April Fools!

You all thought we bailed at three crafts, but...April Fools! So we will be getting all those March crafts posted. We definitely couldn’t let craft month slip by because...we LOVE crafts! So get ready for craft overload...

March 2nd and 3rd!

Here is a super simple mask I made for the Empty Space’s Art Show, Visible Poetics by Julie Jordan Scott! I used another Threadbanger tutorial and channeled my elementary school days when we made country masks. So much fun! The quotes in the picture is a little hard to read, but it’s a fun one: “Why do you wear a mask? Were you burned by acid or something? Oh no. It’s just they’re terribly comfortable. I think everyone will be wearing them in the future.” I am probably reading way into this one, but it makes me think every time I hear it.

The next project comes from another You Tube video. What would I do without You Tube? I need to start making some videos and putting them up there. I am so thankful for all these talented crafters and artists for sharing their knowledge with us. Here is my first attempt at a crocheted beret. I think I messed up somewhere because it just doesn’t look exactly right to me. Honestly, I had been working on it ALL day long and by the end I just started making loops to finish the dang thing. I love it though and I’m going to try making it again soon...hopefully, the next time it won’t take all day!

March Madness!

I will probably be the one going crazy by the end of this month, but I just can’t pass up this challenge. A friend of mine informed me today that it’s National Craft Month! It’s also National Nutrition Month and Irish-American Month! Does it get any better? And, of course, St. Pat’s Day is is the 17th, which just happens to be my favorite holiday! So, each day (we’ll do our best to post everyday) we will try and get something crafty and homemade up here.

So, here we go...today, March 1st, is National Pancake Day. We decided to combine delicious “healthy” (we found out late that it was Nutrition Month, so next time we’ll post a healthy version) pancakes with Kirigami for our first post.

Kirigami is paper folding and cutting (think origami and snowflakes). You can buy pre-made patterns and simply fold and cut them out. You can glitter them, string them up, and the list goes on. We used them as a template for sprinkling powdered sugar over pancakes (not healthy at all...sorry...next time). Just be careful when removing the template because the sugar can fall off and mess up the design. For a healthy version, make whole wheat pancakes with egg whites and use Greek yogurt in place of powdered sugar. Enjoy!

Rose Parade!

Did you watch it? Did you watch it?

If you missed seeing one of the most touching floats in the parade, here is a clip for you to enjoy!

This year my mom and I got to help decorate the Donate Life Rose Parade Float!!! What a wonderful and moving experience. We went as part of the JJ’s Legacy team. My mom had decorated a float when she was my age, so it was such a great experience to get to go with her this year to decorate. This will probably be the greatest collaboration projects we get to work on and it was such a honor to get to help! Thank you JJ’s Legacy and Donate Life for letting us be a part of this wonderful event!

The Empties!

This is probably one of the coolest awards I have ever gotten and I am so honored to have won! Thank you to the cast and crew...I had so much fun working with all of you! I LOVE the Empty Space Theatre and everyone involved! I admire all the hard work that goes into running the theatre and putting on a show. I am blown away by the amount of talent that I see on stage and in the gallery and I wish more people would experience this! The Empty Space runs on donations, so please come and see a show! Their new season just began and you don’t want to miss out on some amazing productions. You’ll be hooked just like we are!

Oh My Gaud...y!

This is a mess! It was made with lots of glue and lots and lots of beads! What was I thinking? I still love it and had fun making it even though it's all over the place. I'm still finding beads everywhere!

A Quilt!

Finally a picture of a quilt! This blog was actually created to post pictures of our quilts, so we could share them with other members of the Cotton Patch Quilters. Well, it’s been over a year, but we finally have a quilt on here. This American themed lap or hanging quilt will be donated to the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for their Valentine’s Day Raffle. Hopefully, we’ll get some more quilts up here soon.