Black Crowned Night Heron

I went out walking the other day and saw a black crowned night heron. I've never seen this bird before! Isn't he gorgeous?

YAY!! Craftster!!

My favorite craft website now has 100,000 members!!

One member wrote "An Ode to Craftster"

Thank you Leah, all the mods, Friends of Craftster, and members for making Craftster as wonderful as it can be!

Swap: Cat Lovers Swap 4 RECEIVED

Thank you TheCraftyCat! I cant knit, so I LOVE it all!!

Two knitted catnip toys:
















A knitted dishcloth (can you see the cat on it?)



















A cross stitched placemat:















Dusty with a toy (he liked the way it smelled, but was more interested in me and the camera):

Swap: Cat Lovers Swap 4 SENT

This one was a bit of a challenge - my partner does not have any furbabies!! But she does have a ton of cat themed items at her house.


Cat Paw Tshirt Front:


















Tshirt Back:



















Baby Blue amigurumi cat:




















Cat Paw Polymer Clay Mirror: (I am not happy with the way this turned out, so I am going to redo it and send it to her. Along with the few store bought items I forgot to send the first time!)




















Cat Keychain:

Swap: Little Visitor Swap 6 SENT

This one was actually my fourth swap, but also the longest.

Remember Jelly? Well, he was created for this swap. Here's the concept: Exchange stuffies for a pre-determined length of time. Take your visiting stuffy around town and take pictures, like you would a human visitor. Then make a scrapbook.

My visitor was a cute little giraffe named Sofie. (her site isn't quite finished) Sofie started her journey home today, so when I know she has made it okay I will post the finished scrapbook here. (It's my first scrapbook!)

Here is Sofie, just before we went to the post office. She is wearing a necklace that I made for her in her favorite colors (green and purple). We saw belly dancers at the local art gallery, and she wants to take classes. She is wearing "scarves" with bells on them. She sounds just like a bely dancer!!





















Edit: Sofie made it home safely!

Scrapbook















































































































































Goodies I sent with her:

Swap: I <3 Tea/Coffee/Tea Swap Round 4 RECEIVED

Thank you dragonsmuse!!! I love it all!!

Loot altogether:















Way cool dragon teapot:



















Monster Cup Cozy:














Recipe box:




















Recipes:















Different teas in Hello Kitty Bags:















Space shaped soaps:


















Tea Bag Stuffie:

Swap: I <3 Tea/Coffee/Cocoa Swap Round 4 SENT

I love coffee. And tea. And cocoa. And crafting.

Did I mention I love coffee?

I had to make 2 medium items and 3 small items. Ready for some killer beverage goodness?

Killer Coffee T-shirt



















An Original Fearless Crafter Project


Pacman Coasters

















Jazzy Java Jacket





















Crocheted Skull Trivet


















Polymer Clay Photo Holder







































An Original Fearless Crafter Project

Recipe Booklet and 1/2 lb of german chocolate cake flavored coffee

Less Craftiness :-(

I have decided to go back to school for a degree in Criminal Justice. Since I also work full time, this means less time for crafting.

That makes me sad.

But, I bet I'll be the only CSI with my own crocheted kit cozy!!

Swap: Goth Swap RECEIVED

WOW!!! zkitten is AWESOME!! I bow to her crafty skills!!

I LOVE EVERYTHING!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Here is a group shot

















A gorgeous crochet hook holder













Detail on the holder









Two sets of salt & pepper shakers (I collect them!)

A rose set, with pink and blue roses.



















The other set is skulls on the front, and the words Salt and Pepper on the back. the "a" in Salt and the lowercase "p" in Pepper have skulls (again, with a better close up)























































There are four sets of barrettes.
































Two spider pins. One is black, with silver stars all over her. The other is purple. They both have looooooooong beaded legs.



























It's my very own All Seeing Eye necklace!!!