Here is a little preview of what I have been making this week!
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| Braided fabric bracelets! I'll be listing some in my Etsy shop soon! |
Graduation week recap!
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| I look super serious! (I was actually a little bored..) |
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| The two men in my life, Sam and Zak :) |
Monday-Thursday: laid around, watched True Blood (it is so weird yet so addicting), read, tried to find things to do with myself since I have no homework, made some jewelry, and spent far too many hours in the closet due to tornados. We were safe, thank goodness!
Friday: had second job interview, got job offer, accepted job offer(!!!), had graduation practice, had a mini-meltdown, went to dinner with Sam.
Saturday: woke up way too early, changed my mind on my graduation outfit 37 times, graduated(!!!), saw lots of friends and family, got awesome gifts from friends and family, went to dinner with Sam's family at my favorite restaurant (Sakura), came home and fell asleep while Sam watched some weird movie.
Okay, so my week wasn't super crazy and wild, but I did get my first "real" job and I graduated! I start working tomorrow as a technical services instructor at a local non-profit agency for individuals with disabilities. I will be working with children and some adults and helping them improve their academic skills. I am lucky because this job is actually at the same place that I interned this past school year, so I am already very comfortable there. This job is not the same job that I had as an intern, but I hope that I can catch on quickly and enjoy it as much as I enjoyed my internship!
Although Sam is wearing a robe in the photo above, he actually is not graduating this year. He is a year younger than me and will be graduating next May. He had to wear a robe because he is the academic marshall AKA the student with the highest GPA in the Junior class. What a smarty pants! He had to lead all of the graduates in and hold a huge flag. I was really happy that he was a part of the ceremony!
Anyway, I know that this blog post is not very crafty or creative, but no more school = more crafting, which = more blogging on more crafting. Yahoo! I am so excited to start this new chapter of my life!
I hope everyone has a wonderful, safe week!
Lauren
Ribbit.
Just thought I'd share a photo of my Valentine's present from my nephew. He knows how much I dislike frogs and thought it would be funny to get me this. He was giggling the whole time I was opening it!
Share your love!
Though Christmas is generally seen as the season for giving, Valentines Day is also a great time to give to others! Etsy has a special project this year called Share your Love 2011. Etsy admins and volunteers will be working with Citymeals-on-Wheels to bring "nutritious meals, handmade greeting cards, and companionship to elderly New Yorkers."
Though I plan on making my own Valentine's Day cards for this project, many individuals will purchase and send in cards. If you are looking for somewhere to purchase unique Valentine's Day cards, take some time and peruse Etsy. There are thousands of unique little shops with lovely cards!
I hope that you all can find time to send a little card to be given to these individuals. Even something as small as a card can make someone's day and honestly, what is better than knowing that you're making someone smile?
When you've got your adorable card(s) all packaged up, send them to:
Etsy
Attn: Adam Brown
55 Washington Street
Suite 512
Brooklyn, NY 11201
All cards must be received by Wednesday, February 9, 2011. This means that you should probably send them out by the Friday before to be safe!
You can find out more about Share your Love 2011 by clicking here.
I'm off to make some cards.. happy {early} Valentine's Day!
- She
My Sneaky Santa!
I've been receiving lots of awesome gifts in the mail from my sneaky santa and I finally figured out that it was all from the lovely Stock! She sent me a huge lot (over 1 pound!) of salvaged vintage earrings, facial scrubbies from LaRue Fashions, a fabulous bracelet/cuff that she made, and a sweet note on a card by HappyHoundCreative. I thought I'd share some photos of my awesome gifts with you guys!
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| Oh, the fun I will have with these babies! |
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| Facial scrubbies, bracelet, and card! |
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| Coolest. bracelet. ever. |
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| I'm sending loads of love to Stock, the greatest, sneakiest santa ever! |
I'm officially ready to play sneaky santa again. Is it Christmas 2011 yet? :)
- She
Handmade Gifts!
I've been trying to step out of my jewelry bubble for the past week and work on some fabric projects. I've seen several felt and fabric flower brooches and I thought they would make great gifts for my girlfriends! I've been using some beautiful fabric scraps that I purchased from Sandi at Sandi's Stash and vintage earrings that I received from my Sneaky Santa! Here are a few of the finished projects:
As I said in a previous blog post, handmade gifts are perfect to give to those who mean a lot to you. Not only do they reflect the recipient's personal style, but the fact that you spend lots of time finding fabric, meticulously cutting out circles by hand, and stitching these babies up really shows how much you care.
Are any of you giving handmade gifts this year?
- She
P.S.
To whoever my Sneaky Santa is, thank you SO much for my gift. I have already used several pieces from it and have about 500 other ideas for it. You're the best!
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| This one is for my best friend Chelsea. Her sorority colors are purple and pink! |
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| For my other friend Chelsea! |
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| I'm not sure who this one is going to yet.. possibly my best friend Bryghte! |
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| For me! I pinned this little guy on my favorite winter coat. |
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| Here's my flower pinned on my ever-so-linty black pea coat! |
As I said in a previous blog post, handmade gifts are perfect to give to those who mean a lot to you. Not only do they reflect the recipient's personal style, but the fact that you spend lots of time finding fabric, meticulously cutting out circles by hand, and stitching these babies up really shows how much you care.
