tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128369052024-03-05T05:00:22.159-07:00Crafty Christine's PageCrafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-58580526558164156852011-01-30T19:35:00.002-07:002011-01-30T20:13:55.053-07:00Laundry Soap<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark/> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp/> 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mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5402579074/" title="Making Laundry Soap by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5402579074_64915aa66b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Making Laundry Soap" /></a><br /></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Today I made some laundry soap.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>I know it sounds kinda crazy but it is easy, cheap, and free of a lot of the junk they put in the store bought stuff. The soap works great too! You can make liquid or power soap. Today I made the liquid.</span></span></strong></p><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5402413552/" title="Making Laundry Soap by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5402413552_4fb6e807fb.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Making Laundry Soap" /></a></span></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></strong></div><p><strong><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Basically you take three laundry items and combine them to make the soap. You need 1 bar of Fels-Naptha, </span></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">1 cup Washing Soda and ½ cup Borax. If you don't already have a Fels-Naptha bar get one! Even if you are not going to make this soap it is a great pre-treater to get out anything. Love it! Also Washing soda is not baking soda. Both are made by Arm & Hammer but very different. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5402410818/" title="Making Laundry Soap by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5402410818_b68483a22c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Making Laundry Soap" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">First grate the Fels-Naptha in a pan. You are going to melt this to use as the soap base. I don't know if you have to, but I have a pan and spoon I use just for this. So I don't know if it will leave a residue or make the pan taste funny after. I went to a thrift store and got an inexpensive pan so I wouldn't have to find out :)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5401812205/" title="Making Laundry Soap by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5401812205_a6eb1c15c0.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Making Laundry Soap" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">For this part I don't follow the recipe. It says to just add 4 cups of water to the grated soap, I add more. I think it melts easier. Plus eventually this will end up being 5 gallons so whether you add 4 cups or 15 now doesn't matter so I just fill my pan.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5401977031/" title="Making Laundry Soap by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5401977031_f56ffb2b6d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Making Laundry Soap" /></a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">While the soap is melting go ahead and get a 5 gallon bucket and put in the washing soda and borax.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5402577486/" title="Making Laundry Soap by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5402577486_c42d86a63e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Making Laundry Soap" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Then you can add enough hot water to dissolve the powders.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5402576462/" title="Making Laundry Soap by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5173/5402576462_2a670e7b93.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Making Laundry Soap" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Once the Fels-Natha is all dissolved it will look a little something like this. Much nicer than the chunky version!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5402578672/" title="Making Laundry Soap by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5402578672_a701dfc9d3.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Making Laundry Soap" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Then you dump that in the bucket with the washing soda mix. Give it a stir and fill the bucket the rest of the way with hot water. Let it cool overnight and it will thicken up and be ready to use. If you try it I hope it works for you! We like it. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Here is an easier text only version of the recipe:<br /></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">4 Cups - hot tap water<br />1 Fels-Naptha soap bar<br />1 Cup - </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Arm & Hammer </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Washing Soda</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"> </span><a href="http://www.meijer.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=117533&parentCategoryId=1498&categoryId=1582&subCategoryId=1587" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"></span></a><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><br />½ Cup Borax</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">- Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">-Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. 