Hey Y'all,
This is the first painting I have done in a while, and I created it for my yoga teacher who is about 5 months pregnant.  Check out my blog for a better story




Done with acryllic paint on 11x14 canvas.

*inspired from a link less nameless picture on pinterest that I'd love to give credit to if you can tell me where the image is originally from*

I received from my partner!!  I'm pretty sure that after what she sent me and what other people are posting, that I'm going to fit in to the "glue spaghetti noodles in a kind of artistic manner" category!!!!

Without further ado, here is what she sent!!



The amazing front! So creative how she made the A out of little a's!!!  And see that little z down at the bottom?  Well, it leads in to.....



See the Z made out of z's??  How neato!!!

Thank you so much, I LOVE it!!!

Hey Y'all
I finished my first felted project tonight.  I made a lunch bag for work!  It is knit with Cascade 220 on 11 (us) needles. 





Check out my full blog about this at:
http://beunruffled.blogspot.com/2012/03/lunch-sack-saga.html

Hey Y'all,
I just finished the OWLS pattern by Kate Davies (find that pattern http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/owls-2)

Let me know what you think, I just love the little guys!





Happy crafting!

(my blog post about it! http://beunruffled.blogspot.com/2012/03/owls.html )

Hey yall!! I actually recieved my package yesterday from iliveonarainbow, but I have been working crazy hours (3p-3a!) and am just now able to sit down and upload pics!!  I absolutely loved it, my partner did such a great job!! 
My two favorite colors are Teal and Orange, and she did an awesome job giving me both!! Check it out!!








I got a beautiful canvas that she painted....wow how talented!! I absolutely love it! She also made me a teal vase.....and loook at those orange leaves!!  They are actually real sticks from her yard and the leaves are felt that are sewn on! How unique.  These found an immediate spot on my mantle!  Also, she is a very talented jewelry maker, and made those beautiful starfish earrings for me! I am so excited because my best friend is getting married in May, and I can't wait to wear them to her Florida beach wedding!! 

Thank you iliveonarainbow again so much! I loved getting your package and crafting for you!!  Thanks for being my first official swap partner!

So, LeslieHH is the BEST!!!!! I know I'm not officially part of the swap but she was nice enough to take on a newbie like me for a personal swap!!  I got my package today! I wanted to show off all of my goodies!  She totally captured my personality! 

Here is my absolutely beautiful morsbag--how perfect!! I am in love with anything with ruffles!  She also put a zipper bag on the inside!



The next thing in my package was this amazing zipper pouch, which I can't wait to fill!  It will definitely be going in any purse that I use!



She also made these beautiful baskets!!  I didn't even know you could make baskets like this! I obviously have a lot to learn about sewing!  She got my favorite colors exactly right!  Teal and orange rock!



And, last but not least, CHOCOLATE!



Thanks so much LHH!!!! I will get your package in the mail as soon as I can!!

[the FIRST bag I have ever sewn in my LIFE!!!]

I can't believe how fast this filled up!! What a cool swap.  Well, I am not a seamstress by any means......and so I am even more thankful for Miz Leslie for doing a personal swap with me!!  This being my first swap ever, and since I can't officially swap for a few more weeks, I thought I would do some practice to make sure I could sew a straight line!!  Sooooo.....without further ado...drum roll please... please welcome the FIRST bag I have ever sewn in my LIFE!!!



Can't wait to see what everyone else does for their partners!!

I have desperately needed a chair to use to sit at my new craft desk.  I was lugging the computer chair back and forth across the room every time I needed to change locations!  I went in search of a cute chair and found this dingy little chair for $6 at Good Will.



After a little bit of love, here is my new chair!!



Check out the full re-do here: http://beunruffled.blogspot.com/2011/11/office-chair-rehab.html

I was drooling over the ruffled shower curtains from Anthropologie...unt il I saw the PRICE!! Holy $$ batman!!  So, I decided to make my own!! 



Check out the rest of the guest bathroom makeover at my blog:
http://beunruffled.blogspot.com/2011/11/guest-bathroom-makeover.html

I decided I wanted a fancy-shmancy chandelier over the Jacuzzi tub in our master bathroom.  I started looking around, but holy moly chandeliers are expensive!!  So I started looking, and found this chandelier at Goodwill. 



A few coats of paint and new light bulbs later, and it has found its new home!!



Check out my blog post about this transformation!
http://beunruffled.blogspot.com/2011/11/chandelier-boring-to-glam.html