Auntie Curly's Craft Lab

One Year Later...

2010-04-25T21:14:00.000-07:00

One year later
2 jobs, one post grad program at the university, one toddler, one husband and one very stressful year I have not crafted. However, I do see potential for craftiness very very soon....I get summers OFF!! yeah! I have to go to work 5 more Mondays and the following days and then my 35 hour per week job is done for a couple months. I will get crafty again, I will I will I will.....

2009-04-20T16:35:00.000-07:00

so lately I have been into chunky little things
here are some chunky little houses I have made for a swap on craftster

Now I am getting screached at by AC, who makes it really hard to get anything crafty or creative done, so I must go, now my job as a mom takes over

back in the swing

2009-03-22T17:01:00.000-07:00

I used up a lot of my craftiness making that baby, and continuing to take care of him. But I found myself extremely irritable, moody and mad all the time. I decided that its because I no longer have my stress outlet....creating crafts and art work!!!
I am finally making a commitment to at least one hour a day (night actually, right after AC's bed time specifically) to either work on swap items, or my own creations! I have been absorbed in the Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine and want so badly to start creating stuff again...maybe a little bit more artistic and less crafty this time...we shall see
well, mr. I am not wearing my glasses just turned on the soundtrack for the movie RENT and I didnt even know we had that...so I better see what buttons he pushed...pics of my creations to come

Anthony is here

2008-07-03T09:38:00.000-07:00

anthony, mommy and daddy, Birth-Day!

He is not really a craft project but my biggest project ever, Anthony Craig Manton is here. I cannot believe that I actually made this little guy. He grew inside me for 8 1/2 months. He was 2 or 3 weeks early, depending on who you talk to. He weighed 7 lbs 8 oz and was 20 inches long. He has just enough brown hair and had dark blue eyes that most likely will turn brown. We are getting used to his routine and just starting to understand how he has and will change our lives.

anthony, 2 weeks old

WANTED: HAND MADE BABY STUFF

2008-04-08T19:33:00.000-07:00

I would love to trade some craft supplies for handmade baby stuff, either sewn, knitted, crocheted, anything handmade for my baby boy. Blankets, toys, clothes, hats, socks, shoes, decor! Anthony Craig is due in July and I would love to have a nursery full of handmade love from all over.

I would be willing to trade the following things:

1. envelopes/ boxes full of paper and such ephemera, great for ATCs, handmade cards, decoupage, etc

2. Fabric scraps, various types and prints

3. Upholstery samples, various textures, colors, themes

Also, I have some old patterns, some craft books and other random craft supplies!!
Send me (WYOKrista) a PM in craftster.org

thanks!

what I have been up to....

2007-10-18T21:28:00.001-07:00

been busy here is some of my stuff lately, my 2 jobs are interfering with my craft (obsession) hobby....

this is my hair, not a craft project, just a picture that turned out neat! wow, my hair is curly....thanks grandma merezkothis is an ATC holder that I made for a swap....it was a little lunch box tin that I bought at the dollar store and it had those really gross boston baked beans candy in it...

the turtle card I made for the tin....
this is a shadow box with cornhusk doll from Alex's mom, arrow heads from ???, a little flower pot and a post card that came with the stationery tanie gave me...
onesies I embelished for a baby shower....

this is one of my favorites, its a flower vase made of magazine pages rolled up!!! and glued to a soup can...man I have mad skillz

for the vintage halloween swap, an altered soup can made into a planter
somebody is watching you door hangy thingy
and finally a corn candy ATC punchneedle style....a punchie!!!

CHURCH craft night proves productive!

2007-09-22T11:20:00.000-07:00

Went to my new church last night for craft night, all 4 of us had a fun time. Here are 2 punchneedle (ATC sizes 2.5 x 3.5 inches) that I made last night! more to come,,,I am calling the ATC size punchneedle pieces "punchies" isnt that just so cute?

last flowers of the season

2007-09-21T10:35:00.000-07:00

sadly, I think these may be the last flowers of the summer....good bye summer, I loved seeing what would pop up in my yard everyday...the orange daisy is my favorite

fall fantastic!

2007-09-15T17:11:00.000-07:00

I have been super busy today making crafts for my vintage halloween swap on craftster.org and I am nearly done....one puzzle left....what to do with this guy???

here are some things to get you (whoever may read this if anyone does) in the fall mood
a shadow box

a punchneedle pumpkin votive holder

the big reveal

2007-09-13T17:44:00.000-07:00

sorry, its been a while, but I have been busy with labor day, going to denver, starting a new job and walking the dog...here is the bathroom after
the color is called "spirit river"

COMING SOON TO A BATHROOM NEAR YOU

2007-09-03T22:17:00.000-07:00

I finally "just did it" and bought paint for my bathroom. These are the before pics. I will take after pics when its all done. I had already put the painters tape up so that is the purple you see. right now the painting is done but I need to accessorize!
no more boring white walls!!!!!!

ONCE YOU POP and SECRET CRAFTSTER RECEIVED!

2007-08-27T13:02:00.001-07:00

Saturday was a good mail day, but TODAY was better!!!
I received some crafty goodness from my partner who is still unknown in the secret craftster swap, here is what I got: some ATC doodads

some super warm slippers that I LOVE, perfect day for them too, it is rainy!

