February craft store haul

I've seen this Pink & Cream Rose, Peony & Hydrangea Wreath at Michael's a couple of times while picking up other things, stared at it longingly. Even at 40% off, I couldn't bring myself to buy it. But I finally couponed up with a "25% off entire purchase, including sale items" coupon and bought it! Picked up some peach yarn at Hobby Lobby, so I can begin my ripple! I'm so excited...

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mouse in the house

I got this really cute (floral!!!) box on Valentine's Day from my BFF of 10 years, K, and I wanted to share its contents because it's perfect. So me! If you can't read the card, it says, This little guy made me think of you! He used to be an old freshwater fishing lure back in the 1920s, but now that he's retired he much prefers chilling on a cozy shelf at home. !!!!  So cute! He's...

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Windy Weekender

No, that's not a typo! When I took my new Wendy Weekender (she still doesn't have a name!!) out for pictures the other day, dressed in a pretty floaty dress with stars printed on it and a flower crown I made with some faux autumn foliage, the wind kept knocking her over! If you watched my deboxing video, you will know that for whatever reason, my WW's body is really loose; if you hold her by the...

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Wendy Wednesday

Hey! My Wendy Weekender arrived! As I've done a couple of times before, I deboxed her with my camera handy. The video is 15 minutes long, but the last couple of minutes is dedicated to showing each of my Blythes in their line-up on my desk. This is my 10th Neo Blythe! It's kind of surreal. My desk is a disaster area almost always, but the past couple of days, it's because I've been making...

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on that Cuteness Creep

My lip balm hoard is such that I stash multiple tubes everywhere. Next to my bed and in my purse are at least six tubes, and my desk is littered with them! Because I'm allergic to beeswax, I use vegan/hypoallergenic balms. These are really hard to find, even in stores like Whole Foods, so often I buy them online and end up ordering multiple tubes at once to be thrifty. Needless to say, they pile...

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"sewing"

I made a "feathery" dress out of felt for Aury a couple of years ago and it took me this long to have another go at it.

This time it really doesn't look like feathers or have a bird-like feel to it (the "feathers" are smaller, which I thought I'd like more, but don't actually), but I at least actually sewed all the pieces down instead of using tacky glue for most of them! The old one is kinda falling apart now since it was mostly only glued. I am trying to decide if I want to remake it. The fun part, as with making afghans, is picking out the colors!

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weekend at Wendy's

I think when you repeatedly look up a specific doll on eBay/Flickr over a period of several months and then someone says, "I'll pay you for this website work," it may be a nudge from the universe to go for it. Although I was gifted a Blythe in January 2013, I haven't bought one since mid-2012, so I was really feeling the bug. I love FBLs! I'm not sure why they are less popular than RBLs. This...

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