The ramblings of an obsessive crafter

Super hero cape!

2010-03-13T16:26:00.000-08:00

My son's recently discovered that a piece of fabric tied at the neck makes a cape and all the joys that do with it! Being the good mom I am not wanting them to get hurt with the way I just stitched said fabric together at the neck I decided that my boys needed capes with velcro! Here's what I came up with! The day after I started to make them I went into labor and gave birth so right now we only have 1 made! This is my oldest showing off his little brothers cape!

facebook giveaway

2010-03-12T17:03:00.000-08:00

I am having a giveaway over on my facebook fan page for my artfire studio!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=152270&id=146236397265&ref=mf Come on over fan me sign up for the giveaway and have a look around!!

I am hoping to get the hang of regular blogging so bear with me!!

Wow its been awhile

2010-03-12T17:01:00.000-08:00

So life got crazy and its been awhile since I've been here! I started working full time and was pregnant and I have 2 little boys to care for on top of all that my crafting and everything to do with that went to the back burner!

I have since had a baby girl and am bad into my crafting but now my new thing is hairbows!!

wordless wednesday

2009-06-24T05:47:00.001-07:00

free Stampin UP product

2009-06-15T16:56:00.001-07:00

Are you interested in learning how you can get free stampin up product? well the answer is having a VIRTUAL party!! With a party of just $150.00 dollars you get a FREE level 1 stamp set and FREE merchandise totally $15.00 and thats just the lowest hostess awards!!

If you are interested just let me know and we can work out the details together!

artfire free ride

2009-05-29T10:44:00.001-07:00

Have you thought about selling on artfire but didn't want to take the plunge? Now is the time. If you sign up now you will be locked in for life at $12.00 per month no matter what price the monthly fee goes to! Now on top of that Artfire is having a promotion right now if I get 12 people signed up with me as a reference then not only do I get a free ride but I get to choose somebody! What I am going to do is put the 12 peoples name in the random generator and whoever gets picked gets the free ride!! What are the benefits of being verified? (thats what you are when you pay the $12 a month)

US $12.00 Monthly For life!!!!

No Fees for Sales

Sell Unlimited Items

Make Your Own Categories

Full Community Interaction

Up to 10 Pictures Per Product

Prefered Placement in Searches

Shop Banner

Forums

Custom

Google Analytics

Global Shipping Profiles

Social Media Promotion Tool

Social Media Resource Library

Real Time Statistics

Instant Flagging

Categories Displayed Randomly(No Relisting Needed)

Fast, Clear Checkout Process

Fast, Accurate Filtered Site Search

One Button Relist

One Button Vacation

Sales Mode

Education/Training

Green Impact

View Prices in Any Currency

Google Base (Autofeed Every Item)

Kudos

Guilds

Artisan Councils

Artisan Profile with Photo

Market Hub

Site Participation Rewards (Artifacts)

Automated Markdown Manager

Rapid Cart

<a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=power_up&refuid=4218">Register on ArtFire.com</a> use this link for the reference!

thanks a lot for reading!

lovetostamp

bag topper tutorial

2009-05-19T08:20:00.000-07:00

Do you cello bags for packaging up your product? Does it look plain and boring? This tutorial will help you make it look nicer. All you need is 2 different colors of cardstock or you can use a White and your business card!

First put your goods in the bag and seal it!

Then cut a piece of cardstock slighlty wider then the bag and long enough to cover the flap! Staple it into place!

Now take either the second color (cut a little smaller then first later) or your business card and attach it over the staples with double sided sticky tape!

Next I stamped thank you and embossed it! If you used a business card you can skip this part!

Last I put on a flower to accent it!

Look how great that is! The back will have staples if you want to cover I usually add another piece of brown and put my label on top of the brown!

Thanks for looking!

If you would like me to cut stamp these so all you have to do is attach the pieces just find me at my artfire shop. lovetostamp.artfire.com

Love cupcakes??

