Ellie Abney

I've Moved!

2010-08-27T22:20:00.000-07:00

I've moved sites! I will no longer be updating this blog. You can now find all elliebellie handmade news, crafting loves, and Matt and Ellie updates at www.elliebelliehandmade.com.

PLEASE join me over there - I love to share my fun with all of you.

Latest Project

2010-08-22T15:38:00.000-07:00

Before our wonderful vacation, I was working on a really fun project for a friend of a friend. Her baby girl was getting baptized and as a party favor, she was giving each couple a box of gourmet cookies. She wanted a personalized tag for each box. What a great idea! This is what I came up with.

Here is a stack of the tags mid-project.

Another picture mid-project.

Here are two pictures of the finished project.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

So Tired

2010-08-21T23:29:00.000-07:00

I'm tired. So very tired. I know I said the big reveal of elliebellie handmade would be this week. I apologize that I haven't done that yet. I left our vacation early because I had a job interview (yay). I had the interview Monday, got offered the job the same day, and started preparing my classroom on Tuesday. I've been in the room everyday since then working and working. I am so thrilled to have a job and am excited to make the switch to first grade! I'll miss my old school and all of the wonderful friends I've made there but am delighted to be in the same district at another wonderful school. God is good.

With all that said....thank you for your patience. The big reveal will come soon...as soon as I come up for air :)

Right Now

2010-08-15T15:41:00.000-07:00

listening: to nothing... sometimes that is such a wonderful sound :)
drinking: a iced tea from Coffee Table
wearing: sweats and my Mississippi State sweatshirt
feeling: tired. I had a long 22 hour day of traveling yesterday.
weather: hot but cold in here!
wanting: to sleep, watch 17 Again (I know, I'm too old to like it but I LOVE it!!), make crocheted flowers
needing: to unpack and do some paperwork
thinking: about my love...miss you!
enjoying: my couch
wondering: what Isaac will be like the next time we see him. I miss him so much!

Vacation

2010-08-12T21:45:00.000-07:00

furniture:

reading material:

tour guide:

(i know these photos aren't the best...they were taken with my phone...but that isn't really the point, you know what i mean??)

I've been gone...

2010-08-09T09:34:00.000-07:00

Sorry I've been missing a little bit but so much as been going on! I feel like that is how I start all posts...

Last week I was sick a bit and also was working on an elliebellie handmade project!! Did I tell you that is the name of my little store that I'm opening? I worked with a fabulous graphic designer, Sara Barbar, to work on a logo for my new business (eek!!). I've gotten business cards, a stamp, labels, a banner for my new blog, and my etsy shop. The big reveal for my new blog and etsy shop will be next week so please look for updates. I'd love you all to follow me to the next blog site!

Anyway...back to the project... I was hired to make some tags for a friend of a friend. Her baby is getting baptized and she wanted specialized tags to put on the party favors. I have a bunch of photos I'll post next week. It was so much fun and was a milestone for me...it was the first project I've done for someone I didn't know!

This week, Matt and I are in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina with my family. We flew into Atlanta and stayed with my parents the first night. I saw this awful craft I made when I was little:

I was in a sewing class (which I am so thankful I took) and made this little beauty for my mom for Mother's Day...poor thing...she probably had no idea what to do with it. She's a great mom because she has kept it out all of these years.

I know I've mentioned my sweet nephew, Isaac. We have had such a great time being with him. Here he is with Uncle Matt:

Look at those curls!!!

Here he is with Uncle Andy:

I took this picture with my hipstomatic app on my phone.

We've been sleeping in, lounging at the beach, staring at Isaac, reading, playing games, and eating ice cream. In other words, it has already been an awesome vacation. I love being with family!

Felt Circles

2010-08-02T10:27:00.000-07:00

Hello and welcome to a new week! I feel like it is much easier to say that right now because it is summer. I love teaching but I also love having my own timeline throughout the day and week. ahh.... summer.... I better soak it up! Sorry....all you working people probably hate me now. I'll stop.

I know you've heard me rant and rave before about making your own embellishments and that is what I did for this page. There are no store bought embellishments here and these are so easy to make.

I just used Heather Bailey felt (it is the best - brilliant colors and great texture), embroidery floss, and buttons. Dunzo.

