Coming out!

Any of you who check my blog here and there have probably realized that I stopped posting. That's because I started up a new blog! I finally got it up and running and started posting. Come check it out here!

 Osker and Owlivia

Also, come like my page on Facebook. I started up a page on there and it's looking a little bare. But that's where I'll update any time I make a new post on my blog so you can come check it out.

Never trust a Skinny Baker

For those of you who missed it, I started up a new blog specifically for my cooking and baking! You can find it here, Never Trust a Skinny Baker. Since there's no real way to "follow" that blog, be sure to like my facebook page! I post links to all of my recipes as soon as I post it to the blog!

New blog

Sorry for the absence! I've been working on setting up a new blog, specifically for my cooking and baking! I finally have it up and running, and already have a few posts up. Come check it out at Never Trust a Skinny Baker. Also, come "like" my Facebook page! I'd really appreciate it if my Crafty Mama fans followed me over here!

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope your holiday weekend was good. We had lots of fun over here! We had the family over for a cook out, and I made a delicious flag cake! I decided to do this one a little simpler. It was my first time making an Italian Meringue Buttercream (outside of class, that is), and it turned out really well! It was such a rich icing though, and maybe not the best choice for such a hot day. The way I decorated it was completely un-original, but still gorgeous!

 We made bubbles from this recipe.

 Emma watched some fireworks with her big cousin.

 Charlie enjoyed being a lady's man.

Aaaw, shucks.

I had this great idea for a 4th of July cake. I was SO excited to make it! I thought it was a 100% original idea. And then my mom sent me a link to a super cute cake, which was very similar to what I was going to make! And I was just planning on making mine today! But on the bright side, mine is going to be a little different. I hope to get some pics up tonight on the Facebook page once I'm done baking and frosting!

Giveaway at Two Little Monkies!

Go check out the Giveaway at Two Little Monkies! And while you're at it, explore her adorable products! She makes infant and toddler neck pillows (great for travel!), diaper pods, crayon rolls, bibs, and LOTS more! Such adorable, high quality items! So go enter to win the cute ladybug clips and bow holder she's giving away!

Little Monkey Designs

Aaaahhh, the chaos!

Today I'm working on making 95% of the food for my niece's open house tomorrow. I've got a sleeping baby strapped to my chest, wish me luck! I hope to have some new recipes to share on here.

Fantastic new sites!

Well, new to me, anyway. I just recently got hooked on Pinterest and Food Gawker. A lot of you are probably familiar with one or both of those sites, but within the last couple weeks, I've gotten totally hooked! Pinterest is a place to catalog all of your favorite things. Instead of adding a page to your favorites or bookmarks, you "pin it" to your Pinterest page. You can make all these different categories, and it lays it out so you can easily browse through it. It even has each site pinned as a photo so you can easily find what you're looking for. You can even make notes! This website is majorly ideal for crafters, bakers, photographers, designers, you name it. Not only can you "pin" your favorite things, you can browse through what everyone else is pinning. And guess what. I pin things that I see at the Link Parties all the time, so you might even see some of YOUR ideas pinned up there! I've gone a little over board (as in, I spend most of my evenings now either browsing Pinterest or pinning things to Pinterest, heh). Feel free to come follow me on Pinterest! And if you'd like an invite, leave your e-mail address in the comments (or e-mail me at craftymamablog@yahoo.com).
And then there's Food Gawker. I can't even put into words how AWESOME this site is. It's not just a site with recipes. It's an AWESOME site with recipes. Most other websites are set up kind of so-so, it just doesn't draw you in. Food Gawker takes in submissions for recipes, and they pick the best ones to post to their site every day. Each recipe is posted as a picture with a short description of what it is. This wouldn't be so extraordinary if all of the recipes weren't so awesome. There's such a huge selection, anything you could ever want to make. I think my days of Googling recipes are over. No more allrecipes.com for me! (that site kind of blows anyhow). Anyway, most submissions to FG are made by bloggers, like me! So of course, I took it upon myself to submit some of my recipes, I'm hoping to see them on there! And of course, if you check out my Pinterest page, you'll see TONS of fun food ideas that I've pinned! So GO NOW! Enjoy. :)
P.S. Go "like" Crafty Mama on Facebook! My fan page is looking a little scant since I started it up. It needs some life blown into it! And what's a fan page without fans?

Makeover

I decided to change things up a bit, and gave my blog a little mini-makeover! I thought it needed a lighter look, so here it is. 

Also, I made new buttons, be sure to grab one in the right side-bar!

