been playing around with accordion albums. These are FANTASTIC, they are pretty quick to make and the results are awesome. This is the first one I created.

"What i love about you Sweet Lucas"

I used the MemoryWorks June Express Kit. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the kit and this turned out to be the PERFECT solution. I will add photos of my sweet nephew in here. But right now there is just kraft paper in place of where the photos will go.





Oh and have i said - he calls me "AUNI!!!" That is auntie for those who don't understand baby talk. I was so excited!!! Seriously I teared up on my drive home last weekend because it made me so happy! :) Love this special boy!

My Space

I'm definitely not an ORGANIZED person when it comes to my personal life. Work, my desk is always clean. But my scrapbook desk, not so much. I'm lucky to have a space to create on and keep it there (thank you Matt). I have stuff stored in the closet and around the room. It isn't necessarily my DREAM space (well okay it's not). But it works for me really great right now. And actually when we move - it probably takes up more boxes then any other room (super sad, I know).

Well here is my space :) Thanks for checking out. Off to knit!

Close up of my desk top... see some Simple Stories - Ele.ment.ary??

I'll be back in the next few days with another project I just created :)

Simple Stories: ele.ment.ary released friday!

This just in! MemoryWorks is releasing the NEW Simple Stories: ele.ment.ary line this friday! To purchase this awesome new kit, contact me by email. This kit is only available through a MemoryWorks Consultant. You can't find it in ANY store.

I have had the pleasure to work with the kit and it is so awesome! Head over to the Simple Stories blog for some great inspiration!


Check out the Catalog PDF here to see what awesome products are included in this kit!

Let me know if you have any questions. I'm so excited about this release!

Inspiration Journal

I played more with my inspiration journal! Here is my latest creation. I created some paper pinwheels and added stems to them to turn them into "flowers". The stems are painted on with water color paint. I also added a chipboard sticker. The background is Ranger ink, which I rubbed on my craft mat and sprayed with a water bottle. Enjoy!

Drum roll please...

Thanks for all your nice comments. I LOVE making these coffee cozies. I'm selling them for $8.00. You can email me with color combos you would like (up to 3 colors) - letting me know what you want the cozy color to be and flower color 1 & 2.

Anyway! The winner of my newest creation - the "tea" cozy is...

Comment no. 8:

Tera said...

Everything on here is awesome! I bet it's a great amount of fun doing it :) The cozies are adorable...I like them more then the ones I see in the coffee shops!!!

August 8, 2010 7:31 AM

CONGRATS Tera! Email me @ lacey.memoryworks@gmail.com with your address so I can send out your coffee cozy. You will be receiving the one below. Enjoy!

Creative Art

I love creating, exploring with different media and playing with new products! A big part of this is my inspiration journal I started last month. Even though there are 2 completed pages and one in progress, I feel like it is an outlet for me to explore new things and step outside my comfort zone. Here is my latest journaling page.

Close - up

I used Ranger: Crackle Paint (Rock Candy) on the journal page title. Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist for the background as well as Ranger: Distress Ink. I love how it turned out and It was fun to join the 2 products together.

Here is another crochet flower sets. I hope to have some for sale in my shop soon. But in the meantime, if you want a flower pack for yourself, please contact me with the color combo you would like (2 - 3 colors). I will sell these sets for $4.00 (plus shipping - $1.25).

Finally, here is the NEWEST addition to my coffee cozies - Tea. The cozy itself is knitted in a basic pattern and I have attached a crochet flower. I love this style with the flower, it definitely stands out and is fashionable! What do you think? Love this? Want one for yourself? Comment on my blog by Sunday, August 8, 2010 (11:59pm) and I will pick ONE lucky winner to win one of my NEW Tea Cozies! Note: these don't have to be used with just tea ;) These cozies will be in my Etsy shop soon! US residence only (sorry).

Crochet Flowers

So I think I have decided to sell some crochet flowers in my Etsy shop. I will make a variety of different kinds of flowers and colors. I will package some together for scrapbookers and sell some individual as pins / accessory. Of course I'll take special requests in case people want to use them as hair accessories or add them to a fingerless glove order.

Here is a sample of what I plan to offer. Sorry for the bad pictures, it was 10pm and I didn't feel like pulling out my nice camera, so I used my point & shoot. :)

This set is pink & brown and has a variety of sizes and styles.

So what do you think? Like? Let me know your thoughts. These flowers will also be added to my coffee cozies for a new style!