Crafty Carnival

New custom calling cards or mommy cards added to the shop :)

I've just added a few designs to my etsy shop.  These are "business cards" but made especially for moms like me who love to be able to whip out a card and hand it to another mom.  I slide them into my kids backpacks for sleep overs, just in case they forget our phone # and need to call home.  I give them to relatives and family members so they have our most current information.  The possiblities are endless and FUN!

You get 250(!!!) cards for only $30, and they are fully customizable.  You also get a free online proof :)  So what are you waiting for?  Order some up so you can start handing em out ;)

*these also make a great gift for a teen or preteen who is maybe getting their first cell phone :)  Just leave the last name off for safety reasons, and you're good to go!

 
***************sorry pics aren't uploading right now :(  I'll try again later!  But go to my shop!  You can see them there :) ********************* 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

Sweet Water Child - Lullabies for Getty

UPDATE!!  All links are now fixed!  I'm SO SORRY!  Please click away and get to know Getty and the Damnwells!  Thank you to Mary Beth the sweet commenter that made me aware of the problem!  Huge hug going out to yoU!  xoxo

Hello Crafty Carnival fans!  My name is Stacey Ball and I will be guest posting today to share with you an exciting event that is happening RIGHT NOW!

First, let me introduce you to Getty Amelia Storm.

Getty is a 1 year old little girl that is battling SMA1, Spinal Muscular Atrophy.  SMA1 is slowly robbing Getty of muscle strength, weakening her body and making her extremely vulnerable.  SMA1 comes with a typical life expectancy of 2-3 years.  It is the number 1 genetic killer of children, and yet most have never heard of it.  Today, we want to change that!

Through an amazing chain of events some wonderful people named Angela and Alex Dezen of The Damnwells have released an album of lullabies in tribute to Getty.  Sweet Water Child - Lullabies for Getty is available for purchase on iTunes.

This album costs just $10 and the proceeds go to The Getty Owl Foundation.  This foundation was established to help other families, like the Storms, with a diagnosis of SMA as well as provide financial assistance to find a cure!!

Please visit the website and take a listen, while deemed an album of lullabies we are sure that everyone will enjoy it.  If you have twitter, facebook or a blog yourself we encourage you to give a shout out and let others know that this album is for sale!

Thank you so much for your time and for supporting Lullabies for Getty!

A Princess Powered Robot for your viewing pleasure :)

My bother-in-law is super creative and loves to build things.  He recently made a hamster powered robot using my friend Lisa's kids' hamster Princess as the test pilot.  I think you all will love watching this.  It's cute, and we all love cute around here :)  Thanks I-wei, and Lisa for letting us all be a part of it ;)

Check out the youtube video here

photo credit: Crabfu

 

Really SUPER good deal on Mohair Bears

I came across this auction today on ebay. The seller used to collect some of my bears, but I think she's moved on, so they are super discounted... there are also two Jennifer Murphy bears (eeps!!) great prices!  So I thought I would post a link, and hopefully she can get a sale out of them :)  **I posted a link to this seller's auctions, and not to the auction of just my bear... so if it's not there anymore, too much time has passed.

  Here's pictures of my two bears that are for sale:

 

 

and on a side note:  "THEY" (the books, the blogs, the powers that be) say that you have to blog 2-3 times a week AT LEAST and post really great pictures and talk all about your life and who you are.  You have to do all of that to be a GOOD blogger.  I know this is true.  I know I'm not a GOOD blogger.  But right now, with my kids the ages they are, I just can't be a GOOD blogger.  And normally, I don't do things I can't do the right way, and be very good at.   But in this case... I've decided to just allow myself to do as much as I can, and not be stressed out about it.  I worry that I'm not "keeping up" enough, and that people will lose interest in my work.  But, for now, I'm just trying to find a happy medium between being a "good blogger" and a "good mom."  So thanks to everyone who is still checkin my blog in their readers and to those of you who are sticking with me.  I <3 u!  And please follow me on facebook or twitter for the most up to date stuff.  xoxo - Missy

Crafty Carnival on Groopdealz.com! One Day ONLY!

ONLY $1 for this pattern for ONE day only on Groupdealz.com!  OMG!  How exciting!  If you were even thinking for a second about getting this pattern... now you know you have to ;)  For a buck!?  What!?  That is awesome!  So hurry, go buy it!  Love you guys!!  (oh, and hurry and tell your friends on twitter and facebook and your blogs and everywhere else cause this is only a one day deal :) 

THE DAY THAT THIS DEAL WILL BE AVAILABLE IS JANUARY 13th (Happy Birthday dad!)

