Quote Me

Like I mentioned before, everyone loves quotes. People love to say them, share them on social media, and use them in their home as decor. Here are some lovely quotes I have available in 5x7 art prints. The simple black writing on bright white cardstock looks amazing framed on the wall. I even have one of these on the wall in my own kitchen. Can you guess which one??

Drink Tea - Read Books - Be Happy

You Can't Buy Happiness - But You Can Buy Tea

When All Else Fails - Take A Nap

You Are My Sunshine - My Only Sunshine

Keep Me In Your Heart - I'll Stay There Forever

 These lovely prints, as well as others, are available at Pretty Petals Paper Shop.

Take a look and Enjoy! 

For The Love Of Words

Well... I have been away awhile. Working with little ones at summer camp during the day and making orders during nights and weekends has been keeping me very busy. Over the last month or two I have introduced some new items in my shop. Like most people, I love quotes, sayings, and lyrics. I now carry a selection of note cards and art prints that have.. you guessed it!... classic quotes, sayings, and lyrics! 

Here are a few of my favorite new note cards, with fun sayings and colorful chevron backgrounds! 

True Story

Let's Be Weird Together

Hakuna Matata

To see all of my note cards and art prints, visit Pretty Petals Paper Shop.

Have a great week!

Giveway - Grand Prize Worth Almost $500

The Precocious Preteen Giveaway Hop!

April 24 - May 8

Today, the daughter of What Mommy Wants author Melissa, is turning 12! To celebrate, she is hosting the Precocious Preteen Giveaway Hop, where one winner will get a grand prize worth over $475!

The grand prize includes a digital camera, a plasma car, and several other great items. Items from Pretty Petals Paper Shop and Craft Me Pretty are included in the grand prize. 

The giveaway is going on until May 8, so there is plenty of time to enter!

ENTER GRAND PRIZE HERE

Also, make sure to visit her blog daily for the Sponsor Spotlight (I will be featured!) to learn more about the items in the grand prize and for an extra entry.

Good luck!

Sew Me Something Pretty

I grew up with a mother and grandmother who did quite a bit of sewing. I always found it to be a fun activity, just like all the other craft activities I was constantly doing. This last November I finally purchased my first sewing machine! It was so exciting! Within a day or so of having it, I had already made some great business card holders for my sister and myself. 

After Christmas, I became very busy with work and my Etsy shop, leaving my beautiful new sewing machine to sit and collect dust. I have a box full of lovely new fabrics waiting to be made into something great, and I hope that I can soon find time to sew.

I want to share with you a lovely shop where I found an adorable sewing accessory, the cutest pincushion I have ever seen. Found at Sea Pinks on Etsy, I purchased a little yellow pumpkin pincushion to match my new yellow and grey sewing basket. The owner, Jenny, worked with me to find just the right fabric to match and was a pleasure to work with. In her shop, she sells a variety of beautiful embroidery and sewing items. Absolutely love her shop!

Here are some fantastic handmade items by Sea Pinks

Felt Bird Pale Ice Blue

Bright Yellow Floral Pumpkin Pincushion

Decorative Monarch Butterfly

Light Green Polka Dot Tomato Pincushion

Make sure to visit her shop to find all the wonderful items available!

Stamps!

As a craft lover and a shop owner of paper crafts, I love stamps! I have an insanely large collection of rubber stamps, and I mean LARGE. No matter how badly I don't need more stamps, I continue to buy them. Of course  I buy most of them to make items for my shop, but I have enough to last a lifetime. Most of my purchases are from local craft stores, but my favorite place to buy stamps is from other crafters on Etsy. It is so fun to get unique designs that are completely handmade! 

One shop I have come across many, many times is Green Garden Stamps. The designs are beautiful and fun. I have yet to buy from this shop, but have been tempted many times. Here are a few of my favorite designs.

Rainy Day

Flower Garden

Hand Made

These are so lovely that I just might make my first purchase tonight!

Hunger Games Note Cards

I can't believe the movie is almost here! Only a few more days! I decided to read the first book in the Hunger Games series again in preparation for the movie. As I read, I began to fall in love with it all over again (even though I was still obsessed!). 

This morning I decided to create a set of note cards using quotes from The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay.  All of the quotes are between Katniss and Peeta. 

Peeta and Katniss Quotes - Hunger Games Note Cards

Last week I ordered this really great handmade mockingjay pin stamp from Crafting Casa on Etsy. Using this stamp I created a set of note cards and a set of bookmarks. Take a look!

Hunger Games Mockingjay Pin Stamped Bookmarks

Hunger Games Mockingjay Pin Stamped Note Cards

More Hunger Games inspired items to come!

Subbing = Exhausting

After a nice couple months of short work days and much needed freedom, I decided to finally start working more and actually begin teaching. It has been an exhausting three weeks!

I started this week at a school I had never been to in a 5th grade class. It turned out to be a pretty nice day, with the classroom student teacher doing most of the teaching. After a two day break, I was in a first grade classroom. Wow, those little ones have a lot of energy! They were up and down, and all around, constantly having something to say. Each one seemed to have something that hurt, from a hurt tooth to a hurt heart. It was a great experience though and the classroom teacher asked if she could call me again.

Today was spent in a 6th grade class, next door to the class I did my student teaching. I was amazed at how great the kids were. They had a few moments of not so perfect behavior, but it makes me seriously reconsider what grade I would like to eventually teach. Maybe I do want to teach older grades after all.

Now . . . Spring Break!

Have a lovely week everyone!