My maternal grandma was crafty.  She could do anything.  She once knitted me a dress.  I was in middle school, and I was a tomboy who hated dresses, so I didn't appreciate it at the time.  Now I look back and appreciate the effort she put into that dress.  I think I get my craftiness from her, or at least that's what my mom says.  She passed away when I was 15.  Now I think back and wish I would have shown more interest in crocheting and knitting, so I could have learned from her, rather than YouTube. 

When I was 13, I made Color Point sweatshirts for both of my grandmas for Christmas.  If you don't know what Color Point is, you basically iron a pattern onto your garment, and then you make the design with little dots of paint.  They were probably ugly, but both grandmas wore them with pride.  In fact, Grandma R may still have hers, and wear it.

As an adult, I got into scrapbooking.  I used to watch the Cricut infomercials and practically drool over them.  Never thought I'd have one because they were too expensive.  On Christmas 2008, I was about 8 months pregnant with the Peanut, and my husband surprised me with a Cricut, so I could make a scrapbook for her.  And that's when I feel I really started being crafty again.  Since then, I've upgraded to the bigger Cricut.  I've made countless gifts, and a lot of things for the Peanut.  I'm inspired by her, and my frugal side.  There are so many cute things out there for little girls, but I refuse to pay for something if I can make it myself.  So, I teach myself new things.

This blog is a place for me to show off my craft wins, as well as my craft fails (like bows - who knew bows would be so hard??)