Happy New Year!

Wow. It's been a long time. I've moved three times and found a new love, Matt. He's the best guy I could ask for. I'm back in Vandalia now and have my craft room back.

Now it's a new year and I have a lot of work to do. I have set some goals for my Etsy site and the first step is to organize the mess of a craft room.

I know this is a short one but I'll keep the internet world updated on my progress.

Yard Sale!

After months of planning, Mom and I finally made it! World's longest yard sale. Going from Defiance, OH to Gadsden, AL along Route 127. Over 600 miles of yard sales!
We started in Florence, KY which is about a half hour south of the Ohio river and ended our journey in Chattanooga, TN. Our 2 day trip took us through some beutiful country.
The sales were great! I found some bowls that are going to look great on the shelf in my spare room.

Mom got these 2 salt and pepper shaker sets to add to her collection. She now has 10 sets of these unique salt and pepper shakers!
All in all it was a fun trip. Lots of mother-daughter bonding. Lots of sales. And let's face it, who dosen't like digging for gold in someone elses boxes?

Cake gallery

Mom and I have always had a lot of fun decorating cakes for our special occacions. We were at a sale and found a whole lot of shaped Wilton cake pans, which will be listed in my Etsy shop. Anyway, it got me thinking of some of the awesome cake we've made over the years. This one we made in March for my cousin Kristin, she turned 12 this year. She takes guitar lessons and loves playing and singing, so we thought this would be perfect. She was really excited about it. This is one we made for my cousin Josh and my boyfriend Carl. It was super fun to make because I got to use all the colors. It was a big hit because I actually had to put the car on top of a road, so the car was chocolate and the road part was white cake. This cake pan (for the car only) will be listed in the Etsy shop soon. This was the most fun because we got to try our skills at fondant... Yea, our skills need work. Fondant is like playdough, so it was cool to shape and sculpt with icing. The cake part is just a plain double layer cake. The fondant was definatly put on too thick but we will try again. I wanted to try something different for my own birthday so this one was really fun! Yes, I make my own birthday cake.

Try something new

In honor of Earth Day coming up on Wensday, I wanted to make something out of recycled material. I made these beads out of a junk mail magazine I got the other day. I saw this beadmaking technique in a crafting magazine a few months ago and I wanted to try it so bad, I just never had the time. My cousin Sharla came over last Saturday night to do a little crafting. Of course, we sat around and chatted for an hour before we got started. Haha. Our project for the night was to iron some plastic bags. I saw it on this Etsy Storque article. It was so much fun and I'm addicted to it. I keep looking at these bags thinking of all the fun things I can make out of it!

Candle Closet

My next big project is now finished! Mama came over last weekend. Let me tell you something, she is an organizing wiz. Took all of about 2 hours to finish this project. If it was me, I would have organized and re-orgaanized for days till I got it right. Anyways, I know I still have to paint it, but the spider webs and dirt is gone. It's great! Big enough for all my supplies and fishished stock. It really feels good being a bit more organizied.
Next project to tackle is my fabric closet. Haha, I hope Mama's avaliable next weekend.

Whoo

Yay! I did it! I finished my Push project for this week. Just got done printing the new cards a few mins ago. The frames got done an hour ago.

I think I'm gonna do this once a week, give myself small goals. Finish some projects I've put off. Next Friday I want to have my candle closet finished. I am definatly gonna need help for this one, I'm calling in the mom. I have a large closet in my basement which is going to be the perfect temperature to keep my candle supplies safe in the summertime. It won't take too much to fix it up really.

1. Clean out the crap that's there alreay there. Just some empty boxes, old games, dust, dirt, and cobwebs.
2. Finally move those supplies out of our bedroom. The big tubs blocking my clothes and the long tubs under my bed.
3. Shut the closet door, drink a glass of kool-aid, and check it off my list!

That's all for now.

Pushing

Ok, so after working a 10 hour shift, I came home and worked on the projects. So tonight I started the earring holders project. Here are some pictures of my process.First I gathered everything up, a couple old picture frames, some material, a staple gun, and some plastic canvas I bought a while back. Now, I'll warn you, these pictures aren't the best.

Next I cut the canvas and material to fit the frames and stapled it to the inside. I have some expierimenting to do with the type of material I use for these, I used some leftover nylon lining for this one.
After everthing seemed to be secure I flipped the frame over to trim the extra fabric. I couldn't wait to try them out! I ran in the other room and grabbed some earrings.
They look great! I still have a few to do, I got 2 frames done tonight. I might be a little late with my homework but I the results will be posted before Saturday morning. I don't get off at the old factory until 1:30am tomorrow night, then come right home and finish them up!