garter making!

my beautiful friend brooke got married this past weekend!

(isnt she just glowing? gorgeous.)

anyways, she asked me to make her garter(s) for her wedding! an interesting request/challenge, i must say, but it turned out being really fun! she gave me some embellishments to use on it, and wanted it to include the "borrowed/blue/old/new" trinkets on it. she had found one on etsy that was kind of the idea she was looking for ( here ...so cute, right?!), but thought it would be more personal (...and cheaper) to have a friend make it!

so, along with my wise and sewing-machine-savy mother, we came up with our version of a garter set! mom made a casing of white, silky material, fed elastic through it, and then i added some fun fabric flowers that i just can't stop making!! i also added a section of a "old" anklet that she provided for a little dangling charm! (and to fulfill the "old" requirement.)

if i was to do it again, i think i would try to find an already-made plain garter and then just embellish it, or look for elastic lace. when corey (brooke's new hubby!) tried to shoot it at the reception, it only went a few inches! haha oops!!

i made this brown one as well--brooke is a simple girl, so here is a simple garter. haha. i'm not sure which one they shot and which one they kept, but i liked the blue one better!

and so ends my garter-making adventure. i wouldn't call myself a garter pro yet, but maybe someday. :)

"express yourself!"

i just can't get enough of this commercial.

its just so happy.

i have nooo idea what coffee-creamer has to do with "expressing yourself," but i could care less. its like, the best commercial ever. i love every second of it.

thanks, coffeemate!

saturday projects

GEEE i love my weekends off.

i was out in my craft barn all day, working on stuff for SJ's wedding and making some signs for VBS. i found some big cardboard which worked out perfect because it kind of looks wood-ish! i made one small one (pictured) and one huge one. fun times.

plus it was just a beautiful, sunny, springy day. seriously. i never wanted it to end.

THINGS I LOVE ABOUT SPRING SATURDAYS:

- being able to go barefoot! my tender, white, winter feet were craving the cold green grass.

-unlimited mint tea in the fridge

-i love everyone's projects-spring is so inspiring! mom was gardening, dad was working with the cattle, trev was welding, i was crafting. it was productive and satisfying.

-the air is so sweet and warm

-i wore nasty paint-clothes all day and didnt have to put on makeup or shower or anything. i love saturdays when i can look nasty and be okay with it. haha.

confessions of an organic crafter

heyyy.

i cut these letters out by hand. i didn't mind it, but, it took me a while.

i need a cri-cut or whatever those things are called, don't i?

hmph.

i guess i just hate the idea of adding MORE technology and tools and devices and user manuals to the crafting experience. its like it takes some of the home-grown-ness out of the craft, although it does make it a.) easier b.) more professional looking c.) more options.

i guess i am just an organic crafter at heart. give me scissors, paper, and glue and see what i come up with. that is raw creativity, untainted by technology and complication. but, alas, the temptation of all of these other options is wearing on me!

so operation find-a-good-used-cricut-from-ebay-or-something might just commence in the near future. i'm a pushover, i know.

felt ornaments

i saw these felt ornaments on a craft blog and thought they were adorable!

and so i tried to make my own version! one letter for everyone in the fam. they look like little m&m's! i had to put pennies inside of them to give them some weight!

happy boxes.

ive made a few "happy boxes" in the past for friends for birthday gifts, etc, and they are so fun! all they are are modpodged altoid boxes...i then fill them with slips of paper that are full of "happy thoughts", inside jokes, fun memories, etc!

(excuse my creepy face in the background haha)

my color wall

so since im a 3rd year nursing student, i get my own room! and since im living in old part and i have huuuge white boring walls, i decided to spice it up a little bit! chloe came over last night and we fancied up my walls with a whole pack of paper from hobbylobby! it took forever, but i love the way it turned out! i saw something like it online one time. i used 3-m scotch tape stuff to hold it up, and its stayed so far!

yaaay! we were soooo glad to have it done, it took us a good 2-3 hours!

good thing i have a good friend like chloe!