Giveaway?

I think I'll do another giveaway, because I feel like it. I need your help though- feedback on what you think I should offer! So what do you think? A little mushroom? A ninja? Or a dinosaur? Do tell!

Baby Pics

I'm hanging out in Michigan with my family and my future in laws and my mom of course did the obligatory baby picture fest for the fiancé. Look at what I found!!! It's baby me!!!

Some of them were so funny I couldn't stop laughing- and the outfits I wore! My mom insists that I picked some of them out but I don't believe her. 

Anyway. Thought I'd share this chubby cheeked joy.

2 new items in the shop!

$5

$6

Check it out!

Things Asians Like...

Went to the Korean grocery store the other day and was sooo glad I found this- I've been looking EVERYWHERE for one of these...

...

not

My DIY Pocketfold Invitations

If you haven't seen me mention that I have a strict, self imposed wedding budget- then here it is. I have a strict, self imposed wedding budget. I refuse to spend a ridiculous amount of money on one day- and so I've been planning lots of DIY projects. 

I've been hitting up all the wedding blogs and trying to keep up but ultimately the wedding is going to be our own and so it's up to us to set the tone. We're both creative people so we're trying to do as much ourselves as we can.

So that brings me to invitations which, are surprisingly easy to do yourself. Mr. Rockit is an Illustrator/Photoshop Genius so we are creating our own templates and printing them out on cardstock bought at the craft store. I received a $100 gift card to Joann Fabrics which was the perfect gift- because that's $100 less I have to spend supplies. We spend about $50 of my gift card on the supplies and paper so far. Not bad.

1: project wedding 2: martha stewart

I found a ton of tutorials online about how to do pocketfold invites on the cheap, and decided to do the first photo which you can do with 8.5 x 11 cardstock. Disregard that color and typeface- we're doing something different, but the template is great and cute. The card folds up to be about 5 x 7 which fits a regular greeting card envelope. The second image is my inspiration for the yarn added onto the paper. So here are some pictures below of my progress. 

Just gettin' started on these babies. 

. We're making it our own by adding personal touches like the button closures and the yarn across the top of the inserts. I got some supplies- like my fiskars paper trimmer thing which helps me cut straight lines- and a little edge rounder punch, and a paper scorer thing. 

The sweet little button closures were Mr. Rockit's idea- they are going to take a really long time to put on so I'm still debating them but they're just so adorable I think I may just have to do it.

If I don't do the button closures I'm considering just tying a little yarn bow around the invite.. what do you think?

Anyway, I'm pretty proud of them so far- I have a hundred and some more to make, but I'm starting super early so hopefully a little bit here and there will be enough to get the job done. 

Sneak Peek!

I got some new toys to use in my DIY wedding mission- can you guess what I'm making? :)

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday!

I'm excited to not work on Monday for MLK day,

and then have a two day week next week because after that we're going to 

MICHIGAN!

Okay it's not that exciting but I get to see my parents and my future in laws, so it'll be a happy reunion time.

And we've got tons of wedding stuff to get done.

WOW are weddings expensive. Trying to budget and it's proving slightly *understatement* stressful.

Here's one DIY I really want to do.

In order to save some money on decorations/flowers, I figured I could make some of these pretty things to toss on the tables. Mr. Rockit calls it "layering".

You can find the tutorial here. 

I'm really trying to save some money and make some in the meantime. One really awesome thing is that our friends who did our engagement photos have offered to shoot the wedding for free which is AMAZING. What awesome friends we have! I'm still trying to sell stuff, but fellow crafters and bloggers... Etsy is not easy. I need to sell something on there! Any tips? Advice? I think I need help!

New Items in the Shop

It's the Super Mario Bros blue mushroom that shrinks him!

$15

$3

(the second one is a prototype that I didn't like as much as the other pink one I put in there- hence the cheaper price!)

find my etsy shop on the right if you want to take a look. :)

Little Mushrooms!

Two new additions to my etsy shop- and I reworked some pricing on the existing items too!

Pricing is really difficult- if you price too low people will think it's tgtbt and if you price too high no one will buy!

I made a ton of these little guys, but I just put these two up- I'll put about 3-4 more up in different colors by the end of the week.

So take a look at my little friends :)

What I wore today.

What I wore today

Grey cardigan :Abercrombie circa 2005

Red Pashmina:NYC street vendors

Brown dress:??

Grey belt: Random store in SF

Black tights: Forever 21

Brownish booties: Endles.com

What I WISH I wore

Spacesuit: NASA

Huge muscles: NASA training, duh.

bak!

Oh boy, I haven't updated since the giveaway- lo siento.

But during the holidays I made like a bajillion little mushrooms.

You'll see. 

I'm taking photos of them and selling the prototypes on etsy. 

Will update.

I hope you all had a lovely Christmasakwanakuh and a great NYE,

Now it's time to make 2011 the best year EVERRRRRRRRRRRRR

Winer of the giveaway!!!