Renegade Craft Fair

2010-07-27T15:18:00.000-07:00

Oh. My. Gosh. I LOVED it!! I mentioned in my last post that Matt and I went to the Renegade Craft Fair on Sunday. It was amazing. It was so great to be surrounded by such creative people. I left so inspired and even more excited (if that was possible) to be selling my products. There were so many wonderful booths, there is no way I can do justice to them all, but I wanted to mention a couple of my favorites.

My favorite paper vender was Sycamore Street Press. They mostly had letterpress goods, which I love. Here is a little poster that caught my eye. If we had a baby, I would own this for sure. So funny.

I also really liked The Tinted Mint.

Jenny Wiegley had gorgeous quilts. Lindy, these are my inspiration!!

I thought these cute little crowns were really fun. Unfortunately I have no idea who made it but isn't it precious?

Esoterica Bazaar had this beautiful ring set. hint, hint, Matt :)

I thought this necklace was really cute too.

Ahhh...so much wonderful goodness out there in the world. Doesn't your heart feel full???

This Weekend

2010-07-26T14:56:00.000-07:00

Matt and I had a really fun weekend. We were both off of work on Friday so we drove down to San Diego for the day and went to the San Diego Zoo. Apparently I went when I was little but I have no memory of it so it was a new experience for both of us. We loved it! We loved walking around, looking at the animals, and just having the day together.

I'm glad I married a man who makes me laugh so much.

We then went to a local scrapbooking store, Paper Tales, that I had heard all about. It was AMAZING. It was the best scrabooking store I've been to. I felt like everything there was very much my style. Of course I got a few things.

On Saturday we got to babysit precious Beckett.

We were sad to give her back to her parents. She is such a good baby!!

On Sunday, Matt went with me to the Renegade Craft Fair.

Once again, another awesome craft experience. I really think my husband should win some kind of award .... two crafting outings this weekend!

We also saw Inception. It was really good but a lot of it was over my head. I think I'll need a round 2 to really get it.

That's all for now! What did you all do this weekend?

Paper Folding

2010-07-24T13:58:00.000-07:00

Here is another page from Kala's book.

I really liked this page because of the paper strips. For each strip, I cut long pieces of paper that were 1 inch thick. I folded each strip then sewed the whole thing to hold the folds.

It was a bit time consuming but I really like the end result. I also LOVE any type of craft that I can zone out and do while watching TV. I think I watched season 1 and much of season 2 of Grey's Anatomy (again) while making Kala's book.

I've mentioned before that my sister-in-law, Val, is having a baby boy in October. They are naming him Sam :) Anyway, I am now working on a book for her that I need to finish in 2 weeks. I'll be busy over here! It's already cute and boy and vintage .... yum. As soon as it is done and in Val's hands, I'll share it here.

Butterflies Galore

2010-07-18T22:29:00.000-07:00

It seems like everywhere you look in the scrapbooking world people are embracing butterflies. I was never too into them before but am now a convert. I think they are sweet, whimsical, romantic, and beautiful. Here are two more pages from Kala's book that have a plethora of butterflies.

I used this punch for all of the butterflies.

Have a wonderful Monday! :)

More of Kala's Book

2010-07-16T08:57:00.000-07:00

I know it feels like I've been posting pages from Kala's book for forever.....

....but they are going to keep on coming!! As you've probably noticed, I used green, teal, and yellow throughout the whole book. There are plenty of flowers,

butterflies,

mists,

and felt.

I love it when all of my favorites wind up in one project. I did make all of the embellies. I always think that's the best because they turn out the exact color and size you want them.

Right Now

2010-07-15T16:16:00.000-07:00

I've mentioned before that I love this blog. It is on my list of ones I check every.single.day. She is so talented and I am always inspired by what she creates. She does something on her blog called "currents". It is a list of what she is currently into. I thought I'd try it out!

listening: to Mike Birbiglia (Mike Bahooskie!)
drinking: a grande iced vanilla americano with half and half
wearing: pjs
feeling: free....it's the summer school weekend!
weather: hot
wanting: this stamp
needing: to do laundry
thinking: about my business cards - I can't wait to get them!!
enjoying: the summer....Sellie is happy
wondering: if I'll do a post like this again

More Burpies

2010-07-15T15:52:00.000-07:00

I have more burpies to share! My friend hired me to make four burpies as a baby gift for her friend's baby girl. We decided to put a little buggy in the bottom corner instead of a bird. I think they turned out so cute and girlie.

