painting newspaper again

 

wool flowers: visual diy

new year, new crafting adventures...maybe

 

Using up old tea to create collage ephemera. Why? Why not. Really, I have no idea, but I love the colors and textures. I may end up throwing this all away, but maybe, just maybe I try something new. What new things are you going to try this year? Me, I'm just going to make it through with a smile, I hope. 

19 more things i made...

 

and here I thought it was a dry creative year...not bad, jek, not bad at all.

50 things I made last year...(I think there may even be more)

 

up to something...

back in March I had one of those brilliant crafty ideas that hit when you stumble out of bed into a too dark hallway to pee only to think of a crafty holiday project but since said holiday is months and months away you decide to wait on making it and all you are left with is a painful toe that got stubbed as you ghost-walked through your tiny casa in search of a writing instrument....with any luck something will get finished...or made...or photographed...at least.

shop update: red, white, blue, and pretty

 

 

 

My festive independence day inspired dilly packs are in the shop. There are two styles listed. One with a more muted palette (think pale pink, dusty red, and aqua), the other classic red, white, and blue. Not a fan of red, white, and blue? There is also a silver and gold pack full of vintage goodness, and a delightful pack packed with blue.

even 90 degrees is too hot for me

I'm pathetic when it comes to heat (and so is my mint plant...the darn thing keeps curling up on itself and drying out). My body simply is not a fan and I get anxious and completely nauseated no matter how much water I drink. The tiny casa has no air and while it was much much cooler inside than out I got all heatified when I got crafty.

I ran about the tiny casa like a mad woman today. It helps that I woke up at 6:30am. Wrote out a list last night and managed to cross three things of the list. Yikes! Only three? I need to skeedaddle more often.

There was some pom wrapping when the heat got the best of me and then some stitching and a whole lotta of photographing.

I'm feeling a lot of anxiety about time lately. Like there really isn't enough and yet what is it I actually do? I'm off for the summer and we have some traveling planned but mostly I need to get these projects off my list (they're all for the 4th of July...yikes!) and then it is time to pack, pack, pack.

 

Yup, you read that right. The mister and I are moving out of the tiny casa and back into the homestead. The sister-a-go-go (well, one of them) is moving out and the mama a-go-go would prefer to not live alone. Since the mister's work space is at the homestead, and we're there more often than not, and the witch-baby is there, and well...we really like the mama a-go-go, it will be an enjoyable change. It will also be a challenge, I know this. Even though the tiny casa is tiny, it is overflowing with stuffity-stuff and we'll be downsizing into two rooms. Much will be stored but I am hoping to be brave enough to part with all sorts of vintagey goodness. I'll probably list it in the shop so as to keep all the other vintagey goodness there company.

Speaking of the shop, I will be adding (if not already added) some festive July 4th inspired dilly packs to it so don't be shy and pick up some pretty whilst contributing to my new camera lens fund!

And now it is time for a cereal snack...that could be dinner, right?

because sometimes we could use a bit of mask happy

We're making kachina doll inspired masks in a-go-goland. Sometimes all you need is a bit of creativity to put the good things in perspective. I'm kinda needing a does of goodness right now. How can you not like a monkey-duck-robot-chicken mask?

I still need to add the paper maché and doodads to the crown and then paint it up. I'm ready for some creatin'. Bring it on!

diy: burlap and lace

 The mister and I are currently on the road traveling across a handful of states. We're on our way to a wedding. My nephew is getting married...he's getting married. I keep thinking he's still that clever wide-eyed toddler that used to suck on lemons, twist my nose and push me out of the way if Days of Our Lives was on (seriously, my mother was a fan and so that young' un was conditioned to the theme song...poor kid never had a chance). With the nephew getting married (today in fact) and me being me, I forced asked the bride-to-be to let me make something for the wedding. It's an early evening wedding and so she is placing an assortment of jars on the tables to house candles and the like. I had been stalking peeking at her Pinterest board and suggested I make cozies for the jars. She sent me a photo that I have since lost the link to and so I made these. I think these are really close to the project she sent so if you do know who made them please let me know so I can link them up.

 

Here are the steps I took in making these nifty cozies. If you can't tell, I used short zig-zag stitches to reign in the burlap and keep it from fraying. The green thread is just so you can see the stitches. I had vintage lace on hand leftover from grannie's collection and even used some vintage hemming lace for the narrower cozies. 

 

 The ribbon ties will customize to an assortment of jars in different sizes, but the cozies themselves may need a little double-stick tape to keep them from sliding down. When working with burlap, make sure to use your ickiest scissors as the burlap will dull your fancy fabric cutting snippers in no time.

 

Do you like how they are the same but different? I really like how they tunred out and think these would make any party fabulous. Oooh, I think I should make some for Halloween, what color lace should I use? Oh or should I use cheesecloth? Oh my, I wish I had more time to make some now but I'm on the road.  If you make these, shoot me a picture or link and I'll share it here. Enjoy!