Easter Egg

It's almost Easter!  It's time to start planning goodies for all those Easter baskets.  What could be better than a giant easter egg??  Ummm.....Nothing!!!  ;-)

I was just playing around with stuff that I had around the house and decided to try out an Easter egg plushie last week.  I didn't really have much of a plan for it.  At first I was going to make it with felt stripes but I was out of the color I wanted for the stripes.   Then I thought it could be fun to make the egg with big felt polka dots.  I remembered that I had a bunch of really big buttons in my button jar that I could never find a use for so I thought it could be cute to use those instead of felt. 

This plushie is now available at Dreaming in Craft!  :-)

I Heart Stop Motion - Paper Camera

It has been forever since I posted an awesome stop motion video!  Way too long!  It's time to fix that.  Today I have a really cool photography themed stop motion animation to share with you.  I love it because it combines my love of stop motion with my love of photography into one amazing animation!

I'll be back tomorrow with a new plushie!

Oh yeah!  I almost forgot to tell you...Dreaming in Craft was featured on Punk Projects yesterday!  Did you see it?

The Lost Button Necklace

I think I found my dream necklace!  Too bad somebody bought it before I could.  I'll just have to watch the shop to see if she posts another one, I guess.  ;-)

Isn't it perfect??

{The Angry Weather}

You can find this beautiful necklace along with many other amazing pieces at The Angry Weather on Etsy.

Have a lovely day!

Peep

Meet Peep!

Peep is a pink felt Easter Peep plushie complete with tiny brown button eyes and nose.  I spent a long time working on getting the pattern as close to an actual Peep as possible.  When I finished drawing the pattern and cut it out she looked a lot more like a Peep.  Once she was sewn and stuffed she looked a little less Peep-ish and more random pink bunny-ish.  That's okay.  I think she makes a really cute Easter bunny either way.  :-)

Peep wishes you a very happy Easter! 

She will be available at Dreaming in Craft tomorrow!  :-)

Music Monday - Amos Lee

Happy Monday!  I thought I would start off the day with a Music Monday post.  I seem to have a better day when I start out with some good music.  Since it's Monday I have to do whatever I can to start the day off right!

 

 

Check back tonight.  I have a new project to share with you!  :-)

Have a great day!

Du Pre Emporium

A few weeks ago we got a flyer in the front door from a shop in Buda called Du Pre Emporium. They were looking for people to sell their items on consignment.  Since I was in the process of setting up my shop I decided that I would get more items in the shop and go check it out.  It's just down the street from my house...like a two minute walk.  Pretty perfect, right? 

About a week after that the owner of the shop contacted some people on Etsy to see if they would be interested.  I hoped to sell my things in a store eventually but never really planned on it right away.  But, since the opportunity came up I decided I should at least go see what it was all about.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was a steady stream of people shopping when I was there.  I loved to see all kinds of fun crafty items mixed in with antiques and vintage pieces.  They have live music there, too! 

I decided to go for it and rent a small space to try it out. I've been feeling pretty adventurous lately.  :-)  I don't know if I will make any money but I'm really excited to see what happens.  I had no idea how consignment worked until I did a little research this week so at the very least I will learn more about that.  It's a really fun shop and I look forward to working with them for the next few months.  I'm happy to have some of my items available in my town, too.  This way some of my work will be available during the festival season in Buda even when I can't rent a booth.  I like the idea of supporting local business and handmade in Austin and in my little town, too!

This is what my cute space looks like. 

Imagine it with a Love Bite cookie and an Archie in the middle between the jewelry displays.  I wasn't able to get them finished by Friday.  I'm working on them today so I can drop them off tomorrow!

Guess What!!

Dreaming in Craft is sponsoring Punk Projects this month!  I love Katie's blog!  We have very similar crafty taste and she is so creative!  She always has great things to share on her blog.  I love the tutorials she posts.  If you don't read her blog you should!  Go now!  I'll wait...

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Okay, enough waiting.  Now I want to show you some of my favorite things in Katie's Etsy shop!

Cassette Tape notebook

So cute!

Polaroid Camera Softie

Eeks!  I love it!

Annie The Owl Plushie

I love the ribbon and all the different kinds of fabric.

Pretty great, right?

This is my first time sponsoring a blog.  I thought really hard about who I felt would be a good match.  I think I found just the right blog!  Stay tuned throughout the month because I'll have a couple of fun things to share on Katie's blog.  I'll be sure to let you know when they come up so you don't miss them.  :-)

I'll be back this weekend with lots of fun new things to share! 

Talk to you soon!

-marci