Spring is here

atleast it feels that way here in tx. Something to inspire you on this beautiful day:<br/><a href="#"></a><br/><a href="#"></a><br/>images from weheartit<br/>what are you gonna do today? Craft something awesome?

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Spring is here

atleast it feels that way here in tx. Something to inspire you on this beautiful day: images from weheartit what are you gonna do today? C...

Color Pretties *blue*

<a href="#"></a><br/><a href="#"></a><br/><a href="#"></a><br/><a href="#"></a><br/>*all images from weheartit*<br/><br/>I am going to craft this morning & go for a bike ride this afternoon. :)<br/>xoxo, Katie

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Color Pretties *blue*

*all images from weheartit* I am going to craft this morning & go for a bike ride this afternoon. :) xoxo, Katie

postcards + aceos

Here's what I made today:<br/><a href="#"></a><br/><a href="#"></a><br/>Postcards made from papercloth using <a href="http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=1057">this tutorial.</a> I'm really liking the papercloth, It was super easy & fun, You should try it!<br/><br/>And I made a few more aceos. I know, I know, I've gone aceo crazy. ;)<br/><a href="#"></a><br/><a href="#"></a><br/>I did some star trek ones on vintage book pages from a star trek book. :P<br/><a href="#"></a><br/><br/>*xoxo, Katie*<br/><a href="#"></a><br/>(me & my dad, making funny faces, and having way too much fun with the iphone)

crafting, star trek, style school

postcards + aceos

Here's what I made today: Postcards made from papercloth using this tutorial. I'm really ...

toast needle book DIY

<a href="#"></a><br/><br/>Hey! Here's you a tutorial for making a little book to hold your pins & needles! :)<br/><br/>supplies needed: felt, embellishments for face.<br/><br/>Cut out two rectangles of felt the same size(mine were 2&1/2" by 5") lay them on top of each other & sew a line down the middle(horizontally) <br/><a href="#"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="_XAEtJEBWiF4/S4U5tM2YuSI/AAAAAAAAARw/LaUe_FbtesY/s200/toast2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441819173453347106"/></a><br/>fold in half.<br/><br/>Cut out you toast shapes from felt. make sure its about the same size as the front of your felt book. maybe a little bigger.<br/><a href="#"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 200px;" src="_XAEtJEBWiF4/S4U5aQwhjPI/AAAAAAAAARo/_tMV8j64lsw/s200/toast1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441818848084987122"/></a><br/>Sew your toast pieces together & add a face. (I used brads for the eyeballs, and sewed a smile.)<br/><a href="#"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 200px;" src="_XAEtJEBWiF4/S4U5tcaFltI/AAAAAAAAAR4/O3UKBhPohxg/s200/toast3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441819177629619922"/></a><br/>glue or sew your toast to the front of your neelde book and your done! Simply add in your needles & pins! :)<br/><a href="#"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="_XAEtJEBWiF4/S4U5zxJIzAI/AAAAAAAAASA/K83iKSzVIcA/s200/toast4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441819286274886658"/></a><br/><br/>This can also easily be decorated with something besides toast. Im thinking pandas, owls, maybe star trek? lol. I hope you liked this tute. I'd love to see your version of this. Simply link it to the comments in this post!<br/><br/>XoXo, Katie

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toast needle book DIY

Hey! Here's you a tutorial for making a little book to hold your pins & needles! :) suppl...

More ACEOS

ACEO stands for "Art Cards, Editions and Originals" also known as ATC for "Artist Trading Cards"<br/><br/>I made 3 more today! Which one is your fave? I think mine is the polaroid. :)<br/><br/><a href="#"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 186px;" src="_XAEtJEBWiF4/S4W0d8ut2tI/AAAAAAAAASQ/_Nug5LJT-dg/s400/007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441954151358388946"/></a>

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More ACEOS

ACEO stands for "Art Cards, Editions and Originals" also known as ATC for "Artist Tra...

one more giveaway

Heres one more giveaway :)<br/><br/><a href="http://allinadaysdream.blogspot.com/2010/02/surprise.html">All in a Days Dream is giving away this crafty pendant:</a><br/><a href="_2lXJ83IJCdo/S4PLTeqT2_I/AAAAAAAAAQg/9BHIlTFHYjc/s200/craftynecklace.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="_2lXJ83IJCdo/S4PLTeqT2_I/AAAAAAAAAQg/9BHIlTFHYjc/s200/craftynecklace.jpg" border="0" alt=""/></a><br/>and a custom blog button by <a href="http://www.iheartsmilesblog.blogspot.com/">IHeartSmiles</a><br/><br/>xoxo, Katie

