Goal For March

I hate to say it, but the craftiness bug hasn't bitten in awhile. A few weeks ago I got my craft table all nice and clean, laid out things for a new craft project, and now when I look at my craft table there is more junk piled on it and I have no desire to sit down and craft. It's sad.

I have, however, been wanting to try something new. I'm thinking it's just the thing to get the crafty juices flowing again.

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A few months ago I came across this tutorial from Leigh Ann over at Freckled Nest on stitching your own handwriting. She's a lovely blogger who I follow daily, and I was thrilled when I saw this.

Years ago my mother was a master cross-stitcher. She tried to pass that knowledge on to my sister and I, and while I thought it was fun, I always lost interest halfway through a project. A few weeks ago while cleaning out some old junk drawers, I came across a half finished project I had started for my BFF from high school. My mom had helped me plan out a pattern using graph paper taped together. I texted a picture of my find to my friend to show her the present she almost got. ;-)

That unfinished project reminded me of all these hand embroidering projects I've seen lately on Pinterest.

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Mollie at Wild Olive has some precious embroidery patterns. This one just makes me smile all over.

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This adorable Etsy find makes me want to create my own pattern of a "self-portrait." It's very similar to the unfinished project I found in my junk drawer.

In junior high and high school, my BFF and I came up with our own special logo, before we even knew what logo's were. :) It was two little stick girls, each with flowing curly hair, their hands joined in the middle by a heart. Underneath them we would always write "Together Forever."

I loved those little girls so much!

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This blog from The Humble Nest has lots of tips and embroidery tutorials for beginners.

I just love all these hand-stitched, embroidered things to death. I got a little burnt out on all the hair-bows and headbands, so I'm thinking getting my hands on some embroidery floss, a large needle and a simple pattern will be the trick to getting over this craft hump.

Have you recently had a bout of the craft blues? How did you manage to get over them?

-Jenn (With 2 N's)

Coming Soon: A hearty recipe to cure the cold weather blues.

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So apparently I'm only blogging once a week...if that. How sad. I keep meaning to sit down and write, but never seem to get around to it. I've been working on an on-going scrap project full of inspirational verses and songs. I've taken a few photos, and need to post them. Alas, my social calendar seems to be filled to the brim. =)

However, I have a spare moment, and Thursday I found some awesome inspiration. I love making business cards. It may be one of my favorite things to design. So I often just go to Google to get ideas, and there are some pretty sweet cards out there.

I found a very awesome site, AG Design, that has TONS of inspiration. Here are just a few designs that I truly loved.


I really love round business cards. I have yet to make one, because most of my clientele are old fashioned and don't like cool things, but one of these days I'll design one. And the cool concept of perfing the side so you can put it in a Rolodex is a VERY cool idea.

This is one of my favs. First, I'm a little obsessed with handwriting fonts right now. My favorites come from Kevin and Amanda. But I'm also always trying to find new ways of saying the same stuff, and I really like how they used the "T, F and E" with the arrows beside them. It's obvious what they stand for, and it's very cool.

I just love pink! And this card is bomb.

This is one of the coolest ideas I've seen in awhile. This is an old pantone color card, that they put a well placed sticker on, to make a business card. LOVE IT. Perfect for a designer or printer.


Just plain cool. You would have to know a VERY good printer to get these done.

My other very favorite one. This is SUCH an awesome concept.

This made me laugh.


This is one of my favorite cards I've designed. They are for a very cool friend who makes awesome cakes and yummy cookies. If you live in the area, you should totally check him out. And visit his hilarious blog! We call him...The Cake Whiskerer.

I leave you with a wonderful thought to ponder, and a very cool design.

Arivaderci fellow bloggers.
Hope you've had a fabulous weekend, as I have.
Until next time.

-Jenn (with 2 N's)

(P.S. - New word of the day!)