In the Beginning...

I have just started this blog and so I'm just working on getting all my craft ideas and pics up, not only to share, but also to remember the fun ideas I have, or more accurately, the fun ideas that I have stolen from much more crafty people. After I have gotten the pics up for everyone to view, I will start to add "how to's" because I believe that being crafty is great, but sharing your crafts and making them accessible is what makes us a community and not a faceless, nameless zombie race, co-existing. I am always open to questions, suggestions, ideas, or helping out, so just leave me a comment and I'll get back to you ASAP! I hope you are inspired and I hope I meet your expectations of craftiness! Enjoy!

Hair Bows

These are some of the bows that I have been making lately. Matt tells me all the time, When are you going to be done making bows? Frankly, they are really easy, relaxing to make and so dang cute. And I can give them away as gifts. Now that I have a baby girl, I just can't get enough bows! They make me happy!

Hair Bow Display

These are some gifts that I have made recently. The circle in the middle of the flower is a peg to put headbands or bracelets on. The second bow holder has a shelf and 2 pegs. I love these! They were super fun and easy to make! I made all the hair bows too, but that's another post. I have one of these up in my bathroom, and they sure are handy!

I made these for a cousin who was having twins. One girl and one boy. They are really easy to make. Believe me, I wouldn't make anything that's difficult and I would make these again. I will do the dress a little bit different next time, it was a chore to do the smocking so I will buy the pre-smocked fabric and then just attach a matching skirt section.

One of my favorite things...

I love how-to vids that are easy to duplicate. I can't figure out how to put vids on here from the Michael's Website, but here's the link. I really like Jo Pearson, although she does work for Michael's and therefore some of them are things that you have to buy specifically from a craft store, but some of them have mainly easily found and cheap supplies! Enjoy!

http://www.wherecreativityhappens.com/?cm_ven=20100124HomePg&cm_ite=WCH

Simply Patterns

I know it's a small pic, but I saw this pattern and thought that would be easy enough to duplicate without a pattern, which is my favorite way of sewing and crafting in general, from the hip! I have been planning on trying that for a while, so as soon as I do, I'll post it!

I don't think that I could figure this one out, but I really like Simplicity's easy to sew patterns, they usually don't have too hard instructions and they usually don't have many steps, these are the dresses I make in bulk, for gifts or in several different sizes for my little girl!

Here's Looking at you kid!

I have made this website to post pics of my crafty ideas and to share other's ideas. I don't know if you know this, but I have never had an original idea in my life. Well, ok, so maybe that's not entirely true, but I always borrow my ideas from others and most crafters start there. So I will add things as I make them! I hope this gets your creative juices flowing! Enjoy!