Are any of you giving handmade gifts this year?
- She
P.S.
To whoever my Sneaky Santa is, thank you SO much for my gift. I have already used several pieces from it and have about 500 other ideas for it. You're the best!
FREE Gift Ideas!
I found these tips for positive thinking in one of my textbooks and I thought I'd share them with you guys! I hope you enjoy these and try to give some of these free gifts this holiday season. Don't let their price fool you, they're worth much more than any Christmas gift! :)
1. Give a smile to everyone you meet (smile with your eyes)-- and you'll smile and receive smiles
2. Give a kind word (with a kindly thought behind the word)-- you will be kind and receive kind words
3. Give appreciation (warmth from the heart)-- you will appreciate and be appreciated
4. Give honor, credit, and applause (the victor's wreath)-- you will be honorable and receive credit and applause
5. Give time for a worthy cause (with eagerness)-- you will be worthy and richly rewarded
6. Give hope (the magic ingredient for success)-- you will have hope and be made hopeful
7. Give happiness (a most treasured state of mind)-- you will be happy and be made happy
8. Give cheer (the verbal sunshine)-- you'll be cheerful and cheered
9. Give encouragement (the incentive to action)-- you will have courage and be encouraged
10. Give a pleasant response (the neutralizer of irritants)-- you will be pleasant and receive pleasant responses
11. Give good thoughts (nature's character builder)-- you will be good and the world will have good thoughts for you
- She
Positive thoughts found in:
Social Work with Groups: A Comprehensive Workbook, Seventh edition, Charles H. Zastrow.
My Busy Mind.
I've got a problem. I generally have about 368 different craft ideas going through my head, but lately I've had at least 423. My latest craft endeavor? Felt flowers. I've been making these like nobody's business. Here's a little creation I made for myself. Maybe I'll make some to share with you guys on Etsy! (unless, of course, I move on to another idea..)
Does anyone else have creative ADD? Please tell me that I'm not alone in this! :)
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| (Please excuse the terrible quality. I was too lazy to get my "real" camera and used my phone.) |
Does anyone else have creative ADD? Please tell me that I'm not alone in this! :)
- She
Christmas Favorites
Or ornaments, to be exact.
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| My very favorite ornament. It's vintage, too! |
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| Peace seems to be the theme of my tree.. |
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| Hoot! Hoot! My mom got me this a few weeks ago at K-Mart of all places. How cute! |
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| A glimpse of my fab tree skirt, which is actually just a scrap of fabric! |
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| These remind me of huge chandelier earrings. |
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| I got a few of these at Hobby Lobby a few years ago. I've got some in green, too! |
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| I made the bottom ornament with paper scraps and Mod Podge a few weeks ago. You can't see it well, but I also made the huge bow! |
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| This reminds me of a candy cane with a modern twist! |
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| Earth! It says "Peace" on it, too! |
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| My cute penguin ornaments, tree skirt, and antique painted frame! |
Who's ready for Christmas? I sure am!
- She
Monday Treasury
My teardrop necklace been featured in this treasury created by BaghdadBum! Come check out all the other lovely featured items! Also, don't forget that you can save 20% on all of the items in my Etsy shop by simply entering GIVETHANKS20 in the coupon code box at checkout. Happy shopping!
'Something wonderful for your Monday.' by baghdadbum
 NFL Bottlecap set-SHIPP... $22.50 |  Rose Patterned Jello Mo... $10.00 |
 Blue Christmas - chainm... $15.00 |  Ice Blue - handmade nec... $33.00 |
 5x7 Photography-Heart S... $15.00 |  Street Lamp A La Blue 8... $15.00 |
 Handmade Silver Bracele... $14.00 |  Teardrop necklace $12.00 |
 Light Blue and Silver L... $34.00 |  Christmas gift tags, sn... $3.50 |
 Decorative cheese box H... $30.00 |  Spinning Control Card a... $14.00 |
 Kanzashi Fabric Flower ... $10.00 |  Continental Breakfast I... $10.00 |
 CHRISTMAS Decoupage Orn... $10.00 |  TICKLE YOUR FANCY blank... $3.00 |
Generated using Treasury HTML code generator by Whale Shark Websites.
Holiday BNR!
I just found myself in this BNR, or buy and replace treasury, created by BooBooZoo! Come check it out, buy some holiday goodies, and get yourself featured in the same BNR! What fun!
Sunday shopping BNR OPEN Something for everyone inside!' by BooBooZoo
 $4.00 |  $2.50 |
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 $4.00 |  $3.00 |
 $8.50 |  $8.00 |
 $7.00 |  $1.75 |
 $14.95 |  $7.00 |
 $6.00 |  $5.50 |
 $5.00 |  $4.00 |
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