Home-sewn Costumes Rock!

Another successful year with the boy's Halloween costume! Last year -- a vampire. This year, I have myself a Batman. And he looks mighty fine! I also made a costume for myself.

I'm hoping to submit entries into Joann's Costume Contest to win me a prize!

Happy Halloween, everybody!

Much Be-Lated Birthday Gift Thank Yous

Uh...yep, it's been quite some time since I've been on here. So long that my little pirate doesn't quite seem to be a pirate any longer, but a superhero. His birthday party was in May. We got around to making the thank you cards earlier in September...and well...I'm still carrying them around in my purse waiting for a moment to relax enough to get them in envelopes, addressed, stamped and mailed. It's October now. What is wrong with me? 

 For starters I found this cute car stamp (since it was a Cars birthday).

I sliced and diced the "Just Married" part off of the license plate.

My little superhero did the stamping. A great job, indeed!

I wrote "Thank you!" And he colored away.

He loves coloring. See his concentration...tongue action!

2010 Dishcloth

This was great fun to knit.

2010, I'm Ready for You by Kris Knits

Antique Projector - So cool!

So...the reason I've been absent so much and for so long is because I'm now teaching 1st grade. It's been totally fun!

I have missed my blogging therapy. So, I'm trying to catch up on some of that.

Digging through the shelves and cupboards has left me in complete awe.

I found this projector...which I find to be entirely neat.

New ArtFire Items

I spent my evening with some quality time on my ArtFire account. Here are some pics of the newest additions.

Blank Floral Cards - Set of 3

Blank Floral Postcards - Set of 4

I handmade the paper from paper pulp I made using my junk mail. Then, I took a Styrofoam plate and made a unique flower print. Next, I added purple ink. They're probably not archival (no telling what junk mail is archival and what isn't)...but, they'll certainly be cool to mail to a friend or family member!

(I added some polar bear postcard stamps on the postcard set...for good measure!)

Should I make a tutorial on the process? Would you like to know how to make your own paper, and a print from a Styrofoam plate?


And I added more magnets. This stuff (including the cards) has been made for quite some time. I just have only finally gotten around to getting it posted.

I Want, I Want, I Want!!!

Paige Baker is hosting a neat giveaway on her blog. I want to win one of these three items of the ten items being given away.

Wish me luck, and I'll wish you luck (but not as much luck as I'll wish myself).

Knitted Hats - Fun Colors!

I got myself a couple of orders and have followed through with them. Now, to get them to their rightful owners...and safely and surely. Sometimes this part is tough...even when the post office is involved (that's actually when it gets scary.)