So many new projects and my birthday!

Welcome back and welcome to any new followers/visitors!

So, I've been trying out so many new projects, I can't seem to find the time to post about them. I'm also currently working on something totally different than what I have ever made in the past. I will give you a sneak peek at the end of this post.

So June 8th was my birthday. Another year older, another year... wiser? :) I decided to take the day off from my full time job for the first time in a long time. I had a great day eating and shopping with my mom. She's recently moved to the same town that I live in so we get to see each other much more often than we use to.

On to my projects now. I found this pattern for crocheting chicken potholders and I have a friend who loves chickens. I thought it would be fun to make some of these potholders for her for her birthday which is very close to my birthday.

I shared the pattern for making the chickens to my Facebook page so I could find it easier when I went back to make them and ended up getting some orders for them. I made a few and sold them right away at our local Farmer's Market so I had to go back to Walmart and buy out the rest of the skeins they had in that color (5 total). Thank goodness Walmart has reasonable yarn prices.

Here is how mine turned out. I'm still working to perfect them. The beak never seems to turn out the way I want it to. 

So, putting the package together for my friend, I decided that the two chicken potholders wasn't enough to make the package worth sending so I was looking through some of my former Pinterest pins and found this pattern for flower coasters. I decided to do them in pink and blue. She let me know she received the package so I was able to release the post. Didn't want to ruin the surprise for her. Hope you like everything LG and happy birthday!

Well, that's all for today. I will be back soon with some more new projects. Oh, and here is that sneak peek I promised. This is for an order I received at my Farmer's Market. Hoping to have it done by this Saturday. I think I may be working too much in pink lately. ;)

Any guesses on what it is?

Thanks for stopping by and check back soon. 

It's A Wrap Birthday Blog Hop

The Thankful Thursday Design Team presents:

It's a Wrap Birthday Blog Hop

Hi Everybody!

Welcome to the It's a Wrap Birthday Blog Hop featuring the Thankful Thursday Design Team! Hopefully you just came from the super talented Michelle. If not, please head on over to see our hop hostess Jenny so you can start from the beginning. We don't want you to miss out on any super cool projects. :)

Here's the hop line-up in case you get lost along the way:

Jenny ~ http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
(Guest Designer) Kim- www.rickettscricuts.blogspot.com
Sharon ~ http://www.simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com/
(Guest Designer) Candace ~ http://papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com/
Bobbi Hickman ~ http://rockgirlcustomdesigns.blogspot.com/
(Guest Designer) Michelle - http://scrappinwithmybug-scrappinwithmybug.blogspot.com/
Sandra ~ http://sweetpeascards.blogspot.com/
(Guest Designer) Jamie ~ http://jamiek711designs.blogspot.com/
Cheryl ~ http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/
Tanya ~ http://www.scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com/

For my project today, I took a cleaned out two liter pop bottle, removed the label, and cut a a little door in the area that I decided will be the back of the bottle. I cut the little door where the label was stuck to the bottle and I couldn't get all of the label off in that spot.

I then took some pretty pink napkins and crumpled a few of them up and stuffed them in the bottom of the bottle just to raise up the items a bit that I was putting in the bottle. I then put my items in the bottle through the little door. I added some Crystal Light water flavor packets and bags of candy to the inside of the bottle.

I then put some scotch tape over one part of the door just to hold it closed. I used all Bazzill paper in different colors. I used my Cricut with the Birthday Bash Cartridge to cut out the birthday cake and candle. 
 

I also used stickles on the birthday cake, candle and confetti and the stamp is from My Pink Stamper's new Birthday Doodles stamp set. I also added a bow to the top around the cap. I made this gift for a very special lady in my life and I hope she will like it. I hope you all like my project also. Here's a close up:

Now head on over to our special guest designer Jamie and see what wonderful creation she has to share with you today.

Thank you for joining us for our design team blog hop and stop back real soon!