Day 11 of 25 Handmade Gifts to Give

Today's Etsy shop is The Happy Octopus. I LOVE the name of the shop. She has some amazing jewelry, but not your normal jewelry, very fun and happy stuff.

My favorite:

Are those not adorable?!!!

I would love one of these with a baseball instead of the football.

Hope you enjoy.

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Day 11 and 12 of 25 Handmade Gifts to Give will be posted tomorrow. Today was Parent/Teacher Conferences and Book Fair so I was at school for a long time. Got great updates on both kids! YAY!!

Day 10 of 25 Handmade Gifts to Give

So today's gift idea I didn't even know about until today. Actually it was just a little while ago I knew about this shop on Etsy. I'm all about the classic clean lines and simpleness and this just describes those things to a T. And best of all, she's a local girl for me. Love finding other Etsy people from Columbia.

cjane create

My favorite item in her shop and best of all it's AFFORDABLE!!!

I want one with graph paper!!!

Day 9 of 25 Handmade Gifts to Give

Today's shop is another Etsy shop. I cannot express how much I LOVE Etsy.

My idea today comes from Pirate and Princess.

How CUTE is that skirt? She also has jeans that say Gobble. I so want to make a pair for Audrey, might do a pair for Christmas instead. She has tons of cute things in her shop.

Day 8 of 25 Handmade Gifts to Give

So this week I'm going to recommend some gifts that aren't made by me, but still are handmade gifts. Some of my favorite things out there.

Today's is Lens Pets and Sock Monsters made by Mandee Franee. Here is the link to her etsy shop:
Mandee Franee  Tell me those are not the cutest things you've ever seen. I "know" the owner strictly from a scrapbook message board/store I used to be part of, Lifetime Moments. I really miss Lifetime Moments.

Just a few samples of her work:

Lens Pet by Mandee Franee

Lens Pet by Mandee Franee

 

 

 

 

Sock Monster Owl by Mandee Franee

I of course LOVE the Owl Sock Monster.

Hope this gives you a good idea for a Handmade Gift.

Make it Monday

Right now the number 1 thing on my list is to get the killer headache I have right now to go away. However, I have work to do and so I'm downing lots of water and hoping it helps.

To make this week:
Card set
2 banners
Gratitude mini book
advent calendars
travel pillow
rag quilt

I also would love to do some serious sewing. I don't know why but I'm seriously itching to do some sewing and cross stitching. I also really NEED to clean out my little corner full of craft stuff and see what all I have hiding in it. I need a better way to organize it all so that I can easily get to everything.

7 on Sunday

1. Not a good weekend for my favorite NFL and NCAA football teams. Both lost games they should have won. Mizzou just looked horrible after the first quarter. Didn't get to watch the Chiefs, but from all I've read it was ugly all around.

2. Short week for us school wise this week. Friday is Parent/Teacher conferences so no school. However, I got lucky and our P/T is Thursday. Can't wait to hear what their teachers have to say.

3. Got to see my brother Friday night. The kids love having him around, so I'm really hoping he decides to go to Mizzou next year. Audrey cried and cried when he left Saturday morning. The 2 of them have a crazy bond, she thinks he walks on water and hung the moon and he pretty much feels the same about her.

4. I miss sewing. Haven't sewn much lately and thinking this week I'm dragging my machine out and doing some major sewing.

5. Finally got around to making a facebook page for Pink Owl Designs. Please go over and like my page. Hope to get lots more pictures up on it this week. Also have decided to just post the Handmade Gift Ideas on my Pink Owl Blog, so if you want to keep up on them, make sure you visit it.

6. LOVE LOVE LOVE this advent calendar idea from Ali Edwards. I am so going to do something like this.
We have an advent that you take a piece of candy off each day, one that you flip over a different piece each day and it makes a whole nativity scene. I also have one sitting under my desk ready to make that I think I'm going to make for myself of photos to take each day. Also my mom always gets something for the kids, Audrey usually gets a Littlest Pet Shop one and Dart until last year always got the Lego one. Now he's decided he is too big for Lego's, so last year my mom got him the "We wish you a Merry Christmas" game for the Wii that has something you can unlock each day. I think this year she is getting him a Charlie Brown Christmas board game. We love games and Snoopy so I can't wait. Also thought about wrapping 24 books to be opened each day ending with 'Twas the Night before Christmas. So many ideas, I need to get started NOW!

7. So thankful for that extra hour of sleep today. I needed it I guess since I didn't wake up until 10:45. Can't remember the last time I slept that late or anywhere near that late. Felt good though.

Hope everyone has a great week. Will be back tomorrow with Make it Monday. Also working on something new for Friday's.