I had extra fabric left over so I made a little gift tag to match.

Thanks for reading!!

Cape Cod

2010-07-12T14:28:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! I haven't posted in a week because Matt and I were in Cape Cod with his family. We had an awesome time, fell in love with Martha's Vineyard, would love to stay here sometime, ate more ice cream than ever, had wonderful time with family....all in all it was a great vacation.

I will post pictures soon but wanted to post another couple of pages from Kala's book.

I'll be back soon with Cape Cod pictures!

New Letterpress Goodness

2010-07-01T15:04:00.000-07:00

Before I get to the letterpress projects, here is my latest layout. A few nights ago I stayed up until 2:30 am crafting away. Here is one of the projects I made.

I love this picture of Matt. We were in Maui on Easter Sunday and decided to go to church before hitting the beach. It was our first day there so we were dying to start our vacation.

I made two different letterpress cards. It has taken a little bit of work to figure out how to use my wonderful machine but I LOVE it now. It's super easy to use once you figure it out and now my head is swimming with ideas of all sorts of projects. If you want any cards made, let me know!

Sorry for the annoying shadows on the cards. I'm still trying to figure out what atmosphere is best for taking pictures.

Enjoy your weekend...it's almost here!

Happy Anniversary to Us {one day late}

2010-07-01T14:46:00.000-07:00

Four years ago yesterday, on a VERY hot day, Matt and I stood before our friends and family and vowed to love, honor, cherish, and respect one another for the rest of our days. It was such a beautiful, wonderful day - the best day of my life.

Matt, thank you for four wonderful years of marriage. I'm so happy I get to spend my life with you. I love you!

Thoughts of a Scrapbooker

2010-06-28T01:06:00.000-07:00

I was reading one of my favorite blogs, life.love.paper., and was inspired by her entry. She was talking about how oftentimes, as a scrapbooker, she feels the need to defend herself and her hobby. That is how I feel exactly!

Every time I tell someone that I scrapbook, I feel like I have to explain myself - explain that I love making things with paper, that it really is cool, that I'm not wasting my time or money....

Why do I do this? I know other people think this is a dorky hobby. I know other people think it is for people with no social lives. But I don't need to worry what other people think about this hobby. Bottom line, it is fun, it is such a source of joy for me, it is a way to document our memories for our Matt and I and for our future children, and it makes me feel good to make pretty things. Do I need to have another reason? I think not. :)

Adore You

2010-06-24T18:40:00.000-07:00

I mentioned awhile back that our friend Jason took pictures of us in Pasadena. I couldn't wait to get my hands on them to scrap them! Here is the first one I did. It is about how much I adore my Matthew.

Happy almost weekend!

Two New Projects

2010-06-23T09:29:00.000-07:00

I have a whole list of projects that I need/want to post here. Today I'm going to post two of my favorite recent projects.

The first is a set of tags.

I love projects that I can finish in one short sitting. For these I used a combination of Crate Paper's Brook line and Elle's Studio tags. Of course I added distressing ink to the edges and misting on the tags.

My wonderful friend (and sister-in-law) Val came to California this weekend for her baby shower. Matt and I can't wait to have another little nephew! Unfortunately I couldn't attend the shower because I was in Arizona for Coralanne's wedding but I wanted to make sure she had something from me to open there. I made her a set of burp cloths. I got the idea and basic pattern from Susan Weinroth and changed it up a bit. I like the look of sewing not in straight lines like I do in my paper craft projects. I think it makes these sweet burpies a little more whimsical and they go along nicely with the bird.

I wrapped the burpies up with some raphia...

and then added ribbon and a handmade tag to complete the look.

Both the tags and the burpies will be available at my etsy store that is opening this summer. If you'd like to order any before then, let me know.

As always, thanks for reading!

Wedding

2010-06-23T08:43:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I've been a little MIA lately because I had the honor of being in my friend's wedding in Arizona!

