Passions & Distractions

The Boo Crew Hop-lloween

Hello to my regulars and welcome to those who are stopping by as part of the Boo Crew Hop-lloween! If you're following the hop, you should have gotten here from Von Marie. At the end of this post, I'll link to the next stop!

2CCC October Design Team: Beccy's Place

October 1 means I get to share another 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Design Team creation! This month we are working with Beccy's Place! 

Collected Crafty Collab Hop: Fall and Sequins

Hello to my regulars and welcome to those who are stopping by as part of the Collected Crafty Collab Hop! If you're following the hop, you should have gotten here from Tracy. At the end of this post, I'll link to the next stop!

If this is your first time checking out this hop, let me share a little background with you. Chatting with Karen, Anna, and Marie, we discovered a few things:

1. We all love squirrels, but can also be just as easily distracted as the fuzzy little friends. Hence the squirrel in the logo and our affectionate name for our group, The Squirrel Girls.
2. That we wanted to create a hop series to help us use the supplies we've been "squirreling" away.
3. We wanted to bring more attention to blogs, still a vital part of the crafting community.

As it turns out, there are other bloggers out there just like us, giving us the chance to create a great monthly hop series! Each month, we will focus on a theme and supply type. We can decide whether we wish to use one or both. This month we could focus on Halloween or Fall, use sequins, or both. I chose fall and of course could not resist finding a way to work sequins in!

A Moment of Zen

A lot of Wednesday posts are about wellness for me. This is about the value of taking some time to do what you love, even if it hampers yu from doing something else you love.

2CCC September Design Team: QKR Stampede

September 1 means I get to share another 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Design Team creation! This month we are working with Stamp On It, the company that handles digi stamps for Eureka and QKR Stampede!

Collected Crafty Collab Hop: Embossing Folders and Summer Vacations

Hello to my regulars and welcome to those who are stopping by as part of the Collected Crafty Collab Hop! I have been given the honor of kicking this month's hop off! If this is your first time checking out this hop, let me share a little background with you. Chatting with Karen, Anna, and Marie, we discovered a few things:

1. We all love squirrels, but can also be just as easily distracted as the fuzzy little friends. Hence the squirrel in the logo and our affectionate name for our group, The Squirrel Girls.
2. That we wanted to create a hop series to help us use the supplies we've been "squirreling" away.
3. We wanted to bring more attention to blogs, still a vital part of the crafting community.

As it turns out, there are other bloggers out there just like us, giving us the chance to create a great monthly hop series! Each month, we will focus on a theme and supply type. We can decide whether we wish to use one or both. This month we could focus on summery vacation scenes, use embossing folders, or both. I always enjoy challenging myself to the fullest, so I did both. And this month I was so inspired, I created TWO cards!

Mix It Mondays: The Pina Colada

No list of rum drinks would be complete without the Pina Colada. More than just a catchy 1970s song, this drink mixes some powerhouse flavors for a sweet, satisfying sipper!

Using Small Stamps: Part 5

Welcome back to Part 5 in my series sharing techniques and inspiration for using small stamps! This is the final installment in this series. If you missed Part 1, you might want to start here!

Mix It Mondays: The Mojito

The heat of summer begs for a cooling, refreshing drink. Rum comes to our rescue yet again with the incomparable mojito!

A Pause Is Perfect

Just the briefest post to remind myself (and you) that sometimes it's ok to pause. Having deadlines and goals and ideas is great. But when it's not fun to hit the fun goals, just be cool with letting it go. Just because the candle flickers doesn't mean it has to go out.