2009-05-18T16:20:00.001-07:00

I do!!! My current diet doesn't allow for the cupcakes that I want so I decided to make some paper ones!!

What makes this cupcake even better is its a magnet!!

Found a great shop!

2009-05-18T06:31:00.001-07:00

As a fellow paper crafter when I seen this shop I was impressed at the items for sale here! Tags, notebooks, matchbook notepads, and mini notes!!

http://www.artfire.com/users/PamperedPapier

are you sarcastic?

2009-05-09T14:12:00.001-07:00

So I went on the look for some sarcsatic cards on artfire and while there was some really nice ones on there I just couldn't find any with my type of humor so I took it upon myself to make some!!

These are what I came up with!!

They look all sweet and innocent till you read the insides!!!

http://lovetostamp.artfire.com to read the insides!!

My friends having a treasure hunt.......

2009-05-08T14:29:00.000-07:00

Click here to go to my friends Mamaslittlemonkeys blog for a treasure hunt and giveaway!!!

Have fun!

who doesnt love a sale!

2009-05-01T09:05:00.001-07:00

I am having a 15% off sale in my artfire.com studio this weekend! Don't forget I also do custom work. Sale is going on now through Sunday night!

just a few items from my studio!!

thanks

block head radio how do i love thee....

2009-04-27T08:16:00.000-07:00

I stuck your name on my son thats how!!

the biggest stalker

2009-04-25T07:16:00.001-07:00

I am pretty excited to find out tomorrow who the biggest stalker is over at www.blockheadradiolive.com. They are having a contest to see who blogs, tweets, plurks and promotes in general them! What makes it easy to be a stalker is that I truly love this internet radio station. They have a great line up of great shows and are getting more all the time.

So what does being the biggest stalker get you you ask? You get this fantastic website http://thebiggeststalker.com/ all about you to promote you! how awesome is that? they get views from all over the world so that the best and cheapest advertising you will ever get!!

head on over this sunday and find out who the biggest stalker is and then start getting points for the next round!!

Have a Heart FUndraiser

2009-04-24T06:25:00.000-07:00

Here's a chance to help an artisan's family and win a beautiful handmade quilt in the process.

JoAnn, of Pieceful Afternoon, is trying to raise the $25,000 copay that is required for her husband Don's open heart surgery.

To raise the money that is needed for the surgery, JoAnn is actually holding a raffle which gives everyone out there the opportunity to win a gorgeous quilt. A quilt which just happens to be Don's all time favorite quilt.

One look at this quilt and one cannot help but smile! "Grandmother's Flower Garden" will fit a double sized bed and was created using tone on tone bright cheery colors A quilt like this is sure to become the favorite in any household. Imagine snuggling up beneath this beauty made from 100% cotton.

Not only are you getting the chance to win a gorgeous quilt but you're also helping a fellow artisan's family! Now that is a true reason to smile.

Head over and find out how you can be entered into the raffle. One major way you can help is spreading the word! Blog about it and pass the word along (this will get you some entries by the way)! Feel free to copy and paste this post.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE ORIGINAL BLOG POST

An awesome shop!!

2009-04-22T06:16:00.001-07:00

While hanging out on artfire this morning I stumbled upon libragear. This jewelry shop as some really neat looking items!! She makes everything from mens bracelets, earrings. necklace, pendants!! http://libragear.artfire.com Is where you can find her at on artfire. Here's a couple of her items!

my prize came today

2009-04-20T19:27:00.001-07:00

After running errands to the post office and to let the kids play I came home to not 1 but 2 packages!! The ONE I have been waiting for finally arrived! I got my prize from Blockheadradiolive.com 's stinkin good giveaway sponsered by Rebecca's Soap Delicatessen or better know as SOAPDELI!!!!!!!!!

I can not tell you have great this smells. I got a soap and a lotion in Lemon Verbena scent. MMMMMMMM it sure smells good. My kids both said MMMMM.

