coasters!!

i have "inherited" a HUNORMOUS amount of magazines.

yes, i know hunormous is not a word, but ever since J-boy #2 started saying it when he was five, it's stuck..

anyway.. don't distract me..

as i was saying, i have a hunormous amount of magazines.. the thought of getting my fav mag subscriptions for 5 bucks sounded awesome at the time, but when ur in danger of embracing your "inner packrat," all you end up with is more JUNK.

(did i just say junk?) i meant treasures.. *heh heh*

and just as i was having an epiphany regarding throwing them out so that i could become more organized, along comes the EVIL plot against me to create coasters! *gasp*

i was sO NOT lookin' for this.. but, honestly, i cannot resist at LEAST trying this tutorial for coasters as attractive as these..

i'll put up my finished projects.. one of these days.. summer is here and that means i need to put my creativity to work or i'll go crazy with regrets when the season is over..

wish me luck! =)

wallet #3

N girl is just that.. a girl.

she wanted a wallet, too.. a feminine one.. i took the fabric remnants from some baby clothes.

fun. =)

wallet #2

j-boy #3 is cute..

and funny.

he just wanted a wallet. he could care less about how his monster looked.. i think his thoughts went sumthin' like, "mommy, u know what it's supposed to look like, right?"

let's just say, his monster is slightly embellished.. heh heh..

there's fire coming out of his mouth, but it's not supposed to be like that on his wallet..

i felt that he needed some accessories.. sO, i hooked him up with a military-style vest.. =)

i confess.. my craftsmanship is lacking. i needed to get these done quickly.. tomorrow we go out on the town.. with lots of cool cash.. the j-boys will be needing their wallets.

;-)

wallet #1

my hunny & i have been giving chores to the kiddos so that they can earn their own money.. learn how to save.. AND learn how to give.

well.. now that they're rollin' in the dough, they've decided to take some of that cool cash with them on their outings for some goodies..

my hunny allows this. on ONE condition..

that i make wallets pronto.

sO.. without further adieu, here's wallet #1..

handmade with love.. and a little of his own personal touch..

my 2nd j-boy. (cuz i have three of 'em... j-boys, i mean)

he wanted a monster on the front, cuz monsters are cool...

i used an old pair of denim and a few old worn out shirts for the outside.. you can't see from the pic, but his tail wraps around to the back of the wallet. =)

some old pjs for the interior..

yay! :D

nuthin' like completin' a fun project.. *sigh*

about as UNcreative as it gets..

do you ever spend HOURs reading other peoples' blogs while you could be working on awesome projects? *sigh*

inspiration..

today i "talked" to a long, lost friend thru text.

about being creative.. or not.

i get inspired like ALL the time. i have so many unfinished projects.

we have to encourage ourselves.. being patient, yet adventurous and daring is so important.

sometimes i'm scared..

ugh.

(photo credit here..)

oh Joy!

if you've been following my blog for any amount of time, you probably know that i'm something of a 33 year old rainbow brite.

umm.. maybe punky brewster.

nevermind.

anyway.. i found a new blog today..

isn't this wonderfully colorful?

that's all i'm trying to say.

i like colors.

a LOT.