Recipe of the Week

Well I had a suggestion from friend and former college roommate of mine. The suggestion was that she felt I should have a recipe of the week feature. I though it sounded like it could be fun. Let's give it a try. This is how it will work. I have a box at the top of the right hand column for the recipe of the week. I am going to try to post some recipes that came out of my little head. If you have a great recipe that is just screaming to be shared by all means share it! If you would like your recipe to be considered for the Recipe of the week please email me and I will consider it. I am thinking something along the lines of good food that is economical and nutritious. If it is fast, freezes well, or is a slow cooker recipe please note that because we all can use those for sure! OK gang get to work coming up with those yummy recipes. I will get to work posting the first one! Oh somehow I joked about writing a cookbook and she things I should! OH MY!

Email me your recipes!

craftsandcandy@gmail.com

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Ever had those days where you know you should be doing something.......anything.......but just don't have the motivation to do so? Well that is me today. I have 2 weeks until my next show. Several orders I should work on and I just don't want to today. So you know what..............I am not. Instead I spent the day talking to an Angel on facebook, plotting a surprise for a friend who needs a pick me up and figuring out how to download google calendar onto the blackberry so I can use that for my scheduling of work and craft stuff so It is easy to access from work, home or on the go. Got some things ready for the mail I had been putting off and off I went to the box to mail it. Exciting day huh. Hopefully tomorrow the motivation fairy visits me! Oh and I did a load of laundry and dinner is in the oven. So I guess today has not been a total loss. Just a very unmotivting one! LOL! Happy crafting all!

We have been snazzified!

Ok I thought we needed a bit of an update. So I have been playing around and this is what I have so far. I am not sure how many more changes we will go through in the coming weeks but for now I think this is an improvement! Let me know what you think! If you have any ideas on what I should add or for those of you with blogs I have not linked to (you know who you are Debbie, Melora etc...) Give me you blog link and I will add you!

not enough pictures

Well I have been told I do not blog enough about my adventures in craftland. I also have been told I do not have enough pictures that are not food related crafts on here. Now you have to realize that it is not that I do not want to blog and post pictures. It is just ..well........I don't think about it. I mean when I get in the crafting zone I forget to eat and sleep. How am I supposed to remember to blog and take pictures? Well I promise I am going to try to do better. Most of the stuff I do is pretty boring. Just the puppy scarves and other items for craft shows. I do have pictures of items in my etsy store. I just do not think about putting things here. Well today I made something I thought came out really cute so before I packed the order up fro delivery I thought I would share.

Chef Hats!

I had an order for 3 chef hats for a cook of the month contest. I am not sure about the contest details. I am only sure about the hats that will be given to the winners. February's winner got A Steeler Chef hat. I of course did not take a picture of that one but I do have 2 more upstairs so maybe someday I will remember to take a picture of them. The winner for March wil get a St. Patrick's Day Chef Hat and the Winner for April an Easter one. Do we see a theme here? Anyway what do you think of the hats?

Adventures in crafting Hell

Have you ever tried to do something you know you should be able to do and can't. That was me the other day. Someone asked if I could make a onsie for them. No problem. I pulled one apart (only took 3 hours) and mocked up a pattern. I should have known then that this was not going to go well. Well 4 revisions later I have a pattern I am satisfied with and off I go to cutting and sewing land. Got 1/4 of the way into it and I am already not happy. Not happy enough that there is no way they are getting this version and I scrapped it. I am frustrated beyond belief. Well the next day we were going out so I went and bought a pattern. Bring it home modify it and off I go. It only took me 3 hours to sew. A ONSIE! They are not that big! Ok I was really tired and could not see straight by the time I was done. Dave delivered it since It is someone he knows and I told him to tell her I was not happy and by no means did she have to take it. She thought it was fine! I did take a picture of the finished (even though I am not happy with it) product.

Guess what I have been up to

Well I finally took everyone's advice and started and Etsy store. What is Etsy you ask? Well it is a wonderful fantasy land of nothing but crafts (and some craft supplies). You can sign up for your own store through them and sell your goods. Well I finally started one. It can be found here http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6799069 my shops name is Hollyscraftsandcandy! I have even sold my first 2 items! I am sooooo excited.

On top of this I have some orders (which is always a good thing) and have had one craft show so far for 2009 and have a couple more before the end of Marhc. It is also Easter Candy Season so get your orders in for delivery by Easter! Never fear there is still time!

My firend Robin has an awesome blog and is running a monthly contest every month. I am sponsering the contest this month and we have a great prize for the winner. SO head on over to


www.delswife.com and enter her February contest!

Well other than work and crafts life is a bit crazy. So that is me in a nutshell gang! Check out Robins blog and contest and Check out my Etsy Store! See you all soon!