Winter Cleaning!!!

Wow! I was watching my "2015 Goals" video that I posted last year... My craft room was a mess then too! I did get it cleaned up and organized somewhat. But soon let it get out of control again. Over the summer I found a huge leak in the ceiling and had to shove everything into boxes in corners to make way for the repairs. I've started crafting in the dining area because I just don't want to be in my craft room. We moved to a bigger apartment so that I could have a room for crafting and not using it is just not conducive. I'm on vacation this week so I'm cleaning away!! I woke up early Saturday and did some housework. We babysat my niece & nephew after church so the rest of the evening was spent relaxing. Sunday morning I got up and started cleaning bathrooms. My determination must have rubbed off because my husband got out of bed and started cleaning the kitchen! After feeling accomplished we sat down and enjoyed the day together in the living room. When I got up this morning, I started the last load of laundry, vacuumed the apartment then tidied up in the kitchen (dishes from hubby cooking dinner) After taking a break to eat some breakfast, I stood up and opened my craft room door {{{insert scary music here}}}. Once I started, it started to go pretty quick! You may not be able to tell by these pics, but I made A LOT of progress. I can now see my desk(most of it) and I can walk all the way around it. I can also see the counter under the window!! I'm not sure if I'm going to continue or pick it back up tomorrow. I should probably just continue. But at least I've started! I hope everyone is having a great day! It's cold and snowy/icy here.

Homemade Body Scrub

I needed a gift for two friends. I had really wanted to try making my own body scrub so I scoured YouTube lol. I found a very simple recipe with only two ingredients, sugar and coconut oil. That's it! The best thing about this recipe is that it's all natural and edible. So if my friends grandson got his hands on it.... No problem! So to make this, I took two mason jars & filled them with granulated sugar. I put about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of coconut oil in a mixing bowl and microwaved it for about 15-20 seconds just to soften it up. I then dumped both jars of granulated sugar into the bowl and mixed it up real well. The labels I made on my Cricut Design Space software. I just fussy cut them out though. I didn't want to get my machine out. I ran the labels through my Xyron sticker maker and there you have it! A quick, simple, cute Christmas gift!

2015 Christmas Cards

I made all my Christmas cards this year! I did two different designs. The first is an image from Lawn Fawn called "Winter Fox". I colored this image with my Copics as follows: Fox - E50, E51, E53, E97,& E95 for the cheeks. Cup/Coffee - BG11, BG13, BG15, E33, & E35. Scarf - BG23 & B23. I used open stock paper from Hobby Lobby and inked around the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink in "Tea Dye". I also used ribbon from Walmart. I stamped the sentiment on the inside of the card in Memento Ink "Toffee Crunch" (the first stamp pictured below). For the second card, I used an image from a My Favorate Things stamp set called "You Gnome Me". I am SOOOOO proud of my coloring on this one!!! I'm super scared of coloring with red. But he turned out super cute! I used the following Copic markers: skin - E000, E00, & E02. Shirt - C00 & C1. Pants/Hat - R24, R27, R29, & R56. Suspenders- G05, &G09. Beard - W00, W1, W3, & W5. I also used my Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Chrome for the suspender buttons. I used open stock papers from Hobby Lobby. I inked the edges Tim Holtz distress ink in Peeled Paint. I used ribbon from Hobby Lobby and stamped the image inside with Ranger Archival Ink in Geranium. (the second stamp in the image below). I also used a circle die from My Favorite Things called cross stitch.