5 Things

So, I saw this on my sister VAL's blog - I responded as #6 but noticed in the rules that you have to re-post it to be elligable and I'm hoping that some of those people who responded didn't actually post and that I will actually get something made by her. I like to find loopholes that work to my advantage - hee hee.

OK! So this is how this works...the first 5 people to respond to this post will receive something made by me for you. my choice. made especially for you.
of course there are some restrictions and limitations:~


1 .I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!


2. what I create will be just for you.


3 It will be done sometime this year.


4 you have no clue what it will be... it may be a story. It may be poetry or an article on properly cleaning your face before a masque. I may draw or paint something. I may bake something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure. ;-)


5 I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.




The catch? The catch is that you must repost this on your own blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on their blog.The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did will win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me!!


Oh! And be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!

Spell it out Loud

Check out my new blog www.spellitoutloud.blogspot.com to see my mom-prenuer ventures.

Metal Stamping

 

So I have a new favorite hobby!!!!! I was searching for a cute girls camp idea - I have long been a fan of Sassy Jewlery and www.mountaingirlsilver.com , I wear my kids names around my neck and never take them off. I started looking into how I could do it myself. My friend found me the following blog with step by step instructions. I bought my alphabet from Harbor Freight for $4.99, the washers are $.10 each! I stamped the names of my kids' classmates and made key chains for Valentine's Day. We are doing necklaces for gils camp. Check out http://beachellfamilyof6.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-to.html or www.beaducation.com for instructions and tips.

Sew in love with BAGS!

 

 

 

 

I am sew in love with bags right now. I spent 3 days straight doing laundry this week - catching up from our old washer and dryer dying, we got a new set (I am now the fancy owner of some front loaders). After all that boring work I decided to do something fun. I've been wanting this pattern for a while now, it is the "Frenchy Bag" by Amy Butler. There is a handbag size and a shoulder bag size. Once I got going I just couldn't quit. I made 3 bags yesterday and 2 more this morning. They are all the handbag size except for the super cute light green and blue one - that is the shoulder bag size. Seriously, I love making bags! I think the things that attracts me to them so much is that they are a quick project (about an hour) and there are so many cute fabrics out there - for me it's instant gratification!

Cute Scripture Bags

 

So, as one of my escapes when life gets crazy is for Cami to get crafty. While we were living through a most horrible January I was able to sew some of these cute and easy scripture bags to fill my mind with some less than suicidal thoughts. During Christmas I sewed 6 different ones as gifts and I wish I had taken a picture - they are sew cute and sew easy. I also sewed a cute apron and discovered a new hobby that I will post later this week when I finish it.

Loving Family Massacre

 

So our dog Charlie has an affinity for anything plastic. Pens, markers, even straws and crayons. He has a way of sniffing out these types of objects and sneeking away to destroy them. His latest obsession has been with the Loving Family Dollhouse dolls. Poor Josi. She loves to play with her little people. Appearantly she will grow up with a love for the handicapped because Charlie has destroyed (as you can see) many members of our Loving Family. It's interesting that he has just chosen to remove a hand here and a leg there. Unfortanately, the baby has faired the worse - you may not veable to tell but she is missing a large chunk of her head. Ah Charlie, I will learn to love you!