So by now you know it smells good but let me tell ya I did a test run of hand washing with this soap and let me tell ya IT'S AWESOME!!!!!!! My hands are dry and this soap in just 1 washing made them feel very soft. I put the lotion on also and its like silk in a bottle to my hands.

I for one will be getting more from rebecca over at soapdeli!!

http://soapdeli.etsy.com

you can also find her here on byhand.me as her hubby Adam (infivision) is the founder of this loverly site!!

calling all stampers

2009-04-20T12:36:00.001-07:00

I have been adding clear stamps to my artfire today and I am also destashing a couple of Stampin Up sets that I no longer use!

come on over and take a look. http://lovetostamp.artfire.com

candles by donald

2009-04-20T11:12:00.001-07:00

I did a spotlight on this man earlier today and have finally gotten a chance to do a blog post about him. I was over at his blog http://candleguy821.blogspot.com/ and come to find out this great man is a Vietnam Vet. He is now disabled and makes candles to distract him from his pain. WOW! this guy is my hero. Not only is he a vet (thank you) but he lives with pain. It's so cool how a "hobby" can distract oneself from the problems in life.

After looking around his blog I found a great short story, features on a fellow card maker, and just bits and pieces about his candle making!

Please check this man out at http://www.artfire.com/users/candleguy821!!! and go read his blog!

sara

my prize came today

2009-04-20T10:57:00.001-07:00

After running errands to the post office and to let the kids play I came home to not 1 but 2 packages!! The ONE I have been waiting for finally arrived! I got my prize from Blockheadradiolive.com 's stinkin good giveaway sponsered by Rebecca's Soap Delicatessen or better know as SOAPDELI!!!!!!!!!

I can not tell you have great this smells. I got a soap and a lotion in Lemon Verbena scent. MMMMMMMM it sure smells good. My kids both said MMMMM.

So by now you know it smells good but let me tell ya I did a test run of hand washing with this soap and let me tell ya IT'S AWESOME!!!!!!! My hands are dry and this soap in just 1 washing made them feel very soft. I put the lotion on also and its like silk in a bottle to my hands.

I for one will be getting more from rebecca over at soapdeli!!

http://soapdeli.etsy.com

you can also find her here on byhand.me as her hubby Adam (infivision) is the founder of this loverly site!!

first artfire sale!!

2009-04-16T13:34:00.001-07:00

I just had my first artfire sale today! I am super excited! I loved the quilt that I sold and am super happy that somebody will be enjoying it very soon!!

I have been listing the cutest thank you mini cards in my shop lately! These are the perfect size as thank yous to your customers!

I won I won!

2009-04-13T18:50:00.001-07:00

I won over at www.blockheadradiolive.com during the Stinkin' Good Giveaway!
What did I win you ask?!! Well glad you asked! one Lemon Verbena Salt Bar and a truly decadent Lemon Verbena Honey and Goat Milk Lotion from soapdeli.

Don't know blockheadradio!?? Well get on over there and check them out. Great shows, an artisan challenge, great hosts and theres a chat to talk to other artisans!

Whatcha waitin for get on over there and check them out!

An awesome artisan and person!

2009-04-13T05:51:00.000-07:00

I think this shop is pretty cool. Not only is she on my street team (search "cafemom team" on etsy and "cst guild" on artfire)but she's a fellow gluten free mama!!

Tell us about yourself!

I'm a mom, wife, sister, friend, seamstress, soaper, and all around craft/handmade-aholic. I'm also a fabricholic, venueaholic, soapacholic, chocoholic and coffee addict :)

What kind of products are for sale in your shops?

A wide variety! :) Clothing, toys, baby gifts, blankets, bibs, handmade soaps, bath salts, fun stuff for the home, gag gifts, flower pens and whatever else strikes my fancy!

What is your favorite item in you shops?

Right now, my Michael Miller Minky Blanket found here:

http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=168828

and my waterproof girl skull bib!

http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=162255

So I know you love blockhead radio. Maybe I have readers that don't know about it what would you say to them?!

