Inspiration for December

By Annie and Katelyn

(Wattle)Bird Art

By Annie
Birds are nature’s little winged wonders. They’ve inspired a lot of great artwork (and obviously our fantastic logo).
One of my favorite creative blogs is paper n stitch, and they always seem to provide me with a healthy dose of bird-inspired art.

Holiday To-Do List

By Annie
I’ve always been a supporter of the “Christmas season doesn’t start until AFTER Thanksgiving” school of thought, but as we all know, the crafter calendar is a bit ahead of the regular calendar. Therefore, my official holiday season starts today.
There are a lot of things I’m hoping to make in the next month and [...]

Day of the Dead

By Annie
Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1 and 2. The purpose is to celebrate and remember loved ones who have passed away. If you aren’t familiar with Day of the Dead, there is a very unique style that goes along with the holiday.
I [...]

Let the Wild Rumpus Start!

By Annie
I don’t know about you, but I am incredibly excited to go see Where the Wild Things Are, which is coming out in theaters tonight at midnight.  Unfortunately, since I’m a good college student, I won’t be able to attend the midnight premiere, so I’m just going to have to settle for Wild Thing-inspired [...]

Inspiration for October

By Katelyn & Annie

Autumn is Here!

By Annie
I love this season! I can’t wait to go to the apple orchard and the pumpkin patch, and I love celebrating Halloween and Thanksgiving.  Just looking at the wonderful fall-inspired art throughout Etsy is making me smile.  Here are some of my favorites.
Each picture links to the Etsy shop where I found it, in [...]

From Wedding to Weekend

By Annie
I have a family wedding to attend this weekend, so naturally, I’ve been commissioned to create some jewelry for my family members.  A lot of people like going with traditional silver or pearls for weddings, but my mom decided to let me have some fun with pink beads and funky wire.

The earrings were simple [...]

Inspiration for September

By Annie and Katelyn
This month we’re starting our first inspiration collage.  Throughout the previous month, we’ve been gathering pictures of things that inspire us – crafts, art, photography, whatever.  And now we’re sharing them with you.  Each picture links back to the original blog or website, so check all of those out as well.  We’ll [...]

Spruce Up Your Storage

By Annie
Storage boxes are a great way to keep your crafts organized, but store-bought boxes have always seemed like a big waste of money to me.  Why buy empty boxes when you can just use old shoe boxes?  Well, because shoe boxes are just not very attractive (hey, there’s no shame in wanting the inside [...]