Not Kid Friendly: No-Sew Nipple Tassels

Okay, so this isn't really kid or baby friendly, but it could lead to babies, so maybe it sort of counts...

As I was looking around the Craft website after posting on their Star Wars post, I saw this and just had to share: No-Sew Nipple Tassels. Classic. Anyway, click and read away and if you make some, let me know how they work out.

More Star Wars Crafts

I'm starting to think I should have focused on Star Wars themed crafts instead of baby bows...nah, not really, I'll let others do the heavy lifting.

On the super awesome site Craft, crafter Bonnie Burton and her Star Wars creations are highlighted. I'm in love with the Admiral Ackbar paper bag hand puppet. He's so cute!

Free craft-themed mystery ebook

If you have a Kindle or have the Kindle app on your smartphone or computer (yes, you can download Kindle books to your computer), click on over and get this free ebook, Lye in Wait (A Home Crafting Mystery). There are lots of free ebooks on Kindle daily, but how long they remain free is anyone's guess. The publishers will run quick promotions on their ebooks for a limited time, so while the ebook is free as of this posting, it may not be free in the near future, so grab it while you can!

From Amazon:
Cocoa butter soap, check. Lemon lip balm, check. A dead body? That's just what Sophie Mae Reynolds finds in her workroom: the corpse of Walter Hanover, the neighborhood handyman. He died from drinking lye, something she has in good supply. But the police don't suspect Sophie Mae, a thirty-something widow who makes and sells beauty products. Instead they call it a suicide. But why would a man with lottery cash and a loving fiancée kill himself?

No one can stop the impulsive Sophie Mae from answering this riddle, not her sensible best friend Meghan or Detective Ambrose, who incites annoyance as well as stomach flutters. Sophie Mae's big mouth and sharp nose lead her to a peppermint-scented trail of arson, bigamy, and a shocking family secret that reveals a personal connection to Walter . . . and his killer. This crafty new series features real recipes and a blundering, yet lovable, amateur sleuth who brings a fresh face to cozy mysteries.

I may be a craft hoarder...

Well, so much for getting a lot of crafting done yesterday. I visited my mom so that she and I could do some crazy crafting all day on Sunday. However, we got detoured by a trip to the craft store where I bought more stuff, you know, because I needed more stuff. I did buy an organizer, so that's something productive.

Anyhow, instead of crafting like crazy, I ended up organizing all of my craft materials. Not quite what I had planned, but it needed to be done because I had embellishments and fabric and ribbon coming out of my ears and had no real clue where everything was. I took some "before" pictures so you can see what I was dealing with. The best part: this wasn't even everything! I had more stuff that I could have piled on the table but I got tired of unloading my materials and just took these pictures. I figured you'd get the idea.

Star Wars themed embroidery on Etsy

From Neatorama.com:
Etsy seller Love & A Sandwich is currently sold out of these cute works of embroidery and appliqué, but she still has available a hoop featuring Beast from the X-Men. Still, I have my heart set on the Fuzzball hoop.

Love and a Sandwich is most definitely one of my Favorites on Etsy now.

My crafting wish list

Since I'm still relatively new to the crafting with fabric world, I'm discovering nifty new things everyday that make life a little easier. Case in point, the AccuQuilt GO! Baby Fabric Cutter. It's a small machine that uses varying shape dies to cut out fabric quickly, instead of having to hand cut each and every piece of your project. OMG that is amazing! And best of all, this thing is normally around $130. However, Amazon has it for just $78! I'm thinking I may have to break down and get this as a birthday present to myself. I wanted to share this with you guys because it's such a great deal. If you like playing around with fabric and want to be quicker with your cutting, you really can't beat this price.

The only drawback to this machine is that the stinking dies are almost as pricey as the machine itself! The dies run around $20 and up, usually more along the up side. However, what would you consider your time to be worth? I guess if you look at it that way, the price isn't really that bad. Anyhow, if I end up getting this machine, there will most definitely be a post of me breaking into and going nuts!

$10,000 up for grabs!

Well, not really, but sort of, kind of...

I volunteer with a great group called Girls on the Run Atlanta. From the website:
Girls on the Run combines training for a 5k (3.1 miles) event with healthy living education. We use exercise, positive reinforcement, and encouraging role models to help girls discover the confidence they need in those critical pre-teen years and beyond. Through interactive activities such as running, playing games and discussing important issues, participants learn how to celebrate being their unique and real selves.

Right now, GOTR Atlanta is one of 10 finalists to receive a $10,000 grant from the Women's Sports Foundation. In order to win the grant money, the finalists created videos showcasing the great things they do for girls in the Metro Atlanta area. To vote, watch the video and then click VOTE. It's that easy. To read more details and to vote, please visit the GOTR Atlanta blog post here.

College teams now available: UGA, Bama, Auburn & Florida

I had some of my Facebook followers suggest making college bows for their favorite teams, and I always aim to please...

These are just a small selection of what I've made. I have several more where these came from, with alternative logos and different fabric patterns. Head on over to my FB page and check out the photo album called Go Team!! If you'd like to see other team bows, be sure to comment on this blog or comment on  my FB page.

To close, I leave with you with my model, Ollie Snotrocket:

Help a school system rebuild their library

In April this year a tornado caused severe damage in the town of Ringgold, Georgia. To help rebuild, a group of readers, authors and bloggers joined together to create Ringgold Reads, dedicated to rebuilding the libraries of the local schools.

After only a few posts they've received a great deal of support from publishers and individuals alike. But they can still use more support. Click the link above to view their latest updates and help out a worthy cause. I've also included links below for some of the books they are seeking now.