Prego Padme and Anakin Skywalker Costumes

Hallwoeen is my favorite!! You're never too old to dress up! (As long as you have a reason. I promise I don't sit around my house in costume. We had a party to go to this year.)

This year I had to come up with a pregnant couples costume. I had decided to do a Star Wars nursery for our little "Jedi" and naturally finding something Star Wars was the first thing to come to mind...

I created the tunic for the hubby from a pattern, I made faux boot thingies, and a faux leather overlay to finish the dark jedi look for Anakin. For the Padme dress I ended up doing it all freestyle. I took a shirt I already had for a starter point and just extended it longer to create a dress. I made the detached sleeves and rigged up the chest straps. A few beads found a Joanne's helped tie in the little details. (Yes, I bought those boots solely for this costume.) Out little Wicket has a custom crocheted hood by yours truly... Can't forget the fur baby!

The hubby took home best costume at the party! :-D 

It was a lot of work... I think it might have to start going a little more pre-made...

3 Chairs for You!

Here is my card from the May card exchanged.  I took a few different design ideas off of some other pinspiration cards plus used some of my own flair.

I tried to create an interesting background with the embossed polkadot and chevron. I was testing out a few different characters and ended up deciding on the bird. (I almost did a gnome standing on a chair or a cat) I incorporated some ribbon and string to add some dimension.

I think it turned out pretty cute!

Here is the pinspiration I worked from: 

Birthday Cards - Bass

Here is the bass card I created using the same idea as the previous post with the pheasant, moose, and quail stamps. I think it turned out great! I'll be giving these babies out to all those fishermen/women in my life. :-)

Rose Earrings

So I found these beads at Joann Fabrics and loved the color! I thought these would be perfect little post earrings so I sanded both surfaces of the bead and the earring post then I glued them together using E6000 glue. They were super quick to make and I think very fun!

Birthday Cards - Pheasant, Quail, and Moose

I'm apart of a card exchange and I received this cute, simple card that I thought was very striking. I decided to try making my own with stamps I have and I think it turned out just as nice as the original.

Here's the original made by Christie Ruda:

I have the Stampin Up! Walk in the Wild set  and tested this style out on all of the animals.

The moose ended up being my husband's favorite.

To achieve the circle affect I cut a hole with my Big Shot in a stickie note. Then i used a sponge, loaded it with ink and starting in the center, I swirled it around to the edges. I think the circles turned out best when it fades lighter towards the edge. The stickie note is great because the paper stay in place and you only need one finger to hold down the bottom.

I have a bass stamp that I want to try this on too. I'll have to post that one up here too when I get it done!

I hope you try doin' it yourself with any animal stamps you have. 

Thanks for doin' it with me!

~Jamie

Yellow Knot Beaded Necklace

Lately, I've been loving the color yellow. Of course nothing can replace my favorite color orange but yellow has been catching my eye. I decided to pick up some yellow multi colored beads and make an easy multi strand necklace.

Here's the materials I used (I didn't end up using any crimp beads):

To start, I clamp all my strands together and started filling them with a variety of beads in the same style on an entire string.

Once you get all your strands strung with beads, I put a simple overhand knot in it.

I added some large cone beads to cover the strand clamps.

My necklace ended up a little tight so I added some more jump rings to give me a little more length.

It's a very fun pop of color that was actually pretty simple to make!

Thanks for doing it with me,

Jamie

Mr & Mrs Card

A friend found this cute idea on Pinterest to do for her wedding thank you's. I tried to recreate it with materials I have and I think it turned out just as cute as the original.

The mustache is a punch and the lips are a stamp I had. (Since making this card I have picked up a smaller stamp of lips.) I popped the mustache and lips with dimensional stickers. The "Mr. & Mrs." are from an alphabet stamp set I had.

I was thinking of making this card to be used for a wedding gift. I would put a "congratulations" of some sort on the inside.

If you're a card maker I suggest looking at the materials you have and try making your own rendition with what you already have. Maybe a beer glass and a martini glass instead of lips and a mustache... Get creative.

Thanks for doin' it with me!

Jamie