This one is for Futuregirl

Oh.. for so many reasons this is dedicated to Futuregirl, because it is Alice.. because it has a skull... because it is an egg.. and she made the finest skull eggs from felt for Easter... (click here) and because I find her delightful..

I was approached to make eggcraft for an attempt to appear on CraftLab on DIY Network, as a guest crafter for a second season.. ( my first episode will come out this fall.. It's a gift wrapping thang..) and I needed to think smart and sassy and modern..( because that isn't really what most eggcraft is like)... And when you think that way , what that jumped to mind was Alice.

Futuregirl, thanks for the inspirado!!!

Oh Where Oh Where has my little Blog Gone?

WIP.. ( yes, I know that the traditional WIP posts are Friday .. but I was at my sisters campsite in Big Basin seeing how much dirt you can load on a preschooler.)

Umm.. I have been busy.
I don't mean to be neglectful ..
In the summer my life just goes faster and faster.
My son has to see all his loved ones, I have projects and trips of my own.. and work also gets hectic.
I think about blogging, but sometimes, I just can't get it all together to post.

But here are some things I have been doing in the mean time.



My Mom's birthday present.. Her party was a roaring success.. My husband got her a bit tipsy ( an exceedingly rare occurance, I do assure you..) with his fantastic hand squeezed fresh lime and mango margaritas and her necklace came out pretty well too.



This is the back of it..


I love the way this came out. It was for a Swap -Bot swap.. I think it has potential.
Holiday Tryptic?
Scary Fairy Tale tryptic?
Yeah.. That is fun craft...

Two Across the Finish Line

I have a lot in progress but I got a couple finished!

On the back it reads:
"life's expectation is life itself." Goethe


Made from scraps of saved lace... and rescued baubles.

I need to finish about 80 more projects in the next few days.... I have a special request for a t shirt and I want to make my mom something for her 60th birthday which is coming right up.. I need to finish my "small alter" for a swap by next Wednesday because Thursday I have a huge, all-nighter setup at work.. The next day, I will drive 4 hours to my mom's house and get my son ( yes, the boy is out of town with grandma and grandpa for two weeks, otherwise I would not be even considering such an ambitious "to-do" list) and celebrate her (my mom's) birthday with all of her friends... And because we are child free we are trying to crowd in as much grown-up fun as we can.

I can't guarantee my personal condition for my mom's birthday (given the sleepless night just prior) so I would like to arrive with a completed gift at least.

Gentlemen, start your engines.. the race against time is on....