well, i haven't forgotten

i know it has been a while since my last post. like a month or something. and it's not like i have forgotten. i've attempted several times to post. i even have new crafts to put up. but i've been a little busy/tired/unable to get time on the computer. but now, at least, part of this matter is solved. i received my new Mac today. and i am in the midst of transferring files and getting everything set up and filling this new computer with me.

i'm excited to have it. it will help a great deal when i start school again in the fall, seeking m second degree in Graphic Design. yeah, i'm going to make this creative stuff my job. i've just got to get through two or three more years of school.

but for tonight, i need to figure out how to get my music from my ipod to my new mac without completely wiping all my music from existence in my life. that should be challenge enough for now. i'll write again soon. if all goes as planned.

sassacraft #17

spring is here. i've been told this is true. calendarily speaking it is true. but after unseasonable cold snaps, late frost warnings, and having to find my winter coat after prematurely putting it away, i think it is safe to say that spring is actually here. the thunderstorms confirm. the tulips concur. the daffodils dance for joy.

in honor of this season of renewal and beauty, i wanted to make something special. i was perusing my new favorite blog and came across this:

i thought is was just splendid, and wanted to make one. so, a trip to hobby lobby, thirty-six feet of ruffled muslin, a mess of dried moss, a ripped-up bouquet, a trail of blue paint, a jammed sewing machine, and a week of procrastination later, i made this:

now, don't just stand back in awe of my astounding abilities of imitation and reproduction. Emily (she's my new favorite blogger) posts very detailed tutorials for her readers. i combined her lesson on the wreath with her post about wire words and added "bloom" to my wreath in copper. i didn't glitter my eggs because the one thing i don't get about Emily is her love affair with glitter. and i didn't use sheet moss because that stuff is expensive.

it makes me smile. does it make you smile? spring always make me smile.

crafts are brewing...

just so you know.

sassacraft #16

happy first birthday, B. for you, i made this. your mommy (my friend Emily) picked the verse 3 John 4 and i decided where to go from there. i painted a cross, off-center, on this canvas. then i mod podged pages from the Gospel of John. i painted your sweet little feet pink and let you make some footprints on the canvas. i wrote the verse: "I have no greater joy than to know that my children are walking in the truth," on the cross and around your footprints.

this piece is so special, because it reminds your mommy and, eventually, hopefully, you that you must strive each day to walk in the Truth. and i pray that every time your precious mommy sees it she will remember to pray for your salvation and walk with Christ, that you will grow each day closer to the heart of God and rest your head always upon His chest and cherish His Name. i know your mommy already prays for your salvation. you should know that. you are so precious to her, but you are even more precious to Jesus, sweet girl. that is why you are a Joy.

sassacraft #15

well, this is it, folks.

i know you have just been dying for me to reveal the piece i made for Emily. at least, i know i've been dying to reveal it, so your impatience is understandable.

but first, let me tell you a little about this piece. i love it. a lot. i wish i wasn't giving it away, because i have the perfect place to hang it. and it would look awesome there. it really would.

second, it is a mod podge canvas with burlap embellishments. i ripped apart my copy of Out of Africa by Isak Denisen and asked my mom to help me sort through the pages looking for good quotes and interesting pages. i mod podged the pages down one at a time, working very carefully not to leave any bubbles (there are a few, but not too many). then i drew out a large outline of Africa and used my new favorite tool--a rotary blade--to cut it out. i cut a heart from red burlap and used some thin gardening twine to stitch the heart to Africa. threading that needle was the most difficult part of this whole project. then, i used tacky glue to stick Africa to the canvas. ta-da, art!

and Emily loves it. see for yourself.

sassacraft #12 (adorned)

yay, a model!

see how cute the flowers are? you want one, don't you? for a limited time, starting at the low low price of $5. get them while you can, because this price won't last long!

sassacraft #12 (and a half)

more flowers. an hour an a half of work, and i have six more colors. just thought i'd share the hues, and let you know that a red is on it's way. a certain craft store here only carries shade of pink. really, if you want one, let me know!