Spring is Coming!!!

Ahhh.... Spring is almost here and to prove it the rains have come to New Jersey.  Constantly it seems like. lol  This time of year my back yard becomes a swamp and the dogs are just filthy.  Not terribly pleasant until the warm weather kicks in for good.  But, make lemonade from lemons... so rain means crafting time!  I spent last week recovering and cleaning the holy mess that was my house from spending so much time at the theater.  Of course this led into my purging and cleaning my craft area as well.  What a job!  I did collect a ton (4 boxes to be exact) of donations to go to a local camp for kids with cancer, so I feel pretty good about letting it go :)
Today I have a sneak peek of a class that I will be teaching at Paper Anthology during March and April.

Hmmm..... whatever could it be?!?  Well once Elisabeth posts to the store site i will share the full project!

Thanks for visiting!!  Happy Crafting!

~Michelle

Hello and Happy Valentines Day to everyone!
I for one don't understand how crazy this day has become.  I feel that one day a year to celebrate how much we love one another is a bit silly.  A simple card or single rose is more than enough.  I would rather be shown appreciation a little through out the whole year!! Just saying... lol

Todays project is a tag featurng my favorite little guy, Grimmy...

He is a special cupid for all those V Day lovers out there, single or not, Enjoy!!

~Michelle

Snowmaggedon is coming!

 Ok, maybe not... lol  but here in New Jersey we are gearing up for quite the snow storm!  Every time I look at a report the numbers seem to go up!  We are currently looking at 12 - 18". Yeah!  Sorry to all of those who aren't snow fans, but I love it.  One problem... My daughter is in the school production of Rogers and Hammersteins, Cinderella and we are starting dress rehearsals saturday!!!  Show opens thursday and no, we are not ready!!  I have been busy making costumes and props.  Not as busy as some of the other moms... we have an amazing couple moms who have lived this play since November!!  I am more a behind the scenes kinda girl.  I am in charge of crew and backstage.  Seriously, fabric is not my thing, just to clarify in case the title of my blog doesn't explain that.   So Morgan is one of the stepsisters of Cinderella.  Below is a picture of her ball gown.  Now remember... the stepfamily is supposed to be gaudy and over the top, so judge accordingly! lol

This is Pipsqueak trying to play in the crinolin and steal the feather boas around the top.  Cute, but always in my way!!!



So now that I shared what I have been doing for the last week... on to a project!  Today I am sharing with you the class that I taught at Paper Anthology this past class cycle.  It is a Cookie Sheet Perpetual Calendar!  I have seen this done a few different ways, all very cute.  But the one thing I wanted to improve on is the ability to put notes on it.  Normally on a perpetual calendar you can't write on it for obvious reasons.  So I added that great space at the bottom for notes which can be changed out each month as well!

Thats it for today! Gotta go finish that dress! 

Thanks for stoppng by! 

~Michelle