Coralanne and I met when we were four and were best friends (more like sisters) all throughout elementary school, junior high, and high school. I left Arizona to go to college and haven't been back much for nine years. Although we didn't see each other as much during that time, she always made an effort to come see me in college and stay connected and involved in what was going on in my life. She is such a loyal, wonderful friend and I am so thankful for her source of encouragement throughout these last 23 years. I was able to stay with her for several days leading up to her wedding and it was so much fun! I was so happy to be there to help her with last minute details, packing, and helping with odds and ends. I am so happy for her and her husband, Eirik. What a privilege it was to be her co - matron of honor.

Here we are when we were probably five.

She was also a MOH in my wedding four years ago.

I have more crafty goodness to post today so check back later!

My Top Ten List

2010-06-13T23:27:00.000-07:00

Well, it is officially summer!! I know it's summer around here because I'm not sad it's Sunday night! Yes, I'd love for Matt to be off tomorrow but I'm thrilled I can sleep in. So, to kick off the summer, I decided to make a list of the top ten things I'm looking forward to about summer. Just to preface ... I'm sure I'll forget some of my favorites.

1. More time with Matt - love you!!

2. Plenty of time to craft

3. Learning to quilt - hopefully!! Lindy, we have to do it!

4. Felicity...need I say more? I've never watched it and am already DEVOURING the first season. Love it!

5. More time for friends. I love that most of my friends are stay at home moms or teachers so we'll be able to hang out during the day.

6. The Bachelorette - don't you dare judge me! :)

7. So You Think You Can Dance - Is it bad that so many of my entrees are T.V. shows?? mmm...

8. Family Vacations

9. Bike Riding

10. Etsy!!

Bliss....

Two Days Until Summer!!

2010-06-09T17:58:00.000-07:00

Here is another one of the pages from Kala's book. It's pretty basic but I really enjoy the simple look. Here are some more close-ups.

On to more exciting things (for me) ... school is over in 2 days!! I'll miss those little guys but I'm READY for a break, for some more time to create, and more time to relax. I need it! Matt and I always joke and say that I am a different person over the summer - Sellie (summer Ellie). I'm excited for her to resurface again! I'll be doing summer school again this year but only for 3 weeks. I'm doing Camp K which is a program to get little ones ready for kindergarten. It will be a change of pace, challenging, and a lot of fun!

What I am most excited about for the summer is time to work on my etsy shop! I currently have someone helping me with business cards and I'm working on making enough goods so once I open the store, it is somewhat full. Once it is up and going, I'll let you know! Please feel free to pass the information for this blog around to anyone who you think might be interested. This is not a private blog at all.

Thanks for reading!! :)

Happy Birthday to Me!!

2010-06-06T21:10:00.000-07:00

Saturday was my birthday and Matt planned a very fun birthday weekend for us. We had wonderful food, went to the movies, saw South Pacific, and the best part, he surprised me with a massage here. Then he gave me a wonderful present that I've been eyeing... the L Letterpress combo kit!!

So I can make things like this -

Eeek!! I can't wait to make all sorts of pretty things!! Thanks, Matt, for the best weekend! I love you!

So Proud :)

2010-05-29T13:43:00.000-07:00

Matt ran the Mt. Wilson Trail Race today and did awesome! Basically, it is 4.3 miles uphill and then 4.3 back. Out of the 8.6 miles, only 2 were on the street, the rest were trail miles. He did such a great job!!

So very proud :)

Here are the last two pages of the baby boy book. I need to find more velvet numbers to label the dates but other than that, they are done.

I also wanted to share a little bit of Kala's 30th birthday book. Here is the full page of the bird sneak peek I showed earlier.

I do love it. I used Crate Paper's Brook collection and love the color scheme. I feel like all I want to use right now is yellow and aqua. And of course lots and lots of mist!

More mist, more aqua, more yellow, more love.

I think that is all for now. I'm so happy it is a 3 day weekend! We don't have much going on just a lot of relaxing. What are you all doing??

New Pictures

2010-05-26T19:59:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Matt and I recently had the privilege of getting photographed by our friend Jason Watts. He is such a great photographer and wanted to take pictures of us in the best city ever - Pasadena! We've lived here since we got married (almost four years ago) so it's so fun for us to have pictures of us here. Plus, Jason is awesome! You may notice the new picture of me on the blog - that's all Jason. Check out other pictures of us at his blog at Jason Watts Photography

When he came last week to photograph us, he brought his wife Tabitha along. The four of us had such a fun time taking pictures, talking it up, and then getting a fabulous dinner at The Kitchen in Pasadena.

