Pinterest Project

Recently I saw a pin on Pinterest that was a photo of a little girl in a big, white dress. The idea was to take a photo of your daughter in your wedding dress. I LOVED the idea! How fun! So, I set out to make it happen! My little 3 1/2 year old girly-girl had a great time getting dolled up as a "wedding girl" as she called it. We headed outside one beautiful fall afternoon and took some super fun pictures! Here are some of my favorites!

Applique T-Shirts

I love making applique tshirts! I make initial shirts, number shirts for birthdays, tie tshirts, and fun holiday appliques. I hand cut all of my designs and they are all hand stitched. I leave a slight unfinished border around the applique so the design will fray just a little over time. Here are a few designs I have made:

Christmas Tree with Initial

Turkey Tshirt (girl)

Pumpkin with Initial

Zebra Minnie Mouse with Initial

"R" Initial

"1" for First Birthday

"Big Sister"

"3" for Third Birthday

"C" Initial

"E" Initial

"Lightsaber"

Little Man Tie

Dollar Store Decorating

I love the dollar store! You can find some great items for just $1. I love to get toys, party favors, coloring books, and little things for around the house. This year, I decided to try decorating using some items from the dollar store. I love to decorate my house but let's face it...it can get expensive! Here are a few pictures of some fall decorations I made this year using some things I already owned, dollar store purchases, and a bit of some craftiness!

Fall Wreath: made with a wicker wreath form, glitter tulle, fake pumpkins and gourds, and some glittered leaves. I purchased everything I needed to make this wreath from the dollar store except for the tulle which I already had on hand.

Fall Candle Scene: I used marbles/rocks, a mini pumpkin with a battery operated tealight, tall pillar candles, ribbon, and glittered leaves. I simply tied some ribbon around the candles and then arranged everything on a glass plate. I made this mostly from items are already owned and used the leftover leaves from my wreath.

Fall Table Decor: Here I displayed some fall subway art in picture frames with a stuffed pumpkin. I downloaded free subway art online and printed it at home. I customized and printed the pumpkin silhouette and glued it to some patterned paper. Then, I displayed the art in frames I purchased for the dollar store.

200 Fan Giveaway Winners...

Last week I posted about my first giveaway here at {Crafty} Mommy and Wife. The plan was to give away 3 different products to 3 different winners. Seeing as how this was my first giveaway, I wasn't anticipating a huge turnout. Five lovely fans decided to try their luck in this first giveaway of mine and I am here to announce the winners of that giveaway!

And the winners are:
Jamie
Ashley
Amanda
Jennifer
Kim

I decided to go ahead and give a product to each of you lovely ladies that signed up! If you could all send an email to a.wills84@yahoo.com with your address and contact info and I will send out a surprise goodie to each of you this week!

Thank you for participating in my first giveaway and for being such great supporters of {Crafty} Mommy and Wife!

200 Fan Giveaway!

Over the weekend I posted on Facebook that if I reached a goal of 200 fans then I would do a giveaway. My goal was met and then some...so exciting! I am happy to announce my first giveaway here at {Crafty} Mommy and Wife! Thank you to everyone for helping me reach this goal!

I will be giving away 3 items to 3 different winners. Each winner will receive 1 item. Here are the items up for grabs!

Floral Rosette Headband
Pink elastic headband featuring 3 blue floral print fabric rosettes each with a button center.

Satin Flower Clip Set
Two darling flower clips made from pink satin and featuring brown beaded centers on brown ribbon lined clips.

Tiffany Blue Boutique Stacked Bow
Beautiful two layer bow made from tiffany blue polka dot ribbon and featuring an acrylic gemstone center.

The giveaway will end on Sunday April 17th at 9:00 pm Central time. I will announce the winners on Monday April 18th and they will need to contact me to receive their giveaway item.

How to enter:
Post a comment here telling me what your favorite {Crafty} Mommy and Wife product is and why.

For an additional entry:
Go to Facebook and "like" {Crafty} Mommy and Wife then leave a comment here telling me that you have. If you already like us just leave a comment letting me know.

