Craftyminx

Obligatory New Years Post

This year has a lot of highlights!

I drove to the swamp for Easter and spent the week with my bff. This was my one and only vacation and I am in great need of another one soon!

In May, I gained an addition to my family. Bella came to live with me and we have been a very happy little family indeed.

I bought a freakin' house!!!!

I had my first big craft show last month!

I made a whole crap load of things this year, but here are my favorites:

1. Gypsy Scarf, 2. Sweater Clips, 3. Mrs. Lovett, 4. Have a cupcake hat, 5. My first spinning experience, 6. Central Park Hoodie, 7. fabric covered button rings, 8. 4th of July cupcakes, 9. Finished frames

I wish everyone a safe and wonderful New Year! I know I can not wait to see what 2009 brings with it.

Merry Christmas!

Mixtape Monday

a day late... oops

so yeah, mixwit, the site I was using is no more. So I'll share the playlist I made to listen to at work. It is more Christmas music, some of the same from last time, but way longer.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season! We celebrated Christmas last weekend at my parents house, so I'll be home with Bella for Christmas. I've been needing a couple of low key days alone with my girl. My bff is in town so I'll be with him a lot the next two weeks as well. I love it when my friends come to town!

Cupcakes... yum

A friend from work and I went to Sara Sara Cupcakes yesterday after work. It is a very cute place. All white with hot pink accents, astro turf front lawn and really simple but cute graphic design. They have 18 flavors of cupcakes 10 of which are offered everyday. The other 8 are rotated throughout the week. all their cupcakes are $3.25 a piece $36 a dozen. They have a milk bar, coffee and soft drinks. It is a family owned business and everyone is really nice. By the way did I mention their cupcakes are fantastic!?

I had the Cherries Jubilee cupcake while I was there, white cake and butter cream frosting with bits of cherries mixed in, topped with a cherry. The texture of their cake is a little crumbly so you have to eat them with a fork, but they taste very good.

I got the Bacon, egg and cheese cupcake to take home for breakfast this morning. I wasn't sure how savory it would taste. I was expecting something like the bisquick cheese muffins. But they were so much more than that. It really did have the cupcake base to it so you could taste the sweet mixed with the savory... an excellent combination.

I'm not a foodie blogger, but I am a supporter of local and handmade, so please go try a cupcake from Sara Sara Cupcakes, on 9th and Broadway. Tonight from 5-9 is their Grand Opening party. I'm going to be there! I hope to see others I know there as well.

Mixtape Monday

Deluxe

I should have posted this yesterday, but I had to go Christmas shopping with my mom while she was in town. 

Deluxe was a success! There was a steady stream of folks coming through all day, and our booth was greatly depleted of stock by the end of the day. I've been told that there will be a Deluxe revival in May so keep your ears and eyes open if you would like to be part of that event. 

Ok ok, I know you want to see picures so here you go...

Please ignore that my bangs are messed up. eek

Jenny (Booty J Crochet), my partner in crime.

The infamous glitter door. I'm so glad I found a use for this awesome door. :)

Well, there you have it. I wish I would have taken pictures of more booths, but we were crazy busy! It was sooo much fun and I'm so glad I got to meet/see so many of my online crafty friends.

Here's what I bought/traded from crafty friends: cupcake snowflake ornament from claudia's burning ink, a yeti from Stelabird, tea towls from Early Bird Special, roving from W Bar M Sheep and Wool, and a painting that Randal bought me (I'm totally blank on who this is from, let me know if you know and I'll link them), We also got super awesome Deluxe vendor goodie bags that the great JDstar made.

I'm thinking about putting the stuff I didn't sell up on my etsy site. Now that I work in a building with a mail room sending out packages won't be nearly as difficult.  I'll post an update if that happens.

Almost forgot... While we were at the show my mom went next door to the antique mall and found me this for $45!!! I'm totally in love with it. It is a little rusty on the inside, but the sides still come up to expand it. Now I just need my vinyl chairs and I'll be all set in my dining room.

Bobby Pins

There was a lot of guleing last night. Magnets, rings, and hair pins galore. I had a lot of resin pieces left after making rings, so bobby pins they became... I think they are cute, too bad my hair is too thick to wear them.

Boo Typepad!

Typepad decided it wasn't going to let me sign in last night so you get two blog posts today.

Here's what I made last night...

Sweater Clips!!

It is the librarian in me that loves these so much.

I've been bad

at blogging... sorry, but I have my reasons... blah blah blah, house, dog, getting ready for my first big show.

SO here you go... I'll catch you up with a few pictures.

I finished my handspun multidirectional scarf.

This is John's birthday present... it was in August and he still doesn't have it, but that's what it is for. See, you guys aren't the only ones getting the shaft.

Here's a close up of the yarn for that project. The roving was enchanted knoll superwash merino in Gypsy colorway.

I finished some handspun recently. This was my own colorway. I'm calling it Cotton Candy and I think it was South African Top.

I've also been working on tons of stuff for the deluxe show. Ok, here's the part where I tell you I'm going to do something that may or may not happen, but I'm hoping it will. I'm going to try to post a picture each day of something that I will be selling at the show on Saturday. So here you go...

I made magnets for the goodie bags and I had new pretty business cards made. :)

I made a hundred magnets on Saturday. Good God I'm not sure if I ever want to do that again. Though they are super cute and not all of them are cupcakes, I have to keep some surprises.

Jenny (my booth partner) and I are tag teaming baby blankets. I'm knitting and she's crocheting the edge. Here are two finished ones...

Our booth will have tons of different things because we are both very eclectic in our crafting skills. Please come out and see us on Saturday at the Farmer's Market from 11-7!