Handmade in Vegas!!!

Wow! Life has just been crazy lately! (Pre)School is out for the summer, orders have been coming in like crazy, and our family has been adjusting to ALOT of changes! I have all these amazing blog ideas swirling around in my head and I'm dying to share them. I just don't know where the time goes.


In really exciting news, an Etsy team has been formed in Las Vegas! Why is that exciting? Well, an Etsy team is basically a giant opportunity to network and support your fellow artists and crafters in your area. We meet, craft, hold shows, and form friendships with people all over Southern Nevada who have Etsy shops. Really, it's an amazing thing! After a couple name changes, we have settled nicely into Handmade in Vegas. The team blog has lots of great information and links to items we have listed on Etsy. Take a peek!!

There is so much talent in this group, it would be impossible to represent it all. So, here are some great samples of what Handmade in Vegas has to offer. There's no rhyme or reason to this collection, just stuff that made me smile!

Fish Head costume by Laurie's Gifts

Cotton Candy Pink Crinoline by Localovespirate

Hearts on Heart's Heart by Cybelesque

Hadlee the Mermaid by Flaky Friends

PiggyPeeps by ShopAnnaVirginia

Itty Bitty Bloomer by Brava Boutique

It would be impossible to write about Handmade in Vegas without thanking Sarah of Flaky Friends for getting us started. Thanks, Sarah! She has done so much that I never would have thought of and really worked her butt off! Thanks, too, to everyone else on the team that is putting together meetings, craft shows, tutorials, and EVERYTHING else!

♥

Katie

Happy (Yesterday Was) Easter to you!

Pink eye be damned, we had a great Easter.

Everyone woke up early and searched for baskets, then got dressed and went to Mamaw and Papaw's house for breakfast and an egg hunt. The kids were so tired; they fell asleep in the car. At 2.75 and 4.5, that doesn't happen very often! The rest of the day was just family time...the best part!

I did do some Easter crafting this year, of course. And, of course, I did all of it the night before.

Lacey and Piper were the sweetest little bunnies I've ever seen.

Modeling their super cute bunny ears.

Showing off their leggings and pettiskirts

Grumpy Lacey at breakfast

Piper, using her Easter basket as a purse

Now, I know you want details. The cami tops and skirts came from the "big girl" section at Target. Actually, so did the "leggings". They are adult knee hi's that I made into legwarmers. SO easy! I'll show you sometime.

And, yes, that is a fuzzy bunny tail you see, too! Quick and easy, made of the same felt as the ears.

Finally, the ears: Super simple! I cut a pattern out of card stock, traced it on the felt, cut, and hot glued. When the ears were finished, I made the bows, and glued them on. The project took longer than I expected, but was definitely worth the time!

I'll be back tomorrow, I swear! We're finally on the mend.

♥

Katie

My crazy plan...

I have been inspired!

A couple of friends have been working on one of those “picture-a-day” blogs for a while now and it’s really SO cool. So, I started thinking, I make something every day, maybe I should do it, too. And here it is! The unofficial name of this project will be “Bow-a-day for 365 nights”.

There have to be some rules, though. First, I will make something EVERY day. There will probably be days when my project is less than mind-blowing, but that’s part of the fun! You can laugh with me! Second, I have to post something EVERY day. Obviously.

Undoubtedly, this will be a difficult task, especially with 3 crazy kids and 1 crazy husband. More than difficult, though, I expect it to be fun, challenging, and rewarding.

The fun starts tomorrow…

♥

Katie