Guest Posting @ The Scrap Shoppe

Hello, Sweet Bloggy Friends!  I know I haven't been hanging around Crafts & Sutch lately, but you can find me over at The Scrap Shoppe today!  Michele is on Bloggy Maternity Leave, and I'm helping out so she can spend some extra special mommy time with the new little man in her life!  Congratulations, Michele! :)

I'm sharing a photo cube that I made for the monkey's grandmothers last Mother's Day.  If you are still looking for something for tomorrow, it's a quick and affordable gift that is sure to please! :)

Here's a sneak peek:

Have a wonderful weekend! :)

Birthday Party Gift Idea

Hi Sweet Friends!  I hope you all had a fantastic weekend!  We had a weekend full of craftiness and family!  Kason was invited to an art themed birthday party this weekend and he had a ton of fun!

We were asked to bring art supplies for gifts rather than the "usual" gifts like toys and clothes.  Of course, me being the crafty gal I am, LOVED this idea and I ran with it!  This is what I came up with:

I filled a tackle box with all the artsy craftsy stuff a little girl could ask for:  watercolors and brushes, various sizes and colors of pom poms, pipe cleaners, construction paper, foam stamps, glittered foam stickers, crayons, sidewalk chalk, various stickers, and alphabet post it notes. :)

I found the tackle box at Wal-Mart for just over $5.00 and managed to fill it with lots of crafty goodies.  The whole kit cost less than $20.00.

You could also rummage through your craft stash to add items like scrap paper, stickers, etc. and save a few dollars! :)
 

I personalized the gift by cutting some vinyl with my Cricut.  I love that the apostrophe is an artist's pallet.

I finished it off with a polka dot bow and a handmade artist's pallet gift tag and paint brush.

Because the kiddos were going to be "gettin' artsy," it was requested they come in clothes they could get dirty.  I took this as an opportunity to make something new.  :)  Makes total sense, right?  Kason and I made an artist's pallet t-shirt just for getting dirty.  His hand print is the pallet and his thumb prints became the paints.  The hubs came up with the "handmade" slogan. :)

The monkey's favorite station was the painting station.  He stood in front of this easel for at least 30 minutes! Professional artist in the making if you ask me.  :)

Here is his t-shirt after the party. While the paints used at the party are washable, I love the "new" look of his handmade shirt.

I might have to borrow this idea for the monkey's second birthday! :)  He is definitely a creative little fellow!

I'll be linking this up to some of my favorite parties.  See you all tomorrow for a double dose of Sutch an Inspiration!




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Bottle Cap Magnets

Yay for Friday! :)  I hope you all had a wonderful week!  I wanted to share a quick and affordable gift idea that was a huge hit for Christmas, but would make a fantastic gift for Valentine's Day too.

I saw these first over at Lemon Tree Creations and thought they would be the perfect gift for grandparents and aunts and uncles! 

I followed Tiffany's easy tutorial and found the cute, little tins at Wal-Mart.  They even had bows already on them.  Everyone thought they were the cutest and I couldn't resist making a set for me too.

I ended up buying a few more tins at Wal-Mart after Christmas because I love this idea.  I also found some non-Christmasy ones at Hobby Lobby on clearance a few days ago.  Hmm...what else can I put on bottle caps?  :)

I think any grandparent would love a set of these with all their grandkiddos on them for Valentine's Day, don't you think? 

Have a wonderful weekend! I'll be linking up to these fantastic parties! :)

Knotty Bag

Happy Friday, Friends!  I hope you had a GREAT week!  I've been in Arizona for the past week on business and am happy to be home and spending the weekend with the hubs and the monkey. :)  In case you missed it, here is the post I did last week over at The Scrap Shoppe for her Homemade Christmas event.  Enjoy!

Hello Beautiful Scrap Shoppers! :)  I cannot tell you how excited I am to be here and spend some time with you today!  I'm Erin from Crafts & Sutch. I love all things crafty and have been diagnosed with "I can make that" syndrome. I am constantly inspired by the things I see, so I like to create a little bit of everything. :)

Today we are making a gift any girl would be happy to receive...a knotty bag!

I got this super duper EASY idea from Martha's web site.  There are two ways to create the bag and I used both of them to achieve my desired look.

Here is what you will need to get started:  a scarf or piece of fabric (at least 36" inches square) and a pair of purse handles.  I got my scarf at a thrift store for a dollar and picked up the handles at Joann's for $4.20 (40% off coupon).

 Start by placing your scarf or fabric face down and tie a knot in each corner. 

Leave about a 5" tale on the end of each knot because we will tie them again later.  Here is what your bag should look like so far.

Now take two adjacent corners and slip them through the front of one of the handles.  Then pull them out to opposite sides.

Take each corner and wrap around to the front of the handle and tie a knot.

Repeat this process with the other two corners and you are all finished!

Can you believe how easy that was?!  I love how it's super slouchy and has a vintagey feel.

This is essentially two great gifts in one...a fun bag and a fantastic scarf! 

I have loved spending some time with you today!  I hope you'll stop by Crafts & Sutch and say hi! :)  Thank you so much, Michele, for letting me come visit!  I wish you all a very happy holiday season!

Have a happy weekend! :)  I'll be linking up to these fantastic parties!

Big Red Rosette

Hey, All!  I hope you had a great weekend!  I got to celebrate my first Thanksgiving last night!  It was absolutely delicious and I'm so excited I get to do it all again on Thursday!

Last week my family took our pictures for our holiday card.  I wanted all of us to dress in coordinating colors.  This year our colors were brown and red.  I found a great, little plaid shirt for Kason that served as the inspiration.  I found a super cute and chunky brown sweater for me, but I needed a fun red accessory.

Enter this insanely gorgeous rosette that Tanya made over at Trey and Lucy.  I knew it would pack the punch I was looking for.

I followed Tanya's tutorial and watched her do it a few times (she has a video tutorial too), and then gave it a whirl.  This is how mine turned out.

I used 1/4 yard of red broad cloth and it only cost .50!  :)  Isn't that incredible!  I gave my best effort at hand sewing, but I ended up hot gluing some of it because of my lack of sewing skills. :)

I finished the back with a piece of red felt and a pin.

Here it is in action!  The pin is gorgeous, and how about that little guy?  SUTCH a cutie! :)

I let a friend borrow the pin for her family pics.  She put it on her little girl's head band and it is just darling!

At that price, I will definitely be making more of these beauties!  I know my girlfriends would love these for Christmas gifts too!

Here are a few more of my favorite pics from Sunday's shoot.

I hope you have a great Monday!  Only three more days until turkey! :)

Partying HERE this week!

Jewels and Sutch

Hello and happy weekend!  I hope you are enjoying your day.  As promised here are a few of the items I made for the craft show today.  I'm sorry they are a day late, but I was making jewels into the wee hours of the morning and pretty photos were just not going to happen...I still had to use the flash this morning too.  :)

I've been dreaming of Jewels & Sutch for a while and when a girlfriend said she was opening a tea room and asked if I would like to put some jewels in the shop, it made my dream into a reality.

Here are a few of the pieces I took to the show today:

 
 

I was so excited because I had already made a sale even before I left the show!  :)  I've never sold my jewelry before...just given it as gifts.  I have to tell you that it felt really good. :)

So what do you think?  Be on the lookout for news about Jewels & Sutch coming soon! :)