Sneak Peak Sunday

NOTE: My shop The Beehive is now Papercut Kitchen! Please visit my shop Papercut Kitchen by clicking here.

I've gone from paper famine to yummy paper feast. Not only did a paper order finally come in but my mom surprised me with a ton of fantastic papers, a few of which have already become something fantastic for my shop, The Beehive! I hope to add those to the shop this week. Others are calling my name from my craft room but I've been too exhausted the past few weeks to heed the crafting call. Stay tuned this week when I will hopefully become a little more prolific in my blogging again with lots of life and craft show-and-tell.

I know I've been sparse in the blogging these days. Even though I now have decent use of my husband's laptop and he even made me a computer from the parts of other dead computers (my hero!) I am still trying to tone down my internet use a bit. In about a month my oldest is starting kindergarten and I want to make sure I spend a good amount of that time with him, not my computer or even my crafts. Those will be there, and so will more time in which to do them...well, I suppose that part remains to be seen.

Happy Crafting!

I Heart Swapping

Me in my new Idyll Hands necklace

I've only participated in 3 swaps but it is so much fun and this last one was by far my fave, to make and to receive! It was called Spring Tweets and the challenge was anything with birds. I was thrilled when I learned my fellow swapper would be Erin of Idyll Hands on Etsy, since I had long admired her delicious jewelry. Now I get to strut about in an Idyll Hands creation of my very own! My taking a photo of myself photo just doesn't do her work justice so be sure to head over to her shop, you won't be disappointed! I was so excited when it arrived yesterday and have been wearing it all day today, it's perfection!


I wanted to break away from scrapping a bit with this challenge so I made a shadow box. Erin has another shop on Etsy called Wooly Hands where she sells her hand spun yarns and roving. So I thought it would be appropriate to make her a little knitting birdie, the idea is that the bird is stealing a knitter's yarn to cozy up its nest. I didn't stray far, I used a pattern scrapbook paper background,diecut tree trunks and branch shadow out of black paper and mounted those flat. Then diecut a brown branch that I raised off the surface. When I put the shadow box on my new bookcase to try and get a good photo of it I almost kept it for myself! I will definitely be making one of these I can keep.

Pat On The Back Junkie

One major thing I've learned since opening my Etsy shop is that I'm one hardcore pat-on-the-back junkie. I get so excited when someone compliments my work, I'm in a treasury or I make a sale but a few days in a row with no acknowledgment and I'm jonesin' for my next fix. I don't think that's a good thing, not at all, so I'm going to try and put myself in rehab. Wish me luck!

Voting Time!

NOTE: My shop The Beehive is now Papercut Kitchen! Please visit my shop Papercut Kitchen by clicking here.

I've entered a photo of my You Rock My Socks Off appreciation box in a contest on Timothy Adam Designs blog, which is awesome. If you don't know him he's become an Etsy rock star in short order. Please cast your vote for my pic here, I'd love to win and if you have a great product pic of your own enter it!

Ringing The Wedding Bells

Wedding Album (12x12 premade scrapbook with 20 scrapped pages and embellished cover)

NOTE: My shop The Beehive is now Papercut Kitchen! Please visit my shop Papercut Kitchen by clicking here.

'Tis the season to get hitched and and to celebrate I have a new item in my shop that I'm excited about, a wedding scrapbook! Visit The Beehive or click any image to get yours.

The Beehive Yart Sale!

NOTE: My shop The Beehive is now Papercut Kitchen! Please visit my shop Papercut Kitchen by clicking here.

The Second Annual Etsy wide Yart sale is happening now, June 10-14! During that time I'm offering $5 off shipping on all items, that means free shipping on many Beehive items! I will refund the money through Paypal after the purchase has been made. For other great Yart sales search "Yart" on Etsy. Visit The Beehive here. Happy Shopping!

A Treasury Kind Of Morning

What a beautiful way to wake up, I'm in 2 team treasuries this morning!

NOTE: My shop The Beehive is now Papercut Kitchen! Please visit my shop Papercut Kitchen by clicking here.

My Cherry Blossom memory catcher is in this all AREtsy team treasury by the always wonderful Oakleaf Hollow called AREtsy! The Heat Is On!

My Rainbow Brite appreciation box is in this all Twitter team treasury by Huayruro Peru called Twitter Friends.