Here are the next two pages of my little baby book.

No, that is not supposed to be Mickey in the top right corner.

Have a lovely night!

More Scrappy Goodness

2010-05-20T18:14:00.000-07:00

My sister-in-law, Kala, just had her 30th birthday. My brother asked me to help him put together a book for her. He asked the women close to her (friends and family) to write letters to her and I got to put them all together in a lovely book. It was a ton of work but I had so much fun doing it. I used the new Crate Paper line, Brook, to do the whole thing. It was fun to experiment with new products and a bigger size album. Here is one little sneak peek of a page I made.

I've been really into inking my pages lately. For this page I used Maya Road's bronze mist. The doily is Martha Stewart. I've seen doilies everywhere!

I also have the next two pages of my baby boy book.

It has been such a busy week. School is out in three weeks (yipee!!) so of course it's been crazy. I hope to get some craft time in this weekend. I need it....it's my therapy!! I think I'll experiment with making different tags. If I do, I'll be sure to show you all. Have a great weekend!

Pages 5 and 6

2010-05-15T12:51:00.000-07:00

Are we all happy it is the weekend?? I sure am! Matt and I have a fun and relaxing weekend ahead of us. We are thinking a bike ride and Iron Man 3. It has been such nice weather lately. All I want to do is ride on my new bike!

Do you remember the book I posted awhile ago that I made for my friend Beth and her baby girl? Well, baby Beckett (isn't that the cutest name??) was born a couple of weeks ago. Here is a picture of Beckett, Beth, and I.

Beth is fabulous at design. Her home is gorgeous - you can see her beautiful chair in this photo.

Matt loves Beckett. Isn't he a natural??

On to crafty things, I can't wait to share some other projects I've been working on. As soon as this book is fully posted, I'll share. Here are the pages for months 5 and 6.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Pages 2,3, and 4

2010-05-14T07:01:00.000-07:00

I have the next three pages of the little boy baby book ready to show. What I like about this book is that you choose just one picture from each month. I know that new moms will have billions of pictures to choose from and probably not enough time to put them all in a scrapbook. Using this album, you can choose just one picture a month and put the rest in a regular album - no shame in that!

I love the quilt look on this page. I sewed (with my machine) the different scraps of paper together. I am dying to learn how to quilt for real. That is on the summer to do list for sure.

The white pieces of paper are two simple journaling strips for mom to say whatever she wants.

If you follow this blog long enough you will see that I'm obsessed with graph paper. I love how it looks against all other patterned paper.

That's all for now! I'm soooo ready for this weekend. Enjoy it!

Fun Weekend

2010-05-09T18:27:00.000-07:00

This was such a fun weekend. On Friday, Matt and I picked up my new road bike - an early birthday present. Isn't it a beauty?? We went riding yesterday morning and this morning and had so much fun. I'm a little sore but I'm sure my body will get used to it.... I hope...

Our wonderful friends Nate and Jessie have a precious little boy named Max. We babysat him today and while he was taking a nap, I took a couple of photos. I couldn't help myself! I made the little blanket that is draped over him. Isn't he adorable?!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there!

Page 1

2010-05-04T23:08:00.000-07:00

First of all, before I get to posting anything, I must say I had a wonderful National Scrapbooking Day. :) I bought myself a couple of goodies from Studio Calico (I'll use anything as an excuse) and spent the day crafting away. Bliss....

So I've decided to post a page a day from the album I showed in the last post. This is so that I stay away from such lengthy posts and I keep you coming back for more! Ha.

This is a very simple first year baby book. The intention is to put a picture of your sweet little one on each page for the corresponding month. At the end, you'll have a photo from each month of your baby's first year all in one spot. It isn't super fancy but it is pretty, sweet, and I like it.

So here is month one. I'm envisioning a newborn picture here with the birth info underneath. I love the soft, fuzzy ribbon I found - very baby.

That's all for now - page 2 will be posted soon!

National Scrapbooking Day!!

2010-04-29T21:29:00.000-07:00

I know that all of you have been counting down the days to National Scrapbooking Day..... yeah, right! This Saturday, May 1st, is National Scrapbooking Day! Oh what should I do....

Here is a little book I started forever ago and I am just about done with it. I think it will be one of my first items on my etsy shop.

