I recv'd my loverly package from craftygem last week but I've been on vacation and couldn't get the pics up in time. I'm so sorry for slacking craftygem! I love everything though..the frame she did is completely adorable and the photos are beautiful...

the frame...sooo cute! and pic for 'happiness'



Clockwise from top left....Contentment, anger(wate falls rushing in),boredom, longing


Love, excitement (rock climbing!), lonliness, jealousy (pic of the moon but the wires were jealous and wanted to be seen more in the picture LoL) , sadness

I love them all but I think my favorites are happiness, contentment and love. That photos of (your daughter?) and the dog is just precious. I love it. Thanks so much craftygem!!

Sorry about the glare on the photos. If you have better ones craftygem, please post 'em up.
-Amber

I recv'd my package from my loverly angle MoonLightbliss33!

Adorable button frame w/ very funny purple dino (ignore my reflection please. lol)


And some great black and white photos. I looove black and white photos.


My favorites!



Thanks so much for being my angle MoonLightbliss33, I love everything! 

-Amber

I received from ekuclaudette today and man do I feel spoiled! She sent me three CDs w/ 19 songs each, PLUS a 4th bonus CD!....76 songs to rock my socks! And they all came with the cutest covers. AND...she made the best case ever to keep them all in. I'm in love with it, it's so beautimus! Thank you so much Claudette!







Song Lists

Disc 1
Outkast: B.O.B
D'Angelo: Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone
Peterdragon: Beautiful
Tenacious D: Lee  (I loooove Tenacious D!)
Jagged Edge: Let's Get Married
Charlie Daniels Band: The Devil Went Down to Georgia (One my favorite songs,but I didn't have it before now)
Queen Latifah: Unity (aaah the memories this brings back. lol)
Tag Team: Whoomp! (There It Is)
Joan Osborne: Crazy Baby
The Mars Volta: The Widow
Tonic: If You Could Only See (acoustic)
A Perfect Circle: Weak and Powerless
Mos Def: Ghetto Rock
Rolling Stones: Beast of Burden
Nikka Costa: Like A Feather
Chris Isaak: Wicked Game
Toad the Wet Sprocket: Fall Down (I used to love them,but haven't heard them in forever. YaY!)
Nirvana: The Man Who Sold the World (who doesn't love Nirvana?!)
Eddie Money: Take Me Home Tonight

Disc 2
Otown: Liquid Dreams
Presidenst of the United States of America: Video Killed the Radio Star (another fav band of mine)
Nada Surf: Popular
The Black Eyed Peas: Sexy (they're so fun)
Hanson: Mmmbop (Be afraid, very afraid...but sing along anyway because you can't help it!lmao)
Republica: Ready To Go
Britney Spears: Slave 4 U
Robin Thicke: When I Get You Alone
Rehab: Sitti' at a Bar
Alicia Keys: A Woman's Worth (she completley rocks my socks)
Jem: 24
Lo Fidelity Allstars: Battlefield
Melissa Etheridge w/ Joan Osborne: Bring Me Some Water (soooo good, I love this one)
Supple: Stayin Alive
Meredith Brooks: Bitch (theme song. haha)
Sarah McLachlan: Possession
Cake: I Will Survive
Crash Test Dummies: Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm (again, the memories...and I'm be singing along with this one too)
South Park: Uncle Fu**a (lmao)


Disc 3
Korn: Kick the P.A.
Bif Naked: Lucky
Boys II Men: Motown Philly
Kula Shake: Tattva
New Kids on the Block: Right Stuff (omg I'm in grade school again...ooh ooh oh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh...)
Big Mountain: Baby, I Love You're Way (great song)
Heart: How Do I Get You Alone
Dead or Alive: You Spin Me Round (yeah,yeah,yeah, so I danced around singing this one yesterday. lmao)
Violent Femmes: Add it Up
Toni Basil: Hey Mickey (see above note about dancing and singing)
Rod Stewart: If You Think I'm Sexy (I refuse to admit I rocked this one)
Robbie Williams: Rock DJ
Alanis Morissette: Still
O.D.B: Got Your Money
30 Seconds to Mars: Capricorn
Prince: Kiss
TLC: I've Been Watching U
Bluse Traveler: Runarounds (I still love 'em)
2gether: The Hardest Part of Breaking Up

Disc 4
Method Man w/ Mary J Blige: All I Need
Warren G and Nate Dogg: Regulate (omgomgomg do I even have to tell you how much I was obsessed with this?I still have the tape somewhere.)
All-4-One: Breathless
Harvey Danger: Flagpole Sitta
Orgy: Fiction (Dreams in Digital)
Savage Garden: Break Me, Shake Me
The Cure: Pictures of You
Sqirrel Nut Zippers: Hell (again, I love them, too fun)
Ben Folds: Rockin the Suburbs
Backstreet Boys: Hey Mr. DJ
Michael and Janet Jackson: Scream (again, I'm scared, but I like it. I know it's wrong, but I can't help it)
Christine Aguilera: Infatuation (love this songs so much)
La Bouche: Wanna Be My Lover (did I tell you I love you Claudetter..the fact that you have this songs if reason enough)
Eminem: The Way I Am
Eagle Eye Cherry: Save Tonight (it makes me cry, but I love it beyond words)
10,000 Maniacs: Because the Night
Rober Palmer: I Didn't Mean to Turn You On
Proclaimers: Im Gonna Be (500 miles) (again with the singing *shakes head*)
R.E.M: Losing My Religion (I so love R.E.M.)

