Friday, January 31, 2014
With Doll My Heart
For the month of February, Ashley from Penelope's Eclectic Closet has a wonderful line of limited edition dolls available which will benefit charity. She's here to tell you all about it!
When Stella was born, she had a small hole in her heart. The tiniest imperfection in an otherwise perfect newborn. We feel so fortunate! Her issue was minor. Just a tiny heart murmur needing a couple cardiologist appointments (At Primary Children’s hospital) during the first year of her life to monitor it. In Nov 2013 we got awesome news that her hole had closed and she was good as new! This isn’t even something that would affect her during the rest of her life. We’re so lucky and so grateful for the health of our kids!
February is National Heart Month, and Penelope’s Eclectic Closet will be celebrating by offering one limited-edition doll every day for the 28 days in February. These Heart dolls have the same charm as Penelope’s Eco Friendlies (dolls made from scraps of Penelope Original Dresses to keep extra bits and pieces out of landfills) but have a sweet little heart sewn to their chest! I'll be donating 20% of the proceeds from sales of these dolls to the wonderful folks at Primary Children's Hospital!
Find Penelope's Eclectic Closet on Storenvy, Facebook, Twitter & Instagram, or contact via email.
If you are interested in donating directly to Primary Children's Hospital, read more about it here.
Collection of Collections Week 4
Its the end of our first month of Storenvy collection round up. I'm having a fun time creating the
collections as well as viewing them. You may notice that this is a dreamy week.
I made the following two collections:
My favorite collections from this week are:
Which collection do you like best?
If you've made or been featured in a Storenvy collection recently, share the link in the comments for a chance to be featured next week!
I made the following two collections:
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featuring jessicaNdesigns, Pelhuaz by Red, Twisted Thread And Hook, and more |
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featuring Squshies, Adorebynat, Unique Creations by Tracy, Milo & Ben and more |
My favorite collections from this week are:
Dream Sweet Little One by Amanda C
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featuring The Papery Nook, Take the Cannoli, candy kirby designs, and more |
Man-Up by Kelly K
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featuring After Hours Agenda, Month of Mae, Mystic Eye Creations and more |
Wood you believe by Kodeekins
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featuring [blank]shoppe, Mystic Eye Creations, GipsonWands, and more |
Angels came to me in my dream by Magda M
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featuring Landon's Toy Box, A Single Dream, Heritage Heartcraft, Lady Lack's Designs, and more |
Which collection do you like best?
If you've made or been featured in a Storenvy collection recently, share the link in the comments for a chance to be featured next week!
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Pad Thai recipe
GipsonWands has crafted another tasty recipe to share!
If you are a long time reader then you will know that Violet’sBuds and I like Asian inspired meals. We used to frequent a chain restaurant where I would almost always get the Pad Thai. I love the dish so much I started to wonder if I could make something similar at home. For this recipe I used leftover rotisserie chicken but it isn’t necessary if you prefer a more vegetarian meal.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Wordless Wednesday Week 4
Here we are, already at the end of January. It makes me wonder if 2014 will goes by as fast as 2013. At least this year I will have a daily photo record of my year! The prompts for the Creative Daily photo challenge for Feb have already been posted here.
Will you be joining the photo challenge in February?
"bold" |
"funny" |
"seriously?!" could you see a more pathetic face? |
"books" in my new basket from Twisted Thread and Hook |
sometimes part of the "creative process" is heading outdoors |
sending "sunshine" to a friend in the form of beads |
"random" sewing on a card |
Will you be joining the photo challenge in February?
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Homemade Puffy Paint
My daughter loves to paint. She has her own sets of brushes and paints of all types, but I wanted to try something new. Using the recipe posted on Play at Home Mom we mixed up a batch of puff paint.
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp salt
- food coloring or powdered paint
This was a great activity to involve my almost- 4 year old. She helped me gather the ingredients and I let her measure and stir them. Once she had the first 3 ingredients mixed, I let her divide the mix into the cups of a muffin tin.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Featured Shop of the Week- Shantara's Soaps
Meet this week's featured shop, Shantara's Soaps, and the talented owner/creator Anita.
I live on a small farm in the heart of the Virginia Countryside. I have been making goats milk soaps for about 7 years now. I got started when we had a lot of milk from our goats and needed to find an outlet for it to pay the feed bill. Soap was the perfect product. We combine our milk with wonderful oils, local ingredients, great scents and essential oils, plus herbs, spices, and other fun things, to make a product that people love. My daughter helps out a lot and we have a permanent booth in the Lynchburg Community Market Heritage Crafters Gallery in Lynchburg, Virginia. We also do a number of festivals and craft shows each year and are slowly increasing our online presence.
