I spent the bulk of my afternoon…and some of my evening crafting…one of my very favorite things to do…

I was making a fairy skirt for a friend of mine for Halloween…yes…I’m that kind of friend. 

This is the beautiful sight that allowed me to start this project today…

I was originally going to take this project with me on the four hour trip to my sister’s house this weekend…but changed my mind when i realized that tulle with glitter on it gets glitter everywhere. Not good in my van.

Not good anywhere…like my basement carpet, my clothes, my hair, stuck to my face, or now plastered to the self-healing mat that we use to cut photo mats. Hubby – not going to be happy when all the mats we cut now have a glittery shine.

Let me just start by saying that tulle is hard as heck to cut. Hard to line up, hard to hold on to, just hard to work with in general. Working with tulle makes me want to start drinking these…

So, why am I doing this? Refer to sentence 2. I had a friend in need…and I’m a fixer.

So, tulle cut…at my “command center”

four pretty piles of tulle…white, lime, dark green, and the damn lime with glitter.

(on a side note…I just knew that slide would come in handy for more than sliding in the winter! I just had to find the right craft to prove it!)

The start of the skirt…

and the finished product

Come to think of it…since its over, it wasn’t so bad…I’ll probably make another at some point. I’ll just make sure to stay far, far away from the glittery stuff…

And…if you feel the need for a little tulle in your life…you can find the pattern here: 

http://lazymamadesigns.blogspot.com

I just realized that in some of my earlier ramblings this summer, I mentioned my new jewelry making obsession and how it was started by going to the Des Moines farmer’s market.

I thought i’d post some pictures of my favorites thus far.

I’d love to know what you think…so feel free to share…

okay, thats not entirely true…

Only feel free if you like them…if you don’t, keep your comments to yourself, I’m not all that into constructive criticism today. 

I was showing this one to a friend at work (at the library)…and a patron came up and said how they looked like they were those fancy paper clips all strung together. I guess I was hoping they looked a little better than that, but whatever.

and traci, if you’re reading this post…this bracelet is for you. Its your very late birthday present! Hope you like it!

on another very crafty day…I decided to try out some elastic flower bands for Ellie’s hair. Its honestly too bad that these wouldn’t fly on 31 year olds. I think they’re kindof cutie.