Recently, I made (with the help of my husband) a magnetic makeup board for our bathroom. I'm trying to get the clutter off the countertops and it seems to be working. I found the idea on Pinterest. I bought a frame at Michael's when they were on sale and my husband bought the steel sheet from Home Depot and cut it down to size. Then I used a fat quarter I bought at Joann's and glued the circular craft magnets to the back of my makeup tins. I plan to
add some magnets to some pen holders I have and put my brushes in them.

Here's the link to the tute.
http://laurathoughts81.blogspot.com/2011/03/make-up-magnet-board.html

And my magnetic makeup board!


What do you think?

Thanks for looking!
Shannon

I recently made a few t-shirts for my sister. She's an actress and loves the movie, Goonies.

First of all, a Goonies t-shirt. I used reverse applique with a black t-shirt and white knit fabric.



Second, a white floral t-shirt inspired by The Pleated Poppy Blog. Here's the direct link to the tutorial. http://thepleatedpoppy.com/2009/11/gettin-crafty/



And last, but definitely not least - a Theater Hierarchy t-shirt inspired by an episode of Family Guy, called "From Method to Madness." This t-shirt was painted using freezer paper stencils. For some reason my stencil wouldn't remain adhered to the t-shirt as well as in the past and so the paint smudged a little and it gave a bit of a true stencil effect.



Thanks for looking!
~Shannon

I recently knitted these Belle Ruffle Gloves for the Once Upon A Time Swap. The pattern is by Veronica O'Neil and is available on Ravelry. I used some yarn from my stash. I believe the black is Knit Picks Shine Sport in Black and the purple is Knit Picks Cotlin in Lilac. I had ordered a bunch of the Cotlin Lilac for a shawl for one of my bridesmaids in my wedding, but the shade of purple was off, so I'm finding new uses for the multiple skeins I have.

What do you think of them?


Thanks for looking!

Shannon

Hello! I received my swap package from Misskohaku on Friday and am just now able to post the pics.

She sent along some chocolate covered macadamia nuts all the way from Hawaii. (I've always wanted to go and I've only been to the Honolulu airport.  )


She also sent along an embroidery hoop with a quote from Astrid.


And a fabric bookmark and the book, The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. I have been wanting this book for a long time.


And probably my favorite item, little key earrings. I put these on immediately after opening the box.


Thank you so much for everything, Misskohaku!

I received my hoop from spidermom on Friday and just now am able to post a pic. She embroidered one of my absolute favorite quotes from the tv show, Friends. This will definitely be hanging up in my studio and I will laugh every time I look at it. She also sent along a fat quarter of the fabric behind it. I LOVE fabric.



Thank you so much, spidermom! I LOVE IT!

I recently made this apron for my partner in the Bento Swap.





What do you think?

Inspired by the rubik's cube tissue box on Big Bang Theory! Honestly, haven't really watched the show, but I hear it's awesome. And I do love the rubik's cube, so I made this for our coffee table in our living room.

one side of the box...


and another side...


and aerial shot!


Thanks for looking! Let me know what ya think!

Shannon

I received from Calabaza today!!!!

She made me a great utensil roll and cloth napkin!


A bento box strap with an apple button on it and sauce containers!


A silicone cake mold, tiny apple paper puncher, and bread sandwich maker!


And tiny cookie cutters! These are great! I have found it so difficult to find small cookie cutters, especially ones that aren't Christmasy so these are fantastic!


Thank you so much, Calabaza! I love all of it!!!

Shannon

Here's a better angle of the quilt I made Onyxnox for this swap.



The background fabric is navy blue with black dots all over it and the white and light blue fabrics have tree/leaf patterns to it.

I received my flag from waterbaby today and I LOVE IT!



I asked my partners for a flag wishing for my sister's health as she's had some issues the last few years. I absolutely love the hands raised up to the sun/light. I didn't tell waterbaby about this, but this image holds a lot of meaning for me and I think it's fantastic she used it. Thank you!!!!!