Hey everyone!

Thanks so much to everyone who entered the giveaway, I'm so happy and thankful to everyone who stopped upon my blog!

It was really great to read everyone's entries and I find it amazing how something like a giveaway brings people from all over the world. From Africa to Asia to Holland to Missouri!!!

And now for the winner!

I used random.org to tell me who won and...

Sara! You won!!! I will contact you for details!

To anyone else who really loved that dinosaur I have another one up on my etsy shop and you can purchase him, or I will be making a pdf pattern and will also release that!

SMS Giveaway!!!

Hey everyone! If you are coming here from the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway, Welcome! I'm Betty- nice to meet you!

I'll cut to the chase, I know you've got a lot to see :) Here are the rules.

• Leave a comment telling me where you're from for a chance to win!
• Leave your e-mail address or link to your blog/profile so I can get a hold of you.
• The giveaway is from December 13-17th, I will pick a winner on Saturday the 18th and ship your item by the 20th, (yes I will ship internationally).
• Winner will be chosen at random. 

If you would like to leave more entries

• Follow me and you can comment again for a second chance- just comment with what way you're following (google reader, friend connect, rss..) or if you're already a follower!
• This is a new one - for a THIRD entry-  "heart" my shop on etsy, or "like" my page on facebook, or follow me on twitter-then hollaaaaaaaa atcha girrrl and tell me what you did.

 A dinosaur friend with two felt hair bow clips.

 A closeup of the bows.

And four 12x12 sheets of red felt.

 

Be my friend!!!

Christmas Friends!

 

Yay Christmas friends!

I made all of these so long ago- but they just happen to be green and red so.... :)

Might use one of these guys for the giveaway on Monday.

Christmas Happiness!

Here's my Christmas tree set up! Look! Gifts!!!

Stockings are so funny aren't they? It's not like people actually wear them...

 Mr. Rockit and my stockings. Easiest project ever, just sewed felt together.

The little wreath that hangs on our door. :)

Only Water!

After hearing a startling fact about how many calories we drink in a day- I am going to try to just drink water and tea instead of my 2 cups of coffee and sodas in the afternoon. I'm curious to see if I lose any weight simply by cutting those out of my diet. I'll still have a drink or two at a bar or social gathering, but I'm doing this more as an experiment than any sort of body self conscious thing. Don't worry. I'm not trying hard to lose weight or anything.

Anyway. Lots of water for me!

SMS Giveaway

It's that time again!

I will be participating in Sew Mama Sew's Giveaway for the third time-I'll be giving something handmade away as well as giving away some supplies I need to get rid of in my stash!

The Giveaway will run from the 13-17 and I'll pick a winner on the 18th (Saturday) and ship it out by the 20th  (Monday)

The Giveaway is on December 13th- and I'll pick the winner by random comment. Stay tuned!

Crafty Fairs coming up

Tons of fun stuff in San Francisco coming up.

Bazaar Bizaarre is having a craft show this weekend the 11-12 at Fort Mason, I met one of the guys that is a part of this board, and they're really cool and have a really sweet sort of vaudeville feel to them.

Click here to get more details on that.

And my ever favorite Renegade Craft Fair is having a holiday in a couple weeks in SoMa! I looved the last show they did, and I can't wait to see the 250 some artists this time around. It'll be a good chance to maybe score some last minute Christmas gifts, 

Chicago is having their's right now, so if you're in the area check that out, and LA is having their's on the 11th and 12th as well!

A side note about what's going on lately in my life: I just discovered that I will have to get a retreatment on a previous  root canal! That's going to cost me a pretty penny, even with my insurance! I'm getting that on Wednesday, so hopefully all will go well. It's actually pretty scary. If everything goes well it'll just be a dent in my pocket, if everything DOESN'T go well it could be bad. If they break my crown I'll have to go to a different dentist to make a new one, which I will have to wait until January because my insurance has run out for the year (I have a PPO). If the root canal doesn't work to remove the infection at my root, I'll have to get SURGERY or they'll just pull the tooth. WHAT. Toothless Betty, that's what they'll be calling me. :\

I was hoping I could buy my wedding dress with that money, but oh well. I'll find a dress. Teeth are kind of important anyway right? And eyes. Teeth and eyes, that's what I will always be willing to shell out money for. I have bad both of them unfortunately.

Anyway. I'm sure it'll be fine. And even if it isn't, I'll be okay. I'll figure something out - I always do.

Blog Makeover

My blog got a makeover for the winter, check it out!

Christmas Tree

We've put our Christmas Tree up finally! It feels like the atmosphere has completely changed- I am so excited for the holidays I can't wait. This year we are staying in SF, but going back home to the Midwest in January because it's way too expensive to fly home for Christmas. That's okay though. I get a ton of time off of work, so I can relax and enjoy the holiday spirit with my family here! Hoping to get some presents under that tree very soon. Yay!