Crafty Day with Jess and Upcoming Bloggy Events

Crafty Day with Jess

A good friend of mine, Jess, is expecting her first child this spring and I'm so happy for her and her hubby!!  Jess happens to love crafts too so we've decided to get together one day each week to work on projects for her nursery and other fun crafts!!

Today we got together for our first day of crafting and I thought I'd share photos of our handmade goodies with you!!

Our main project of the day were these closet dividers for Jess' nursery...

On New Year's Eve we cut out the chipboard dividers from a homemade template and covered them in "Linen & Lace" scrapbook paper.  She decorated them with bird and butterfly die-cuts, stickers, and pieces of real lace from my stash.  Jess also stamped them with acrylic stamps and added plastic gems too!!  Today we worked on adding the sizes to the dividers.

Of course Jess has a big baby shower planned this month and since I make jewelry, I offered to make her a bird's nest necklace to go with the bird theme of the nursery and baby shower.  Here's how it turned out...

I had never made a wire-wrapped bird's nest necklace before so I was really pleased with how well it turned out!!  Here's a close up of the nest... 

You all should know me well enough by now to know that you can expect tutorials for both of these projects in the near future!!  I just thought you'd enjoy this little sneak peek!! hehehe

Upcoming Bloggy Events

Friday - Feature Friday #1  I'll feature some of my recent crafty finds from around the blog-o-sphere!!

Saturday/Sunday - Tutorial: ????  This is a secret, but I know you'll enjoy it!!  Who knows, maybe I'll even write a couple tutorials for you!!

Monday - Lisa's Linky List #2 & Features  First I'll showcase my favorite 3 linkies and the top viewed linky from last week's party.  Then we'll start a brand new linky party for the week!!

Tuesday - Version: Recipe Box Renovation  I'll be sharing my version of the Recipe Box Renovation project originally shared by While He Was Napping.

Wednesday - WOYWW #2  Another glimpse into my crazy, crafty world and a chance to see my work area(s)!!

Thursday - Guest Post: Polish the Stars  Megan from Polish the Stars shares her super popular Mini Polaroid Necklace with us!!

Thanks for reading!!  Until next time...