little gi

today we....

* are giving out Candy Corn Cookie Bark to friends :)

(NOT to the slow truck driver that was in front of me on the way to preschool drop off today.  it was so funny.  i'm sitting behind him at the light groaning @ him being so slow & kate pipes up from the back seat "THAT guy is definitely not going to get any of our Halloween treats!".  SO cute!!  lol!!)

 

we wrapped it all up super cute & i finally used that great Owl stamp.  so happy i've finally decided to actually USE all of this crafty stuff rather than just accumulate it, lol :)

* i'm going to try this little candy corn felt bag tutorial that nicole sent me.  looks adorable!

* hit the farmers' market & grab some more of the gorgeous harvest around here.  the butternut squash & celery root & beets & spinach & potatoes & onions & lettuces are just at their absolute peek right now.  we are expecting another rainy weekend, so perfect for some crock potting & some soup making :)

* the girls have a sleepover tonight.  hope the little birthday girl likes the crayon roll we made her :)

* maybe vacuum...lol

hope you have a great friday!!!

xoxo

gi

thank you mom for teaching me how to sew

because i really am enjoying it these days.  today i made one of those little crayon roll up thingies (got the tutorial from here) for a birthday gift.  i had been meaning to do this FOREVER!  so happy i finally just did it.  so easy peasy & such a great little gift.  i've got some cute japanese fabric in my stash & i'm going to make my kids each one for christmas too.

 

& then i made 2 more little felt pincushions.  those pincushions are seriously addictive. 

& now i'm off to make some candy corn cookie bark :)

happy thursday!!

xoxo

gi

been creating :)

after not creating for so long, my mind is racing with so many things i want to get to, tutorials i've bookmarked that i want to try, gifts i want to make, ideas i want to give a go....

all that pent up creative energy is starting to break loose.  & it is FUN!!!

today i made that little ladybug pincushion above.  so adorable!  i think these are definitely going to be one of my handmade christmas gifts this year.  you can find the tutorial here:  goody goody ladybug pincushion

yesterday i made a little bookmark for a friend.  just grabbed bits of scraps that were lying on my desk & put them together.  turned out pretty cute, i hope she likes it :)

o.k.  much more to create!!!  gotta go!!!!

have a happy wednesday!!

xoxo

gi

hello october :)

it's been quite a while since my last post.  unfortunately i was ill for the past month, today i'm finally feeling a bit back to my normal self.  so i thought why not take today & share something.   dip the old toe back in the blog pond :)

a while back, stacy marks of Marks Paper Company had asked me to guest design.  i, of course, was so excited to take her up on her offer & created the following four layouts with her beautiful patterned papers and die cuts (the die cuts were my favorite) which debuted this past october 1st on the website.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

don't you love all of that gorgeous purple! 

& speaking of purple...be sure to check out the newest tarisota gallery.  it revealed the other day & it has to be one of the most interesting & inspiring yet.  the team came up with so many ingenious ways of using the gorgeous lavender fabrics & beautiful embellishments this month.  there are gorgeous necklaces & beautiful mixed media paintings, crafted dragonflies & flowers and, of course, stunning layouts.  the best thing is that because i was sick, i was unable to create with my stunning tari box yet, so now i get to scraplift & craftlift all of my wonderful team members like i always want to!! i'm really excited about it :)

hope you have a wonderful friday!!

xoxo

gi