Bless Your Heart

Living out loud in the Carolinas

Category: crafts

  • So you know how I sell custom painted growth charts on Etsy right? Well I got an order from a girl in Denver for a present for her nephew. She wanted it to include snowboarding, snow skiing, tennis, and Brazillian soccer. Her BIL is from Brazil. It took a while to come up with a…

  • Today my sister Sara & I participated in our first Arts festival. She sold her photographs and I sold my jewelry & growth charts. I was up practically all night fretting about everything. “Don’t forget this and be sure to bring this” etc. I literally got 2 hours of sleep. We arrived at our location…

  • Thursday night my friend Kimberly & I attended my first Sit & Knit (that I organized thankyouverymuch). We had dinner first, where I took this pic of my ice: then we met up with a few other ladies for chatting and knitting. It was a lot of fun. One lady, Heather, man is she amazing…

  • Welcome! For those of you just joining us, four times a year I ask my bloggy peeps to document their days through photos. We document a Friday &/or a Saturday. Then everyone posts their photos on their blogs &/or the PhoBloDays Flickr Group. I post a link to the participants here on my blog so…

  • I just painted 2 growth charts for Shannon’s sister’s kids. I hope she likes them!  Click to enlarge.

  • The other day CSP & I met his mom for breakfast. While in her area we stopped at this MEGA cloth store. Jon found Vikings patterned fleece for a blanket, and we bought fabric to recover our dining room chairs.  I was also looking for some Mexican oilcloth.  Unfortunately they didn’t have any.  Fortunately there’s…

  • Last night I went to a Mardi Gras party with my friend Kim. It was put on by The Mommies Network.  I know I’m not a mom yet (and I promise to post an adoption update this week), but my sister encouraged me to join as they have an adoption forum.  I’ve met some great…

  • So I was thinking and I’d like to name some jewelry items after my favorite bloggy peeps….that’s you!  So when you leave a comment entering your name in the free earrings contest, be sure to leave me your favorite color.   And you just might see something cute named after you in my shop! And check…

  • To celebrate the relaunch of my little jewelry making business I will be holding a little contest! Up for grabs, a free pair of earrings custom made for you in your favorite color. Just leave a comment and you’ll be entered. Drawing to be held Sunday February 27. And a special contest for you graphic…

  • Friday the 18th was Molly’s 2nd birthday and Joey’s 3rd birthday! Saturday night I went over to Sara’s house for Joey’s birthday dinner. . It was a smallish affair with just family and a couple close friends and their kids. I wanted to make growth charts for the boys’ birthdays but Sara said she wanted…

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