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one more giveaway

Heres one more giveaway :) All in a Days Dream is giving away this crafty pendant: and a custom b...

giveaways

I've noticed quite a few crafty giveaways across the web & thought I would share a few! :)<br/><br/>Team Taylah is giving away some fabric & some other cute goodies!<br/><a href="#"></a><br/>One Artsy Mama is giving away a pretty sash<br/><a href="#"></a><br/><a href="http://getthewordsout.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-giveaway-details.html">and On the Brink of Something Beautiful has a giveaway for an owl tote bag & a few other pretties!</a><br/><a href="_o7kSmZO_8dQ/S4RjUfxYM1I/AAAAAAAAB6w/s8pbf0OO6NY/s400/HPIM5476.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 351px;" src="_o7kSmZO_8dQ/S4RjUfxYM1I/AAAAAAAAB6w/s8pbf0OO6NY/s400/HPIM5476.JPG" border="0" alt=""/></a>

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giveaways

I've noticed quite a few crafty giveaways across the web & thought I would share a few! :) ...

cards

Today I was inspired to make some cards! <br/>This one is my fave:<br/><a href="#"></a><br/><br/><a href="#"></a><br/><br/>I recently got the Make the cut program to go with my Cricut, and I converted <a href="http://www.winkwinkink.com/">winkwinkinks</a> Deer stamp into a cricut cut:<br/><a href="#"></a><br/><br/>and I cut out the tandem bike on my cricut as well.<br/><a href="#"></a><br/><br/>first two cards made using some of red velvet arts stickers, and the third card made using <a href="http://www.winkwinkink.com/">winkwinkinks</a> stamp<br/><br/>xoxo, Katie

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cards

Today I was inspired to make some cards! This one is my fave: I recently got the Make the cut ...

*make it monday*

Here are some tutorials I've found across the web this week that I love: <br/><br/>WhimsyLoft has a tute for a cute little sock owl!<br/><a href="2768/4337112492_ce6543b95f.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="2768/4337112492_ce6543b95f.jpg" border="0" alt=""/></a><br/>Abeautifulmess has 2 tutes, Making fabric Journals (I love the mustache)<br/><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src=".a/6a00d8358081ff69e2012877a5e661970c-320wi.jpg" border="0" alt=""/><br/>and a downloadable freebie & tute for a Mod Flower hair clip<br/><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src=".a/6a00d8358081ff69e20120a8bceb79970b-320wi.jpg" border="0" alt=""/><br/>OnePearlButton has a great <a href="http://www.onepearlbutton.com/2010/02/tutorial-diy-vinyl-stickers.html">tute for making your own vinyl stickers!</a><br/><a href="#"></a><br/><br/>and The City Cradle has a <a href="http://thecitycradle.com/bike-wreath-with-plastic-bottle-flowers">tute for making Plastic bottle flowers</a><br/><br/><a href="#"></a><br/><br/><br/>I hope to try all of these, but I definitely want to do the vinyl stickers!<br/>xoxo, Katie

make it monday

*make it monday*

Here are some tutorials I've found across the web this week that I love: WhimsyLoft has a tute...

Arabian Nights

<a href="#"></a><br/>The top layer is a book. :)<br/><a href="#"></a><br/>this cake was made by my amazing sister <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/08730496499019684273">Taylor</a> (doesn't she look great with a mustache? lol )<br/><a href="#"></a><br/><br/>I think we are going to the beach today. Funn! :)<br/><3 Katie

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Arabian Nights

The top layer is a book. :) this cake was made by my amazing sister Taylor (doesn't she look ...

