Etsy

No new projects to post today, but I am super excited to let you know that I have finally got my Etsy shop up and running! (There is a link to my shop on the right side of this page under my profile.) I only have a few things listed so far, but hope to add more daily. I have lots of creations completed, just sitting here waiting to find their new homes.

Thanks for stopping by! ~Shelbie

What I have been up to between naps!

For the last month or so, I have pretty much felt like crud! I am slowly getting back to normal but have still not been released to go back to work. So my days consist of crafts and naps. (I still get wiped out pretty easily.) I haven't done any paper crafting. In fact, the last thing that I made with paper was the Valentine that I made for a challenge.

I have the sewing machine out and have been making convertible bags. I saw a girl with one of these and thought it was really cool. After scouring the net for them, I wasn't able to find one like hers was, so I made my own pattern for it. I am quite happy with how it came out and am actually going to list a few on Etsy!

It is a shoulder bag. If you pull the nickel loops up to the top of the handles, it becomes a backpack. If you would like a shoulder bag that hangs a little lower, there are D rings that will allow you to move the handles to the top so that the bag hangs lower. Depending on your size, you may even be able to wear it cross-body with the handles in this position. It's basically like having 3 (or 4) bags in one!

This one is multi colored. This was the first one that I made so I didn't go buy special material for it. I just used a jelly roll of scrap pieces that I had.

This is the first one made out of cotton canvas material. (This is home decor material and even though it is 100% cotton, it is dry clean only.) It turned out really nice and is quite sturdy. I am pleased enough with it that I have decided to make a few more and attempt to sell them on etsy!

This one is different. It doesn't have the D rings to change the handles. It is strictly either a shoulder bag or a back pack.

This shows the inside. On all of the bags I made 2 large slip pockets on the inside. I won't carry a bag if there aren't at least a couple of slip pockets inside!

Okay, enough about the bags! (I get really excited about them!)

I love "Ugg style" boots. I have a couple pairs of these and when it is cold outside, these are on my feet. Well, since I haven't gotten to go anywhere other than the Dr.'s office for the past month, I haven't gotten to wear my boots' (I'm not one to wear my shoes/boots in the house.) So, I got out my crochet hooks and whipped myself up a pair of "Ugg style" boot slippers! I love them! I have to make another pair so that I can write down my pattern as I go. I don't know why I didn't do this when I made the first pair!

I saved the best for last! I have been very blessed in the fact that I not only grew up very close to my grandmother, but to my great grandmother as well. These two women where more like best friends than they were mother and daughter. And I hate to break it to you Martha Stewart, but you didn't have ANYTHING on my grandmas! Our family lost both of them last year. Great grandma first, and then exactly 8 months to the day later, grandma. My mom grabbed a few of their "house coats" and pj's for me and I turned them into this quilt. Of course, as I laid this out to take a picture of it, Daisy Mae thought she should try it out and got right in the middle of it!

And here is what my dear sweet Eric made me for Valentine's Day! Isn't it pretty?!

So that is what I have been up to. Thanks for stopping by!

Cricut MB Challenge - Another Valentine

I made this Valentine during a 45 minute challenge on the Cricut message board tonight! Boy, 45 minutes sure do go fast in my scrap room! I think there must be a time warp in there!


The inside pulls up out of the pocket so that you can write your greeting on there. It's 5x5, and I'm almost positive that I have vellum envelopes that will fit. Now, finding which drawer those are in...that's another challenge!

Here are a few more things that I have done recently.


This is a fleece blanket that I added the New York Yankees logo to for my husband for Christmas. I did this with my Cricut, using the freezer paper method. It is one of the 'extra plush' fleece blankets. Believe it or not, I did 2 heavy coats of paint, but there is so much pile that you can still see white through it when you move your hand across it. This was a fun project though and Eric loved it! I haven't tried a t-shirt yet, but I'm sure that it is very easy after doing something thick like this.


These are full size Hershey bars wrapped up in pretty Valentine paper and ribbon. What Valentine doesn't like chocolate?!