Blockhead Radio is an indie radio staton focusing on exposing artisans to the world while playing excellent indie music! It's a great place for friends, business, and fun! I like how you can interact in chat during the show and there is nothing cooler than hearing your shop talked about on air!

Where can we find you at?

Hah! Where CAN'T youf ind me?

www.mamaslittlemonkeys.com (etsy)

www.mamaslittlemonkeys.artfire.com

www.fleurdeink.com (etsy)

http://mamaslittlemonkeys.crobbies.com

www.madeitmyself.com (search fleurdeink)

www.twitter.com/fleurdeink

http://blog.mamaslittlemonkeys.com

http://mamaslittlemonkeys.byhand.me

http://handmadelouisiana.blogspot.com

http://etsypayitforward.blogspot.com

Is there anything else you would like to ask?

Mmmm. I'd just like to share I am having a buy one get one half off sale on www.mamaslittlemonkeys.,com until April 15th and by May hope to have everything in my artfire shop and ready to have a HUGE sale there! :)

i've been blogged about....kinda

2009-04-10T11:55:00.000-07:00

haha so http://cinnamonspicecrafts.blogspot.com has me in her friday favs!! how awesome is that? she is a fellow cafemom street team member with me and she also has a paper craft shop on etsy. www.cinnamonspice.etsy.com go and check her out. shes got some really cute things. shes got little decorated tins, mini scrapbook albums, cards and tons more!!

wordless wednesday

2009-04-08T05:20:00.000-07:00

wednesday wednesday wednesday!!

2009-04-06T04:56:00.001-07:00

I will be on blockhead radio for 30 min with rockerchic (thats rockerchic.etsy.com and rockerchic.artfire.com)
I am thrilled to be on and talking with her so please tune into www.blockheadradiolive.com on wednesday at 9 eastern time!!

Review making memories Slice

2009-04-05T07:30:00.000-07:00

I recently bought the Slice by Making Memories and thought I would do a little review of it.

The Slice is different then most electronic cutting systems in the fact that you charge a battery then its cordless! You can't do that with a cricut! The small size is another plus. Measuring in at 6inx6in is great if you have limited space. The down side of that cute size is it only cuts up to inches 4 and the smallest size is inch with increments in 1/2 inch so getting a nice layer is none existant unless you want your layers to have a 1/2 inch difference.

Now on to how it works. You select your size and hit the start button and hold on! You have to apply light pressure for it to cut right. I find that to be a bit tricky. Too much and you either break the blade or it just doesn't move but too loose and the machine starts to slide around and your cuts not right! It does take awhile to get the feel of this machine so you will want to just play around with scrap paper till you get the hang of it! The blades are super easy to change and the price isn't to bad on them either!

The glass mat is awesome! You apply the repostionalable adhesive yourself with a brush and can control how heavy to put it on. Once it starts to wear a little you just wash it off and re-apply! I love this feature because I use Stampin' UP card stock and if you have ever used it you know its very thick.

The design cards. Ok I will be honest here this is the only reason I bought my slice. I love a lot of the things on the cards that are out and ones that are coming out and I just know that I can't find most of the shapes for my cricut. At $39.00 for a card I think that price is just right compared to the $90.00 for a cricut!

So all in all I do believe this is a great item to add to your list if you are a paper crafter and a major plus if you make cards! With the sizes you cut this is a must have for all cardmakers!

Dreaming of chicken soup

2009-04-02T09:21:00.001-07:00

I can't stop thinking about chicken noodle soup but since my youngest son and I are gluten free we can't have the noodle part so I just substitute rice with noodles! YUMMY!!
I feel I made the best chicken soup but really it's nothing special! Here's how I cook mine!

