Today is Bruce Wayne’s 5th birthday!
I love that little bugger. To celebrate I got him a pimpin new collar (HOLLER!) and took him over to my parents house to play with their pups. I even surprised them with Frosty Paws as a special treat! They were so stoked.
And check out those polka dots – loves it.
Happy Birthday, Bruce <3
For Mother’s Day this year, I made my Mom a cute little jewelry dish for her dresser. And when I was perusing through my digital camera I found pics for the tutorial and realized that I never got the chance to share it with you! This craft is really simple, and would be great to do with younger kids too. And you can make any size bowl or dish you like, so skies the limit!
Supplies:
Assembly:
Cover your cutting board and rolling pin with saran wrap – this will make it so the clay won’t stick to it.
Roll your clay out flat, so that it is about 1/4 inch thick.
Using a bowl like a cookie cutter, cut your clay into a circle.
Using your piece of lace, press into the clay so that it leaves an impression and then remove.
Then take your clay circle and press into a bowl. You’ll want to leave this in the bowl over night to dry. Once it’s dry it should slide right out.
Once dry, sand down the rough edges, add a couple layers of paint, and you’re done!
So cute, and so simple!
In the future I think I’ll add a glaze to it!
Next time, I’ll be back with another low carb recipe – really eager to try this new one out!
Baby Britton was born last week, and to celebrate her arrival I sent her a little care package for when she got home. In it I included:
A baby Elephant, to match the baby gift set I sent her a few months back
The Elephant also follows along nicely with her jungle bedroom theme :)
I also sent her a little newborn onesie, with ruffles on the bum – too cute!
I can’t wait to see pics of Baby Britton in her ruffle onesie :)
Congratulations to Crystal and Chris, and welcome home Britton!
Quite some time ago, I had come across some interesting artwork on Etsy done by a fellow JMU Alum, Megan Noltan. Her Etsy shop is called Art Shark Designs, and she sells an awesome collection of my limited-edition gocco prints.
A few of my favorites include her London Love (ah, I miss living there and being able to see this site whenever I want):
and New Orleans Love – another amazing city full of amazing memories with my fellow marketing majors at JMU:
But my absolute favorite, is the JMU Love print:
So when I heard that my good friend and past colleague from JMU Athletics, Alyssa, had gotten engaged to her boyfriend Brian (who also works at JMU) I knew this would be the perfect engagement gift for them. Prior to purchasing, I contacted Meghan and asked if she could do purple umbrellas instead of the red (JMU colors), and she kindly obliged :)
Here’s a look at what the print looked like matted and framed:
I can’t lie, I really wanted to keep it for myself! I have quite the collection of framed JMU prints, my degrees, and photos of my favorite moments during my stay there in my room, so it was difficult to part with :P
Thanks again to Megan at Art Shark Designs for the personalized print. And a big congratulations to Alyssa and Brian! I wish you both the best for the future!
Ok, so you have one week (GASP!) until Christmas, and if you’re like me, you’re going to desperately need this weekend to get your gift list back on track. Here are a few tutorials I’ve found, used, and loved for gifts – all with less than 1 hour of labor involved!
This tutorial, from Sew4Home, is really simple to follow – and the stockings are just so adorable! Click here to visit their site.
Perfect for friends who live in tropical areas, or those who simply like to relax after a nice hot shower.
Click here to get the tutorial from Centsational Girl.
Customize them for the holidays, or to match your gift recipient’s home! Click here for my super simple tutorial.
That’s all for today – and I’ll probably be pretty quiet around here until Monday. If you live in the Central PA area, please stop by between 12 and 5 pm for the Blueprint Crafts Handmade Holiday Open House!
Everything in stock will be 25% off, and I’ll have lots of goodies to snack on! Hope to see you there!
