more June Midnight Rooster reveals

I am *so* excited to share the rest of this month's Midnight Rooster projects with you!  As you can see, the first is a candy box.  You can find the "how to" instructions here on Midnight Rooster's blog.  The next is a simpler card.  (I needed a little change of pace after the 4.5 hour box! ;)

 

I will be posting my last two June Midnight Rooster projects (a layout and another altered project) tomorrow evening, so be sure to stay tuned! =)

*hugs*

Michelle

Look at these little cuties!

Someday, I would love to learn the art of needle felting.  There is one crafter in particular whose projects I just absolutely love.  Her name is Lauren Alane, and she makes the most adorable little owls.  Below are her newest little additions.  They are currently for sale here on eBay.

I hope that you are having a wonderful day!

*hugs*

Michelle

some holiday inspiration from me to you

I am really in the holiday crafting mood - which is a very good thing, since I lost my entire crafting weekend to a 3-day long migraine. (boo!)  I flipped through my BOS (book of scraps) and visited some of my fave crafting blogs to find some inspiration and to help get the creative juices flowing.

Here are some of my favorite holiday projects:

Christmas wreath by Amber Packer

embellished hat & gloves by Jennifer Gallacher

Christmas ornaments by Laurie Cinotto

vintage ornament wreath by Whitney Smith

tiny gingerbread house by NotMartha{dot}org

I hope that you were able to find a little holiday inspiration from them, too!

*hugs*

Michelle

Happy Monday!

Well, after a fun-filled sunny day with the girls in Chicago, it's time to get back to work - at the office and the shop. I found the furniture for my dream studio yesterday at IKEA. Now I have all of these wonderful organization ideas running through my head. That has to take a back seat. At least for now. First thing's first: fill my Etsy shop! I have a pretty big goal for the week: design and create 5 Valentine card sets, 10 yarn/ribbon flowers, and 5 coffee cozies. I have some basic ideas for the cards. The flowers are pretty straightforward. The coffee cozies? Well, I thought about maybe a "love" theme, a hedgehog, a mushroom, a frog, some clouds... What do you think? As a little incentive for some feedback, let's do this. Everyone who leaves me a message this week will be entered into a drawing. Sunday night, I'll draw a name and that person will win a prize: a customized cozie of your very own! =)

I'll leave you with this cute plushie set by My Paper Crane.

*hugs*

Michelle

I'm feeling crafty today!

I have a million ideas running through my head right now. I want to make some yarn and ribbon flowers, little felt pins (for my hats, etc.), some more cozies, and anything with big googlie eyes. Thanks, Elsie! ;) She is such an inspiration! Here is a collage of some of her cute creations.

I also found a few really cool websites with all kinds of crafty things on them. One is called Crafty Daisies. Another is craftevolution. Both have some really cute project ideas! And, My Paper Crane has the most adorable plushies ever! You just have to check them out! =) Well, I think I'm going to go for now so that I can do some of my own crafting. Toodles!

*hugs*

Michelle