Thanks again Claudette..you rock and so does your music! Woooo!

*sings* You spin me right round baby right round, like a record baby....

I'd like to claim #1, lightweight polyester from Melesse's stash...1/2 yard please. 


My stash...


#1-black w/ pink flowers-not sure of the fabric but it's thicker w/ a kind of velvety feel but no visible pile-FQ only
#2-turquoise, purple, and green flowers-synthetic-FQ only
#3-grey leaves-cotton or cotton/poly blend-FQ only  Claimed by Rosali
#4-paisley print-I believe this one is a synthetic also-FQ only



#5-Purple w/ peach/pink/purple flowers-cotton-FQ only
#6-light pink w/ pink leaves-cotton-1/2 yard or FQ
#7-white w/ big bright flowers-cotton-FQ only
#8-green and white checks w/ summery drinks-cotton-FQ only



#9-brown w/ white stripes-cotton sheet material-1/2 yard or FQ
#10-beige w/ brown leaves-cotton sheet material-FQ only
#11-solid turquoise-cotton sheet material w/ visible grain-1/2 yard or FQ
#12-orange w/ colored specks-unsure of the fabric, it's kind of flowy but not too thin or see-through-1/2 yard or FQ


#13-Blue w/ angels and suns-cotton-FQ only
#14-Blue w/ flowers-cotton-FQ only
#15-Red w/ flowers-cotton-FQ onlyClaimed for personal swap
#16-White w/ pink hearts-cotton-1/2 yard or FQ


#17-Christmas print-cotton-1/1 yard or FQ
#18-Green and blue stripes-cotton-FQ onlyClaimed by Rosali
#19-Green and blue squares-cotton-FQ onlyClamed by Rosali

Taken with my digital camera...





















I think I'm going to play around with them in PSP today and see what I can do there too.

I love taking photos and really want to improve my photography skills so any comments or critisizm are appreciated.

So the only tattoo I have is a very small and not the greatest, since I got it about 7 years ago and I was stupid and didn't look for a good artist before doing it..ugh. So anyway...I had to at least show off the boy's new tattoo he got a couple months ago..



This one is the bad rat..he's going to get a good rat on the other arm with a halo and maybe wings, but it's going to be a rockin' good rat so instead of the harp it's going to have a badass guitar. Should be cool once the tattoo artist gets it all drawn up for him. I think he did a great job drawing up what the boy was wanting for this one.

Also, the boy's brother just got a nice dimebag tribute tattoo...



pardon the terrible glare...they were both new when I took the pics and they still had some 'gunk' on their arms makin' it shiney.

I'm going to the Highland Games in Chicago on Saturday...YAY!!!  I needed a simple bag to toss the boy's and my stuff in while we gawk roam around all day and I wanted something with a strap across my chest so I don't have to worry about it much. I had this fabric w/ kind of celtic-ish knots on it that I've been dying to use and some brown corduroy and they just worked too well together not to use now...so I came up with this....




The bag is lying funny so it looks like the knot print is not straight, but it is...it is off center though. Originally everything was supposed to run horizontally, not vertically, but I sewed the wrong edges and didn't feel the need to go back and change it.


This is the top of the strap, where it sits on my shoulder


And to show proportions and size and such..


The part on the shoulder was intended to cover up an area where the stitching came open a bit due to the corduroy unraveling or whatnot...I decided I'd wrap some of the knot print fabric around that area and stitch around all the edges to secure it. Then I realized that it would be great because now I have some padding right on my shoulder where the bag will be putting pressure all day. Yay for mistakes! LoL

Comments are always welcome and appreciated! 

-Amber

you got the fabrics a $1/yard!!! woa i bought the same striped one for regular price. booo. nice bag!!!!!1

I'm a determined bargain shopper!    Actually, I just got lucky..I couldn't believe it when I saw it there.


I made these today to go w/ my bag, since I had no idea what to do with the rest of the fabric left over and nothing I had even remotely matched at all. I like to match, but this may be over doing it. LoL Oh well, it's cute for the time being until it starts making me sick. haha

front of the wallet


back of the wallet..to keep change and whatever else


inside unfolded


change purse/makeup bag (I carry a lot of crap w/ me)


checkbook cover (it's got some serious wonky spots but it works)


and all of it together in all it's glorious/annoying matchy matchy-ness. LoL I still can't decide how I feel about it...I like it but I normally wouldn't so I'm a bit conflicted.

I made this today to try out some pellon interfacing I bought a while back. I wanted to see how it would be to work with and what the difference in stiffness would look like for the bag. I like the stiffness of it, but I'm not a fan of working with the pellon...pain in the rear actually. Maybe it's just me. LoL

Front of the bag...don't mind the terribly off center pocket. I was too preoccupied with making sure it was straight with the stripes and forgot to center the friggin thing. oops




the lining


It's far from perfect but I still like it and it'll be my new summer purse..until I'm inspired to make another one, of course.

Comments are always welcome and appreciated!

I received my package from knit_core today w/ not 1, but 2 coffee mug cozies w/ coffee mugs!!! They are so beautiful, and two of my favorite colors..I absolutely adore them! PLUS....she sent me an awesome measuring tape bracelet! I've been wanting one for ages.

Lookie!!..




The bracelet fits perfectly too. And the cozies fit my other coffee mugs so I can use them all the time. Yay! Good thing I was home alone when I opened everything up because I squeeled like a kid and jumped up and down going "Oh my God! Oh my God!" several times before I could control my outbursts. LoL

Knit_core, you are so awesome hun...I feel SO spoiled! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!