My First Coupon Commotion (236:365)

I am a valued customer at Jo-Ann's fabric store. (I spend too much $ there!) So, I get coupons mailed to me each month. This month was "Coupon Commotion" so that means I got to use like 15 coupons in 1 transaction! I bought some iron-on vinyl that I can't wait to use to make some water resistant bibs with any fabric I please! I'm thinking I need to buy some of these cute fabrics for it.

Anyone else go crazy at Jo-Ann's this week? What did you buy?

Beginnings of an Apron (198:365)

Well, craft night at Julie's turned into the next day, which is when I began this little project.

Using some super cute Moda fabric my friend Ana gave me, I've begun an apron.

More to come...

Husker Gear (148:365)

Show was a bust, but I had fun with my crafty friends.

Thanks to Julie, Ashley, Jesa, and Cheryl
for your friendship and goofiness. 

Red Ranch.

I made some husker lovelies today for the craft show.

Cute button rings and hair ties (pony tail holders).

(Those are not "z's", but "N's" for UNL yo! It comes out backwards in photo booth.)

Sorry about the awful pics, I just don't have it in me to be fancy today.

Getting the Word Out (145:365)

The Nie Nie Dialogues had a call for homemade Christmas gifts and I decided to send her some of my stuff hoping she will like it enough to share it on her blog!

Here are all of the things I sent (it is a huge opportunity!), hoping that she'll find something that she'll love enough to want to share it with all her readers.

Wish me luck!

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I've got another craft show coming up at Scott Middle School this Thursday from 4-9 pm.
Come check out my booth and see the cute stuff my friends make too! From children's super hero capes, to beautiful hair flower clips, to baby headbands and cute beanies, you are likely to find something for all the ladies on your holiday list!

The Bazaar (129:365)

It's finally over.

All that work and now I can sort of breathe. 

My next project is filling custom orders (yes, I had two!) and getting product up on my etsy shop.

I have put a couple of things up so far.

Check me out here!

Here are a few pictures of my display at today's bazaar.

(Those cute hats are my friend Julie's.)

Earring Display

Some Cute Chrysanthemum Earrings

Darling Handmade Button Earrings

Button Rings

Lovely Little Hairpins

Giant Button Paperclip Bookmarks

And one of my favorites, the Elegant Bird Ponytail Holder

I wanted to send a shout out to my honey Scott for staying up and tying bows until 1am, my mom for writing price tags until 2am, my sister for going with me to set up and for helping me stay calm, Ashley for encouraging me to try doing a bazaar and letting me share her table, and Julie for pushing my merchandise on all her friends that dropped by our table. Ashley and Julie, it was a pleasure doing business with you both. Let's do it again soon! 

You all rock!

Hairpins (126:365)

Our internet is being wacko and it's making me crazy! I don't have the patience right now to post pictures on our amazing internet, but just know that the fabric covered button hairpins I'm making for the bazaar are super cute!

The bazaar is at the Cooper YMCA from 9am - 2pm. 

Be there or be square!

Cute as a Button Rings (119:365)

'Cuz they're buttons.

I love these little rings.

I made 20 of them today for the upcoming craft fair.

They are so cute and add a fun pop of cuteness/ vintage coolness to your hand.

Buttons and Stew (115:365)

I have a problem with fabric stores.

They steal all my money.

I go in with an idea and come out with enough stuff for 10 ideas, and then only get 1/2 of an idea completed sometime the next month.

It's bad.

I am currently in Step 1 of the correction of this problem:

Admittance.

Now, on to the spoils!

Today I had some "Mommy Alone and Shopping Time" and while out I found some super cute fabric that will become fabric covered button bookmarks for my up and coming first craft bazaar (which I will keep promoting until it's over because it is helping me to remember to DO something to get ready).

So, I worked on those today and we tried a new recipe from the trusty BGH cookbook called Chicken Stew with Cornmeal Dumplings which was liked by Scott and sort of liked by Dee. I liked it too. It was creamy and the texture of the dumplings was nice (and they had cheese in them, so that was a bonus). 

Since it is Daylight Savings, do you think my kids are going to wake up an hour early tomorrow? I used to LOVE to Fall Back, but now I think I'm not going to like it anymore.

Sleep and me are buddies.

If I had any advice for teens that want babies it is this, YOU WILL NEVER GET A FULL NIGHTS SLEEP AGAIN UNTIL YOU ARE 50! 

Unless you are stern and make your kids sleep 12 hours a night like we do. 

They love it though...

Craftin' Up A Storm (113:365)

Making more fabric covered button crafts today for the upcoming bazaar.

Here is one of my favorites.

Don't mind the terrible hair. Eeesh!

Fabric Covered Buttons (80:365)

I'm really into fabric covered buttons right now.

They are so cute and retro and I love that you can customize them and use them for anything.

Today I made a ponytail holder with some of that vintage fabric I found at an estate sale.

I also made 2 baby hair barrettes and 2 hair pins with some quilting fabric scraps.