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src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5174/5391851805_6179abba6b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="New Books" /></a><br /></div>Well my stitching from the last post isn't done yet. Progressing, but needs to be finished up tonight while watching some fluff t.v. But when it is done I have a lot more projects to choose from! Today I got two books I ordered with a gift card I got for Christmas. I am so excited to make some of the projects from them. I have been looking at these books for awhile but it was nice to be able to order them guilt free :)<br /><br />We also got something fun for Trevor today.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5391851275/" title="IMG_6075_1 by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5391851275_960713af1e.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_6075_1" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5391851665/" title="IMG_6077 by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5391851665_e72520c0d7.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_6077" /></a><br /><br /></div>Yes, a manual typewriter! It is so cool. He loves it and was excited to sit down and write a few little notes to people when we got home with it. It needs a little love and a new ribbon but other than that it is great. We got a great tip from another homeschooler that is was at Goodwill waiting to find a new home so we ran over and snatched it up. So far we are very happy with it and it has encouraged some writing. So we hope that continues!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5392450944/" title="IMG_6068_1 by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5136/5392450944_d2d23bf57d.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_6068_1" /></a><br /></div>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-50548797459764556342011-01-24T23:21:00.003-07:002011-01-24T23:58:13.859-07:00Cake and Stiching<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5386952966/" title="Bird in Progress by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5386952966_cb1f0698ee.jpg" alt="Bird in Progress" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /></div>Here is my latest project. It is a bird, I think it will become part of a mug rug but I'm not sure yet. I just needed to make something. So I looked through the patterns I had collected on the computer and started stitching it up Sunday. I'm not sure what it's destiny is, but it's cute!<br /><br />I also thought I would share a cake I made a few weeks ago. I took pictures as I made it so I could share it with you all so you could see the process. I think it is kind of amazing how a cake, 2 cupcakes, and some rice krispy treats turn into a dino!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5386344937/" title="Monty's Dino by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5386344937_a42c3a1f88.jpg" alt="Monty's Dino" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here you can see everything just put together. I stacked two cupcakes and shaped them a little to make the head. The body is made with the cake pan that you stick a doll in to make a princess. It's a Wonder pan by Wilton. Then the neck and tail are rice krispy treats you shape while still warm. the trick to this is spraying your hands with Pam or something like it. Seriously if you don't you end up super sticky!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5386345381/" title="Monty's Dino by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5212/5386345381_eec949dd6f.jpg" alt="Monty's Dino" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Frosting in my favorite bowl :) Just sharing cause I luv it!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5386950724/" title="Monty's Dino by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5216/5386950724_c1f855a568.jpg" alt="Monty's Dino" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5386951048/" title="Monty's Dino by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5214/5386951048_4a125a84fc.jpg" alt="Monty's Dino" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /></div>Crumb coat and then smoothed out.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5386951920/" title="Monty's Dino by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5217/5386951920_ed8aa40b64.jpg" alt="Monty's Dino" height="375" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5386347285/" title="Monty's Dino by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5386347285_ee4c1545de.jpg" alt="Monty's Dino" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /></div>Add fondant details...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5386347553/" title="Monty's Dino by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5217/5386347553_53148b86f5.jpg" alt="Monty's Dino" height="375" width="500" /></a><br />And all done with the sand (graham cracker crumbs). I think he turned out really cute.<br /></div></div></div></div>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-76788068897164793992011-01-22T01:02:00.003-07:002011-01-22T01:29:31.528-07:00Lego Cleanup!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5377492618/" title="IMG_5677 by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5377492618_2486aaaf94.