first post of 2018!

Hi all! Happy New Year! Even though it is almost the end of January already. I'm still trying to get my motivation back after the long holiday break I took in December. I have mental lists of things I'd like to finish and things I need to start. I still have calendars to make! I think that is something that will never change.

This is a snowman I crocheted in December following a pattern by Holly from Storyland Amis. She has some cute patterns in her shop! I've bought up a whole bunch of her Christmas ones but have not finished them all. This was the first one I tried and her patterns are simple to follow and there are lots of photos! I like when there are lots of photos.

He is a little larger than the amigurumis I usually make. I tend to make smaller things because I'm kind of impatient. But this guy came out pretty cute! His hat and scarf comes off too! So you could make a whole other color combo too. I added fringe onto his red scarf.

I also made this cute gingerbread boy following another one of Holly's patterns. He is super cute! He has a twin sister but I have not gotten to make her yet. I'm hoping I can make the whole set of her Christmas patterns this year.

That is all for today. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Snowman gift card holder

Hi! I was planning to post this last night but I was just too tired to write or think of complete sentences. It's been a busy week with the boys on Fall break and still trying to finish up a bunch of crafts. I have been trying to make some crocheted crafts to put in my Etsy shop and finally I'm done with one. It's a crocheted snowman that can hold a gift card or anything actually that is small enough to fit in the pouch. The pattern is designed by ChiWei Ranck of One Dog Woof and can be found HERE . Here's the little snowman with his arms folded over in the front to look like he is hugging the card. I added this fun card that I stamped. You can definitely add in a gift card too behind this card. The gift card reaches under his nose. This is how the little opening of the pouch looks. I hope I can make more of these little guys. These would be so cute for teachers and I think it would be easy to put a little wire throug...

coffee cup shaped cards

Hi! I think after this post I may need a little nap! My right shoulder is actually feeling worn out from all the typing and photo editing I've been doing lately. And this cooler weather is making me drowsy. It's getting cold here already! I made a bunch of these coffee shaped cards using a die from Honey Bee Stamps . It's a cute coffee set but the die is extra long so it would probably help to have a longer platform to diecut. I just have the standard sized one so I would pass it through once in my Big Shot and then rotate the cardstock and die carefully to cut the other end. Manageable but the longer platform would be more convenient! I embossed the front of the card with some pretty snowflakes. I think this is a Sizzix embossing folder. And then stamped the coffee sleeve with some Lawn Fawn stamps. This is the inside. The gift card slot does not come with this coffee cup die set. I cut that opening with one ...

Knuffle Bunny

Hi! The Greeting Farm had their Customer Challenge & Chit Chat Night "A Night at the Bookstore" and introduced a few challenges. I have to say chatting was too fast for me and I couldn't really keep up. It was still early here, and I had to pick up the kids from school and activities and make dinner and eat and so I guess the timing didn't really work out with our schedule. You can check out the challenge details on the SCS forum HERE . I made this card for Favorite Child's Book category. It is based on the Mo Willems book Knuffle Bunny . It's one of my kids' favorites and it's such a cute story. We actually love reading Mo Willems' books especially his Elephant and Piggie series. Those books are hilarious! This challenge also made me realize that I haven't read many books recently except kids' books. I used to love reading but just haven't given it much time lately. Anyway, here is my card. If you've read the story...

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