Oh how time flies! I can’t believe that it’s been over a
year since I officially announced that we were moving to Ontario, where does
the time go? It has been such a hectic, stressful, tearful, sad, happy, busy, joyful,
exciting year!
The last 10 months have been so incredibly busy! Just moving
a family across the country and setting up a new home is enough to consume a
lot of time. To add to that we have completely renovated our entire house, from
top to bottom!!! (We still have a few unfinished things to complete). We’ve
installed a new septic system, had our house dug up along the one side to
re-tar it and put in new water drainage pipes. We have created a beautiful
24x30 flagstone patio with a pergola (hand picking the stones from a quarry and
laying them ourselves). Attempted to do some landscaping (I say that loosely as
we have soooo much more to do!). I’ve travelled to Phoenix for the South Hill
Designs annual conference and building my business here, while supporting my ever-growing
team of SHD artists. We enjoyed a wonderful week with our very good friends Mel
and Lance and 2 fantastic weeks with my Mom, Trevor and my brother Dave. And in
there we have also been able to enjoy the company of our family, re-connect
with old friends here and bask in the beautiful amenities of where we now call
home. And to top it all off, hockey is now in full swing too!
Now I know all of you are wondering “when is this girl going
to start designing again?” Well, soon I hope! There are a couple changes that are
happening though that I’m excited to tell you about. I will no longer be
posting under Scrapbook Central. As the time has passed over the last year, I
have realized that Scrapbook Central represents to me over a decade of wonderful
memories created in a beautiful store environment, creating and inspiring all
of you, hosting retreats and attending trade shows. It’s time to start fresh! So, with that in mind I am excited to announce
that I have created a new blog called Byrd’s Nest Paperie! This blog will be my
place to share my creations with you, inspire you with ideas, techniques, feature
page kits, and just share what’s happening in my life. My Page Kits and Mini
Album kits will be available for purchase through my new Etsy store.
I am so excited to finally be in my studio, unpacked, set up
and ready to create (as our basement was the last to be renovated). I’m thinking with the long lapse in my creativity
that it might take me a little bit to get my mojo going. Up until now all I
have done is a few cards and thank-you tags for my South Hill Designs business
and completed a couple kit projects that I’ve had for years!
I welcome you to follow me on Facebook personally, as Byrd’s
Nest Paperie and South Hill Designs by Charlene Byrd and then my Etsy store and
new blog. Here are all the links:
Byrd’s Nest Paperie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/548466948620579/
South Hill Designs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southhilldesigns.charbyrd
My Blog: http://byrdsnestpaperie.blogspot.ca/
Email address: jcbyrd2@gmail.com
I’m looking forward to hearing from old friends and making
new ones.
Sincerely,
Charlene
Charlene, Great to hear from you! Wow you certainly have tackled a lot in your first year after moving across the country! Looking forward to seeing more of your scrapbooking projects!
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