Spending some time this SNOWY night getting a little sewing done! Need to get some new items in the Etsy shop!
Check out that nice winter snowstorm we are getting?!?!?! Yikes, it's March!
BRING ON THE SUNNY, WARM weather please!
I've received several packages of fabric the last few weeks, that I am anxious to turn into camera straps, coffee cozies, coin purses and zipper pouches! Maybe even a few iPad cases and Kindle cases!
I'm anxious to get some new spring pillows sewn as well!
What are you working on? Some new for spring? Please share!
Another Mandi, this one from Vintage Revivals made this faux rhino, similar to the one found at Anthropologie…..but I like Mandi's better! Check out her tutorial HERE, and notice her faux fireplace too! She won Crafting with the Stars (Season 1), with that as her final project. Love it!
I'm loving this fabulous dining room art as well!
This is from The Mallardville Manor. What a great idea! IKEA frames and wall decals from Target! Easy and very economical!
And finally….this is my secret dream. Well, it's not really a secret. I've told everybody I've ever known that can build things, that I WANT MY OWN CRAFT ROOM! Well, this would be my DREAM COME TRUE!
I know, right? Pure heaven!!! I want it, I need it! Isn't she lovely!
I spent the weekend completing a custom order for coffee cozies and dishtowels……Valentiens Day! Love it! So cute! I made two extra Valentines Day Coffee Cozies to put in my Etsy shop! Check them out! Great teacher's gift!
I've been wanting to make some pillows for Valentines Day, but I've been so busy with custom coffee cozie and dish towel orders, that it just hasn't happened! Ugh! I'd had it tonight, and decided to quickly put together a sweet little heart pillow!
Just some muslin and felt hearts.
Simple, but cute.
Nothing spectacular! But, it was just what I needed! :)\
Lot's of great stuff out in blog land this week! Check it out!
Jen @ Tatertots and Jello made these Valentines Day pillows! Super cute! Her blog is one of my most favorites! She always has the cutest ideas!
Check out this cute wreath, chalkboard and chandy necklace @ Madigan Made
I love that she changes out the decor around the chalkboard, and the quote on the chalkboard for every holiday/month! Very creative!
I love this idea! Valentine Frames from the girls @ Eighteen25. When you drop by their website, prepare to spend some time there! Lots of GREAT craft ideas!
My kids are too old to do valentines for their friends and teachers anymore, but how cute are these? I've got to figure out a way to make these for SOMEONE! :) Ashley Ann @ Under the Sycamore made these CRUSH Valentines! So creative!
She also has some AWESOME recipes on her blog check 'em out! She is always making, baking or cooking something!
And two Etsy shops I want to tell you about. My super, fabulously talented cousin and her daughter make these adorable headbands
How freakin' cute are they? She sells all sorts of these darling things! You can find her etsy shop here: Maisey's Daiseys. Please go show her some LOVE!
And my sweet, crafty friend Laura has these darling necklaces!
I bought one from her HERE and it is even more darling in person! I love it! Please take a moment to see how cute these necklaces are!
So many cute, crafty things out there in blog land this week! If you click on any of the links listed above, please feel free to share some lovely comments with them! They are some of the most talented women out there!
It seems that the first thing I do when I get home from work every night, is sit down at my sewing machine and think about what I can sew. It's become a daily habit, and somewhat of a therapy for me. There is something about the piles of fabric sitting on my kitchen table…..just calling out to me. "Make something withme….make something with me" … I just have to do it! Am I crazy? I've always been creative. Doing something to satisfy my need to create. Scrapbooking. Calligraphy. Tole Painting. Cross Stitch. Knitting. You name it, I've done it. It's like a drug, right? I went through a period of several years where I just couldn't be creative. My family suffered a horrible tragedy in 1999, and my creativity left with it. I dabbled in things here and there. Mostly scrapbooking for my niece, since her Mom was no longer here to do it. And class projects. Treats and goodies. The bare minimum of creativity. It was hard, because being creative was so much a part of me. My identity. What people associated with me. You know? I missed it. Badly.