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_5677" /></a><br /></div><br />I saw a post on another blogger's page and found some inspiration. So we have spent the last few days doing some major Lego cleaning around here! I know kind of an odd thing to focus on, but the bins were making me crazy. We had most of Trev's Legos in one big bin and while this kind of worked it also made it hard to find things. So he would dump about half out when looking for that one piece needed to finish his creation. Plus when things got picked up not only Legos would end up in the bin and it was impossible to clean. So after seeing <a href="http://heatherjslife.blogspot.com/2010/08/lego-storage-labels-free-download.html">this</a> great post on <a href="http://heatherjslife.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Jones</a> blog. We had a new plan!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5377493096/" title="IMG_5682 by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5130/5377493096_733aff5cf1.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_5682" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The labels are so cute and it looked like something worth at least trying. So we headed to IKEA and got some smaller bins for a shelf already in Trev's room and started sorting! Now it is much better organized and easier to deal with. We will see if it works and they stay this way!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5377493220/" title="IMG_6058 by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5377493220_2b8bae9e09.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_6058" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5376892869/" title="IMG_6066 by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5205/5376892869_42491dc02c.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_6066" /></a><br /></div></div></div>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-76863986911216736892011-01-18T22:50:00.001-07:002011-01-19T20:21:11.321-07:00Christmas Crafting<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5371268151/" title="christmas by CraftyChristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5127/5371268151_9a6b6604a7.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="christmas" /></a><br /><br />1. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5371805238">Christmas Quilt</a>, 2. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5371198687">Butterfly dress-up cape</a>, 3. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5371805666">Magnetic "paper" dolls</a>, 4. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5371806212">This years calendar.</a>, 5. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5371803838">Bat dress-up cape</a>, 6. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5371825224">IMG_0174</a>, 7. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5371256697">Jewlery making box</a>, 8. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5371199017">Christmas Quilt</a>, 9. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baize2006/5371256675">Tiny Pies</a><br /><br />I love making gifts for people so Christmas tends to be a hard time of year for me. I want to make gifts for everyone but no one has that kind of time. So instead of enjoying the holidays I end up over extended and stressed. So the last few years I have made a promise to myself not to make gifts for everyone. Instead I pick a few things for people I know will enjoy them. So here are a few things I made this year. It was a nice year. One where I got to sleep :)Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-26828812235703359052011-01-18T22:41:00.002-07:002011-01-18T22:44:20.795-07:00Welcome to my often forgotten blog. My hope is to be here updating more regularly this year. Then again we have all said that before haven't we? :) Well we will try and see how it goes. I can't tell you how many times I have written posts in my head so now we will see if I can get them on screen! I am going to start with some projects I have done recently and all we can do is go from there!Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-66166203903267213132007-04-02T20:27:00.000-07:002007-04-02T20:34:01.444-07:00Another Birthday Gift...<a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/198/444445223_752969058c.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/198/444445223_752969058c.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a>Here is the latest crayon holder and bag set I have made. These make great gifts and since a lot of kids like to color they come in handy. The bag is a little bigger than a coloring book. I usually put the child's name on the bag but the machine was having technical difficulties the other night.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPH-bSEhXhGl3JC_D3g6jdN-H2K-CVoQqm0VnayYiTPY5-Lxxt6Eu9PMiC_SRPO1lAXESMmVRysNxO_jT46XWZpqlioAULwrZihMQ03QsKnNN9eYSdvhFU8uYwkXpN-KZOEia/s1600-h/IMG_8154.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049038917795259554" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPH-bSEhXhGl3JC_D3g6jdN-H2K-CVoQqm0VnayYiTPY5-Lxxt6Eu9PMiC_SRPO1lAXESMmVRysNxO_jT46XWZpqlioAULwrZihMQ03QsKnNN9eYSdvhFU8uYwkXpN-KZOEia/s320/IMG_8154.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-90790770143112399582007-03-23T14:14:00.000-07:002007-03-23T14:19:57.067-07:00Check out this beauty...I made over at the <a href="http://www.zzalgern0n.com/astroweenie/">Astro-Weenie Christmas Tree Blog</a>! Scroll down on the blog to find me!!! <a href="http://www.zzalgern0n.com/astroweenie/"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/155/431757887_31e8a5bc88.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-72590132049705167062007-03-23T13:28:00.000-07:002007-03-23T14:14:43.386-07:00The Rest of the Christmas Craft!<a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/431729593_edaaa35abc.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/431729593_edaaa35abc.