The Push For Pita!!!

Just in case you don't know, I love Janel at Run With Scissors! She's the one who got me started journaling with her FREE 30-Day Journal Challenge on her blog last Spring. I've been apart of her online journaling classes ever since. Needless to say, I am UBER inspired by her & recently she has blessed my life so much!!

With all that being said, she's down to the wire to raise money for her adoption process. From what I understand, it is an extensive process to adopt and Janel and her husband, Adam, are gearing up! Janel is doing The Push for Pita Journal Class and there are a few spots left for the class! If you've never taken one of her classes, YOU NEED TO! They are so much fun & you will get to know yourself and your style alot better!

My journal for the Push for Pita Class

First page in The Push For Pita Class

I've also donated a Foxy Hat to the Push for Pita! You really should check out her etsy and her blog to find out all the cool things that she has going on!! Here's a sneak peek at some of the things up for grabs in her shop!!

Fox Hat! YAY!

I think this is the coolest idea! Janel is making pita a quilt! She is selling the squares so she can embroider your name on the quilt for Pita! How sweet?! It kinda makes me tear up a little. ;)

beautiful hair clip!

And such a cute plushie sail boat!!

Go check out Janel's Shop!! Buy some handmade art and help out a friend reach her dream!!

p.s. I wasn't asked to post this or paid in any way. :)

BRING BACK VERONICA MARS

I am obsessed with Veronica Mars.

I finished the Series. And I am so sad. It ended ubruptly... I guess during the writers strike a couple of years ago, and it never picked back up. STUPID MISTAKE CW! And Rob Thomas (creator, and no not the rockstar. same dude who is doing the new 90210). BRING RONNIE BACK! And Logan too. *swoon*

I have started reading fan fiction.

Yes, it is Twilight all over again.

Except, I am not staying up till 4 am and I am not writing my own versions. yes. I wrote Twilight Fan Fiction!! HAHA!! Love it. I had a lot of waiting to do between books. ;)

And I've only read one so far. I know I'll read more.

HA!
But.. you guys have got to know that Logan... oh, man, Logan. Well, he's the thing t.v. shows are made for! Because, he doesn't exist and if he did we would really hate his guts. But on t.v. you just love him. He's not all bad, mind you. He's just that guy who would beat the pulp out of anyone for you and then come kiss you because he's madly in love with you. He's kinda broody and over emotional when you break up, but it's because you're the one for him. You know, that kind of guy who is out there, but we never really find.

mmm. sexy man. i gotta quit talking about him before my husband finds out.

*SIGH*

I miss my Veronica Mars. :( It was such a great T.V. show. It was apart of my nightly routinte :(. Get home, bathe Doodle, Get doodle to sleep, watch V.Mars, crochet, bed.

What t.v. shows are good (other than Glee. Totally a Gleek here.)!? And on Netflix? I adore Netflix! I need something new to watch now....

In other more crafty news:

I finished this Cowl for Cuppy!!

Becky's Best

The wonderful and massively talented Becky, from Strumpets Crumpets Arts & Crafts is having a FALL GIVEAWAY! There will be two winners! One winner will LUCKILY receive a hand crocheted blanket by Becks herself, and the second winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to her etsy shop!! Can we say AMAZING! I am crossing my fingers for this one!

Ms. Fawne: Simply Amazing

last night was so wonderful I can't even begin to describe it!

I got off work at about 5 and went to the store for supplies & batteries.

Then I headed up to Built to Last Tattoo's in Thomaston, where Ms. Fawne works. Fawne is an amazing artist that I've known for quite some time now. I don't exactly remember how I came to know her, I believe a friend told me about her paintings and showed me her website, but anyways I've been a big fan of hers for years now. She is such a great artist whom I have followed for years and I really admire her style and imagination!
Check out her blog & her etsy

I remember she was the first person I had ever known to collect OWLS! Ha, now I know quite a few people who do! But Fawne created a painting called "Bird Love." And I absoluly fell in love with it! When Robin and I were dating we said we were both going to get it tattoo'd on us! I knew that Fawne really wanted to be a tattoo artist & after 5 years of knowing her last year she started tattooing! She created a facebook page for her work (i will link back to the FB page later, FB is blocked where I am right now). From there we chatted back and forth about Bird Love and how I always wanted it as a tattoo. We were both really excited and decided to do it! So, it's like a dream come true for me! And I am so happy that Fawne accomplished her dream of becoming a tattoo artist!

And another really cool fact about her (there are tons! she is really an awesome & interesting person!!) she was the FIRST person EVER to have an Etsy. True Story.

So, needless to say to have her tattoo me last night was an honor. It's not everyday that an artist that you adore becomes a tattoo artist and gives you such a great expierence. It was amazing!!

Here is the work in progress! You can see the painting "Bird Love" on the left! Isn't it so amazing? I wish I could have bought it back then so I had the original! We decided to do a scaled down version of the painting because of the tatoo being on my shoulder. I really like the whole painting, but as a tattoo I think the entire thing wouldn't work. Fawne agreed & we decided to use just the bird bodies without the legs because they wouldn't have a place to ground themselves. They would just be floating on my back.

Here is the finished tattoo! This was taken last night when I got home on my camera phone, but when I get my pictures uploaded I will post some more!

