Crafty Janel

 (it really does hang straight on the wall, my picture taking abilities seemed to be lacking)

My bestie Janel loves the Eiffel Tower and wanted to use that love for some decorations in her dining room.  She added to the metal wire towers with some pieces she made herself, bringing in a splash of color and tying all the pieces together.  Keep up the craftiness Janel!

Oh that crafty Heidi

Heidi is at it again.  She knit these coffee cup cozies!  How cute is that!!!  Now you won't need those boring paper cozies,  you can get a customized chic knit one!  If knitting is your thing, let me know, I will get the pattern from Heidi.  I might have to get out my knitting needles and give it a try, I want my coffee to look cute too.  Keep up the craftiness Heidi!

Kiddy crafts

Having kids really opens up the spectrum of craft projects that you can do. I cross-stitched this bib for Damian and it is sure coming in handy with all his drool from teething. Cross-stitching a bib is a nice quick and simple project but still cute and functional! I hope everyone is enjoying National Craft Month, send in those pictures!!!

Crafty Mary

I love to take classes at the Quilted Forrest, a local sewing/quilting store in Salem. My mom and I have taken quite a few classes together and I have taken some on my own also. The classes are a great time to learn new skills and to have uninterrupted crafty time. The picture quilt class was a gift from my parents for Christmas one year, imagine my quizzical face when I see an old window frame sitting under the Christmas tree! My mom got the window frame from an antique store in Aurora, it gives the picture quilt extra character. If anyone would like to make a picture quilt I would love to make another one, I have a book with patterns and ideas-including holiday themes.

Crafty Websites

My friend Dara passed along this picture of a crafty item she found on the fabulous website etsy. For those of you unfamiliar to etsy it is a website where everyday people can sell their handmade items. You can find just about anything on etsy. "So Lovely Creations" has boy and girl name blocks and photo name blocks which you can have customized with your child's name and/or pictures. A very cute idea and another wonderful crafty item! Thank you Dara for sharing this with us :) www.slcshop.etsy.com

Crafty Heidi

My sister Heidi made this beautiful cross-stitch birth announcment for Damian. I love it so much, it goes with the Jungle theme in his bedroom. Heidi is crafty like me and dabbles in lots of different forms of craftiness, I will be featuring more of her projects throughout the month. Like Heidi, I also like to cross-stitch and will post some of mine up during the month.

Calling all Crafters!!!

For those of you who don't know, March is National Craft Month!!! I am an avid crafter and dabble in lots of different forms of crafts. I thought it would be fun to feature a different craft project everyday for the month of March. I don't want to just feature my stuff but other peoples too! So all you crafty people out there email me pictures of some of the crafty things you do and I will post them on here and write a little bit about it. So please please please send me some pictures people or I will start calling and harassing you until you do :) Sewing, scrap-booking, card making, stamps, quilting, painting, beading,cross-stitching etc.....anything!

This is a project that I just finished after moving back into our house. It is my calendar/organizational boards. Each board is different; calendar, magnetic, whiteboard, and cork board. Each month I change the decorations to match the months theme. Obviously this months theme is St. Patrick's Day. Happy crafting everyone!!!