Happy Easter (and Spring)

This is the Easter set from last year "A Good Egg" with the Sell-a-Bration designer paper and the new corduroy buttons that I heart. These chicks are hot and sassy (and topless I'm afraid), don't you think?

These are the spring blocks that I made for this year. Julie, as I take my blocks out of storage for each holiday, I'll try to remember to take pictures of them. My Easter ones from last year are less than cute so these spring blocks will have to do. It's hard to tell how big they are, but the "S" is about 5 1/2" by 4 1/2". I painted the blocks that my crafty husband cut for me, then covered them with paper, letters (cut out of paper) and embellished them. My crafty friend Megan came over and made them with me and we shared our creative juices.

Rub-Ons

These cards were all made with zero stamping. Although I love stamping, sometimes it's nice to not have to get all the ink and stamps out. These rub-ons work much like vinyl lettering on the walls. You put the rub-on on the paper and use a craft stick to rub the entire image onto the paper. It's quick, easy, and you can find all kinds of colors that work together, especially from Stampin' Up!

Valentine Stamp-a-Stack

For our February Card Party (aka Stamp-a-Stack), we made 10 cards- 2 each of 5 designs. It was a lot of fun to have all the girls over to hang out and be crafty.

The Bedtime Crafter's Crafty Hubby

For my birthday, my crafty hubby made me something to hold all of my jewelry on. I saw something I loved online and he went to Michael's, got some supplies, and made it for me. Actually, two of them.

These wiry trees were made with green 16 gauge wire, twisted and curled, and then painted black with spray paint. The pictures just don't do them justice, but this isn't a photography blog and I have no photography skill (or a great camera) so just come over and I'll show you them on my bedroom wall on either side of my dresser mirror. I love them. Here is one of them decorated with jewelry:
Shadows in pictures are lame. Sorry.

Is It Spring Yet?

When I sat down to let off some steam (it's been a rough week, okay?) I was feeling like it should be spring already. It's been winter for way too long. These colors made me feel a little brighter and flowers always do the trick.

Just a note: I am not a perfectionist and I am completely okay with that. You will most likely always be able to find a flaw on my work. It makes it personal, right?

My First Zipper!

I always have a hard time finding skirts that I like because I get a picture in my head of what I want before I go shopping and then of course I can never find it. This week I decided to try to make a skirt so I could design it and pick out the material. I didn't want an elastic waist so I also decided to try out sewing a zipper on for the first time. It was way easier than I thought and I love the way my skirt turned out!

I had some extra fabric so I am going to make my niece a matching skirt. More pictures to come!

Also, I have found a new love of accessorizing and making my look unique. I had these little felt flowers in my stamping stuff and decided to try them out on my shoes to match my top!

Girl's Night Cards

Last Thursday night, I had some friends over so we could crank out some cards that were desperately needed for birthdays, thank yous, etc. We had a great time- I wish I had taken pictures of all of us crammed into my tiny craft room laughing and making cards. These are two of the cards I made.