Please go check Fawne out. She is a true artist and so much fun to be around! Seriously, she's as cool as they come!!!

www.momentofstars.etsy.com
www.momentofstars.blogspot.com

Sunday Business

super soft lengthy scarf

in barley, fig and citron

soft round re-useable face scrubbies

i did a little update to my etsy shop. i am really trying to keep items listed & i even re-activated some listings. i'm gearing up for the holidays and I can't wait for Christmas orders!!

I'm also super excited for some CUSTOM orders! It would make my day to make something for someone. I really love crocheting and to know that what I'm making won't just sit in a tote in my craft room brings me the greatest joy. 

So... friends... go 'a shopping!!

quirks

Have you ever realized that you just had a FAVORITE of something, and unless you had that favorite something nothing else compared? Well, that is my case with Lion Brand's Wool Ease Thick & Quick (they could have thought of a simpler title;)...). I've recently made a CRAPton of baby hats. I know more than 12... :D and I am currently hooking another baby hat, but this time using a different yarn. This time I'm using Lion Brand Homespun. It is nice and soft and squishy, but it just doesn't measure up to Thick & Quick for some reason. So.. I've already done 3 rounds and put the hat down because its boring to me. Does this happen to anyone else?! Maybe it's the brown? I don't know.. but I just want to hook with my Thick & Quick. It's so funny, but it makes me irritated. Hopefully I can make it through this hat & get back to the good stuff!

Well, crafty people around the world... I have HUGE news!! Heatherlymade has made it into the RETAIL world!!!! As of today, there are 8, count 'em, EIGHT, baby-toddler-kid hats at Hissy Fits in Griffin, Ga. It's in the Wal-Mart shopping Center in Griffin & they have the CUTEST things there. (Plus, a lot of LOCAL handmade things... like mine!) I am so excited that someone has taken interest in my crochet items and I'm hoping I can drum up some business for myself. I really want my crochet career to take off, but it's seems as if I'm not doing something right. I've only had one sale on Etsy since I've joined. I'm not sure if I don't have enough listings or if I need to promote myself more by joining forums or paying for a spotlight. 

Etsy peoples, have you noticed things that help your etsy out? I really need to sell somethings, because we really need that little extra bit. What are your tips and advice? I really need some motivation and input. So, please share. What works? What doesn't? Take a look at my Etsy... what do you like about it? what DON'T you like about it? I really want to improve. (and sell something :) ) 

p.s. Did I mention that I bought Doodle the sickest tu-tu ever made today @ hissy fits? it's for her halloween costume! It's handmade & oh so cute in white, pumpkin and black with ribbion bits. I CANNOTTT wait for Halloween so she can wear her orange and black striped tights with her pumpkin onesize & her tu tu. I even tried to paint her toenails today (EPIC FAIL!). I can't wait to show youuu!! 

these two are unstoppable.

unless there is tea & photoshoots.

beware. they will go 100 miles per hour

come to a screeching halt for a snack and a short nap.

then proceed to go on for hours again. seriously. they are hard to keep up with.

i had a blast at natalie's house! i didn't get rested... but i had so much fun. i stayed up till 4 every morning and laughed and crafted and died my hair and watched a movie and ichatted and hugged and ate peanut butter fudge and screamed the national anthem because WE SAW FIREWORKS PEOPLE! FIREWORKS!! needles too say when I got home sunday night around 7 I hugged everyone. ate some dinner and went to bed at 9.30. :D and slept till 10.30am. I was TIRED. but it was so worth every minute of it!!! 

Hopefully, later I can post some more pictures of our adventures. but, if i don't know what the internet here at autumn lane has gone out. somethings have to be sacrificed this week and the internet and t.v. is the only one that is not a necessity. you understand & won't hold it against me. i will update when i can... but no promises. :) I do love my followers and PLEASE stay tuned!!

ALSO; I have a CRAFT show coming up soon!!! SEPT. 18&19 in Gainsville, GA I'm so excited. I will be selling some of my crocheted items!!! don't forget to check out my store on ETSY! 

www.heatherlymade.etsy.com!!!

much love,

heatherdawn<3

happy flowers and project updates

DAFFODILS!!!! Oh, they make my heart sing! They actually are really special to me! When Robin and I were dating he told me he had a surprise for me, but we would have to go hunt for it. So, we hop in his car and ride. The whole time Robin is being really sweet and romantic and he pulls over on the side of the road, cuts the lights off and asks me not to get outside of the car. In the moonlight I see him jumping all around this open field. I had no idea what he was doing, but he looked so cute doing it. I half thought he had lost his mind. When he came back to the car he had a HUGE fistful of wild daffodils. To this day, whenever I pass that spot on the road I can't help but smile, and the same with daffodils. :)




Annnnnd FINALLY I took some pictures of the projects I'm working on!! It's blanket time as you can see! The pretty colorful one (pink,blue, purple & green) is for baby Autumn (due in approx 90 days.) It's huge, I know. I used a normal sized pattern.. and didn't think to scale it down. Oh well, she'll have it for a long time. lol. And the other is a soild granny squares. I'm creating one very large granny square in my color scheme, then I will outline it will little granny squares in the same scheme. Who's excited? Me. Now, if only they didn't take so long to make. Honestly... blankets are tedious. I don't see how I'm going to find the energy to make them to sell.. I hope I get motivated.

Speaking of selling... I have an etsy account and store set up to put my handmade projects for sale. I plan on posting crocheted things, maybe some jewelry and maybe some paintings... who knows. I guess what ever strikes me or what ever nifty things I can dream up. Please, check it out!!