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a> Some of the other things that I made for Christmas!<br /><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/431729670_6f01506dc7.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/431729670_6f01506dc7.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/431729760_c00613f0e2.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/431729760_c00613f0e2.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/179/431729852_fcd8ba5fce.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/179/431729852_fcd8ba5fce.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/431729721_9a5d98d526.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/431729721_9a5d98d526.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/431729670_6f01506dc7.jpg?v=0"></a> </div>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-81988849214719632822006-12-31T02:04:00.000-07:002007-01-06T21:34:31.088-07:00So I have been Busy...<div>and have not posted on here in a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">looooong</span> time. But I have been making stuff and a lot of it as it got closer to Christmas. I had this insane idea that I could make most of my gifts this year and I did make a lot of it. But really making everything is crazy; it takes a lot of time and means you will miss out on some of the fun parts of the holiday. I think I will either start preparing for next year now or just be a little more realistic :)<br /><br />Here is some of what I made! I will post the rest of it later ;)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-C7qyxEOfmRayB-0UKYpuhiIX3B_n2Lb-6RIqrpwtpRyJMnIFTTfnPEJ1povhSz5V5uYsiK2DuERmYJPgI-jUHLk07qfYoHOW6D8h0HW_tT7bZePaGKW424VN_GmQOthsjKQ/s1600-h/IMG_6189.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014618665404634274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-C7qyxEOfmRayB-0UKYpuhiIX3B_n2Lb-6RIqrpwtpRyJMnIFTTfnPEJ1povhSz5V5uYsiK2DuERmYJPgI-jUHLk07qfYoHOW6D8h0HW_tT7bZePaGKW424VN_GmQOthsjKQ/s320/IMG_6189.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJB6MylGxTQBshdcCumVo-wvUlfxJ8C-JjKuvE1sFA8cLixehOILq4K2LZDEYZJHColeDXZFxQHXI2nGE_MrUXgsTKK34LfscsCepWoV5B_4hU2QakqAg7e_Riw2lkJrtH2uUZ/s1600-h/IMG_6193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014618669699601586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJB6MylGxTQBshdcCumVo-wvUlfxJ8C-JjKuvE1sFA8cLixehOILq4K2LZDEYZJHColeDXZFxQHXI2nGE_MrUXgsTKK34LfscsCepWoV5B_4hU2QakqAg7e_Riw2lkJrtH2uUZ/s320/IMG_6193.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nJKH83K4DQfxT_4QyEw6NpjDDjRpbaHdm0nY7KyiNM5qnNvIz6CROus0drVG8ksrAaktbSbD6KyDKHiiGlGr0EVicH7asl3paYhJaKEaKjnOy-wplcKB1xI2uOQl3UNpdQAO/s1600-h/IMG_6200.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014618673994568898" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nJKH83K4DQfxT_4QyEw6NpjDDjRpbaHdm0nY7KyiNM5qnNvIz6CROus0drVG8ksrAaktbSbD6KyDKHiiGlGr0EVicH7asl3paYhJaKEaKjnOy-wplcKB1xI2uOQl3UNpdQAO/s320/IMG_6200.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4UuwMvgg7QlFnwHgoRFpXK_JzFKsKo7sXpksovzw-KqQDZ_gjQ00Unh6Xe7BrhKirYnFPwZo6nu6NiQBEynoLDOlWKJbK_P7Kw0TdpKbQ01GxOa_F_7qTXed7b8GNgfaxjkq/s1600-h/IMG_6201.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014618673994568914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4UuwMvgg7QlFnwHgoRFpXK_JzFKsKo7sXpksovzw-KqQDZ_gjQ00Unh6Xe7BrhKirYnFPwZo6nu6NiQBEynoLDOlWKJbK_P7Kw0TdpKbQ01GxOa_F_7qTXed7b8GNgfaxjkq/s320/IMG_6201.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkA0WlkqcsWen_4T-BplwS-vnKU0gK42Xpe5rKLDvPzXCkFJQ1O5-_rw7gMQP7Utx_s9b7AQbofUJSxSDQuPJu-QZd4ze749we4B11oLIYvl0lbhj1gd0MunTRfCKXt28c4_P/s1600-h/IMG_6205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014619597412537570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkA0WlkqcsWen_4T-BplwS-vnKU0gK42Xpe5rKLDvPzXCkFJQ1O5-_rw7gMQP7Utx_s9b7AQbofUJSxSDQuPJu-QZd4ze749we4B11oLIYvl0lbhj1gd0MunTRfCKXt28c4_P/s320/IMG_6205.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJIljABmMSXJVUQAa6GnjScGLd2qRiBeKu6nfgXvLRs8B8k95nS1WGsT5eRd5bxaSt5abJQ5964OlzFU4qlIpLHPMIST2mbzjMFWKv9FaLTz0wDK7Blihgj0gfs7i38AgYe4r/s1600-h/IMG_6209.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014619601707504882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJIljABmMSXJVUQAa6GnjScGLd2qRiBeKu6nfgXvLRs8B8k95nS1WGsT5eRd5bxaSt5abJQ5964OlzFU4qlIpLHPMIST2mbzjMFWKv9FaLTz0wDK7Blihgj0gfs7i38AgYe4r/s320/IMG_6209.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuoe3yrwGiKakddrLpx20VqY5OKHc4PuMQkFhieq6jt61vT27IDIC1tUd77bVXkLIrclI0lt9unOaaLUHxvgWOxgIlYufLlU5bI06xJ2tbQ63s8KA4TcyzggYezRKnIBLqloM/s1600-h/IMG_6211.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014619606002472194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuoe3yrwGiKakddrLpx20VqY5OKHc4PuMQkFhieq6jt61vT27IDIC1tUd77bVXkLIrclI0lt9unOaaLUHxvgWOxgIlYufLlU5bI06xJ2tbQ63s8KA4TcyzggYezRKnIBLqloM/s320/IMG_6211.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-1156707213847627242006-08-27T12:28:00.000-07:002006-11-07T08:25:16.823-07:00More Birthday gifts!!Here are the gifts I made for the party we went to this weekend.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4406.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4406.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I love making girly stuff! This is the princess crown. Fuzzy fleece is fun but it sure is messy!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4401.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4401.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A set of apple bean bags to go with the book Ten Apples on Top.Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-1155963639268066792006-08-18T21:56:00.000-07:002006-08-23T01:39:19.423-07:00Other things...Here are a few other things I have made lately.