Not Doing Much Crafting at the Moment

Sorry everyone- I haven't been doing much crafting lately.
You know a full time job, busy with a wedding, taking care of my son's dog,  going to another wedding, doing yard work now that's it quit raining, painting  the deck all the things that get done on the weekend.

Hopefully my husband will start working some Saturdays so I can have some ME time, I so badly need it.

I bought a new desk to load up my embroidery machine on with all kinds of little drawers to hide all my stuff in. Hopefully will be getting that next weekend.

Went to the flea market on Sunday and got some cartridges for my E2 can't wait to get into those.

Got family out in Iowa that are worried about being flooded out, some live in S. Sioux City NE, my daughter lives in Council Bluffs, IA, ( right near the Missouri River), some in Dakota Dunes, SD, they have the greatest chance of all to be flooded.

So things have been CRAZY lately. BEAR WITH ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!

Sorry for not Posting a Project

Hey Guys,

Really sorry that I haven'f posted a project.

Since spring if finally here and we are trying to do stuff in between the rain.

I have cut out facepiece bags for my local fire department that they have ordered and I need to get them finished, because they really need them.

Working on small retaining fences for our river rock around our yard.

Took the day off Friday, not to spend in the craft room-but to paint the deck-have 1.5 days with no rain. Had to get it painted due to concrete going to be laid for the hot tub.

I want to make some canisters using the large plastic containers that coffee comes in from Sam's- gonna paint them alternating colors and make stencils from my new E2, that my wonderful husband got me (some friends twisted his arm). I am gonna paint them with the plastic spray paint  in Deep Blue and an Off White. I was thinking of alternating from the blue and white. Using the opposite color for the lettering. WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK?.

Have food carriers made to post. Hot potatoe cookers for the microwave (love this)

Hope full I can put something up later this weekend. 

Editing

Just a note!

I posted my photos Sunday night after completing my projects and was in a hurry.

As you can see some of the picturers are not upright--I have figured out how to edit them so from now on they will be upright.

Sorry if I caused any sore necks!!

Love to All!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Winner but no Prizes

Well I just checked MPS's website, and no I didn't win any prizes, but I was the biggest winner of all.

I got to spend the day in GIRL VILLE, with my "BESTY" Edna. 

We crafted all day, then the boys came in and brought us dinner.

My wonderful husband Dan, along with Edna's wonderful husband Dave, I now have the new Expression 2 to play with.

So no I didn't win any prizes but I am the Biggest winner of all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doing the Challenge

Ok Everyone- I did it!

Robyn, aka "The Pink Stamper" had a challenge for National Scrapbooking Day.

I made the 12 projects, some aren't so good- but what the heck I tried.

So I will list them with the title and picture:

#1 - Anything with a cupcake:

#2 Using Cardstalk: The card base is the Craft Cardstalk

#3 Breast Canser Theme:

#4 Mothers Day Theme:

#5 3 D Project ( not my Best):

# 6 Anything Must Include a Tag:

#7 Scrapbook Page:

#8 Summer Time Theme:

#9 Glitz Glammor:

# 10 Pet Theme:

# 11 Pink Green & Black:

#12 Kids Theme:

Ok so here are my First Attempts.

I want to Thank my BESTY Friend  Edna for helping with all this work.

Love You Edna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!

My Bestiest Friend Edna won the Expression 2 machine last night on HSN, she is a great designer and I love her to pieces. You can go to her website  expressionsbypinke to see all of her great designs.

YOU GO GIRLFRIEND

My BESTY's Bear

This is the bear that I had for my Bestest Friend.

 I will post where to get the info to make it soon!  Hey everyone it's a start. Sorry it took so long!

                                                             This bear was in the Crafts'n things magazine that was given out last year at CHA. It is the August 2010 issue.  I work at a uniform shop and we have pant legs that are cut off, so instead of throwing them in the trash, I save them and bring them home and make these bears from them. The feet of this bear was actually cut from Chef's pants. I use fleece for the inside of the ears, and embroidered the chest of the bear to personalize them. Instead of using buttons, which can be expensive, I used black beads for his eyes.