AND I also got a pringles can filled with such wonderful things from my ANGELan old bottle and ATC ephemera :)this is what the can looked like on the outside!!! I LOVE sunflowers :)
the leaf is a cute pouch with sunflower fabric inside the flower itself is a pin cushion! love love love it
a super cute handmade dolphin stuffy fibers to embelish ATCs with

some fabric scraps for my stash, future ATCs :)fuz likes the sunflower, too

2007-08-26T11:55:00.001-07:00

yesterday was an excellent mail day for me
I received 2 altered tags from the altered tag swap AND an ATC from Balkandina in Colorado Springs in a personal swap we did!
the tag from Amaryillisrose

and a tag from wax51

CLOWN ALERT!
From Balkandina
I think he is the best clown ever! :) thanks for lookin
~k~

Secret Craftster swap

2007-08-24T12:43:00.000-07:00

Here are the crafts I made for the Secret Craftster Swap on Craftster.org

all together:
a tree punch needle embroidery pin, a bookmark made from a book spine, a poly clay rubber stamped with a leaf stamp magnet, a star, heart and flowery polkadotted magnet frames and a little denim purse

she also said that she wanted to learn how to make ATCs so I sent an ATC kit with ribbon, scissors, glue stick, paper scraps, card covers, markers, embelishments and lots of hints on how to make ATCs

she said she loved it! :)

not much in the crafting front....

2007-08-24T12:31:00.000-07:00

this is something growing by my gate...
I have heard people actually read this so I guess I should put something worth reading on here....hmmmm lets see, what have I done crafty lately? Not much. I am getting things ready for my yard sale so I have not had much time. I also got a new job at the Dev. Preschool (right back where I started 8 years ago) but getting paid much better and only working 15 hours a week, that leaves time to see clients in the afternoons.
I will see if I can dig up some old craft projects for your viewing pleasure....

I made a little ducky blanket for my friend Maria's baby shower and a monster for the big brother!
here is fuz getting ready for the yard sale

witchy halloween ATCs

2007-08-17T17:03:00.001-07:00

These are witches for a halloween witch swap on ATCards.com

more ATCs

2007-08-16T14:37:00.000-07:00

ATCs for a Postage Stamps Swap

super crafty busy

2007-08-14T10:23:00.000-07:00

So I have been super crafty busy, here is a chair I found at a yard sale for $2 and I sanded, painted and mosaic-ed it!

2007-07-30T11:35:00.000-07:00

some of the mosaics I did this weekend

2007-07-29T15:50:00.001-07:00

one more steven king ATC

Steven King theme ATC swap

2007-07-24T11:50:00.001-07:00

hearts in atlantis
pet sematary

the girl who loved tom gordon

these cards are for a Steven King Themed swap on ATCards.com
dont get too freaked out :)

2007-07-23T10:41:00.000-07:00

digging in my garden today to plant some lily of the valley and found this! pretty sure its a toy gun, I have no idea how old it might be, its pretty heavy metal and its got some rust and crusty stuff on it...it was pretty much sitting on the very top layer of dirt...I have not seen anything like it before and its definitely not new

2007-07-22T20:35:00.000-07:00

sloan and me glue-ing and cutting and cutting some more....look at how crafty she is at only age 3 & 3/4!!!!! :)

2007-07-15T17:02:00.000-07:00

here are some crafts I have made lately (January to present!)
for craft swaps on craftster.org
DOLLAR STORE SWAP (spend $10 at the dollar tree store and craft with what you buy)

pink journal
calendar: cookie sheet and magnets now a perpetual calendar
Purse: made from old belt and placemats

NEWBIE SWAP: punchneedle embroidery mug rugs with coffee and tea themes

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN SWAP:

Punchneedle embroidered patch for totebag

STAR WARS SWAP:
Chewy Purse, made from real wookie fur

ALTOID TIN SWAPS:

2007-07-09T21:29:00.000-07:00

here are a few more ATC's I have made lately

2007-07-04T16:36:00.000-07:00

one more thing i did today... this is the first page in my altered book journal....i will be adding one page a month for the next year

2007-07-04T15:46:00.000-07:00

today is independence day!
Alex had to work all day so I got to play in my craftroom!! yah! I only had to take a break when he called me because he ran out of gas, right by the park where I was hoping to not go to today:
there is a big party in the park and everyone in town goes. I just felt like being a hermit today...

here are some artist trading cards (ATCs from here on out) I made, I am hoping to swap the 2 with the ladies in denver at the real life swap :) the other 4 are for a wonderful work of whimsy swap on ATCards.com. I send 3 and receive 3, one is a hostess gift for the person doing the swap! I used rubber stamps, colored pencils, silver paint pens and silver embossing.... As you can tell, ATCs are my new obession, they are sooo fun to make. I have many different styles I like to make but I really love love love vintage stuff. like the lady's faces on the reproduction fabric. The writing on the fairy ones are hard to read, the one says "defy gravity" because I was listening to the Wicked sound track today as I was crafting.
-kmmm- auntie curly

2007-07-03T23:04:00.001-07:00

Here is an example of the punchneedle embroidery cards I make

My first blog ever!

2007-07-03T22:52:00.000-07:00

I wanted to put together a blog to share about my crafts and my life. I hope to share pics of the crafty things I make and share about me as well.