Giveaway Time!

*Giveaway has been extended until Friday August 27th*

It is finally time for my first giveaway! Since I'll be moving for the second time this year (and possibly a third), I decided that I really need to de-clutter starting with my crafting room. I'm going to miss it so much.

Here is what you can win if you enter:
-craft foam (regular and sticky)
-4 pairs of craft scissors
-2 rolls of ribbon
-Sculpey polymer clay in green, purple, white and pink
-a mini composition book
-cute erasers
-thread
-perler bead characters
-2 rolls of patterned packing tape
-2 VHS tapes: Virgin Suicides and The Beach
- a Lego set
-mini envelopes with cards
-craft punch
-crafting brads
Yep, it's a lot. I added the VHS tapes since I won't be keeping my tv that comes with the player. I loved The Virgin Suicides and of course, Leonardo DiCaprio only gets better looking with age.

Anywho, to enter you must be a follower of this blog and answer this question in the comments: What was the highlight of your Summer?

For 1 extra entry, you can blog about the giveaway (make sure to leave a link in a separate comment)

You can also tweet about the giveaway for 1 more entry with this link @judyjetson6 (also leave a link in a separate comment)

That's 3 total possible entries!

**Edit** The deadline to enter is August 27th so there's plenty of time to spread the word.
Have a great weekend!

I can't believe I finished an amigurumi project! I joined the Great Owl Crochet-Along and got started about two months ago. I had the ears, eyes, beak, belly and feet done but hadn't touched the body since the first time I tried it, he came out like a cone. I used a stitch marker this time around and it came out the way it's supposed to. The deadline was Sunday so I think what motivated me to get it done was that I didn't want to disappoint the other person I was going to swap the owl with. It does feel like a great accomplishment though because I never thought I could make any of these things besides scarves and granny squares.

I'm still putting together items for my giveaway. The box isn't full yet so I'm trying to add more stuff to it. More than likely I'll have the giveaway around next week because I'll have to focus on packing again. I'm seriously the only person I know that has moved as much as I have.

And here is the photo booth picture my friends and I took at Renegade.

In the meantime, check out this Etsy shop and blog for all things retro. Cut*Copy*Create makes the most adorable items that include designs like vintage typewriters and cameras.
These are some of my favorite items:

Happy Wednesday!

It's only Wednesday but already I'm pretty overwhelmed with work and homework. I have about 1 month more before I graduate school then I must move again. I'll be moving back to L.A. and I really need to downsize on the stuff I have. Most of this "stuff" that I have is in my craft room. As a result, I having a huge giveaway soon. I have a medium size flat rate box that I'm going to fill up with craft goodies. "If it fits, it ships" and that's what I intend to do so stay tuned.

Renegade L.A.

This past Sunday was very exciting. It was my first time attending this:

And it was a really awesome, inspiring and wonderful experience. Here are some pictures from yesterday.

We got to make coffee cozies at the Sew L.A. booth.

And I was the Renegade mascot for a moment.

And I also got to meet the beautiful and talented Ruby from Cakies. This was the first time I've ever met anyone whose blog I read so I was excited.

We also went into the Threadless camper. In there, we got to design our own little paper t-shirts.

That's my masterpiece and here are a couple that made me laugh:

I already can't wait for next year. I'm off to go finish my homework, I took a break to post about Renegade so I best hop to it. Goodnight.

As I was surfing the internets the other day, I found this website that is pretty much amazing. It has the most unique items and really made me wish I had some monies to be able own some of these items.

I love this necklace

Okay, this ring has to be mine.

Ha, this knife magnet is awesome.

This is seriously the most beautiful pot rack that I've ever seen.


And of course, anything cat related I have to check out. Those mounted cat beds would probably prevent my cats from climbing tables and counters and those catch scratchers would look so cool because they would "blend in" with the decor. But knowing my cats, they would use those things for a little while then go back to jumping on tables and scratching the carpet.

My Awesome Weekend

This weekend was one of my favorites! It started on Saturday when I drove down to L.A. and had lunch with my besties. We had some Stewie's Shaved Ice which I've never had before. It was goood especially since the weather was in the high 90's - it felt like 110 degrees. On Sunday, me and a few friends went to the Hollywood Bowl to see The Swell Season. If you've never heard of them, check out the link because they are awesome. The opening bands were The Bird and the Bee and She and Him. The entire show was amazing but the icing on the cake was when I met Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from The Swell Season. Joe and I had to wait at the artist entrance like groupies for almost 2 hours after the show but it was so worth it. I want to kill myself for not having a camera because besides meeting them, Colin Ferrel, John C. Riley and Jason Sudeikis from SNL passed by us. Lesson learned :(

(source)

In a few weeks, my friend Rosa will be having her engagement party and I plan on making a ton of these:

(click on the image for source and recipe)

I even have a color theme picked out and I'm also going to make the banner for the party. I"ll be sure to bring my camera there.

Lovebot Giveaway

Visit The Dainty Squid's blog for more information. Good Luck!