etsy...

So my cupcakes took off on etsy this week. So this is what I was busy with yesterday..

getting everything knit personalized with their chosen sprinkles and toppings..

and getting ready to ship out :)

I had lots of fun and can't wait to hear how every ones likes them.

Prize time.

It is time for a prize give away again. :) I was thinking we need to put togather a few things to give out ..

one thing that would be fun would be a project bag :)..

everyone could use a project bag to throw your project in. or if you don't happen to be a knitter great to throw some jewelry in on a trip or keep some things together in your purse.

The next prize is..

a microwaveable heating pad. It is filled with rice and some peppermint herbal tea. Perfect for those sinus issues and tired eyes. :)

Next prize is..

One of the headbands I came up with that is adjustable and has Velcro tabs on the back to help it stay in place so you aren't fussing with it and messing it up your style (I hate that.)

and last but not least my generous sis donated these great charms from her etsy shop for my drawing...

I will send out the necklace they go on too but I just love these I wear one each day. She has tons of great ones she will be posting over the next few weeks. Soo all you need to do to enter is leave me a comment telling me your favorite gift you are giving this year. I will be drawing the
20th :)

mitts and hats

So Monkey butt is still sick and I am under the weather so my sweet hubby Benji took Fire monster to the gym so we could get a break. I thought I would take a quick minute to blog quick and share some things I just finished.

I saw these and I thought they were too cute I had to give it a try. I took a few shirts that had been passed down but I didn't think would get much wear and made them into this

For this I decided to spice it up by adding the little strap and buttons like this hat I knit.. and it just so happened that the design on the shirt was the perfect size for the top..
So I thought that was cute I might redo the bill thought I don't think it came out as nice as it should have. this was my second attempt..

Cute little blue one with the rosette. very cute I think though.

Then with all the sitting around with my girl I finished these for my sis for Christmas.



I cast on 40 st knit 5 rows 1x1 ribbing and knit until the length I wanted the thumb to hit at them I put in a 6 stitch 1 row button hole for the thumbs and knit until the length I wanted and knit 1x1 ribbing for 5 more rows then did a sewn bind off. (notice the mani is holding up great from the Tuesday not so much as a chip yet still fresh as a daisy)

Well ladies I am going to read a bit before my Fire Monster and Ben get home. :) I hope you are all doing well

guess who is getting a bubble for christmas...

So I was dead asleep about 5:30 this morning (which was saying allot because I was up half the night hacking up a lung) when I was awoke by the unmistakable sound of someone throwing up. I sat straight up and smacked Ben. Since fire monster was sleeping right beside me (yet another problem lol) I had figured out it had to be monkey butt. "Shelby's puking" He went in and checked on her.

We later had a discussion about why he is always the one who has to take the action. I said I am dispatch he is the first response team. That is just how it is in our house lol. But anyway. This was the state most of the day in between puking spells..

At one point she was done throwing up for a while then started again and she lay her head on the toilet seat and said"I knew I shouldn't have snuck that chocolate" she had snuck the chocolate out of her advent calender even though we said no since she was sick and threw it all up. Poor kid. So we are thinking since this is now pinkeye, a broken arm, strep throat, the flu, and the stomach flu for her so far this school year that we should get her a bubble for Christmas since she clearly has no immune system

She is keeping down water and Gatorade so far now and We are trying apple sauce. This is how she is right now.
she is in the pillow case dress I made her yesterday. Hers ties in the back and has rosettes on the left breast a pocket on the right front I am not done I think they are still missing something..

Here is fire monsters..

it isn't crooked it is just the way it is hanging. hers has a bow on the left breast and a pocket on the right bottom and ties at the shoulders. They are cute but I think I am going to add some contrasting fabric to the bottom tomorrow. and bigger ribbon..

Here is what I have been working on today..

