mustache press rocks!

Look at these beautiful buttons that Lindsay and Nic at the Mustache Press is doing up for our craft fair!!

Now, Rob has to let me buy the gocco machine and print out some nice specialty postcards for the buttons to sit on :)

mark your calendars

Vendor Call!

Sunday, May 4th, 2008
Legion on Commercial Drive (at E. 6th Avenue)
11:00 am to 5:00 pm

Early bird application deadline is March 7th, 2008.
Visit our new website at Got Craft?

Thanks to Jaime at crookkid for the new logo design!

what a mess!

This is currently our breakfast bar. Actually, this is only half of our breakfast bar. The other half is covered in paperwork, notebooks, fabric tape and Japanese fabric.

Yes, it is a mess.
Yes, I am sorting out 4 lbs of buttons.
Yes, 4 lbs of brand new, vintage buttons from 1950!!!!

shopping like Brina

Rob was in need of some deodorant and found a good deal. So, in the words of Brina, if you need it and it is on sale, then stock up! (I apologize if this is totally false, but this is what Teenie says is how Brina shops)

cake

Oh, I am so full of delicious cake!

We spent the day co-hosting consultations with April Cakes and Marliss Productions and eating lots and lots of cake. Lemon, Strawberry Shortcake, Hummingbird, Chocolate Ganache.. oh my!

Rob and I met with some great couples and told them all about wedding planning while Kathy showed us her video and told us all about wedding videographers. We also talked about where everybody was getting married and all of their wedding details in between mouthfuls of cake of course!

Thanks April and Kathy! We look forward to a busy season filled with delicious cake and no cheese wedding videos!

fabric fabric everywhere

I had a crafty shopping adventure today! While Rob was in a meeting at the Pan Pacific, I walked over to Dressew, then to Button Button, over to the toonie store at Tinseltown (a.k.a. Daiso, but it has a different name .. exact same stuff though!!) and then over to Chinatown. Rob then picked me up somewhere on the streets of Chinatown (I have a tendency to wander aimlessly when I walk alone) and we crossed the bridge to North Vancouver.



This is what was waiting for us there!! We had breakfast with Albertine today and she told me all about Thread Bear. So when Rob looked it up and told me that they were going out of business in March then I knew I had to get over there pronto! The fabrics there were definitely better quality than Dressew, however, their prices matched the quality. I bought these stack from their discount table where they had fat quarters for $3 and when you buy 10 or more than it is only $2 each. I searched through the chaos and came across some nice Amy Butler fabrics so I am uber happy. I'm not sure what I am doing with them, but right now, I am pretty happy just staring and petting them every so often :)

meow

cleo looking pretty in the morning sun
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Thanks Dawn for inviting us to be a part of the BC Hospitality Foundation's media reception at the Pan Pacific last night. We had a great time catching up and we can't wait until the gala on January 28th.


The room looked gorgeous courtesy of Art of the Party!

quiet Saturday night

Operation Cakes in a Jar Attempt #1 didn't turn out that well. Basically, a note to people who are going to bake some cakes in a jar.. when they say fill them 2/3 to 3/4 full they actually mean fill them to 1/2 full and no more!! We had an eruption of chocolate cake goodness in the oven. Anyways, my mind is already thinking about Attempt #2 ... maybe lemon cake? or vanilla cake?

Jars being prepped:

Jars being buttered and floured:

Jars are filled and ready to go (do not fill them this much!):

They were tasty when they came out .. at least according to Rob. (I like to bake, but don't usually want to eat it.) Anyways, the spilled over cake didn't look that appetizing after they came out of the oven so i didn't take a picture of the final product. Don't worry though.. Once Rob polishes the 8 jars of cake, the banana bread and the chocolate chip cookies (haha) that I made yesterday then we will try try try again!

uh oh spaghetti oh

Our little geisha doll that was posted on January 1st, 2008 had an accident and now this is all that is left. Rob is in the other room trying to glue her together, but we don't have high hopes. Life goes on ....

Update: Please excuse the crack going across her head. She is currently in recovery.

bring on the darkness

before

after

This is my first batch of candles and sorry for the grainy photos.

We have:
Peppermint
Vanilla
Cranberry

Why soy wax?

CLEAN BURNING -- Soy wax is non-toxic and burns cleaner than paraffin, with no petrol-carbon soot which
can blacken walls, ceilings, and furniture, contaminate ventilation ductwork in your home, as well as add toxic
carcinogens into the air you breathe.

LONG BURNING -- Soy candles burn slower and cooler than paraffin wax, creating a longer burning candle.

RENEWABLE RESOURCE -- Soybeans are a renewable source, unlike paraffin, which consists of petroleum.

BIODEGRADABLE -- Since soybeans are vegetables, soy wax (basically made from hydrogenated soybean oil)
is naturally biodegradable. Soy wax is also easier to remove from materials and other surfaces than paraffin wax.

Soy candles are simply better for you, your family, and your environment.