Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Softies for Mirabel


While reading my RSS feed, I came across this post on Meet Me at Mike's.

Softies for Mirabel is an event for an Australian charity, The Mirabel Foundation. The Foundation supports children orphaned and abandoned due to parental drug use. The softies made will be matched up with each child.

Submissions for Softies for Mirabel must be sent in by December 10, so if you wish to participate, now is the time to start!

For the address and more information and regulations, click here.

And here's a list for some awesome softie ideas!And if you do make a softie, post a link or a picture and let me know!!

Monday, October 26, 2009

Ambition

This is my problem. I get too ambitious with my projects, and this leads to half-finished and literally half baked ideas.

My ambition this time led me to buy a monstrosity of a pumpkin to carve into a haunted house, like Martha... But alas, I am neither Martha Stewart nor any of the people who work to carve pumpkins for her.

I started by hand drawing my design on my pumpkin, and it looked pretty good. I was psyched. Then, I started cutting into the ginormpkin, and that is when the problems started. That sucker is thick.

By the time I got too tired to carve, all I had done was a few small bits, mainly some windows and the tiles on the roof. I may never finish this thing, but at least I tried, right?

Next year, if I blog about some harebrained pumpkin scheme, someone please refer me to this... But until then, here are a few things that I probably should have been doing first.

OH MY LORD! It's the end of the world as I know it...


It's FINALLY here!! The first of the Penguin Classics clothbound series come out in the US tomorrow--at least according to Amazon. These books are beautiful and classic and WOW!!

I first saw these books on Design*Sponge. Some still aren't available in the US, but my favorite book, Pride &Prejudice--cliche, I know-- is available! I can't wait to get these tomorrow!!

Friday, October 23, 2009


O h my! Tonight was Halloween Cookie Night, and I must say it was a smashing, yet messy, success!

These cookies look like something that arose out of the ashes of Chernobyl, but I think they have a certain kind of 8-eyed charm. I'm not super happy with my cookie recipe, so I'm on the lookout for a new one, if anyone has any suggestions.

I really didn't get around to much of anything this week, but hopefully I'll make up for it this weekend! And I'm definitely getting in the Halloween mood! I already have a beautiful pumpkin, and I'm thinking about what to carve on it!

But for the weekend, here are a few ideas. Have a great one!

Friday, October 16, 2009

Weekend Project Idea:Ruffled Headband

Okay... I have to admit, I've tried this one before, and it just didn't work out quite right. I wasn't happy with the results, and I'm determined to get it right. So, my mission this weekend is to try again and see what I can come up with.

Some other good weekend project ideas:

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Wednesday needs...

A little bit of link love. Just to break up the mid-week slump. I'm definitely in the funk, so here's a few things that cheer me up:

Monday, October 12, 2009

Weekend warp

I know, no excuses, but this weekend has been something out of a surreal realm. Not only did I get to see Zombieland, but my wonderful boyfriend also bought me tickets to Andrew Bird, which was this weekend. So, I do know that I should have no excuses for not crafting, but this weekend was too, too exciting to concentrate!

I'm leaving a few links to commemorate the Andrew Bird-ness of the weekend. Enjoy!!

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

The only baking supplier you'll ever need


courtesy of bakeitpretty.com


Bake it Pretty is literally the ONLY baking supplier a girl could possibly ever need. Sure, the grocery store is great for quick supplies, but baking with intention to cuteness is much better.

Bake it Pretty offers a wide selection of cupcake liners to suit everyone, and I, of course, just bought three. It also helps ease my conscience that these liners aren't much more expensive than the ones at the grocery store, but they offer SO much more personality.However, these liners go quick, so you have to be on your toes to catch them in stock!!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Covered cork board jewelry frame

I did it! Okay... I half did it. I actually had two picture frames that I wanted to finish, but the second has staple problems. The first had its problems too, but I overcame, and the finished product is pretty nice!!

I started out with a slide-in picture frame that's back was completely grimey. But take a picture frame and patch your pieces of cork board to fit the frame. So, I replaced the back of the frame, with just a cardboard folder and glued the cork down to that.

Next, simply cut your fabric a couple of inches around the board. --I chose a jersey knit so that it would stretch around the board.-- Peel up the cardboard from the back of the cork and stretched the fabric around. Tuck it in between the cork and the cardboard, then press the cardboard firmly back in place.

After it's glued, let it dry!! I probably didn't let mine dry long enough, but it's working pretty well.

The last step? Just slip it into your picture frame and voila!! A beautiful and functional jewelry frame. Just pin your jewelry on the frame, and let it decorate your space as a multi-functional piece of art!

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Friday, October 2, 2009

Weekend project idea: Jewelry Display

This weekend I'm hoping to finish some boards on which to display my jewelry. Hopefully, they'll be as beautiful as this one from Craftynest.

I've already found a few unused picture frames from my grandmother's attic, and I have fabric and paint in mind. So it's coming along swimmingly, and I'm hoping this weekend will be a nice one to do some painting!

So, check back Monday for a hopefully complete and completely beautiful project!


For a few more wonderful jewelry display ideas, check out these wonderful links: