Ch-ch-ch-changes...

...are coming. I like change, but in this case....not so much. I'm a SAHM, and I love it. Love having an etsy shop and creating stuff. Keeps me sane. But now, Mars will be going to school, and I will have to be the breadwinner. :( Not fun. Especially with all the duties of a family of 7. I have a feeling this is going to be exhausting. I've filled out a few applications, emailed some resumes, keeping my fingers crossed that I find a job quickly. I'm planning on keep my etsy open because... well....it makes me happy. :)

So, besides, that...nothing much going on. Working on new items for the shop, and I just finished my partner's giftie for the pincushion swap, and I'm super happy with it. I kind of want to keep it for myself, lol.

I saw this cute pattern on etsy, and I had to get it. I just altered it a little to add a bunting, since my partner seems to like them. I also included an embroidered bluebird and nest little zippy with a mini sewing kit inside. Hope she likes it. :)

I guess that's pretty much all for now. I'll be super busy this weekend working on etsy stuff, halloween costumes, birthday party stuff, 365 album, quilting bee blocks, swaps.....crap...that's a lot of stuff. Maybe I should get my bootay offline now and stop wasting time. Peace, guys. :)

New Item in the Shop!

Aren't these the cutest!! I already made one for myself for my business cards. Perfect for those quick trips to the store when you all you need is an id and money. Love them! They're up in the shop and ready to go to new homes. :)



I have been scrapping up a storm! The 2peas CHA social really helped me get out of my funk. Here's a few pages I've done. And I just got my Aug. SC kit, and I will be digging in this evening!! Yay!! Enjoy your weekend, guys! :)

My Lil' Bitty Tree

I got this cute lil' tree from Hobby Lobby for .99 and I made a few felt gingerbread men and candy cane ornaments. I wanna add a few more 'cause it looks kinda bare, but life is crazy right now.......maybe in the wee hours of the night, when all is still, I'll make some more.

Altered Gifts

I added rub-ons on this lil' genie jar , filled it w/ some bath caviar added a bath scrubbie thingy and tied it with a ribbon. Simple and cute. I think, anyway.


I just put some pp and some ribbon on this bandaid tin, filled it with bath and body mentha lip shines and candies, and there ya go.



I made this lil' pillow box out of the Making Memories Cute as a button packaging. It now holds some earrings inside.

So, Mars was supposed to be watching the kids while I finished making presents and this is what he calls "watching the kids." Hold Elyse with one arm while playing the playstation, and let the boys run amock and put crazy hats on Daddy. Weirdo.

I posted some more cute tissue holders on the shop, so take a look. The sale right now is buy 2 items and shipping is on me. Enjoy the rest of the weekend, guys! Peace.

Handmade Gifts

Most of my gifts that my family's getting are handmade . Hope they like them. I made this lil' set of play food for my niece. Isn't it cute?!

I made my brother and nephews pillows.

And I made some boxes out of cardstock and pp. There's a how-to in the December CK. I just filled them with tissue paper and cookies. Yum!!!

I'll post more pics of other Christmas stuff later tonight.