finished project!

All the circles came together finally! What do you think?

It was a gift for T's sister-in-law. This past weekend we went to NC for her baby shower and to visit with the rest of T's family. I always love it in NC. I even got to eat at my FAVORITE restaurant in Boone.

and don't be confused by the different colored circles. I made two, but haven't put together the actual mobile part for the first one. The pink one had an earlier deadline. They're so fun to make, I think I want to make one for myself with a rainbow of colors.

Hope you all have a great weekend!
xo,
logan

confetti

from all the tiny holes I punched...

more circles

I have almost finished my project! Can you guess what it is yet?

xo,
logan

circles

Lots and lots of circles.

Monday I started a new project that I spotted on pinterest, and I hope to get it finished this weekend! and if all goes well, then I plan on making another!

I'm a pinterest addict, but I find myself pinning tons of things and never accomplishing any of them (at least on the craft side). I've done my fair share of using recipes I've pinned. So my new goal is to make some of the crafty things I pin a reality.

Here's my current list of things I want to make:
crocheting hats
abacus
clock
paint chip artwork
yard jenga
DIY canvas prints

Do you have any projects you're working on? or a running list of projects to accomplish? Mine seems to always be growing at a much faster rate than I can cross them off.

Happy pinning and crafting!
xo,
logan

bits from the weekend

I made these donut muffins while Tim pulled the Subaru engine. and then I finished the weekend by finally putting together G's mobile. It needs at least one more ornament to help fill it out, but I'll add that one a little later.

xo,
logan

valentine coupon book

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The hubs and I usually don't go crazy on valentine's day. So this year I made him a simple coupon book, which included a little gift - the new Radiohead album that is due to be released Feb. 19th. He also got some homemade peanut butter cups!

This is a simple project, good for any occasion.
1. Design coupons and print on cardstock.
2. Cut out and punch small holes for binding.
3. Run through sewing machine without thread (creates that easy tear that you love).
4. Use embroidery thread to bind the book.
5. Present to that special person.

Easy as 1, 2, 3.

Hope you all had a wonderful V-day!

♥ L

paper ornaments

Using these instructions, and these 8 point stars...

T and I made some of these...

and then hung them on our tree.

They're really fun and fairly easy!

lemon drop party favor

Recently I organized a little "Dinner & Drinks with the Bachelorette" evening in Athens for this pretty lady who is getting married in two weeks!

When you google bachelorette party favors, the #1 result always has something to do with male parts. Well I wanted to make something a little classier than that...

So I came up with this little cocktail favor.
Supplies:
Small Glasses (we used these from IKEA)
Smirnoff Citrus, airplane bottles
Lemonheads
Yellow Starbursts
Cellophane Wrap
Small party favor bags, clear
Divine Twine, black and white
Recipe tags (or any tags you want to add, we had a total of 3 - lemon wedge, recipe, and a thank you)

Simply put 1 airplane bottle of alcohol, some lemonheads (I pre-portioned some in the little favor bags since I couldn't find individually wrapped candies), and some starbursts in each glass. Then wrap in cellophane and tie with the twine. Then attach all the little tags and voila - a fun little cocktail favor.
They were a big hit!

weekend goodies

In addition to the cupcakes, I threw this banner together using the alphabet bunting printables mentioned on Friday. I used the sewing machine to sew all the bunting together. I love how it turned out. Bunting definitely spruces up any occasion!

another small project

With the leftover wrapping paper I used for my envelope liners, I lined some dresser draws! I'm loving the polka dots.

my hands at weaving

This weekend I tried my hands at making these magazine coasters. They turned out pretty good! so much better than the bar coasters I had...

someone in iowa loves me

Remember this post...

Well today my heart smiled when I was given this special package from a lovely lady in Iowa.
Thank you THANK YOU
T.H.A.N.K.Y.O.U.
so very much
for these lovelies.

<3

sharing the love

Miss Heather of wemetinabar was calling for handmade valentines to share with her readers. I decided to send mine in, even though it wasn't much, and she graciously featured it on her blog.

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And I just have to say that I love Heather's craft shelf. Look at how beautiful it looks!

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Thanks Heather!

hearts

more magnets

Here are more magnets I made to adorn our refrigerator. Don't you just love these? They add such nice flare to the white fridge.

a crafting weekend

This past weekend I had some quality time with my m.o.h. in Athens. I showed her how to make pom poms and she became a pom pom machine! We're hoping to make enough for guests to toss at T and I as we're leaving the reception. Since I'm a knitter/crocheter, we totally dig the idea. What are you having guests toss at your departure??

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In addition to pom poms, magnets are my new thing. They're an easy project with wonderful results. The Obama magnets are for my dad as a christmas gift. The adorably cute animal magnets will adorn our refrigerator. I have loads of other magnets that I'll be packaging as gifts this christmas...they're my something handmade. Everyone loves magnets! (or at least I do!)