<br /><br />This is the rest of the birthday present from a previous post. It is a travel crayon holder. I made Trevor one too out of the green bug fabric I used for his school stuff. They are cute and very handy!<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_3935.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_3935.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_3932.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_3932.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Trevor's 4th of July shorts.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_3925.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_3925.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />and my very first crochet hat! <br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4215.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4215.jpg" border="0" /></a>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-1155786526587808282006-08-16T20:35:00.000-07:002006-08-21T07:42:00.116-07:00Back to School...Back to Craft!Well after some time off for the family vacation crafting had to start full force again since Trevor started preschool Monday and needed a bunch of stuff for class. He needed a matching set with a placemat, napkin, drawstring bag, and apron. He also needed some slippers for in the classroom. So here is the set I made him:<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4274.0.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4274.0.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4271.0.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4271.0.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4275.0.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4275.0.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4284.0.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4284.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are the slipper/shoes. They are like the leather baby shoes you see a lot. I made them from a thrifted leather skirt and a free pattern I found online :)<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4249.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4249.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4269.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4269.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4272.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4272.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I think they turned out pretty good considering they are the first pair of shoes I have ever made.Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-1152773912949292992006-07-12T23:55:00.000-07:002006-08-18T20:51:50.196-07:00Half of a birthday gift..for a great friend of Trevor's. I made him model it even thought (in his words) he is not a girl!<br /><br /><br /><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_3919.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>It turned out to be an even cuter smock than I thought. I am going to make her a crayon holder to go with it but I have no velcro so I guess that is put on hold till tomorrow!</p>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-1152737420363270662006-07-12T13:50:00.000-07:002006-07-12T23:55:05.293-07:00Pants and Project Runway...<b>I can't tell you how excited I am for the new season of Project Runway to start tonight! It looks like it will be so much better than last season. While watching the countdown to the runway last night I even made myself (gasp!) a new pair of pants. I will try to get a pic of them up later they are still waiting for a hem. While waiting please enjoy this wonderful video!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Rufus Wainwright-Art teacher</b><br /><embed src="http://youtube.com/v/PvtEtRHZ16Y" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><br />Wow!<br /></embed>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-1152496082373851822006-07-09T18:39:00.000-07:002006-07-09T18:48:02.393-07:00Dressed up Trevor!<p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/trev%20wedding.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/trev%20wedding.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br />Doesn't he look cute! I made this outfit for him to wear to my cousins wedding.Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-1152495048156566422006-07-09T18:27:00.001-07:002011-01-25T00:54:18.409-07:00Trev's 4th Birthday Cake!and here it is!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_3817.2.jpg"><img style="" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_3817.2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_3818.2.jpg"><img style="" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_3818.2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-1152494495548532352006-07-09T17:44:00.001-07:002011-01-25T00:54:39.342-07:00Oh so many cakes!In honor of Trevor's 4th birthday I thought I would post pictures of the cakes I have made for him over the years.<br /><br />1st Birthday<br /><br /><p><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/129-2996_IMG.jpg" border="0" /><br />2nd Birthday</p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4806.jpg"><img style="" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4806.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4811.jpg"><img style="" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4811.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>3rd Birthday (Practice Cake)</p><p></p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_8071.jpg"><img style="" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_8071.