Okay, I know that I could have shelled out the $8 bucks and got the traditional Sparky Bag, but I needed an excuse to use my fabric markers……And I think it turned out pretty cute.

Of course, Bubba wanted a Cubbie bag too.

We’re all about FAIR around here.

Really, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth…I’ve just been really busy crafting.
I can’t say that I’m sorry.
Cause it wouldn’t be the truth.
But here are some photos of what I’ve been making & revamping:
A Croched Necklace, thanks to this website…

Another Crocheted Necklace, thanks to another website…

A Yo-Yo-Necklace with a Big Ole’ Bead:

A little [...]

So here is the little owl that I made for Monkey:

He loves it.
I love that he loves it.
Makes me feel like I’m a good Mom.
Silly, isn’t it.
I got the pattern from this site here.
And this is how I did it.
First I cut out all my shapes:

Then I pinned them all together on a piece of [...]

Oh, you guys are simply brilliant! I was hoping to have you fooled with the photo of the iPod, but you dear readers were not falling for my trickery!
Yes, they are baby shoes….totally stylin’ fabric baby shoes from a pattern I snagged over at Maked.ca
However I did make a few changes since I no [...]

Last week we picked up this adorable headband from Le’ Target’ (pronounced: Lay Tar-zhey)

(That’s French for Target if you didn’t catch it)

I thought, why can’t we just make those with our old zippers?
(Yes, I have a stash of Old zippers….I rip them off any soiled clothing articles before I toss them in the [...]

Remember this little guy?….BEFORE:

AFTER:

I love how the glaze just files in the cracks and grooves of anything it touches! So easy!

Thanks to Shanty2Chic for my new favorite way to turn junk into treasure.

Here are some other things I’ve been “Shantifying” both of them I snagged at the Dollar Tree when they were having their [...]

Last week I stumbled upon this site: Shanty 2 Chic
As if I didn’t have enough excuses to go to the craft store.
Sheeseh, I’ve got a list the size of my oldest child, filled with all sorts of things I want to pick up from Home Depot, Goodwill, Michael’s, Joanns….ect.
I think [...]

Today is the big Christmas Party at Awana’s, the Cubbies will have a “Happy Birthday Jesus” party, and the Sparks will decorate their leaders up like a Christmas Tree.
Sounds like fun right! (glad I’m not a sparks leader this year….*snicker)
Anyway, I found this amazingly simple hair tutorial, linked up via Frugal Family Fun Blog (Which [...]

SPOILER ALERT:
IF YOU ARE RELATED TO ME, STOP RIGHT THERE
SERIOUS.
YOU’LL RUIN THE SURPRISED AND FANTASTICALLY HUGE GRIN I WORKED SO HARD TO ELICIT…..AND IF FOR ONE SECOND I EVEN THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS, I’M GOING TO SWITCH YOUR PRESENTS TO LAST YEARS LEFT OVER CANDY CANES….(I have them)……WHICH AS YOU’LL SEE, DON’T EVEN COMPARE [...]

Sorry, I know that’s not the most creative title for a blog post, but it pretty much sums up what this post is all about:
I finished Sissy’s Hat:

And I got some Pretty Fabric:

I’m pretty happy with all of it :)
Actually, I wish I had more of the fabric, but there were only 2 Fat Quarters [...]