it ain't over til it's over. is it over yet?

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well one weekend of craziness behind us.

here's a project {via martha stewart living} i made with the girls who stayed over on friday night. some of them opted to double-side these, stitch them together and stuff them for ornaments, even embroidering an initial. what i'll most likely do is make several more in this color theme and use them to hang christmas cards from a rope, or magnetize them and attach them to gifts.
they're super easy and fast to make, great kids project really, you can find more details and instructions here.

as for the crafty {supply} swap of 07, mine are not yet mailed! i know. i know. why make deadlines if i have zero intention of keeping them. BUT i wanted to add a few more things in lastnight. i just didn't feel like it was 'enough'. do you know what i mean? so they WILL be in the mail first thing tomorrow morning. i PROMISE. seriously.

home for the holiday this weekend, so if any of you connecticut peeps want to hang, just let me know....hasta.

ughilicious.

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someday in the not so immediate future i want to make this dress out of this fabric. i have yet to sew anything clothing-wise so i'm nervous about the whole thing. but too excited to not try.

this week has been one extra grande cup of hot stress. make that two. with cream.

and i thought i had time to blog. silly me. another fire to put out by 5. perfect.

tissue? i hardly even know you!

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so here's some of the christmas sewing i was telling you about. sorry for the bad photo, i was running out the door and taking pictures at the same time. i won't let it happen again.

these little tissue holders came from a tutorial i found online {craftapalooza.typepad.com}, with my own added tweeks like the elastic loop...

these guys just need some cute buttons sewn on and they're going in the box! {box o'christmas presents that is...} yay. now onto the next pile of projects...

i have a sickness

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that involves patent leather and straps.

the gang's all here

so the shop is titally {new cool word, spread it around like peanut butter on warm toast} updated. i have a couple of things to put in there BUT for the most part it's done. {65 item for sale!?! woot!}

manda, i WILL finish your skull earrings as soon as i can get the whole punch i need. you don't want ugly hand-cut circles on your ear do you? anyway, these earrings will rock, i promise....i'll be making matching pendants too so if you want the set just holla. {guess i should have just written you an email instead of making everyone read this...}

have a crafty weekend everyone, i know i will!

repeat after me

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super. cute.

ok, these will be in the shop tomorrow along with about a dozen new pendants. i wanted to learn how to make these for when i can actually wear a ponytail {almost there, seriously!} but i figured until that monumental occasion, i can sell the cute ones on etsy.

nothing else for now...wicked busy. working, cleaning bathrooms, making lasagnas!

crafty genius

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the nice scrapbook people up the street from me decided to carry some a la carte goods. for example, these awesome buttons, 5 for a quarter! it's like a nickel and dime candy store for craft addicts. now to find lots of good homes for these colorful beauties...


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the start of the handmade holidays...a cute tote on clearance at target got a nice facelift from moi and my new fancy shmancy machine. seriously. in. love. with. it.

a huge shop update to come soon! and i'm extending the 3 for $10 deal to include all $4 dollar earrings, so mix and match people and give some homemade love stocking stuffers. seriously. they're so good.

{PS: for all my myspace peeps out there, my account's been taken over by aliens. i can't even sign in to my page to delete it, so ignore any anal-probing that might take place. my apologies in advance...}

so guess who got a shiny new toy?

me of course. a spiffy new electronic sewing machine! oh the things it will do...i will do...we will do!

seriously. and my latest candy crave: rolos.
bollocks to you leftover halloween candy. bollocks to you.

and the good news is...

tonight i'm dropping my sewing machine off for repairs! i know, right, it's going to cost me money to get it back BUT it really could use a once over. it's my grandmother's machine from long long ago and she loved it, so it's only right that i start treating it like she would {and never tell her about the time i tried to sell it at a yard sale}...

a 33% off sale! and your november discount deal

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so here it is, two very fun etsy deals for you....

1) current gretta bags and book totes are on sale {33% OFF} but ONLY TO YOU! the two available gretta bags are $20 a piece and the two available totes are $10 a piece! as soon as you "claim" one, i'll edit the listing to the sale price and reserve it for you! but FIRST person to claim one by convo-ing me on etsy gets whichever one {or two or three...} they claim. make sense?

2) your november etsy deal is perfect pendants at 3 for $10! yep. just buy the three you want and type 3FOR10 in the message to seller...i'll refund you the difference after you make the payment!

happy thursday! (on this day in 1512, the sistine chapel ceiling was first exhibited to the public, yippee for useless trivia...)