Classy Shammy

I found this beautiful shamrock pendant on Glass Cat, an Etsy Shop. Glass Cat has fun stained glass pieces as well, including shamrocks. Check it out! Hope you all are wearing green today!

Happy St. Patty Day

Here's a sea shanty by the sea shore to kick off the day! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW5IdBWmWGc

Pillowcase Dress

Now, isn't this the cutest idea ever?! Jen of Red Instead created this darling dress. With Easter and spring on it's way, I am thinking of rick rack, flowers, and picnics. I saw on another blog that this can also be worn as a sun top by an adult of small or medium size. I might be a little bigger than a medium, but I am going to try to make this for myself anyway. Jen has the pattern and instructions on her blog. Thanks Jen!

After much searching...

Well, I looked at lots of mineral gems online and found a leopard skin jasper that was of the same coloring and marking as my mystery stone pendant. I have never seen it in any color palette than the traditional brown, black, taupe, and golden sand. I hope to find it in large faceted nuggets for some powerful designs. I am very happy to have found out what it was.

Oh, the YUMMYNESS!

Today, I was checking out what's new on the Craftzine Blog, and I found this picture of delicious, gooey monkeybread. When my brother and I were little, my mother used to make a monkey bread that looked exactly like this. Looking at this picture brings back memories of the house being filled with that warm, cinnamon caramel goodness. Matt and I would pull off the pieces and make a big mess, but it was so fun. This picture and the recipe with instructions can be found at Bake and Shake. If someone wants to make this for me, I'll pay good money for it. http://www.cellocarrots@gmail.com. Must live in Northeastern Kansas.

Can anyone guess what kind of stone this is?

Really...I don't know. Maybe a type of jasper? I bought the stone because it was pretty and made this lovely pendant with it. I will likely make more pieces with this stone, once I find out what it is.

Second journey

I can't put into words the perfect description of Cyclona's work the way she has in her Etsy profile. The designer and maker of these cool pieces says of her work, "I love the creative process of handcrafting Cyclona's bike art - each piece is a satisfyingly unique composition. The worn out bike parts achieve a new life - after traveling hundreds of miles on highways, byways and soft woodland trails, I like the idea of them traveling hundreds more as art." Please visit her website to see the rest of the cool pieces in her collection. www.cyclonadesigns.etsy.com