Fun Chrismas tree cupcakes!

OMG, I visited Bakerella to see she had the cutest cupcake idea! I'll just stop right there and give the specs: (this is taken straight from the site)To decorate, you’ll need: CupcakesSugar ConesWhite Candy MeltsWhite Sugar crystalsFrostingPink Sugar crystalsCandy CanesFondantIcing colors (I used Wilton Dusty Rose & )Snowflake SprinklesConfetti Sprinkles Cut off ends of...

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Ich bin ein Berwyner....Maybe one day I'll mean it!

With the housing market in the dumps, we now have the opportunity to possibly purchase a modest home! Everywhere we look 'round the Chicagoland area, many towns still think they're awesome and can ask for your 1st born in order to reside in a home in their town...except Berwyn...A lovely town surrounded by historic Riverside designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and the over-taxed,...

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How To: Glittery Owl Hair Clip Holder

My daughter has a bunch of hair clips that always end up lost since there is no good place for her to store them. I had the idea of making her a cute clip holder out of my glitter vinyl and thought I'd git'r done since X-mas is fast approaching and time is running out. SO ...If you have any girls to make gifts for this Christmas, here is a fun one! This takes about 20 minutes...

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Family Trees: The Many Options!

Creating family trees can be a daunting task, especially for me, who has 16 people on my immediate side alone - that's just parents, siblings and kids..then adding my husbands side is easy since its just 5. But hope exists! Its how creative you can get with it. Here are some great ideas I found around the interwebs that look WAY better than those cheesy ones they had you...

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You ARE Lucky; Free Holiday Gift Tags

I simply love the designs and blog of Orange You Lucky! ..and lucky we are since she is kind enough to provide some super cute Holiday gift tags...Just go to her Blog and see how to download them all. I think it would be cool to print them on sticker paper and stick them on your gifts...or print them on heavy card stock, punch a hole and use some cute candy striped twine and...

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Announcing: The Giveaway winner is....

After much toil in moderating 200+ comments, and generating a random number and counting the number of comments to get to said random number (if there is a better way to do this please let me know!) I have found the winner!Congratulations, Erin Compton - you have won!I would like to thank each and everyone of you who participated..I read thru all the comments and I'm flattered...

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Giveaway Day! Enter NOW!

UPDATE: All comments received by midnight 12/6/09 central standard time (Chicago) will be published. Others received after that...I wish you better luck next time. :)I am participating in this year's Giveaway Day hosted by Sew, Mama,Sew. Enter to win this wintry sweet box pouch made with Alexander Henry "Granville" Blues fabric. It measures 7" x 2.5" x 3". How do you enter?...

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DIY Dishes

I saw this cute tutorial on making boring dishes not so boring. Give it a try!What You Need Your own design or some free clip art from the interweb for a patternSignmaking vinyl from a signmaking store (one that creates logos for delivery cars)Crafts knifeCutting matPenGraphite paperHow to Make It Place signmaking vinyl face up on a hard surface, then...

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Free Printable Advent Calendar from MIBO

Hey, need a sweet DIY advent calendar right now? For free? Just email Mibo at info@mibo.co.uk and they'll send one your way. They have a link to download it, but it isnt working very well so they suggest emailing them. The calendar takes about 5-15 mins to make - all you need is a ruler, a craft knife and a gluestick...oh and obviously a printer. Full instructions are included....

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Hooray holidays! Making stuff is fun!

Ok, I have been a busy bee as of late. Today alone I have sewn 7 of these box pouches. Its been lots of fun. I just love working in the 3rd dimension.My other crafting exploration was making these feather headbands and hair pins. I can say Ive never been covered in more down in my life...except in comforter form whilst sleeping. But its addicting making all this stuff...the...

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C{heart}P Around the Interweb

Huzzah! My Strawberry Shortcake and Custard Coffee Mug made it into a gift guide! Just thought I'd share that.Now, onto some SNS's (social networking sites) that I frequent... Post yours if you feel so inclined on the comments page :)Twitter is one of those places I like to promote my items with ambiguous, yet slightly amusing blurbs. I wonder if my approach is effective....

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For Men, by Men

My husband and his friend have joined forces in the blogosphere to create Manly Vintage..a collection of vintage finds, thrift store ratings, manly interviews, videos, etc. Check them out...if you're man enough...

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More Download + Print

OK, another free printable document - this time its a very lovely 2010 calendar courtesy of Gleaux. Thought I'd share! Enj...

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Notable Printables

Over at Love.Obsess.Inspire they have these really nifty labels and note cards to print out for some good ol' correspondence! Give thanks to Oh Smile for providing them! Now you can send a really swell letter or card to a friend! I love free PDFs and printables! Check out the blog and the lovely shop! Enj...

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Amazing...just amazing!

I've been admiring the work and blog of Jayme McGowan and her amazing shop of paper creations.You may have seen her work, but if you have not, you are in for a treat! Here is a picture of what I'd rather be doing...I would love to be able to make such whimsical paper creations, but sometimes its better to admire the work of others. I have too much on my plate as it is....

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Interesting Treasury...

I just visited the Etsy front page to see a very unique theme; Artichokes. That's differe...

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The making of many things: Pillows

Ok, so I've been lacking in posting blogs, but I have a good excuse! I've been busy posting in my etsy shop, making jewelry, sewing, and crafting up a bunch of other stuff. One thing I've sewn a lot of as of late are pillows. I got some awesome Echino fabric to make the first one that looks like a patchwork pillow and the back is made with Joel Dewberry's faux bois woodgrain...

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New Book for the New Baby

OK, we have recently found out we will have our 3 child... and baby is due on April fools day. But mama don't raise no fools! Anyways Im so excited to make stuff for the babe so I got the Simple Sewing for Baby book complete with patterns- like real paper patterns, not one of those 'enlarge a tiny drawing on your computer' patterns. Here is a sample project:I cant wait to...

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Sewing & Craft books I want...now!

Ok, I was killing time with the kids over at Borders today and love to peruse thru the sewing/craft section...I could spend hours looking at these books. Some that caught my attention are the following:Zakka Sewing- How cute is a squirrel shaped tea cozy!? This book is filled with cute and unique projects from pot holders, pillows and pouches. Sewing Green - This has a bunch...

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