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Dancin’ Dukes

March 20th, 2013

Hi everyone!! It’s been FOREVER, I know. I got sucked into the ‘I can do that tomorrow’ mentality after Christmas, and I’m just now getting myself pulled back together. I’ve been doing quite a bit of work around here, but I just didn’t feel like posting about it. But that’s over now. I decided that no one is going to force me to craft and blog, that I have to do it because I want to. And now I want to more than ever!

So, since I’ve been away, my alma mater JMU has been reeling with excitement! Our Men’s Basketball team won their first Colonial Athletic Association title in 19 years and tonight are in a play-in game for the NCAA Tournament!! If they win tonight again LIU, they will play Indiana in the first round of the tournament – HOW EXCITING!

Being a former Athletics Marketing Assistant at JMU, I am obviously bursting with pride, and have been donning JMU apparel non-stop! Which got me to thinking … what ever happened to Mr. Bruce’s JMU collar?? I did a little digging, and found it! So today, we BLEED PURPLE!

And did you notice the AMAZING clarity of my pics!? I finally got a Canon DSLR! :D

If you would like to make your pup a new collar for March Madness, check out my tutorial here!

Be sure to tune in at 6:30 pm tonight on TruTV to catch the Dukes in action!

J-M-U DUUUUUUUUUKES!

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New Wine Totes

December 17th, 2012

Just a quick little post. I listed new wine totes in my Etsy Shop today. Super cute last minute Christmas gift idea. They come in Red & White:

And Silver & White:

My last set of totes sold out in 2 days – so get them while they are still available! Only $10!

I’m thinking that I’m going to make a tree skirt with the remaining fabric. I’ll be sure to post about it if I do :)

Merry Christmas!

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Fall Fun

November 15th, 2012

Recently, my lovely Aunt Mary asked me if I would be interested in sending her some of my handmade goodies to sell in her daughter’s craft store in Shelbyville, IL called Simply Yours. I FINALLY got around to making up some adorable wine totes, and I thought I would share :)

Here we have the Fun Chevron Wine Tote in Burnt Orange and Cream:

It also comes in Navy and Cream:

Perfect for fall! I hope they are a hit in Shelbyville!

Want one of your own? I held on to two of each color. You can find them in my Etsy Shop!

I’m hoping to get some more made this week in fun Christmas prints!

Happy Thursday everyone!

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Nightmare Before Christmas Bridal Shower

October 31st, 2012

Sorry it’s been so quiet around here! I recently started a new job (work from home – woo!) that gives me more time in the morning and evenings to be crafty (no more long commutes, yay!). Soo, I’m hoping to be posting at the very least weekly! I have a TON to tell you guys, but since today is Halloween I’m going to put some news on hold and share with you the invitations I created with the help of my new brother-in-law for my sister’s bridal shower.

My sister got married a few weeks ago, and in September the bridesmaids and myself threw her a Nightmare Before Christmas bridal shower. I know, you’re thinking, “excuse me?” But honestly, my sister has been obsessed with Nightmare, and collects any and all Nightmare related memorabilia. And I couldn’t resist using it for the theme of her shower. So was SO excited when she finally saw the invites. Zack (Aubrey’s husband) drew the Jack and Sally outstretched arms that was displayed on the front of the card.

And I designed the back.

I also created food and drink labels for the party – these were a hit!

For one of the games, we played bridal bingo. With a Nightmare twist, of course.

And for the gift table, I used the same drawing from Zack but added the date of the wedding and framed it in an 11×14 frame.

It was a great party. I can’t wait to share with you her wedding invitations I did! Perhaps I’ll post on those next week :)

Happy Halloween!

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Backyard BBQ Party

July 10th, 2012

I’ve been getting more offers recently through CrowdTap to review products and blog about them – and I love it! This time, I was sent a McCormick Grill Mates party pack which included: