The Crabs

Here are the Crabs! The inspirations behind the shirts! Really they are happy kiddos most of the time! I thought a photo of them actually wearing the shirts would be nicer than them just laying on the drive way :)

Cute and Ewwww.

If you have a bug phobia don't look past these crab shirts! I am warning you, you will feel creepy crawlies on you for a while after viewing the pics below. I wasn't going to let myself do any crafty until I got my craft space cleaned and organized, but then my mom lent me her newest cricut cartridge! I LOVE it! I am busy making oodles of appliques! My kiddos needed matching CRAB shirts, because they are always crabby LOL!
I got these organic cotton matching numbers at Walmart both for 5.50! They are sooooo cute!Look at this SPIDER I, Gina, found just outside of our garage! Thank heavens it was dead already, because I don't think I could have stepped on it! It would have crunched like a mouse or other small animal. Ewwwwwww. I can't even think about it. Worse I hope there isn't some big family of Tarantulas living in my garage or worse my house!!! I couldn't find a penny for size reference so I used a pack of gum. Remember it is DEAD so I think it looks smaller with it's legs all curled under it. This thing is fuzzy my friends. Can you see its eyes? I put it in an artichoke jar for Gina to take in to her class tomorrow. ( Sorry Miss Bode)

Oh Yes, Oh Yes, It's Springtime!

We picked flowers the other day at my Dad's house! It is always fun to spend some time with Grandpa Pat. He planted over 3000 bulbs a few years ago!!! My house smelled wonderfully!

The dust on the mantle is just an added bonus! Life is about experiences not cleaning, right?

After picking flowers we spent the afternoon at the Botanical Gardens! I LOVE springtime!

Eggstra Fun Egg Swap

I mailed my goodies for Shara's Eggstra Fun Egg Swap. If you are participating and want to be surprised by what I am sending, please stop reading now! This is your SPOILER WARNING!!! If you are like Sarah and hate to be surprised, by all means read on :)

I packaged all of my babies carefully in their eggs!They were so excited to be sent off to their new homes.I was so sad to see them go. If you did not get a chance to participate, Shara will be giving away one of my little chicks along with some other swap goodies once the swap is over. Just check her blog out, she will add more details about the give a way soon! (I used a Melly & Me pattern for the sweet chicks)

A Simple Easter Wreath.

The weather is finally beautiful where I live. It may not last, so while it is here we are soaking it up. I let Adler play outside yesterday while I made this wreath on the front porch. It was so simple. Adler even helped by handing which egg he thought should go on next!I used an 18" grapevine wreath, a pack of 48 regular sized plastic Target eggs, and one 6 pack of Jumbo Target eggs. With my trusty glue gun we were done in no time! The whole project cost less than 6 dollars!!! Not a bad little front door statement. What do you all think?

Pinwheel Quilt!

Dana is hosting another Quilt a Long, so of course I am game! I Loved the quilt I made last time. She has such a great way of explaining things. It makes it so much easier for me to stay focused when I am part of a quilt a long. I am making this quilt for myself and using fabrics from my stash only!!! I hope the only thing I will have to buy for this quilt is the batting :)

New blog.

My sister and I have FINALLY opened our Etsy shop! Also we started a new blog to share our craftiness! I will still update this blog :) I just didn't want this blog to change into a never ending promo machine for our shop.

It is a Sad Day.

We had to put our beloved cat, Moofasa, to sleep today. He was such an important member of our family. Such a LOVER. He would talk your ear off, even when you wanted to sleep. He let you know when things around the house just weren't right. He was my design consultant when I was sewing, he had to touch each and every fabric. Most importantly he cared for each and every member of the family. When you were having a bad day he caressed you. When the babies cried he came to see what was taking me so long to get to them. He greeted every guest with a warm welcome.

It was a difficult decision today. He was always a LARGE cat, nearly 20 pounds. Today he barely weighed 7! His kidneys had failed and were very small. Even with treatment he may have made it 2 weeks to possibly 2 months. I couldn't let our gentle man suffer any longer. My husband had him at the vet. Gina and I said our tearful goodbyes to Moofasa over the phone. She cried so hard telling him goodbye. My husband, who rarely shows tearful emotions, broke down. He held Moofasa and asked the vet for a brush to brush him one last time. I could tell when Kerry got home he had cried during the 20 minute drive home. We are heartbroken. I am done with having pets for a while.

Goodbye Moofasa, you will forever be in our hearts. Thank you for being so good to us.

I Really do Like to Blog.

I know I haven't been blogging much. I have really been trying to get more things done that I have been neglecting. If I read my blog I probably would have quit checking it long ago! Thanks to all of you that still check in from time to time. Below is my contribution to Sarah's Heart to Heart Valentine Swap. I received so many goodies, most of which were immediately claimed by Gina and added to her room :)This afternoon Gina and I began making some new little dolls. She collects the Harajuku Perfumes and has been dying to make some of her own! I love my crafty little girl. I am off to see if the paint is dry so we can work on these girlies a little more :)

* I just noticed the summer Harajukus, if Gina sees these I will have to get a job to support her habit!