Enjoy your weekend!

Paper Source Goodness

2010-04-25T18:35:00.000-07:00

I LOVE Paper Source. It is my go-to shop for smaller projects, invitations, card making, etc.

My good friend Coralanne is getting married this summer and she asked me to be one of her matrons of honor. I feel so honored and touched. We've been friends since we were four and I am so excited for her big day. I can't wait for her upcoming shower and bachelorette party that I am helping throw for her and of course jumped at the opportunity to make her invitations. Here is what I got today.

Aren't they the prettiest?? I love the color scheme.

That beautiful mum is just the prettiest thing around. Can't wait to use it!

Matt's friend Mike was in town with his wife Ashley this weekend. We went all over LA which was fun because although we live here, we don't often tour LA. What were you guys all up to this weekend?

Card

2010-04-23T17:16:00.000-07:00

I have so many blogs that I visit on a daily basis. There is just so much inspiration out there! One of my favorites is Paige Evans. She is super talented and has such creative designs. I saw a card on her blog and just had to make it. So, here is my version of the card. Enjoy!

....I apologize for the poor lighting. I finished this one late at night and had to give it away the next day. I prefer to photograph using natural daylight but it just didn't work out this time....

You can find her card at www.paigeandchris.blogspot.com.

Love These Flowers

2010-04-21T18:58:00.000-07:00

First of all, it is raining here in Pasadena and I LOVE it.... especially because it is after 2:35. Gotta love it when it rains after the kiddos leave the classroom!

Here are a couple more pictures of the felt flowers that I'm obsessed with. Enjoy!

Felt Flowers

2010-04-18T18:12:00.000-07:00

First, THANK YOU for all of the wonderful comments and thoughts you have all sent my way. Thank you for all of the encouragement. You guys are the best!

I've been making these fun little felt flowers lately. I have so many ideas for what to use them for - add them to a soft headband for baby girls, put on the cover of a mini album, add a safety pin to the back and use as a pin for my sweaters, and the list goes on.

Beth's Book

2010-04-15T22:58:00.000-07:00

Here is Beth's baby book in full. I had so much fun making this book! Enjoy the pictures! Warning - this post is very image heavy!

Page 1: I've been obsessed with flowers lately - you'll notice many throughout this book.

Page 2: You've seen this page. For this book, every page on the left side is graph paper. Beth can journal on this page as much or as little as she wants. I also put the little rectangle label on each page with graph paper for Beth to put the date of the picture.

Page 3: I got the idea for the bottom of this page from one of my favorite designers, Christine Middlecamp. I punched circles using my 1 inch circle, folded in the sides, cut the circles in half, and lined them up under the brown cardstock.

Page 6: I love the vintage birdcage on this page.

Page 8: You've seen this page before.

Ok, this loooong post is over! Thanks for reading and looking at all of the pictures!

Sneak Peek

2010-04-10T21:21:00.000-07:00

Matt and I just got back from the best week ever in Maui. We had so many fun adventures and just had the best time together. I'll post pictures soon.

I've been dying to post again. My wonderful friend Beth is about (and I mean any day now) to have a sweet baby girl. Here is a sneak peek of the book I made for her and her little girl. I'll post the whole thing soon.

Mom's Baby Brag Book

2010-03-26T21:04:00.000-07:00

So I wanted to start posting some of the things I've created in the past. I decided to go way back to Christmas of 2008. My precious nephew was about to be born and I thought my mom needed a brag book. What new grandma doesn't need a special place to put all of her pictures of her first grandbaby?? It's funny to look back though because I can already see how quickly my style has changed. I still love this book though. Enjoy!

P.S. I apologize for the poor pictures - these were all I had!

I love adding mini file folders on my layouts. It hides journaling information about the baby's birthday, weight, length, etc.

That's it! I was obviously in a bird and tree phase and I'm still kinda there. I love them - vintage and baby all in one.

My New Blog!!

2010-02-28T16:10:00.000-08:00

I've been contemplating for some time about starting a blog. My original thought was why in the world would I do that??? Who would want to read a bunch of random thoughts about someone they don't even know? Then I started checking out other craft blogs out there and I was so inspired. So, I decided to go for it. The point of this blog is to keep those who care updated about the Abney household and to post my latest projects. Enjoy!