Tour: my crafting area

This room is always changing. I'm constantly on the lookout for new organization ideas on pinterested, or I'm trying out a new hobby. My hobby of the moment is wire rings and hair bows, Jewelry making and I have an on again off again type of relationship; well we're back together right now :)

The clear drawers are from The Container Store. First drawer I keep my jewelry pliers and headbands for making hair bows. The second set of drawers I keep my extra 20 gauge wire and some smaller scraps of fabric. Bottom drawers, not much going on. Some wire rings I've made that I don't really know what to do with and my hot glue gun.

This is the drawer to my desk (bought from walmart) I did a little pinterest project where I took old cereal boxes, cut them up and taped them with white duct tape into dividers. Here I try and organize misc. items such as stickers (are you sensing a theme with the owls yet?) hole punch, label tape, and thank you cards I use for my orders.

The white drawer set is from Michaels craft store, the pink box above it is from Container store. I mainly just use the bottom drawer for craft supplies as I'm using the other 2 to store my nail polishes.

Here are my scraps of fabric and some hair bows I've premade. Jo Ann's fabric always has a cute collection of leftover scraps for super cheap (like $1.00)

Mother's Day gift guide

Mother's Day
May 12th 2013

I put together a list of items I had in mind for my mother, but for her it's not only Mother's Day but her Birthday as well so we're combining it all in one.

1. A bath/spa gift basket; Make it personal though, by adding together her favorite scents from different places so it's more about her and you know she'll actually use it.

2. Etsy.com has a lot of sellers her make personalized jewelry. Have a bracelet or ring made with "Mom" or her name or initials on it. I did this for my bridesmaids through  the seller JadoreElle check out here shop here www.etsy.com/shop/JadoreElle

3. A perfume gift set; Mom's love their scents, and my mom loves the Marc Jacobs collection at the moment.

4. Is she a gardener? Put together a creative gift basket or in this case a bucket with gardening supplies.

5. A bouquet of her favorite flowers in a vase she can reuse.

6 & 7: Dooney & Bourke has a "Mother's Day" edition purse in the "Petunia" collection and their always offering specials so be sure to check out their site dooney.com

StitchedTegan...IS BACK!

StitchedTegan is back! After so many trial and errors I think I've found my niche.
Between Poshmark and Kitsy-Lane I'm bringing in quite a profit for a little pocket change.
So be sure to visit StitchedTegan here -- StitchedTegan Shop

Disclaimer -- This is my handmade jewelry of course, but it's a start. The catalog is always changing and I'm always offering some great discounts and coupons.

Take advantage of my weekly FLASH SALES. The bracelet above is on sale for $28 which was originally $52. Hurry while this awesome price cuts are here. Each week the Flash Sale items change and will last for 1 week.

ST - Jamie Bracelet

ST - Gold "Love" Bracelet

Featuring: Handmade Hair Bows

I'm now making handmade hair bows. Which will be sold on Poshmark (the shopping/selling app for iPhone) Look for my closet @jeannam2008

More styles to come. I'm super excited about this new hobby of mine, and so far have really enjoyed making them. You can also find a list of patterns available for bows. Happy Shopping!

Journey to the altar: Save the Date!

Me and my ideas! They just come on so suddenly. I thought it would be adorable to have my two sweet hearts join in on the wedding planning fun. Licorice + Roo helped us announce our date of marriage. Something so simple anyone could give it a try.
Using an old primitive blanket as the backdrop and the suitcase I'll use for the wedding cards, I had the pups pose for the camera!  Of course it took a little convincing, nothing a few treats can't fix!