Fast forward to Halloween 2010. I attended a Girl's Nigh Out party with a bunch of friends. The hostess had reserved 5 psychics for the night. Soooo cool. I saw a psychic in 1996. It was awesome. I loved it. But she told me things then, that I look back on now….and it kind of scares me. She told me so many things that came to fruition. Some good. Some, not so good. So, I was always hesitant to go to another. But the opportunity presented itself. So, I did it. So glad I did.
It was only a 20 minute reading. BUT, the first thing she told me was this:
You are creative. It is what you DO. But, you haven't been creative in a long time. You need to change that. NOW.
Um, Hello!!?!?!?!? Duh! Light bulb moment. Being creative is what makes me happy. I need it. I crave it. But, for some reason, I wasn't doing it. Well, I am here to tell you that changed immediately.
My hubby Carl…..um, the best. Bought me a new sewing machine. I was in heaven. I love it. And, I try and be creative as often as I can now. I am happier. I am more content. I feel more ME. If that makes sense.
So, thanks for sticking with me for this whole lengthy post. I was really going to post a quick little line about a Valentines Day Banner I sewed up. But, somehow, my fingers just kept a typin'. I needed to get this out. For some reason. For me. For Anne. For the love of being creative.
Here is a quick little v-day banner I sewed up. Nothing fan-tabulous. Or special. But I like it.
I got the Valentines Day decorations up from the basement yesterday, and starting thinking about decorating a bit. I started with the mantle. It still needs some tweaking, and let's pretend my walls aren't green, mkay? I'm over the green and need to paint! 🙂
I had great plans for the weekend, which included a bunch of sewing projects, some more items for my Etsy Shop and paint/tile the bathroom. Well……that didn't happen! I did sew a few things, but only finished two of them (really?). So much for big plans, right?
New pear pin cushion for Etsy! Pretty easy to make, and I love how it turned out! I received some great fabric in the mail from Poppy Seed Fabrics ( I used some for the pear), and I couldn't resist whipping up this cute pillow for Madi's room. I fell in love with the print! Sooo cute!
What a great print, right? I love it! So much for painting and tiling the bathroom! There is always next weekend, right?
I also have a favor! If you stop by to read my blog, I would love it if you could be a follower. I get almost 200 views a day, but I only have 1 follower! Help! I would really appreciate it!
While browsing through blogs the last few days, I have come across some of the cutest and funnest Valentines Day ideas, crafts and cuteness! Take a look!
Belle & Sparrow at Beautiful Nest found these darling mailboxes at JoAnne's, and keep them out until Valentines Day, filling them with fun treasures for their families!
And how FABULOUS is this ginormous Subway Art from Jen @ Tatertots and Jello! Hello! Cutest thing evah!
Cute V-Day Bunting from Char @ Crap I've Made! I LOVE the colors of this! Soooo cute! And she used her Silhouette. I need to start using mine! Maybe I'll be making this next! 🙂
And how about this fabulous gathered heart pillow Vanessa @ V and Co. made? She even has an easy peasy tutorial. Love it!
Pretty cute stuff, huh? Lots of craftiness and fun going on in blogland!
After I saw this post from Jen at Tatertots and Jello I knew I wanted to try my hand at a cupcake liner wreath. I picked up some cupcake liners at Michael's for $1.99 and found a wreath at the dollar store. All I needed to do was heat up my trusty old glue gun and go to town! Easy Peasy!
Here it is all completed! I actually did this at the kitchen counter while I was cooking dinner on Monday night. Only took about 30-40 minutes. And so CUTE!
I love it! Can't wait to get some more v~day crafts going!
Oh, and one more thing. Here is my dining room table tonight!
I spy:
My FREAKING AWESOME sewing machine! (Thanks Carl!)
Valentines Day Dish Towels that I have been sewing for my Etsy shop
Coffee Cozies that I have also been sewing for my Etsy shop
Fabric, Fabric and more Fabric!
Buttons and various embellishments
The all important glass of Chardonnay – for creative purposes, you know!
I suppose I should clean it all up, but I see a weekend of sewing and crafting in my future. Might as well leave it all out! Just keepin' it real friends!
