Guitar Cake Topper

Last Friday we had a get-together at our house for a friend and co-worker of Jesse's. It was his last day of work, so we threw him a party :) For my birthday this year, this friend brought me a cake to work, which I thought was really sweet. I wanted to do something special for his last day, but since I'm not much of a baker, I made him a cake topper instead!

He's in a band and hopes to pursue his music career now that he's done working in the factory. I knew a guitar cake topper was the perfect thing to create!

Cake toppers and cupcake toppers are something I hope to add to my shop in 2013. I know I won't get to them this year, so I'm putting them on the list for next year. The possibilities are endless with the different themes and designs I could make! Wedding cake toppers and milestone birthday cupcake toppers will be first on the list!

Treasury Thanks

Welcome to another edition of my Treasury Thanks! Each week I like to thank my treasury curators from the past week by featuring their treasuries as well as an item from their shop. Please help me in thanking them by clicking on their treasuries and checking out their shops :)

 Eugenie of MulberryWhisper featured my Mr & Mrs Champagne Flutes in her Winged Energy of Delight Treasury! I just love all of the colorful items in the shop Eugenie shares with her mom including this Ikat Silk Top!

 

Taara of printline featured my Live Out Loud Notebook in her Words to live by Treasury! Taara makes beautiful invitations and announcements and this Pink and Green Garden Invitation is my favorite!

 

Lisa of AliferousExpress featured my Custom Name Album in her September Sky Wishes Treasury! Lisa is getting ready for Fall and Halloween in her shop and has this awesome Halloween Digital Scrapbook Paper Kit ready for you to create with!

 

LeAnn of pasqueflower featured my Personalized Etched Shot Glasses in her Party Sunny, Mostly Gray Treasury! There's only sunny skies in LeAnn's shop and these Floral Oven Mitts are blooming!

Friday Features - Boots for Fall

Fall is sneaking up fast and it will be here before we know it! Last fall I saw so many cute boots and I'm determined to get myself a cool pair this year! Etsy has so many great choices. Some are great for every day wear and others aren't quite as practical, but they're all so fun to browse! Check out my favorites :)

Glitter Doc Martens Vintage 1990 Magenta Pink Glitter Doc Martens Boots UK Size 9

by purevintageclothing

Vintage Brown Leather Campus Boots / Braided / size 6.5

by badbabyvintage

Vintage Country Blue Cowboy Boots...

 by madistaraffair

size 8.5 or 9 Vintage 70's 80's Shearling Brown Leather Suede Tall Boots winter snow bunny hipster

by fancyantler

Colored Invitations!

I'm so excited to introduce my new line of Wedding Invitations!

In fact, I can't believe I didn't think of this sooner! I've added Colored Wood Invitations to my shop!!!

 

I've had the wood on hand for quite some time now. I originally made baby photo albums out of the colored wood. After a recent inquiry about adding color to my invitations, it hit me like a ton of bricks that I could add a lot of color to my invitations!

I think the first sample turned out awesome and I can't wait to get my hands on some other colors to run more samples! I currently have light pink and light blue on hand, but I'd love to run samples of purple or black...how cool! There are 16 colors to choose from!

And while I was running a sample, I thought I'd use the entire sheet of wood and make some pendants and earrings out of the light pink as well! I can't wait to get these finished! I have my first show next weekend and I hope they do well!

Have you made any awesome discoveries lately...that have been right under your nose?

Wordless Wednesday - First Fish

My "Big" Brother :)

Labor Days Past

On Friday I featured several items that reminded me of the Labor Day Parade in my town. I got several questions about my time in the parade, so this weekend I went on a photo hunt to find pictures of me in the parade :) It's always fun to look through old photos!

This is my first photo at Labor Day. I'm about 17 months old here. My grandpa was an Iowa Representative in Congress for many years. Don't you love me decked out in my red, white and blue! My mom is holding me and my grandma is driving.

Another tradition in my town is the crowning of the queen called Miss Essex or Little Miss Essex. I participated in this twice when I was little and got 1st runner up and 2nd runner up. I never participated when I got to high school (not really my thing then). I'm the little blonde in the front left. And each set of queens got their own convertible to ride in in the parade :)

Our parade also has lots of floats from local businesses and organizations. Here I am riding on the float for the local library. Each year the parade has a theme and this year it had something to do with "around the world". I'm on the right in the grass skirt (and REALLY short hair!).

I also mentioned in my Friday Features post that I carried the bass drum in the marching band. As a 7th and 8th grade girl, this probably wasn't the best instrument of choice...lol! Look at me go :)

And the last parade I was in (probably 2000 or 2001) Jesse and I rode a horse. There are always tons of horses at the end of the parade. I always thought it would be fun to do, so Jesse and I rode double. My cowgirl outfit here just cracks me up :)

 I'll be headed to the parade this afternoon and look forward to seeing the queens, the bands, the floats, the horses, etc. And this year, my mom gets to ride on a float for her class reunion. Maybe she'll throw me some candy :)

Treasury Thanks

Welcome to another edition of my Treasury Thanks! Each week I like to thank my treasury curators from the past week by featuring their treasuries as well as an item from their shop. Please help me in thanking them by clicking on their treasuries and checking out their shops :)

Melissa of MellsCrafty featured my Carved Tree Guest Book in her Reading under the trees Treasury! These Little Crocheted Boots from Melissa's shop are just adorable!

Jeanne from BlingThingsOriginals featured my Friends Word Album in her Etsy Friends Treasury! Jeanne's Beaded Metal Bookmark would fit in this treasury perfectly!

Filianna from artshelter featured my Engraved Recipe Book in her A woman should have...Treasury! A woman should also have beautiful art in her home like this Set Sail digital print from Filianna's shop!

Deb of storybeader featured my Advice for the Bride and Groom Book in her Be Prepared! Treasury! And to help be prepared, how about one of Deb's journals like this Purple Petals Journal!

Rose of randomcreative featured my Double Name Album in her I Love Bright Colors! Treasury! As most of my readers already know, I love bright colors too! That's why I love Rose's Button Dangle Earrings so much!

 

Heather of iHartFelt featured my Live Out Loud Notebook in her Live Out Loud Treasury! Heather is preparing for Halloween with these adorable Felt Bat Ornaments in her shop!

Thanks again to each of my curators! You've made my week :)