i have merit

i was a crafting powerhouse thursday and friday! we're talking mailorder, calendars, bonnets, freezer paper stencils. hot diggity! for all my male readers, this about the time when you tune out of this post, because its just going to be chock full of pictures and bubbly crafty play by play. i know how much you love it. hold onto your butts ladies, this is going to be crazy!

so on with the show. first up, mailorder! i finally had a chance to sit down and lovingly poor over my two large red envelopes filled with mailorder goodness cooked up by the amazing ms. amy k. oh my. was it fun! i cut out my decoder ring and set to work earning mama some funny money. i havent had a chance to bake anything yet because i was too dang excited about the projects. first up, the birthday calendar. something i have wanted for a long, long time.



since i have few places to hang something i opted instead to mount it on some thin cardboard covered in some marbled paper and glued on some magnets. this paper always makes me think of melted neapolitan ice cream which i thought was very appropriate for birthdays. super fun. oh and ladies if you have one of those little xyron x sticker things, it works perfectly for the little embellishments and merit badges. im not so handy with a glue stick, i tend to make a mess.



too much, huh? yeah. this sweet, sweet, sweet little number is the famous bonnet pattern from the second mailorder. and i love it. this is the first time ever that i have not made a mistake on a sewing project. thats how easy and well illustrated this pattern is. i made the baby sized bonnet because um, well, we have small heads, unlike a little lady i know. i posted more pictures on flickr. lots more, im a little obsessed.

speaking of obsessed, remember how i was going crazy over all those freezer paper stencils? i finally got my hands on some paper and ink. so, so fun.

i did these two shirts for collette. the deer is with jacquard ink, mint green with sparkles, and the mystery is with peacock blue speedball ink. i posted some closeups on flickr. they were very satisfying to make, although i think my next stencil will be larger and more angular. certainly not doing tiny footprints again. whew! i started a group on flickr for these to discuss inks, tips, maybe trade stencil patterns. care to join?

so what is a gal to do after getting so much done? why, treat herself to a big bowl of her new favorite.


bryers coffee ice cream. heavens to betsy it is tasty...