Halloween Treats and Fall Decor

I really am in a crafty mood today. I know I have a pile of housework to do, but craft time is a priority right? The first thing I made was for a large order I had on etsy. These little treat bags are a cinch to make and are great to give for party favors or just to hand out to friends. I haven't read the poem out loud in my house- remember I have a 5 year old little boy-enough said!

Did I mention this was a large custom order? Well, let's just say after I finished these I was....well....pooped! (I know...I know...I should be a comedian huh?)

So, I made this gorgeous fall throw pillow. As soon as the kids saw it they were throwing it around the house having a ball with it. These are also super easy to make and make a great addition to the other pillows they throw in the floor and jump on. Isn't it more fun to have a pile of "leaves" to jump in?

Basically all you do its take this simple placemat I picked up from Walllie world, rip open a seam, stuff it full, and sew it back up. I told you it was easy, didn't I?

Since I am on a roll today, I might pull out the sewing machine and work on a couple sewing projects I have been wanting to do. Until next time.....

My Sweet Baby Boy

I know everyone says it, but kids really do grow up too fast. It really does seem like just yesterday that I was haveing miscarriage after miscarriage and then our sweet Aiden came along. Now today is is turning 5! Can you believe that? I can't! How can my sweet baby boy be 5 years old now? He will be starting school tommorow, driving next week, starting college next month, and married by next year! My heart hurts! But, it does rejoice in the fact that this precious boy is growing up to be a wonderful person, he does have his moments (he gets those from his daddy's side of the family!) but, overall he is a extremely smart, loveable little man and I can not wait to see how God uses him in his life.

In other news, please pray for our foster care babies, they need it right now. We have one that is getting ready to go to court for a permancy planning hearing in 2 weeks with a caseworker change this week. I have a feeling things might not be too good with a change like that, but we will make it work. OUr caseworker is being brought in for court, thankgoodness-even though she is coming kicking and screaming =). And our other baby, well lets just say we dont know what it going on with his case any more. We know God has a plan for these sweet babies and even if it is hard for us to understand, we have to believe and know that the RIGHT thing will happen in their lives. And, on top of all of this sweet baby boy was just given a diagnoses of a whole slew of allergies, a whole other world we are going to have to learn now.

Another Banner

Did I mention that I LOVE Fall decorations? Well, since I sold my Boo Banner that I made last week within a few hours of listing it on my etsy shop, I had to make another one. I decided to go for more of a general Fall theme with this one. It is beautiful hanging from my bar! Again, I used Pink Paislee Amber Road paper from my embarrisingly huge stash and my trusty Cricut and it was made in no time.

New Obsession

My name is Amber and I have an addiction.

An addiction to felt food! This is the cutest stuff I have ever seen. It makes me want to rummage through my daughter's room and throuw away all of the plastic and wood food she has and replace it all with this soft adorable felt pieces. The first things I made are a carrot (which my husband says is larger than life), and eggplant, and a candy corn just becuase it is October! I am just learning and I think after these 3 items I have got the hang if it and see many more items coming soon!

New Design

So, what do you think of my new blog design? I am extremely happy with it. A big thanks goes out to CariCreates Etsy Shop for the design!

BOO Banner

OK, OK, I know I said I was moving on to non-scrapbooking projects, but I had to make this up. I LOVE the fall. I love the cooler weather, the pumpkin farms, of course the food, and the decorations! We were getting out all of our fall decorations today and I thought a banner would be the perfect touch. This banner was super easy with the use of my trusty Cricut. I used papers from Pink Paislee Twilight I had leftover from last year, and in less than an hour, a perfect Halloween decoration!

New Day...New Direction

So I know it has been like FOREVER since I posted. I have really been trying to reevaluate what I want to do with my "Craft Life" since I closed the scrapbook store. While I love scrapbooking and always will, there are SO many other projects I want to do as well. So many in fact, that there is not enough time in the day to get my chores done and do them all! So, with that being said, I have hung my scrapbook designer hat up for a while and am going to focus on these other crafty projects, both for myself and for my etsy shop. (I need to keep a little bit of business action going to pay for my habits!)

So, from now on you will be seeing a plethora of projects and ideas. I will be posting tutorials on some, maybe some recipes, some kid activities, whatever floats my boat for that day! I hope you all enjoy the new direction I am taking and continue to follow along.