Ini Capini the NYC Cr8ing Queenie

There is a scene in the movie "50 First Dates" where the dad is explaining to Henry that Lucy sings "Wouldn't It Be Nice" on the days she "meets" him. I heart that scene cuz they cut to her singing and painting and I always equate her singing and happiness to her cr8ivity...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! The latest and greatest news is that my oldest daughter, Bryanna, is almost done with HS auditions (for art of all things). My youngest, Mahagony, has decided she wants to be a chef.
Reconnecting wi… Continue

Today my daughter really wanted to go see "Slingshot Hip Hop" at Socrates Sculpture Park. In the summer they show international movies every Wednesday, tonight was the first one...

What a hectic past few weeks. Dance class is over, Girl Scouts bridging ceremony, school over...yey. 4th of July BBQ, almost finished the yoyo wall hanging. Camera missing and to top it all off PINK EYE!!!!
Talk about highs and lows. But then Monday night I got to go to AC Moore which is a special treat. I saw… Continue

Dang it, those tix were harder to score than chipboard (insert laugh track please). Hrmmph, I thought it was funny. This is a tag I made to give to my sisters and friends that I am going to see Sex and the City with tomorrow. I can't wait! It will be 9 of us all together, in the city, watching the most anticipated movie in a long time. Well, by me anyway, heee. I get to spend time with my sisters, and our close friends. Yey, the prospect of watching SATC with so many cool peeps ins… Continue

We did it, we did it! That's right we did it!
You know when you are trying to fit into those jeans that make you look thin? Yeah the ones you have to lay down to put on and when you stand up you kinda feel light headed cuz the circulation is having difficulty circulating? That was me trying to fit my scrap stuff into my tiny apartment in NYC. In Illinois I had so much room I actually had room to scrap with 4 friends. In NYC I had to search under my dining table (it's a tall one) for my st… Continue

A few weeks ago my daughter's classmate kicked her so hard he scarred her through a pair of jeans. Today his family pleaded no contest at the hearing. He will not be returning to the school...
If only I had more time to just sit and create. I say that almost everyday, but the truth is that I get so caught up in the daily matrix that when I do have time I feel so wound up that I can't do anything. In my mind ideas flow constantly, color combinations spring up, and ribbons and crystals beg… Continue