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Well, it's been precisely one month since my last post. It's been a very creative month! In random order:

We're getting sweatshirts made with the above logo on the front, and this third design on the back:





I also put together a little purse for my niece from some wonderful supplies at the craft store. It was a pink purse with a light yellow interior. The handles I chose were c-shaped clear acrylic that easily attached to the purse. Caleb and I chose some adorable cupcake iron-on appliqués that I ironed on on the front, sides, and inside of the purse. We filled the bag with some pink Build-A-Bear motif goodies we found at Michael's. I wish I'd gotten a photo of it before I gave it to her. I'll have to see if she brings it with her to church on Sunday so I can add a picture here.


I also painted/decoupaged a little stool and picture frame to match as a baby shower gift for a friend (and I guess I hope she doesn't check my blog so the surprise isn't spoiled!). I painted the major surfaces in pink, the undersides in yellow, and the sides in green. For the stool I cut out some flower shapes (freehand), painted on the leaves, and used some "epoxy stickers" as the raised centers of the flowers. As a finishing touch I added polka-dot ribbon around the edge. For the for the frame I cut the paper along the pattern of flowers, added ribbon, and an epoxy sticker. I used sparkle Mod-Podge over the whole of both projects, but you can't really see the sparkle at all in the photo. Trust me, it's really sparkly. (read:girly)






It's been really fun to use the creativity and inspiration God has given me these last few weeks. As long as the creativity lingers, I can create. I am working on a project for Mother's Day, as well, for my mom. Bryan is also making something (different) for his mom. I hope we can get them both done on time!! It seems I recently have an abundance of creativity, but a shortage in time. :)