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p>3rd Birthday (cake at party)</p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_8245.jpg"><img style="" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_8245.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>Other cakes I have made!</p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4864.jpg"><img style="" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4864.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_6876.jpg"><img style="" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_6876.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>Gandma & Grandpa's Birthday</p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4733.jpg"><img style="" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4733.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_4734.jpg"><img style="" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_4734.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>Easter</p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_6665.jpg"><img style="" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_6665.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_6876.jpg"></a> </p>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-1137191297171238092006-01-13T15:20:00.000-07:002006-01-26T20:13:37.246-07:00Trevor is 3 1/2!as of last Saturday that is. So since he has been itching for another birthday party we decided to celebrate his half birthday. I made him a carrot cake with a chocolate Thomas for the topper. He enjoyed it so I guess it was worth all the crap I got for celebrating a half birthday :)<br /><p align="left"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_1689.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/400/IMG_1689.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_1671.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/400/IMG_1671.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-1136535360254777732006-01-06T01:00:00.000-07:002006-01-13T00:35:25.843-07:00Jewelry!Here is some jewelry I have made recently.<br /><br /><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_1629.jpg" border="0" />The first bracelet was for Christmas. It has Christmas charms with red, green, and clear glass beads. <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_1626.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>This bracelet means a lot to me because I made all the colored glass beads myself. I made them in a lampworking class at the <a href="http://www.mesaartscenter.com/">Mesa Art Center</a>. It was so much fun, I would recommend it to anyone. There classes are wonderful!</p><p>The last two are a necklace I made for myself :) and a bracelet that was a birthday present for a friend. <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_1635.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_6462.jpg" border="0" /></p>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-1136522335832737332006-01-05T21:37:00.000-07:002006-01-13T00:37:26.763-07:00Wow, that's crafty!If you want to see a really cool page that you can't read but has some crafty obento lunches check out this page: <a href="http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kasumin_yorosiku">http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kasumin_yorosiku</a>. The Chicken Little is soooo cute!Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-1135588977897165662005-12-26T02:19:00.000-07:002006-01-26T20:11:41.030-07:00Christmas Crafting Part 1!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/santa.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/santa.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p align="left">Well there was lots of crafting done for Christmas. I have many photos to share so this may take a few posts. I did lots of sewing for our Polar Express trip this year. I made us all matching robes and pajama pants. There are more pictures of that I will put up on our family blog. I made a gourd snowman for my uncle. <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_1331.1.jpg" border="0" />I think he turned out really cute. He is Harley-Davidson themed. Here is a close up of his hat.<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_1335.jpg" border="0" /> </p><p align="left">I also dyed and painted a water melon dress. ( There are painted on seeds but you can't really see them in the photo!)<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_1154.0.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/1600/IMG_1154.jpg"></a></p><p align="left">Decotated some goodie boxes!<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_1136.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="left">Made money note pads<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_1133.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="left">A sea themed tree.<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_1093.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="left">A crown for my Trevor!<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5607/695/320/IMG_1441.jpg" border="0" /></p>Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12836905.post-1115878482681246562005-05-11T23:08:00.000-07:002005-12-26T02:19:29.506-07:00My New Craft Site!Hey I created this blog so I can have a place to show off all the cool stuff I make (I think it is cool anyway:) Check it out and let me know what you think! I will post some older stuff to start then just keep adding pictures of the new stuff.Crafty Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264001751215398310noreply@blogger.com0