Ingredients:
1 whole chicken (don't forget to take the innards out I have forgotten till they were cooked..not a pretty sight)
Chicken soup base ( I use the one from Sam's club but you can find them at the grocery store
Mrs. Dash with the yellow lid
Salt
Pepper
Onion
Carrots
Rice

First I put the chicken in the pot and cover it with water till the pots almost full then I throw in a handful of cut of carrots and a whole onion cut up. You may want more or less of either ingredient. Then I put in about a tablespoon of Mrs. Dash and salt and pepper. I boil this chicken for 2 hours. That's the important part. I then take the meat of the Bird and shred it with my fingers so its little strands not chunks!
I then add the chicken base. Just note how much water you have and read the instructions. I then let this boil for about 4 or 5 more hours. Checking water level often and stirring! About 30 minutes before meal time I add in my rice and let that cook!!

MMMM its so good I want to go and make some! It's nothing fancy but it sure does taste good! I nice slice of gluten free bread with butter on would round this out just great! I hope you try this recipe and like it!

Blockhead radio!

2009-04-02T08:19:00.001-07:00

Are you a indie music lover or an artisan!? If so have you been to http://blockheadradiolive.com/ ? You haven't! What are you waiting for get over there! They have a great indie music and great talk shows! I have learned so much from the couple shows I have listened to on how to improve promoting my shop!

Last night my team mates mamaslittlemonkey and rockerchic did a whole show on blogging! I learned so much blogging in general and about entrecard!

how ARRRRRR you?

2009-03-29T13:04:00.001-07:00

I made this card as part of a challenge for this blog http://www.iftheshoefitsscrapit.blogspot.com/. I used the Stampin' UP! sanded background then used a piece of paper from I believe Hobby Lobby with little crossbones and skulls. I then cut a rectangle outta Grungepaper by Tim Holtz (hes not only very creative but very cute) that I then crackle painted with Picket Fence (another great Tim Holtz product) then inked it with black and while still wet wiped off the black to give it a gray look then heavy inked it with red! I cut out the ARRR from the cricut and just stamped the how and you and used Stickles for the question mark. Last but not least I took a piece of grunge board (again T.H.) that I painted with regular acrylic paint white then inked with white pigment ink!

What a great card for a man I think!! Hope you enjoy!

oops

2009-03-27T06:28:00.000-07:00

I guess its the first one thats not from michaels. i thought i had that one last. my bad. sorry

a confession....

2009-03-27T06:22:00.000-07:00

I am confessing that I am a dollar bin clear stamp addict!! Michaels has a section and my local shop has a section and I can't go to either without digging through them for the latest and greatest! I went to said shops yesterday and ended up buying out some stamps at Michaels. Aren't they too cute!?!?!?!

this last one is not from Michaels!

a couple of challenges!

2009-03-26T08:12:00.001-07:00

I did a couple challenges this week for 2 blogs! 1 was for http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/ and the other for http://www.iftheshoefitsscrapit.blogspot.com/

easter card

2009-03-20T18:28:00.000-07:00

I made this Easter card for a challenge over at www.iftheshoefitsscrapit.blogspot.com
I love how it turned out. I am obsessing over crackled anything right now.
whatcha think?

scrapbook challenge

2009-02-03T08:09:00.001-08:00

I decided today to do a scrapbook challenge off this blog http://butterfly-crafts.blogspot.com/2009/02/challenge-5.html The challenge is to scrap a guilty pleasure and my guilty pleasure at the moment is self portraits. I just got a new camera and have taken tons of them to learn the camera and nobody else will. HAHA

Scrapbook page

2009-02-02T10:47:00.000-08:00

I recently made a page using a Stampin' UP! simply scrappin kit and am not sure what I think of the outcome but I LOVED the kit. The kit comes with cute double sided paper and cardstock and thick cardstock stickers!!

Remember I don't just sell cute things on etsy I am also a Stampin' UP! demonstrator. We have some great sales going on if you would like to learn more let me know!

the nerve of some people

2009-01-29T05:38:00.000-08:00

So I have this team mate in my CAFEMOM ETSY MOMS who is totally awesome and makes great pillowcase dresses! This http://princessstinkybuttsboutique.blogspot.com/ stole her photos (any many other peoples) and is now passing them off as her own!
Please if you are on etsy check this blog out and make sure she isn't stealing your photos!

oops

2008-12-13T11:14:00.000-08:00

Oops i have been so busy with life i have put my blog on the back burner! I will get back into the swing of things in the new year. new year new life!!!

artfire!!!

