Coming soon

to a Pink Owl Crafts etsy shop...

Working on lots of stuff for school, baseball, Pink Owl and more. Last night was Dart's first baseball game. I will be back later with pictures from that and other stuff going on around here.

Right Now

• My legs feel like jello. 2 days of Couch to 5K done and my legs are letting me know. But honestly, I thought I would be a lot more sore than I am. Hope I'm not jinxing myself!!
• Working hard on lots of Halloween Banner/Wall Hanging designs. 
• Gearing up for another season of baseball. We will be playing 10 games from the end of August to the end of Sept. Well I won't be playing, Dart will!
• Anyone else watching Project Runway this season? I have a couple of favorites, but the judges just seem a bit out there. I would love love love to see them design for a "real" person. 
• I don't know what I did before Hulu. Seriously love Hulu. Love being able to watch shows that I might not normally be able to watch since we don't have cable. Shows like Melissa and Joey from ABC Family. Such a cute show.
• Speaking of Project Runway, every time I watch that show I get the itch to sew. Have a stack of stuff behind me to get sewing on. Audrey is not so patiently waiting on a Monkey Pillowcase Dress. 

 Just listed in my Etsy shop...Boo Banner  I love the little guys at the end of the banner.

I think these guys are so adorable and just the right amount of spooky!!

Hope you are all having a wonderful day!

Coming Soon

Just a few pictures of things to come in the Etsy Shop!!

Back later today with more!

First Day!!!

The first day of school finally arrived!!! I'm not gonna lie, I was ready for the kids to go back. I love my kids to pieces, but the fighting the last couple of weeks was sending me over the edge. I will say part of me is kicking and screaming when I think about how fast time is flying. I can't believe Audrey is in 1st grade. When I woke her up this morning she said "Mom, don't be sad, I'm in a real grade now. You know 1st grade, it's not like Kindergarten, it's a REAL grade." Dart was up at 6:50, lunch made by 7:15 and ready to go by 8:00. He is very much my driven child. Not that Audrey isn't, but Dart is so driven by the challenge of school and by wanting to learn as much as he possibly can and push himself as much as he can. Audrey is such a free spirit, some days she loves learning and other days she just wants to be with her friends. I really thought she would be happy to hit the pillow tonight, but we had a huge struggle with that. When she gets to the point of exhaustion she really fights everything. I just don't know what to do. It's hard to punish her and make sure I'm not crushing who she is. Any tips?????

My sweeties outside school! Within seconds of taking this Dart was off to his class, so he could be one of the first ones in to get started. I walked Audrey to class and stayed with her for a few minutes and then she was ready for me to go as well!

While he might look annoyed with me for taking his picture, this is his 1st day of school face, so he says. I think the watch makes him look so much more grown up!

I have about 15 of this one in different poses. She would be in heaven if she could spend her day modeling! She was upset at first that today was PE. It totally ruined her first day of school outfit.

Friday after school we are heading to my moms for my sisters wedding shower. It will be strange to be there without my brother being there at all. Even times when he's worked a good portion of the weekend, he's still been around some. Wonder how many texts I will get from him saying "Where is such and such place?" or "This traffic is HORRIBLE!" "I hate all the stoplights." Traffic is not something that happens much in the town he grew up in. When the campus he is now living on has 3 times as many people as the town he grew up in and then you add all the normal residents traffic can be a bit crazy!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. I'm hoping to get some sneak peaks up of some things that will become Halloween items for the etsy shop before I leave.

Did you hear that??

It's the sound of summer flying by. We start school in 2 days and I can't wait!! Tonight is Back to School Night and tomorrow my brother moves to Columbia!

I have lots of stuff to get posted on here, but it will have to wait until Thursday. I have an update on 34 before 35, lots of custom banners to post and even some sneaks of Halloween stuff and a few other banners I've been working on.

I hope everyone had a good summer!

34 before 35 Update

Holy updates Blogger! Just a bit surprised when I logged in to update my blog at the changes made on the posting end. Might take me a little bit to get used to it, but I have to say I LOVE the simplicity of it. So nice and clean.

A few days late on my 34 before 35 update, but here it is. Original list can be found here

4. Have 100 sales in my Etsy shop. I've got 2 so far!
2 more sales total of 24 sales.
5. Have 75 followers on my blog.
15 on the blog and 20 readers in Google Reader!
6. Maintain 50 items in my Etsy shop. I have so many things I want to make and hopefully it will be hard to have 50 items in my shop all the time because hopefully things will be selling!
17 in the shop right now. Set a goal to have 75 by September first so there will be lots of new items listed in the next few weeks!
7. Do more sewing. I want to make doll clothes, clothes for Audrey and lots of stuff to put in the shop.
I made myself a purse and 3 pillowcase shirts. 2 for Audrey and 1 for another sister on the baseball team.
12. Do more reading of creative/business books. I have a massive list of them to read.
Started reading "The Creative Habit" by Twyla Tharp. I'm reading it slow because there is so much to absorb and really enjoy and think about.
13. Learn to design elements in Photoshop Elements. I really want to learn to make digital elements for digital cards and stuff.
Created some 4th of July Subway Art. Can't wait to get some more made. Will be listing in the shop soon.
14. Drink 3 bottles of water daily. Mostly to drink less pop each day. I am a huge pop drinker and need to cut back.
Did pretty good at the end of the month. So hot now that water is about all that sounds good.
16. Have 10 custom orders. I would love to have more, but I really want to make more custom items for people. Be it banners, cards or scrapbooks, bring it on.
Reached this goal last month, but still tracking. 2 more custom orders this month.
17. Really learn the ins and outs of PSE. There is so many things I could do that I just haven't taken the time to learn yet.
Had fun working on the Subway Art. Can't wait to do more with it.
27. Read 1 fun book a month. I love to read, just have a hard time making time for it. Hopefully this will force me to read more.
Read "Smokin Seventeen". Loved it of course.
34. Do more to encourage Handmade Items!! I don't care if it's jewelry or cards or what, I just really want to do more to encourage buying handmade.
Anytime I get a chance to talk about handmade I do! Also did some encouraging of getting others started in the world of Etsy selling. 

 

Christmas thoughts in July

I hope everyone had a good 4th of July weekend(for those readers in the US). Hard to believe we are half way through the year already. Before we know it, we will be putting out pumpkins and stocking up on candy for ghosts and goblins. I have already started thinking about Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas ideas. Guess this is where the expression "Christmas in July" comes from. For those of us in the crafty world, we start thinking way before the season comes. Although I'm glad craft stores start putting their holiday stuff out early, I'm still not ready to see Christmas stuff in them. Fall stuff I'm okay with, but Christmas is still a little early, especially when I saw it long before the 4th of July weekend.

I joined an Etsy team all about setting goals, so between that and posting them here, hopefully you will all keep me on track. I want to have 75 items in my shop before Sept. 1! Lofty goal since I have 17 now. I'm hoping to get a few photo cards designed and put in there. Right now I'm also working on sample invitations for my sisters wedding, so that may be a new venture for me. I will also be making dates with my sewing machine. I want to get some pillow case shirts and dresses made and also some "American Girl" clothes made. The doll clothes I make fit any 18 inch doll, so just because you don't have or know someone with an actual "American Girl" Doll, don't be deterred from looking. Audrey doesn't have an actual "AG" doll, but the clothes fit perfect.

 Cute skirt with top outfit and a matching headband.

Love the pillowcase dress. Audrey has some of her own and I can't wait to make matching ones for her and her doll.

What girl doesn't need a cute pair of pants and shirt.