Wow, 4 Posts In 8 Months!

I know, I am on a roll! I am working on getting this blog back up and running again. Plus other exciting news - Wait for it, wait for it......

I have opened my own etsy store! I am so excited! Right now it has 6 jewelry items and 1 paper craft item. But I am working everyday to add more items for sale. I have had several pieces of jewelry that I made with the intentions of selling and never did. So now I have found a place to do it. And I figured, I may as well promote some of my paper crafting items as well. I hope to get a good mix of both types of products. And who knows. Since my mom is teaching me to sew { I am deathly afraid to sew!} I may have some other products as well in that area.

I created my user name without realizing that I was stuck with it for my store name as well. So my store is http://www.craftydork.etsy.com/. It is truly very fitting. I am a dork through and through.

If you guys get a second to check it out, please let me know what you think!

Happy Crafting Everyone!!!

Hi Guys

So some of you may have thought that I have vanished off of the face of the Earth, but I assure you I am still here. I have just been really, really bad at posting. But some of my favorite blogs have encouraged me to post again! Thanks bloggers out there! I am going to be revamping my blog a bit and adding some other new things. So stay tuned!!!

In non scrap related news, I am so, so, so sad to hear that John Hughes past away yesterday! Sixteen Candles, Pretty In Pink, and Breakfast Club are some of my most favorite movies ever! He will be missed!

New Book Blog

Hey Everyone! Hope the new year is treating you and your loved ones well. It's been a busy beginning of the year for my family! Peyton had her 1st birthday the end of February. We had a party for her last week that was a lot of fun. Our friends and family were able to come and helped spoil her rotten! Monday last week was my 30th birthday! That's right, I said it! It wasn't one of my favorite ages to turn at all. So much for aging gracefully. Oh well!

Another thing that happened was my friends and I started a book blog. So for all of you out there that do want to see what we are reading and what we think about it make sure to visit! The address is:

thingsthatgobumpclub.blogspot.com.

As you can probably guess from the name, we are reading mostly science fiction right now. Probably not a surprise if you have ever checked out the books I have listed on this site before.
So visit and let us know what you all think!

Happy Reading everyone!!!!

Happy New Year And Happy Crafting!

Hey everyone! Just wanting to wish you all a happy and healthy 2009. I am excited to start this new year off! Even though it's just the change of the calendar year, it still is a time to reflect on what I have to be grateful for and what I want to change in my life going forward. One of my resolutions as you can probably tell is to make sure to post a lot more. Last year was so awesome and crazy at the same time with the birth of my first child. Now that she is turning 1 within the next few months, I have been able to start getting back into doing more things that I love like working on my blog, reading and crafting! I posted a some projects that I have done the last few months as well as updated pictures of my daughter that I hope you guys all enjoy. She really is a sweetheart!

As I get ready to post more projects that I have already made as well as future projects still in my head {there are too many taking up space!}, I just want to mention one thing quickly. In the process of creating anything from scrapbook pages, to cards, to picture frames, to jewelry and hopefully the Christmas village that I want to have completed by next Christmas, and much, much more, my inspiration for all of these things come from many places. I get inspiration from the many other blogs that I love to visit, from magazines that I subscribe to, from a label on a package of crackers, to a color combination from a beautiful dress that I found in one of my favorite shopping sites. My point is, inspiration comes from everywhere. It's all around us. And especially being crafters, our biggest inspiration is each other. I am blessed to have great friends who love to craft as much as I do and who are better at it than I am {yes, Amber Lafata, I'm talking about you!!!} I always try to mention where a certain inspiration came from and a list of products that are needed to complete the projects that I create. Sometimes we don't even realize where the idea or inspiration may have originated from. I am sorry if this makes anyone upset, but I do try to mention as much as I can and give credit to the right people and places. I just want to say thanks for visiting so often and please, please come back soon!

Again, Happy New Year and Happy Crafting Everyone!!!

More Pictures of Peyton

I couldn't resist taking pictures of Peyton in her cute vest from Old Navy along with her beanie {that she hates!!} from one of the carts they have in the malls with baby bows, head bands and a bunch of other things. My cutie husband snuck in the picutres and look how cute they all turned out!! As you can tell, Peyton was a little pissed though that I made her pose! Hope you guys all had a great holiday season. We sure did!

Messy Eater!!!

It's been too long since I posted pictures of Peyton. Here are some stinkin cute ones of her being super messy and eating. I just love her to pieces!

Malia's Trick-Or-Treat Basket

Yes, I know. I was a slacker at the end of last year with posting. Ok, the whole year :). But I am trying to make up for it now. For Halloween this last year, my niece, Malia, was the cutest witch ever! Her dress was black and orange, she had on black and white striped tights, black boots, a cute witches hat, broom and of course an orange cat that she named Snow Fleck. I wish I had a picture of her so I could show you all just how cute she looked. So I found a witches cauldron at Wal-Mart for $.99 that I figured I could decorate for her. I had just got my Sizzix Big Shot {which I love!!!} and couldn't wait to try it out with some vinyl. I have an alphabet that I had from my QuicKutz machine that I used. So I spelled out Hocus Pocus. For the handle, I took a bunch of ribbon in purple, orange, black, and white and tied it on the handle. I loved the results so much that I am having Peyton be a witch for Halloween this year, just so I can make her a cauldron too. Sorry, the first picture is a little blurry. Hope you guys like it!

Happy Crafting!

Books Read In 2008

So I counted up what I read/listed to last year. I came up with 64 books. Wow! I spend a lot of time reading. And even though I didn't read for about the first three months of the year {yes, I was on bed rest while I was pregnant, but I was too anxious and antsy to read} I managed to make up a lot of ground by listening to books on my ipod between working and being in my car for 2 hours a day. So needless to say I am a book nerd as my hubby likes to remind me. But as much as I read, my cousin's wife, Susan more than doubled me by reading 116 books last year!!! Check out her blog: www.blogginboutbooks.blogspot.com. It's awesome!

Happy Reading Everyone!