2018 and much has changed. I"m living alone in the city I went to school in close to my parents now. No boyfriend or significant other in my life right now. I'm still on disability and unable to work and I still don't get as much crafting done as I want due to my health. I have a few crochet projects still in progress and one or two that need to be done. I've expanded my craft knowledge. I've made a few wreaths for myself and a few tulle skirts for little girls which I've been unsuccessful in selling. I'm also an independent representative for Stampin' Up since the beginning of the year and  you can visit my business site HERE. More good news is that I've been clear of cancer for 6 years now, thank the goddess for that.I'm back to blogging now though and will post something crafty within a week so come back and see what I come up with or leave me a comment telling me something you are interesting in seeing or learning.

Its almost 2013 and I haven't posted in a LONGGGGG time. SO.... Time for an update and overhaul of the site. New year, new changes, new me and lots to get done. I've moved out of my parents' house and into a camper with my boyfriend which means I no longer have the space for stampin' or scrapbooking, but I have still been crocheting. I haven't really written any new patterns though so I need to get back on that train. (yes thats a play on words for a shout out to my fav band!) I did create a pdf file of the pattern I wrote a long time ago for the Triple Layer Trivet and I'm going to figure out how to put it on here for download. Eventually.

Ongoing Craft Projects

My Giveaway is still going on so please be sure to check that out and get your entries in. I have several projects ongoing at the moment that I will be sharing with you over the next week. My spring wreathe, a faux gumball machine, and a birthday tin. I finished a few scrapbook pages a week or so ago that I want to show as well, and I got some pictures of the purple baby blanket with the baby it was created for to post also. She is adorable, and her name is Anna Claire.

My spring wreathe is not going as easy as I thought it would. The paint is peeling on the pots and I think its because I have put too many layers on trying to get the color I want, so I have to step back and start over a bit on this one. In the meantime I found another source of inspiration in the tutorial pictured here.

So this one was easy to do. Although I made a few changes on my version. The hardest part of this project is finding the right size pieces to fit together. Spray painting them is a little bit time consuming but other than that there is nothing left but glueing them together. Here is a picture of mine in progress.

I decorated mine a little differently as well as using an additional flower pot saucer under my glass bowl. Adding the saucer adds more stability and allows the use of a bigger fish bowl. Here is my finished gumball machine.

I used a paper ribbon on the bottom of mine and decoupaged striped butterflies all the way around it. I also found a metal tag in my collection of scrapbook supplies that I adhered to the front to simulate where the candy comes out at.

I don't like overloading you with pictures on one post, so I will post some more tomorrow. Hope this day has found you happy and in good health. Happy crafting and Lets get Hookin'.