deliciousness

I baked cupcakes for a little soiree at The Glitter Workshop last night. 

Chocolate with raspberry buttercream and a fresh raspberry. 

Coconut cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and toasted coconut. 

I have really been enjoying baking lately! I feel a little bit like baking is my new crafting to a certain extent these days. At the beginning of the year I made a couple of goals. I want to bake more and write more. The baking I have done in just the past month alone has been such a huge learning experience and step forward for me. I signed up with my sister-in-law to bake at the upcoming Iron Cupcake Madison event coming up in March. The theme is marshmallow and we have a super fun and delish cupcake we can't wait to share with Madison cupcake lovers! 

I spent the morning at the Iron Cupcake Milwaukee event and was definitely inspired by some of the creativity and deliciousness there. It was a delightful event. Apparently attendance was over 2000 and they had to turn people away! Who knew cupcakes could draw such a big crowd!

I was also inspired by the time I spent at the Glitter Workshop this weekend. If you haven't been there yet, make time to go soon! The store is overflowing with beautiful handmade things and now there is even an entire vintage boutique with amazing hand picked items. Love!

Speaking of love, have a killer Valentine's day with the people you love, okay?

Enjoy your week and do something awesome!

xo

andrea

I love crafting up goodies for valentine's day! I haven't had a ton of time so far but have made some collage cards and sweet mirrors over the last couple of weeks. Here are a few of my favorites.

Owly ode to Lloyd Dobbler

When the lovely Naomi of the Glitter Workshop asked me if I was interested in creating a poster for the upcoming valentine trunk show, I knew immediately what it would look like.

Chad and I worked together to create this fun owly ode to the best scene in one of our very favorite movies. I liked how it turned out and decided to make magnets and prints for the upcoming show.

Here is the illustration on a magnet version which is available in our etsy shop now. We should have prints soon as well! Wouldn't this be a sweet valentine surprise for someone special?

 

And of course, here is the inspiration just in case you've been living under a rock or are a lot younger than me. :)

xo

andrea

Well I think I'm officially over winter. It seems like I always get to a point around February or March where I just can't handle the season any more. This year the crazy is apparently coming early for me. The cold and snow are not my favorite but those things aren't what bother me. It's the lack of light. The grey days. Such minimal sun. I am so glad that the days are getting longer because I am totally done with it being dark when I leave for work in the morning and having something like an hour of daylight when I get home. This lady is looking forward to spring!!

We have a couple of shows coming up! If you're in the Madison area, please stop by the Valentine Craftacular at the High Noon Saloon on February 13. Free goody bags for the first 25 shoppers! We'll also be showing off our goodies on March 14 at the Daisy Cafe and Cupcakery from 4-8pm. Hope you can make it!

I love Valentine's Day. I especially love Valentine's Day crafting. It's a good thing that I got started early this year because I think I have hit a wall with creating for the holiday. I made some fun cards and goofy buttons and printed some old favorites. One of last year's designs was featured on geeksugar.com along with several other great geeky valentine cards. Awesome!

Hope you are enjoying February! Or at least tolerating it. Spring will be here soon!

xo
andrea

Happy Valentine's Day!

Chad made me this sweet valentine. I melted.





















He also surprised me with a lovely necklace from hollygems






















We're taking the kids out to breakfast in a bit. We're going to a local restaurant that has amazing chocolate crepes. I think Valentine's day is a perfectly acceptable occasion to have chocolate crepes for breakfast, right? Yum!

Have a great day!

xo
andrea

valentine gift packs!

valentine gift pack - red/black
Originally uploaded by space oddities

Last night I decided to package the raining hearts notecards as gift sets along with heartbreaker pins and stickers. These will come in lots of different colors and I think they would make a perfect little valentine gift for anyone. You can just slip the pin inside the envelope and seal it up with the fun sticker (or keep the sticker for yourself!)

Love it! A card and gift in one!

Valentine Gift Guide!

My etsy shop has lots of offer for Valentine's Day so I thought I'd show off a sampling. The guide below is clickable so you can click on any item for more details. Ah, can you feel the love?


All screen printed totes are still on sale for only $6.00 through this weekend. I am hoping to clear out a little inventory to make room for new designs.

Tonight I want to decoupage some picture frames. Well, first I have to prep the frames so maybe I will at least get that much done tonight. The area where I craft is so cluttered and messy right now, I am having a hard time wanting to work! Perhaps I should focus on getting organized.

See, this is the problem. So many things, so little time. Where to begin…! It's a miracle that I finish Anything, really.

xo
andrea