More Hershey bars. These have messages on the ribbons. "Thank you" , "Wish you were here" , and "Congrats". I think these are such a cute way of letting someone know that you thought about them today!

More Hershey bars, birthday style!

Monster Birthday Hershey bars. I saw this paper in the DCWV year stack and fell in love with it! I don't know a little boy that wouldn't love it!

More Valentine Hershey bars. I fell in love with this paper. For some reason, it reminds me of my grandma. I know that she would have grabbed this one off from the shelf too!

More Valentines...

I got this idea from Inking Idaho! She did these at Christmas. I gave them a try with my new Martha Stewart Valentine's Day Stamps and a $1 bin stamp from Michael's. I think they turned out cute. They have peppermint patties stuck to the back of each of the circles. I flipped some of them over so that you could see.

These are sour cream containers full of red M&M's for Valentines.

These are folders that hold a little note pad. They have a velcro tab that holds them shut. I found this tutorial while blog hopping one day. I want to say that it was a SU! blog that I was on, but don't remember for sure. I will see if I can find it again and will post the link. They are fun to make and so very useful! They are made out of file folders. I will work on finding that link for you...

This shows the inside. I also put a piece of the folder over the top of the note pad so that it matches.

These are a couple of 5X7 Valentine's Day cards. They have a small cup of M&M's on the front of them. I am not a very patient person. I found out about the sweet treat cups from SU! and got so excited over them. I placed an order, but due to the holidays, it took about 2 weeks for them to get here. So, being the impatient person that I am, I bought some Valentine candy molds at Joann's and tried doing my own. I think they came out cute. BUT, to be completely honest, they sure are a lot of work compared to the SU! sweet treat cups!

And here are the SU! sweet treat cups! I "lifted" this idea from Candace at http://www.scrapadoodledee.blogspot.com/. She comes up with a lot of really cute ideas! I just love the new Paisley cartridge for my Cricut and couldn't wait to try this bee out! This project also gave me an excuse to bust out some of my new Stickles! All of the black on the bee is Stickled, but it doesn't show up well in the pictures.

More SU! sweet treat Valentine's!

This is a journal. It has 100 lined pages inside.

Another journal.

Well, now I think I have everything that I have made up added on here! I need to get to work making some more things. Maybe some more Valentine cards...

Thanks for stopping by!

A few things...

So, the holidays are over! That means that it is time to move on to making Valentine's! I have been working on a few different things. A lot of these things were made to help my mom with some ideas for her store. She does gift baskets, but would like to have some inexpensive little things that can be used as gifts. If you are in the Eaton Rapids, MI area you should go check out her shop! It's Cindy's Gift Baskets, located inside of Beads and More, right on Main Street. Don't stop by in a rush! You're going to need some time to look at all of the beautiful things that they have!

So, the first thing that I made was some of the sticky note holders that everyone and their brother seems to be doing right now. (They are all over the blogs!) I have seen some of these done up with all sorts of bling and embellishments. I am a "less is more" kind of girl. Please keep in mind that if you are interested in placing an order and you want more bling, that is definitely doable!

These are 6x4. When your sticky notes run out, just add another pack and you're ready to go again! Each of these also has a refillable beaded pen made to match!

Here are some more of the refillable beaded pens. These are so much fun to whip up! They make very practical and inexpensive gifts. Who couldn't use a pen?! The pictures don't really do the pens justice. They are very shiny and sparkly. It's hard to catch that in a photo.

This is an idea that I got from one of my favorites sites, www.splitcoaststampers.com. It's like a little wallet made out of cardstock. You could really use it for just about whatever you want. It'd be cute to put a gift card in as a gift for someone. It'd make a great coupon holder.

The inside is lined and it stays closed with a hook and loop dot.

This is an altered gift card tin. It even comes with a clear tray inside of it to put your gift card on. Of course, you can remove the tray and use it to keep whatever you want inside.

The inside bottom has been lined as well.

These are a couple of little post it note holders.

I will add more pictures once I get them loaded! Thanks for stopping by!