2008-11-29T16:45:00.000-08:00

Have you all heard of artfire.com!!? this site is pretty cool as far as price goes! right now its $7.00 a month but you can list all you want and you can upload 10 pictures and the part I love the most is when your are a verified seller there are not other fees!! this is a great deal if you re-new or list a new item everyday!!
If you decide to join just let me know that lovetostamp referred you!

train roll up

2008-11-26T12:13:00.000-08:00

I am so proud of myself for thinking of this. What was orginally started out as a way to carry my sons millions of pixar CARS cars turned into a way to carry Thomas trains in the take along and wooden series. I am going to be making more of these and some more of the ones for the cars. So what do you think??

own the hour

2008-11-24T07:40:00.000-08:00

Have you all heard of Own The Hour!!?? You should check it out. www.ownthehour.com

You buy a space for .50 for 1 hour. Its like being in a treasury! We need to really promote this website so that we have one more way to promote!

little quilt pillow

2008-11-15T12:41:00.000-08:00

Watch out I'm getting festive. I for one am not a big fan of the holidays but I am sure having fun buying holiday fabric!! I made this to put in my shop. I just need to finish it this evening. I can not for the life of me hand sew so I top stiching this!!

update on monster for monster

2008-11-15T12:38:00.000-08:00

So here is the final result!!!! Not only is my son super cute but he's funny!!

a monster for my monster

2008-11-14T20:14:00.000-08:00

My oldest son is almost 3 and he's getting to that point where he can't leave the house without a arm full of toys. I am in no way exaggerating. One day we left the house to dinner with 2 Thomas trains (not the little ones the big ones that take c batteries) and this little car roll up i made that had 4 disneys the CARS cars in it. Today we go to leave and he brings his MACK (again from that movie) truck with its trailer!! I have decided it's time he gets a cute tote to carry all these toys with him. So heres the beginning of his tote.

pictures soon to come. cant get them to load for some reason

Some people....

2008-11-12T14:28:00.000-08:00

Or should I say some mothers. I love that I can go to this awesome website (www.cafemom.com) and talk to other moms because honestly all my friends are in different places in there lives. I have one friend whose kids are in elementry school (and their girls) and she works full time and then my other great friend doesnt even have kids so nobody knows where I am coming from in my everyday life of BOY toddlerhood.
So as much as I love me some cafemom some of the moms over there are just down right rude. I have never seen so many grown ass women think they are the BEST MOM ON EARTH. Who are they to judge other people much less of mothers? I was reading a question that somebody wrote earlier in the question thread and it was something along the lines of SHOULD TEENAGERS MARRY? That kinda upset me since I was 19 when I got married but then I was reading the replies and I just couldn't believe some of the replies saying if your that age you aren't mature enough to be married and such and it made me rather upset. Sorry but I didn't know there was a certain age that marriage was easy. What age does that come at? 25? 30? 35? No matter how old you are its hard! I think that nowadays divorce is to easy so when shit gets bumpy people go packing there bags because its not some long drawn out process anymore and its more "acceptable"
Sorry about the rant things like that just upset me!

what a week

2008-11-09T11:16:00.001-08:00

So I got a custom order on Etsy for a matching scarf, hat, and mitten set with a pretty little ballerina embroidered on them. I went to start and my machine started acting up. Well comes to find out my timing was off then I need to adjust my bobbin tension. So once it got fixed I got cracking on the set. I have the mittens and scarf done as I am waiting for the hat size. Here's how it looks so far.

I just got some new colors of fleece and hoping to add some mittens to my store soon. They were so much fun to make!!!

gotta love the cafemom etsy moms!!!!

