Updates, Kits, Ornaments

Blogging just has not been my forte' this year. Which doesn't mean that I haven't been creative in some form or another; life has been very busy.

A few updates. I finally graduated from Arizona State. That took up a lot of my time from February to May. My son, Cassius, graduated Kindergarten and I enrolled him in summer school to help him retain all of his literacy skills. He worked so hard to catch up to CA standards after having transferring into Menlo Park schools mid-school year.  It was a big change for him because Montana's requirements were a little more relaxed for Kinders. He had a small break this month (July) but has now returned to his studies with a new teacher who tutors him for reading. His tutoring will last until school starts in September. So, as you can see, very busy.

Anyway, in between these busy moments, I have tried to squeeze in some crafting time with either layouts , altered projects, or sewing. I have come to the realization that I have too much crafting stuff that it is overwhelming and when I want to start a new project, I see all these endless possibilities and then get stuck and never start anything! So, I've decided to purge a lot of my things. It was hard to come to this decision because I think I'm a closet craft hoarder. I could probably prove this by taking a photo of my desk and closet.. but I won't because its really embarrassing (lol).

Anyway, I'm not sure how I'm going to go about this. I think I will first try to sell the kits via facebook and see how that goes for a week and then maybe moving everything to my etsy store. So, if you're not a friend on facebook, add me: www.facebook.com/celestewyrick

I'm also putting up for sale "custom" ornaments which were a favorite among some of my crafting friends awhile ago. These will likely follow suit w/ the scrapbook kits that I'm going to list. There is going to be A LOT of items up for grabs. My goal is to get my craft stash to at least 1/3 of what it currently is so I can have some sense of organization and the ability to complete more projects.

Sorry for all the grey matter (text) in this blog post. Give your eyes a break and check out some of the layouts I've completed since my last entry.

Glacier National Park: Lake Mary at sunset.

Kindergarten 2012 Valentine's layout.

Aria at Whitefish City Beach.

Newborn Aria, nicknamed Baby Miss.

Happiest day - Finding out we were officially pregnant (lol).

Cassius: Slaying monsters and taking names.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dusted Off The Sewing Machine...

It has been way too long! Amiright or amiright?

Well, a few updates since my last post. My family relocated to the peninsula (San Francisco Bay Area). We've been here a tad over a month and are enjoying it--traffic, fog and all.

It was my first full-time semester at ASU and I will be graduating next semester! Woo-woo! Big celebrations are in order!

As you can imagine, I have not had time to devote to crafting because of the hectic pace things have been moving.

Though, I got to do some scrap pages between my last post and now. Some of the pages need a few minor additions before I'll declare them complete. But I am pretty sure that will be done in the next week or so. And when that happens, I'll blog about that then.

But, I got a chance to break out my sewing machine which has been sitting dormant for about a year. My first project was making pajama pants for Cassius. I didn't get around to photographing that yet. And, I tried to make some pajama pants for Aria but didn't really do a good job in measuring for diaper allowance... Once I finish my pj pants for Aria round 2, I'll add those.  But, I did happen to make a cute pair of shoes for her.

I got the pattern online for free and it was actually on the Michael Miller website.

She seems to like them :) They're made out of faux suede with a fabric lining (I think the fabric is MM... I forget).

Anyway, without further ado...