ACEOs

ACEO stands for "Art Cards, Editions and Originals" also known as ATC for "Artist Trading Cards"<br/>Here are some I made the other day. <br/>One inspired by my blog<br/><a href="#"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="_XAEtJEBWiF4/S39I35j6CjI/AAAAAAAAAQI/dSiGd1V2yXU/s320/016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440147000068278834"/></a><br/>this one inspired by napoleon dynamite :)<br/><a href="#"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="_XAEtJEBWiF4/S39I3Wa2ySI/AAAAAAAAAQA/DlEGlShbB3w/s320/010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440146990635075874"/></a><br/>this one inspired by the beach(I love the beach)<br/><a href="#"></a><br/>and this one is a favorite, I heart owls. <3<br/><a href="#"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="_XAEtJEBWiF4/S39I21brFdI/AAAAAAAAAPw/QKS2-fbRVw0/s320/002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440146981780133330"/></a><br/><br/>Hope you have a great day, Today I am going to a cake decorating compitition with my amazing sister Taylor. Shes entering a cake & it is wicked awesome. Some pictures will come soon. Is very inspiring. :)<br/>xoxo, Katie

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ACEOs

ACEO stands for "Art Cards, Editions and Originals" also known as ATC for "Artist Tra...

my first hand carved stamps

One of the style school projects was hand carving your own stamps, how cool is that? But I didnt have anything to carve them on, except a potato, which fell apart! haha! it was sad. :( And then the other day I found a carving block *on clearence* an hobbylobby! squueee! So I have been playing with it all day. here are the stamps I've made so far:<br/><a href="#"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="_XAEtJEBWiF4/S320YVBSFmI/AAAAAAAAAPo/RoQgBduslXo/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439702254985811554"/></a><br/>I have one that says "punk projects", a whale( I love whales) and an owl, because I love owls even more than I love whales, lol<br/><a href="#"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="_XAEtJEBWiF4/S320X6cRmHI/AAAAAAAAAPg/k8aKHRBn7CM/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439702247851268210"/></a><br/>The owl is without a doubt my favorite.<br/><br/>Here are a few other handcarved stamps found across the web that I loves...<br/><br/><a href="#"></a><br/>A star trek communicator badge, lol<br/><br/><a href="_LHgYNyXOtPw/S2S8E_jp5rI/AAAAAAAAAos/L3eLbTzLcuY/s320/P1300006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="_LHgYNyXOtPw/S2S8E_jp5rI/AAAAAAAAAos/L3eLbTzLcuY/s320/P1300006.JPG" border="0" alt=""/></a><br/>I love <a href="http://www.ajthepurple.blogspot.com/">AJ's</a> awesome <a href="http://ajthepurple.blogspot.com/2010/01/busy-bee.html">tree stamp</a><br/><br/><a href="#"></a><br/>wow, I love the bike stamp <a href="http://paperscissorstape.blogspot.com/">paper scissor tape</a> carved. and the rest of her stamps too :)

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my first hand carved stamps

One of the style school projects was hand carving your own stamps, how cool is that? But I didnt ha...

Life is like a great big canvas

Throw as much paint as you can on it - Danny Kaye<br/><br/><a href="#"></a><br/><a href="#"></a><br/><a href="#"></a><br/>photo credit 1,2,3<br/>and a couple of paintings I did for my sister:<br/><a href="#"></a><br/><a href="#"></a>

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Life is like a great big canvas

Throw as much paint as you can on it - Danny Kaye photo credit 1 , 2 , 3 and a couple of painti...

crafts, widgets, etc

a few crafts I've made lately: <br/><br/>A pouch/wallet made from ties. This was a style school project, but they used karate belts & since I didnt have any karate belts on hand, I decided to use some ties! :) These are actually my great grandpas ties. My mom has claimed this wallet for herself. lol<br/><a href="#"></a><br/><br/>and I made a pincushion using <a href="http://frecklednest.blogspot.com/2010/01/diy-worldwide-swap.html">the tutorial</a> from <a href="http://frecklednest.blogspot.com/">Freckled Nest.</a> I actually used ribbon scraps tho instead of fabric. (since we are in the process of moving, my mom packed all the fabric! ahh!) Oh, and the Unicycle is something I embroidered a long time ago & just never used for anything, so I decided to just add it to the middle of my pin cushion, lol. (and yes, I do own & ride a unicycle.)<br/><a href="#"></a><br/>the back was made from an old scarf my sister had. :D<br/><a href="#"></a><br/><br/>And, On a different thought, I have widgets!(they are on the right side of my blog) If you add it to your blog (and tell me in the comments) I will add yours to mine. :)<br/><a href="#"></a><br/><br/>xoxo, Katie

crafting, style school

crafts, widgets, etc

a few crafts I've made lately: A pouch/wallet made from ties. This was a style school project,...