2008-11-03T10:13:00.000-08:00

I belong to this great street team made up of MOMS!!! I was browseing through the moms stores(search cafemom team for some great items) when i remembered that I love dawnberries allergy jewelry. I have a son that is celiac so he can't have wheat, rye, or barley so I know about being nervous someone will feed your child food they shouldnt eat. Here are my favs.

http://www.dawnberries.etsy.com/

My recent project

2008-10-29T07:51:00.000-07:00

So yesterday I stated I was working on a card tote with some goodies. Well I got it done with some great pictures taken. Now I just need to get them in my store.

sorry

2008-10-28T11:31:00.000-07:00

sorry i havent wrote for awhile. i have been overwhelmed by all my projects and my messy table. i have cleaned it off and went to start that journal and realized I dont have a lot of the fabric needed on hand to make it, so i am going to put it off for awhile. i am working on this cute little card tote and am filling it up with goodies. can't wait to finish to share with everybody!!

crafting journal

2008-10-18T08:54:00.001-07:00

so after thinking and talking to other I have decided that I desperatly need to make a crafters journal to put all the ideas in my head. I am going to make a fabric cover for a composition book. I will work on that today and then I will post how it looks and all that fun stuff tonight or tomorrow.

happy crafting

christmas time

2008-10-17T11:52:00.000-07:00

so its getting to be that time of year and I thought I better get cracking and make some cards to put up in my store. So I made a rough draft. whatcha think??? I personally lean toward the non-traditional colors of hot pink, black and bright green but I don't think I did to bad!!

my table

2008-10-16T07:28:00.000-07:00

I have a rather long table in my craft room. its 7.5 feet by 3.5 feet so one would think that i have more then enough room to craft. Nope I don't. one side has my sewing/embroidery machine and the serger and the other side I set up to have a cutting area/paper craft area. On this rather large table as I stand here and type (yep stand no sitting for me) I count 7 projects started and this isn't even counting the many that aren't on the table. If I dig around in the many piles I have scattered through around I am sure I would find more. This is were the obsessive part comes into play. I can't decide what to do. I have way to many ideas and not enough time in the day to do them all. What I really need to do I think is write these things done but then I would be organized and I can't craft organized. I need to have a chaotic mess I think. I hope I am not alone on this one.

Etsy

2008-10-15T16:03:00.000-07:00

I have a slight obsession for Etsy. I love that I can go to etsy and find something that I can't find in the store. I can actually find cute things to wear, use, or play with in colors and patterns I like not what some big wig at some company likes. I especially love the stores of my fellow cafemom etsy street teams store. We have such a huge variety of items. Everything from diapers to sweets, bows to ties. You need I bet we have it.

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Don't forget to look me up. lovetostamp.etsy.com

Single coaster

2008-10-15T15:35:00.000-07:00

So last night I started a quilt with this Amy Butler fabric and I ran short so that project is halted for a few days but I had some scraps left over and not wanting to waste them I decided to make a coaster. I then wondered if anybody would want to buy just 1 coaster. See I have enough for another but not sure if I want to make the match for this fella because then it's not one of a kind. I could probably make 3 more then have a set of 4 but what if a person doesn't need 4. What if there is only 1 person in the family and they never have company? See there really could be a person out there for this 1 coaster!!!

Welcome!!

2008-10-15T15:26:00.000-07:00

So I started this blog as a shameless promotion for my etsy store, ( by the way its lovetostamp.etsy.com) but then realized that maybe somebody would like to here the ramblings of my obsession!!!

First a little intro about myself. I am a stay-at-home mom of 2 little men. Noah is 2 years 8 months going on 5 and Julius is 14 months going on 3. These little boys keep me busy but when I have a spare minute I am crafting.

Right now other then the boys life is crazy. This past summer our house got flooded. We got a whole lotta water. A full basement and 6 feet on the main floor. So I will probably be sharing some of that with everybody since it's a major part of my life right now and we are finally getting to the fun part (you know when its getting soooooo very close to being normal)