Sometimes I wonder how many times people have started out their blog with the sentence "It's been a while since I last blogged" or something similar. I could start out my blog with a statement like this, but I don't think I will. After all, It's pretty obvious. If you cared , you could just look at the date of the previous blog. Plus "a while" is just a matter of opinion. To some a few weeks isn't really all that long. Right now, to me, It seems like forever. The only reason why is because I actually have finished A BUNCH of projects.
First we had Monkey's birthday to go overboard on. I ended up sewing and appliqueing 16 tunics for all his guests. I made a cake complete with castle and battle scene. I also modified a dinosaur pinata into a dragon. It was so fun seeing baby Bear battle the fierce balloons in his little knight's tunic. The guests all had so much fun Running around in their tunics fighting with
their foam swords and popping the balloons. Daddy Man ended up helping Monkey slay the pinata dragon with a massive replica sword from the Lord Of the Rings. Monkey had a great time, but I was glad when it was over.
A few days after that I started, then eventually finished, 13 glass bowls for a friend's wedding. I used my Cricut and the "Sure Cuts a Lot" program to cut out a bunch of circles with R's in them out of vinyl. After the tricky part of trying to smooth the circles on the rounded glass, I used etching cream to etch them onto the glass. They turned out cute and will look great with the cranberries and candles they plan on using(probably a lot better than the rocks and single ribbon I used in the picture).
I also made all the Christmas gifts for Daddy Man's side of the family. I etched their last names onto glass plates. I don't have any pictures of these because they have already been given out(I know it's early, but I am done) :) I had a ton of fun with these and plan on making one for myself.
It's so fun trying out new techniques and I love seeing my friends and loved ones smile when I give them something I worked on. I guess that's the best part of crafting. Working on a special gift is probably the best way I know that I can tell someone how important they are to me.
