Let me introduce myself...

 Good evening! For those that do not already know me...My name is Savannah Lynn. I grew up in an abandoned old mill town in the piedmont of SC. Lived the life of a small town girl and learned very early as an only child that if I wanted to stay entertained...I'd have to get creative. I was always making something out of nothing...clover flower jewelry...honeysuckle crowns...cardboard castles...bed sheet forts...chocolate mudpies...magnolia berry soup...hand drawn birthday cards...model cars with my daddy...painting with my aunt...you name it, I was probably making it. My Granny Broome instilled a love of photos and albums...you know...GASP!...the self cling ones. But the only way you knew who they were or what they were doing was if she was storytelling :) And a lot of those stories disappeared when she passed away.

a two year old me around 1987

Then, as a teenager I discovered scrapbooks. I saved movie tickets and party napkins and photos and some of the most random things you can imagine, took picture after picture of everywhere I went and everyone I was with and kept them in a box until I could glue them down on paper. And in one little 3 ring binder with cardstock and page protectors I kept my life experiences. With dollar store stickers and Elmers glue sticks I was on the way to preserving my memories. And that created a brand new kind of monster :) The older I got, the more advanced (and more expensive) the supplies and techniques got. I then discovered Michaels Arts and Crafts. And I became a scrap addict. Yes, an addict, it was like a gateway drug. I began making elaborate layouts, then greeting cards and somehow that lead to hand stitching on my cards and layouts so that lead to learning how to sew on a machine and that lead to a fabric obsession and that lead to making a purse and then to wanting to learn to crochet...the list goes on and on!!!

Me in 2004 

Flash forward to 2013! I live in the beautiful western mountains of NC with my husband and our three adorable babies...5 year old Wyatt, 3 year old Morgan and 6 week old Raylan. With the birth of our first child...my crafting obsession became even more ridiculous! If the store didn't have something I wanted in the theme or color I wanted...I would MAKE IT!!! Because nothing was good enough for my little man. Then came our sweet princess...she needed the cutest stuff on the planet but we couldn't afford it...so I would MAKE IT!!! Now we own our very own home sweet home and we've been updating, renovating, refurbishing and decorating. But with our new family completing baby here...the budget is even tighter, so when I find something old that needs an update and doesn't quite fit my themes...I MAKE IT fit!!! And when things get boring around here and my kids get rowdy...we MAKE IT fun and entertaining!!! And through it all I've realized that Life is only what you MAKE IT!!! :)

Me, Morgan, Wyatt & Matthew Oct 2011

Raylan last week :)

Well, I've done it...I am officially a blogger! This is all completely new to me because until a few days ago I did not know a thing about blogs. A friend of mine brought it to my attention that I'm always posting my crazy endeavors, crafty items, kid projects, and refurbishing things on facebook and the same ol' people were seeing my things..Why not share with others? Well, I thought, I know nothing about blogging but I'll give it a shot. So hang with me while I figure this out :)