Happy Birthday!

It's my lovely grad assistant, Cara's, birthday tomorrow and I wanted to get her a little something. So instead, I decided to make her a little something ;) Now remember people, I am new to this whole crafting thing, but I am LOVING it! And I'm not sure that anything else matters when you get a gift from a friend other than the fact that they put time and effort into picking it out for you. I don't know about you guys, but no matter what it looks like in the end, when someone takes the intentionality to make me something from scratch, I am so overwhelmed with gratitude. Something about that gesture feels so sincere and personal. Thus, my effort to make more things for the ones I love.

So, I am hoping that Cara carries the same sentimentality that I do. For otherwise, she will see a necklace with several flaws, when I'm hoping she sees a necklace with lots of character and built with lots of love :)

Decopage a Pumpkin and You're Guaranteed to Have a Good Time!

Another fun project with Shelly! We took some fun fall prints (napkins), grabbed some fake pumpkins from Michaels, and modge podged those bad boys! My only suggestion, based on time, we only painted the stems of the pumpkins white, but I would suggest you spray paint the entire pumpkin white, unless you prefer the orange to seep through the print :)

Fabric Flowers

My good friend Shelly taught me how to make fabric flowers for an upcoming Women's Week Dessert we're having at CBU, and I kind of went a little crazy! I feel like one of those supposed artsy people who always aspires to be artsy, but never follows through. So, hopefully this is the start of something good :) Check out my "attempts" and let me know if you want to craft with me!

For the Love of Fall!

If I say a little prayer will the heat go away?

So, Fall is supposed to be the season of changing leaves, crisp weather, gluten free pumpkin scones, and apple cider. So, I ask you...what's with the 110 degree weather and my unbearable cold? Now, I know a cold is a cold and we unfortunately get them year round, but there is nothing worse than a scratchy throat and sniffly nose when it's hot and stuffy outside. And no matter what I do, I can't make this heat go away! I've tried wearing the sweater and jeans regardless of the temp, in hopes that God will adapt the weather to my needs, but no no no. So, I press on. In the heat.