I ripped and restarted my sisters fingerless mittens. They were too big at 50 stitches so I am starting over with 40 and they seem to be working just great. A nice easy mindless thing on a day I feel horrible with this cold taking over my chest and have a sick kid on the couch. We are having a lazy movie night and watching princess and the frog on netflix and laying around. I did unload the dishwasher and start a load of laundry I might even vacuum but I think that is as good as it is going to get around here today no extras just the tidy up. Well right now yahoo says it is 13 f here in MN so I hope every one is doing good and staying warm Have a good night guys

My new addiction

So I don't know if you guys remember this.

It is a head band I bought at a craft fair for fire monsters b-day...

it is adjustable and has Velcro on the back so that it stays in place. I love it and I am not a perfect sewer by any means but practice makes perfect so among other things I set out to make some of these today...

Here are mine. I made five




They are cute and work just as well I am thinking after a bit of practice I will throw these on my etsy too. I love mine and it even stays in place at they gym. (I won't charge a arm and a leg for them like I paid though lol)



I was showing monkey butt some of the project bags I was working on and she asked for one. I said "why what would you keep in it".





"my Nintendo ds" duh I should have known.



So I came up with this (give me some credit I have only really been sewing a few days this was quiet the leap for me lol)





this is the out side but..

This is the inside it has 4 pockets 3 hold individual games and one holds the little 4 game case I bought her. Plus it is nice flannel so it will protect it :) will be nice on car trips :) I worked on some other stuff too but I didn't take pics. :)

I know my sewing isn't top notch (I have been sewing less then a week bare with me people lol)

christmas decorations so far

So I am no decorator extraordinaire. I am still learning all the time. This is some of the things I have up this year so far.

we made these for 4 $ from the dollar store the other day


I think these hurricane glasses are beautiful I grabbed some poinsettias that had berries cut them up and filled them with the flowers, berries, and leaves. Perfecto!! It is just a candle stick holder hot glued to a vase and a candle. I can't wait to use this for other seasons :) soo pretty

some silver beads and candles in jars from old candles. you toss them in the freezer and the old candles pops out

these didn't turn out quiet like I planned and I went through like 800 hot glue sticks and have many burns lol. Next year I will be smart and get lots of empty bulbs of different sizes and some bags of the little berry things from the dollar store and just fill them lol

a few decorations on the ledge (for the cat to knock over with his butt no doubt)

Mr and Mrs Santa from my lovely grandma (all of us girls have a set )

My advent calender (I stole the idea from here at hello sugarplum but I really wasn't feeling the tree thing I though this worked better for our area)

That is all I really have up for now. It is a work in progress we don't have a tree yet that will be a post onto its own. :) what do you guys do for decorations??

nail tips

Okay So I have been in a spa sorta mood lately ever since mean and shelby gave me my super cute toes and thought I would share some great nail tips with you guys.

1. I prefer to use a cuticle cream and push back my cuticles rather the clip them I will only clip if I have a hang nail.

2. buff away ridges (not with a file but with a buffer with different textures so you get them smooth and shiny..opi has a pretty good one.

3.I prep the nail by running nail polish remover over them to remove oils and help the polish bond.

4.Then you use a great base coat I love orly Bondor it has rubber to help the polish stick.

5. if your polish is getting thick you can thin it a bit by throwing a few drops of acetone in it and rolling it between your hands

6. Always roll your polish and not shake that creates bubbles

7. when pulling the brush out don't run it over the top to remove extra polish this will eventually glue your bottle shut swirl it us you pull out and it will do the trick :)

8. use two thin coats of color instead of one thick it dries better.

9. wait in between coats for it to dry

10.use a great top coat mine is gelous. (I perfer gel coats they stay longer

11. go just over the tip of the nail to get the underneath a bit this will help prevent chipping.

12. Let nails dry all the way!!

13. run under cool water and apply a thick coat of lotion all over to give a bit of slip.

14. You can always add another top coat in a few days to give more shine and help color last.

That is it all my nail wisdom. I found some cute videos I thought I would share to help out with this since I love my zebra nails mean Taylor gave me

and because I will always love french tips

I used her system picked up a cheap eye shadow brush from walmart when I grabbed bread and coffee today took me ten minutes and they look like I just stepped out of the nail shop on the first try and took a quarter of the time to dry as my usual system for french tip!!! Brilliant

Enjoy guys!!!