New projects to share

It's always exciting to realize that I have some projects that I haven't posted yet. Especially when those projects are already photographed and ready to go.

First is my latest Crafting Jewish Style project. I do occasionally have some non-Jewish readers, so I will explain. On Saturday night, at the end of the Sabbath/Shabbat/Shabbos (depending on your pronunciation), a blessing is said over a candle, some wine, and a pleasant smelling spice, as a way to mark the end of shabbat, and the beginning of the week.  So I whipped up this little kit, that provides the matches and the spice, all wrapped up in a cute little tin. I simply adore the colors and patterns in the Crafting Jewish Style lines. They just always work perfectly for me.

And, I have a layout that I have not yet shared, about Sam. I did share this one a while ago:

Which I thought captured Sam quite nicely. And it's one of my favorite layouts. But I had a little more to say about the matter of his joie de vivre, so I also made this (using my Cocoa Daisy October kit):

When I planned the first layout, I had originally planned to include all the photos in the second layout. But that big blue picture was so beautiful to me, that anything I added took away from it's beauty. And, so, layout number two was born. Really I love the way Sam loves the world.