Bow Boards

Recently, I came across a new storage solution for all those cute bows...a bow board. I made one for my daughter and it is currently holding 70+ bows! Contact me if you are interested in ordering one or for more information. I am always accepting custom orders.

pink and brown bow board

the board is 15" by 20"

bow board holding most of my daughter's bows!

custom ordered bow board in red/cream

Wedding Shower Towel Cake

My sister in law was hosting a wedding shower for a co-worker and asked me to make a towel cake for her. I told her I would give it a shot. Here's how it came out...

I love it and it was fairly simple to put together. I think this will be my new favorite go-to wedding shower present! Thank you to my sister in law for asking and trusting me to make this!

New-Dresses and Shirts

I needed a birthday present for a 3 year old girl, and after some searching found out how to make these cute toddler dresses out of bandanas. I made one for the birthday girl and of course, one for my girl too! They are so cute and just perfect for summer. I also used the same style to make dresses out of fabric and even a waffle weave towel for a shirt. Check out the pictures!

light pink bandana dress

dark pink bandana dress

dress made with bandana print fabric

newborn dress made with damask print fabric


shirt made from dishtowel

I also tried my hand at an appliqued tie onesie or "little man" onesie. I've seen these online and in boutiques and thought they are so cute. I've never had a boy to make one for but had a baby shower for a little boy come up and needed a gift! Also, I found out just a couple months ago that I am getting a new nephew in August so he will be getting one too!

"little man" onesie

Custom Printed Ribbon

I found instructions for printing your own ribbon and decided to give it a try. I wanted to make some "big sister" and "little sister" bows. I had fun with it! Here are some pictures...

the printed ribbon

"big sister" bow
"big sister" and "little sister" set

"i love my cousins" bow...made for my daughter who doesn't have any siblings yet!

Facebook Fan Page

I'm so excited about the different directions my craft "business" is going right now! I just got my fan page up and running on Facebook yesterday. If you haven't done so already and are interested, go check it out and become a fan of "Crafty Mommy and Wife". Thank you to all my friends, family, and customers for your continued support. I would not be where I am without the help all of you give!

I have a few ideas that I am toying with right now since I finally got my fan page done. I may possibly be doing an Etsy shop soon or there is a new feature on the Facebook fan pages called "Storefront" where people can shop right from Facebook using PayPal! I am currently signed up for PayPal but am waiting for my account to be "verifed" so that I may start accepting payments that way. I am always open to any other ideas/suggestions as well. Stay tuned for news about the Etsy shop or "Storefront" on Facebook!!

New "Fancy" Bows

Here are a few samples of some new "fancy" bows I have made recently. These are kind of "special occassion" bows, not what you would wear every day. They would also be great for portraits! Contact me for orders, I do accept custom orders as well.

Pink/Green Ribbon Rosettes (on lined alligator clips)

Tulle and Marabou Bow in Pink/Purple/White

Green Dotted Bow layered with Marabou and has beaded trim in middle.
Pink Boutique Bow with Ribbon Rose and Marabou Center
This bow is beautiful, the picture does not do it any justice!

Bow Sets

I have started a few Bow Sets/Collections. Each set comes with 5 to 6 Interchangeable bows in coordinating colors/designs. Each bow can be worn on it's own or they can be stacked to create a variety of looks. Check out the pictures and feel free to contact me for any questions or orders. I also accept custom orders!

"Summer Brights" - Set of 6 Bows

Shown with yellow/green bows stacked and orange/floral bows stacked.
"WCA Wildcats" - Set of 6 Bows

Shown with dotted bows and paw print/red & white bows stacked.

"Pink & Black" - Set of 6 Bows

Shown with the pink/dotted bows stacked.

"Pastels" - Set of 5 Bows

Shown with pink/dotted bows stacked.

Bitty Bows

Bitty bows are just so tiny and cute!

They are the perfect size for newborns or for layering with larger bows.

Contact me for more info or for orders!

White Bitty Bow
Pastel Dotted Bitty Bow w/ Marabou
Orange Bitty Bow

Red Bitty Bow