I have been away..

I had to close my Etsy shop because it was just taking up too much of my time.  I really want to focus my time on my girls and my family.  Though I am a stay at home mom, it has been the toughest job of my life.  I love it though, and would not have it any other way.  :)  I have been working on new invitations and just different random crafty stuff.  My latest project, the whole reason I wanted to start my blog up again, is a re-purposed kitchen for my girls.  I am so excited it is just about finished!  I have worked so hard on it, and have had so much fun working on it!  It was great because I used all of my crafty skills into one project, and I really love doing that.  So I am back!  I am going to just be blogging about all my crafty endeavors and tell you all about my latest projects.  So hopefully you can get some ideas from me, or give me new ideas.  I love to share my ideas with everyone so that they can get the same concept.  I do not mind that you share my ideas, or even use some of my ideas, but please credit where credit is due.  :)  I am going to enjoy writing this blog for my personal use, I feel I will get much more out of it this way. 

New shop, new products...

I have restarted my Etsy shop.  this time I have steered away from sewing, and put my craftiness into cards and invitations.  I love what I do now!  I loved it before, but it was getting to be too much.  I hope everyone enjoys the newly remodeled Etsy shop!  :)  I enojoy coming up with new ideas for invitations and such.  Check back often for new ideas and more!

Pumpkin carving

So Halloween is really close, and we decided to get some pumpkin carving done to get in the mood.  I love Halloween, just another holiday to get creative! :)  We had 2 regular pumpkins, and decided to get a small one for our daughter to try to cut, more like us cutting it for her... but it was way too hard, and we couldn't even get a knife to cut through it.  But we still carved our bigger pumpkins, and had our daughter pick her favorite.  I think the voting was rigged, because she picked her daddy's pumpkin.  LOL... None the less, we had a great time!  Well here is what they looked like all lit up.  Mine was on the left, and my hubby's was on the right. 

More new cell phone cases, and new fabric!

I bought some new fabric the other day, check it out!

And a few cell phone cases I finished up last night..

Also a camera strap cover...

And just remember if you see anything up here that you would like to have made for you, just let me know.  If it isnt listed, it doesnt mean it isnt for sale.  Thanks for looking! :) 

My first love...

My first love was baking, well before I wanted to be an astronaut, a cop, and all the other crazy ideas I had when I was little.  I love to bake!  I always wanted to open my own bakery/restaurant type deal.  It was my dream for a long time.  Then came the Navy... I was a cook in the Navy, and I enjoyed it for a while, but that is where I learned I didn't want to cook or bake for my occupation.  I didn't mind waking up extra early to prep food for hungry customers.  I do mind taking all that time away from my family to do so.  It takes a lot of time, and most of your life to devote it to cooking or baking.  Everyone wakes up in the morning and wants a muffin, or a bagel... well you have to be up extra early to make it for them nice and fresh.  So I decided baking would still be my love, but its my love I do for my hobby.  Here are some cookies I baked today....

New cell phone cases

A few new cell phone cases I finished today. What do you think? I had a blast making these, they were each so unique in their own way. I love the way they turned out!

Website is up and running

I finally got the website up and running! Feel free to look around and let me know what you think. Thank you so much for stopping by, and I would love it if you followed my blog. :)

Monique