I live on a small farm in the heart of the Virginia Countryside. I have been making goats milk soaps for about 7 years now. I got started when we had a lot of milk from our goats and needed to find an outlet for it to pay the feed bill. Soap was the perfect product. We combine our milk with wonderful oils, local ingredients, great scents and essential oils, plus herbs, spices, and other fun things, to make a product that people love. My daughter helps out a lot and we have a permanent booth in the Lynchburg Community Market Heritage Crafters Gallery in Lynchburg, Virginia. We also do a number of festivals and craft shows each year and are slowly increasing our online presence.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Collection of Collections Week 3
We've made it to week 3 of our Storenvy collection round up. I'm having a fun time creating the collections as well as viewing them. This week I made the following two collections:
My favorite collections from this week are:
Have you made a Storenvy collection recently? Post the link in comments for a chance to be featured next week!
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featuring Poppy's Garden Gate, EeeBeeDee, Umecrafts, & more |
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featuring A Single Dream, Origami Delights, Mohu, Lily & Bo, & more |
My favorite collections from this week are:
Inspiration -station by Kelly
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featuring jessicaNdesigns, Mystigail Adornments, Take the Cannoli & more |
Red Apple by Alicia
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featuring TwoTone Press, The Eclectic Print, Uber Tiny & more |
Tea Time by Kodeekins
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featuring Scrawny Girl, Squshies, Feathered Arrow Press & more |
Have you made a Storenvy collection recently? Post the link in comments for a chance to be featured next week!
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Wordless Wednesday Week 3
We're already 3 weeks into the new year and the #CreativeDaily photo challenge hosted by Lu & Ed. I've been trying to keep up with the FMSphotoaday prompts for January too, but don't make it every day. Here's the round up of photos from the last week.
Have you joined a photo challenge?
"shiny" |
"workspace" |
"storage" |
I am a hand-stitching "machine" |
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"spots" |
"stripes" |
"your face" |
"sun" |
"tiny" |
Have you joined a photo challenge?
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Treat Cozy Pattern
Our tutorial this week comes to us from Pink Snail Boutique. Read below to find out how to crochet a Cold Hand Treat Cozy, or download the pattern for free on Ravelry or Crafsty.
Please note, Violet's Buds has special permission from Pink Snail Boutique and owner Lisa to post the pattern and photos below.
Please note, Violet's Buds has special permission from Pink Snail Boutique and owner Lisa to post the pattern and photos below.
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Cold Hand Cozy Pattern for your Popsicle, Otter Pop, GoGurt frozen treats |
Materials:
Yarn: Cotton ( Sugar n Cream)
Hook: I
Darning needle: for weaving ends
Sizing: 2” x 5” depending on your gauge
Gauge: 7sc = 2”
Yarn: Cotton ( Sugar n Cream)
Hook: I
Darning needle: for weaving ends
Sizing: 2” x 5” depending on your gauge
Gauge: 7sc = 2”
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Featured Shop of the Week- Squshies
I love this week's featured shop! Squshies creates amazing felt animals and hoop art. I adore Beauregard the Hippo, one of her shop mascots. My husband surprised me with a Beauregard ornament for Christmas, so he joined Gabos and Oliver on our tree (see pics below). Danielle is the creator/owner of Squshies and I'm happy to feature her work this week!
Making felt animals started out as a fun thing to do in between job searches. I had been looking for a job for more than 6 months. I finally found a job, shortly after I started to make Squshies, but it made me miserable and it wasn't even a good job.
Within about 2 months, my husband encouraged me to pursue the Squshies more seriously. My husband and I have both always wanted to something creative career wise and I have always been intrigued by the idea of working for myself. Now I finally had the support, the opportunity and the idea to pursue.
Making felt animals started out as a fun thing to do in between job searches. I had been looking for a job for more than 6 months. I finally found a job, shortly after I started to make Squshies, but it made me miserable and it wasn't even a good job.
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Otis the Cake Troll |
Friday, January 17, 2014
Collection of Collections Week 2
I was ambitious this past week and made 4 Storenvy collections. Here's a round up of my curated collections, plus several of my favorites.
My favorite Storenvy collections this week are-
Which collection is your favorite? If you have a collection that you are featured in or curated, share the link below for a chance to be featured next week!
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Oh, Just Shoot Me featuring Stay Gold Media, Mystigail Adornments & more |
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May the Force be with You featuring Little House of Crafting, Lily & Bo, Scrawny Girl & more |
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Get Inspired featuring Studio1241, Pelhuaz by Red, Little Green Guy, Krmbal & more |
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Get Organized! featuring Twisted Thread & Hook, Lu & Ed, Ni-Chern Designs, Unique Creations by Tracy & more |
My favorite Storenvy collections this week are-
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Narwhals need love too featuring Milo & Ben, Mohu, Sugar Crumbs & more |
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Let the Sun Shine featuring Jamie Bender Photography, Kiser Krafts, & more |
My Dreams of Potter featuring GipsonWands, Landon's Toy Box, From Home, Squshies & more |
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Twitterpated featuring A Single Dream, Zeeuh, Lu & Ed, Mohu & more |
Which collection is your favorite? If you have a collection that you are featured in or curated, share the link below for a chance to be featured next week!
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