Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

I can't believe I forgot to wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day! Oops! In honor of the day, please LOVE this gorgeous dress:

from Peekaboo Designs on Etsy. Isn't it fabulous? Plus, it matches my blog! ; )

While we're on the subject, let me just say something about Etsy. If you've never checked it out, do it tonight!!! It is an incredible website filled with amazing talent. You can find anything on Etsy. Literally anything. Don't believe me? Search for yourself. Some of the stuff is creepy, some of it is strange, and SO much of what you find is thoughtful, beautiful, and expertly crafted. I believe in Etsy and you should, too.

Now go, shop on Etsy, make someone's dreams come true!

♥

Katie

Day 2!

 Hi Everyone!! It's a beautiful afternoon in Las Vegas, perfect for holing up inside and writing a blog. LOL!

My friend Tera had a bow for her daughter that she LOVED and wanted something of the same style in different colors. She asked me if I could recreate it for her. This is her bow:

I said yes, but honestly didn't know if I could do it. The bow is the easy part, but I agonize over color selection and patterns. Seriously, if it's not just right, I'm not happy. Grrr!

Tera wanted a red and black bow. Once I figured out what I wanted to use, making the bow turned into something really fun. The bow turned out beautiful!! Not exactly like the original inspiration, but maybe a little better.

I started planning my next creation right away, and this is it:

The strawberry ribbon has been a favorite for a long time, but I only had a little bit left, so I've been saving it for a special project. I could only make 2 bows, and they are fabulous. Each bow is 4.5" wide. The little white spots were hand-painted on the strawberry to give it an extra pop. Imagine these in pig tails! I'll definitely be making this style again, but not all the time, because I still agonize over the ribbon selection! : p

Thanks, Tera, for pushing me out of my comfort zone. It was definitely worth it!

♥

Katie

Day 1

Well, I'm not off to the greatest start, but it's still today, so it'll be OK. ;)

A couple of months ago, I bought this:

from Chickadee's Supplies on Etsy. The patterns are amazing and Petra, who owns the shop, is fantastic, too! I call it my "German ribbon". It's actually like a really cool jacquard.  Anyway, I only ordered 18 inches of each ribbon and am SO excited to use them all. The biggest challenge is finding a way to use the ribbon to its fullest because I have so little of it.

This is my first project:

I couldn't be happier with how these bows turned out! They don't have a name...yet, but I'm taking suggestions. : )

That's it for tonight! Thanks for looking!

♥

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