MIA

I'm going to be MIA for a little while. We're moving this weekend, and won't have internet until Tuesday. I'll most likely be having too much fun unpacking, cleaning, and organizing to do any crafting and posting. So don't expect to see me for about 1-2 weeks. I do have an Easter Egg project I did that I haven't posted though, so I might get around to putting that one up between here and there. Happy crafting!

Silhouette giveaway!

Decor Chick is giving away a Silhouette machine! Head on over there before it's too late and get your entries in!

100 Posts!

Wow, I was just looking at the "dashboard" of my blog, and it says I've got just over 100 blog posts! I can't believe I've gotten so far already. I just thought I'd take a minute to reminisce and post some of my favorite projects that I did!

Tufted Tray

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Ruffle Butt

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza

Trendy Clothes Pins

Zebra Mod Podge Hanging Wall Letter 

Zebra Mod Podge Night Stand

DIY Sequin Headband

Chocolate Burlap Purse

Bow Board

Knock Off Owl Hat

Glass Etching

Caramel Apple Pie with Fool Proof Crust

Turtle Cheesecake

Mosaic Jell-O

Free Valspar Paint Sample!

Valspar is doing a promotion where they give out a free paint sample to the first 1000 people every day. I missed it on my first try, but got it on the second! I ordered mine on Saturday and got it on Thursday, and they don't even charge shipping! And the sample is a cute little tub of paint, which comes with a mini roller and 2 plastic paint pans. So stinkin' cute! So head on over there to get your free sample! The store re-opens at 9 am every day, so don't be late!

Check out how cute that mini roller is!

I got a color called "Rushing Stream". They send along a few examples of complementary colors to go with it.

My newest love affair.

My Kindle! Ben got it for me for my birthday (a little early, but I don't mind). I spend so much time nursing my little one, so this is a great gift! I just love it. It's the perfect gift for a book worm like me! I wasn't getting in much reading time (can you say "toddler who keeps stealing my bookmark and losing my page"), but with this I find it so much easier! I can hold it with one hand while nursing, AND turn the page without any difficulty. It holds books I've downloaded from Amazon, and pdfs that I've downloaded with different programs and websites I've found. There's also lots of websites out there where you can download free e-books (totally legal, and some illegal, heh), and blogs that direct you towards free e-books posted on Amazon. So far I haven't had to buy a single book, but I've got over 80 in my library. She still doesn't have a name, any suggestions?

Introducing..

Charlie! 

Charlie was born on January 28th, weighing 8 lb. 6 oz. and 20 inches long. So far he's taking up tons of my time and energy, and mama and baby are just enjoying hanging out for a while. I'll be back to the blogging world in a few weeks!

Woohoo!

This morning I hit 200 followers! How exciting! 

The next few weeks are probably going to be pretty slow around here. I've got roughly 3 weeks until this baby comes, and my energy and motivation are dwindling. I've still got a few boring sewing projects I need to work on, but nothing to post about. If I do anything interesting, I'll make sure to share it though! Hopefully a few weeks after the baby's here, I can get back into the crafting mood. Keep checking back for updates!

P.s. I got a Canon Rebel for Christmas! Can't wait to start posting pictures with it!

Giveaway!

My sister has an Etsy shop, and she's doing a special Halloween giveaway! So go check it out! There will be THREE winners chosen! The winners get to choose their prize, one of the three items listed below, in their choice of pattern! So go to her blog to check out the details!

Trick or Treat! - Halloween Giveaway at Two Little Monkies

Giveaway ends at midnight on October 31st!

Infant or Toddler Travel Neck Pillow

Mini Crayon Caddy

Car Caddy

Blog featuer at A Little Knick Knack

Meg from A Little Knick Knack has featured my blog! So head on over there and check out her blog!

Feature!

Thank you so much to Jaimie at C.R.A.F.T. for featuring my Pumpkin Spice Latte!

Just wait for tomorrow, I'll be attempting my first try at a Chai Spice Latte! Recipe to come!

Beautiful Baby Contest!

A friend of a friend is putting on a beautiful baby contest for her boutique! I entered my daughter in it. She still needs about 40 more entries in order to host the contest, so get to submitting those gorgeous babies! There's some AWESOME prizes, first place gets a tutu of their choice, and a $20 gift certificate! The 5 runners up get a $5 gift certificate. You've got nothing to lose! Click here to see her Facebook site, and here for more information about how to enter. She's also got a promo code listed on her website for 20% off your order, it expires September 30th, so get it while you can!