 

Free Printables for Girl Scout Troops to use for Cookie Sales

This is gonna be short!  I made this for Daisy's troop yesterday.  Her fabulous leaders based the meeting tonight around cookie sales.  They talked about their manners and their goals, and they used this cute coloring sheet for their activity.  If you like it and you want to use it for your troop, you can download it here-->  Download Cookie sale sheet 

And when the cookies get here, don't forget about this cute THANK YOU CARD DOWNLOAD from last year.  It's great even for the little girls!

Free Printable Love Letter for Valentine's Day or Weddings

I'm so excited about this project that I 've been working on!  I started doodling (nothing fancy, but still sweet) and I came up with this adorable 8x10 sheet of paper where I could list 10 things I love about you!  I made one for both of my daughters, and then the project kept growing into a journal!

 

 

If you would like to download this DIY coloring page/love letter for free, Download Ten things!  This would be such a sweet gift for you to give, or print it and let your children fill it out and give it away!  Or how about to a bride from a groom on her wedding day?  Or vise-versa.  The options for this are ENDLESS!!  You can print this on any kind of paper you choose (binder paper, watercolor paper, scrapbooking paper) and then use sharpies, or crayons, or colored pencils, or paint and really make it your very own creation!  When you're done, share your pictures in the flickr group I've created!  But in the mean time, go there to see more pictures of what others have done!  (I have 25 pictures in there already!!  :)

 

 

If you like this idea, and you would like more, I put a whole PDF journal together!  It is 11 inside pages, a front and back cover, plus an inspirational instruction sheet!!  It is available in my etsy shop for only $8!  Here are some pictures of the entire journal! 

 

Valentine Love is in the air

I just sent out another set of family dolls to the Hoy family.  They were really fun to make!  Such  an adorable family!  I hope they love their dolls!

 

 

I also finished these two cuties and added them to the shop!  The pink haired one would be a perfect Valentine's gift, if you ask me :)

 

 

And I also started work on another project that I can't seem to get out of my head!  This is just the beginning of a huge project that I'm making for my girls, and I will be sharing it with YOU as soon as I have it all together!  Here's a sneaky peaky! (it's a grainy cell phone pic, but you get the idea :)  It was also my fourth picture in my 365 project.

 

<---- i added some junk :)

I added a facebook "fan app thingy" and a "follow me on twitter widget"  over there on my sidebar (to your left)  I had a fan page for Crafty Carnival last year, had a bad experience, and bitterly deleted it.  Oops.  That was irrational.  Should have checked the calendar before I did anything major.  Had I waited a week, I'm sure I wouldn't have been as mad... or mad at all.  ;)  So anyway, I added it back.  I also decided to start tweeting.  Mostly because I want to be a part of the 21st century, not just an admirer of it.  hardy har har.  I'll be here all night.  now go follow me.  xoxoxo

What's new in 2011?

2009, and 2010 kinda sucked for me.  I lost my crafty mojo super bad.  I was bitter and angry about some of the process of being a crafty gal in this here internet age... but 2011 is looking better already.  A few months ago, I got my craft room all cleaned up and organized, and I have been super happy re-joining the crafty party.  I think in anything in life, there are mountains and there are valleys... I'm sure glad that's all over now :)

This year, I'm starting a 365 project.  It's not new, lots of people have been doing it for lots of years... but this year, I'm joining in on the fun :)  You can find my project here and follow me!  And I'll follow you back!  You can join at 365project.org.  This is my first picture.  And it is kinda crafty, but I intend on making this project more of personal photos rather than crafty ones.  We'll see how that goes :)

 

I'm also pledging to be a part of THIS cool project on Elsie's blog!  It's called project restyle, and it's mainly about using your creativity to make old things new again.  I think, we as crafters, do this already and have been doing this for years... so the idea of doing that is not new.  But what is NEW and VERY COOL about this project is that Elsie and Rachel have given us all a chance to share our projects in their flickr group here.  It's a voice for us!  A way to be heard and seen.  And all the while we get to do what we love and be creative with it!  Also, it gives me incentive to work harder on using reclaimed items... and a little bit of accountability...  I like that.  So I'm very excited to pledge to be a part of this project in 2011.  The inspiration is already flowing!  Whoot whoot!!

 

And what else is 2011 bringing?  Who knows.  But I'm just happy

that I'm sewing again... very happy :)  And here's a little teaser for you:  on my desk right now there is a doll...that looks like she has chihuahua eyes.  I don't know where she's heading, or how she's gonna turn out.  Maybe a little dark, and gothic, maybe not, but I hope to have her done by Monday.  And nerd glasses.  That's gonna be big for me this year too.  Elsie and Rachel do a lot with glasses... I think they can really take credit for being a huge part in starting the trend.  But the glasses are so endearing I'm having a hard time resisting... so we'll see :) har har.