Crafts & Crap

Before marriage and baby I was a crafting queen and recently I decided I need to get back to crafting.. because I'm kind of a craft supply hoarder I needed some friends to join in depleting some of those supplies.

So I created Crafts & Crap! 

Simple request: Bring 2 sheets of felt, embroidery thread, a journal, some scissors and a Fall sweet or treat. 

I ended up making

these

and

this

, please excuse the blur I was busy detangling from marshmallow

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Fall Leaf Garland

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Friendship Bracelets

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Thankfulness/Prayer Journals

and since this night was a night of Pinterest successes I'm linking up at Craft & Crap night attendee Jessica Johnson's monthly Pintertest Kitchen... 

links & things

Yay, its almost September!! I love Fall and the Back to School time of year. It happens to be my fav-O-rite! 

Here are some fun links & things for September / Fall 

Get this Uber-cute coffee grinder computer background from WildOlive

A collective of Fall crafts. What could be better?!

Mmm extra delicious French onion soup, I must make this asap!

Please try these as soon as available. 

Trust me you won't regret it! 

Plus there is also a Caramel Apple one too... Dangerous.

Who wouldn't love this Sweater Dress for the tiny lady in your life 

Then you can snuggle her :)

A great reminder for everyday from the super Julie Carson!

I am constantly comparing and evaluating myself (my biggest fault)..

I really needed this

Loving this Floral Tank & Shawl Sweater combo

The floral puts a spin on Fall brights and who doesn't love a nubby knit!

To-Do List

With a move that just happened and a baby on the way very soon I happen to have a lot to do

• Do Laundry (okay, I do this about 3x a week but it still is part of my to-do list)
• Get rid of boxes from moving
• Finish organizing bedroom and craft/play area (half-done :)
• Write emergency number list to post on fridge
• Get oil changes on both our cars... we both hate doing this! I would almost pay someone take it for me plus my car needs to be smogged :(
• Finish thank you cards
• Attach Billy bookcase to wall
• Work on address change items (Dmv, social security, etc..)
• Prepare freezer meals for post-partum ( 2 down, hoping to make 3-5 more myself plus my mom is making me some)
• Find out if I left some Pyrex pieces at old apartment... 
• Install car seat and get checked for safety 
• Set-up notebook to track feedings, changes, activity, etc...
• Finish packing hospital bag
• Set-up index card cleaning system
• Make birth inspiration book
• Sew mermaiden doll for baby girl
• Sew hospital gown for moi
• Work on base pages for Gma brag books and our own photo and memento books for baby
• Get pedicure
• Work on decor projects for the baby nook (hang shelves, make tissue paper poms, make faux mats/ frames for artwork, paint her letter)
• To buy: more baby hangers, seat protector to go underneath car seat, curtain rods for bedroom and living room, stamps for mailing baby announcements and thank you cards, heavy duty eye concealer, lamp shade for baby night lamp, furniture fuzzy protector pads for our ottomans, shelf for in freezer, more clothes pins and possibly a rocking chair and rug... 

Home-Ec

I just signed up for this online sewing class- Home Ec and I am super excited! Its geared more toward beginners, which I am not but I'm definitely somewhere in between. Plus I need to learn to use my new beautiful sewing machine that I received for my birthday.

So check out the class if you're interested in taking it with me