TGIF!!

wow! what a week it's been. i'm not really sure what it is, but i am just completely beat!

maybe it has something to do with the fact that volleyball practices on monday, wednesday, and friday go until 5:00 or 5:30, and i don't get home from the games that are on tuesdays and thursdays until 9:00.

then lets not forget the fact that my math teacher is terrible (at least for me) and i don't get any of it, plus i've got homework in most of my other classes.

i swear they are trying to rid the world of teenagers! (when i say "they", i actually have no idea who i'm really talking about) with all this going on, the only time i have for crafting is on saturday's and sundays... :(

OH! and my sister-in-law just had her baby (my second nephew) this morning at 8:20 and he weighed in at 7 lbs. 13 oz. :) yay for babies! :)

xoxo CPTVPT

Baby Blanket

So this is what i did on saturday. it was so awesome to finally have a free day. and something about the weather here lately has just made me feel fresh...i LOVE fall!! :) anyway, so my sister-in-law is due to have her baby on the 28th (another boy!) so my mother and i decided to make a quilt. really, it was just her paying for the fabric and me making it... haha! :)

these are the fabric that we used...sorry about the bad lighting!

i looked around on the internet a little, and saw this adorable one with this elephant on it. so i drew my own (our printer wasn't working) and made this guy! i love his little stitched tail and the ear that is stuffed and sticks off! :) the striped fabric is really soft and it's what the whole back is!

i stuck these on with heat-n-bond and then stitched around the edges...

...i did that with the whole cute little path of stars and circles ascending from the elephant :)

i just need to sew the back onto it and it'll be done! pictures to come!

Pants to shorts

i don't think i can actually qualify this as refashioning, because really, it's just cutting stuff off...but anyway, this is the before...

i know they're too short, but something about them like this makes me look weird (is it just me?)

 a snip, snip here, a chop chop there, aaaaaaaand...........

ta-da!!! :) i know they look a little lopsided but that's just because of the way i'm standing. and one leg IS bigger than the other because of an ACL surgery almost a year ago...sad. :( 

well, anyway, i now have a new pair of shorts! :)

xoxo CPTVPT

Mixin' It Up...

Okay, so i'm super-duper, uber-duber picky, and haven't found what i need to complete the sneak peek that i gave you so you'll just have to keep on waiting, sorry! i do, however have other things to show you... :)

Before i begin might i just say that D.I. is the best store ever invented, i mean, seriously? it's awesome! anyway.

this is my fabulous new paper cutter, purchased for a grand total of $3!!! yes, it's true!! :) my mom and i went to michael's really quick right before we got this and the cheapest GOOD one was fifty bucks. ah, the joys of thrift shopping!!

i think this stamp is so adorable!!! i got this at michaels on clearance for $3. i make all the cards that my mom gives to people for weddings and i think this is SOOOOO CUTE!!! :)

i aslo bought this guy in the clearance space at michael's for $4, i think. it's a border punch and i've already used it and i think it looks so great!

this is the first card i made with my new purchases! :) haha! 

 you can't tell, but the stems of the flowers below were drawn with this awesome silver marker that i have, it looks black in the picture... :(

this is the second card i made...very simple. i only had about five minutes to make both of them, so i wasn't trying to get fancy with 'em.

i hope you have a wonderful sunday! :)

xoxo CPTVPT

Be Prepared!

okay, i don't have anything at this exact moment to post but i promise i am almost done with a re-fashion and since you've been good, i'll give you a teeny, tiny, itty bitty, sneak peek because i know you guys are dying... haha!

...okay...i can't help it, the flowers DO NOT stay! :) see you next time!

xoxo CPTVPT