the almost-final countdown

The last two days before a long vacation are soooo nerve-wracking. So much to remember! I have a few to-do lists running – one at work, one at home and one crafting. Crossing things off is such a pleasure…

To raise the bar, stressful events have been added this time, like the craft show last Saturday or a visit to the dentist yesterday. That’s done, though. Whew.

I managed to find some time to work on a few candles – they are not finished, but the only thing that needs adding is the verbiage and possibly some embellishments.

playing with fire

I’m experimenting with candles again – making simple „candle cozies” for gifts for the upcoming trip to Poland, which starts the day after tomorrow. Of course, the paper needs to be taken off before burning, I feel like I should almost have a disclaimer on each candle :) But the people I’m planning to give these to know how to handle candles.

Each of them will have the fragrance name stamped on, so one of these is still work in progress. Ah, the possibilities are infinite! I’m thinking that maybe these prototypes are a little too simple, maybe I can add an extra embellishment of some sort – a brad, or a punched leaf.

post-show post

Niki and I participated in the craft and bake sale at the Immanuel Church in Elmhurst. It was such a great experience! It was the first time for me and I feel sooooo much smater about the setup and the whole organization side of the event.

It turned out that the little post-it note purses were all sold out rather quickly, which makes me happy, because creating them is a ton of fun. Here are some examples that found new owners today:

Long time, no post…

…and it’s already Christmas time in my craftroom! In fact, I’ve been working on Christmas items for the last few weeks, and also on various gifts for the family and friends I will encounter during my trip to Poland, which is going to begin next week. Yes, in a week at this time I will be most likely sitting on a plane somewhere over Europe!

All the cards are uploaded to Picasa. To spruce up this post, though, I will throw in a few pictures representing the different designs.