YAY! I got my package from craftykate today and I actually gasped when I opened it, I am so in LOVE!
 
Isnt this purse the absolute best thing ever? I am the happiest girl ever! It is just unspeakably perfect! Thank you so much!

And here is a close up of the super cute lining and the AMAZING handle.

Here is a cute rainbow necklace (which you can see I put on immediately!)

\and a really cool rainbow candle! I Love everything!

I got my september card in the mail today, and I am so proud of whoever sent it.I know how much courage to even say a secret like that to yourself, much less share it. So thank you.

Ok, I went out to get the paper this morning, and what do I see? A PACKAGE! Then, I felt silly as all heck because I realized that it is sunday, and that means that the package was there yesterday, and somehow i missed it.
But, it ended up being an awesome way to start the day!


These earings rock my world! I intend to take them off only when showering!

I also got a plethora of Robot related stationary....



a cute little bookmark (which has already found a home, taking the place of the starbucks reciept in my book)



a cute little foamy robot and a robot piture frame (which I stuck my little brothers basketball picture in, eityher implying that he also loves robots or that he IS a robot.... hmmm).


Thank you so much Flirtingwithdisaste r! I love everything- this has been an awesome first swap!

I made these card for mothers day. Sorry I didnt post pics in time to help anyone looking for a mother's day card idea, but  this card technique is very adaptable to any occasion. I wish I could remeber where I got the idea, sorry.
Anyhow, I just melted some crayon shavings in between wax paper, microwaved it, then sandwiched it between pretty papers. Pretty simple.

This particular apron was made out of a thrifted (and washed, of course) sheet- so I have plenty of fabric to make many more. The blue trim was a taffetta-ish material from someone else's prom dress, and the pockets are humungous eyelet, which was a bit too much as trim for me. On some future aprons I might use some smaller eyelet to trim out the bottom, but for now i used what i had. The stitching is a bit wonky and the pockets are lopsided, but it is fun and functional, so I am calling it a success.

So, inspired by these clutches, among others, I tried my hand at a book clutch. I have to say, it went swell, and I plan on making a few more. The hardest part for me was finding a book that looked good enough to carry around, but wouldn't make me feel absolutely awful for destroying it. I finally settled on an outmoded diet book with a cute little embossing of an ice-cream sundae on the front.







You can't quite tell from the pictures, but I am also wearing some reading propaganda. an unintentional coincidence. "the sky is the limit with reading!" says the turtle reading a book, and tied to a balloon.