Enjoy Peace (and a little RAK)

I've wanted to participate in the annual LOAD challenge for years now, but I know that between our business and our family's crazy schedule, there's no way I could create a page a day for a month. But creating the same project 29 times - that seemed a bit more feasible. So this year, I did it - my peace project.
Each peace wall hanging is a little different from the others. Each one is special. Each one is going out to someone who deserves it, someone who makes my life a bit happier, someone who is a gift. I hope the recipients can find a place for these in their home or scraproom, to remind them to enjoy peace.

In keeping with the theme of giving, I have a little surprise that I will send out to whomever can name 1) the manufacturer of the paper that I have been using for these wall hangings and 2) a bonus if you can also tell me the release name and the year it was released.

See the photos above, or peek at another photo here.

A few little hints - you couldn't buy this paper at your LSS; you would have to look waaay back in your stash to find it; and there is the name of a month (not the current one) in the release name.

Leave a comment with your answer, or - if you've given up on finding it - leave a comment with the name of one of your favourite realllllly old releases, and I'll put your name into the draw. You have until March 5th to leave your comment.

Giving 29 Gifts in 29 Days is a concept that anyone can undertake at any time. For more information, I encourage you to visit 29gifts.org.

More Project 365

We've been incredibly busy this month - nothing new there :-} - but what is different is that regardless of what we're up to, I'm documenting it all with Project 365. The Olympics has been on the TV more often than not at our house, and there's no shortage of Olympic wear, for the girls particularly. Check it out!
Since I didn't manage to get Christmas letters out the door this year (don't give up hope - I'll still be mailing something eventually!), I haven't said much about our recent love of astronomy. Evan just loves it, and since the kids received an awesome telescope for Christmas, we're slowly getting to know more.
Hockey, hockey, hockey! Our weekends are typically taken up by multiple trips to the rink. Evan's team is now in the playoffs, and in this photo they are celebrating winning the first of their playoff games. That's Evan in the foreground skating toward me. Let's hope we see our Olympic teams rejoicing too!
We had intended to have the girls join Evan in piano lessons this fall, but due to the move, it took a while to put that plan into action. I finally had them start lessons two weeks ago at a local music school, and they think their teacher is the most awesome young man they've ever met! So, lots of effort on their part! :-}
It was also the girls' birthday this month, and they had a wonderful time celebrating with family. Scooters were a big hit this birthday along with the latest version of Bop It (the one with "shout it". What were we thinking??) Oh, and don't forget more Olympic clothing. Notice their Miga shirts in this pic - again!
Of course, there's the regular routine to document. The daily ride to and from school. An abundance of field trips - to the skating rink, to the ski hill, to the Safety Village - all via school bus. The kids love travelling by school bus, and we are lucky enough to have a totally awesome driver.
Reading time is a daily event in our house. Evan is required to read 20 minutes per day as homework, but in actuality he usually reads far more than that. The girls are doing regular French reading this year too. Even I try to steal a few minutes every day to read a novel (as opposed to scrapbooking mags!)

Yes, there's never a dull moment at our house, but we wouldn't have it any other way!

In the midst of all this, I'm still participating in the 29 gifts challenge and LOM, both of which I am reasonably caught up on, along with my design team work for Scrapalicious, both for the store and for Scrapfest (are you going? See you there!)

I know I've been scarce, but I'm running around like crazy when I'm not here. Thanks for checking in. Whew - you read the whole thing! :-} There are photos of more peace wall hangings coming soon, as well as a little RAK being posted shortly, so be sure to check back in. See you soon!

Priceless!

Crop-a-dile - $25.00

Clipboard (nicely altered for LOM and in need of having clip re-attached) - $3.00

Capturing a pic of hubby as he admits that nothing punches holes for rivets like your pink scrapbooking tool - priceless!

For the Next 29 Days

Welcome, February! This month, I am embarking on a challenge that I've wanted to take on for quite a while now. Inspired by the website 29 Gifts, I'm going to give one away little gift, a peace canvas like the one below, each day for the next 29 days.

Why? Because to see our world change, we have to do something to change our world. I chose the word peace as the gift I'm sharing this month as it is particularly close to my heart. peace is my One Little Word for 2010, inspired by the awesome Ali Edwards. I'm hoping to post about it often this year.
The canvas says: peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.
So simple, yet so meaningful, don't you think? I still have to post the story of why I chose peace, so stay tuned!

It's only Day 1 and I'm already having so much fun making these and envisioning the face of each recipient as they open them. I think this challenge is going to be one of the most rewarding I have undertaken. I'll be posting more pics of these canvases throughout the month, so be sure to check back again.

Giving 29 Gifts in 29 Days is a concept that anyone can undertake at any time. For more information, I encourage you to visit 29gifts.org.